Darren Brown
Professional engineer — industrial automation and controls
dbrown.gm@gmail.comMaryland, USALinkedIn
Experience
2022–Present
Staff Automation and Controls Engineer
Cellares
Working to automate the production of cell therapy medications through the use of cutting edge technology.
South San Francisco, California
2016–2022
Research and Development Engineer
Intralox
Intralox makes advanced material handling equipment that is largely targeted toward the e-commerce industry. I worked to make these machines operate faster, more reliably, and safer.
Baltimore, Maryland
2008–2016
Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
Chicago Bridge and Iron (CB&I)
I started out as a mechanical engineer designing flat bottom oil storage tanks but found instrumentation and controls much more interesting. I worked four major contracts in the liquefied natural gas market specifying instruments, designing the control systems, and living and working onsite to commission the plant.
Savannah, Georgia · British Columbia · Reading, Pennsylvania · Newcastle, Australia
2005–2008
Graduate Research
University of Delaware
I worked in the Department of Mechanical Engineering's Fuel Cell Research Laboratory to optimize performance of the University's first hydrogen powered PEM (proton exchange membrane) fuel cell bus.
Newark, Delaware
2003–2005
Undergraduate Research
University of Delaware
I worked with the agriculture department to study the feasibility of measuring chicken embryo temperature using ultrasound. I also helped invent a more reliable spinach harvester.
Newark, Delaware
Education
2005–2008
Master's Degree
University of Delaware
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
2001–2005
Bachelor's Degree
University of Delaware
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics
1997–2001
High School Diploma
Havre de Grace High School
Skills
| Beckhoff TwinCAT, including motion, and Beckhoff Hardware | |
| Siemens TIA Portal | |
| Programming | Matlab/Simulink, Python, LabVIEW, Basic, Fortran |
| Process Control, PID Loops | |
| Codesys | |
| Machine Learning | Convolutional Neural Networks, Multilayer Perceptron |
| Industrial Robotics | |
| Rockwell Automation | Studio, Designer, Logix |
| Networking | Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT, Profinet, DeviceNet, CAN, Modbus, IO-Link |
| Codes and Standards | NFPA 70/79, UL 508, IEC 61508/61511 |
| Invensys Foxboro, Triconex | |
| Standard Tools | Git, Office, VMWare |
Expertise
Control systems
Many years of experience with the design, purchasing, installation, programming, and commissioning of industrial control systems for both process control and high-speed/high-precision machine control.
Instrumentation
Very capable at specifying, validating, installing, configuring, and testing instrumentation for both the process industry (temperature, pressure, flow) and machinery industry (product detection/measuring, pneumatics, precise motion).
Safety
Well versed in process safety including IEC 61508 HAZOP/LOPA analysis, SIS design and commissioning, SRS creation, and SIF analysis and verification. Also a Certified Machine Safety Expert (CMSE).