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Matthew Tomlinson - Clearline Electrical

Founder, Clearline Electrical Solutions LLC. • Master Electrician (Class A, MN) • Controls, Automation, IT

📍 Minnesota, USA ✉️ [email protected] in/matthew-tomlinson-7a7062135/

Summary

Licensed Master Electrician with hands-on field experience and a focus on industrial automation and controls. I design, build, and commission reliable electrical systems and SCADA/PLC solutions. Comfortable from service panels and VFDs to distributed control systems and SCADAs for development & production environments.

Experience

Founder — Clearline Electrical Solutions LLC.

2025 — Present • Minnesota
  • Provide electrical contracting and controls/automation consulting for industrial, commercial, municipal, and residential clients.
  • Design and deploy PLC/HMI/SCADA solutions; write standards, develop and deploy infrastructure, and thoroughly test.
  • Build lab infrastructure for development VMs, file servers, and VPNs for remote access.
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Automation and Controls Engineer — Water Filtration OEM

2021 — Present • Minnesota
  • Lead installations, troubleshooting, and commissioning for municipal/industrial projects.
  • Collaborate with engineers on controls architecture, wiring standards, and safety compliance.
  • Mentor apprentices; implement testing and QA checklists to reduce call-backs.
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Education & Licensure

  • Class A Master Electrician — State of Minnesota
  • B.S. Electrical Engineering — Minnesota State — 2021
  • Ignition Gold Certification — Inductive Automation
  • Engineer in Training — MN Board of AELSLAGID
  • MSHA 5000-23, First Aid/CPR

Skills

PLC&HMI SCADA&DCS Networking Motor Control Scripting NEC NFPA 70

Platforms

  • Allen‑Bradley: ControlLogix, CompactLogix, SLC 500, PanelView, VersaView)
  • Inductive Automation: Ignition SCADA
  • Ubiquiti: UniFi
  • Windows: Server, MSSQL
  • Languages: Python, VBA, C, HTML
  • Virtualization: VirtualBox, VMWare, HyperV
  • Autodesk: Fusion360, Inventor

Projects

  • SCADA modernization for water treatment process
  • Built Proxmox lab with Windows 11 NAS VM + VPN for remote access to dev environments.
  • Commissioned multi‑pump VFD system with soft handoff and energy savings.

Contact

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