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EDUCATION QUALIFICATION: Dip. Engineering In Fabrication Technology, IST Class 67 %, 1989
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION: ASNT (ACCP) LEVEL - II in UT, RT, PT, MPI (141702) and VT
: CERTIFIED INTERNAL AUDITOR (ISO-9000-2000)
: AWS- CERTIFIED WELDING INSPECTOR (04071151)
CONVERSANT WITH COMPUTER: MS OFFICE - WORD, EXCEL, and AUTOCAD 2000
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SUMMARY: A competent professional with over 19 years of work experience (Six years in Gulf) in Quality Assurance and Control, Welding Inspection, Inspection & Expediting, and Inspection across Oil and Gas, Petro-Chemical, Refinery, Power, Pharmaceutical, Food, Fertilizer, Chemical, Paint industry. Proven abilities in conducting audits for the vendors in-place ¡¥approved¡¦ work scopes, inspection test plans and production schedules. Demonstrated skills in inspection activities. Ensuring compliance to quality standards and maintaining all related documents. Well versed with international codes and standards such as ASME, ASTM, ANSI, API, NACE, TEMA, BS, IS, etc for Design, Manufacturing, Inspection and Testing of various pressure vessels, process equipment, piping, pipeline, piping components and special parts. Experienced in preparing Inspection & Test Plan based on Criticality Rating, review and approval of vendor's QA/QC Documents. Adept in reviewing and approving WPS, PQR, WPQ, Weld & Test (NDT) plans, Quality assurance plans, Bar charts, Inspection & test plans, Method statements. Posse's excellent communication & interpersonal skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
PRESENT JOB:
BECHTEL: EPC CONTRACTOR
(28TH January 2007 to till Date)
DESIGNATION: Sr. QC ENGINEER - WELDING (Aramco SAP # 70006536)
Project: SAUDI ARABIA ARAMCO project of Gas processing plant construction at (Damam- Khursaniyah).
Working at Khursaniyah Gas Plant of Saudi ARAMCO project includes two gas-conditioning trains as well as ethane and natural gas liquids recovery units for processing up to 1 billion standard cubic feet (28.3 million cubic meters) per day of natural gas, and be able to produce 550 million standard cubic feet (15.6 million cubic meters) per day of sales gas, 240,000 barrels per day of ethane and natural gas liquids, and 1,800 metric tons per day of sulfur.
Quality control Inspection of shop fabrication activities of piping spool and structural, includes subcontractors welding related document review and approval, welding procedure & welder qualification, approval of welders JCC card, monitoring welders weekly performance, NDT witnessing & related documents review and approval, NDT personnel's CV approval, heat treatment chart review & approval, solving welding related problems, analyzing repair causes and efforts to controlling repair rates, analytical and graphical repair rate evaluation, weld map review & approval, NCR control, Line check, Reinstatement, hydro testing, test packages review, final dossier related document review and approval etc.
PREVIOUS JOBs:
INSPECTECH SERVICES (INDIA): INSPECTION COMPANY
(July 10TH 2006 to December 30TH 2006)
DESIGNATION: SENIOR INSPECTION ENGINEER
Involvement was in stage wise and final inspection of Pressure vessels and process equipments, Heat exchangers, Pipe fittings, Piping spools and other special parts. Inspection involved QC document approval, Raw material inspection, witnessing material testing, Welding inspection, NDT witness and acceptance of test results, Stage wise inspection as per various codes & standards, Final documentation, Coordination with client & manufacturer's inspection department.
TECHNIP ABU DHABI: EPC CONTRACTOR
(April 2ND 2005 to 30TH June 2006)
DESIGNATION: INSPECTION COORDINATOR/ SITE QC SUPERVISOR
As Inspection Coordinator preparing Inspection & Test Plan based on Criticality Rating. Review and approval of vendor's QA/QC Documents, Coordination with external Inspection agencies for Inspectors resume and selection of most appropriate ones. Coordination of inspection visits, preparation of assignment packages to inspectors.
Project: NEB- NORTH EAST BAB PHASE 1 DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
At site: worked at NEB- North East BAB Phase 1 Development Project of Abu Dhabi company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) related to Al Dabb'iya and Rumaitha fields development to handle a total of 110 MBOPD, being executed by TECHNIP (France & Germany) and NATIONAL PETROLEUM CONSTRUCTION COMPANY NPCC as joint consortium on EPC basis. Project involves new processing facilities to handle Oil, Gas and Water production from fields. Water and gas injection facilities to provide pressure support and enhanced oil recovery.
Involvement in QA/QC related activities of Central Processing Plant for Oil, Gas and Water injection, gathering, conveying, processing and handling, Interconnecting Cross-Country underground Pipeline and Piping within the Clusters, Oil Wells and Remote Wells. Site inspection and NDT review as per various codes &, standards (ASME B31.3, B 31.4, B31.8, API 1104 and 1107), clients' specification and Shell DEP. Also other activities like, fixing up guidelines and structure of final mechanical completion dossier, review and approval of Test package, Mechanical completion packages, final documentation dossier etc.
Project: GASCO-HABSAN OGD II CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT (STEP 2)
At site: QA/QC document review and approval, Qualification of subcontractors procedures and personnel's, test package review prior to testing, site inspection activities, coordination with various department of client, Site inspection witness and offering to clients appointed PMT, Witness of various QC testing, Review and acceptance of QC records, Test packages, Final documentation guideline working out, Vendor final documentation review and coordination with client's PMT for their review and comment of same, Preparation of weekly QA/QC activities report for Head office. Maintaining records of NCR log and Coordination with PMT at home office for various project related issues.
MULTITECH EQPTS. PVT. LTD.: Mfg. of Pressure Vessels & Process Eqpts. THANE- INDIA
(1ST SEP. 2004 to 30TH MAR. 2005)
DESIGNATION: QUALITY CONTROL ENGINEER
Involvement was in of all Quality Control Inspection activities of Pressure vessels and Process equipments fabrication on shop floor i.e. Material inspection, Welding, NDT, Stag wise inspection as per various codes and standards, Report writing and final documentation to client. Instructing a group of inspectors for various inspection activities and co-coordinating with Client, Material supplier, 3rd party inspection agencies, and NDT contractor for inspection stages.
DODSAL PTE LTD- DUBAI: EPCC & ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
(6TH JAN. 2002 TO 18TH AUG. 2004)
DESIGNATION: QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTOR
Project:
Worked at Bu-hasa facilities Development Project of M/s. Abu Dhabi Company for onshore oil operation (ADCO) executed by EPC contractor M/s. Snamprogetti Spa Italia. Project scope was re-routing of existing flow lines and construction of Gas gathering and compression station.
Welder & welding procedure qualification as per ASME SEC. IX, Pipeline welding procedure and Welder qualification as per API 1104. Qualification of Hot tapping procedure & welders as per API 1107, welders and procedure qualification as per AWS D 1.1 for structural steel fabrication etc. Shop Fabrication & site welding Inspection of Piping as per ANSI B 31.3 & API 1104 and SHELL DEP specification.
Project:
Worked at Al Shuweihat 1500 MW 'S1' station natural gas based combined Cycle Power plant (Largest plant of UAE) and 100 million Gallons per day Capacity Desalination plant of M/s. Shuweihat CMS International Power Company. EPC contractors Siemens -AG Power Generation Group (Germany) and Fisia Italimplanti are joint consortium.
* Study of project tender documents prior to preparation of QA/QC procedures to cover all project specific requirements. Preparation and Qualification of Welding Procedure Specification, Method Statements, Quality control plans and Inspection and test plans. Welder qualification activities. Development of formats required for various QA/QC procedures. Co-ordination with client with QA/QC related activities.
* Co-ordination with subcontractors for approving QA/QC procedures and documents submitted by them related to their area of activities and services for the project and also getting it approved from client.
* Maintaining QA/QC departmental documents as per system prescribed in Corporate Quality Management System Manual. Assigning day-to-day work to team of inspectors and other data entry personnel. Coordination with NDE coordinator for daily radiography priority.
* Attending daily meeting with other departments and weekly meetings with client for latest update on progress of project and necessary action to be taken for particular project related activities. Co-ordination with planning dept. for giving feedback required for preparation of weekly and monthly reports.
* Preparation of monthly report to give feedback to corporate head office regarding status of QA/QC activities. Coordination with corporate QA reprehensive and conveying department personnel regarding change in any departmental procedures stated in Corporate Quality Manual.
* Monitoring of test pack schedule and distribution of it among inspectors to complete QC documents prior to testing. Giving instructions to inspectors and data entry operators to make QC records as per client's requirement. Review of QC documents pertaining to various systems test packages prior to submission to client and monitoring close out of punch list items for timely completion of various system of plant. Control, monitoring and disposal of NCR from client, internal auditor from corporate head office and external auditor (ISO Certification Authority).
* Finalizing methodology for preparation of final documentation with client. Compiling Mechanical test packages and QC records for final documentation, review & approval of final documentation prior to submission to client for their approval.
Project:
Worked at Jebel Ali site of 1050 MW 'K' station Phase – II natural gas based combined Cycle Power plant and 60 Million Gallons per day Capacity Desalination plant of M/s. DEWA (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority). Project Executed by EPC contractors Enelpower and Fisia Italimplanti as joint consortium and Fichtner as consulting Engineers.
* Stage wise Inspection of Heat Recovery Steam Generator Boiler (HRSG) & Auxiliary Boiler, Diverter, By-pass and Main stack, Rotating equipment installation, other plant piping for various systems of power plant as per field quality assurance plans.
* Inspection of welding related activities of equipment and piping (Up to 96" Dia. & 19 mm Thick), Inspection of plant and equipment piping, piping of Gas & Steam turbine. Co-ordination with client and consultants representative for inspection activities. Witnessing of Pigging & Chemical cleaning of piping & equipment, Hydro test, Flushing of lines, Cardboard blasting etc. as per Inspection and test plans and Method statements.
* Witnessing NDT, reviewing & approving of NDT test certificates test, Heat treatment charts and reports, review of radiography films. Preparation of test pack documents and Isometric wise weld summary of piping systems & Inspection Protocols for equipments. Painting, insulation and cladding inspection as per pipe class and various systems.
* Co-ordination with 3rd party for approval and clearance of each test pack, Line check & Preparation of Punch list, Punch list clearance activities, System wise preparation of erection completion packages (ECP) for final documentation, Reinstatement and mechanical/system completion inspection activities etc.
UHDE INDIA LIMITED: EPCC & ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY
(August 1997 to November 2001) (SUBSIDIARY OF THYSSAN KRUPP UHDE GmbH)
DESIGNATION: Engineer -Inspection/Expediting & Piping
AS ENGINEER INSPECTION / EXPEDITING:
* Inspection & expediting of Pressure vessels, Heat Exchangers, various Process Equipments, Components of process equipment, Rotary equipments, Pipes & Piping components, Special parts, Vendors shop approval. Etc.
* Conversant with international codes and standards such as ASME, ASTM, ANSI, API, NACE, TEMA, BS, IS, etc. For Design, Manufacturing, Inspection and Testing of various process equipment, piping, piping components and special parts.
* Qualification and approval of welding procedures and welders. Review and Approval of WPS, PQR, WPQ, Weld & Test (NDT) plans, Quality assurance plans, Bar charts, Inspection & test plans, Method statements. Witnessing testing of raw materials, welder and welding procedure qualification test coupons, Mock-up test coupons and test pieces of weld consumables etc. at material testing laboratories.
* Inspection and testing of Process equipments and Piping components like plates, pipes and pipe fittings, flanges, tubes, forgings for tube sheets & girth flanges, machining components, fasteners, column packing, demister pads, Filtering elements, Filtering cartridges, Gaskets, Structural steel sections, Strainers, Steam traps, Level & Flow indicator, Line blanks, Ducting, Hoses, Valves, Expansion bellows etc.
* Inspections and expediting of Pressure vessels, Heat exchangers, Reactors, Columns, Tanks, Agitators, Filters, Mixtures etc. made out of CS, SS, LAS, LTCS, SS CLAD, Monel, Monel clad steel & Ni at works of prominent manufactures such as M/S. LARSEN & TOURBO, GODREJ, ALFA LAVAL, THERMAX under specification of EIL, UOP, ABB LUMMUS, LINDE etc.
* Approval of NDT procedures, Inspection & test plan, Method statements. Witnessing of NDT examinations, interpretation and approval of radiography films and results of other NDT examinations.
* Inspection of Rubber lined equipment/ piping & Valves, FRP equipments/ piping and valves, GRP piping, PTFE coated equipment/ Components, Hallar coating, Aluminizing, and Galvanizing etc.
* Witnessing of post weld heat treatment, Review and approval of Heat treatment charts of equipments & components, Final visual and dimensional checkup of equipment, Running trial of rotating equipment, review of final documentation, heat chart, approval of Radiography and other chart/summery, weld size inspection, Testing of equipments, Final stamping of equipment after necessary drying of equipment, Painting, Pickling and passivation of equipment etc.
* Expediting of Pressure vessels, Process equipments, Rotary equipments (Pumps, Compressors & Fans), Valves, Pipe and Piping components, Special parts at various vendors place within Mumbai and Poona i.e Kirloskar Brs., KSB Pumps, Kishor pumps, ABB, Thermax, Spirex Marshal Gr. Etc.
* Equipments inspected for client i.e. RCF, Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals, Supreme Petrochemical Limited, Gujarat Alkali and Chemical Limited, Gujarat Narmada Fertilizer Corporation, Gujarat Fertilizer & Chemical Limited, Indian Petrochemical Limited, Nirma Ltd, Punjab Alkali and Chemical Ltd, Agreavo Industries etc. for various projects.
AS PIPING ENGINEER:
* Worked in piping specification department of M/s. UHDE INDIA LTD for two & half year.
* Preparation of technical enquiry specification for piping components, Valves and Special parts like Steam trap, Strainer etc. Vendors offer evaluation and preparation of vendor technical recommendation report & Order specification.
* Preparation of Manually Bill of material of piping components like pipes, Piping fittings, Valves and Special parts from P&ID, Piping plans & Pipe rack drawings for complete piping system. Updating Bill of material for any changes in requirements at all stages of project.
* Studying of tender documents for project specific requirements, Preparation of Technical enquiry & order specifications and technical recommendation of material handling equipment and systems such as E.O.T cranes, H.O.T cranes, Chain pulley blocks, Electric hoist, Belt and screw conveyors, Solid handling systems such as Pet-coke, Fly-ash, Slag, Gypsum, Silica, Chemical loading terminal, Chlorine cylinder handling etc.
* Preparation of schematic drawings and fixing of layout for various material handling equipments & system by using AutoCAD.
* Worked in various national and international projects of clients i.e. Rashtriya Chemical and Fertilizer- Nitric Acid plant / DAP- Gypsum & Silica handling System, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (Paradip)- Pet-coke Gasification & Power Plant, Petrofac/ IPCL- DHDS plant, PPN power- Compressed Natural Gas Terminal, Parsons- Light Hydro Cracker Unit, Sterling Gelatin- Lime Handling System, Gujarat Narmada Fertilizer Corporation- Oil gasifier etc.
LARSEN & TOUBRO (POWAI-MUMBAI): Engineering Mfg. & Leading EPC Contractor
(1996-1997)
DESIGNATION: Prod. Supervisor (Heat Exchanger -Cement Equip. Div)
* Larsen & Toubro is prominent manufacturer and EPC contractor of various types of equipments for Oil & Gas, Chemical, Petrochemical, Refinery, Fertilizer, Earth moving equipment, Aerospace & Defense, Cement, Power etc. Industries for their clients in India and around the world.
* Fabrication supervision of Pressure vessels, Heat Exchanger and Cement equipments, preparation of shift plan, co-ordination with other department i.e. Planning, Production, Engineering, Inspection, Design. Follow-up with machine shop for machined components to maintain manufacturing schedule. Stage wise inspection of equipments prior to offering to internal Quality control inspector and there after inspector of 3rd party inspection agency.
MULTIFAB ENGINEERS: Mfg. of Process Plants and Vessels- Mumbai
(1989-1996) (Multifab group of industries)
DESIGNATION: Production/Inspection Engineer
* Preparation & approval of WPS, PQR, Bar Charts and QA plans. Welders qualification under 3RD party inspection agency, approval of all QA/QC documents from Client/Inspectors.
* Estimation of raw material, preparing machining sketches for Pressure Vessel components, Witnessing of NDT test & reviewing results. Inspection of machining components & equipment components, shop activity planning, running trial of rotary equipments, Interaction with design and procurement department.
* Interaction with 3RD party inspection agency, internal stage wise inspection of process equipment and offering to 3RD party inspectors of agencies namely UHDE, CHEMTEX, TICB, BVIS etc. Inspection at sub-vendors works, site inspection, Breakdown & Shut- down inspection and maintenance at plants.
* Inspection of pressure vessel components i.e. Plates, Pipes & Piping components, Fasteners, Flanges, Forgings, Pipe fittings, Strainers, Demister pads, Columns internals & Packing material, Special parts, Valves etc. Inspection of Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers, Reactors, Mixers, Dryers, Ball mills, Sand mills, Filters, Grease kettles, Process columns, Column and Filter internals, Ethylene Oxide & Carbon Dioxide Tanks, Low temperature equipment etc. design and inspection as per international code and standards i.e. ASME sec VIII div. I and II, TEMA, BS-5500, Admerkblatter etc.
* Equipment fabrication supervision and inspection for clients i.e. Asian Paints, Cipla, Bayer (I) Ltd, BASF, Lupin Laboratories, Arti Drug, Alpha Drug, TATA Chemicals, Supreme Petro-Chemicals, Sulzer, Balmer-Lawrie, Mather & Platt, Laxmi Organic, Indian Acrylic, Blue Star, RCF, Pidilite Industries, Bharat Petro Chemicals Limited, Hindustan petrochemical Limited, Gujarat Gas, L&T etc.
(SAUDI ARABIA) (YOGESH D. DAND)
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