Michael Brown

About Michael Brown

ISA CERTIFIED AUTOMATION PROFESSIONAL - November 2017SIX SIGMA GREENBELT CERTIFIED - December 2017PROJECT MANAGEMENT – FEED Team Member, New Construction, Rehabilitations, Integration of Complex Systems, Personnel Management, Cost ControlsTECHNICAL REVIEW – 22-plus years experience in reading schematic diagrams and engineered drawings for use in troubleshooting, repair, or project completion inspection of technical systems.AUTOMATION DESIGN CAPABILITIES – 20-plus years experience in design, development, management and maintenance of Wonderware InTouch and Intellution Fix32 MMI Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems developed on a Windows based platform using an integrated Control Net, Ethernet, Modbus, or Data Highway Plus network.SYSTEM NETWORKING – 16-plus years experience in computer network development and maintenance utilizing various network environments including fiber-optic, copper, and licensed frequency, spread-spectrum, or Ethernet radio communication.CONTROL SYSTEM CERTIFICATIONS – ISA Certified Automation Professional, Formerly Certified Systems Integrator for Wonderware InTouch version 7.11 Human Machine Interface (HMI) softwareSOFTWARE EXPERTISE – Windows based platforms; all MS Office applications; RS Logix 500, 5, and RS Linx Gateway; RS Emulate 5 and 500; Intellution Fix 32; Wonderware InTouch 7.0, 7.1, 7.11, 8.0, and 9.0; Wonderware InSQL; Wonderware ArchestrA; Panel Builder32, Panel Builder and PanelMate Plus Configuration Software; RS View; Allen-Bradley Integrated Architecture Builder; INtools; Visio Technical 4.0; Omnicom Flow computer configuration software; Smith Accuload Accumate Configuration Software; RedLion Crimson 3.0; Schneider Electric Vijeo Designer; ROCLINK 800; PACTware 4.1; Rosemount Engineering Assistant

Experience

1. Automation Engineer

   Arion

   Mar 2023 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Automation Department Section Lead providing technical guidance and daily leadership to a diverse team of Automation Engineers ranging from new college graduates to seasoned professionals.• Key interface for client Automation Engineering team managing the resources required to execute activities varying from large scale Capital Projects to asset wide initiatives to brownfield based MOC(s). • Automation Lead for a Gulf of Mexico TLP Tie-Back project working directly with multiple engineering disciplines and client representatives through the buildout, implementation, and commissioning phases of project completion• Utilize an in-depth analysis of API 14C requirements to complete a SAFE Chart streamline effort for a Gulf of Mexico TLP • Procured and coordinated the completion of a multi-site automation upgrade for Dehydration Units operated at select natural gas compression facilities in the Eagle Ford operating area• Assist in the creation a Gulf of Mexico Standing Instruction detailing the documentation required for the completion of project life-cycle milestones to be used as a guide for the execution of various types of projects from a basic MOC to a greenfield designed facility

Education

• Naval Nuclear Power School

  Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician

  1992 — 1994

Skills

• Scada
• Electricians
• Process Engineering
• Control Logic
• Electricity
• Allen Bradley
• Refinery
• Engineering Management
• Plc Programming
• Engineering Design
• Integration
• Power Distribution
• Hazop
• Valves
• Gas Turbines
• Testing
• Switchgear
• Electrical Engineering
• Power Systems
• Energy
• Plc
• Commissioning
• Offshore Drilling
• Oil/Gas
• Factory
• Gas
• Autocad
• Automation
• Upstream
• Project Engineering
• Process Automation
• Osha 10
• Onshore
• Process Safety
• Power Generation
• Dcs
• Control Systems Design
• Calibration
• Engineering
• Petroleum