Jan 2024 – Present: Senior Software Engineer
Autexis Control AG, Aargau, Switzerland
Autexis Control plans, implements and delivers complete automation solutions for new industrial plants and control technology retrofits.
Key tasks & responsibilities:
Defining and documenting requirements specifications.
Designing and developing software concepts and architectures.
Implementing high-quality, scalable software solutions.
Creating and maintaining comprehensive technical documentation.
Jan 2020 – December 2023: Chief Automation Engineer
Imerys Graphite & Carbon, Ticino, Switzerland
IMERYS Graphite & Carbon is the world leader in high-tech, high performance solutions based on specialized graphite and carbons.
Key tasks & responsibilities:
Define the minimum requirements for major Capital Expenditure Requests and check compliance.
Support CapEx project teams during concept, design and execution in order in order to deliver projects on time, budget and performances.
Support CapEx procurement in supplier qualification and supplier database management.
Develop, standardize and maintain Automation technical engineering standards.
Animate Automation engineer's community in order to facilitate best practices sharing.
May 2014 – Dec 2019: Automation & Control Engineer
Imerys Graphite & Carbon, Ticino, Switzerland
Key tasks & responsibilities:
Subject Matter Expert for Industrial Control Systems.
Provide operational support during preparation and execution for major industrial projects.
Provide continuously innovative solutions for ICS methods and ways of executing ICS considering vendor technologies and internal experience.
Internal trainings, planning & execution.
June 2011 – April 2014: Automation & Control Engineer
Icube SA, Ingénierie en Informatique Industrielle, Fribourg, Switzerland
Icube SA, SME oriented to digitalization, industrial automation and system integration.
Key tasks & responsibilities:
Analysis & Development of functional specifications, FAT & SAT procedures.
PLC, HMI & SCADA set-up & programming.
Software development.
Commissioning & Handover.
January 2009 – August 2010: Project Leader
Tecnet, Systems & Engineering, Oil & Gas Division, Buenos Aires, Argentina
TECNET is a regional leader in the integration of systems for automation, control and communications of business processes. This company works in the development of major projects in industry, utilities and services.
Key tasks & responsibilities:
Analysis & Development of functional specifications, FAT & SAT procedures.
Schedule & Resource management.
Application engineering.
FAT & SAT coordination. Site handover.
September 2008 – December 2008: Robot programmer
IRB Solutions, Buenos Aires, Argentina
IRB Solutions is an SME oriented to the design and integration of robotized systems.
Key tasks & responsibilities:
Robot programming.
November 2005 – September 2007: Automation Engineer
Siemens – VAI Automation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Siemens-VAI company (Siemens Industry division brand for South-American market in those times) is one of the world's leading engineering and plant-building companies with innovative power for the iron and steel industry, for the flat-rolling sector of the aluminum industry as well as for open-cast mining.
Key tasks & responsibilities:
PLC, HMI & SCADA set-up & programming.
Software development.
Commissioning & Handover.
Feb 2008 – Dec 2009: Teaching assistantship
Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, IACI, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Instrumentation & Measuring technics
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