Fischer Technical Services
(Engineer & Principal Consultant)
Electrical & electronics engineering
Instrumentation & controls consulting and commissioning
Maintenance reliability consulting
Maintenance management consulting
Forensic investigations
Mentoring of engineers and technical managers
Training of both union and nonunion craftsmen
Curriculum adviser to colleges and universities
E&I Subject Matter Expert for National Center for Construction Education & Research
Pritchard Electric at Marathon Refineries, Terminals and Tank Farms
(Electrical & Instrumentation Technician/Trainer/Supervisor)
Fiber optics
Nuclear gauges
Radar tank gauges
Wireless instrumentation
Safety Instrumented Systems
Refinery instrumentation & controls
Honeywell TDC-3000 and Experion Distributed Control Systems
Hot cutovers of everything from single loops to an entire chemical plant
Calgon Carbon Corporation
(Electrical, Instrumentation & Utilities Manager., Maintenance Manager.)
(Reliability consultant for CCC plants in U.S. and England, Belgium & Germany)
High-voltage power distribution systems design & maintenance
Instrumentation design & maintenance
Variable speed drive applications
Operator-of-record for both potable and industrial water treatment plants
Operator-of-record for industrial wastewater treatment plant
Baghouse/filter applications
Pneumatic transfer systems
CMMS systems ( MP2, SAP/R2 & MAXIMO)
Vibration analyst for three inorganic chemical plants
Oil and thermographic analyses
Balancing of rotating equipment
Laser alignments of machine trains
Time-domain reflectometry
Mechanical & electrical equipment failure analyses
Craft apprenticeship development & administration
Emergency & disaster plan development
ISO 9000 program development & implementation
Statistical process controls
Industrial waste gas incinerators and boilers
Lightning protection and grounding
Distributed control systems
Motor-operated valves
ACF Industries
(Electrical Supervisor, Electrical Superintendent, Senior Maintenance Engineer, Plant Engineer)
(Automation Consultant to ACF railcar manufacturing plants in MO, PA and WV)
Industrial electricity/electronics power and control design
Capital projects design/implementation
Craft & engineering supervision/management
Machine guarding design
Flame supervision and control of stress relief furnaces
Automated welding/material handling design
Metal punching/shearing/forging/heat treating
Robotic work cell design, implementation & maintenance
Digital image acquisition & processing
Remote control of overhead cranes & locomotives design
Infrared analysis of electrical systems
Industrial safety/OSHA representative
Utility contracts
Craft training program development
National Electrical Code enforcement
Allen-Bradley PLC-2 application & programming
Fox 2 Process Computer - Machine Language & Assembly Language Programming
Diesel-electric and propane co-generation systems
Electric induction heaters
CNC- controlled plasma shape cutting systems
Inventory control including EOQ and Kanban calculations
Marshall University Community & Technical College
"Introduction to Robotics" course development
Robotics Instructor, part-time for 13 years
Represented the College before an ABET Accrediting Committee
Course content consultant for Medical & Industrial Electronics degree programs
Mountwest Community & Technical College
Physics Instructor
Member of Applied Science & Technology Curriculum Advisory Committee
ITT Technical Institute
Solid-State Devices Instructor, Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum
Ensign Electric, Electric & Machine Company, JF&M Company
(Testing & Field Service Engineer, Design Engineer, Asst. Plant Manager)
High-voltage transformers, switchgear & substations
Coal mine power distribution and control systems
Field service at underground coal mines
Polan Industries & Wollensak, Inc. (DOD Contractors)
(Engineering Aide, Electronics Technician, AN/PSS-11 Mine Detector Supervisor)
Handheld and jeep-mounted mine detectors
Infrared (Night Vision) binoculars and sniper scopes
Laser ranging systems
Research & Development of (1) ground-penetrating RADAR, (2) infrared-optical image converter and (3) radio R/C system for unmanned vehicles
Technical writing - electronics manufacturing procedures
- modification & waiver requests for Department of Defense contracts
