Dinal Patel

About Dinal Patel

Experienced in full life cycle project engineering from design,control panels assembly, test, quality co-ordination, supply chain management to field installation and commissioning of commercial nuclear power plants (Capacity:3X1400MW). Also handled 4.2 MW Mixed Fuel (Engine/Alternator based) Power Plant and 3X4 MW Co-Generation Power Plant.Industrial Segments :Automotive, Chemical, Nuclear, Steel Mill, Plastic/Foam extrusion, Consumer and Paper Rolling lines. Specialties:Expertise in Electrical / I&C Loops / P & ID Schematics Review.Hardware Deliverables (use of data indexing tools)Supply Chain Database Management and Vendors developmentWestinghouse Real-time EDMS (Electronic Database Management System) with request approval workflow processing and related tools proficiency (Worked on 3 projects in a design and production environment)RITS (Record Integration and Tracking System) proficiency / IBM Lotus Notes applicationStudy of Requirements for Plant Equipment Specifications.Automation & Controls skill set:RS logix software / Allen Bradley SLC500 / PLCs / PanelView HMI / Invensys-Wonderware Intouch HMI / Allen Bradley Power flex 70 Invertors, D.C. Drives (with closed loop configuration) Siemens SIMATIC Net with Distributed I/Os PLC CPU IM151-8 and Master DP with slaves are SIMATIC G120 Frequency Convertors on Profibus technology with SIMATIC Touch panels and Operator Panels with Protool, ProSave and WinCC migration tools applications along with Simoreg D.C Drives /Siemens SIMATIC S7 Manager and programming/ high speed motion /robotics/multi axis motion controls. Leroy Somer VFDs.Emersion Ovation Network Architecture with high speed data acquisition on MOXA fast Ethernet switchesDCS/SCADA /Profibus -Profinet Industrial Ethernet and Remote modular I/Os, RFID, Laser devices on the RS485AutoCAD Electrical 2021 / Autodesk Review / Microsoft Visio /DOORS / Labview / Visual Basic //Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator

Experience

1. Electrical Engineer - Automation

   Legrand, North America

   Jan 2022 — Present · CT, US

   Custom Machine Automation Design: Lead the end-to-end design and deployment of custom machinery, generating comprehensive engineering packages including BOMs, wire/conduit routing diagrams, and SolidWorks/AutoCAD Electrical schematics.• PLC & Motion Control: Program and configure automation hardware, specializing in Allen-Bradley PLCs, Maple Systems HMIs, PowerFlex VFDs, and Kollmorgen servo drives.• Advanced Robotics Integration: Spearhead the integration of Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and collaborative robots (cobots) with industrial machinery, such as Trumpf punching machines, ensuring seamless communication and safety interlocking.• Technical Support: Provide expert remote and on-site troubleshooting to maintenance teams to minimize downtime and optimize equipment performance and development of operator friendly instructions.

Education

• Gujarat University, India

  Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering

  1987 — 1991

• Rockwell Automation (Allen Bradley PLC/SCADA Certification)

  ControlLogix PLC - Studio 5000 Logix Designer / RSLogix 5000 Certified, Industrial Automation - PLC & SCADA (Tag based data aqusition)

  2013 — 2013

Skills

• Energy
• Testing
• Electrical Engineering
• Commissioning
• Allen Bradley
• Six Sigma
• Calibration
• Control Systems Design
• Manufacturing
• Engineering Management
• Project Engineering
• P&Id
• Plc
• Turbines
• Electronics
• Factory
• Power Generation
• Engineering
• Variable Frequency Drives
• Power Plants
• Process Control
• Electricians
• Root Cause Analysis
• Labview
• Generators
• Autocad
• Automation
• Troubleshooting
• Nuclear
• Continuous Improvement
• Instrumentation
• Allen-Bradley
• Scada