Carlos M.
automation systems programmer
Senior Deployment Specialist, working across the full building automation controls lifecycle: sequence programming, graphics development, network integration, and field commissioning. PLATFORMS & SYSTEMS Tridium Niagara N4 — station engineering, NEQL/BQL, and Px graphics development: Advanced station organization using tag dictionaries and hierarchy models for scalable navigation and relative graphics Custom floor plan graphics and operator dashboards Reusable Px faceplate libraries and automated proxy point tagging (siteRef/equipRef) Applied across multiple hardware lines: Honeywell: Spyder Classic, Spyder 5, and CIPHER Johnson Controls: FX platform and CCT-programmed controllers Distech: programmed via EC-gfxProgram Siemens — ABT Site, Desigo CC, and APOGEE Insight: DXR2 VAV controllers, PXC hardware, BACnet/SC hub configuration and certificate management. ENERGY OPTIMIZATION & CONTROL STRATEGIES High-performance sequences per ASHRAE Guideline 36 and the ASHRAE 50% Advanced Energy Design Guide: Trim & Respond setpoint resets — supply air temperature, duct static pressure, hydronic differential pressure Demand-controlled ventilation (CO₂-based) and outdoor air optimization Economizer control and integrated free cooling Energy recovery and DOAS sequencing Occupancy-based zone modes: scheduling, unoccupied setback, optimal start Elimination of simultaneous heating/cooling through coordinated perimeter and central control VFD-driven fan and pump control matched to load California code compliance: Title 24 (Part 6) and CALGreen — economizer FDD, demand response, DCV, and ventilation verification. COMMISSIONING & DIAGNOSTICS Point-to-point checkout with structured commissioning workbooks (AHU and VAV), K-factor calibration, and airflow diagnostics. Network-layer troubleshooting: BACnet/IP and BACnet/SC, Wireshark packet analysis, Layer 2 diagnostics.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $5k
Billed in all: $40,735$41k
$1.2k in the last 6 months
Across 10 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 11% in Application Release Automation
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