Selected work

A working record, not a highlight reel.

Projects delivered across three employers and six countries — some under CloudTech Automation since 2024, the rest from the seven years of control engineering before it. Photos are being added project by project; line drawings stand in until then.

CloudTech Automation · Mar 2024 – Present · Sr. Control System Engineer

Since founding CloudTech Automation.

EU-Funded Research · Ireland · Currently active

GEOFLEXheat — control system integration & automation consulting

Control system integrator and automation consultant on the EU-funded GEOFLEXheat project, in partnership with Oliveris Tech Incubator in Ireland. Ongoing work covers developing and implementing the control system for the project's geothermal heat-recovery research.

  • EU-Funded
  • Consulting
  • Ongoing

Manufacturing · UK

Siemens HMI upgrade

Upgraded a Siemens HMI platform for a UK manufacturing client, migrating operator screens and logic references without disrupting an operational line.

  • Siemens
  • HMI
  • Upgrade

Manufacturing · USA

S7-1500 Modbus mapping — molding station

Mapped Modbus communication between an S7-1500 controller and a molding station, aligning register addressing and data types so the two systems exchange process data reliably.

  • S7-1500
  • Modbus
  • Molding

Glass Manufacturing · USA

3-axis stepper control — glass hinge placement machine

Programmed 3-axis stepper motion control for a glass hinge placement machine, coordinating positioning sequences to match the line's cycle time.

  • Stepper Motion
  • 3-Axis
  • Machine Automation

Industrial Cooling · USA

Cooling chiller HMI upgrade — IDEC to Maple

Rebuilt a cooling chiller's HMI on the Maple platform, replacing an ageing IDEC interface while preserving the existing control logic and operator workflow.

  • HMI
  • IDEC
  • Maple

Metal Fabrication · USA

Accurpress hydraulic press brake automation

Automated an Accurpress hydraulic press brake machine, programming control logic for bending sequences and safety interlocking.

  • Hydraulics
  • Press Brake
  • Safety

Process Control · USA

Teco PLC temperature control application

Developed a Teco PLC application for temperature control, tuning the control loop for stable process regulation.

  • Teco PLC
  • Temperature Control
  • PID

Aquaculture · Norway

Fishing farm water pump automation

Automated water pump control for a fishing farm, coordinating pump operation to maintain water flow across the site.

  • Pump Control
  • Aquaculture
  • Automation

Flowtronix Arabia Limited · Jan 2023 – Mar 2024 · Control System Engineer · KSA

SABIC and Saudi Aramco work.

Petrochemical · SABIC

Petrokemya South shutdown — Olefins II control room upgrade

Upgraded a control room panel handling 1,200 signals during the Petrokemya South Olefins II shutdown, covering the VI converters for SABIC.

  • SABIC
  • Shutdown
  • Control Panel

Oil & Gas · Saudi Aramco

Odour control unit — pre-commissioning & SCADA integration

Handled pre-commissioning, loop checking, HMI development and Allen-Bradley PLC programming for an odour control unit delivered to Saudi Aramco.

  • Saudi Aramco
  • Allen-Bradley
  • Commissioning

Oil & Gas · Saudi Aramco

Boiler SCADA upgrade — AVEVA Wonderware

Upgraded a boiler SCADA system from an older AVEVA Wonderware release to AVEVA 2020 R2 SP1 for Saudi Aramco.

  • AVEVA Wonderware
  • SCADA
  • Upgrade

Petrochemical · SABIC

WinCC SCADA upgrade — PVC granules plant

Upgraded the WinCC SCADA system on a PVC granules manufacturing plant from version 7.0 to 7.5 SP2 for SABIC.

  • WinCC
  • SCADA
  • SABIC

Maxwell Automation · Sep 2021 – Dec 2022 · Control System Engineer

DCS and boiler projects.

Oil & Gas · PPL / GASCO

Oil handling facility — Centum VP DCS commissioning

Commissioned gas compressors, IA compressors, a nitrogen generator and inline heater on a Centum VP DCS (Yokogawa) system for PPL, delivered through EPC contractor GASCO.

  • Yokogawa DCS
  • Commissioning
  • Gas Compressors

Chemicals · Premier Chemicals

Boiler automation — S7-1500 & WinCC Advance

Delivered a boiler automation project end-to-end for Premier Chemicals on S7-1500 and WinCC Advance — logic development, graphics and PID tuning through to commissioning.

  • S7-1500
  • WinCC Advance
  • PID Tuning

Textile · Style Textile / DESCON

Waste heat recovery boiler automation

Delivered a waste heat recovery boiler project for Style Textile via EPC contractor DESCON on S7-1200 and WinCC Advance, covering programming, SCADA design, Modbus communication, FAT, SAT and commissioning.

  • S7-1200
  • Modbus
  • FAT/SAT

Oil & Gas · Zoom Petroleum

Oil storage terminal automation

Designed the automation and monitoring system for a complete oil storage terminal on S7-1200 and WinCC V7.2 for Zoom Petroleum, through FAT, SAT, Modbus communication and commissioning.

  • S7-1200
  • WinCC
  • Oil Storage

Oil & Gas · MILT / IIW Karachi

Oil storage & metering system

Delivered an oil storage and metering system on S7-1200 and Weintek for MILT via EPC contractor IIW Karachi, from development through FAT, SAT and final commissioning.

  • S7-1200
  • Weintek
  • Metering

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