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Chris Larson

QUALIFICATIONS
  • Programmed and designed business intelligence applications to bring manufacturing data to the front office
  • Programmed and designed nano-scale machining equipment to support 3M manufacturing
  • Designed and supported converting machines based on Allen-Bradley PLCs and Fanuc robots
  • Developed high precision novel coating techniques to support 3M's laser processing
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota 2007
2012 to Present
Controls Engineer, Wunderlich-Malec, Dallas, Texas
  • Developing data visualizations and reports to show manufacturing trends and highlight opportunities
  • Programming Iconics SCADA systems with web based HMIs and daily emailed reports
  • Collecting and concentrating data from numerous PLC and OEM machines on factory floors
2011 to 2012
Advanced System Engineer, Oakriver Technology, Oakdale, MN
  • Designed and programmed automation machinery for the medical industry (Allen-Bradley)
  • Developed standards and procedures for the Systems Engineering Team
  • Trained and mentored new Systems Engineers
2010 to 2011
Advanced Research Engineer, 3M, Saint Paul, MN
  • Designed and programmed nano-scale diamond machining equipment (Delta Tau PMAC)
  • Programmed micron-scale laser processing equipment (Aerotech, LabVIEW and Delta Tau PMAC)
  • Developed micron-scale coating process for seamless roll coatings (LabVIEW and Aerotech)
2009 to 2010
Advanced Systems Engineer, 3M, Saint Paul, MN
  • Designed high-speed converting lines for processing 3M medical products. (Allen-Bradley)
  • Programmed Fanuc 6-axis robots to work with Allen-Bradley PLCs in a high-speed product handling application.
  • Upgraded custom designed, automated process verification equipment from legacy drives to Aerotech Ensemble drives.
2007 to 2009
Systems Engineer, 3M, Saint Paul, MN
  • Implemented LabVIEW's CompactRIO FPGA controller in high-speed laser firing applications.
  • Interfaced AFM measurement equipment with LabVIEW data collection and analysis software.
  • Upgraded existing converting equipment from legacy drives to Allen-Bradley Kinetix drives and PanelView HMIs.
  • Programmed various lab test equipment including image processing applications.
2005 to 2007
Electrical Engineer Intern, 3M, Saint Paul, MN
  • Designed and automated sensor control and measurement systems with LabVIEW.
  • Designed, implemented and tuned novel transmission lines for Medical File Tracking.
  • Tested and categorized RFID tags, designed for product tracking.
  • Characterized capacitive sensor designs for tracking objects without RFID.
  • Designed and tested capacitive sensors for interactive displays.
  • Tested capacitive sensor designs for remote sensing of nearby objects.