Zack Lipira, P.E.

Develop, test and deploy machine vision systems for quality control, measurement, and track/trace applications.

• Provide customer support through the performance of on-site installation, as well as overseeing any necessary diagnoses, troubleshooting, service, and repair of complex equipment and systems • Consulting, quoting, contract development, and management of T&E and Fixed Price projects as lead engineer within Customer Service and Maintenance business unit • Lead project engineer on 15 projects with a total revenue greater than $500,000 • Field Advisory Council member for representing Field Support Engineers within company leadership • Consistently learning Rockwell Software, Allen-Bradley hardware, and Rockwell Automation products for support and solution delivery in a demanding and dynamic manufacturing industry • Ethernet network design, switch configuration, and network troubleshooting • Company liaison for projects involving Rockwell Automation machine learning products • PLC and HMI programming utilizing RSLogix 5/500/5000, Studio 5000, and FactoryTalk View software

• Researching a classical fluid dynamics problem of a fixed cylinder in steady two-dimensional channel flow and the resulting instability of the cylinder caused by lift forces in different flow conditions • Performing computational fluid dynamics simulations in OpenFOAM • Lab instructor for Instrumentation and Measurements course

• System start-up and production optimization for 2k injection molding of nylon and proprietary plastics • Troubleshoot and innovate PLC program deficiencies for Engel linear robots and Keyence vision systems • Diagnose and correct hardware failures with the use of electrical schematics, meters, and oscilloscopes • Customize Keba’s HMI, KeView, on Engel injection molding machines to monitor and troubleshoot I/O • Design network infrastructure to integrate machines, cameras, and temperature control units together • Train employees and consult with sales representatives on technologies and manufacturing processes • Increased the run efficiency of the quality control Keyence Vision Systems from 67% to 88% during tenure • Only engineer assigned to the shift which reported the most production for all of 2016

• Aided the Missouri Department of Conservation by creating a model of energy sources for migrating birds • Created a complete package of programs in R to numerically solve ordinary differential equations • Provided an easy to use and generic code design that included all of the functionality and versatility desired by the users • Lab instructor for MATLAB Programming Syntax and Algorithm Design course

• Researched the flight performance and aeroacoustics of a morphing rotor blade in SU2 and Ansys Fluent • Developed programs in Python to couple data from aeroacoustics and fluid-structure interaction simulators • Studied aeroacoustics formulations and utilized PSU’s WOPWOP aeroacoustics computational solver

• Worked in Supplier Development to implement quality assurance systems • Constructed experimental rigs and applied engineering principles to test the properties of materials • Established relationships with Suppliers and Altec employees throughout multiple plants

• Performed a variety of duties on light commercial sized construction projects • Developed necessary skills to work and communicate with different subcontractors • Aided with projects ranging from pouring footings to completing finishing touches, with an emphasis in framing