Diego Degese

Co-Founder

IES Consulting Group, LLC•  November 2012 - Present

Client Tenaris Hickman: Led the development of the coating laboratory system. Improved the flying cutoff optimization process. Implemented pipe traceability system achieving 95% accuracy on internal pipe traceability process. Improved computer infrastructure security and administration through the installation of domain controllers, update service, and certification authority service. Developed and implemented a slitter control system keeping close to 100% accuracy on inventory control automatically. Developed and implemented a centralized database and replication from machine databases used for data mining and reporting. Developed and implemented a coating VDI system to have control of measurements performed on pipes after the coating process. Client US Steel / Big River Steel: Led the development of the web site to show quality, downtime, and production indicators. Client Nucor Republic Conduit: Led the development and porting of the trolley optimization process to a Siemens PLC, allowing the maintenance team to have better control of the process.

Software Engineer

Tesis IT & Automation•  January 2009 - November 2012

Improved the production rate by 30% on the pre-galvanizing process by implementing a system to optimize trolley movements. Developed and implemented a pipe counting system and a downtime system allowing the plant to have reliable information to generate industrial indicators. Developed and implemented an acquisition system to gather hydro tester and auto bucker curves reliably. Developed and implemented a WMS system to bring accurate information about pipes. Coordinate the installation of third-party systems in a steel pipe tubing line.

Software Engineer

C-Net SRL•  October 2000 - January 2009

Developed and implemented a coupling phosphating optimization algorithm to improve trolley movements according to the process. Developed and implemented an acquisition system to gather hydro tester and auto bucker curves reliably. Developed and implemented an acquisition system to gather hydro tester pressure curves reliably. Developed and implemented an Intermec 3440, 3600, 4100 printer server to serve client applications. Developed and implemented a data mining process to give managers steel pipe indicators information.

Software Engineer

Autosys SRL•  July 1998 - May 1999

Help with the implementation of an expert system used to control heat treatment and steel-making processes