Visual / API Inspector
NDT.org Member Since: 2006
Added: 9/21/2006
Last Updated: 9/21/2006
State:
AB Alberta
Country:
Canada
Status:
Certifications
3.0 Professional Qualification
CSA w178.2 L-II Welding Inspector Certification from CWB #5101
API 510 Certification # 28006.
API 570 Certification # 28998.
ABSA Pressure vessel In Service Inspector certification- A-63130
ASNT NDT Level II (UT / RT / MT) (cert. to be renewed for RT/MT)
CSWIP Welding Inspector Certification from TWI UK # 19636
Planned to write Exam API 653 & API 571.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) Four Year degree course.
Experience
6.1 May 2006 to till date
Company
Position
JV Driver projects Inc
QA /QC Manager / Coordinator at Hydrogen plant project CNRL
Responsibility
Preparation of ITPs & Procedures and submitted to client.
ITP: Piping, welding, Pressure test & civil foundation.
Procedures: Welding, Painting & Coating, Hydro test.
Preparation of Hydro test Packages, Turnover Documents.
Coordination for preparations of WPS/ PQR/ WPQ for Inconel and 304 H material.
Field inspection of Incoming materials.
Field Inspection of In-Process piping welding & NDT Tracking.
Review and approval of NDT Records.
7.0 Employment History
7.1 March 2006 to April 2006
Company
Position
Ledcor projects Inc for long lake project at fort Mcmurray.
QA/QC Inspector
Responsibility
Witness of visual test of piping & structural welding.
Weld mapping and flagging for NDT.
Witness of piping hydro test package.
Walk down with client Inspector for witness of Hydro test and visual verification of piping line.
Verification of system package(welding books,NDT Reports,LDT,P&ID,ISO,FCN,DCN,Torque sheet,Hydrotest report,
7.2 Aug 2005 to Oct 2005
Company
Position
Aecon Industrial for Suncor Fire
Rebuild project at Fort Mcmurray
Canada.
QA/QC Inspector
Responsibility
Worked as a QA/QC Inspector in Aecon Industrial for piping modification & construction at Suncor Energy Refinery for their Fire Re-build project.
Witness of visual test of pipiing & structural welding.
Weld mapping and flagging for NDT.
Witness of piping hydro test package.
Walk down with client Inspector for witness of Hydro test and visual verification of piping line.
Verification of system package(welding books,NDT Reports,LDT,P&ID,ISO,FCN,DCN,Torque sheet,Hydrotest report, final walk down sheet & piping reinstatement report.)
Review & Preparation of Turnover package and final submission to client for approval.
7.3 Oct 1998 to May 2005
Company
Position
Bureau Veritas, Energy & Process Division.
Mumbai - India.
Industrial Inspection
Surveyor
Responsibility
Inspection & Certification of fabricated new equipments by stage wise inspection of pressure vessels, boilers, columns, API storage tanks, Heat exchangers, Piping, LPG Bullets & Raw materials(tubes,pipes,fittings,plates,forged/cast valves etc as per SA-213/312,SA-106,SA-516,SA-234,SA-216 etc) intended for Refinery, Petroleum & Power generation units as per International Standards / ITP / QAP (ASME SEC- II,V,VIII & IX, ASME B 31.1, 31.3, 31.4, 31.8 & PD 5500).
Inspection & Certification of repair work in-service equipment such as pressure vessels, columns, heat exchangers, Piping, LPG Bullets for Bharat petroleum,Indianoil,Hindustan petroleum, Reliance energy and cairn energy refinery plant.
Witness of hydro test of pressure equipment & destructive test of samples at laboratory.
Interpretation of Radiography films (welding & Casting), witness of MPI, PT, Visual Inspection & Laboratory Destructive test as and when required during process of fabrication. Review of NDE procedure / reports.
Review & Preparation of QA Documents & WPS/PQR/WPQ Test documents as per ASME SEC-IX & AWS D1.1
Inspection of structural fabrication in workshop/yard for oil & gas platforms as per standards API- RP 2A, 2H, 2B,2X & AWS D1.1 for ONGCs various project.
Inspection of welding & NDT of laying of cross-country pipelines (250 Kms, 42 dia x 22 mm thk).
6.4 Jan 1995 to Oct 1998
Company
Position
Bharat Heavy Plates & Vessels, production Dept India. Production Engineer.
Responsibility
Assistance for the qualification of welders for welding jobs as per code (ASME Sec IX) requirements.
Review and approval of ITP for fabrication of pressure vessels /boilers and stage inspection during fabrication process.
Supervision of stage-wise production of components of equipments by hot forming & Heat treatment procedures.
Reviewed and approved PWHT procedures for new construction.
Witness of final production tests like hydro test, leak test, vacuum test & Visual, dimensional check.
Preparation of QAP/ITP, NDE plans, hydro test procedure& heat treatment procedure as per Job requirements.
7.0 Additional Knowledge
6.1 Well conversant with international codes, such as : ASME Sec , II, V, VIII, IX, API-650, ANSI, AWS D1.1, PD 5500 , TEMA, API-2A,2B, 2H & 2X. ASME B31.1, 31.3, 31.4, 31.8, 16.9, 16.5, NACE-175 etc.
6.2 Good knowledge about conventional and non-conventional NDE technique (non-conventional such as PMI, Digital RT, Auto- UT, Eddy current test etc...)
8.0 Training / Seminars Attended
Five days training on welding inspector role from TWI UK.
3 days seminar on Quality management from TQMI.
Internal Quality documentation training from Bureau Veritas Paris.
NACE Painting & Coating certification from NACE - India Society.
ABSA PESL Seminar.
9.0 References
Will be provided on request.