Stephen Apolinar, Controls Engineer

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  May 2002 - Aug 2005

  Nuclear Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Maintenance Technician

  Member of Missile Handling Team responsible for the emplacement, removal of Minute Man 3 Rocket Down Stages into Missile Silo. Missile Handling procedures were performed by precisely leveling large specialized aerospace auto vehicles, operating pneumatic systems, and hoist. All procedures are accomplished in adherence to rigorous safety and maintenance verification requirements(Air Force Technical Order Manuals).

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  Texas Air National Guard

  Aug 2005 - Aug 2011

  Machinist/ CNC Machine Operator/ Welder

  The shop mission was to perform Machining, and Welding operations to maintain over 20 F-16 Fighting Falcon Jets.-CNC Operator and Machinist Skills-Experience with Vertical Mills, Horizontal Lathes, Drill Presses, Band Saws, Grinders, Iron Worker, Belt Sanders, and Presses.Operated HAAS Machines and Control.Machined parts in accordance with tolerances and specifications given by Blue Prints.Proficient in the use of micrometers, calipers, dial gauges, optical comparators, squares, various other precision measurement tools, and gauges.-Machinist related Aircraft Maintenance on F16 Fighting Falcon Jet-Installation of bushing and bearings.Inspection and repairs of nicks, gouges, dents, scratches on aircraft skins and structural frame.Broken screw and fastener removal, helicoil installation, etc.Heat treatment of machined parts, and sheet metal.All procedures performed in accordance with Air Force Technical Order Manuals.-Welding Skills-Experience using TIG, MIG, ARC, and Oxy-Acetylene welding. Performed on various metals such as mild steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and titanium.Trained on butt joints, t-joints, overlap joints, and tube-to-tube joints.Plasma and torch cutting. Show less

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  C&F Tool and Die

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  CNC Operator/Machinist

  Specialized in Manufacture of Aerospace Parts.Experience with Vertical Mills, Horizontal Lathes, Drill Presses, Band Saws, Grinders, Belt Sanders, and Presses.Operated FADAL Machines and Control; and YCM Machines with FANUC Control. Operated up to 4 axis on Vertical Machining Center.Machined parts in accordance with tolerances and specifications given by Blue Prints.Proficient in the use of micrometers, calipers, dial gauges, optical comparators, squares, various other precision measurement tools, and gauges. Show less

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  Friedrich Air Conditioning

  Jun 2013 - Oct 2013

  Mechanical Engineering Intern
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  BioMedical Enterprises

  May 2014 - May 2015

  Mechanical Engineering Intern

  Design Pneumatic Press Tooling for Product Assembly/Production.Render Manufacturing Fixtures and Tooling into 3D Models, Assemblies, and Drawings.CAD in SolidWorks.Assist with Machining of medical device parts, and fixtures as needed.Operate HAAS CNC Vertical Mill, and Manual Vertical Mill.Testing and Inspection of Packaging Materials.All Design, and Task completed in accordance with ISO 9001 requirements.

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  The University of Texas at San Antonio Department of Physics & Astronomy

  Jun 2014 - Jan 2017

  Copper based-Brass Nanoparticle SynthesisLaser Ablation Nanoparticle SynthesisNanoparticle Characterization-----Dynamic Light Scattering for Nanoparticle size.-----Zeta Potential for Nanoparticle stability.-----Transmission Electron Microscopy for Nanoparticle imaging.X-ray Diffraction of Brass for phase identification.Design Lab Fixtures as required for Experiments Provide customer service to Library patrons.

  • Post Baccalaureate Research Fellow

    Oct 2015 - Jan 2017

  • Student Clerk

    Jun 2014 - Oct 2015
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  ACT Global Tech Industries

  Oct 2017 - Jul 2019

  Engineering Technologists (Industrial Control Electronics)

  •Evaluate, test, and trouble shoot Bosch Rexroth 3 phase-220 & 440 VAC power supplies (680 & 750 VDC bus voltage outputs), motor drives, and electric motors.•Train new technicians on niche electronic repair practices, and standard operating procedures.•Configure software for motor drive, and motor operation. Including the commutation of rotary encoders.•Research, & learn Bosch Rexroth industrial hardware setups new to shop•Technical writing of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for motor drive, and motor hardware setup. SOP’s continue to describe software setup for optical encoder programming, commutation, and motor operation.•Refurbish electronic circuit boards by de-soldering old or faulty components. New components are soldered by surface mount or through hole methods.•Trouble shoot challenging electronic faults without schematics on occasion.•Rebuild electric motors by replacement of bearings, seals, and rotary encoders.•Daily use of multimeter, oscilloscopes, load lamps, etc. Show less

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  Continental

  Jul 2019 - Mar 2020

  Controls Technician III

  Maintenance and troubleshooting of Fuji NXT series high speed surface-mount technology (SMT) placement machines. Trouble shoot and maintain Printed Circuit Board (PCB) production lines to optimize production and up-time.Trouble shoot and maintain Engine Control Unit/Sensor assembly machines to optimize production and up-time.Collaborate with Robotics department daily, responsible for the following task:Trouble shoot and repair UR Robots, & Fanuc Robots including End Effector Tooling.Trouble shoot and repair backend Allen Bradley PAC/PLC assembly lines.Trouble shoot, and repair control system I/O e.g. sensors, cameras, barcode readers, motors, etc. Show less

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  C&W Services

  Apr 2020 - Feb 2021

  Electro Mechanical Technician III - Amazon Reliability Engineering Maintenance Group

  -Maintain automation lines to optimize Amazon Fulfillment Center Up-time.-Preventive, and planned maintenance of Dematic Conveyance systems. --Determined repairs needed, pulled schematics & part numbers from databases, coordinated repair scheduling with maintenance management & Amazon operations. Rallied manpower to assist with repairs during downtime window.-Trouble shoot and repair Linear Sorter for electro-mechanical failures.-Trouble shoot and repair conveyors for electro-mechanical failures. Show less

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  EFD Induction Group

  Feb 2021 - Apr 2022

  Designed control system for Formed Seal Ring heat treat machine. --Rendered drawing package in AutoCAD Electrical.--Responsible for acquisition of parts with minimal lead time, due to short build & delivery timeline, during present parts shortage.--Co-commission machine to make short build timeline, and Covid isolation protocol of Lead PLC programmer.Assist commissioning of Steering Rack heat treat machine.Lead PLC Programmer for Automotive Body Panel Bonder projects. In 2021 shipped 16 machines for GM, & Tesla, worth 4 million in revenue.--Commission Ethernet IP, DeviceNet, and IO Link networks. Configured data bridge for proper register addressing. Show less

  • Control Engineer

    Jun 2021 - Apr 2022

  • Field Service Engineer

    Feb 2021 - Apr 2022

  • Control Systems Liaison

    Feb 2021 - Jun 2021
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  Teijin Automotive Technologies

  Apr 2022 - Oct 2023

  Control Engineer

  Sole Controls Engineer responsible for 100,000 plus square feet of automation lines. E.g. Hydraulic presses, rack & pinon gantries, flip stations, belted conveyors, rack & pinon floor transfers, chain conveyors, drill stations, & 19 Fanuc Robots. Responsible for maintenance, and upgrades of control systems. Advise, and coach maintenance when requested. Root cause trouble shoot, make logic edits when needed. Lead on electrical trouble shoots.Fanuc program edits, position recovery, hardware trouble shoots, remastering motors.Keyence laser etcher integration, SR2000 scanner setup, safety scanner.Setup Keyence IV3 vision sensor for flash inspection inside hydraulic press molds. Edit, and add logic to enable IV3 vision sensor to function after project failure by contractors.Keyence IV3 vision sensor inspection cells:-3 Press Inspection cells. 6 vision sensors total.-Unload flip station bolt and safety inspection. 2 vision sensors total.-Cross Sill station Poke Yoke inspection. 3 stations, 3 vision sensors total.Planning, and integration of IV3 vision into future inspection cells.Preparing department for SMC Slitter upgrade. Requires slitter integration into Press cells. Beckhoff PLC controlling slitter gantry, and additional Fanuc robot per cell. Cell layout adjustments must be made for seamless conversion from present process to automated slitter upgrade. Show less

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  Flex

  Oct 2023 - now

  Control Engineer

  Controls support of Med device Advanced Manufacturing Automation Lines. Support Rockwell Controls Devices.