Thomas S.

Process Control System: HMI Coordination Client-Server

Munich, Germany

Experience

Jan 2024 - Dec 2025
2 years

Process Control System: HMI Coordination Client-Server

SPS Soft GmbH

  • Analysis of production processes and systems used
  • OPL tracking and customer meetings
  • Error analysis and measures in the client-server system
  • Defining goals and implementation strategies
  • Creating and implementing concepts
  • Integration into ongoing operations
  • Leading the HMI team
Jan 2024 - May 2024
5 months

Construction Site Management Control Technology – Automotive Industry / E-Mobility

SPS Soft GmbH

  • Weekly planning and scheduling on site
  • Coordinating open issues with customers, suppliers and general contractors
  • Tracking status and commissioning of individual stations: hardware, safety, manual operation, automatic
  • OPL tracking and customer meetings
  • Commissioning planning and coordination
  • Creating technical and functional specifications and error analysis
Jan 2023 - Aug 2023
8 months

Commissioning Management and Error Analysis – Electric Motor Production / E-Mobility

SPS Soft GmbH

  • Taking over the process chain from assembly to final acceptance
  • Analysis and improvement of system construction
  • Coordinating specialist departments
  • OPL tracking and customer meetings
  • Creating product presentations and technical specifications
  • Project controlling: work progress, process compliance, quality
  • Organizing meetings with suppliers and stakeholders
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
6 months

Programming Tasks for Standard Development – Printing Industry

SPS Soft GmbH

  • Creating SCL code and scripts for various tasks in TIA 17
  • Visualization: images and scripts
  • Programming solutions in SCL
  • Evaluating systems and defining data and program structures
Jan 2021 - May 2021
5 months

Concept Development Smart Factory

SPS Soft GmbH

  • Analyzing current production and used hardware/software
  • Assessing automation level and integration potential into MES/ERP
  • Defining goals and implementation strategies for MES/ERP/Smart Factory
  • Initial concepts and measures (programming and commissioning with MQTT and AWS)
  • Integration into ongoing operations
Jan 2021 - May 2021
5 months

Software Development, Programming and Commissioning – Air Scrubber

SPS Soft GmbH

  • Clarifying the requirements and project phase with electrical planning
  • Software concept, visualization with control concept, networking and commissioning
  • Drives and controls for water chemistry and dosing system
Jan 2021 - Mar 2021
3 months

Software Development, Programming and Commissioning – Container Transport with Order Management

SPS Soft GmbH

  • Clarifying requirements and specification sheet
  • Project planning and cost calculation of hardware and software
  • Software concept, visualization (7 panels), networking and commissioning
  • HMI control concept
  • Planning order management and order tracking
  • Specification of automated guided vehicles
Jan 2020 - Aug 2020
8 months

Concept Creation and Software Planning – Process Control System for Drug Manufacturing

SPS Soft GmbH

  • Planning sequence programs with detailed function specification (DFS)
  • Defining material flows for upstream/downstream with Piping & Instrumentation diagrams and BDD
  • Capturing existing structures and implementing them in software architecture
  • Software engineering MES
  • Creating training materials and validation support
Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
6 months

Software Development, Programming and Commissioning – Climate Test Stand Deutsche Bahn

SPS Soft GmbH

  • Programming and commissioning of the system
  • Clarifying requirements and specification sheet for measurement technology, software, functionalities
  • Planning and costing hardware and interfaces
  • Software structure with 1000 measuring points, controller concepts, software architecture, OPC UA, HMI control concept
  • Recording, evaluation and monitoring of energy values
  • Integration of CAN, Profinet, Profibus, serial systems
  • Project management and implementation of control and regulation technology
Jan 2018 - Aug 2018
8 months

Software Development, Programming and Commissioning – Special Machine Construction

SPS Soft GmbH

  • Team development of a software architecture for a TIA standard
  • Implementing the TIA standard in individual stations and commissioning them
  • Compliance with the Machinery Directive
  • Networking with Profinet
  • Hardware commissioning of an S7-1517F PN/DP with F-DI/F-DQ and Profinet-Profisafe
  • Software commissioning of multiple stations: ET200ECO, IM155-6 PN/HF, IM154-4 PN/HF, Scalance
  • Safety commissioning and acceptance of safety doors, light curtains, camera system
  • KRC4 Kuka connection; HMI TP1200 Comfort and Mobile Panels; library blocks
  • Workpiece carriers with RFID and component tracking; linked transport; Kistler presses
Jan 2013 - Oct 2013
10 months

Project Management Logistics Planning – Automated Parking Garages

SPS Soft GmbH

  • Logistics concept for automated car parking
  • Moderating logistics selection procedures regarding physical transport, software, data structures
  • Concepts for transport flows, parking and route assignment, priority logistics, cycle times of traverse systems
  • Integration of an order management system
  • Electrical and cabling planning, PLC and HMI concept
  • Simulation to test transport and storage processes
Jan 2011 - Dec 2016
6 years

Development of MED Systems for Seawater Desalination

SPS Soft GmbH

  • Development of prototypes and pre-series; project management for contracts, patents, R&D, design, production, staff management
  • Project management for design, production, assembly, switch cabinet construction, programming and commissioning
  • Feasibility studies for series production, manufacturing processes and technical concepts
  • Setting up production logistics; selecting machines and developing new manufacturing processes
  • Control and measurement technology: hardware, software structures, measuring points and data evaluation
Mar 2001 - Present
24 years 6 months

Managing Partner

SPS Soft GmbH

Sales, engineering and project development; programming and commissioning of machines and systems; feasibility studies, planning and system engineering; standard development in HW/PLC-SW/SCADA/MES; drives Siemens, SEW, Nord; robotics Kuka KRC2; visualization systems WinCC, WinCC Flexible; decentralized networking TCP/IP, MQTT, OPC UA, Profibus, Profinet; safety Siemens Safety, PILZ Safety, SISTEMA; requirement engineering unified; TwinCad, SysML, MBSE

Feb 1995 - May 2017
22 years 4 months

Lecturer in Automation Technology

Thomas Stork

Teaching and creating lesson units in PLC technology, pneumatics and control engineering; member of the examination board of the Chamber of Crafts Munich and Upper Bavaria; KUKA robot basics, setup and commissioning

Aug 1992 - May 1995
2 years 10 months

Office Manager for Temporary Employment

Thomas Stork

Optimization of production processes and implementation of complex automation solutions; specialized in Siemens PLC systems (since 1995); drive technology and HMI/SCADA visualizations in various industry sectors

Aug 1987 - May 1992
4 years 10 months

Project Engineer for Modal Analyses

Thomas Stork

Optimization of production processes and implementation of complex automation solutions; specialized in Siemens PLC systems (since 1995); drive technology and HMI/SCADA visualizations in various industry sectors

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 1983 - Mar 1987

Fachhochschule Rheinland Pfalz – Bingen

Mechanical Engineering - Production Technology · Bingen, Germany

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