Ron Gregg. P.E.

Twenty years experience as an Instrument and Controls Engineer in the manufacturing, food & beverage, plant utilities, and automotive industries.


  PLC & Operator Interface Programming

  • Extensive Allen Bradley PLC experience, including ControlLogix, CompactLogix, MicroLogix, PLC-5, SLC, PLC-3 & PLC-2 processors.
  • Experience with Modicon Quantum, Momentum and Micro Processors
  • PC based HMI experience includes, Wonderware, RSView32, RSViewSE, Intellution, USDATA Factorylink
  • Stand Alone HMI experience includes various Allen Bradley Panelview products, RSViewME, and Modicon Panelmates
Networking / Communication Experience
  • Extensive experience with intra PLC communication, interlocks, & handshaking 
  • Communications networks include, Ethernet, Allen Bradley (DH+, ControlNet, DeviceNet), Modicon Modbus Plus, Modbus), and numerous RS-232 schemes
  • Working knowledge of PC communications and networking
Data Logging / Database / Custom Reporting
  • Data Logging with Rockwell Software RSSQL / FactoryTalk Transaction Manager
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 2005
  • Custom Web Based reporting using Microsoft Visual Studio and ASP.NET
Instrumentation and Process Control Systems Design
  • Design of complete electrical drawing packages for contractor bidding purposes. Packages include single lines, schematics, loop diagrams, demolition drawings, panel layouts, scope of work narratives, etc.
  • Specification of electrical instrumentation, panels, PLC and computer equipment, 480V distribution equipment, vendor equipment, etc.
  • Supervision of CAD personnel and electrical designers
  • New installations as well as upgrade of existing systems
Panel Fabrication
  • Panel Design
  • Panel Assembly
  • Complete panel check-out prior to shipping
Start-Up / Field Experience
  • Construction supervision of plant and contract electricians
  • Wiring check-out and hands on troubleshooting of electrical equipment & systems
  • Experience with hardwire and PLC controlled systems
  • Training of plant operators and maintenance personnel
Projects Include
  • Cement Plant check-out, start-up support& on-going maintenance
  • Fiberglass insulation line
  • Insulation Line Automated Order Change for recipe change on the fly
  • Batching control for both solid & liquid batches
  • Hot asphalt application system
  • Ammonia chilled water systems
  • Ammonia / glycol / lithium chloride building conditioning and de-humidification
  • Plant-master ammonia compressor load shedding control
  • Boiler monitoring for NOx emissions
  • Complete bottle and can packaging lines
  • Extensive high-speed filler modifications
  • Refrigerated pie crust line
  • Automotive conveyor controls
EMPLOYMENT

10/00 to present Gregg Engineering & Technology, LLC; Kansas City, MO
Owner / Engineer – Clients such as CertainTeed and Lafarge
9/97 to 10/00 Black & Veatch, Inc.; Kansas City MO
Contract Electrical Project Engineer -- Primary Client -- CertainTeed Corp, Kansas City KS
5/96 to 9/97 PC&E, Inc.; Kansas City, MO (Consulting Engineers)
Senior Engineer – Clients such as Anheuser-Busch and Ford Motor Co.
9/95 to 5/96 Magnum Technologies, Inc.; Fairview Heights, IL
Contract Electrical Project Engineer -- Ford Motor Company, Kansas City MO
6/90 to 8/95

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.; St. Louis, MO
Electrical Project Engineer
-- Corporate Engineering Department

5/89 to 8/89 Burns & McDonnell Engineering; Kansas City, MO
Summer Intern -- Power Division; Transmission and Distribution Department
1/88 to 8/88 Union Electric Company; Fulton, MO
Co-op Engineer -- Callaway Nuclear Power Plant; Instrumentation and Controls Department

EDUCATION
University of Missouri - Rolla
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, May 1990
GPA 3.3/4.0 E.E. GPA 3.6/4.0

 
 
HONORS
Missouri Professional Engineer # EN 026887
Anheuser- Busch Corporate Engineering Exemplary Award - 1991
UMR Honor Roll 6 Semesters
UMR Blue Key Honor Fraternity
Sigma Pi Fraternity at UMR: President, Secretary, Alumni Secretary
Boy Scouts of America - Eagle Scout

 

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