Steve Kovacik
Controls Engineer at Fives North American Combustion
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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Top SchoolSteve Kovacik is a seasoned Controls Engineer with nearly three decades of hands-on experience designing, programming, and commissioning industrial automation systems across heavy industries including paper, steel, mining, and material handling. He manages projects end-to-end—from cost estimates and proposals through procurement, on-site installation supervision, and final QC—while programming PLCs, HMIs, drives, and writing Windows and Linux applications and device drivers. Comfortable with Rockwell, Siemens, GE and Modicon platforms and languages (Ladder, FBD, SFC, ST, C/C#, VB/C++), he blends electrical engineering fundamentals with practical field commissioning know-how. Based in Cleveland, he pairs a BSEE and applied electronics training with a track record of delivering robust, maintainable control systems that prioritize customer value and uptime. An oft-overlooked strength is his long history of cross-industry problem solving, which has repeatedly translated into faster troubleshooting and more resilient designs on-site.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BSEE, Electrical Engineering, BSEE, Electrical Engineering at The University of AkronAssociate Degree, Applied Electronic Technology, Associate Degree, Applied Electronic Technology at ETI Technical CollegeGithub contributions (2)
redmnmguy/AdafruitServoDriver
Feb 2017 - Feb 2017
Contributions:2 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
redmnmguy/AdafruitUltimateGPS
Aug 2016 - Aug 2016
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 1 day
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