Quality Engineering

Ahmad Changizi, M.A.Sc., M.Sc., P.Eng

** ****** ***** ****-**, T3H-4X3, Calgary, AB- Tel: 587-***-**** -

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OBJECTIVE

. Several years of Leadership and supervisory experiences in Quality

Department.

. Excellent knowledge in Quality Management System (QMS) and API Q1 and

RABQSA Certified International Quality Management System/ISO 9001 Lead

Auditor.

. Member of Executive Committee of American Society for Quality (ASQ) of

Calgary Section.

. Excessive knowledge in Root Cause Analysis and Risk Management.

. APEGA professional Engineer with Excessive Knowledge on Leadership and

Management.

. Excellent multitasking experiences and exceptional knowledge in

related division of ASME, API, AWS, CSA, ASTM, NACE, AMS, ABSA, CWB,

Six Sigma, Tap Root, Fault Tree, API Q1, ISO 9001:2008.

. Non Destructive Test (NDT) Level III of MT and PT and Level II (PT,

MT, VT, UT).

. Extraordinary knowledge in Welding and CWB and ABSA requirements.

.

CAREER - RELATED EXPERIENCES

> TESCO Corporation

August 2013 - January 2015

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

* Quality Manager

. Providing leaderships to quality team and managing quality management

system of company

. Develop, maintain and improve company QMS in accordance to API Spec Q1

and ISO 9001.

. Implementing API Spec 8C and API Spec 7-1 requirements.

. Coordinate all Inspection activities detailed in Quality Plans and

ITP's.

. Prequalification and Qualification of vendors/Supplier to bid on

project.

. Take an active role in new vendor approval and development process

. Plan internal QMS auditing activities in compliance with API Spec Q1.

. Perform vendor's audits/approval and Monitor vendors quality

performance to ensure they are following company Quality requirements

. Provide daily leadership to project employees, supporting the

development execution of function plans, and measuring and reporting

of Key performance Indicators (KPIs)

. Responsible for conducting quality audits, identifying, documenting,

and providing solutions for Nonconformance (NCR's) Corrective Actions

(CAR's) & Preventive Actions (PAR's)

. Responsible for internal and external product traceability and process

audits

. Responsible for developing and maintaining Quality Metrics, Scorecards

etc.

. Conduct performance reviews and identify development needs

> Saipem Canada INC

April 2012 - August 2013

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

* Lead Materials and Welding Engineer

. Leading and managing materials engineering team to focus on projects.

. Responsible of Husky (Sunrise),CNRL (Hydrotreater), Statoil (Corner)

projects

. Provide engineering support for oil sands and other energy-related

projects and also ensure the integrity of welding and materials

related to piping and equipment

. Develop materials selection diagrams and materials selection reports

. Develop, review and communicate welding and materials engineering

plans and coordinate work efforts with other project teams

. Develop and deliver technical input toward engineering standards and

specifications related to materials selection for sour service and low

temperature service

. Provide Welding and NDE technical support for pressure vessels, heat

exchangers and pressure piping

. Provide technical expertise in materials/metallurgy and welding

engineering support to site construction teams, contractors and

fabricators

. Reviews "Corrosion Survey" and QA/QC Materials engineering related

inspection data for anticipated effects on pressure equipment safety

and reliability

> Mid-State Machine Products

February 2011- March 2012 Winslow, Maine, USA

* Quality/Welding Engineer

. Designed welding procedure specification (WPS) for different metals

. Performed metallurgical and mechanical evaluation of welds and failure

analysis

. Developing new techniques for super alloys and different materials

. Prepared and reviewed instruction for welding and heat treatment of

the welded structures

. Responsible of welder certification and welder training and control

and design weld techniques.

. Providing procedure of nondestructive testing (PT, MT and VT) and

controlling of inspectors activity

. Responsible of any metallurgical problems such as machinability, heat

treatment and corrosion

. Cooperating with selling department for quoting and price estimating

for new projects

. Controlling and auditing vendors quality and providing development

plan for suppliers

> McGill Metal Processing Research Center

September 2006 - January 2011

Montr al, Qu bec, Canada

* Engineering Research Assistant

. Provide Engineering support for metal production industries to develop

products quality

. Developed new methods for strip casting to support metal sheet

production in industries

. Developed properties of light metals such as aluminum and magnesium

for different application

. Provided engineering support for processing of production of light

metals

. Developed heat transfer and effects on defects during solidification

to increase product quality

. Developed effect of heat flux on microstructure of light metals such

as aluminum and magnesium

. Provided engineering support for strip casting and behavior of

magnesium (AZ31-B) wrought alloys

RW-T V (German Technical Inspection Association)

April 2001- September 2006

BIPC Petrochemical Complex projects, Mahshar

* Quality Manager

. Providing leadership for technicians and inspectors to provide better

service for company

. Controlling and leading ISO 9001 requirement and auditing internally

and externally

. Root cause analysis of nonconformance and issuing CAR and controlling

closures

. Auditing suppliers and providing development plan for increasing

quality of service

. Developed specifications for weld consumables to meet ASME, AWS and

API requirements

. Developed Welding procedure specification (WPS) and PQR for Vessel and

Tank

. Prepared and reviewed instruction for welding and heat treatment of

the welded structures

. Performed metallurgical and mechanical evaluation of welds and failure

analysis

. Inspected Weld, Coat and reviewing NDE procedure of Vessels, Tanks and

Pipes

. Essential Quality Control of welds by NDT techniques such as RT, VT,

UT, MT and PT

> Total E&P Ltd

August 1999 - April 2001

Phase 2-3, South Pars Projects Assaluye

* Deputy Quality Manager / Quality Control Inspector

. Inspection weld quality and reviewing NDE procedures and results to

verify quality of welds

. Designed Welding procedure and fabrication of Stainless Steel/ Carbon

Steel Tank, Hopper, Vessel

. Internal Auditing quality management system of company per ISO 9001

requirements

. Managing NDE and heat treatment suppliers and controlling quality of

service of them

. Arrangement of welders based on certificates and ability of them in

site

EDUCATIONS

. Ongoing - Master of Business Administration ( MBA )

Patten University, Oakland, USA

. Master of Applied Science, Mechanical Engineering

Concordia

University, Montr al, Canada

. Master of Science, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Middle East Technical University, Ankara

. Bachelor of Science, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

I.A University, Isfahan

CERTIFICATES

. Leadership Skills for Front Line Leaders, Association for

Manufacturing Excellence (AME), Canada

. Building a Dream Team: Heartbeat Leaders, Leader Development, TMG

Inc., Calgary, Canada

. Situational Leadership II, Ken-Blanchard Company, TESCO University,

Calgary, Canada

. Level III of Liquid Penetrant Testing (PT) and Magnetic Particle

Testing (MT), National Aerospace Standard (NAS-410), USA

. Level II of Visual Test (VT), Liquid Penetrant Testing (PT), Magnetic

Particle Testing (MT), Ultrasonic Testing (UT), American Society for

Nondestructive Testing (ASNT).

. Aerospace Fusion Welding Certificates from Performance Review

Institute (PRI), USA.

. Welding training, Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB), Calgary, Canada

. RABQSA International Certified QMS/ISO 9001 Lead Auditor. (Cert #

123798)

. Enterprise Risk Management, South Alberta Institute of Technology

(SAIT), Calgary, Canada

. Introduction to Six Sigma and Project Management Certificate

PUBLICATIONS

. Ahmad Changizi, Ali Kalkanli, Naci Sevinc, Journal of Alloys and

Compounds, Volume 509, Issue 2, 12 January 2011, Pages 237-240

. Ahmad Rezaeian, A. Changizi, Y. Zou, E. Irissou, J.-G. Legoux, S. Yue,

2011 TMS Exhibition.

. Ahmad Changizi, Mamoun Medraj, Mihaiela Isac, Journal of Advances in

Materials Science and Engineering, Article ID 101872, vol. 2014, 2014,

Page 9

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