SIVAKUMAR. A
e- : ********@*****.***
Skype: siva7578
INSPECTION ENGINEER - MECHANICAL
A results-focused API certified Inspection professional, offering rich and productive experience of 19+ years; targeting reputed organizations, with challenging assignments by utilizing my skills and experience in various facets of the field.
PROFILE SUMMARY
An astute and dynamic professional, offering an exposure in the domain of Petrochemical industry and Refinery, in the gamut of Non Destructive Testing, Welding inspection, online inspection & Shutdown.
API certified Inspection professional; worked as Inspection Engineer with SPIC Ltd, Tuticorin, India and now doing freelance in plant inspection.
Skilled in Shutdown inspection, Expansion projects and TPI.
Comfortable interacting with multiple levels of organization, management and staff; possess Analytical structured approach towards trouble shooting and problem solving.
Resilient with a high level of integrity and energy experience; proficiency in providing support to the team.
Systematic and organized with exceptional interpersonal and presentation skills and comprehensive problem detection and solving abilities.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Inspection Skills
Quality Control Planning
Cross - functional coordination
Welding Qualification (WPS, PQR) NDT Personal qualification
Report generation
Leadership Qualities
Auditing Skills
Shutdown Planning
Coordinating Statutory bodies
Welders qualification (WPQ)
Procedure qualification (ITP&QCP)
Reading technical drawings
Inspection Trainer
Supervision
Shutdown Inspection
Troubleshooting Skills
NDT Procedure qualification
Calibration & Certification
Rubber lining inspection
ISO9001 & ISO14001
PROFESSIONAL SPAN
Freelance Inspector - Mechanical Since Feb 2016
Worked in Orpic (Sohar, Oman) refinery shutdown through DNV-GL
Plant inspection in RFCC area shutdown - Which includes the inspection of Columns, Vessels, Absorbers, Reactor, Regenerator, Boilers, Heaters, Heat Exchangers, Filters, Scrubber, Pipe circuits and Pipe line renewal.
Successfully handled various inspection activities according to the Orpic’s shutdown inspection plan and ensured the integrity of Equipments in the assigned area.
Shutdown inspection in Orpic includes repair inspection, fabrication inspection, painting inspection, cement lining inspection and other protective linings inspection.
SPIC Ltd, Tuticorin, India Nov 1996 – Feb 2016
Key Accountabilities:
Started the carrier as Inspection technician in Nov 1996 and came out as Inspection Engineer in Feb 2016 from Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Limited, Tuticorin, India
Worked as inspection in-charge for Ammonia, Urea, Water treatment plant, Sulphuric acid, Phosphoric acid, Phosphatic fertiliser plants, cross country lines, Ammonia & Phosphoric acid importation terminals at harbour.
Headed Inspection of Boiler’s Economiser & Super heater coils renewal and RLA study.
Headed the Execution and inspection of Titanium lining renewal in Urea reactor – which includes procedure preparation; planning; coordinating with contractor; qualification of welding procedure, welder & NDE procedure and execution of fabrication & inspection.
RLA of Reformer tube by through transmission UFD, Creep and Ferrite.
Headed planning and execution of Inspection activities of Horton Sphere (3000MT Ammonia storage) as per codes and standards for competency certification by Explosives licence renewal.
Conversion of Fixed roof tank to Internal Floating roof to handle Naphtha and erection of Naphtha importation facility.
Planned and executed the inspection and repair of various tanks ranging from fixed roof to Floating roof for various service ranges like Fuel oil, Naphtha, DM water, Polished water, Process condensate, Sulfuric acid, Phosphoric acid, Hydrochloric acid, Hydrofluoric Silicic acid.
Experience in expansion projects like Ammonia and Urea plants revamping, Steam Power generation facility Erection in SPIC Ltd – which includes incoming Equipments / materials inspection; erection as per P&ID, Plot plan & Isometric drawings; qualification of welder, welding and NDE procedures; prefabrication to site erection Inspection; Inspection records and report preparation.
Well-versed in shutdown inspection planning.
Rework on the TML layouts to eradicate the unexpected failures happened.
Experience in inspection and coordination with regulatory bodies like Inspector of factories, IBR and Explosives.
Worked in the inspection of Aluminum Fluoride (AlF3) plant augmentation from 8T to 25T capacity in SPIC Ltd. (Both equipment inspection at vendor’s site and erection).
Erection of Cathodic Protection system for the corrosion protection of underground pipe lines – which includes soil analysis, pipe to soil potential, Soil resistance and monitoring/maintaining.
Experience in rubber lining and other protective lining inspection.
Inspection at Vendor Shop:
Some major inspections at vendor’s site are:
Stage wise inspection of Centrifugal casted Reformer Tubes at M/s.Nitin castings, Mumbai. Inspection includes Destructive and non destructive examinations like ladle analysis, PME, Tensile, Aged tensile test, microscopic inspection, VT, PT, ET, Roughness test, UT, RT & LT.
AlF3 plant Augmentation equipment like Rotary Killen, Fans, Rotary drum type cooler, Conveyors, Rotary drums, Scrubbers, Furnace and other accessories inspection including performance check at M/s.Kilburn Engineering Ltd, Mumbai.
Pressure vessel / Heat exchanger manufacturing inspection at M/s.Larson & Tubro, Mumbai; M/s.ISGEC, Haryana & M/s.GMM Pfaudler, Gujarat.
Shutdown experience in India:
Through M/s SMO worked as Inspection Engineer for Reformer Inspection at Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Panipat, Haryana during their turnaround in the year 2007.
Through M/s SMO worked as Inspection Engineer for Reformer & heater Inspection at Vickram Ispat, Maharashtra during their turnaround in the year 2008.
Through M/s SMO worked as Site-in-charge for Ammonia plant shutdown & Reformer inspection at Shriram Fertilizer, Rajasthan during their turnaround in the year 2009.
Noteworthy Accomplishments
“Safe man” is the prestigious award presented by SPIC Ltd in the year 2002.
Placed and actively participated in various safety committees (Stewards committee, Group and central safety committee) to improve safety standards of SPIC Ltd.
Served as “Housekeeping Auditor” in SPIC for four years.
Served as a member in Search & Rescue team of “Plant Emergency action crew” in SPIC for four years.
Academic Credentials
1996 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, First class with honours, Thiagarajar Polytechnic, Salem, India
2015 B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering), First class, Karnadaka State Open University, Mysore, India
Professional Enhancements:
API510 Certified pressure vessel inspector (Certificate No.: 53142, Expiries: 30th Jun 2017)
ASNT Level II Certified in NDTs PT, MT, UT &RT
ISO 9001:2008 & ISO 14001:2004 Certified internal Auditor (Certificate No.: 1-187*******)
IT Skills:
Competent with most MS Office programs, AutoCAD, Oracle based CMMS/ERP/EAM and Internet applications to prepare & maintain records, analysis results and prepare reports.
Personal Dossier
Date of Birth & Age : 7th May, 1978 & 38 Years
Sex : Male
Marital status : Married
Nationality : Indian
Passport details : H6219042 (ECNR), 03.08.2019
Nearest Airport : Chennai, India
Language Proficiency : English, Tamil and Telugu
Address : No. 17, Rahamath Flats,
Ezhai Marimman Koil Street (Eda Street),
Villupuram – 605602
Tamilnadu, India
Salary Expected : Negotiable
Declaration
I hereby declare that all the information provided above is true to the best of my knowledge. I would truly prove myself and would sincerely serve my best for the growth of the organisation.
Place: Tuticorin
Date: 12.06.2016
(Siva Kumar. A)