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Peter F. Burke
Phone: 617.480.8756 36 Prichard Ave.
Email: peterfburke@gmail.com Somerville, MA  02144

OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a challenging position in the field of Mechanical Engineering and gain knowledge of management and organizational methods.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
Tatnuck Systems, Inc., Natick, MA 2001 to Present
Systems Engineer, responsible for SCADA system development using the Wonderware InTouch and Intellution Fix32/iFix software products. Created system specifications and test procedures.
Validation Engineer, responsible for writing and performing validation studies for Abbott Laboratories in Worcester, MA. 
§ Responsible for the development and implementation of Installation Qualifications (IQ), Operation Qualifications (OQ), Performance Qualifications (PQ) and Process Validations (PV).
§ Responsible for the development and ongoing support of a validation plan for a Clean Steam System.
§ Identified which plant items are most difficult to sterilize in an autoclave and determined their cold spots. Using a combination of thermocouples and biological indicators, determined whether a half-cycle through the autoclave is sufficient to sterilize these items.
§ Determined whether a buffer preparation process can generate products of suitable quality for an arthritis drug (Adalimumab) by testing the bioburden and endotoxin levels.
§ Designed and performed a test to determine the reliability of a process to ship cryogenically frozen cell-banks using a dewar filled with liquid nitrogen.  
§ Worked closely with different departments to identify which equipment required validation and created protocols to test the functionality of the equipment, including filters, agitators, pumps, and autoclaves
Raytheon Engineers & Constructors, Inc., Cambridge, MA 1998 to 2000
Automated Systems Specialist, assigned to the consulting and systems integration product line.  
§ Created vessel specifications, P&ID and PFD diagrams using AutoCAD 14.
§ Managed and performed shop floor Y2K program and ISO9001 work for three Polaroid facilities. Identified at-risk systems, developed and performed tests to determine system compliance and created network diagrams.
§ Installed and configured manufacturing equipment PCs for Polaroid facilities. Installed operating systems and WonderWare InTouch. Upgraded custom software programs and linked PCs to Allen Bradley Data Highway networks.
§ Performed shop floor Y2K program work for Ortho-Biotech facilities in San German, Puerto Rico. Communicated with vendors to obtain compliance information and performed tests to determine system compliance.
EDUCATION:
B. S., Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1998
FE Professional Certification, MA #8424, 1982
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Automation Hardware:  Allen-Bradley PLC-5, SLC-5
Software Packages:  MATLAB LabView, AutoCAD, Wonderware InTouch, Intellution FIX, Mathematica, MS Project, Notes, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Access, SQLServer, Oracle
Programming Languages:  Pascal, C, MATLAB
Computer Systems:  Windows Based Operating Systems
Networks/Communications:  Ethernet, TCP/IP, Internet Technologies, A-B Data Highway +, DH-485

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