Francis Buck
Houston,Texas
Summary
Results-driven Instrumentation and Controls Engineer with extensive experience in project management and field service. Led successful project completions through effective team collaboration and adherence to budget constraints. Strong expertise in instrumentation design, compliance with engineering standards, and risk management assessments. Proven ability to enhance installation safety and efficiency during startup and commissioning activities.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Senior Instrumentation Designer
Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated
11.2021 - 07.2026
- Led design team of multiple designers and drafters across global regions for Air Separation Unit projects, enhancing instrumentation and process control systems.
- Review, evaluation and offer of recommendation for instrumentation and control equipment in accordance with local, state and federal codes, regulations, and industry applicable standards.
- Collaborated with discipline leaders to streamline coordination of responsibilities and interfaces, ensuring project alignment.
- Project discipline leader during weekly progress meetings.
- Provided modularization knowledge and design assistance to the Air Separation Product group
- Developed standardized DCS panel designs for both indoor and outdoor applications, promoting consistency and reliability.
Instrumentation Engineer
EnerSol Technologies
02.2020 - 11.2021
- Lead engineer overseeing the design and installation for instrumentation, electrical and control system for a research and development Synthesis gas production project.
- Reviewed and evaluated instrumentation, electrical, and control equipment, recommending solutions that complied with local, state, and federal codes and industry standards.
- Developed and implemented PLC and HMI programming based on specifications and P&IDs, ensuring alignment with project requirements.
- Authored operational procedures and trained personnel, enhancing competencies for Instrument Technician, Electrical Technician, and Facility Operator roles.
Senior Engineer
Globalogix, Inc.
05.2018 - 01.2020
- Lead engineer overseeing the engineering, design and installation for instrumentation, electrical and control system for upstream and mid-stream oil and gas projects.
- Reviewed and evaluated instrumentation, electrical and control equipment for compliance with local, state, and federal codes and regulations.
- Reviewed and evaluated instrumentation, electrical, and control equipment, providing recommendations aligned with local, state, and federal codes, regulations, and industry standards.
- Organized and managed the review of a failed Reverse Osmosis water production system for Cruise ships and fishing vessels. Led the modular redesign including the PLC/VFD controls.
- Root cause analysis performed on Well Pads after a fire struck the tank batteries. Evaluation and recommendations offered to the Client upon completion on two separate sites.
Instrument Engineer (Contract)
Collarini
04.2017 - 05.2018
- Lead engineer overseeing the design and installation for instrumentation, electrical and control system for a research and development Synthesis gas production project.
- Reviewed and evaluated instrumentation, electrical, and control equipment; recommended solutions that are compliant with local, state, and federal codes and industry standards.
- Reviewed and evaluated instrumentation, electrical, and control equipment; recommended solutions compliant with local, state, and federal codes and industry standards.
- Wrote an operation procedure and trained personnel for the positions of Instrument Technician, Electrical Technician and Facility Operators.
Automation Services Superintendent
Danos
08.2016 - 04.2017
- Consulted and supervised well pad mechanical, instrumentation, controls, electrical, and scada/telecoms installation during construction, coordinating interface meetings with engineering companies and field development personnel.
- Client consultant and supervisor for well pad startup, commissioning, scada/telecoms and handover process.
- Conducted instrumentation, electrical, and control equipment specification and installation audits, ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal codes and industry standards.
- Provided client with recommendation reports per well pad site based upon the audits performed.
Senior Consultant IV
Strategy Engineering & Consulting, LLC
04.2012 - 02.2016
- Led engineering, design and management for instrumentation, control and scada/telecom systems within the onshore shale gas and oil well site and gathering facility.
- Client's consultant for instrumentation, controls and scada/telecoms systems during interface meetings with third party engineering companies, vendors and field development personnel.
- Created instrumentation and electrical standardize design drawings and specification standards for future projects.
- Developed instrumentation, controls equipment specifications, P&ID preparation, Cause and Effect matrix and instrument index.
- Performed all client interfaces on instrumentation, controls and automation issues including instrument data sheets, control valve calculations, PLC system design, single and multi-ring fiber optic networks and scada/telecoms system designs.
- Enhanced collaboration among departments to streamline development processes.
- Evaluated technical specifications for all instrumentation, control, and scada/telecoms equipment issued for bid and construction, ensuring compliance with project requirements.
- Instrumentation technical authority during all HAZOP meetings.
- Instrumentation technical authority during all HAZOP meetings.
Education
Huffman High School
Birmingham , ALSkills
- Control system design
- Instrumentation specifications
- Instrumentation evaluation
- PLC programming
- DCS Systems: Bailey, Westinghouse WDPF, Wonderware
- PLC Systems: Allen Bradley, GE Fanuc, Siemens and Automation Direct
- MCC Systems: Allen Bradley and ABB
- CAD Systems: AutoCAD, Solidworks, Microstation, and SmartPlant 3D
- CAD Tools: AutoLISP, Smart Plant Instrumentation (SPI)
- Engineering documentation
- Quality assurance
- Compliance auditing
- Design development
- Project management
- Project coordination
- System integration
- Risk assessment
- Analytical skills
- Problem solving
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Training and mentoring
- Time management
- PC Software: Microsoft Office products, SAP, Documentum, Adobe and Blue Beam Revu
- DOT operator qualifications
Key Projects
EP Energy: Eagle Ford Shale Instrumentation specifications for upgrades and modifications to multiple well site/gathering facilities., Columbia Gulf Transmission: Instrumentation specifications and engineering design for multiple location pipeline transmission interconnection stations., Plains All American Pipeline: Instrumentation specifications, P&ID development, and engineering design for multiple location liquid unloading to pipeline transfer stations., BHP Billiton: Instrumentation specifications for the creation of a standardized well site configuration utilized in the Eagle Ford Shale area., Talisman Energy: Eagle Ford Shale Cooke/Cartwright Ranch, 99 CDP and Y-Bar CDP Upgrade Onshore shale gas well site and gathering facility (CDP), Instrumentation and Controls (green site) design., Statoil: Marcellus Shale Ball Well Pad CDP Onshore shale gas well site and gathering facility (CDP), instrumentation and controls (green site) design., Statoil: Eagle Ford Shale Lark East CDP Onshore shale gas well site and gathering facility (CDP), instrumentation and controls (green site) design., Statoil: Perigino A and B, Onshore and offshore acceptance commissioning for drill rig instrumentation and electrical systems., Shell: Bullwinkle Platform, GOM: Site startup and commissioning for PLC water lift pumps, coarse strainers, media filtration system, chemical injection system., Shell: Platform Ram-Powell-GOM: Site startup and commissioning for PLC controlled water lift pumps, coarse strainers, media filtration systems, chemical injection system., Devon Energy: POLVO: Site startup and commissioning for hydraulic controller diverter system., Chevron: Platform Genesis-GOM: Site startup and commissioning for PLC controlled water lift pumps, coarse strainers, media filtration system, chemical injection system., Pertobras: Platform P-36: Site startup and commissioning for PLC controlled water lift pumps, coarse strainers, media filtration system, chemical injection system, contractor towers, regen boiler, LP & HP knockout drums., PDVSA: Multiple Lake Maracaibo site startups and commissioning for PLC controlled water lift pumps, coarse strainers, media filtration systems and chemical injection systems., Alaska Pipeline Company: Crew leader for ultrasonic pipeline corrosion inspection team. Provided inspection service from Pump station no.1 thru Valdez port terminal., Dow Chemical: Oyster Creek Power Station 8: Provided instrumentation field wiring verification, DCS control system fiber optics communications installation and instrument loop checks for new build 450MW CoGen Power Plant., Case Marine: Reverse Osmosis water filtration Control System for cruise ships Queen Elizabeth, Fascinosa, Pacific Explorer, Atlantic and fishing vessels Artic Storm, Mariotti 174 and STS 1508., Air Products: Cleveland Cliff expansion project, addition of Air Separation Unit and fiber optic network., Air Products: Darrow Green Energy Facility, Multi train Air Separation Units with storage, truck loading and railcar loading.
Activities/Awards
EP Energy: Eagle Ford Shale Instrumentation specifications for upgrades and modifications to multiple well site/gathering facilities., Columbia Gulf Transmission: Instrumentation specifications and engineering design for multiple location pipeline transmission interconnection stations., Plains All American Pipeline: Instrumentation specifications, P&ID development, and engineering design for multiple location liquid unloading to pipeline transfer stations., BHP Billiton: Instrumentation specifications for the creation of a standardized well site configuration utilized in the Eagle Ford Shale area., Talisman Energy: Eagle Ford Shale Cooke/Cartwright Ranch, 99 CDP and Y-Bar CDP Upgrade Onshore shale gas well site and gathering facility (CDP), Instrumentation and Controls (green site) design., Statoil: Marcellus Shale Ball Well Pad CDP Onshore shale gas well site and gathering facility (CDP), instrumentation and controls (green site) design., Statoil: Eagle Ford Shale Lark East CDP Onshore shale gas well site and gathering facility (CDP), instrumentation and controls (green site) design., Statoil: Perigino A and B, Onshore and offshore acceptance commissioning for drill rig instrumentation and electrical systems., Shell: Bullwinkle Platform, GOM: Site startup and commissioning for PLC water lift pumps, coarse strainers, media filtration system, chemical injection system., Shell: Platform Ram-Powell-GOM: Site startup and commissioning for PLC controlled water lift pumps, coarse strainers, media filtration systems, chemical injection system., Devon Energy: POLVO: Site startup and commissioning for hydraulic controller diverter system., Chevron: Platform Genesis-GOM: Site startup and commissioning for PLC controlled water lift pumps, coarse strainers, media filtration system, chemical injection system., Pertobras: Platform P-36: Site startup and commissioning for PLC controlled water lift pumps, coarse strainers, media filtration system, chemical injection system, contractor towers, regen boiler, LP & HP knockout drums., PDVSA: Multiple Lake Maracaibo site startups and commissioning for PLC controlled water lift pumps, coarse strainers, media filtration systems and chemical injection systems., Alaska Pipeline Company: Crew leader for ultrasonic pipeline corrosion inspection team. Provided inspection service from Pump station no.1 thru Valdez port terminal., Dow Chemical: Oyster Creek Power Station 8: Provided instrumentation field wiring verification, DCS control system fiber optics communications installation and instrument loop checks for new build 450MW CoGen Power Plant., Case Marine: Reverse Osmosis water filtration Control System for cruise ships Queen Elizabeth, Fascinosa, Pacific Explorer, Atlantic and fishing vessels Artic Storm, Mariotti 174 and STS 1508., Air Products: Cleveland Cliff expansion project, addition of Air Separation Unit and fiber optic network., Air Products: Darrow Green Energy Facility, Multi train Air Separation Units with storage, truck loading and railcar loading.
Timeline
Lead Senior Instrumentation Designer
Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated
11.2021 - 07.2026
Instrumentation Engineer
EnerSol Technologies
02.2020 - 11.2021
Senior Engineer
Globalogix, Inc.
05.2018 - 01.2020
Instrument Engineer (Contract)
Collarini
04.2017 - 05.2018
Automation Services Superintendent
Danos
08.2016 - 04.2017
Senior Consultant IV
Strategy Engineering & Consulting, LLC
04.2012 - 02.2016
Huffman High School