Jose Guerra
@joseguerra
Field commissioning lead blending PLC automation and customer-focused startup execution.
GuatemalaWhat I'm looking for
I’m an electronic engineer with 5+ years leading equipment commissioning, troubleshooting, and customer-facing technical operations for Fortune 100 manufacturers across the U.S., Latin America, and Antarctica.
On-site, I coordinate multidisciplinary contractor teams (typically 10 mechanical + 6 electrical) and act as the primary technical liaison between OEM and customer during equipment startup and handover—owning decisions, escalations, and scope-extension requests.
I’m hands-on with PLC programming in Siemens S7 / TIA Portal (v15, v17, v19), executing default diagnosis, alarm tracing, and on-the-fly logic adjustments by modifying ladder logic and function/code branches to refine machine functions during commissioning.
I also deliver preventive maintenance and overhauls to ensure OEM specifications are met before customer handover, and I’ve successfully completed 10+ installations and 5+ commissioning/power-up projects with full operational autonomy under aggressive timelines.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Lead commissioning and start-up of pasteurizers and bottle-washers. Site installation mechanical and electrical. Troubleshooting and programing with Step 7, and Tia Portal v15, V17, V19.
Field Engineer - Satellite Antenna
RSI Telecom
Apr 2021 - Sep 2022 (1 year 5 months)
Led mechanical assembly and electrical installation of 13-meter satellite antennas for international
telecommunications projects, including the U.S. McMurdo Station (Antarctica) and the CPI-Intelsat
teleport in Brewster, WA.
Assisted with the upgrade of an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) testbed, including Session Border Controller (SBC) equipment upgrades. Reviewed technical documentation and executed validation tests against operator specifications.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
Electronics Engineering, Electronics Engineering
2016 - 2021
Electronics Engineering degree with an honors-approved thesis titled “Computer Vision Algorithms for Pose Recognition of Agents Using Object-Oriented Programming and Multi-threading”.
Liceo Javier
Bachelor in Science and Letters, Science and Letters
2003 - 2015
Completed a Bachelor in Science and Letters program at Liceo Javier.
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