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David Menzel

I am an Automation Alley controls engineer with a background in IT and computer science prior to entering the industrial world.

I am a transplant to the Detroit area, originating from NJ near the Vernon Valley ski resorts. I started programming when I was 12 with a TI-99 copying basic games from magazines my dad brought home.

My interest in games and how they were made kept me in the technical field and programming. Eventually I landed in the automation field with a system integrator, where I worked for over 10 years, 7 of them managing both the Controls and IT departments.

I’ve worked with a variety of systems, from catalytic converter stuffing and sizing, to transfer systems and laser etchers. Weld toolbars, leak testers, CNC Machining handshaking, vision inspection, and general assembly of everything from brake calipers to headliners.

I have personally integrated many models of PLC's and robots, vision systems, data tracking and traceability systems, including the PC side OPC communication application and database. I've configured many fieldbus systems and networks.

So there you have it, I’m a geek through and through who will play with anything technical I can get my hands on.