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Available for hire · Based in Houston, TX
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Automation & Robotics Engineer Industry 4.0 PLC · SCADA

I design intelligent factory systems that eliminate human error, maximize throughput, and bridge the gap between physical machines and digital intelligence. 10 years turning manual operations into autonomous ones.

47 Robots Deployed
10yr Experience
$31M Capex Managed
99.4% Avg System Uptime
23 Lines Automated
Selected Projects
Systems I've engineered
PRJ-001
Live · Production
Multi-Robot Welding Cell — Oil & Gas

Designed a 4-robot FANUC arc-welding cell for pressure vessel subassemblies. Includes vision-guided seam tracking, collaborative safety zones, and full MES integration via OPC-UA.

FANUC OPC-UA RoboGuide Cognex Vision Siemens S7
Throughput +340%
PRJ-002
Industry 4.0
Smart Factory Digital Twin

Built a real-time digital twin of a 200,000 sq ft assembly plant using PLC data streams, IoT sensors, and a Unity-based 3D visualization. Operators can simulate production changes before committing.

Unity 3D MQTT InfluxDB Grafana Node-RED
Change lead-time −72%
PRJ-003
AI-Assisted
Vision-Based Defect Detection

Deployed a machine-vision quality inspection system on a PCB assembly line. Custom CNN model trained on 40,000+ images, integrated with Allen-Bradley PLC for automatic reject actuation.

Python TensorFlow Keyence Allen-Bradley Studio 5000
Defect escape rate −91%
PRJ-004
Autonomous
AMR Fleet — Warehouse to Line

Specified, commissioned, and programmed a fleet of 18 autonomous mobile robots for material delivery from warehouse to assembly line. Fleet management system integrates with SAP ERP for demand-driven routing.

Mobile Industrial Robots MiFleet SAP ERP REST API
Material handler FTEs −14
Technical Stack
What I work with
Robotics
FANUC (KAREL)
KUKA (KRL)
ABB (RAPID)
Universal Robots
MiR AMR Fleet
PLC / SCADA
Allen-Bradley (Studio 5000)
Siemens TIA Portal
Beckhoff TwinCAT
Ignition SCADA
Wonderware
Software / IIoT
Python (automation scripts)
Node-RED
OPC-UA / MQTT
InfluxDB + Grafana
Azure IoT Hub
Design & Simulation
FANUC RoboGuide
RobotStudio (ABB)
AutoCAD / SolidWorks
Process Simulate
Unity 3D (Digital Twin)
Work History
Where I've built things
2021 — Present
Cameron International (SLB)
Houston, TX
Lead Automation Engineer

Own the full automation lifecycle for precision valve manufacturing lines — from requirements and vendor selection through commissioning and production support. Lead a team of 4 controls engineers and manage $12M in active automation capital projects.

FANUC Siemens TIA OPC-UA Ignition Capital Projects
2017 — 2021
Tesla, Inc.
Fremont, CA
Senior Controls Engineer

Supported body-in-white and general assembly automation for Model 3 and Model Y programs. Developed standardized PLC code libraries used across Fremont and Giga Texas. Drove OEE improvements on 14 robot cells from baseline 72% to 91%.

KUKA Allen-Bradley Vision OEE
2015 — 2017
Flex Ltd.
Austin, TX
Automation Engineer

Automated SMT and PCB assembly lines for consumer electronics manufacturing. Programmed pick-and-place robots, integrated vision inspection, and built process monitoring dashboards for real-time yield tracking.

SMT Universal Robots Cognex Python
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Let's build the future
together

Open to senior automation engineering roles, consulting on factory automation projects, and speaking on Industry 4.0 topics. I respond within 24 hours.

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