William Delano has over 15 years of experience in manufacturing engineering, electrical controls engineering, and automation. He has a background in software development, system design, and solving complex technical issues. Delano has expertise in areas such as electronic manufacturing, facility relocation projects, ISO compliance, safety compliance, assembly automation, system analysis and integration, and continuous improvement. He has worked in roles such as manufacturing engineer, electrical controls engineer, and project manager at various companies in industries including medical devices, HVAC, and manufacturing.

1. WILLIAM DELANO
2217 W. Cascade Circle • Round Lake, Illinois 60073 • 847-219-2309• Delano.bill@gmail.com
MANUFACTURING/ELECTRICAL CONTROLS ENGINEER
Innovative and decisive leader with over 15 years combined experience in manufacturing engineering, functional test
engineering and control engineering, automotive plant engineering. Developed strategic vision to drive operational
process, productivity, efficiency and bottom-line improvements for manufacturing organizations. Strong technical
background in software development and system design with proven experience solving complex, technical issues.
Quality focused, able to lead cross functional teams to complete initiatives that reduce waste, increase efficiency and
productivity.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Electronic Manufacturing
• Facility relocation projects
• ISO9000 Compliance
• OSHA, NEC and NFPA Compliance
• Assembly Automation
• System Analysis & Integration
• Budget Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Multi-Project Management
• FMEA, CAPA, LEAN
• Team Leadership & Motivation
• Root Cause Analysis
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MEDTRONIC – CRYSTAL LAKE, ILLINOIS 2010-present
Covidien manufactures medical waste containers. Annual Revenues $300M.
Manufacturing/Electrical Controls Engineer
Comply with FDA regulations. Train engineers, maintenance personnel and operators relating to operating new and
modified existing equipment. Develop safety systems to protect the operator from dangerous conditions within
automation equipment by integrating newly approved G9SP Omron safety controller in existing equipment.
 Upgraded all automation equipment with Omron/STI safety controller.
 Designed plant power upgrade and contracted power installation of 10MW.
 Maintain and improve high speed assembly equipment that makes syringes (400ppm)
 Designed automated welder machine for polypropylene lids
 Installed Cognex label recognition system and trained maintenance personnel in classroom.
 Evaluated maintenance personnel and established PLC and safety controller training to increase productivity.
 Obtained Certification and installed Staubli and Fanuc Robots on injection molding equipment.
 Champion of CAPA to find root cause and provide solution for torn labels on FDA medical waste containers.
 Expert alignment of LEAN Manufacturing process with enterprise objectives.
 Led teams of engineers and technicians on electrical/mechanical automation projects.
 Led team to upgrade new syringe lines to current OSHA and NFPA safety standards.
T.A.C. (DIVISION OF SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC) – Loves Park, Illinois 2007-2009
TAC manufactures commercial HVAC electronic controllers. Annual Revenues $300M.
Sr. Manufacturing Electrical Engineer
Provide oversight for a large scale documentation project to develop missing design and process documentation after
production facility moved from Massachusetts to Illinois. Managed a team of 5 documentation technicians. Captured
information from 750 products in order to bring the documentation to the receiving site’s ISO baseline.
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 Implemented an entry level electronic assembly class for 160+ employees, designed and facilitated the course.
 Evaluated the manufacturing process and discovered extensive training was required to reduce waste and
increase productivity.
 Led teams of technical writers and manufacturing repair personnel.
 Expert alignment of LEAN Manufacturing process with enterprise objectives.
 Generated 752 new bill of materials, 350 bill of material updates and 501 test and assembly documents.
 Created and modified Genrad Test Programs for High Density VME Surface Mount circuit boards.
 Wrote and facilitated EMI test plans, designed a course for 150 students on safe EMI practices.
 Completed special projects with in-circuit and functional testing resolving several long term business issues.
 Ability to work with multi-lingual personnel.
NORTHERN WEATHERMAKERS – Northbrook, Illinois 2006-2007
Designs, installs and services commercial HVAC systems.
Sr. Electrical Automation Project Engineer
Evaluated design specifications, designed AutoCAD electrical control schematics, purchased and tracked components.
Led a team of direct reports including union pipe fitters and control technicians. Managed an operating budget of
$500K. Monitored manpower costs, selected and negotiated with 3rd
party vendors. Developed control software for
field HVAC installations. Created Modbus interfaces between chillers and HVAC controllers.
 Identified cost savings by utilizing existing talent to complete low voltage wiring instead of hiring contractors.
 Negotiated with a client in order to resolve an issue resulting in $50K cost savings for the company.
WEBER STEPHEN PRODUCTS CO. – Palatine, Illinois 2004-2006
Designs and manufactures barbeque grills and equipment.
Sr. Automation Design Engineer
Evaluated manufacturing process and recommended process improvements through automation. Implemented
several production cost improvements including capital equipment cost savings and justifications. Assisted
maintenance in diagnosing automation problems to minimize downtime. Designed electrical panels and wrote
Allen Bradley logic. Wrote conveyor control logic to index pallets through assembly machine. Trained and
developed Cognex Vision Systems.
 Produced annual cost savings of $200K by implementing an automatic extraction/stacking device that reduced
FTE by 2.5 individuals and increased efficiency.
 Reduced nearly 3000 hours of rework/per year, through installation of more accurate cameras that were able to
detect missing parts, resulting in $60K cost savings and increased quality.
 Created a more accurate method to automatically measure gas leaks which reduced downtime and delays of as
many as 6000 units, saving up to $3M in delayed shipments.
 Customized conveyor control logic to index pallets to reduce assembly cost by 2 FTE, resulting in $80K cost
savings.
WAND TOOL, INC. – Wheeling, Illinois 2000-2003
Die set design and manufacture, electric printed circuit board singulation with 350 employees.
Sr. Software Controls Engineer
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Designed and patented new automation equipment and servo driven router to separate printed circuit boards.
Directed Mechanical Engineers to draw parts required for singulation machine project. Oversaw an operating
budget of $50K. Developed electrical control system, PC to PLC communications, Vision, 3 axes Intelligent
Actuator Cartesian robot motion program, HMI Touch Screen interface.
 Created and fabricated a custom, user friendly, singulation machine in order to streamline manufacturing
operations.
 Developed programs in Visual Basic to convert AutoCAD DXF data to machine control data.
 Designed a complex Visual Basic program to control automation machine and custom interactive database.
ADDITIONAL POSITIONS
HI-GRADE AUTOMATION SYSTEMS • 1998-2000 • Manager Electrical Controls: Coordinated design of
electrical control system, wrote control software using PLC logic. Oversaw $500K budget. Integrated 6 axis FANUC
robot with hydraulic drilling/tapping machine. Developed electrical standards/practices, vendor certification, Created
and implemented customer machine OSHA safety and training.
MIDWEST AUTOMATION SYSTEMS • 1995-1997 • Electrical Project Engineer: Provided designs for Allen
Bradley 3 axis servo motor systems using GML motion control programming to replace mechanical cam driven
machine. Developed PLC logic for high speed assembly automation equipment 40-60 parts per minute. Directed
machine builders on creation of custom steel brackets for mounting sensors. Coordinated with TUV inspection
personnel to ensure machines were CE compliant for European markets and CSA. Coordinated purchasing, mechanical
engineering, metal fabrication, assembly, shop personnel, stock room, shipping, receiving and documentation
departments.
CAREER NOTE: Additional experience includes roles as Sr. Automatic Test Engineering, for various corporations, Senior
Engineer, Defense Systems Division, for Northrop Corporation, Project Manager Automotive Test Systems, for
GenRad.
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
Professional Development:
Certified TUV Rheinland Functional Safety of Machinery, Tridium Certified, HP Automation Test System Certification,
ARC Flash Safety, Lockout/Tagout, Electrical Safety, FANUC and Staubli Robotics Certified, Genrad and HP Test
Systems.
Technical Proficiencies:
MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Windows NT, 2000, 98, XP, Visual Basic 6.0, Visual C, C++, Fortran, 6809
Assembler, GE Proficy, Automation Direct PLC, Allen Bradley GML Motion Control, Cognex Vision, AutoCAD,
AutoCAD DXF, Staubli and FANUC Robotics, LABVIEW, CSA, UL, TUV, CE, Tridium AX, IP Addressing, JAVA
script, MS office, CAD/CAM software, FDA compliance, CAPA champion, LEAN, SMED, Design of Experiment.
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Electronic test software for F15 parametric testing, GenRad high-density VME surface mount in-circuit testing,
Emerson, ABB, Siemens, Yaskawa variable speed drives integration, Electrical control panel design, specification, and
creating (bill of materials), Commercial HVAC controls design and supervision of installation, PC to PLC custom
protocols, in-circuit electronic testing, functional electronic testing, ISO9000, developing classroom training and work
instructions.
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