Bruce_Trott_Resume_2016

BRUCE J. TROTT
bjtrott@bellsouth.net
128 Red Gate Lakes Drive Canton, GA 30115 Phone: (770) 888-8112 or Fax: (770) 888-8112
Objective:
Electrical Engineer with extensive experience in control systems and management seeking a
position which utilizes my talents to excel or enhance their interests and help with growing the
organization. Ideal opportunity would allow me to use my management, analytical and technical
skills to enhance a current operation or create new ones.
Summary:
Strong leadership and management skills in identifying and establishing systems objectives and
plans, which compliment the overall business strategy. Excellent project and people
management skills. Recent background has focused on custom automation and information
systems integration; project cost reduction, Process analysis, improvement and contingency
planning, project management, custom automation and data acquisition systems development,
implementation and support.
Education:
B.S.E.E.T. Southern College of Technology, Marietta, Georgia
Computer Science Kennesaw College, Kennesaw, Georgia
Operating Systems: DOS, Windows 3.1x, 95, 98 & 2000, Windows / NT 3.5 & 4.0
Novel NetWare 4.0
Languages: Visual Basic 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 & Visual Studio .NET (ADO, DAO & SQL)Visual C++ 2.0
& 4.0, FORTRAN, COBOL, Pascal, HTML
Software: MS Project, MS Word 2000, MS Excel 2000, MS Access 2.0, 7.0, 97 & 2000, Crystal reports,
Data Dynamics Active Reports, RoboHelp 2000, Oracle E-Business Suite R 12, MS Visual Source Safe,
FrontPage 98 & 2000, Visio 2000, Tango, Orcad Design 9.0, LabView, LabWindows, EE Designer III,
AutoCAD R-12, 13, 14, 2000, 2004 & 2015 with Autocad Electrical,SolidWorks 2016, Sheridan Designer
Widgets, Video Soft VBX, Global Magic Instrumentation Libraries ActiveX & OCX, TeeChart Pro, Custom
Embedded Control Interfaces.

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Hardware: GPIB, IEEE488, RS232, DMA, TCP/IP, Galil motion Control Systems, Parker Compumotor
motors and drives, Animatic Smart motors, Yaskawa motors and drives, Aerotech Servo
and Sine Drive amplifiers, DC stepper motors, DC servo motors, Linear motors, AC servo
motors, Optical linear encoders, Rotary encoders, Magnetic encoders, Dual and Single
speed Synchro, Inductosyn encoders, Heidenhain encoders, Gear drives, Elevator
systems, Conveyor systems, Microwave Positioning Systems, (Gamma, Neutron, Beta,
and X-ray radiation positioning systems) Indexing Mirror and Theodolite Telescope, SMX
Tracking Laser System, Opto22 (analog in/out, digital in/out, frequency, pulse operation)
hardware and software, Oscilloscopes, analog and digital test equipment, function
generators, Milling and Drilling machines, metal lathe, panel punches, Thermo
Environmental Instruments equipment 4xC series instruments, B&R Automation products:
PLC, X20 series modules,x2x, CAN,Powerlink,RS232,Modbus,Profibus, Acoposinverter
P74 & P84 VFD Drives, Technisoft IPOS series of Drives: 3604 BX-CAN,4808 BX-CAN,
Video over TCPIP, ESR Relays. Nuclear services: Automated MIG and TIG Welding
systems, Video monitoring systems, muti axis positioning systems, water jet peening, pipe
cladding, Lincoln Electric products, S350 & S500 Power supplies, Jackle power supplies,
Liburdi GoldTrack VI power supplies, Fronius Cold Metal Transfer equipment, 5VDC-
600VAC Power management/ Distribution systems, CE certification of company
International equipment, and various other shop equipment
Professional Experience:
April 2014- present AZZ WSI, Inc.
Controls Engineer AZZ is a nuclear welding services company which also works in the fossil fuel and
petro chemical industries repairing pressure vessels and steam piping systems. AZZ corporate office is
based in the United States but serves organizations around the world through there over 300 satellite
offices. My responsibilities include Responsible for all existing and new product design, development and
integration for corporate and national and international branches, Design and development of 480VAC-
600VAC Power distribution systems for the welding group, developed all schematic design and
documentation to assist production division in the implementation of new and existing product lines,
Support maintenance in retooling of existing products and systems, championed international branches
equipment through CE testing and certification via Intertek laboratories.

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April 2005- April 2014 The Foam Depot, Inc. Canton GA
Owner Responsible for all day to day operations including sales, production and product support. The
Foam Depot is manufacturer of CNC hot wire machines including proprietary control software application
that reads and converts CAD drawings to machine code that controls the hot wire movement.
The Foam Depot is also a manufacturer and supplier of EPS foam architectural elements such as
moldings, columns, faux panels, balustrade and beam systems and stage/movie props. Client industries
include commercial and residential building/construction, remodeling buildings that need to be renovated
back to period, entertainment (movies and theater) and event planning.
Dec. 1993 – April 2005 Automatic Control Solutions, Inc. (ACS), Canton GA
Senior Systems Engineer Responsible for all aspects of product design, development, integration,
project management and implementation. Corporate network systems manager. Design and develop
custom computer control systems, network control-based systems, board level process control and
database development and implementation. Software and Engineering consulting for new and existing
systems for government and private industry. Project Management, technical duties including scheduling
and program development, development of process control philosophy and detailed design. Assigned a
staff of twenty engineers and multi-million dollar projects for execution. Internet application design,
development and implementation. Product maintenance and support of company products, engineering
management, in-house warranty work and field service of computer related products, software and
automation systems. Corporate technical writer for proposals, manuals and methodologies.
Client List and Projects:
September 2004 – June 2007 (ACS) multiple versions of 2, 3 and 4-axis CNC Hot Wire
Machine
Lead Design Engineer Software Programmer and Electrical Engineer in the design, development and
implementation of a Four-axis CNC Hot Wire Cutting System. This system is used in the EPS foam
industry to cut architectural shapes and profiles out of expanded polystyrene for use as structural
members. The accuracy of the system in the X, Y, and Z-axis is 0.00254mm of movement and 100%
repeatable operations. The angular accuracy is 0.05 degrees and is 100% repeatable. The high accuracy
and repeatability is due to use of optical encoders mounted on the motors to monitor and provide feedback
for position accountability and high precision helical gear heads. Designed all of the custom electronic
interfaces for command, safety interface and motor control. The electronics allow for automatic wire
temperature compensation and auto motor velocity control on the fly. The software is designed to import
dxf-formatted files and automatically convert the file to G-code for direct motor control. This software
feature allows the user to go from design directly to cutting of the end product without touching up the
design to match up with the system configuration, which reduces machine down time.
Lead Design Engineer - Team of 4 Engineers to develop mechanical, electrical
and software specifications for project
Lead Programmer - Visual Basic 6.0 - 32 bit command and control environment
with data tracking capabilities.

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Hardware –Animatics series DC servo motors and encoders. This system
controls 4 axes simultaneously
Installation Leader - Lead a team of 3 field engineers for on-site installation and
implementation.
Instructor - Conducted training classes for 6 on site personnel on operation
procedures, existing data interfaces and system maintenance.
Documentation - Operation & installation manuals and Context sensitive help
June 2004 – September 2004 – Conversion Technology, Inc. (CTI), Norcross, GA
Senior Design and Development Engineer Lead design and development engineer for a Title V
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) project. This project was conducted for Certainteed Corporation.
It included interfacing to the central Distributive Control System (DCS) to extract real time data from
sensors situated on multiple production lines and loaded into a Central Reporting Database for Reporting
and Monitoring adherence or deviation of systems to the EPA Title V Specifications. Responsible for all
remote and local interfaces of the factory sensors. DeveIoped interfaces for Historical and Real-Time to
be extracted and ported to a central storage database on a remote server. Responsible for all
documentation, training and online help associated with the automated interfaces.
Hardware – Pressure transducers, temperature transducers, flow meters, dust
collectors, bag house leak detectors, Electrostatic Precipitators, venturi scrubbers
and rate meters
Controller Environment - Visual Basic, Access, Robo Help, Windows NT,
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 98, TCP/IP, Unix, MacroView DCS
Documentation – Operation, test and verification manuals. On-line context
sensitive help for all interfaces.

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May 2001 – June 2004 - Microwave Instrumentation Technologies (MIT), Duluth,GA
Senior Systems Engineer Work within a multidisciplinary engineering team on a range of
Microwave, RF Test and Measurement Communication projects. Responsible for electrical
aspects of product design, development, integration, and implementation of precision multi-axis
antenna measurement systems. Setup, configure and tune new and customer furnished motion
systems to MIT custom control systems. Aid in the refurbishment of older Scientific Atlanta
positioning equipment and the conversion of this equipment to new technology.
Lead design engineer for the development of a DC-40GHz RF switching circuitry to allow for
switching frequency bands without changing out cable interfaces.
Technical writer for establishing test plans and procedures for integration and verification testing.
Verification of resolution, accuracy and repeatability using indexing mirror and Theodolite telescope and
SMX Tracking Laser System.
Extensive technical and application knowledge of the MI-4190 series position controllers. Extensive
trouble shooting experience with the MI-4192; MI-4193 and MI-4195 series Power Amplifier Units.
Extensive experience in the integration of these controllers and Power amplifier units with single and multi-
axis positioning systems for Government and private industries.
Hardware – Galil Motion control architecture, Servo Motors, Brush Motors, Linear
Motors fractional and multi horsepower, multi encoder position feedback.
Controller Environment - Visual Basic, Access, C++, Windows 2000 and NT
Documentation – Operation, test and verification manuals for positioners and
custom electronic position controllers.
June 2000 – May 2001 - Air Quality Sciences, Inc. , Marietta GA
Primary Hardware Design and Software Engineer for development of a Custom Environmental
Control and Data Acquisition System. Designed the system for separate control and monitoring
of a bank of five environmental chambers in order to create and maintain prescribed
environmental conditions (pressure, temperature, humidity and air flow) within the above
chambers within +-2% tolerance level. The chambers are used to run tests on certain media or
equipment that is placed within the chambers to show how environmental conditions affect the
test material over predetermined amounts of exposure to these conditions. Designed control
hardware based around Opto22 digital and analog control devices and interfaced to a Pentium
based controller. Developed and implemented PC based software written in a VB 6.0 object
oriented environment which controls all system functions via an RS232/422 port. Wrote software
to gather and monitor information coming from the chambers in real-time and store the operation
and conditions in a central relational database for historical reporting and modeling. The software
also includes a reporting facility that generates custom reports based on time studies of the
environmental conditions and the off-gassing of the media or piece of equipment under study.
The information captured can also be sent over the Intranet or Internet via XML to another
package for analysis.

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Project Manager- Team of 3 individuals
Lead Programmer- Visual Basic 6.0- command and control environment, (ADO,
SQL, XML) Microsoft Access 2000 database, reporting generated by the Visual
Basic 6.0 Data Environment
Hardware – Opto22 B1 & B2 brain boards, Analog input/output modules digital
input and output modules, Analog controlled Ball valves, Brooks instrument Mass
air flow controllers, digital flow meters and dampening solenoids.
Standards: ASTM D 5116-97 Small-scale environmental chamber determinations
of organic emissions from indoor materials/products
April 2000- October 2000 (ACS) - Johnson Controls/ Encore, Inc., Marietta GA
Software Engineer – Developed GUI interface and high level communication package was
developed using Visual Basic 6.0 to interface with an existing 68HC16 C++ developed micro-
controller to control the operation of HVAC in large industrial environments. The GUI
environment was designed to allow for 3-D graphics of the information captured from the micro
controller, report generation and to facilitate precise communication with the Access 2000
database. The VB system uses dynamic SQL calls to interface with multiple hardware and
software configurations to extract data from the particular controller and store in the database.
The software allows for various communication types based on the type of controller that is being
interfaced. The main type of communication is a proprietary protocol developed by Johnson
Controls and the other communications are carried out via RS-232, 488, 422, Modem, LAN and
WAN environments.
Lead Programmer- Visual Basic 6.0-environment, (ADO, DAO & SQL) Microsoft Access 2000
database, Graphing - TeeChart Pro and reporting – VB Report Generating Environment
July 1998 – March 1999 - TAVA Technologies, Marietta, GA
Program Lead/Systems Engineer assigned responsibility for all aspects of the Year 2000 Program
Management for the TAVA Technologies, Atlanta Operations. Personally responsible for project growth
from one project and a staff of three to multiple multi-million dollar projects and a staff of twenty.
Responsible to all clients and client representatives to execute and deliver Y2K projects assigned to the
Atlanta Office. Duties involved Y2K client system analysis, system qualification and system contingency
planning. Recognized for Management and Organizational skill. A motivator, gains subordinate respect
and dedication and enhanced company growth.
ACS Projects and Product Development - Automatic Control Solutions, Inc. (ACS),
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Ozone Monitoring and Control Software
Primary design and software engineer for development of an Ozone Monitoring and Control
Software product designed for the air quality and emission monitoring industry that monitors
Ozone or O3. This product is PC based and written in a VB 6.0 object oriented environment. The
custom software controls all of the functions of an (Thermo Environmental Instruments) O3
analyzer via an RS232 port. The software gathers and monitors the information coming from the
O3 in real-time and displays the data in a graphical format to the user. This information is also
recorded in a central relational database for historical reporting and trending for O3 studies and
management control. The software also includes a reporting facility that generates standard O3
reports based on time studies of an environment or piece of equipment. These reports display
particulars such as Ozone Depletion, Ozone Buildup, Ozone Decay, and other related O3
information. Reports may be printed in preformatted type or exported to Microsoft Word or Excel
in either Text or HTML format.
SQL) Microsoft Access 2000 database, reporting generated by the Visual Basic
6.0 Data Environment
Hardware – 49C Ozone monitor, RS-232 Command Controller
Environmental Chamber Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System
Primary design engineer, software engineer, and project manager of a design and implementation
team for an Environmental Chamber Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System.
This system was designed for an indoor air quality firm that provides product emissions testing
using environmental chamber technology. This state of the art system uses PC based object
oriented software and a custom built electronic controller to capture, in real time, interior and
exterior environmental conditions of pressure, air temperature, relative humidity, and airflow.
The control software simultaneously captures environmental data and reacts to achieve constant
user prescribed environmental conditions in the chamber. The system uses a series of heat
exchangers; water chillers and dampening devices to achieve the user defined conditions within a
prescribed tolerance of 1-3%. This control system provides complete data logging and reporting
of events, tests and procedures that are taking place. The system is designed to allow the
electronics to be automatically calibrated at prescribed intervals so the system can hold the
tolerances the end user has set.

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SQL) Microsoft Access 2000 database, and reporting generated by Microsoft
Crystal Reports.
Hardware – Opto22 B1 & B2 brain boards, LC4 controller Analog input/output
modules digital input and output modules, Analog controlled Ball valves, analog
Air flow velocity sensors, Brooks instrument Mass air flow controllers, digital flow
meters and dampening flutter valves.
Installation Leader- Lead a team of 4 for installation implementation on site
Instructor - Conducted training for onsite personnel on operation procedures &
maintenance.
PTS-1000 Pneumatic Transfer System, Rocky Flats HPIL, Boulder CO
Primary design engineer, software engineer, and project manager of a design and implementation
team for a $250,000 PTS-1000 Pneumatic Transfer System for the Rocky Flats Plant. This
state of the art system transfers radioactive sources from an underground-shielded containment
to multiple exposure positions throughout the facility. The radioactive sources move through the
system internally at speeds of 50 feet per second. The system is comprised of optical driver
receiver units that monitor source transfers and exposures through fiber optic leads, linear motion
control for pneumatic diverter valves and electrical pneumatic actuation valves. The system
provides radiation monitoring to keep track of radiation sources and interlock and warning
systems. An environmental monitoring system interfaces to this control system to monitor and
manage the working environment.
Lead Programmer- Visual Basic 4.0- command and control environment, Visual
C++ 2.0 environmental control software
Hardware – Opto22 Analog input/output modules digital input and output
modules, PC DMA interface card, Compumotor S-series DC stepper motor and
controller 3-axis control, electro pneumatic valves, Optical position sensors, fiber
optic communication links, touch screen interface
Installation Leader- Lead a team of 4 for installation implementation on site
Instructor - Conducted training classes for 6 on-site personnel on operation
procedures and system maintenance.
Radiation Calibration System - Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID
Designed and developed a Radiation Calibration System that monitors radiation test equipment
for exposure feedback. This system utilizes a Keithley electrometer that is interfaced to an IEEE-

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488 GPIB card and operates in a Windows environment. The control software allows the user to
activate the electrometer, set up testing parameters in the electrometer and automatically take the
incoming data from the field and send it to the online database. This data can be used to print
calibration reports; monitor exposure trends or the data can be exported
to excel for manipulation. This system is the first system in the nuclear research industry
designed specifically for real-time dose tracking and complete management of instrument
calibration redundancy. The total system operates as a stand-alone unit and can be accessed via
modem from anywhere around the world for monitoring and downloading data.
Design Engineer- Primary design engineer and software development Engineer
Lead Programmer - Visual Basic 6.0 command and control environment
interfacing to a MS Access database via (SQL)
Installation Leader - Installation implementation on site
procedures and maintenance of system.
GC-60 Gamma Beam Calibrators – Red stone Arsenal, Huntsville AL
Project Manager and software design engineer for several GC-60 Gamma Beam Calibrators.
System is composed of a linear motion system (x and y-axis) that moves by use of DC stepper
motors, which are monitored by optical encoders for high resolutions. In addition, an AC
synchronous motor drives a source-positioning carousel. Proximity sensors, fiber optic sensors,
inductive reed sensors and an integrated laser alignment system carry out all movement and
source actuation. The system maintains precision calibration of instrumentation and tracks
calibration criteria to build trends.
Project Manager - Team of 4 engineers and 8 technicians.
System Designer - Complete system design and documentation of all hardware
and software.
interfaced to MS Access database. System runs over a network environment (NT
4.0) and has built in SQL hooks for future use in a larger network application.
Hardware – Opto22 Analog input/output modules digital input and output
modules, PC DMA interface card, Compumotor S-series DC stepper motor and
controller 2-axis control, electro pneumatic valves, Optical encoder feedback,
touch screen interface
implementation for 4 complete systems.
procedures, network administration and system maintenance.

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Triple-axis and Rotational Linear Motion System – Mound Heath Physics Laboratory, Columbus,
OH
Lead Design Engineer and Programmer in the design, development and implementation of
a Triple-axis and Rotational Linear Motion System. This system is used in conjunction
with irradiators and calibrators for macro and micro positioning of instruments and
dosimeters. The accuracy of the system in the X, Y, and Z-axis is 0.1mm of movement
and 100% repeatable operations. The angular accuracy is 0.25 degrees and is 100%
repeatable. The high accuracy and repeatability is due to use of optical encoders mounted
on the motors to monitor and provide feedback for position accountability. The system
tracks instrument precision and traces calibration data back to The United States National
Institute of Standards and Technology.
Lead Design Engineer - Team of 4 Engineers to develop mechanical, electrical
and software specifications for project
with data tracking capabilities. Output data is comma-delimited file that interfaces
to existing DB2 database.
Hardware – Galil PC interface, Yaskawa Sigma series AC servo motors and
encoders. This system controls 17 axes simultaneously
implementation.
procedures, existing data interfaces and system maintenance.
Ground Water Remediation System – Osmose Wood Preservative Company, Memphis TN
Project Manager, Lead Design Engineer and Lead Programmer in the development of a
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from 10 distributed wells around a chemical production facility. This system is the first
stage of a chemical extraction process. The system monitors ground water flow, current
flow rates, volume, pump activation times and traps hardware failures. This data is
displayed through a database interface and can be exported to excel for manipulation.
This is the first system designed specifically for real-time management and complete
control of ground water extraction. The total system is a stand-alone operation and can be
accessed via modem from anywhere around the world for monitoring and downloading
data.
Project Manager- Team of 3 engineers.
Design Engineer- Primary design engineer and software specifications engineer
interfacing to a MS Access database
Installation Leader - Installation implementation on site
procedures and maintenance of system.
Multi-user Calibration System – EG&G Inc., Rocky Flats Plant, Boulder CO
Project Manager and Primary System Design Engineer of a Multi-user Calibration
System implemented at the EG&G Inc., Rocky Flats Plant. The system was implemented
to optimize productivity of facility technicians by automating process control and
administration a providing a tool for facility management and control.
Project Manager - Team of 4 engineers and 6 staff scientists.
Lead Programmer - Visual Basic 3.0- 16-bit command and control environment
interfacing to a Super Base database
implementation.
Instructor - Conducted training classes for 6 on-site personnel on operation
procedures and system maintenance.
Documentation - Operation & installation manuals
ACS Computer Systems Division
Division Manager of computer systems, peripherals and computer controlled systems.
This division of Automatic Control Solutions handles private industries' demand for

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computers, network systems, and peripheral devices. The division was set up to handle
the need for network office configurations, specialty computer systems and service
arrangements with corporate clients.
Division Manager - Team of 10 field engineers.
Installation Leader - Coordinate on-site network system configurations and
implementations.
Training Manager - Managed staff of 4 trainers on network system
implementation & training.
ACS Internet Development and Applications
Design and Implementation Manager of corporate and customer Internet sites and applications.
The design group uses various tools to design and implement different types of Internet web sites
and customer interfaces. The team was set up to use Microsoft products solely for ease of
design and implementation and to aid in the portability of the end product. Most of the tools used
can be seen in this corporate site http://www.acsincorp.com
Design Manager - Team of 4 engineers and 2 Internet technicians.
System Designer - Site design and documentation of all applications.
Environment- Visual Basic scripting, HTML, JAVA, ActiveX controls, MS
FrontPage 2000
Installation Leader – Install and implement applications on local and remote
servers on Windows 95 and NT 4.0 operating environments.
Jan.1992 - Feb. 1994 Atlan-Tech, Inc. Roswell GA
Systems Engineer. Electrical design engineer specializing in developing process control hardware and
software for irradiation and calibration equipment developed for the nuclear research industry. Involved
with all electrical and software aspects of product through conception, design, implementation, project
management and technical writing. Other duties include repair of radiation calibration instrumentation,
purchase, configuration, maintenance and repair of computer systems and managing corporate
communication network.
Professional Accomplishments:
Project Manager : U. S. Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville Alabama

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Project Manager for Automated Beta Irradiator. Primary design and electrical engineer
for mechanical system and electronic control system. The irradiator used for dosimeter
and instrument calibration at the Redstone facility. System uses PTB type sources and is
controlled by a digital panel control module.
Project Manager - Team of 1 engineer and 3 technicians.
Lead Programmer - Visual C++ 2.0 command and control environment.
Installation Leader - Coordinated installation and implementation.
Documentation - Operation & installation manuals
Project Manager : Reynolds Engineering and Electric Company
Project Manager and Primary Design Engineer for Reynolds Engineering and Electric
Company's Calibration Database System. The system provides efficiency management
capability. It tracks technicians' calibration equipment usage and the type and duration of
irradiation of equipment. The system monitors atmospheric conditions, dose calculations,
type of instrument being calibrated and any errors encountered during calibrations. It also
allows the calibration manager to review data stored in order to manage the calibration
production facility.
Project Manager - Team of 4 staff scientists and 2 contract engineers
Lead Programmer - Visual Basic 4.0 32 bit and Visual C++ 4.0 command and
control environment interfacing on an (NT 3.5) network and shuttle the data across
a VAX network to an existing DB2 application
implementation.
Instructor - Conducted training classes for 8 on site personnel on operation procedures and
system maintenance.
References Available Upon request

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