A Mechanical engineer having19 years experience in Plant inspection,Project&Construction inspection,Third party inspection & Certification in Petrochemical/ Oil & Gas Sector.
Professional Experience
„«Reviewing the Manufacturer¡¦s Inspection Test plans as per ASME Code and project specification. (Pressure vessels, Heat Exchangers, columns, structural steels, Valves, Pumps, skid package, piping materials, items etc.) „«Review of WPS, PQR & Welders Qualification as per ASME code and project specification. „«Raw material inspection, review of requisition and mill test certificate. „«Welder Qualification test and Monitoring of welders performance. „«Reviewing the supplier's NDT procedures, Hydro static test, PWHT procedure, FAT procedures and PMI procedures as per code and project specification. „«Perform inspection activities like witnessing stage wise inspection as per approved procedure & standards (Pressure vessels, Valves, Fittings, Pumps & Pipes etc. ) „«Perform internal, external and NDE inspections of pressure vessels, towers, heat exchangers, piping, tanks, heaters and other miscellaneous equipment to determine the condition of the refinery asset. „«Maintain a repetitive inspection program using RBI analysis during Annual Turn Around inspection to identify frequency, extent, corrosion rates and remaining life analysis of all piping and equipment. „«Co ordinate with suppler and client for Pre inspection meetings and inspection activities as required by approved ITP. „«Saudi Aramco approved Inspector to carrying out inspection of all types¡¦ valves of different sizes all over India at different vendors as per SAMSS, SAES and SAEP & Form 175 standards. „«Witness Non destructive examination (PT, MT & UT) as per ASME Sec.V, Sec. VIII & Sec. IX standards. „«Radiographic interpretation, review and signing of NDT, PWHT and inspection release reports. „«Witnessing of Hydro-testing of pressure vessel and related piping. „«Painting / coating ¡V Inspection, review of procedure and reports. „«Conduct weekly expediting/status meeting with Vendors and submit weekly reports to clients as per their requirement. „«Monitor progress of the job as per the schedule and foresee any delays in completion of the project and intimate client with recommendations.
Eductation
•Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Tamil Nadu Technical Educational Board - 1991
Certification
•ASNT Level II in RT, UT, PT, MPT •CSWIP 3.1 Welding inspector by TWI, UK (Certificate # 46732) •API 510 Pressure vessel inspector (Certificate # 38610) •Approved Saudi Aramco inspector for Valves, Fittings & Pressure vessels (SAP # 70008887) •Certified ISO 9001 Internal Auditor by Bureau veritas •Certified Welding inspector by IIW, India •SGS In-house training on ASME Pressure vessel code
Additional Information
Acquired project experience in a variety of industries like, process plants, power plants, cement industry, refinery, oil & gas sector, Inspected boilers, pressure vessels, process plants. „« Possesses field & shop experience, leadership qualities and a variety of skills „« Presently associated with Saudi Aramco approved vendor Inspector for Valves, Fittings & Pressure vessels (SAP no: 70008887) „« Conversant with good working knowledge in the frequent use of International codes & standards such as ASME, ASTM, AWS, API,TEMA, BS & NACEMR0175 etc. „« Familiar with International Client specifications - Shell, Bechtel, Saudi Aramco, John Brown, Foster Wheeler, KNPC etc. „« Associate with many International Inspection agencies to execute their assignments in India. (Campbell associates, U.S.A, B.I.E., U.K, 2R Raveena, Italy, NDE Technical services GmbH ) „« Witnessed Special Leak tests such as Low Temperature testing Cryogenic testing and Fugitive Emission testing etc. „« Safety Courses from Major refinery /Petrochemicals/GGS like SAUDI ARAMCO, GNPOC AND RPL „« Performed Shut down inspections of Major Refineries. „« Thorough knowledge and experience of radiographic testing, ultrasonic testing, DPT and magnetic particle testing techniques used in the process of inspection. ASNT NDT Level-II „« Obtained training in safety requirements at oil & gas installations „« Conducted Vendor Evaluation
