BRANDON D THESENVITZ

4510 139th ST| Lubbock, TX 79424

(806) 777-2779 | dlthesenvitz@gmail.com

SUMMARY
Over 14 years of experience in maintenance, supervision, electronic maintenance, repairs, and
automation. Currently, the Process Control Systems Engineer for 35 production sites in North
America. Previously, a Regional Automation Engineer responsible for all automation and
changes for 3 different manufacturing sites. Managed divisional work center in the Navy with
parts requests, tracked and requested repairs, established and managed maintenance schedule.
Experience with PLCs; programming, troubleshooting, adjustments.

EDUCATION
BS Electrical Engineering Technology, Excelsior College, Albany, NY 2022
BS Global Business Management, Troy University, Troy, Alabama, 2018
AA Mechanical Engineering Technology, Bates Technical College, Tacoma, WA, 2008

WORK HISTORY
Aug 2022 – Present
Bayer Crop Science
North American Process Control Systems Engineer
Lubbock, TX
Responsibilities:
Leading IT/OT, Manufacturing IT Security (MITS), and process control infrastructure
initiatives for the Automation Engineering Team while aligning digital strategies within
the Digital Manufacturing organization in North America at 35 sites.
Maintain Assetcentre for PLC disaster recovery for all sites.
Main contact for process network IT security, working to correct issues and prevent
future vulnerabilities with new network blueprint.
Server monitoring of 230+ production servers
Creation of dashboards in PowerBI and Tableau, to broadcast necessary data to internal
stakeholders

Aug 2020 – Aug 2022

Bayer Crop Science
Regional Automation Engineer
Lubbock, TX
Accomplishments:
Complete rework of MES system to integrate better with Automation and a large increase in data
integrity. Creating far fewer errors and capturing more production data.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for all automation at 3 different cotton production sites in the Southern US.
Implement automation changes and propose new projects.
Maintain Life-Cycle Management Budget of $1.5 million to approve, track, and coordinate
equipment replacement yearly
Site support for automation issues.
Manufacturing IT Security Manager for all 3 sites, work with remediation partners to find and fix
production network vulnerabilities, harden systems, and promote IT security around sites.
Production Control Network administrator: maintain all IPs within certain range, add
components, maintain updates, and keep network secure.
Focus on continuous improvement for automation, improve interfacing between Manufacturing
Execution System and automation.
Improve and work within automation standards
Automation for Fluid Bed Dryers, Treaters, Color Sorters, Dryers, Packaging Machinery,
Robots, Allen Bradley PLCs, and other cotton production equipment.
Design, change, and improve the sites HMI system using FactoryTalk.

Sep 2018 – April 2020 Laid off due to COVID-19

US Silica
Electronics Technician
Lamesa, TX
Responsibilities:
Repair and fix issues related to the production and sale of sand products.
Greenfield site, assisting with start-up and acceptance.
Troubleshoot and repair electrical equipment including motors, VFDs, level control valves,
pneumatic valves, pumps, mineral separators, conveyors, speed switches, dryers, Fives and
Honeywell burner control systems, dust collectors, and fans
Calibration of instrumentation such as level transmitter, DP cells, flow transmitters, turbidity
sensors, and Mercoid level switches
Experience with Allen Bradley PLCs and Wonder HMI System.
Aveva - WonderWare Application Server 2017 Update 2 certified training.

April 2018 – August 2018 Boeing

Electronics Technician 87210 Auburn, WA
Accomplishments:
Shop Safety Focal, responsible for helping create a safe work environment and helping with
concerns.
Responsibilities:
Preventative maintenance on machines that include motorized gantries, CNC controls, robotics,
pneumatics, hydraulics, and electrical.
Experience with robotics, mainly the Kuka and ABB. Electrical troubleshooting.
Schematic and blueprint reading. Ordering of replacement parts.
Maintain and repair a variety of electrical equipment, including CNCs, Grinders, Lathes, Mills,
etc.
PLC editing and troubleshooting for Allen Bradley and Seimens controllers
Experience with CMMS including Maximo and JDE.

March 2018 – April 2018 Boeing

RMD Support Manager (Temp) Auburn, WA
Accomplishments:
Implementation of Boeing Production System standardized work for the kitting cell
Responsibilities:
Conduct daily production meetings with 17 union employees.
Coordinate 3 shop, paint mix, kitting, warehouse and chemical management services to meet
production schedule
Deliver high quality customer service to all of Boeing when it comes to airplane paint
requirements
Promote a culture that takes pride in working safely and reporting any safety issues.
Oversee the production of 70,000 bottles per month of MPK, MEK, and Isopropyl Alcohol.
Handle emergent and AOG orders by coordinating each shop from paint production, to
warehouse, to quality assurance, traffic, and shipping.
Developed ergonomic improvement for paint mixers that reduced injury and saved money.

Dec 2017 – March 2018 Boeing

Multi-Service Facilities Manager (Temp) Auburn, WA
Accomplishments:
Coordinated the move and setup of over 30 pieces of old and new equipment to a new Training
Facility on time with no issues. Implementation of KPIs and standardized work.
Responsibilities:
Organized the work activities, special projects, and maintenance of a 12-person team
Conducts daily production meetings and experience with Boeing Production System
Monitor the quality of the team’s performance in work order completion with metrics and
customer feedback.
Deliver high quality customer service with a commitment to first-time quality to keep production
machines running.
Promote a culture that takes pride in working safely and reporting any safety issues.
Development of new metrics to support continuous improvement
Ordered new parts, machines, and service calls for machinery.
Practiced and implemented 5S principals

July 2016 – Dec 2017 Boeing

Electronics Technician 87210 Auburn, WA
Accomplishments:
Shop Safety Focal, responsible for helping create a safe work environment and helping with
concerns.
Responsibilities:
Aiding in the testing and design of the Horizontal Build Line of the 777X Program, which
includes the motorized gantries, CNC controls, robotics, pneumatics, hydraulics, and electrical
Experience with robotics, mainly the Kuka operating system with the ability to write programs
and troubleshoot problems
Maintain and repair a variety of electrical equipment, including CNCs, Grinders, Lathes, Mills,
etc.

Sep 2014 – June 2016 Baxter BioScience

Senior Maintenance Technician Social Circle, GA
Accomplishments:
Lead a team of 3 other metrology technicians that accomplished 20,000 instrument verifications,
accuracy calculations, and documentation site wide.
Saved money and man hours by implementing a change in panel installation
Responsibilities:
Responsible for leading teams and performing daily maintenance along with troubleshooting and
emergency situations
Helped with SOP development and the start-up of the Baxter Covington Facility
Experience in GDP, cGMP's, and quality standards. Knowledge in the operation and
maintenance in tanks, Mixers, Agitators, Centrifuges, Filter Presses, Filtration Skids, and CIP
Skids
Aided in calibration / metrology of measuring equipment.
Assignment to the development of the Building Automation System from Honeywell, utilizing
HC900 Controllers. Aided in schematic reviews, acceptability tests for controllers and software,
and overseeing install of equipment.

Sep 2010 – Sep 2014 US Navy

Workcenter Supervisor Norfolk, VA
Accomplishments:
Maintained over 1200 pieces of damage control equipment all while accomplishing a 97%
maintenance completion and availability
Improved the readiness of each of these systems through circuit card repair saving the Navy
more than $100,000
Responsibilities:
Responsible for divisional Damage Control equipment including fire bottles, water tight and air
tight doors, fire stations, and emergency breathing devices
Coordinated and ordered all the parts and consumables for work center
Supervised over 1500 hours of corrective maintenance and the documentation for each work
package
Also maintained and troubleshot multiple different systems outside of charged duties
Skilled in PLC troubleshooting
Managed up to 14 personnel with daily operations and professional development, while in the
military.

Dec 2008 - Sep 2010 US Navy

Fire Controlman Student Virginia Beach, VA
Accomplishments:
Graduated as a Distinguished Military Graduate with a grade of a 98%
Responsibilities:
Student at FC “A” School and CIWS, 2M, and Fiber Optics “C” School. Learned the basics of
RADAR operation, AC/DC circuits, Motors, Schematics Reading, Hydraulics/Pneumatics, Fiber
Optics operations with troubleshooting, installations and creation of fiber optic cables, Miniature
and Micro circuit card repair with emphasis on diagnostics and soldering techniques

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
2019 Arch Flash Training (1wk) Irvin, TX
2017 Systematic Problem Solving (1 wk) Auburn, WA
2017 Allen Bradley Programming (2 wk) Everett, WA
2016 Kuka Robotics Basic Operations (1 wk) Everett, WA
2016 Siemens 840D Controller Training (1 wk) Everett, WA
2015 Honey HC900 Controller Training (1 wk) Duluth, GA
2014 Noria Industrial Lubrication Fundamentals Training (1 wk) Atlanta, GA
2011, Fiber Optic School (2 wks) Virginia Beach, VA
2010, 2m Miniature Electronic Repairs (12 wks) Norfolk, VA
2010, CIWS “C” School (24 wks) Virginia Beach, VA
2008, Basic Electricity and Electronics School (24 wks) Great Lakes, VA