Gene Shiau

About Gene Shiau

I work on control application development for OEMs and teach customers the best way to benefit from the latest B&R software and hardware technologies.Previously I was the senior trainer for 11 years. Over those years I taught over people and helped with their automation needs from project design and programming for process control, functional machine safety, model-based and synchronized servo control, long-stator linear motor (LLM) track technology, HMI, and CNC/robotics to motor tuning and field diagnostics.Specialties: ISO 13849-1 & -2 machinery functional safety, PackML, OPC and OPC UA communication, IEC 61131-3 (including Ladder Diagram and Structured Text) programming languages and C/C++, TurboCAD, Microsoft Access/SQL database implementation.

Experience

1. Senior Application Engineer

   B&R Industrial Automation

   Feb 2020 — Present · Alpharetta, GA, US

   Use project design and application development best practices to help customers developprocess control, motion/robotics/intelligent track system, and visualization applications and train their engineers on using the latest B&R software and hardware technologies.Current project:* Writing API specifications and Integrating third-party AGV into an industrial 3D printer; improving robustness of printing process abort and recovery in preparation for serial productionPrevious projects:* Thermal analysis and control-based mitigation of electrical/thermal overload of ACOPOStrak installation at a lithium battery production facility.* Simulation-based optimization and recovery implementation to improve smart conveyance throughput and minimize scope and frequency of error stops; development of robust measurement logging and error tracking functionalities at the PLC level to enable preventive maintenance* Development and documentation of functional safety and environmental (temperature and humidity) regulation of a industrial 3D metal printer* Design and development of process control, recipe management, OEE data logging, and graphic HMI for a commercial dryer

Education

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  MS, Mechanical Engineering

  2006 — 2008

• The University of Texas-Pan American

  MEd, Secondary Education

  2002 — 2005

• Purdue University

  BS, Mathematics with CS Option, Applied Mathematics, Physics

  1997 — 2002

Skills

• Perl
• Leadership
• R
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Office
• Raspberry Pi
• Matlab
• Opc
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Mandarin
• Program Management
• Css
• Teacher Training
• Staff Development
• Labview
• Ansi C
• Classroom
• Process Automation
• Engineering
• Mathematica
• Robotics
• Automation
• Javascript
• Java
• Arduino
• Ladder Logic
• Teaching
• Training
• Plc
• C
• Programming
• Control Systems Design
• Python
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Html
• Visual C++
• Community Outreach