Duane Couch
Owner - Electrical Solutions Corp

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Rick Hurdle
Systems Integrator / Automation Specialist

Completion of 2 years toward an engineering degree combined with 12 years electrical experience, 4 years instrumentation experience, and 7 years programming experience gives Rick a unique perspective which combines theoretical and practical knowledge.

His initial exposure to the electrical/automation field came at the Colorado School of Mines in 1982. At that time he also began an electrical apprenticeship with the Independent Electrical Contractor's Association working on large-scale commercial and industrial projects in Denver such as Hauser Chemical, Cobe Labs, Summit Biotech, ACX Technologies, and the CU Medical Center.

He has continued to increase his knowledge of electrical systems and has made steady progress into positions requiring greater responsibility.

In 1998, he obtained his Master Electrician License from the state of Colorado and, at the same time, his Electrical Contractor's License from the state of California. As an Automation Specialist, he focused on instrumentation systems for the Oil and Gas Industry --- specification, installation, calibration, maintenance, repair and documentation.

By 2002, he had completed 8 weeks of PLC Programming classes at the Allen Bradley regional office in Cypress, followed by 4 additional weeks of training with Wonderware, covering HMI Development and Data Archiving. He became a Certified Application Developer for Wonderware, and he began to concentrate on the design, installation, and programming of PLC and HMI turnkey systems.

In 2007, he continued to expand his programming knowledge by learning HTML, CSS, Python, and SQL.

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