Thanks for allowing me a little time to introduce myself. My name is Mike Bevan, president of Bevan Engineering.

I founded Bevan Engineering in 2004 to create new and challenging opportunities I normally couldn't find in a regular day job. With unlimited creative freedom, I could focus on the things at which I excel while learning new technologies that wouldn't interfere with my regular responsibilities.

I got my start as a maintenance technician in a multi-crafted shop environment and after moving through the ranks (machine repairman, journeyman electrician, maintenance supervisor, manufacturing engineer, etc) settled into controls and software engineering. I began programming in C somewhere around 1995 and since then, have programmed mostly C++ and Visual Basic applications. Unable to attend college, I am self-taught and have developed my skills with a lot of hard work while blessed with a little natural talent.

I work for a small OEM north of Dayton with people who have been lifelong friends as a senior controls and software engineer. I develop a great deal of PLC code (Programmable Logic Controller) for  virtually every Allen-Bradley PLC product available (PLC, SLC, MicroLogix, CompactLogix). As a custom machine builder, we make everything from assembly machines to highly sophisticated test equipment. Additionally, I create the PanelView HMI displays for much of this equipment. In fact, I also  design the electrical controls on smaller jobs to help reduce our controls engineer's almost always overwhelming workload.

On top of PLC programming and HMI design, I develop all the application software these systems require. Almost all equipment built build relies on server systems in some form or another. For one-off machines, we may develop a PC based interface. For some production lines, we will use RSSQL (Factory Talk Transaction Manager). I design and implement all databases, tables, stored procedures, etc. Since most equipment requires some method of configuring these databases, I create the configuration software our end users will use for every project.