Summary
James Garner is a seasoned electrical and automation engineer with 11+ years at Wacker Chemie and a long career designing, commissioning, and managing plant controls, robotics, vision systems, HMIs, and PLCs. He combines hands-on programming and troubleshooting with project leadership—having led new-equipment safety verification teams and served as program manager to deliver automation projects on time and under budget. His background spans heavy industry and automotive manufacturing, including power-generation controls and safety procedure development, giving him a practical systems-thinking approach to reliability and regulatory compliance. Based in Adrian, Michigan, he is focused on continuing in automation in the near term while transitioning into management, bringing deep domain expertise and a track record of translating complex control requirements into safe, producible equipment.
11 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
BSEE, Electrical Engineering, BSEE, Electrical Engineering at Ohio Northern University