Alex Baloch

900 Redding Lane

Angola, IN 46703
(260) 667-7500 / (765) 969-8595
E-mail: abc807d2@westpost.net

Objective: To Obtain a Managerial position to utilize appropriate methods and a

flexible interpersonal style to help build a cohesive team and facilitate the co
mpletion of team goals.
Education: MBA in Operations Management Colorado Tech., CO, 2009
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) Tri-State University,
IN
Experience:
Sr.Controls Engineer / Field Service Engineer, Dresser ROOTS Inc.
June 2003- Present, Connersville, IN
? Planned and monitored staffing schedules and adjusted accordingly to ensure ad
equate staffing levels that support operational demands and business objectives.
? Kept abreast of emerging technology changes and innovations through formal or
informal study, reading business and professional publications, networking and p
articipation in professional organizations.
? Performed highly specialized design, research, and analysis on a project-by-pr
oject basis. Provided advice regarding code compliance. Created and presented ec
onomic feasibility studies. Performed quality assurance and control. Coordinated
projects with other departments, outside agencies, contractors and consultants.
Directed, prepared, reviewed and approved contract documents and specifications
, making modifications and recommending alternatives as needed. Exercised cost c
ontrol, monitored schedules, investigated problems and recommended solutions.
? Prepared and reviewed engineering plans, specifications, project schedules, de
signs, circuit diagrams, and estimates for construction and maintenance of Blowe
r Compressor projects and related electrical systems. Planned and estimated cost
s on projects. Provided technical support for system operations and maintenance.
Maintained effective working relationships with field crews, contractors, vendo
rs, outside agencies, the public and City staff.
? Programmed Ovation DCS for the Lime Hydrated system at Progress energy Power P
lant in North Carolina.
? Designed & Programmed Multiple Local Control Panels for Blower Control & the M
aster Control Panels / SCADA systems for the Dissolve Oxygen (DO) Control and th
e header pressure control for the wastewater treatment Plants. The controls pan
els were equipped with the foundation field bus architecture & devices.
? Designed and programmed a parallel Control system using a PLC/Touch Screen in
parallel with hardwired switches, gauges, Digital Meters, Pushbuttons, Pilot lig
hts incases of the PLC failure.
? Programmed several Master control panels using Wonderware Intouch, Citect SCAD
A, Intellusion ifix and Westinghouse Ovation DCS to monitor and control multiple
Pumps in a pump station or Blowers in a DO control environment in Wastewater Tr
eatment Plants, Power Plants, Iron Ore plan plants and Chemical plants.
? Programmed Allen- Bradley, Modicon, Siemens, Emerson, Honeywell PLC?s and HMI?
s. A list of all the PLC?s and HMI?s programmed is provided towards the end of t
his resume under PLC/HMI experience.
? Programmed blower control systems using Allen-Bradley foundation field bus lin
king device Ethernet and control net with Auma Actuators and Rosemount Transmitt
ers. Networked foundations field bus with Allen-Bradley Control Logix PLC. The p
anel also included Modbus communication with Bently Nevada 3500 system as well a
s B/N system 1 Central Data logger and maintenance scheduler.
? Programmed devices such as A/B power monitor 3000, Bently Nevada Vibration Mon
itors, 3+Surge Controllers, Moore Controllers, and ENTEK Vibration Modules to na
me the few.
? Programmed Control systems over Ethernet TCPIP, Modbus TCPIP, RS232 Modbus, RS
485 Modbus, OPC Client Servers, Kepware Client Server and Device-net platforms.
? Extensive experience with instrumentation (e.g Transmitters, Switches, Gauges,
Flow Metes, RTD?s, Vibration probes, proximitors, Electric and Pneumatic Actuat
ors, Solenoid Valves, Modulating Valves, Temperature control Valves, VFD?s, cons
tant speed motors, Starters, Multilin, Power monitors e.t.c.
? Conducted HOT and COLD Alignments on the Blowers, pre-grout inspections during
commissioning process. Replaced rotating assemblies, couplings, bearings, vane
linkages, & O-rings. Conducted oil flushes, vibration equipment installations an
d other related mechanical services.
? Prepare electrical drawings and specifications. Manage project schedules and b
udgets. Obtain permits for operations. Make engineering calculations in connecti
on with field and office assignments. Investigate problems and recommend solutio
ns. Ensure compliance with safety requirements and standards procedures. Prepare
requests for proposals and evaluate bids. Estimate cash flow projections. Perfo
rm highly specialized design, research, and analysis on a project-by-project bas
is and advise on code compliance.
? Worked with sales and the after market Departments in quoting Varity of new Co
mpressor I & C Jobs as well as Revamps. Especially the projects that required th
e latest foundation field bus technology expertise.
? Prepared and gave presentations to the customers on the instrumentation and co
ntrols as well as the machine protection systems on the blowers and compressors.
? Prepared Preliminary P&ID?S for our sales force to assist them in presenting a
scope of what the company has to offer to its customer with a standard price ba
sed on the PID?s. This was to help our sales force in starting out with a base p
rice for the equipment & modify it based on the customer requirements.
? Generated P&ID?S, BOM, Panel specs, electrical schematics, panel layouts, and
Description of operations based on the specifications provided by the customer.
? Programmed many controls system to run the blowers and compressors safely and
efficiently with the customer process in wastewater as well as the Process plant
s such as Iron ore, Oil sands, Petro chemical, and pulp & paper to name the few.
? Conducted FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) tests for the customers to acquire an
approval prior to the shipment of the project to ensure that all parties were in
agreement with the product quality being delivered.
? Commissioned multiple jobs at a time within the continental United Stated and
overseas.
? Worked with electrical contractors on verifying and debugging field wiring, mo
tor starter and other field related issues during commissioning.
? Worked with the plant?s DCS programmers to coordinate the inter-system communi
cations to share the information between ROOTS control systems and the plant?s S
CADA system during commissioning.
? Visited customer?s site after project completion to strengthen customer relati
onship and explore new opportunities for future business.
? Provided training and technical assistance to the plant?s machine operators, m
aintenance Personal & the engineers.
Controls Engineer, Westinghouse (Process Controls & Instrumentation, L.LC)
April.1999? June 2003, Detroit, Michigan
? Designed and programmed complex Control systems for the fresh water pump stati
ons, wastewater collection systems and Wastewater Treatment Plants using Westing
house Ovation DCS/SCADA system for the City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Depart
ment.
? Projects include the designing and programming of the control systems for the
fresh & wastewater Pump stations to operate them locally at the station as well
remotely from the SCC (Station Center Control) through T1-line and back-up Radio
Communication. Also programmed remote dial in via PC ANYWHERE to allow access t
o the detailed information.
? Designed and programmed VFD controls for Pumps and Blowers for the wastewater
treatment & process plants
? Conducted in-house factory testing on the control systems using software simul
ation, and the hardware to acquire customer signoff and satisfaction prior to th
e shipment of the equipment to the site for commissioning.
? Developed criteria and procedures for calibrations and loop checks during inst
allation and commissioning of the equipment in the freshwater pump stations, was
tewater collection systems and the water treatment plants.
? Designed Control Logic for Power Monitoring Link unit (a power distribution sy
stem), interfaced PML with Ovation DCS system via modbus through SLC (RS-485).
? Programmed Control Logic for Power Generators and interfaced P.G's with Ovatio
n.
? Provided Technical directions and field support during and after Design, Insta
ll, commission and maintained a fully redundant Control System and Subsystems in
cluding UPS, and Standby emergency Power Management Systems.
? Extensive experience with design reviews, Programming of complete SCADA/DCS Sy
stems, Factory Acceptance Testing, Installation, Commissioning and maintenance.
? Involved in designing/programming messaging system for the above projects usin
g C++.
? Programmed SCADAPAK micro-controllers using Telepace Software for DWSD.
? Commissioned small and large scale projects for Pump Stations, WW Collection s
ystems, WWTP.
Controls Engineer, Utica Enterprises (Contract)
July 1998? April 1999, Detroit, Michigan
? Programmed ABB, Nachi and Kawasaki robots for highly automated weld lines.
? Extensive Debug and programming of Allen-Bradley PLC5?s and SLC?s Micrologix 1
000 ? 1500?s, Flex I/O (Remote I/O) for weld lines.
? Programmed RSVIEW32 HMI and Panel View 1000e, 1200e, 1400e Touch screens.
? Worked in a team environment with PLC programmers and electricians to ensure p
recision programming of robots, Safety circuits as well as the accuracy of softw
are to run the manufacturing line safely and efficiently.
? Worked on several projects of wiring control panels, electrical AC/DC motors,
Allen-Bradley PLC?s, remote I/O?s, network switches, optic fiber lines, control
net cabling for automated spot weld lines for the GM & Ford.
? Provided technical support to customers relating to product performance in the
field, including on-site visits.
? Evaluated, selected and applied engineering techniques to process issues using
knowledge and judgment in making decisions for adaptations and modifications.
? Debugged low & high speed lift tables and programmed servo drive.
PLC/HMI Experience:
Allen-Bradley: Control Logix, Compact Logix, PLC5, SLC500?s, Micrologix, Panel V
iew 1000?s, 1400?s, Panel View Plus, RSView, Factory Talk. Foundation Field Bus
Ethernet and control net.
GE: RX7i, RX3i, 9070,9030, Cimplicity ME 5.5
Schneider Electric/Modicon: Quantum543,65150,65160, Momentum, Twido, Magelis, XB
T, XBTG
Emerson: Westinghouse Ovation, WDPF and Delta V
Siemens: Step7 PLC?s and OIT
DCS/SCADA Experience:
Wonderware Intouch, Citect SCADA, Westinghouse Ovation DCS (NT, XP), Intellusion
ifix, GE Cimplicity, RSView Factory Talk Machine edition as well as the Plant e
dition.
Programming Skills:
? Programming Languages: C, C++, Assembly language, Lab View, MS.Net, Ladde
r Logic, Block
Logic and Algorithm Logic.
? Databases: Oracle, Microsoft Access
? Software packages: Westinghouse (WDPF, Sun Solaris, Ovation NT), GE (Cimp
licity,
Veramax,VersaPro), Wonderware, Allen-Bradley (RSLogix5, 500, 5000)
, Modicon (Concept, Unity, Magelis), Seimens7 series, Panel View 1000, 140
0e, RS View, RS View Studio, AutoCAD2008, EC-CAD, CAD KEY, Matlab, Pspice, PCAny
where, MVS.
? Hardware: Installation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Valve
Actuators, PLC?s HMI?s, Communications, Bently Nevada Vibration Monitors, B/N sy
stem1, SCADA/DCS systems, Transmitters, flow meters, switches, gauges, vibration
probes, RTD?s e.t.c.
Certifications: Rotary Blower Service Certification.
Certified DCS Ovation programmer
Certified Scadapak Programmer
Certified Confined Space handling for water and wastewater industry.
Special Skills:
? I am a dynamic individual who has excellent communication skills, the ability
to take on a multitude of responsibilities and am genuinely interested in being
a member of a TEAM.
? I have the ability to effectively deliver projects, meet tight deadlines and h
ave excellent prioritization skills.
? I can effectively work as part of a cross-functional and/or cross-technology t
eam & demonstrate a high level of service delivery and understanding of business
practices.
? I have strong customer orientation and organizational skills with proper atten
tion to details; strong interpersonal, analytical, organizational and communicat
ion skills.
? I am self-starter and posses business analysis skill to interact with the vari
ous departments when troubleshooting issues.
References: Available upon request