Antoine Doiron

HC30 Box  403                                                                                                                        

Wasilla, AK 99654                                                                                                                

antoine64@hotmail.com                                                                                                     

 


WORK EXPERIENCE:

 

NSTI Inc. Anchorage, AK

Telecom/Database Engineer, Feb 2002 - Present

Responsibilities: System design for Microwave communication links and misc communications projects. AutoCAD Drafting of towers, block diagrams and antenna layouts.  Designing and programming databases using MS Access 2000 consisting of: an invoice database, inventory database, modifications to existing time and materials database, and experimenting with MYSQL as a possible transactional server replacement.  Designing and programming Visual Basic applications consisting of: web applications interfacing with databases, serial port data acquisition and storage, and java applet automation.

Experience gained:

MYSQL                                 Microwave Link Design                                       AutoCAD 2000i

Access Programming            VB Web Applications                                           Microsoft Visio 

 

VECO, Anchorage, AK

Automation Engineer,  April 2001 – Feb 2002

Responsibilities: PLC and HMI programming for oil, gas and water control systems. Setup communications utilizing modbus and Ethernet TCP/IP protocols between 3rd party devices, plc’s and computers. Programming controllogix 5000 and SLC500 series PLCs along with Moore Quadlog DCS systems.  Travel to the job site for troubleshooting and repair and to finalize programs for initial startup. 

Experience gained:

Moore Quadlog                     ControlLogix 5000 PLC                                       Modbus protocol

 

Raytheon, San Diego, CA

Database Developer, March 2000 – April 2001

Responsibilities: Access and SQL database programming for the prIDE database used in the design of the LPD 17 amphibious assault ship.  Programming in VBA and SQL in Access along with programming in SQL Server 7. Generating queries, custom reports and stored procedures to aid the systems engineers. Redesigning the installation routine for distribution of the database application using Install Shield. Designing a new, web based front end, using JAVA.

Experience gained:

SQL Server 7                        Accesss Programming                          Install Shield                                       

JAVA

 

Boreal Controls Inc., Juneau, AK

Electrical Engineer, Programmer, September 1998 – March 2000

Responsibilities: Writing all software for customer applications.  Programming emphasis was on the use of object based code, external PLC interaction, and database manipulation.  Developing working applications with minimal guidance, often designing my own hardware I/O drivers and ActiveX controls.  Programming PLCs and MMI systems for water and wastewater plants.  Designing an automated lighting and security system for a commercial structure.    Programming a PC based autodialer system utilizing a Dialogic card and Visual Basic.  Designing a driver for the DMX theater lighting control protocol.

Experience gained:

Visual Basic 6                       Dialogic Equipment                             RemoteTelemetry                               

NETDDE                                COM/DCOM                                        Network Administration

PC I/O                                    Allen Bradley PLC                              Windows API library           

Wonderware                          RSView                                                 Control Panel Construction

ActiveX Controls                  DDE

 


 

S&B Inc., Bellevue, WA

Project Engineer, September, 1997-September 1998

Responsibilities: Designing water system telemetry and control systems. Organizing  control panel layout and calculating the load. Calibrating and setting up the flow meters, pressure transmitters, and communication modules. Programming PLCs and MMI systems. Using AutoCAD to generate schematics and block diagrams.  Programming data manipulation routines in Visual Basic to assist in migration of information from old SCADA systems.

Experience gained:

Siemens PLC                        Koyo PLC                                              Wonderware

WinCC                                  AutoCAD R14                                       Visual Basic 5

Windows NT 4                                                                      

 

 

 

Operating Systems:

Windows NT4/2000/xp          Windows 95/98                       Linux                       MacOS

DOS                                        Unix                       

 

Software:

Microsoft Office                     Painter 5.0                               PSPICE                   Matlab                   

AutoCAD 2000i                     Microsoft Access 2000          MySQL                  Visio

MathCAD                              SQLServer7                             Photoshop              Directsoft                               

Wonderware                            RSLinx                                   TISoft                     RSView                  

RsLogix500                             WinCC                                    RsLogix5000           FIX32

 

Programming Languages:

Visual Basic 6                         JAVA                                      ASP                         Fortran77

Assembly                                                Visual C++                              HTML                    C            

TransactSQL                           Relay Ladder Logic

                                                                                                                                                                               

Skills:

 

EDUCATION:

 

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska

B.S.   Electrical Engineering 1997

 

 Selected Course work:

·          Automatic control system analysis and design.

·          Neural network design for pattern recognition.

·          Microwave design including waveguides, antennas, reflectors, link budgets, and earth curvature calculations.

·          Fiber optics transmission theory.

·          Electromagnetic wave propagation including antennas, oscillators, modulation schemes, and transmission cables.

·          Digital design including digital circuits, microprocessors, state machines and digital signal processing.

 

School Projects:

·          Microwave data link between remote site and campus using high gain antennas, and a reflector

·          Automatic Vehicle Guidance system that follows a current conducting wire using an onboard 68HC11 microcontroller.

·          Neural Network Speech recognition program with a three-word vocabulary using Matlab.

 

CIVIC ACTIVITIES:

 

Ketchikan Volunteer Fire Dept., Volunteer at KRBD Public Radio, Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, Volunteer at Juneau Perseverance Theatre