Posted June 15, 2006

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Donna T. Thomason

Summary

Process Control Engineer with over 18 years of combined experience in the Paper Manufacturing business and consulting/construction engineering. Experienced in configuration of Emerson DeltaV controllers, Fisher Provox Regulatory and SR-90 controllers and Modicon PLC’s; construction supervision, inspection, check-out and startup; troubleshooting control loops and systems, loop sheet design, and coordination of construction drawing sets. Also familiar with Honeywell Plantscape, TDC 3000, Allen-Bradley PLC’s and various other control systems.

Experience

May 1991 - Present                             Georgia-Pacific Corp. – Port Hudson

Sr. Process Control Engineer                                                 Zachary, LA

Lead Process Control Engineer responsible for evaluation, selection and planning of DCS Upgrade Project. Responsible for the conversion of programs and logic for 7500 discrete signals and 1500 analog points from Fisher Provox Regulatory and SR-90 controllers and Modicon 984 controllers to a DeltaV system. Also responsible for system integration between the old and new systems due to the continuous nature of this conversion requiring communication between Fisher Provox, Modicon Quantum, Measurex Open and DeltaV. Other duties include coordinating with contract engineers, construction technicians, and mill production personnel. Other projects and accomplishments during my tenure with GP include Alkaline Conversion process control configuration and operator display layouts, programming for batch starch cooker and starch makedown, Refiner controls, tray solids retention control, bentonite batch makedown, ClO2 generator methanol conversion from R2 and SVP, upgrade of pulp washing and screening loops, and installation and configuration of Thick Stock Screening system including sequential startup program for the system. Responsible for the MD control loops on the Measurex Gauging system project including interface with Fisher Provox system.

November 1988 - April 1991                              Ford, Bacon, and Davis, Inc.

Instrument Engineer                                                                                  Monroe, LA

Design/Construction Instrument Engineer for the re-instrumentation of Recovery Boilers and Evaporator Trains; construction of a gas fired power boiler and instrumentation of a natural gas pipeline and compressor station with responsibilities of instrument selection, coordination of P&ID development, loop sheet design, supervision of field check-out and start-up, and supervision of drafters.

Education

Louisiana Tech University - March 1987

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Summary	Process Control Engineer with over 18 years of combined experience in the Paper Manufacturing business and consulting/construction engineering. Experienced in configuration of Emerson DeltaV controllers, Fisher Provox Regulatory and SR-90 controllers and Modicon PLC’s; construction supervision, inspection, check-out and startup; troubleshooting control loops and systems, loop sheet design, and coordination of construction drawing sets. Also familiar with Honeywell Plantscape, TDC 3000, Allen-Bradley PLC’s and various other control systems.
Experience	May 1991 - Present Georgia-Pacific Corp. – Port Hudson Sr. Process Control Engineer Zachary, LA Lead Process Control Engineer responsible for evaluation, selection and planning of DCS Upgrade Project. Responsible for the conversion of programs and logic for 7500 discrete signals and 1500 analog points from Fisher Provox Regulatory and SR-90 controllers and Modicon 984 controllers to a DeltaV system. Also responsible for system integration between the old and new systems due to the continuous nature of this conversion requiring communication between Fisher Provox, Modicon Quantum, Measurex Open and DeltaV. Other duties include coordinating with contract engineers, construction technicians, and mill production personnel. Other projects and accomplishments during my tenure with GP include Alkaline Conversion process control configuration and operator display layouts, programming for batch starch cooker and starch makedown, Refiner controls, tray solids retention control, bentonite batch makedown, ClO2 generator methanol conversion from R2 and SVP, upgrade of pulp washing and screening loops, and installation and configuration of Thick Stock Screening system including sequential startup program for the system. Responsible for the MD control loops on the Measurex Gauging system project including interface with Fisher Provox system.
	November 1988 - April 1991 Ford, Bacon, and Davis, Inc. Instrument Engineer Monroe, LA Design/Construction Instrument Engineer for the re-instrumentation of Recovery Boilers and Evaporator Trains; construction of a gas fired power boiler and instrumentation of a natural gas pipeline and compressor station with responsibilities of instrument selection, coordination of P&ID development, loop sheet design, supervision of field check-out and start-up, and supervision of drafters.
Education	Louisiana Tech University - March 1987 Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering