Rig Controls Field Service Engineer. Modern Drilling Rigs are essentially gigantic robots, operated by a Driller and Assistant Driller. Each Operator has a command chair, joysticks, foot pedals, and triggers, switches and fixed function buttons that rival fighter pilots. Using the Top Drive, Pipe Racker, Catwalk, fingerboard and Iron roughneck, All pipe joints are joined, torqued, and racked for tripping or drilling with no personnel needed on the drill floor. Provided Engineering and Programming field services for PLC, HMI, and electronic logic and automation control systems often while drilling or tripping operations are in progress.
Utilized many software tools for siemens and allen bradley including Step7, Studio Logix 5000, winCC, factory talk view, GE proficy and iFix.
Land drilling rig commissioning at Galena Park Tx
Overseas Assignment Jackup Rig Commissioning for CMHI, Shekou China
PLC Programming installation and configuration aspects of cyberbase and amphion control systems
Programming, commissioning, testing, and, troubleshoots PLC, HMI, RTD, EFM, encoders, transducers, and various other signal generating and processing equipment.
Deployed program updates to offshore rigs, worked with engineers to correct programatic issues.
Maintain and document strict unit configuration management
Provided end of well and first well support on offshore platforms
troubleshooting and repair assistance to offshore and land drilling rigs, controls and automation systems