Erick Alcantar

Austin, TX

• Lead the sustaining controls team of the Vulcan program (gantry-based home 3D printers).
• Defined the software release strategies for the Vulcan printers' controls software.
• Reduce downtime and increase reliability by optimizing the code base (Structured Text, OOP paradigm on Beckhoff).
• Design control-system improvements, integrating new hardware and improving the electrical systems.
• Perform FAT, controls quality, and reliability checks; hand-over to Print Operations; remote and on-site support.

Texas Gigafactory

• Part of the Cell Manufacturing group (Electrode Slitting shop): uptime, quality, and safety improvement.
• Development on Beckhoff TwinCAT / TwinSAFE using Structured Text and Function Block Diagram.
• Participated in FAT activities from planning through execution at the vendor's site overseas.
• Coordinated with sustaining, process engineering, and production teams for improvements and troubleshooting.

U.S.

• Technical assistance and after-sales service for Sidel's aseptic equipment at customer sites (up to 90% travel within the U.S.).
• Performed SATs and equipment performance assessment: PLCs, VFDs, servodrives, vision cameras, and HMI (B&R, Siemens, Danfoss).
• Structured Text debugging and documentation for continuous improvement of the equipment.

Guadalajara, MX

• Designed, developed, and supported automation projects for customers in Mexico, supporting other Latin American countries remotely.
• Product specialist for Invertek VFDs and CycloSmart (condition and vibration monitoring for gearboxes).
• Designed the company's first didactic laboratory for automation products.
• Built software templates (Modbus RTU, CANopen, Profinet, EtherNet/IP) for Siemens, B&R, and Mitsubishi controllers.
• Developed an IIoT product prototype using CycloSmart and a Beckhoff IPC.

Zapopan, MX

• Directed strategic planning and execution of projects, technical services, and the internal training academy.
• Led and mentored the application-engineering team; drove end-to-end project management.
• Implemented the department's first version-control platform (Git) and a standardized workflow.

Zapopan, MX

• Developed PLC, motion control, and HMI software for automation and retrofit projects (automotive, textile, packaging, paper, plastics, pharmaceutical).
• Delivered 12+ on-site projects; team leader of the Application Engineering department.
• Certified instructor for the Nojoxten Academy (B&R workshops across Latin America).
• Requirements documentation based on IEEE 830 and a standardized programming approach.

Zapopan, MX

• Supported engineers on B&R projects; installed and wired hardware in control cabinets.
• Ongoing training in B&R advanced control, motion control, and HMI, and in Santerno VFDs (Sao Paulo, Brazil).