Quality Control Engineer

RESUME

Andre Bola

***** ******** ***** ***** *** 2037

FORT WORTH

TX 76177

817-***-**** mobile 817-***-**** telephone ***********@*****.*** 509-***-**** alternative

PROFILE

l have acquired a lot of experience in steam turbine plant maintenance covering turbine and generator installation, plant upgrade and recondition as well as planning and scheduling job activities I believe in high standard of safety, quality and performance and do not believe in taking chance when performing my work duties.

Personal Details

DOB 12/09/1976

Marital Status Married

Driver’s license Texas code B

Experience 11yrs

Education / Qualification / Training

Technical

Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering University of South Africa-2010

National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Vaal University of Technology-2005

Short Courses

Turbine Fundamentals - 2002

Turbine Thermodynamics and design ( Alstom Kusile )

Project Controls 1 and 2 - (Elpavo)2013

ISO9001 Awareness – 2010 (Advantage Training)

Quality Management Systems ISO 9001:2008 2012

Computer Skills

ICDL license- MS Word, MS excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook

MS Projects

P6 – primavera

AutoCAD

Proe 3D

Solid works(Learner)

Work Experience

Skills

Turbine Engineering (Auxiliaries Plant)

Turbine Plant commissioning

Quality Control and Supervision

Schedule Control

SHE implementation

Turbine Installation and maintenance

Rotating Machinery maintenance

Turbine Experience and Knowledge

Kelvin Power Station, GEC 600MW, Parsons 220MW, Siemens 680MW, GE Alstom 990MW, ABB 350MW, MAN-BBC 200, MAN Alstom 600MW, GE 60MW, OLIKON ESCHER 60MW

Operating Principles: Fundamental Theory, Impulse and Reaction Turbines

Turbine Component Construction: Turbine Sections, Shells, Casings, Cylinders, HP-IP/LP, Nozzles/Diaphragms, Stationary Blades, Turbine Seals, Turbine Rotors, Blades/Buckets, Pedestals, Bearings

Main/Aux. Steam Valves: Steam Chests, Main Stop/Throttle Valve, Control/Governor Valve, Reheat Valves, Auxiliary Steam Valves

Turbine Operations: Pre-warming, Starting and Loading, Full Arc Admission, Partial Arc Admission, Turbine Supervisory Instruments

Steam Turbine Auxiliary Systems: Lube Oil System, Shaft Sealing System, High Pressure Fluid System

Process Instrumentation Knowledge: Verified correct installation and setup of filtration systems and components; and Coordinated installation requirements with clients engineering team

Name of Company Toshiba American Energy Systems

Job Title Quality Control Engineer- Sept 2016-till now

Wells Hydro Electric Project (Pateros WA)

Wells Dam – Douglas County PUD

Scope: Overhaul of 10 Unites – Model Test, Generator Replacement, Turbine Overhaul,

Turbine Guide Bearing, Mechanical Shaft Seal and Vibration Monitoring

Responsibilities

Assisting on site a service engineering on outages Tracking job progress against planned schedule and quality requirements

May be involved in coordinating with the client and other project team members in developing and implementing a Quality Control program which encompasses nonconformance and corrective action processes, trending, and tracking of key performance indicators.

Develop, evaluate, revise, and applies technical quality control protocols/methods to inspect and test in-process raw materials, production equipment, and finished products.

Ensure activities and items are in compliance with both company quality control/assurance standards and applicable government regulations Assist the Quality Control Manager in performing support functions including, Inspection training, I,M&TE calibration and control, Quality review of Purchase Requisitions/Orders, detailed Quality review of field generated documentation, and interpreting Quality and regulatory documents.

Interface with Project Management, Quality Management, Regulatory personnel, and Client to insure all parties are kept informed and that required corrective actions are implemented in a timely manner.

Manufacturing/industrial background/knowledge, with the ability to understand quality systems, as established from industry specific codes and standards.

Establish, implement and manage a multi-discipline quality control program. Effectively interpret multidiscipline engineering and quality requirements and provide technical guidance for inspection, testing, and quality services activities.

Attend outage meetings

Name of Company S & B Industries, Fort Worth TX

Job Title Manufacturing Engineer – Feb 2016- Sep 2016

Responsibilities

Develops and improves manufacturing processes by studying product and manufacturing methods

Name of Company Eskom SA

Camden Power Station

1. Job Title Turbine Engineer – Mar 2010 – Nov 2015

Power is generated by eight 200MW units with a total installed capacity on 1,600MW Coal Fired

energy to electrical energy conversion efficiency is 33.40%

Area of Inspection: Gas turbine and Steam turbine (Valves, piping and pressure vessels)

Key Responsibilities

The role of the turbine technician working in the MAN Turbo workshop, working on Steam turbines, compressors, gearboxes, Perform repair work on turbo machinery and associated equipment parts. Liaising with clients and sales in terms of repair scope

Designed computerized process control systems for steam turbines, and auxiliary

equipment..

Designed piping systems, storage tanks, and pressure vessels in accordance with rules developed by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee (BPVC).

Performed system efficiency tests in accordance with ASME Power Test Codes.

Wrote power plant procedures regarding equipment operations, maintenance, and safety.

Managed overhaul, inspection, and steam turbines, combustion turbines,valves, condensers, heat exchangers, piping systems and all others plant vessels.

Attend to technical issues on centre line during machine assembling

Review Quality plans before work commences

Provide an engineering support service and plant modifications

Provide a quality engineering service

Development of scopes of work and input into planning process

Provide a service engineering on outages

Foster and maintain sound interdepartmental relationship between Outages and Engineering

2.Job Title Senior Turbine Q.Engineer – Jan 2011-Jan 2012

Key Responsibilities

Attend to technical issues on center line during machine assembling and helping artisans to solve work issues as well as giving technical direction

Tracking job progress against planned schedule and quality requirements

Report on contractor activities and maintaining close relations with contractor supervisors and craftsmen.

Review Quality plans before work commences and making sure that work instructions are understood and well as adhering to health, environment and safety requirements.

Provide an engineering support service and making sure that good practices and contractual requirements are always adhered to.

Provide a quality engineering service

Liaise with site engineering in the development of scopes of work and input into planning process

Liaise closely with the customer turbine engineering representative and OEM representative

Review contractor specifications and quality documents and identification of quality gaps

Monitor installation and commissioning of components by outage contractors if any deviation is picked raise NCR and monitor the gap correction

Attend outage meetings

Name of Company Bureau Veritas

Job Title QA/QC Manager

Jan 2008 to Feb 2010

Kusile is a coal-fired power station close to the existing Kendal Power Station in the Nkangala District of the Mpumalanga Province. The Kusile site is about 1 355 hectares in size, and is located on the Hartbeesfontein and Klipfontein farms. Kusile is the most advanced coal-fired power plant project in Eskom. As a rule, a coal-fired power station takes about ten years to build, but due to capacity constraints, the Kusile project has been fast-tracked and it is anticipated that it will take about eight years to complete.

The station will consist of six units, each rated at approximately 800 MW installed capacity, giving a total of 4800 MW. As such it will be one of the largest coal-fired power stations in the world, once finished. The power station will be coal fired, with the coal supplied by Anglo Coal (New Largo and Zondagfontein collieries). The combination of the resources is expected to yield not less than 800 million sales tons over a period of not less than 47 years.

Key Responsibilities:

Reviewing of detailed engineering design.

Carry out daily inspection of the work to Eskom/Black & Veanch international specifications including structural foundations to steel errection, sign off on concrete pours.

Attend contractors progress meetings- sign off on monthly construction progress claims.

Reviewing and verifying submitted documents in accordance with design standards, criteria and conceptual design as stipulated in the Contract.

Ensuring that the technical specifications have been duly accounted for in the documents submitted by the Contractor.

Providing periodic status reports on the design and review activities as measured against the approved schedule; identify any problems and difficulties encountered

Carrying out checks on the Contractors’ setting–out, and ensuring that the works are carried out in accordance to drawings and other design details

Coordinating to Site Engineers, Supervisors, Sub-Contractors meeting about Construction scheme, issuance of plans and shop drawings, Safety measures implemented at jobsite.

Ensuring that works are executed in accordance to the provisions of the contract, including those relating to standards of workmanship, safety requirements and environmental protection requirements

Maintaining full and detailed permanent site records, including site correspondences, survey data, quality acceptance data, site diaries, measurement and certification, minutes of meetings and records of all other relevant matters

Site meeting with contractor and reporting to resident site engineer, preparing daily reports and weekly reports.

Name of Company PMT British Gas SFAX Tunisia

Job Title Construction Engineer

Period Apr 2005 - Nov 2007

Key Responsibilities:

Over 3 years of field experience on oil and gas facilities/Infrastructure construction in varying supervisory capacities, from dredging of Oil well swamp location,Reclamation,Piping and modification and revamping of existing live facilities to EPC contracts participation.

Construction of 16 (Including a cryogenic tank) Product/Process tanks with a capacity range of 1,500m cube to 46,000m cube of vary material range from carbon steel shells of 8mm to 45 mm and stainless steel shell plates of 15mm.

Erection and fabrication of miscellaneous peripherals and roofs (Dome, Fixed cone and float DD).

Daily co-ordination supervision of construction works and interfacing with relevant team members(office and field),

Monitor & Report progress while ensuring that the project is executed within schedule time despite delay/Slips.

Maintain Supervisory leadership and guidance to attain optimum commercial productivity and target completions dates.

Monitors construction activities in the field from the performance management perspective against contract requirements.

Personal Attributes

Excellent communication, organizing, leadership, management and administration skills

Self-starting, team player and leader

Proactive and flexible

Goal centered

Focused and can work independently

Can operate without supervision

Excellent report writing skills

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