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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Master of Technology in Maintenance Engineering from Mysore University, India
Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Karnataka University, India
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Registered Welding Inspector CSWIP 3.1
Paint and Coating Inspection NACE, India Chapter
European Welding Inspection Practitioner EOTC AG
ASNT Level-II in RT,UT,PT,MPT.
Lead Auditor-ISO 9000
Certification Courses in Project Management & Financial Management from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
EXPERIENCE: Over 12 years experience in oil and gas sector
From April '05 to Till Date: As QC Engineer with M/s PETROFAC INTERANATIONAL LTD., UAE
From March '02 to March,05: As Surveyor with M/s AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING INDUSTRIAL VERIFICATION (INDIA) PVT LTD., Mumbai.
From October '00 to February '02: Worked as Sr. Project Engineer with M/s HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, Mumbai
From January '97 to September '00: Worked as an Inspection Engineer with M/s LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED, Oil &Gas Special Projects, QA & I, E&C Division, Erstwhile Gr. II projects.
From September '93 to December '96: Worked as a Mechanical Engineer with M/s HUBLI ENGINEERING WORKS., Hubli.
SUMMARY OF FIELD EXPERIENCE
Project skill
- QC Coordination on major fabrication contracts, and in the inspection and testing of Offshore Oil and Gas structural and piping elements, with offshore experience & familiarity with production operations, construction and hydrocarbon systems.
- Ensuring the quality assurance and quality control requirements of design, procurement, construction and installation activities as detailed in project specification and approved contractor quality control procedures and plans are implemented.
- Monitoring the performance of the contractor during the implementation of the project quality requirements at the site level and ensure that all changes, deviation etc. are recorded and approved.
- Interfacing with Engineering, Project construction, and departments on Quality issue.
- Reviewing purchase orders for compliance with the Contract, specifically with regard to quality requirements
- Reviewing and commenting upon contractor's quality control procedures, quality control plans and inspection checklists.
- Developing a comprehensive audit (contractor, subcontractor and vendor) schedule
- Monitoring the contractor's implementation of the approved quality control requirements.
- Control of the quality control inspection personnel's work activities on daily basis.
- Reviewing and monitoring the performance of quality control inspectors.
- Raising corrective Action Requests and Non Conformance Reports and ensuring the effective and timely close out of these.
- Monitoring and maintaining the database of concessions and deviations.
- Periodically auditing contractors and subcontractors
- Verifying the correctness of Contractors quality documentation.
- Review QA reports/records (including but not limited to NDT, Material Chemistry and Mechanical testing results, pressure testing, stress relieve, NCR and Corrective Action Reports, Assembly traceability, checklists, punch-lists, certificates, resumes, damaged goods reports, equipment traceability records, geometrical tolerance reports and dimensional logs, Training Records
- Review variation / change orders and material substitutions
- Engage in the coordination & planning for efficient utilization and development of contractors
Specific Technical skill
Inspection of Pressure Vessels, Reactors and Heat Exchangers
Inspection of Pumps as per API 610- Centrifugal Pumps-Horizontal & Vertical pumps, valves
Inspection of Induction Motors up 100 KW -Type tests, Routine tests
Welding control and inspection of offshore/onshore pipe laying operations, Inspection of Sacrificial Anodes
Welding procedures qualifications and associated welding procedures specifications and welder performance qualifications
Inspection of welds by visual Inspection and NDE (UT, RT, MT, PT &VT), Interpretation of Radiographs in accordance with acceptable standards
Inspection of galvanized products, Inspection of painting
Inspection of cranes cranes-Gantry, Quay, Offshore pedestal, EOT Cranes and lifting equipment & wire ropes,
Verification of calibration of UTM, Impact testing machines
Inspection of linepipe manufacturing & cross-country pipeline laying and welding. Review of NDT results, pipeline exterior Coating, holiday detection testing, lowering of pipeline into trench, hydrostatic testing of complete pipeline, cathodic protection.
Inspection during various stages of fabrication of storage tanks, involving fabrication / site assembly / erection inspection of shells, roofs and bottom plates, review of NDT results.
Inspection and witness testing of pressure gauges, high pressure hoses.
Inspection of halon cylinders & re-certification of cylinders.
API Grade pipeline Inspection
Inspection of API Grade pipelines for various Indian and MNC Oil majors like M/s BG, CAIRN, ONGC, HPCL, BPCL, various other export jobs.
Plant Locations in India at Surendra Engineering, Mumbai, Maharashtra Seamless,Pune, M/s PSL Holdings Ltd, Kandla, M/s PSL Holdings Ltd, Daman, M/s Man Industries Ltd, Indore, M/s Welspun, Baruch, Dahej
Ministry of Defence, India
- Inspection of Air Storage Vehicles & Propellent Transfer Vehicles for BHARAT DYNAMICS LIMITED covering the following activities.
- Inspection of various vendor supply items viz. Ball valves, safety relief valves, needle valves, non return valves, flow meters, pressure gauges, filter housings, actuators, review of welding procedures, NDT procedures, qualification of welders and review of NDT reports. Witness high pressure pneumatic tests, hydrotests and functional tests.
Steel Mill/Plant Approvals
- Assessment of HR Coil Plant to API Standards at M/s Maharastra Seamless (Jindal Group), M/s Vijayanagar Steel Ltd.,
- Certification and Approval of Welding Consumables to AWS standards.
- Inspection & Certification of Tank Containers for following clients: -
Client list includes M/s TRANSAMERICA LEASING CO., M/s. GENSTAR
Code Familiarity:
API, ASME, ASTM, NACE, BS
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:
M/s PETROFAC INTERNATIONAL LTD., UAE
Facilitating package project engineers, vendor QA/QC representatives and QC inspectors.
Providing input into inspection selection, planning, performance.
Providing input into mark up of facilities team, hold and witness points on vendor ITP's.
Monitoring all vendor QA activities ensuring compliance with contract requirements
Attending project meetings, attend/chair pre inspection meetings, as required.
Reviewing actions as required, QC inspection reports, and logs inspection costs.
Resolving reports and closes out problems as they arise, providing input into weekly / monthly reports.
Liaising with third party inspection agencies as required.
Following up & close out of Corrective Action Requests, reviewing of contract documents to ensure identification and comprehension of Quality requirements.
Coordinating for preparation of Project Quality Plans, conduct vendor and sub-contractor quality appraisals and audits.
Coordinating the activities of Petrofac QA & QC personnel & third party inspection services.
Reviewing contract documents to ensure identification and comprehension of quality requirements.
Reviewing/approving vendors'/sub-contractors' quality plans, welding, NDT, painting/coating and other work procedures.
Review/approving material certification, Implement project inspection and test plans.
Liaising with construction supervisors on quality matters.
Control deviation from specifications and handle reported non-conformances.
Monitor and review defect levels, advise and discuss remedial actions with the Field Construction Manager in consultation with Quality Manager.
Prepare QC summary reports and submit to Quality Manager.
Projects handled-AGIP KCO-Kashagan Experimental Development project
M/s ABS INDUSTRIAL VERIFICATION (India) PVT LTD., Mumbai
Surveyor assigned to offshore installation of ONGC, India wellhead platforms Heera, N11,N12 and pipeline and modification jobs in various other platforms in Mumbai North and South Fields.
Surveyor assigned to offshore projects inspecting offshore installation and related facilities of Lakshmi Field-LA and LB Platforms.Inspection of offshore platform installation.
Inspection of Yard coating of CWC coating of pipelines and Inspection of Bracelet Anodes at vendor place. Involved in inspection of pipeline and riser installations,Pipeline NDT, Field Joint Coating with infilling and Pipeline Testing. Involved in post installation survey including crossing and Free span correction. Inspection of all Hook-Up activities of LA and LB Platforms.Survey and Audit onshore terminal facilities for the ongoing construction activities on regular basis.
Carry out third party inspection & expediting services in the fabrication, erection and commissioning of boilers, pressure vessels, piping, heat exchangers, offshore structural, well head platforms, well test equipment's, test separator packages, port cranes namely rubber tyre gantry cranes, overhead bridge cranes, rail mounted gantry cranes, quay cranes, steel structures for buildings. Job involves carrying review of quality control and quality assurance procedures, review of inspection test plans, manufacturing procedures, material traceability, welding procedures, NDE procedures, conduct quality audits and surveillance inspections of vendors and manufacturers to check implementation of quality systems, raise non conformances and corrective action requests, witness qualification of welding procedures, welders qualifications, NDE personnel, mechanical testing and load tests, welding inspection and surveillance inspection during fabrication. Review and endorse inspection reports and NDE results, Witness pressure testing of pressure vessels and tank containers.
M/s HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, South Korea, Stationed in Mumbai
Worked as Sr. Project Engineer in ONGC's HV WellHead Platform and Lakshmi Field Development Phase-I.
Co-ordination with the clients ONGC/CAIRN on Engineering/ construction related activities of Pipeline/Piping.
Procurement and expediting of project materials, vendor evaluation and assist in finalizing vendors
Maintain regular technical contact with all site project engineers, metrics tracking and reporting &
number of schedule revisions directly attributable to rework, number of drawing revisions directly attributable to rework, number of damaged/deficient items received at work sites, number of punch list items outstanding at facilities handovers
M/s LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED, Mumbai
Inspection of fabrication of the platform structural work like deck extension, access platforms etc.
Review of material test certificates and coordination between certifying authority and vendors in getting the release notes.
Responsible for QA&I related activities of sub sea piping and modification works.
Inspection of insulation of the under ground piping consisting of wrapping and coating using holiday tester.
Reviewing NDT records, radiographs. Witnessing LP, MP, PWHT, hydro, pneumatic testing and mechanical clearance of the piping systems and insulation of the piping.
Inspection of chemical cleaning, pickling of the special piping, thermal, safety and acoustic insulation of piping and vessels.
Supervising fabrication and erection of fired heater shell, stack, coils and refractory lining of the same.
Supervising fabrication and erection of structural like pipe rack, columns, frames etc
Supervising fabrication and erection of piping consisting of CS, CS NACE, CU-NI, Incolloy materials & erection and installation of the equipment, pumps.
Material Inspection of fabricated and bought out items required for both the Offshore and Onshore projects.
Looked after the documentation required for the ISO 9001 system for the Annual surveillance Audit conducted by LRQA.
Tracking of weld repairs (for compliance with contract requirements)
Tracking of Contractor and subcontractor quality performance
Participating and liaising with company and contractor project personnel
Maintaining the QA Deficiency Report log,
Attending site progress meetings to discuss Quality related issues.
Establishing the database to track QA/QC documentation and QA/QC Certifications required for the job, ensuring closeout of punch-list items prior to installation if practicable (assure clearance of Release Notes)
Projects handled-
Clamp on Related Modification and Pipeline (CRMP-II) Project of ONGC at offshore in Bombay High South and Heera fields.
Pipeline and Platform Modification (PPM) Project of ONGC at offshore in Bombay High South and Heera, Neelam fields.
HRC project at ONGC's Heera Process Complex, Heera offshore field.
Sagar Laxmi project near ONGC's Neelam offshore field.
DHDS project at IOCL, Mathura refinery, Mathura,India, carrying out quality assurance and inspection activities.
M/s HUBLI ENGINEERING WORKS. Hubli.
As a Mechanical Engineer for various client projects like M/s. Shreyas Intermediates Ltd. Chiplun, M/s. Deepak Nitrate Ltd. Baroda, M/s. Spartek Ceremics India Ltd. T. N. & A. P,M/s Gharda Chemicals, Chiplun. MRPL Phase II project, Mangalore, CFCL Project, Bokaro Steel Plant
Liaison with the inspection agency TEIL,EIL and KPG, Jacob Engg/H&G on inspection activities.
Review of NDT records, radiographs. Carry out LP, MP, PWHT, hydro, pneumatic testing and mechanical clearance of the piping systems.
Fabrication and erection of piping consisting of CS, CS NACE, Incolloy materials as per isometrics.
Supervision of the fabrication shop and preparing BOM.
Inspection of materials at vendor's places.
Interpret mechanical drawings and to review fabrication details for adherence to specifications
To take charge of an assigned area and decide on matters which might arise during the course of an inspection.
Plan the pressure vessel inspection as regards inspection techniques (e.g., NDE, impact testing)
Determine inspection requirements (e.g., jurisdictional, Code applicability)
Pertaining to pressure vessel fabrication and Drawing Control, Fabrication, Inspections, Storage, Testing, and Shipping.
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:
MS Office, ASP, Cold Fusion, VB, XML, Oracle 8i, SQL Server, MS Access
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