PETER AKINMOYEJ E
Waterford
Summary
A versatile and Innovative enthusiast with proven success in mechatronics, automation, controls for automated projects to design hands-on innovative solutions with solid background in electrical, mechatronics, instrumentation and PLC control. Out-of-the-box thinker and problem solver dedicated to improving performance. Works well as an individual or within a team and consistently deliver to deadlines.
Overview
2
2
Languages
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Automation Engineer (Temp. Contract)
Biogen Pharmaceuticals (Cognizant Technology)
Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland
06.2026 - 09.2026
- Co-ordinated with cross-functional teams and vendors to develop and commission automation strategies, aligning OEM and equipment vendors with project timelines and supervising GAMP aspects of the project concerning SAT, validation, and qualification in accordance with Functional Design Specification(FDS), Hardware Design Specification(HDS), Software Design Specification(SDS), and User Requirement Specification(URS) and functionalities for WFI system, utilities, formulation system, part washer, autoclave, flex filling line, AHU system, BMS, and EMS system.
- Managed expansion of active directories and repository infrastructures for GMP servers, networks, switches, routers, DNS, VM, PI Historian, Kepware, Simatic Logon, Thin Manager, Ifix, Octoplant, firmware, Firewall, SCADA system, and Siemens PLC applications.
- Documented, developed, and reviewed URS, SOP, SAT protocols, FDS, SDS, and HDS to align with GAMP standards.
- Managed and oversee the project execution by the OEM and equipment vendors during the SAT to align with the URS and GAMP standards.
- Secured software license, create backups access level/authorization to PLC/SCADA systems accoding to user roles for reliable data capturing, audit trails and formal change control, impact assessment, testing, and documentation updates.
- Working in line with site OT/ IT cybersecurity policies, Network segregation between OT vs IT where possible and avoiding unauthorised changes to control systems in alignment with GMP standards.
Senior Automation Engineer
Tekpak (Temp. Contract)
Wexford, Ireland
11.2025 - 06.2026
- Developed three stand-alone case packaging machines for food & beverage line, integrating 32 AB Kinetix 5500 servo drives, 12 PowerFlex 525 VFDs, Cognex vision camera, 3 AB Compact Logix 5380 PLCs (1000+ I/Os), 60 IO-Link splitter boxes, 8 IO-Link masters, and smart switches using Ethernet communication protocol for enhanced operational efficiency.
- Programmed and commissioned FANUC Robot M-710iD/50M for end-of-line palletising cell, developing multi-layer logics synchronised with automated pallet dispenser to support adaptability to various product sizes and stacking configurations.
- Engineered design and commissioned high-speed packaging machinery for pharmaceutical and food/beverage industries, utilising advanced PLC, HMI, SCADA, robotics, vision systems, and servo drives to enhance operational capabilities.
Automation/Control Engineer
Jabil Healthcare (Temp. Contract)
Waterford
10.2024 - 11.2025
- Oversaw installation and commissioning of Front Sub‑Assembly, Rear Sub‑Assembly, and Reflex medical device manufacturing lines through validation phases, managing mechanical, electrical, and control system interfaces.
- Installed nine position/inspection cameras, two laser coders, one pick‑and‑place Fanuc robot with iVision, eight spring separating machines, 13 vibration bowls, and three palletising/depalletising gantry stations, developed with rockwell systems.
- Achieved production ramp‑up of 3,000+ assembled parts/hour with 85% OEE and 98% quality.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary engineering teams from the OEM to integrate control solutions for complex manufacturing processes for the FSA and RSA Reflex line, making them more user-friendly.
- Prepared detailed technical reports, validation documentation, and SOPs for mechanical, electrical and control system operations to facilitate knowledge transfer and compliance.
- Participated in change control, reliable data capture, data integrity, User access/permision, IT/OT network segrigation and cybersecurity awareness
- Led the troubleshooting of faults diagnosis of mechanical components, electrical circuits, VSD and servo drives, sensors, PLC codes and safety matrix to minimising downtime and production losses during production Qualification, and Operational Qualification.
- Participated in risk assessments and hazard analyses, mitigating potential risks associated with electrical, mechanical and control system operations.
- Delivered expert advice on electrical safety standards, significantly minimising risk of accidents on site.
- Interpreted specifications, drawings, and regulations for electric power equipment to guide design work.
Automation Engineer
Tesla Giga Factory (Onward Technologies)
Berlin-Brandenburg
02.2024 - 05.2024
- Optimised and integrated a buffer material handling conveyor system into an existing automated line, reducing idle time by 80%.
- Analyze workflow processes to identify automation opportunities, streamlining operations and enhancing output.
- Executed detailed and logical troubleshooting of failures and root cause analysis through electrical schematics, PLC codes, field device and the working principles to eliminate intermittent machine breakdown.
- Executed 16 mobile HMI hardware/software upgrades (Siemens KTP700F to KTP900).
- Developed and implemented automation PLC codes to streamline operations, reducing manual intervention by 90%.
- Met with project managers and Engineers to discuss requirements for continuous improvements in reference to automation processes.
- Set up automation frameworks, tools and methodology to manage, troubleshoot and improve automation programs.
Automation and Commissioning Engineer
Inuru GmbH (Onward Technologies)
Berlin
06.2023 - 12.2023
- Semiconductor production line design and commissioning, developed base PLC code with Siemens Tia portal for the production line and Studio 5000 Designer, Factory Talk View for the HVAC system, dry and wet run were executed.
- Blueprint interpretation and machine assembly of components such as conveyors, servo motors, pneumatic cylinders, sensors, and robot installation.
- Debugging PLC program inconsistencies and fault-finding.
- Setting up communication and parameterization between the adware and the software.
- Point-to-point checks, ground leak test, I/O test for input, output, and HMI design functionality.
- Synchronised conveyors and optimised production line.
- Installation and commissioning of HVAC unit for the clean room.
- Programmed and commissioned collaborative robot (Dobot) with vacuum end‑of‑arm tool for substrate handling.
- Designed HMI visualisation, hardware/software parameterisation, screen graphics/templates, alarm handling, and recipe handling.
Automation Engineer
Tesla Giga Factory (Onward Technologies)
Berlin
10.2022 - 02.2023
- Siemens TIA Portal code optimisation, editing, debugging, and standardisation using high level programming language in structure text, Ladder logic and sequential function chart.
- Identifying possible failed state or errors and creation of corresponding alarms.
- Synchronised over 45 modular machines and stations, servo/stepper conveyors, sensors, electro‑pneumatic valves, Cognex cameras, RFID via PLC code, calibration, repositioning, and realignment to increase inverter production output from 120 units per shift to over 600 units .
- Performed equipment preventive and corrective maintenance
- Optimized Siemens Tia Portal software, enhancing production performance through code refinement, debugging, and standardization.
- Executed PLC program documentation, upgrades, and backups, ensuring system reliability and facilitating seamless operations.
- Designed and configured robust HMI interfaces, integrating custom face plates and resolving complex debugging challenges.
- Coordinated synchronization of conveyors and automation components, optimizing modular machine performance through precise calibration.
- Designed HMI interfaces with custom faceplates; resolved complex debugging challenges.
- Executed precise synchronization of automation components, optimizing Modular machine performance and minimizing operational errors.
- Executed advanced PLC communication protocols with IO-Link masters and switches, enhancing data exchange and system responsiveness.
- Led cross‑functional maintenance initiatives to improve machine reliability and production continuity.
Automation Engineer
Heineken Brewery
, West Africa
01.2015 - 07.2021
- Executed packaging and process automated project commissioning from planning to PLC program development.
- Led pre‑commissioning, FAT/SAT, IQ/OQ/PQ for brewing process plant.
- Designed and coordinated overhaul, preventive, and corrective maintenance of electrical assemblies and instruments for CIP, CO₂ generation, ammonia/glycol cooling, filtration, grain storage/processing, steam/condensate, acid/caustic preparation, fermentation, and storage tanks.
- Achieved a 30% reduction in equipment breakdowns by revamping a holistic approach to detailed breakdown analysis, which enhanced preventive and corrective maintenance through the application of TPM methodology.
- Prepared conceptual and detailed engineering design, involving the commissioning of a KRONES PET line and 40-bar air compressor plant.
- Eradicated water microbes by 98% by commissioning the CHRIWA water treatment plant with three multimedia filters, two carbon filters, and a UV sterilizer, with the latest design of electrical schematic diagram design, Siemens TIA portal program design, process control safety protection Synchronization logics, process P &ID design, and HMI configuration.
- Designed and coordinated the periodic, planed, preventive and corrective maintenance of the medium and low voltage transformer rooms, switch gears, and vacuum circuit breakers .
- Proposed and coordinated the commissioning of ATEX compliance electrical components on a high explosive atmosphere, grain storage, and processing plant.
- Reduced energy consumption by 25% by eliminating idle energy consumption, arresting leakages, conserving energy by recalibrating overrated designs, and commissioning VFD for electric motors to reduce power consumption at start-up.
- Project validation, developed several Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and training for technicians and operators for various operational processes and procedures on troubleshooting techniques and safety standards.
- Equipment Engineer for CIP plant, aeration plant, DAW plant, milling plant, brewing plant, yeast plant, CO2 plant, ammonia and glycol cooling plant, fresh and waste water plant, to ensure 100% availability of the plant readiness for production.
- Designed and commissioned a de‑watering plant extracting 70% water from KG‑filtered waste yeast, saving $5,000/month.
- Performed overhaul and maintenance on electrical assemblies, control panels, electric motor controls, VFDs (Siemens, Danfoss, ABB), relay logic, electro‑pneumatic controls, and PROFIBUS/Ethernet/Modbus/Profinet protocols.
- Siemens TIA Portal program debugging, editing, documentation, and routine program backup.
- Advanced commissioning and configuration of AB PowerFlex drives, Danfoss drives, Siemens G120 drives, Siemens servo drive S210, ABB drives, and any other industrial drives.
- Mechanical assembly, installation and maintenance of mechanical parts, shaft, bearings, seals, mechanical drives, couplings, lubrication with bench work and machine shop capabilities.
Automation Specialist
Consolidated Breweries (Heineken)
, Nigeria
10.2008 - 10.2015
- Oversaw the automated Process of 3 fast moving Filling and packaging lines of an avaerage of 40,000 filled product per hour on each line, consisting of a various automated machines like bottle fillers, bottles washers, bottle labelling machines, bottle vision inspection machines, laser coding machine, pasturisers, muti-layers coveyor systems, palletiser and de-palletiser machines.
Education
M.Sc. - Information technology and industrial controls
Kyiv International University
Keiv, Ukraine2021
Diploma of Higher Education - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
City and Guilds
Institute for Industrial Technology2008
B.Sc. - Physics with Electrical and Electronics
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Ogun StateShop floor Functional Competency Level 2 Certification -
Heineken Supply chain Academy
NB Accademy (Heineken)D. Eng. - Mechatronics
Institute for Industrial Technology
LagosSkills
Control & Logic: Control logic design, low & medium voltage electrical control & panel wiring, process & machine safety, PID control, continuous improvement, preventative & breakdown maintenance, Batch control, FAT/SAT/IQ/OQ/PQ protocols, instrumentation & calibration, analogue value processing, validation & verification, Lean management, GMP, GAMP, TPM, PLM,ERP, MES , SAP
PLC & SCADA:, Siemens S7-300/400, TIA Portal, Desigo PCS7, WinCC, PCS7, AVIVA (Wonderware), InTouch; Allen Bradley (Rockwell), DeltaV, FactoryTalk View, Plant pax; Ignition, OPC UA, ERP, MES server; PROFIBUS, Modbus, AS-I, Ethernet, DeviceNet, Profinet; IO-Link sensors & communication PI Historian, Kepware Routers, Switches Server system
Drives & Motion: VFD, Servo & Stepper motor drives & controls; conveyor control & commissioning; pumps, compressors & pneumatic control; motion control
Robotics & Vision: FANUC, ABB, collaborative robots; Cognex, Keyence vision systems; RFID, QR code data capturing
Design & Software: Electrical design (E‑Plan), 3D CAD; C, Python, ST, Ladder; Microsoft Office
Industry Applications: Bio-Pharmaceuticals, Medical advice, Product Filler line, Part Washer, Autoclave, `Bio-reactor Patlabeller & inspection machines; welding & laser marking; palletizer & de‑palletizer; Food & beverage, Manufacturing, semiconductor/HVAC/clean room systems Utilities
My PLC base program design ideology
- Understand project design & URS → Define system architecture → Develop functional description Specification(FDS) → Modularize program → Choose right PLC Software Design Specification(SDS) → Design control logic → Implement error handling & diagnostics → Develop HMI/SCADA integration → Simulation & testing → Documentation & version control → Deployment & maintenance.
Custom Section
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-ao
Personal Information
Driving Licence: EU Driving License
Safe Pass Certified
Manual Handling Certified
Languages
English
Advanced
C1
German
Elementary
A2
Timeline
Senior Automation Engineer (Temp. Contract)
Biogen Pharmaceuticals (Cognizant Technology)
06.2026 - 09.2026
Senior Automation Engineer
Tekpak (Temp. Contract)
11.2025 - 06.2026
Automation/Control Engineer
Jabil Healthcare (Temp. Contract)
10.2024 - 11.2025
Automation Engineer
Tesla Giga Factory (Onward Technologies)
02.2024 - 05.2024
Automation and Commissioning Engineer
Inuru GmbH (Onward Technologies)
06.2023 - 12.2023
Automation Engineer
Tesla Giga Factory (Onward Technologies)
10.2022 - 02.2023
Automation Engineer
Heineken Brewery
01.2015 - 07.2021
Automation Specialist
Consolidated Breweries (Heineken)
10.2008 - 10.2015
M.Sc. - Information technology and industrial controls
Kyiv International University
Diploma of Higher Education - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
City and Guilds
B.Sc. - Physics with Electrical and Electronics
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Shop floor Functional Competency Level 2 Certification -
Heineken Supply chain Academy
D. Eng. - Mechatronics
Institute for Industrial Technology