4048 Goldcrest Dr NW

Olympia, WA 98502
1255 Oceanshore Blvd
Ormond Beach, FL 32176
8211 Bluesage Circle
Charlotte, NC 28270
Cell:704-904-8996
rr90d744@westpost.net
206-728-7936
Richard L. Ryen
Objective To be the most valuable asset to my employer by providing my employer
with outstanding excellence in any area that is assigned to me. Any task that i
s given to me will be accomplished with the utmost reliability and professionali
sm. It is my goal to be the one every company wants to call on because of my ex
pertise, and so far I have accomplished that.
Experience:
2007- Present Private Contractor, Washington
Automation Expert, Various programming platforms for Database and machine platfo
rm interfaces
1994-2007 Process Automation, Inc. Charlotte, NC
Automation Expert
Manager/Project Engineer. Design of Control Systems.
Developed Tutorials, Training Programs.
Saved E. I. DuPont millions with various projects.
1992-1994 D & Z, Inc. Charlotte, NC
Process Control Specialist/Automation Expert
Process Automation.
Controls and Instrumentation.
1988-1992 Day Engineering Charlotte, NC
Process Control Specialist
Process Automation.
Became lead programmer after 6 months.
Programming in various languages for systems control.
1986-1988 Todd Manufacturing Cleveland, TN
Systems Integrator/Programmer
Developed various projects in process automation.
Developed in-house programs.
1985-1986 Sartain & Associates Cleveland, TN
Systems Technician
Developed various new techniques for automation.
Education 1982-1985 Cleveland State Community College Cleveland,
TN
A.A., Electronics. Graduated 4.0 GPA
Continued studies for Electrical Engineering at the University of Maryland, Uni
versity of Tennessee for a BS degree
Languages: English, Spanish, and German.
Tips * If you want someone who can take care of business, I'm the one you want.
From Dale Irving, a Rockwell Automotive Engineer who said, "Rick, your skills a
re unbelievable, I know I can call you for anything we need and get it done wher
e others have failed."
Note: Detailed Skills and Experience Attached
Pertinent Skills:
Graphic Displays: RSView, WinView, ControlView, Panelview
PLC Programming: AB, GE, Modicon, RSLinx, RSLogix
PC Programming: Access, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio, Lotus 123, etc.
Programming Languages: Basic, Pascal, C++, Fortran, Cobol, Visual Basic, HTML.
Packaging Control
Robotic Interfaces
Waste Reduction
Data Acquisition
Conveyor Control
Integration
Distribution Systems
Material Handling
Custom Tutorials
Training
Consulting
Manual Writing
Professional Services:
CONSULTING
Feasibility Studies
Functional Specifications
Project Management
Recommendations
ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
Excellent PC skills
Turn-key Operations
Project Engineering
PLC Programming and Design
DCS Configuration Assistance
Testing and Simulation
Troubleshooting
Full Documentation Packages
Machine Design and Building
Controls and Instrumentation Design
Main Frame Computer Programming
Industrial Computer Software Design
Control Panel Design and Fabrication
FIELD INSTALLATION
Start up Assistance
Coordination of on site Contractors
Field Wiring
I/0 Testing
TRAINING
Customized Tutorials
On site Training
In House Training

RELATED PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Army Ammunitions Plant
Parsons, KS - Military
Assistance in the development and debugging of new automatic bomb presses, torqu
e machines, facing machines and conveying systems for the BLU 97, a bomblet used
in Tomahawk missiles.
BIC, Inc.
Gaffney, SC - Pen & Cartridge System
Graphics package was used to withdraw critical data from Allen Bradley PLC 2s an
d SLC 500's and transferred to Lotus 123 Spreadsheets. Calculations and insertio
n into pre-created forms for data analysis
Briggs Robinson Plumbing Supply, Inc.
Illinois - Slurry Batching System
Engineering and design for a pneumatic conveying and batching system that contro
lled six slurries and two powders for developing recipes. Load cells, ultra soni
c, infra red and capacitive sensors were used to gather information about the sy
stem. Control was accomplished with a G.E. Series 3, Powers Process controllers,
and a Weigh Tronix Controller.
Capital Insurance, Inc.
Charlotte, NC - Access Programming
Created a program in Access for control and monitoring of Agents and Clients, pa
yroll and payment schedules.
Clay Ric, Inc.
Savannah, GA - Cement Mixing, Loading
Cement control facility using a standard bus configuration for control and Conve
ying System of cement from separation of aggregate to mixture of aggregate with
powder and water to form a semi liquid cement to be delivered to awaiting trucks
. Operator interfacing was accomplished through a panel of indicators, push but
tons, alarms, switches and a terminal to display system information.
D & Z Inc.
Charlotte, NC - Square D Interface
Interface program for Chromalox controller and Toshiba drives. Writing set point
values and parameters to a matrix of drives.
Dana Corp.
Columbia, SC - Mercedes Front Wheel Drive assembly
Designed and built a machine for testing their Mercedes Front Wheel Drive assemb
lies. This machine tested variable lengths of assemblies with a pass or fail in
dicator using load cells, SLC 5/04 and pneumatics.
E.I. DuPont De Nemours
Various Plants
Waynesboro: Modification of a PLC based distributive control network interfacing
to a DEC 11/785 mainframe computer. PLC programs were designed to control and m
onitor textile fiber spinning equipment on a positional basis and communicate da
ta to and from the host computer. This project required networking 180 AB PLC 5
processors over 6 Data Highway lines.
Waynesboro: Troubleshooting a Web based information systems program for errors t
hat was created and installed by another company. I was responsible for finding
the errors and suggesting fixes in order for the company to repair their program
.
Salmoiraghi: Design of software for a robot to remove full packages from a texti
le fiber spinning machine and place them on packing carriers in a sequential ord
er for packaging. Developed Diagnostic package for alarming and P.M. of robot.
1st Quality System Interfaced PLC's with a web-design layout for data monitoring
. Using Gateway Logix Controllers to interface 6 data highways to a server.
Spruance Kevlar: Design of a PLC based system for control of Kevlar Spinning mac
hines and an event log for Auto Polymer Control System.
Spruance Nylon: Design of a control and monitoring system to reduce the amount o
f polymer waste in a down period and provide report generation and operator cont
rol through a remote terminal setup.
Spruance Film: Design of a PLC based batching system to control highly corrosive
liquids used in film production and to provide report generation on an event ba
sis.
Spruance Nomex: Design of a PLC based system for the control of the delivery of
chilled water to the plant for production and cooling.
Kingston Ontario: A PLC based system for controlling BCF faceplate design for te
xtile Nylon creation and winding. The system consists of a basic module interfac
e for controlling Bonitron Drives.
Athens Dye Plant: Marquisette system of jet air control of spinning yarn with di
fferent dyed yarn types. Incorporated the use of IDT's PanelMate Graphics packag
e for Operator interfacing for downloading parameters and setpoints. The panel w
as also used for alarming and data logging.
J.M. Huber Corp.
Athens, TN - Powder Distribution
Designed a USData FactoryLink graphics package of a powder distribution system w
ith alarm trending interfacing with a Modicon 584 and two Flexus Custom Keyboard
s. The system was designed to remove powder from a railcar and distribute it to
a 12 Packer packing system after which it would be sent to the wrappers via a co
nveying system.
Kyocera, Inc.
Spartanburg, SC - Ceramics
Designed and built a machine to place .5" disks from a die press and place them
onto a 9" X 9" plate twelve at a time. The finished product contained fourteen
rows by twelve by five layers high with sanding in between layers. Bars were pl
aced around the disks to protect it in the oven when fired. This process is ful
ly automatic.
Laboratory Tops, Inc.
Richardson, TX - Batching System
Developed a batching system to control mixing of tint and plastic to create labo
ratory tops. Used GE Fanuc Series 3 Processor with Weightronix system and load c
ells.
MileTrac
Charlotte, NC - Mile Tracking Device
Designed and built a mileage tracking device that allowed storing mileage data i
nto speed dial accounts then downloading to a PC where a program was made to rec
eive the imported data and store, log, and display the information.
NC Penal System
Fayetteville, NC - Inmate Containment
Automated the Jail system with a SLC 5/04 used for control with a panel of pushb
uttons and indicators.
Provident Life Insurance Co.
Chattanooga, TN - Telecommunications
Designed and Built a switch 7' by 3' by 3' to allow automatic switching between
a faulty Computer and a redundant computer. There were 12 Computers with 144 Mo
dems to be switched. Designed, created and installed Mother and Daughter cards
with TTL technology for switching.
Robinson, Inc.
Athens, TN - Injection Molding
Worked with a team to program Ladder Logic for an Injection Molding operation.
Rockwell Automotive, Inc.
York, SC - Chrysler Mini-Van Window Assembly
Programmed this system using radio tags to track the assemblies on a moving conv
eyor system controlled by AB PLC 5/40. Programmed a PC Interface running RSView
to monitor the system and control setpoints.
Savannah Nuclear Plant
Savannah, GA - Computer Peripherals
Installed a network of modems and cabling for their office system integration.
Shuman, Inc.
Savannah, GA - Cement Mixing, Loading
Cement control facility using a standard bus configuration for control and Conve
ying System of cement from separation of aggregate to mixture of aggregate with
powder and water to form a semi liquid cement to be delivered to awaiting trucks
. Operator interfacing was accomplished through a panel of indicators, push but
tons, alarms, switches and a terminal to display system information.
ThermalKem, Inc.
Charlotte, NC - Nuclear Waste Treatment
Worked with a team to develop a system using Lotus 123 interfacing with an AB-PL
C 5 processor to control various mixtures of waste products.
Turbo Conveyor, Inc.
Gaffney, SC - Conveyors Machine Building
Designed and built a machine to create conveyors. Semi-Automatic system.
Way of Life Ministries
Homestead, FL - Personal Flying Machines
Created two personal flying machines for acrobatics that lift a person off of th
e floor and flies them at angles according to a pre-programmed pattern.
Windsor, Inc.
Monroe, NC - Window Treatments
Automated their existing Tenoner machine for automatic control with a Panelview
Interface.