Daniele D.
Automation Engineer
Experience
Apr 2017 - Present
8 years 9 monthsAutomation Engineer
Freelance
- 2023-06-12 – Ongoing, SistemiAutomatici.com (Italy): Technical support to them and to their clients.
- 2023-05-02 – 2023-06-11, Undisclosed (Italy): Beverage machinery FAT and SAT assistance using TwinCAT 3.
- 2022-04-04 – 2022-05-13, Undisclosed (remote): UML translation to Structured Text for automated warehousing management using CODESYS 3.5.
- 2021-09-09 – 2022-02-03, Undisclosed (Germany and Italy): Advanced electrical motors production for new electrical vehicles using TwinCAT 3.
- 2020-02-29 – 2021-09-08, Personal projects: Shop Floor OscilloScope using RT Linux, TimeSeriesDatabase, Grafana; Craft production Track and Trace using balena.io, Python/Kivy.
- 2019-12-19 – 2020-02-28, Undisclosed (USA remote): Automotive production process data acquisition using TwinCAT 3.
- 2019-05-05 – 2019-12-18, Personal projects: Shop Floor OscilloScope using RT Linux, TimeSeriesDatabase, Grafana; Craft production Track and Trace using Balena, Python, Kivy.
- 2019-01-17 – 2019-05-04, Undisclosed (Germany): CPUs software testing using JIRA, Zephyr; KEB, Lenze, Toradex with CODESYS 3.5.14.0.
- 2018-10-02 – 2018-12-20, Undisclosed (United Kingdom/Spain): Tobacco machinery SAT assistance using Beckhoff, TwinCAT 2 CPU with EtherCAT.
- 2018-07-06 – 2018-07-25, Undisclosed (France): Tobacco machinery FAT assistance using Beckhoff, TwinCAT 3 CPU with EtherCAT.
- 2017-09-04 – 2018-05-30, Undisclosed (Germany): Pharmaceutical machinery FAT assistance using Schneider Electric PacDrive 3, SoMachine Motion Logic Builder 4.3 SP1.
- 2017-04-13 – 2017-06-07, Undisclosed (China): Beverage machinery SAT assistance using Beckhoff, TwinCAT 2 CPU with EtherCAT.
Jan 2015 - Mar 2017
2 years 3 monthsNewtown, United Kingdom
Principal Engineer - Motion
Emerson Industrial Automation UK Limited
- Respond to global technical queries within the support database defined service level.
- Manage customers and customer issues within agreed time scales.
- Identify needs for new documentation in the form of knowledge base documents, technical bulletins and application notes.
- Ensure technical documentation conforms to accepted standards.
- Investigate and resolve manufacturing support queries.
- Perform field failure analysis and identify suitable countermeasures for continuous product quality improvement.
- Complete lab testing to confirm product operation and set up for optimum performance.
- Visit customer sites to resolve issues as required.
- Work with project managers on the introduction of new products to manufacturing and customers.
- Provide train the trainer courses for new products.
- Ensure the Emerson support website remains up to date.
- Help to maintain the web based diagnostics and other related sites/information.
Jun 2014 - Dec 2014
7 monthsBologna, Italy
Tobacco Machinery Automation Engineer
G.D S.p.A.
- Beckhoff (CODESYS) programming.
- EtherCAT configuration and troubleshooting.
- Rexroth drives configuration and troubleshooting.
Jul 2013 - Dec 2013
6 monthsEindhoven, Netherlands
Technical Manager · Drive and Automation Division
Delta Electronics EMEA · Deltronics Netherlands BV
- Manage Italian market development in cooperation with the dealer and the sales manager (20% time).
- Support dealer's engineers (50% time).
- Support headquarters engineers for product and market analysis (30% time).
May 2011 - Jul 2013
2 years 3 monthsModena, Italy
Technical Manager
Fuji Electric Europe GmbH · Italy Branch Office
- Manage Italian market development in cooperation with the dealer and the general manager (20% time).
- Support dealer's engineers (10% time).
- Support headquarters engineers for product and market analysis (20% time).
- Support direct customers in the lift sector ("gearless" torque motors) (50% time).
Feb 2007 - May 2011
4 years 4 monthsBologna, Italy
Application Engineer
Eaton Industries (Italy) S.r.l.
- Customer pre and post sales support for PLC, HMI and motion control products.
Aug 2005 - Feb 2007
1 year 7 monthsMilan, Italy
Application Engineer
KEB Italia S.r.l.
- Customer pre and post sales support for PLC and motion control products.
Dec 1998 - Aug 2005
6 years 9 monthsBologna, Italy
Application Engineer
Schneider Electric S.p.A.
- Customer post sales support for PLC, HMI and motion control products.
Sep 1997 - Dec 1998
1 year 4 monthsCasalecchio di Reno, Italy
Rockwell and Siemens PLC Programmer
Multipack S.r.l. · Marchesini Group S.p.A.
- Packaging machinery commissioning.
Languages
Italian
NativeEnglish
AdvancedEducation
Sep 1996 - Jul 1997
University of Bologna
Postgraduate master in corporate business · Corporate business · Bologna, Italy
Mar 1995 - Nov 1995
Sawa Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keiô University
Electrical engineering · Japan
Sep 1988 - Jun 1996
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Bologna
First class honours degree in electrical engineering · Electrical engineering · Bologna, Italy
Certifications & licenses
Driving Licence: B
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