Daniel Pohl

Automation Technician

Essen, Germany
Experience
Apr 2025 - Present
4 months
Germany
Hybrid

Engineering, programming and commissioning of a plant for testing a sliding door for the automotive industry

Internationally active large company

Support in planning and selecting hardware components, support in planning and designing required sensors and actuators, engineering of third-party components, familiarization with customer-specific software, project planning and control activities, programming the plant with Embarcadero C++, clarifying requirements for ECU communication, programming ECU/control unit interface via CAN and a Vector CAN adapter using Vector CANoe with Embarcadero C++, programming and integration of special devices from various manufacturers, e.g. label readers, pre-commissioning at the main plant and commissioning of the plants at the European secondary plant, training staff, creating technical documentation with Microsoft Word 2024, creating technical documentation for ECU communication, project was conducted entirely in English (global collaboration with Czech Republic / Switzerland / Italy)

Apr 2025 - Apr 2025
1 month
Germany
Hybrid

Reprogramming a test system for 2D code quality verification and update to Siemens TIA Portal v15.1

Handke Industrie Technik

Familiarization with the PLC software template, adjustment of the hardware configuration to the new components, migration of the PLC software from Siemens STEP7 Professional (Classic) on an S7-300 to Siemens TIA Portal v15.1 and an S7-1500 CPU, removal of no longer needed components, integration of new components into the PLC software, revision of test sequences, implementation of the Rea-Jet Verifier (for checking 2D code quality) via a customer-specific interface, conversion of communication to the SQL database directly from the S7-1500 CPU, takeover and adaptation of the HMI application, on-site commissioning at the customer, handover to customer staff, documentation of HMI changes with Microsoft Office 2024

Apr 2025 - Apr 2025
1 month
Germany
Hybrid

Retrofit / expansions of production plants for the automotive industry

Internationally active large company

Analysis of customer requirements, expansion of PLC standard blocks with Siemens TIA Portal and Siemens STEP7 (Classic), development of new functions, implementation of the software in multiple existing plants (Classic + TIA Portal), programming communication between the plants, extension of the HMI application of existing plants, creation of technical documentation

Feb 2025 - Mar 2025
2 months
Germany
Hybrid

Support in programming and commissioning a conveyor system

AST Automation GmbH

Familiarization with the customer's basic software structure, programming necessary functions, preparation of the HMI application, on-site commissioning at the customer, handover to customer staff, documentation of HMI changes with Microsoft Office 2024

Feb 2025 - Feb 2025
1 month
Germany
On-site

Commissioning of a packaging machine

Miropack Verpackungstechnik GmbH

Familiarization with the customer's prepared software, commissioning of the packaging machine at the customer's site, commissioning all components, commissioning of SEW drives / Keyence camera / glue unit / vacuum device, optimization of existing software, support in further commissioning at the end customer's site (remote), documentation of changes with Microsoft Office 2024

Feb 2025 - Feb 2025
1 month
On-site

Retrofit of a packaging machine and commissioning of Profinet communication to the upstream sorting system

Miropack Verpackungstechnik GmbH

Familiarization with the customer's prepared software, commissioning of the modified software at the end customer on site, alignment of software versions, commissioning the modified Profinet communication to the upstream sorting system, optimization of the start/stop behavior of the packaging machine, extension of the HMI application, recommissioning of the packaging machine and supervision of test runs, documentation of changes with Microsoft Office 2024

Dec 2024 - Feb 2025
3 months
Germany
Hybrid

Retrofit / expansions of production plants for lock assembly and testing

Internationally active large company

Analysis of customer requirements, familiarization with the customer's existing C++ software, revision of the test sequence plan and adaptation to customer requirements, development of new functions, optimization of existing source code with Borland C++ Builder 2007 in C++, documentation of existing source code with Doxygen, extension of step sequences and process control with C++, test runs and optimizations at the customer's site, support during commissioning, handover to the customer's programmers, documentation of HMI changes with Microsoft Office 2019

Jul 2023 - Dec 2024
1 year 6 months
Germany
Hybrid

Programming of 4 production lines for assembly and testing of door locks

Brämig & Stehling GmbH

Analysis of customer requirements, familiarization with project requirements, programming and commissioning of several plants with Siemens TIA Portal and Siemens WinCC flexible, optimization of existing PLC standard functions, creation of technical documentation

Mar 2023 - Oct 2023
8 months
Germany
Remote

Programming and integration of statistical data collection for quality criteria

Internationally active large company

Analysis of customer requirements, programming PLC standard blocks with Siemens TIA Portal and Siemens STEP7 (Classic), programming statistical data collection with Microsoft Visual C#.NET 2022, implementation of the software in multiple existing plants (Classic + TIA Portal), extension of the HMI application of existing plants, creation of technical documentation

Aug 2022 - Mar 2023
8 months
Germany
Hybrid

Expansion of a plant for testing a sliding door for the automotive industry and implementation of new products

Internationally active large company

Support in planning and selecting new hardware components, support in planning and designing the required new sensors and actuators, engineering of third-party components, familiarization with customer-specific software, project planning and control activities, programming new functions with Embarcadero C++ and Borland C++, clarifying changed and extended requirements for ECU communication, extension of ECU/control unit interface via CAN and a PCAN adapter with Embarcadero C++ and Borland C++, programming and integration of special devices from various manufacturers, e.g. a power supply for the test applications, pre-commissioning at the main plant and commissioning of the plants in the European secondary plant, training staff, creating technical documentation with Microsoft Word, creating technical documentation for ECU communication, project was conducted entirely in English (global collaboration with Czech Republic / Switzerland / Italy)

Summary
  • Focus on hardware planning/project engineering with EPLAN P8 (or also 5.70)
  • Focus on software planning and programming of PLC systems (Siemens STEP7 / TIA Portal / Safety-Advanced, Beckhoff TwinCAT 2 / TwinCAT 3 / TwinSAFE, CoDeSys, ...)
  • Focus on integrating third-party systems into your plants via various bus systems (Ethernet, Profinet, Profibus, EtherCAT, CAN bus, TCP/IP, ...)
  • Focus on PC-based high-level language development for special solutions in industrial automation, image processing, communication, data acquisition (Microsoft SQL Server / SQL Server Compact, MySQL), data analysis, management, automation and visualization with Microsoft .NET languages (C/C++/C#/VB) and other programming languages (e.g. Borland / Embarcadero C++)
  • Focus on visualizing your processes with Siemens WinCC flexible, Microsoft .NET, Embarcadero C++, and other systems
  • Focus on process data acquisition and implementation of 100% traceability via SQL databases and various systems (lasers, printers, scanners, cameras, etc.)
  • Sound knowledge in industrial image processing and system integration
  • Creation of technical documentation with Microsoft Office, etc.
  • Programming embedded systems like Raspberry Pi, Arduino (Nano), NodeMCU, ESP8266 with C/C++, Python, etc.
  • Over 20 years of experience in custom machine building
Languages
German
Native
English
Intermediate
Education
Oct 2010 - Jun 2011
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State-certified technician, business engineer

Oct 2005 - Jun 2009
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State-certified technician, electrical engineering

Oct 2001 - Jun 2005
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Industrial electronics technician, specialization in device technology

Certifications & licenses

Internetworking advanced training

University certificate in social skills

HS Fulda

Beckhoff TwinCAT3 – Programming

Beckhoff

EPSON Scara & 6-axis robot programming training

EPSON

Beckhoff TwinSAFE 3 (Safety) – engineering, commissioning and diagnostics

Beckhoff

Fail-safe S7 with Safety Advanced in TIA Portal

Grollmus

Quality management representative

TÜV

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