Phone # : (320) 234-6059; email : sivamuthu@hotmail.com

Seeking a position to utilize my knowledge and experience as an Electrical Engineer in skill, planning, organizing and experience with PLC’s and HMI

1995 – 1997 Western Michigan University (WMU), Kalamazoo MI

BS Electrical Engineering

1989 – 1991 Workers Institute of Technology, Malaysia

Diploma Electrical/Electronics Engineering

City and Guilds of London Institute, Malaysia

Electrical Engineering Technician, Part Two Certificate

• PLC, Basic Programming, Visual Basic, Pascal, Microsoft Office, Lotus Smart Suite, HMI/GUI, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visual Source Safe, Operating Systems (Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT, MS DOS).
• Circuit and Network Analysis, Electronics, Power Electronics, Electrical Machinery(Three phase systems), Linear and Feedback Systems, Thermodynamics, Dynamics(Kinematics and Kinetics of particle), Japanese Language.
• Statistical Process Control, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing(GD&T), DEO(Taguchi), Measurement System Analysis, Control Chart Determination.

• Member, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. USA (present).
• Officer, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) student branch,

Western Michigan University (1996 – 1997).

PCOP – MegaBasic Programming, Visual Basic, Pascal

GE Fanuc: Cimplicity HMI

TCP: QuickDesigner

Allen Bradley: Panel Builder

Uticor: PMD (Panel Message Display)

AC Tech, Frequency Drivers

Parker, Compumotor Sx (Xware)

Controls Engineer, Hutchinson Technology Inc, Minnesota. (Jan 1998 – present)

• Provide technical support to Process Engineering Department in the form of troubleshooting and debugging manufacturing control and electrical systems, including associated software.
• Identify opportunities and strategies to improve process/equipment through the application of new or redesigned control and electrical system hardware technologies. Lead informal, cross-functional teams to implement those strategies.
• Lead and/or assist in the qualification of electrical and control system equipment, along with associated software for production (eg. equipment Y2K compliant test and qualification).
• Provide training for process/maintenance department personnel in the use and debugging of electrical and control system hardware and software.
• Assist other groups (eg. machine design/build) in developing and debugging control systems.
• Provide input for area project planning and assist in the development of individual strategies.

Production Engineering Technician, (National/Panasonic) Matsushita Electronics Corp, Malaysia. (Jan 1992 – Dec 1994)

• Equipment failure troubleshooting and debugging, involve pneumatic, hydraulic, conveyor systems and automated systems.
• Collaborate with process and manufacturing engineering personnel to improve and upgrade production equipment.
• Coordinate project execution by suppliers/contractors and assist in the qualification of equipment.
• Manage and maintain the Production Control Systems operation and periodic equipment application (PLC) update.
• Involve in the new production line construction. Assisted the project coordinator (electrical and control system) in planning, installing, testing and qualifying.

• Designed a prompting device for cognitively disabled students called Voice Task Prompter(VTP). The VTP was design to facilitate the function of the guide to perform certain daily tasks.
• Uses a record/playback integrated-circuit memory technology to store voice data and retrieve the message.

Efficient in performing any given task. Abel to work independently and in teams. Has the caliber and potential in learning new materials.

Available upon request.