SANTHOSH SUBBIAH. R

Email: acra4m@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile No: 0091-978-***-**** (India)

Mobile No: 009**-********* (UAE)

Areas of Expertise

As a QA Engineer, NDE Engineer, ASNT NDT LEVEL-III & QA Inspector with around 10 years of Experience in NDT/Welding inspection field for process piping, Tanks, pressure vessel, pipe lines, structural bridge and associated facilities by working at different industries like Gas treating plant, Refinery, Self anchored suspension Bridge construction work shop and Heavy Engineering Division work shop.

As a QA Engineer, having experience in conduct the Quality or technical compliance audits for Contractor, Sub Contractor or Vendors, and also worked in review & approval process for Contractor project document like QA/QC site organization, Quality Procedures, Inspection Test Plans, Quality Control plan, Welding procedure Specification, NDT procedure, And Issuing Non Conformance Report to Contractor for violating the Code, Standard, Procedure or Method of statement & Project Specification.

As an ASNT NDT LEVEL-III having experience in the following activity, to prepare NDT procedure as per project specification and applicable standard, to ensure the NDT (RT/UT/PAUT/TOFD/MT/PT/VT) systems, Film interpretation, review the reports, calibration, liaison with client for smooth running of projects, training and certification.

As a QA Inspector having experience in the following activity, to perform the Stage wise implementation of the quality as per the project specifications by following the QCP/ITP’s/ISO/ procedures, to review WPS/PQR/WQT, to verify the weld map/hydro test package/NDT requirement. Inspection carried out at various stages, like fit up, material traceability, dimensional check, welding inspection, PWHT, NDT, hydro test witness, surface preparation and coating.

I am a natural innovator and often received commendations for aiding the smooth running projects by the hands-on knowledge with application & utilization of accredited systems & modern inspection techniques by monitoring quality examination.

Academic Qualifications

M.Tech (Master of Technology) in NDT (Non – Destructive Testing) from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy, INDIA.

BE (Bachelor of Engineering) in Mechanical Engineering from NOORUL ISLAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, KUMARACOIL, INDIA.

Trainings and Certifications

ASNT LEVEL-III in RT, UT, MT & PT from American Society for Non Destructive Testing, Certificate Number: 188107.

PCN Level-III in PAUT & UT (with 3.1 & 3.2) From BINDT PCN Number:325807.

CWI (Certified Welding Inspector) from AWS (American Welding Society), Certificate Number: 07112181.

WI (Welding Inspector) from TWI CERTIFICATION LTD by CSWIP (Certification Scheme for Welding & Inspectors Personnel), CSWIP Certificate Number: 63155.

CIP (Coating Inspector program) level-I from NACE (National Association for Corrosion Engineers), Certificate Number: 20930.

QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ISO 9001:2008) Lead Auditor course completed & IRCA course number A17120.

RT LEVEL – II FROM BARC (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre), GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (Certificate Number: RT-2/2006/35/870).

SAUDI ARAMCO Approval for QC Inspector.

Professional Experience In Various Projects

MY 4TH EMPLOYER

Germanischer Lloyd Noble Denton (GL)

(www.gl-nobledenton.com)

QA (Welding/NDE) Engineer (Apr 2012 to till present)

Project 7: SHAH GAS DEVELOPMENT

Client: Al-HOSN GAS (Abudhabi Gas Development Company)

PMC: FLOUR

Contractor: SECL (Samsung Engineering & Construction LTD)

Project description:

The work on the Shah Field is aimed at producing up to 1 billion cubic feet per day (cf/d) of gas to help boost ADNOC’s output to a targeted 6 billion cf/d.

Responsibilities:

Working as Senior QA Engineer for Flour which is the Project Management Consultant. My Major activities are to participate in COMPANY Quality or technical compliance audits for CONTRACTOR, Sub CONTRACTOR or Vendors.

Review the contract documents for each Construction stage/phase in respect of QA/QC requirements and procedures and advise the Project Manager of any deficiency. Participate with PMC staff in assessing concession requests and field Design Changes as submitted by CONTRACTOR.

For more detail, please refer the QA Engineer/ Lead Inspector Section below.

Project 6: Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline Project (ADCOP)

Client: IPIC (International Petroleum Investment Company)

PMC: ILF Consulting Engineers

Contractor: CPECC (China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corp.)

Project description:

The pipeline is ordered by the International Petroleum Investment Company in order to increase the security of supply and reduce oil transportation through the Strait of Hormuz. The 48-inch diameter 20.3 mm pipeline is 360 kilometers long, of which 14 kilometres is an offshore section. It passes east of Abu Dhabi city, through Sweihan and west of Al Ain. The pipeline has a capacity of 1.5 million barrels per day. It was designed by Worley Parsons. Construction was managed by ILF Consulting Engineers and carried out by China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation. The pipeline is designated to supply the refinery in Fujairah as also the Fujairah export terminal

Responsibilities:

Working as NDE Engineer for the CPECC (China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corp.) which is a firm allotted as EPC contract for the said project. My major activities are to ensure the NDT systems, Welding procedure review, Film interpretation, to Review NDT procedure, review the NDT & Welding reports.

To Review & Approval of NDT procedures for conventional NDT method & Advance NDT method like PAUT (Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing) for Piping thickness from 9.53mm in both carbon steel & stainless steel, TOFD (Time of Flight Diffraction) for Pressure vessel & Piping, etc.

For more detail, please refer the NDT Engineer & ASNT NDT Level-III Section below.

MY 3RD EMPLOYER

California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), United State.

(www.dot.ca.gov)

QA Inspector (June 2010 to Jan 2012)

Project 5: San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, Self-Anchored Suspension Span

Company: Caltrans Representative on pay roll of Caltrop (www.caltrop.com)

Company Profile:

Caltrans is the United State agency responsible for highway, bridge, and rail transportation Planning, Construction, Maintenance and Inspection.

Project description:

If one single element bestows the status of world-class on the new Bay Bridge, it is the Self-Anchored Suspension (SAS) Span. This engineering marvel will be the world's largest SAS Bridge (2,047 feet). Traditional main cable suspension bridges have twin cables with smaller suspender cables connected to them. These cables hold up the roadbed and are anchored to separate structures in the ground. While there will appear to be two main cables on the SAS, there is actually only one.

Responsibilities:

Working as QA Inspector for the company Caltrop Corporation who is giving NDT, Welding & other inspection services to Caltrans, My activities are to ensure the NDT (RT/UT/MT/PT/VT) systems, Welding procedure preparation review, film interpretation, to prepare NDT procedure, review the reports, calibration, liaison with client for smooth running of projects, procurement of NDT material, training and certification. Maintain the updated documents, suggesting the new techniques like AUT, Phased array Ultrasonic testing systems for certain critical jobs.

For more detail, please refer the Area of Exposure as QA Inspector Section below.

MY 2ND EMPLOYER

Al-Suwaiket Support Services, Saudi Arabia.

QA/QC welding/piping Inspector (Apr. 2008 to till May 2010)

Project 4: Shutdown Project of Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Company Ltd

Clients: SAMREF (Joint venture b/w Saudi Aramco and Mobil Yanbu Refining Company Inc)

Company: AYTB (Al Yusr Townsend and Bottum Company).

Duration: Feb 2010 to Apr 2010

Company Profile:

AYTB is a fully integrated organization providing its clients industrial, technical and logistical support services. Our engineering, procurement, construction, fabrication, operations, maintenance and industrial cleaning as well as facility management, catering and accommodation services are offered to the oil & gas, petrochemical, power generation and other major industrial sectors in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Responsibilities:

Working as QA Inspector for the company AYTB, which is the firm awarded as EPC Contractor for shutdown by Owner of the above said project. my activities are to inspect the Piping Stage wise Inspection like MTC Verification, Doubling Pipe Fit-up, Welding Inspection (Prior, During, After), Spool release from Shop.

For more detail, please refer the QA Inspector Section below.

Project 3: HAWIAYA GAS TREATING PLANT

Clients: SAUDI ARAMCO

Company: Technicas Reunidas Gulf Co. Ltd.

Duration: Dec 2008 to Jan 2010

Company Profile:

Technicas Reunidas Gulf Co. Ltd is one of the leading EPC company offering a complete package of design, engineering, procurement, fabrication, field construction, mechanical installation & commissioning to industries like,oil & gas, petrochemical and chemical, power, waste water, metal & mining. Projects include hydrocarbon processing plants, LG terminals, off shore structures, bulk liquid terminals. The company also provides a broad range of maintenance and repair services to petroleum refining & petrochemical plants.

Responsibilities:

Working as QA Inspector for the company TRG, which is the firm awarded as EPC Contractor by Owner of the above said project. my activities are to inspect the Piping Stage wise Inspection like MTC Verification, Doubling Pipe Fit-up, Welding Inspection (Prior, During, After), Spool release from Shop. Line walk Inspection, Test Package review, Hydro test & preparation, Flushing, Chemical Cleaning, Reinstatement Inspection, Flange joint management & ECT. Pre-commissioning Activity covered before Hand over, Air Blowing & MC Leak test

For more detail, please refer the QA Inspector Section below.

Project 2: Petro Rabigh Utility and Offsites Umbrella (UOU) in Saudi Arabia.

Clients: Foster wheeler.

Company: Tekfen Construction & Installation Co. Inc.(www.tekfenconstruction.com)

Duration: Apr. 2008 to Nov. 2008

Responsibilities:

Working as QA Inspector for the company Tekfen, which is the firm awarded as sub contractor by EPC Contrator Foster Wheeler & by Owner of the above said project.

my activities are to inspect the Piping Stage wise Inspection Line walk Inspection, Test Package review, Hydro test & preparation, Flushing, Chemical Cleaning, Reinstatement Inspection, Flange joint management.

For more detail, please refer the QA Inspector Section below.

MY 1ST EMPLOYER

IIS NDT & ALLIED SERVICE PVT. LTD.,

QA /QC NDT INSPECTION ENGINEER (July 2006 to March 2008)

IIS NDT & ALLIED SERVICE PVT LTD. is one of the inspection firm involved in Pressure vessel inspection, Pipe line inspection, Ship building inspections, structural inspection, Valve inspection and fired heaters by conventional & advance NDT method.

Company: LARSEN & TUBRO LTD (L&T) on pay roll of IIS NDT & ALLIED SERVICE PVT.LTD

Clients: Lloyd, TUV, BV & ect.

Project 1: For RELIANCE INDIA PVT.LTD (FCC REGENERATOR PROJECT, RX CAT ASSEMBLY, CRUDE COLUMN, VACUUM COLUMNS, VGO REACTOR ETC.,

FOR DUTANG PVT LTD (GASSIFIER PROJECT)

SHIP BUILING NDT INSPECTION & ECT.

DURING M.TECH EDUCATION WORK EXPERIENCE

Institution: CNDE - INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (IIT), MADRAS.

Institution profile: CNDE is a NDE lab in INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, madras, involved in advanced NDE research & NDT software development.

Work Profile: NDT Research Assistant

Duration: NOV - 2005 TO JUNE- 2006

Projects:

Introduced TOFD method for transverse crack sizing.

Carried out TOFD scanning for low thickness weld with shear wave TOFD technique.

Study of advanced NDT techniques like phased array & guided waves.

Carried out immersion ultrasonic testing for Aluminum & steel.

Company: BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LTD., (BHEL), TRICHIRAPPALLI.

Work Profile: TRAINEE NDT INSPECTOR (FIELD WORK)

Duration: Six Months.

Area of Exposure

1.As QA Engineer

Major activities are to participate in COMPANY Quality or technical compliance audits for CONTRACTOR, Sub CONTRACTOR or Vendors.

Review the contract documents for each Construction stage/phase in respect of QA/QC requirements and procedures and advise the Project Manager of any deficiency.

Review QA/QC site organization; make sure that, key personnel CV’s are submitted by the CONTRACTORS and reviewed by PMT’s relevant personnel, and advice the Project Manager of his comments.

Review QA/QC Procedures and document control as submitted by the CONTRACTORS and ensure implementation is in compliance with AGREEMENT requirements.

Review Inspection Test Plans as submitted by the CONTRACTORS and ensure compliance with AGREEMENT requirements.

Attend all activities on site and ensure their compliance with QA/QC procedure in respect of the format signed off by Contractor’s QA/QC Manager.

Participate with PMC staff in assessing concession requests and field Design Changes as submitted by CONTRACTOR.

Participate with PMC staff in reviewing the Close-out Report as submitted by CONTRACTORS.

Coordinate with all disciplines/CONTRACTOR’s for QA/QC.

Ensure that CONTRACTOR establish and submit a Project-Specific Quality Plan which

To Review WPS for SS, CS, and Alloy Steel material with in different welding process like SMAW, SAW, FCAW, and GTAW.

To verify the demonstration and approval of NDE procedures as per code and client specification. Managing ASME and ISO audits related to all NDT requirements.

Pre-commissioning Activity Inspection.

2. as NDT Engineer & ASNT NDT Level-III

PAUT & TOFD Scanned Image review for Pressure vessel & Piping

To Review & Approval, Preparation of employer’s NDT written practice as per ASNT SN-TC-1A & CP189.

Reviewing subcontractors NDT personnel qualification records in accordance with employer’s written practice.

To Review & Approval, Preparation of NDT procedures for conventional NDT method & Advance NDT method like PAUT (Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing) for Piping thickness from 9.53mm in both carbon steel & stainless steel, TOFD (Time of Flight Diffraction) for Pressure vessel & Piping, AUT & etc.

To verify the demonstration and approval of NDE procedures as per code and client specification. Managing ASME and ISO audits related to all NDT requirements.

Radiographic Film interpretation as per various international codes and client specification.

Conducting Training, Examination and certifying the employer’s NDT level-I&II personnel.

Providing Technical direction and assigning various NDT activities to NDT level-I& II personnel.

Establishing the techniques for critical NDT inspection tasks.

Preparing and directing other inspection engineers, inspectors and technicians to NDT based inspection activities.

Review of Quality assurance plans, Stage wise inspection reports, NDT sketch & weld map, etc.

Coordinating a team of inspectors for day to day and stage wise inspection of critical equipments for space applications involving third party inspection agencies.

Ensure preparation of NDT work list for plant turnarounds and routine monitoring NDT inspections and ensure effective execution by developing strategies.

Reviewing and approval of the NDE Procedures and Interpretation of NDE results Via RT, UT, MPI and LPI

NDT Inspection of fabricated pressure and non-pressure parts.

Involved conventional NDT Inspection of various Engineering components with National & International Codes & Standards.

Maintenance of inspection records and quality related documents and to ensure that the codes, standards, specification are observed as required by the quality system.

Interpretation and implementation of mandatory codes, standards and specifications, interpretation/sentencing of radiographs

Check of calibration status of all testing equipment and control their records.

Creating safety awareness among the technical team by organizing periodical safety orientation programs.

3. as QA Inspector

Review piping ISO’S for current revision and place in order as per zero sheets, Interpretation of weld drawing for correct weld symbols and sizes, partial or full penetration welds and correct electrode as per selected material to full fill requirement of engineering.

Responsible to prepare concession request based on any deviation on site, send with proper disposition for engineering and then for customer and client approval and documentation.

WPS Review for SS, CS, and Alloy Steel material with in different welding process like SMAW, SAW, FCAW, and GTAW.

Review and issue of discrepancy reports from activity connected to QA/QC to improve the quality and requirement of deviation or difference between the engineering documents

Review the inspection and test plan periodically to ensure that each stage of inspection are carried out as per submitted RFI( Request for inspection) in order to proper documentation of inspected items and ITP(Inspection and test plan), signed off by customer and clients.

Review all accepted RFI’S by customers, If any outstanding issues or customer’ comment’s in respect to these inspections, Rectify the issues with all necessary supporting documentation.

Review all NDT reports, record drawings, Material and weld traceability for proper documentation as per project specification requirements.

Inspection of all welding activities prior, during and after, which include material check, qualifications and welding equipments.

Pre weld requirements, welding parameters, consumables, preparation of joint and final weld inspection, NDT, PWHT, requirements, trace abilities and documentation system.

Closely Monitor the performance of welders, repair of welds, analyses the causes and initiate preventive and corrective actions.

Receiving report of welding consumables for physical condition, quantities, verifying the heat and lot no’s in accordance with test certificate and release the note for construction to use. Inspection of incoming materials, Verify the RIR and MVVS (Received Inspection Report and Material Verification Summary Sheet).

Review the results of production test plates in respect to weld parameters, heat input, pass thickness, depth of back gouge, no of passes, electrode sizes and mechanical test results to ensure that meets the requirement of project specification

Maintain a weekly welding consumables usage report and submit the latest status to customers on weekly basis.

Verify the daily records of welding consumables issued and returned log for right quantities, baking of electrodes at specific temperature and time, temperature of holding ovens, baking ovens flux ovens, quivers.

Monitor storage treatment and flow of welding consumables and performance of welding equipment to meet the contractual requirement of the project.

Preparation of test packages for piping as per system limits, coordination to incorporate the project procedures.

Inspection of raw material, stage wise and final inspection of the product as per the approved QAP and Process Chart.

Ensuring that the inspections are carried out in accordance with approved Quality Assurance Plans by trained and qualified QC /NDT Engineers / Officers.

Ensuring calibration and use of calibrated measuring and test equipments for inspection / test conducted by all departments.

Review and approval of WPS, PQR and WPQ.

Witnessing of Mechanical Testing and Reviewing of Mill Test Reports and Certificates.

Preparation of Inspection Reports and issuing the final release notes

Preparing the status of the process and reporting it to the Project Manager

Technical Skill:

ULTRASONIC TESTING

TOFD & PHASED ARRAY TECHNIQUE.

RADIOGRAPHY TESTING:

MAGNETIC PARTICLE TESTING:

LIQUID PENETRATION TESTING:

MECHANICAL:

1.INTERPRETATION OF CONSTRUCTION DRAWING.

2.WELDING & NDT REQUIRMENT AS PER INTERNATIONAL CODE.

3.REPAIR ANALYSIS & PLANNING.

Personal Details

Date of Birth : 19-07-1982

Marital Status : Married.

Nationality : Indian

Sex : Male

Languages Known : English & Tamil. Hindi & Malayalam speak only

Permanent Address : 2F / 1B, Vageesampillai Street, P.N.colony, Nagercoil - 629004

Passport No : L 7871798

Date of Expiry : 19-04-2024

Place of issue : Abu-dhabi, UAE .

Driving license : Light vehicle license No(2182674) from UAE

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