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Masqaţ, Oman

• Review of project technical specifications, drawings, and BOQ to identify and determine quality and engineering criteria for materials, workmanship and testing requirements related to welding works.• Prepare, review of welding specification, method statement and ITPs.• Inspected incoming materials for accuracy, quality and compliance with specifications.• Conduct through inspections of welding works to ensure compliance with established quality and safety standards.• Review welding procedures and qualifications to ensure compliance with project requirements.• Witnessed welder's / welding operator's qualifications test, prepare qualification records as per company procedural requirements and verify identity of welders’/Welding operators’ prior to start of the job.• Ensuring applicable testing and measuring equipment for welding are available with valid calibration.• Conduct non-destructive testing (NDT) on welds, including ultrasonic testing, radiographic testing, magnetic particle testing, penetrant testing, hardness testing, positive material identification and ferrite testing.• Prepare inspection reports, maintain records, and communicate inspection findings to the project team.• Witnessing hydrostatic testing, Inspection for valve installation and alignment verification as per approved drawing.• Witnessing bolt tightening & torquing, Punch point clearance and preparing As-Built drawings as per site conditions.• Identify and address non-conformities and coordinate with project team to implement corrective actions.

Muscat, Oman

• Inspecting incoming materials like DSS Line Pipes, Welding consumables, and review material test certificates. Prepare Preliminary Welding Procedure Specification (PWPS) as per standards, codes specification. Witness welding procedure qualification, welder qualification and verifying material storage for duplex stainless-steel pipeline.• Witness Alignment, Joint Fit-up, Oxygen content in back purge, weld deposition and weld parameters, visual Inspection and NDT of the completed welds as per specifications.• Monitor day to day Welding and NDT activities preventing the occurring of non-conforming situations and/or addressing them to Site QC Coordinator. Supervised application of quality assurance & quality control of DSS Pipeline Welding and welding safety.• Monitor Health and Safety of the construction works and report on violations. Identify Welding hazards and ensuring safe workplace.• Verification of dimensions and alignment tolerances of the piping systems are as per specifications. Ensuring material handling at site erection, segregation and stacking the field erection materials in site.• Monitoring piping material preservation accordance requirements, Segregation of SS, DSS, CS, and CS (GI) materials to avoid cross contamination.• Review and verification of hydro test packages prior to line checking, hydro testing, flushing and re-instatement. Line walkdown before and after hydro test, MCC & pre- start up walk down punch list preparation and closure.• Witness Piping System Line flushing, Line Pressure Testing, Pneumatic /Leak Testing.• Witness Pre hydro testing, Review Test Package for Mainline Hydro Test. Verify the welding & NDT of test head, Quality of water, thermal stabilization, pressurization, strength test and leak test for hydrostatic test. Monitor Depressurization after hydrostatic test, dewatering, swabbing, Drying and Preservation.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Prepare Preliminary Welding Procedure Specification (PWPS). Witness the test coupon welding, destructive tests and verifying compliance with specifications for welder and welding procedure qualification tests. Inspecting various welding like SMAW, GTAW to ensure the correct consumable, equipment is being used and incoming pipe, plate and welding consumable for size, condition, specification, storage.• Carry out Welding inspection before, during and after welding. Pipeline welding inspection as per Shell DEP, ASME B 31.4/31.8 (API 5L X 52/60/65). Monitor repair work in accordance with the procedure, PWHT process (if required) for compliance with the procedure (check chart record).• Monitor welder performance and generated reports detailing quality of product and defect rates.• Monitoring Installation of Piping systems and pipeline for U/G, A/G Piping in CS, SS, Alloy, DSS, SDSS and verifying the related QC documentation. Verifying piping material identity (pipe, valves, and fittings) and its conformance to the installation drawings.• Punch list preparation and Clearing of A punch item for hydrostatic test. Witness hydro tests and takes records, release hydro tested spools for wrapping (if required).• Review and sign off final dossiers of completed jobs. Making and Closing out Exceptional Items List and Participating in MCC.• Performing piping walk down inspection and completing punch list.

Rajasthan, India

• Prepare and Review Welding procedure specifications, PQR and Qualification of welding consumable. Handling equipment /consumable.• Witness of Welder/Welding procedure qualification. Material and welding consumable inspection as per procurement order (P.O) and reviewing of mill test certificate (MTC) and related procurement documents of tractability and conformance to mechanical / chemical properties in accordance with applicable codes & standard.• Witness the EQT, WPS, WPQR & Welder Qualification tests. Fit-up & Weld Visual checked of all weld joint. Witness Destructive Testing, Procedure Qualification of all NDT method and Field Joint Coating. Visual inspection and prepare reports. Identify non-conforming material/product and take appropriate action.• Prepare Work procedures or Method Statement for all construction activities.• Raising the Inspection request as per ITP or QAP and Provide weekly input to the QA/QC reporting system. Radiography Film interpretation, Ultrasonic test, Liquid Penetrant Testing and MPI witness as Inspection Test Plan. Prepare / Review Pipe Book Part A, B & C.• Pre-commissioning assistance. Documentation as per QCP for the compliance of the quality level after final inspection. Coordinate quality site inspections with all sites sub-contractors and vendors. Coordinate all non-destructive testing on site and monitor the implementation of the approved site QC plan. Ensure all quality control documentation is compiled and competed in a timely matter meeting project deadline.

Mumbai Area, India

Working as a Third Party Inspector at CGD Stel Pipeline Project of Gujarat Gas Limited, DNEPL of Reliance Gas Infrastructure Limited and Fire fighting project of ONGC• Incoming Material Inspection as per specification and correlating with mill test certificate.• Review of welding procedure specifications (WPS) compliance of the code requirements. Witnessing the procedure qualification record (PQR). Review of Inspection Test Plan as per project specification. Carrying out daily inspection activities as per QAP / Project specification at construction site and fabrication shop. Prepare reports detailing findings of inspections and tests.• Witness and review of reports of NDE results, Mechanical test and ensure compliance of the code requirement. Witness all NDT like RT, UT, MPT and DPT and their applicability in Gas pipeline activities. Radiography film Interpretation.• Ensure the compliance of safety procedures according to the company and industry standards.• Review of Pipe Book Part A, Part B and Part C. Review Hydro test packages, Hydro test activities by witnessing Mechanical completion from Cleaning and Flushing to 24 Hrs. Leak test. Conducting daily progress, safety meetings and reporting to client management.• Coordination with client and short out the mater related to project execution, Implement, verifies day-to-day Quality Management system. Verify construction documentation to meet client requirements and Reporting of Daily Observation & non-conformance to the Client.

Ahmedabad Area, India

Responsibilities:• Witnessing the EQT, WPS, WPQR & Welder Qualification tests.• Review the WPS/WPQR as applicable.• Review of Standard Work Procedure for All Activities.• Inspection of Bevel, Weld Joint Fit-up and Weld Visual Check after completion the Weld Joint.• Witnessing the Procedure Qualification of Radiography Testing & Ultrasonic Testing.• Review the Radiography Films and Witnessing of Other NDT Tests as applicable.• Witness the Removal of deposited material up to detection of defect for Weld Repair.• Witnessing the Surface Preparation, WFT & Coating Thickness of Field Joint Coating.• Witnessing the Holiday and Peel Test of Field Joint Coating.• Inspection the Width (Top & Bottom), Depth, Length and underground utilities of Trenching.• Inspection of Trench, Soft Soil/ Sand Padding if required and Holiday Check during Lowering.• Checking the cover at the top of pipe & Padding/Anti bouncy, Slope, etc. After Lowering.• Preparation of Pit, Machine Level & Alignment Check and Witness the Carrier Pipe Insertion, Installation of Casing End Seals/Bentonite filling & Vent Pipes for Cased Crossing.• Review the Calibration Certificate of Pressure Gauge and Witnessing the Water Filling, Venting, Pressurization & Holding of Pre-Hydro/Mainline Hydro testing.• Visual Inspection of All Incoming Material & Review the MTC, IRN. • Review Pipe book Part A (For Lowering), A+B (For Hydro test), A+B+C (For commissioning).• Witnessing of hydrostatic pressure test.• Review of final approval as built /isometric drawings.

New Delhi Area, India

• Preparation, Implementation, Monitor and Revision of Project Quality Plan.• Conduct Electrode Qualification Test, Welding Procedure Qualification Test, Welder Qualification test and Prepare WPS, PQR. Preparation and review of Job Procedures / method Statements and Inspection & Test Plan.• Monitor the mainline/production welding before, during & after welding. RT film Interpretation and Witness Other NDT like PT, MPI & UT. Monitoring Corrosion Coating, Concrete Coating of pipelines. Update/Prepare Pipe Book Part A, Part B and Part C.

Chhattisgarh, India

• Inspect Incoming material, fit-up of weld joint as per approved project specification and work procedure. Supervise pipeline welding as per API 1104 & ASME B 31.4/31.8 (API 5L X 52/60/65).• Coordinating Non-Destructive Testing (RT, UT, MPI, and PT).• Worked closely with senior engineers and assisted to evaluated quality control processes and made recommendations for improvements in quality control of Pipeline construction, installation.• Preparation of welder performance report, Monthly Quality Report and Monitor Repair percentage of Weld Joints.• Monitoring compilation of final documentation for Hand over to Client, as per requirements

New Delhi, Delhi, India

• Ensuring the vendor drawing, hard copies and electronic messages are properly logged into the document control system. Maintaining line status chart (Completed Balance site activities such as Welding, Radiography, Joint coating, Lowering, Backfilling).• Create PIMS Pipe book at various stages like Part A, B & C. Assisted with QA/QC Engineer, Planning and customer representative.• Responsible for tracking project progress status and perform analysis of project variance.• Maintenance of records as per ISO standards of each discipline.

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering

High School Diploma, Mechanical Engineering

Intermediate Of Science (12Th), Science

Matriculation (10Th), Mathematics, English, Science