Phil Birkelbach
Project Engineer at W-Industries
Houston, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPhil Birkelbach is a seasoned Project Engineer with 19 years in control systems and the oil & energy sector, based in Houston, Texas. He specializes in panel design to UL508A/UL698A standards, PLC programming, HMI development, and networked control system integration, and leads projects from design through installation, commissioning, and start-up. His career includes long-tenured work at W-Industries and prior application engineering experience at Stewart & Stevenson, grounded in a BS in Engineering from Texas A&M. Comfortable on the shop floor—having worked as a machinist early in his career—he brings practical fabrication insight to complex electrical and control solutions. Known for blending hands-on technical execution with project management, he delivers auditable, standards-compliant systems for demanding industrial environments.
19 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Engineering at Texas A&M University
Github Skills (15)
exchange10
data-acquisition10
gateway10
system-information10
java9
python9
yang9
aviation9
communication-protocol8
opc8
specification8
gis5
rover4
data-management3
package-management2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
OpenDAX/OpenDAX
May 2007 - Sep 2022
Open Source Data Acquisition and Control Software
Contributions:471 commits, 31 PRs, 74 pushes in 15 years 7 months
data-sourcedata-acquisitionpythonacquisition
makerplane/FIX-Gateway
Sep 2014 - Sep 2021
Flight Information eXchange Gateway
Contributions:307 commits, 86 PRs, 71 pushes in 7 years 1 month
flightexchangegatewayinformation-exchangegateways
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