GEORGE HICKMAN

Greensburg, PA 15601


OBJECTIVE Position as an Electrical Engineer, specializing in Instrumentation & Controls.

 

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

 

STRENGTHS

INVENTING Developed a new method of compressor surge recognition using a single pressure transmitter, saving $200 per system.

ORGANIZING Kept track of project development inventory and the inventories of several production control systems, saving $2000.

PLANNING Tracked projects so that all got done on time and within budget.

COMPUTERS Experience using the following software; Lotus 1-2-3, Word Perfect, dbase, Rbase, Q&A, AutoCAD, Harvard Graphics, and many others. Wrote programs in relay ladder logic language and BASIC. Debugged C and Motorola 68010 assembly code.

College courses in Pascal, and Fortran. Knowledge of MS-DOS, PC-DOS, operating systems and computer architecture. Made copies of firmware in EPROM's.

ELECTRICAL Knowledge of NEC, NFPA;JIC, UL, ISA, IEEE, & ANSI Codes.

EXPERTISE Performed sizing calculations for motor starters, overload relays, transformers, power supplies, circuit breakers, disconnect switches, wiring, and fuses.

ENGINEERING Successfully completed numerous projects involving research, design, and

KNOWLEDGE development. Monitored designers and draftsmen t6 ensure that all codes have been satisfied and all drawings are technically correct.

SPECIAL PLC CONTROL SYSTEM

AWARD United Technologies Special Award for extraordinary achievement in new

product design of programmable logic control system PLC) for multistage compressors.

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Elliott Turbomachinery Jeannette, PA Systems Engineer 1993 - 2001

Configure EPROM's for all new PAP shop orders. Write wire lists for all new PAP shop orders. Re-configure EPROM's for the Service department. Maintain all standard PAP electrical & control drawings.

Aquatech International Canonsburg, PA Instm. Engineer 1992 - 1993

Designed water and wastewater treatment control Systems for electric power plants. Programmed Allen-Bradley PLC1s using relay ladder logic. Drew graphic screens for CRT operator interface.

Leybold Vacuum Products Export, PA Electrical Engineer 1991 - 1992

Designed electrical systems for motor driven vacuum pumps. Responsible for sizing motor starters, overload relays, transformers, power supplies, and fuses. Prepared numerous cost estimates.

Kaiser Engineers Pittsburgh, PA Instrument Engineer 1989 - 1990

Designed benzene emissions control systems for coke by-product plants. Sized orifice plates and control valves. Wrote ISA data sheets to specify all instruments. Drew sketches for P&ID's, panel layouts, loops, and installation details.

Baumco, Div. of PA Engrg. Pittsburgh, PA. Instm. Engineer 1988-1989

Designed electrical systems for air pollution contr6l equipment; scrubbers, bag houses, conveyors, and ventilation ducts. Programmed PLC's in relay ladder logic language and configured SLC's using bubble diagrams. Tabulated and evaluated bid proposals.

Elliott Turbomachinery Jeannette, PA Systems Engineer 1967-1988

Developed software and specified hardware for the . instrumentation and control of industrial Turbomachinery, especially air compressors ranging from $100,000 to over $1 million. Provided technical support to other departments and supervised start-ups of new control systems.

EDUCATION U of Pittsburgh . Greensburg, PA 1964-1966

Electrical Engineering/Computer Science. Completed over 70 credit-hours.

HOBBIES Using personal computers and writing programs.

REFERENCES Furnished upon request.

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