Wayne Schaefer

Senior Electrical Controls Engineer

​1999 - 2008

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Senior Electrical Controls Engineer  - High Feature V6 Engine Program. Responsible for assessing and installing new CNC Machining Equipment. Recognized Skills in Task Based Risk Assessment (TaBRA) and Pre-start Health and Safety Reviews (PSR). Travel to Japan and France.

 

Electrical Controls Engineer

1997 - 1999

 

Gen III Engine program - Responsible for installing Head Machining and Assembly equipment. Skilled in ‘Flow Chart’ based programming language. Travel to Germany and Italy.

 

1994 - 1997 

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New and Major Projects Group (GM Welland Avenue facility). Gen III Waterpump, Gen 1e and RPM 5L piston (Ground and Machined). Installed new CNC machines.

 

​1988 - 1994

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Solely responsible for all aspects of Machine Controls and Plant Electrical Engineering at the Welland Avenue Piston Casting and Machining Facility. Job included control circuit design and programming, supervision of contract jobs, electrical maintenance of production equipment and involvement with machine vendors. Experienced in the programming of Allen Bradley, Klockner Moeller (Honeywell), General Electric, Modicon and Siemens programmable controllers (PLC), trouble shooting of induction melting equipment, electrical drafting, AutoCad drawing, Word Processing and PLC documentation systems. Received formal training in Siemens, GE and Micon PLC's, AC/DC drives, Siemens, GE and Seicos NC’s, fuse and relay co-ordination. Non-technical training includes WHMIS, Synchronous Manufacturing, Ergonomics, OHSA, Human Rights and Loss Control and Accident Investigation. Job also included the supervision of a temporary hires assigned to aid in plant operations. Responsible for maintenance of office computer equipment, networking, software loading and service.

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