Designing the future of industrial automation

This project focused on automating a motor control center for a process line, integrating multiple motors, drives, and field devices under a PLC-based control strategy.

• Developed PLC logic for start/stop sequencing, permissives, and interlocks.
• Configured HMI screens for status visualization, trip resets, and manual overrides.
• Collaborated with electrical drawings to ensure all I/O points and protection devices were captured.
• Supported commissioning, working with technicians and operators during field testing.

Outcome: A safer, more maintainable MCC with clearer diagnostics, reduced manual intervention, and improved operational transparency.

The goal of this project was to give operators a consolidated view of plant electrical conditions through a SCADA-based energy dashboard.

• Integrated meters, breakers, and PLCs via Modbus and OPC UA.
• Designed SCADA screens showing energy use, status, and alarm states.
• Implemented basic trends for key parameters to support analysis over time.
• Worked with operations to rationalize alarm priorities and response procedures.

Outcome: Improved situational awareness for operators, enabling faster responses to abnormal conditions and better long-term energy insights.

This work began with modeling a process in simulation and concluded with tuned controllers running on PLC hardware in the field.

• Developed dynamic models using transfer functions and/or state-space representations.
• Simulated multiple control strategies and evaluated performance metrics.
• Tuned PID parameters for stability, response time, and robustness.
• Implemented final control logic on PLC hardware and validated with plant data.

Outcome: More stable operation, predictable responses to disturbances, and improved operator confidence in control performance.