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Quality Assurance Engineer

Location:
Calgary, AB, Canada
Salary:
80000
Posted:
May 19, 2014

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SREE ARIKA P. Eng.

****,********* *****, *.* 403-***-****(C) {After 5 PM}

Calgary, Alberta. T1Y 1V1

Email: acd6s5@r.postjobfree.com (Preferred way to contact)

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SUMMARY OF SKILLS:

Strong ISO 9001 & API Q1 Quality Assurance experience in oil and gas processes.

Exceptional in Heat treatment knowledge of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

Committed to profession excellence; can work for extended hours.

Excited to be an active part of a dynamic team with sound communication skills.

Strong computer skills (MS word, Power point, Excel, C ++, Mat lab, ERP, and S.V

Highly reliable, analytical with solving abilities, and can work with minimal supervision.

Flexible, versatile, patient, motivated, enthusiastic, personable, and hardworking.

Extensive initiation to do research and learn continuously.

Strong knowledge of API 570, 574, 579, 580, NACE, ASME B31.3 and CSA Z662-07

Good knowledge of API 5L, 5CT, 5B1, 6A, 8C, ASTM A388, 709,E23, E18, E10

Strong command in ASTM A370, E112, E8, E10E23, E45, E63, A342 and so on.

Good conversant with CSA W59, AWS D1.1, D1.3 D1.6 CWS60, and W47.1.

Strong knowledge of Operation, Maintenance &Calibration of Lab Equipment’s.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Revised the quality policy, quality objectives, quality manual, and procedures.

• Effectively implementing and continually improving the QMS, ISO 9001:2008.

• Implemented Reliability engineering tools such as risk based inspection, root cause failure

analysis, fitness for service and reliability centered maintenance.

• Established Material testing, Metallographic, failure analysis, and Corrosion lab.

• Experimented and standardized ladle treatment & de-oxidation practice.

• Found the factors that are affecting the reducibility of sintered product.

• Developed the permanent mold casting process for ductile cast iron.

• Established quality assurance, control, and inspection techniques.

• Standardized melting and casting processes for Cu, Ni, Al, Ag, Au alloys &Steel

• Rated as an excellent teaching faculty for all the courses and for all the semesters.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Quality Engineer (Specialist)

Optima Manufacturing, Calgary October 2010-- Present

• Implement QMS ISO 9001:2008, API Q1 and perform Internal and External audits.

• Set, and supervise the heat treatments for ferrous and non-ferrous alloys.

• Corrosion loop management, and risk based analysis as per API580, 510, and 520.

• Material selection, failure analysis, and material testing ASTM E23, A370. E10,E18.

• Welding and pipeline analysis according to AWS D1.1, ASME B31.3 and CSA-Z662.

• Fitness for service calculation and pipeline inspection by API579, 570,571,and 574

• Supervise the dimensional measurements, and assure the product quality.

• Maintain the calibration of measuring tools, gauges, and equipment.

• Review the specifications, standards, codes and engineering drawings.

• Prepare QCP, Inspection plans and supervise the inspection.

• Project Planning, Contract preparation, Supervise and monitor the project.

• Work closely with maintenance, production and Inspection teams.

• Corrosion testing, mitigation, monitoring and management.

• Continually review project details, estimates, staff and completeness

• Plan the specifications, and monitor ASTM, AISI, ASME NACE, and API standards.

• Supervise the machined parts as per API 5B, 5B1, 5CT, 5L, 8C and 6A.

• Project design, drawing preparation, measure, monitor and integrate the process.

• Material selection, procurement, product inspection, and customer service.

• Planning the machining, heat treatment, coating and plating process.

• Research on corrosion and oxidation resistant alloys that are comply with NACE.

• Supervise UT, Magnetic particle &dye penetrant, and Metallographic examinations

in compliance to ASTM A388, E709, E112, and MSSP 55.

• Conduct Metallurgical analysis and investigate the root cause for failure.

• Verification of BOM, PO, Drawings, job orders and calibration of equipment.

• Revise the quality policy, quality objectives, quality manual, and procedures.

Quality Assurance Manager: 01/08/2006 to 08/10/2010.

M.A. Steel Foundry Ltd., Calgary. Alberta, Canada.

• Planned the operation tools and monitored the steel melting process with induction

furnace.

• Experimented steel melting practice with different Ferro alloys, and de-oxidants.

• Calculated the alloys additions, de-oxidants, and suggested the adjustments for low & high

alloy steel melting.

• Set the tapping temperatures, supervised, monitored and guided the pouring crew.

• Operated and maintained, calibrated Spectroscopy, and other testing equipment.

• Tested the materials by chemical analysis, physical measurements, NDT (Liquid penetrate,

Magnetic particle, Visual inspection. Ultrasonic) and mechanical testing (Hardness,

Tensile, & Impact), and conformed to ASTM E23, A370. E10, E18, A388, E709, AWS

D1.1, API 6A, 8C, 5B, 5B1, 5CT, AISI, API, and NACE specifications.

• Operated the heat treatment furnaces and protective gas generator.

• Performed the failure analysis, and metallographic examination.

• Read the machine drawings, computed the dimensions and tolerances to verify pattern

&castings for accuracy and conformance to specifications.

• Prepared quality charts, inspection reports, and monitored the ISO 9001:2008 QMS.

• Inspected and analyzed defects. Implemented corrective and preventive actions.

• Conducted the quality meetings and discussed the quality and safety improvements.

• Compared the tender documents with purchase orders and resolved the quality program.

• Calibrated the testing instruments and monitored the calibration schedule and records.

• Surveyed the Customer Satisfaction and Supplier Evaluation.

• Monitored, measured, analyzed and improved the welding, and inspection procedures.

• Performed the internal quality audit for our regular and special processes.

Overseas Experience:

• Associate Professor: EIT, Ministry of Education Asmara, Eritrea 11/2003 --11/2005

• Lecturer: Defense University, Ethiopia 3/1999 --5/2003

Engineer: India Government Mint, India 3/1988 -- 3/1999

Supervise the stamping, process and heat treatment process of the stamping dies.

• Planned the process operational tools for melting in induction and crucible furnaces.

• Set the heat treatment cycles for different grades of tool steels for coinage dies

• Operated and, maintained protective gas generators for heat treatment of coins, and dies.

• Experimented with different alloy steels for coining dies.

• Supervised metal extraction, refining, casting, and implemented safety management.

• Experimented in Aluminum, Copper, Gold and Silver alloys smelting, refining, and casting

operations by using different fluxes, degassers, inoculants, grain refiners,

• Worked in Mineral processing, Ore dressing, and secondary metal refining.

• Lead the Stamping, Punching, Melting, Rolling, and Electroplating teams.

• Supervised the die manufacturing, Gold refining.

• Conducted Material tests, Metallurgical examinations (specimen preparation, etching,

metallurgical examination,

Quality Control Engineer,

Nagarjuna Steels Ltd. Hyderabad, India 5/1987 -- 2/1988

• Supervised the stamping process and heat treatment process of the steel strips.

• Supervised the cold rolling, and cold forming of the steel coils.

• Participated in quality planning / improvement activities.

• Coordinated the company's effort to respond to externally and internally generated

non-conformances. This includes the disposition of suspected non-confirming material,

analyzing non-conformances, investigating causes for non-conformances and initiating

team meetings to prevent non-conformances.

• Assisted the supplier development function with suppliers' and overall supplier

performance.

• Worked with manufacturing engineers in the plant to maintain process.

• Initiated and worked on assigned continuous improvement projects.

• Assisted the quality assurance manager with day-to-day plant issues.

• Visited customer’s plant from time to time as it became necessary.

• Any other quality assurance duties as assigned.

• In the absence of the quality assurance manager, represented the company on all issues

for assigned programs.

V) Technical Assistant: Indian Bureau of Mines, Bangalore, India 09/1986 to 04/1987

• Ore dressing, Mineral processing, floatation. Chemical analysis.

V) Apprenticeship. Bhilai Steel Plant, M.P India (Integrated Steel Plant) 1983-1984

• Underwent training in various operations such as coke making, sintering, ore

dressing, blast furnace operation, steel making, continuous casting, hot and cold

rolling, foundry, forging, heat treatment, electro plating, and so on operations.

EDUCATION

• M.Tech (Industrial Metallurgy) May 1983 to April, 1985

National Institute of Technology (R.E.C) Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, India

• B.Tech (Metallurgical Engineering) June 1978 to April 1983

National Institute of Technology (R.E.C) Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, India

* Welding Examiner and CQA (ASQ) –Under process.)

• ISO 9001-2000, Quality Management System Training .QMI, Canada. March2007

• ISO9001-2000, QMS, Internal Audit Course, QMI Canada March 2008

• Member of Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum

• P. Eng. (APEGA) and Member of ASQ.

• CQA- of ASQ, WELDING Examiner of ABSA is under progress.

REFEENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST



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