Crane Consultant and PLC Electrical Engineer

Technical Consultant #1428

Consultant for crane lifting applications for maritime, port authorities, cement plants and material handling users.
Crane engineering, crane software, crane project management.
GE AC/DC drives systems and power delivery management equipment, training and commissioning.
Troubleshooting of electrical drives and controls.
GE PLC (programmable logic controllers) troubleshooting.
Inventory and cost reduction related to field engineering, project management, and material handling.

Electrical Engineer & Independent Consultant, Miami, FL, 2007 - Present

Project Management responsibilities of domestic and overseas contracts.
Electrical engineers for design and specifications for port authorities, cement plants, material handling users and pharmaceutical companies.

Port of Miami Crane Management, Inc., Miami, FL, Crane Project Engineer, 2003 - 2007

Project Manager for new dockside cranes and electrification of existing dockside container cranes.
Troubleshooting of crane drives and control system.
Responsible for power delivery management equipment such as transformers and switchgear.
Provided technical solutions to new cargo equipment to reduce electric utility services substantially.

General Electric Co., Fort Lauderdale, FL, Field Engineer, 1991 - 2003

Power Delivery Equipment such as transformers, switchgear commissioning and troubleshooting.
AC/DC Drive Systems Engineer in the Southeast Region and the Caribbean.
Commissioned GE PLC and drive systems for industrial customers in the Far East, Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Customized AC/DC Drive and PLC training courses for industrial customers.
Provided technical solutions to a pharmaceutical company on their batch producing equipment. Resulted in annual savings of $2 million to $3 million.