Engineer Electrical

Robert Tucker, PE

Katy, TX • 918-***-**** • *********@*****.***

Engineer Profile

Skilled and experienced instrumentation and electrical engineer with 30+ years of experience, a United States Patent, and more than 40 projects completed. Utilize strong technical, communication, and interpersonal skills to support engineering, production, and field operations. Demonstrate expertise with industry standard software and control systems for sizing instruments.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Electrical & Instrumentation

Project Management

Front End Engineering & Design

PLC & Electrical Control Design

Instrument Loop Design

P&ID Preparation

FAT & SAT Testing

Plant Electrical Design

Systems Analysis

Team Leadership

Commissioning/De-Commissioning

Control & Shutdown Valve Operation

Quality Control & Process Changes

Regulatory & Standards Compliance

Purchasing & Vendor Management

Problem solver who combines engineering principles, technical skill, and analytical expertise to complete projects within oil production, gas processing, compressor stations, refinery, and cryogenic gas processing facilities. Able to:

Demonstrate expertise in understanding, applying, and complying with API, NEC, CSA, and ANSI standards

Gather requirements, perform analyses, and draw conclusions relating to automation and instrumentation systems

Design, install, calibrate, and verify suitability of instrumentation loops, automation systems, PLCs, and field controls

Create and review P&ID, cause and effect diagrams, instrument lists, and flow charts

Supervise, prioritize, and evaluate efforts of junior engineers to ensure quality, reliability, and functionality of systems

Create, review, and revise engineering specifications and technical documentation to ensure knowledge transfer

Identify and implement process improvements or technology upgrades to improve performance, speed, and quality

Design and commission electrical facilities including power distribution, MCC’s, plot plans, conduit & wire schedules and control & wiring schematics

Develop best practices, methodologies, and tools for future implementation and production improvements

Licensure

Professional Engineer - Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana

Work Experience

United Dynamic Services, Houston, TX Senior I&E Engineer Jul 2018-Jan 2019

Design of gas compressor station instrumentation for OXY

Design of crude oil LACT unit

Reynolds IDC-Channelview, TX Senior I&E Engineer Feb –June, 2018

Prepared all I&E design for a large portable research facility to experiment with Athabasca Tar Sands.

Cornerstone Energy – Odessa, TX Principal Electrical Engineer 2016-2017

Performed electrical design for several pipeline pump stations with SCADA systems

JGC America - Houston, TX Senior Instrumentation Engineer 2014-2016

Performed front-end engineering (FEED) and design services for LNG plant

Analyzed requirements and contributed to quotation for Lake Charles LNG plant

Iv-AGA LLC - Houston, TX Contract Senior Instrumentation Engineer 2013-2014

Prepared instrument specifications for Marathon Oil offshore compressor platform in Africa

Jacobs Engineering - Houston, TX Contract Senior Instrumentation Engineer 2012-2013

Prepared instrument specifications for Phillips 66, Valero, and Flint Hills Resources refinery projects

WorleyParsons - Houston, TX Automation & Instrumentation Engineer 2011-2012

Engineered and reviewed P&ID, flow meters, and analyzers for BP Thunderhorse project in Gulf of Mexico

Served as Project Management Contractor for KBR and reviewed P&ID

Verified P&ID against line list for Exxon Mobil Sakhalin project in Russia

Performed front-end engineering and design for RDP refinery in Ecuador

Inergy Midstream - Oswego, NY Contract Instrument & Electrical Engineer 2009-2010

Engineered instrumentation solutions for $65M gas storage facility completing below budget and ahead of schedule

Linde Process Plants - Tulsa, OK Contract Instrument & Electrical Engineer 2008-2009

Served as instrument engineer for multiple hydrogen and cryogenic gas plants

Achieved $500K in project savings through streamlined processes and innovative engineering solutions

Willbros Engineers - Tulsa, OK Contract Instrument & Electrical Engineer 2006-2008

Specified instrumentation, commission, and startup elements for major pipeline expansion projects

Achieved $1M in project savings for key project

Linde BOC Process Plants - Tulsa, OK Contract Instrument Engineer 2002-2006

Designed instrumentation solutions for 4-200 MMSCFD cryogenic gas processing plants

Created datasheets, P&IDs, and hookup charts to support field construction and startup operations

Reviewed cause and effect charts, requisitioning instruments, and modular equipment assembly in fabrication shop

Gulf Coast Investigators LLC - Youngsville, LA Forensic Investigator 1999-2003

Founded and led operations for investigative firm that investigated insurance claims and other legal matters for clients

Control Systems Inc. - Lafayette, LA & Tulsa, OK Manager 1997-2009

Owned and operated EPC firm; managed up to 15 staff to carry out operations and build client relationships

Agritech International LLC - Crowley, LA Plant Engineer 1994-1997

Led, evaluated, designed, and prioritized engineering operations for construction of a large rice bran processing plant

Additional experience as Instrument Engineer and Project Manager from 1975-1994.

Patents

United States Patent 5,516,923 - Extracting Oil from Oil Bearing Plant Parts 1996

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering - University of Arkansas

Technical Skills

Use of proprietary industrial software for sizing control valves, relief valves, flow elements, and other instrumentation

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