Shaun Bennett

Experience

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  FANUC America Corporation

  Apr 1999 - Sept 2007

  (Senior) Controls Engineer

  Developed custom robotic paint applications to customer specifications.Provided expertise in PLC, HMI (PAINTworks III) and robot programming (PAINTtool)Provided field electrical expertise and support to field install teamViewed as a “go-to” engineer and often chosen for difficult and challenging projects, both domestic and overseas.

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  Cementation Canada Inc.

  Sept 2007 - May 2008

  Development Miner

  •Lateral Development – specialized, but not limited to blasting and ground control procedures. A temporary stop while finding stay at home employment that met the needs of my young family.

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  Lafarge Canada

  May 2008 - Oct 2021

  Senior Automation Specialist

  The Automation lead at the Exshaw cement plant.Previously the Automation Lead on the Exshaw Cement Plant Expansion project. Lead a team of contractors in programming, installing, and commissioning the control system and related instrumentation. Duties include but not limited to:Managing and developing automation personnel.Managing the annual automation budgetMaintaining the PLC (Schneider, Siemens and Rockwell) and SCADA (iFIX & Ignition) systems.Currently focused on modernizing the plant control system using high performance HMI principals, alarm management, virtualizing the control system, cyber security implementation.Interfacing with and supporting the electrical department. Responsible for electrical on call roll. Safety leader in the electrical department. Show less

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  Automated Solutions Alberta

  Oct 2021 - now

  Self Employed

  Part time project and after hours emergency automation/electrical support for local industrial plants.

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  Baymag Inc.

  Oct 2021 - now

  Senior Automation Specialist

  Automation Lead at the plant supporting Maintenance, Production and Capital Projects.Currently focused on modernizing the control system:Function Block DevelopmentOT System Virtualization (Hyper V)OT Networking refresh using Cisco networking productsDeveloping an Ignition Based MES and Laboratory Information System (LIMS)