Welding Assistant
Resume:
RAM RATAN CHOUDHARY
Contact:+91-896******* • E-Mail: ***********@*****.**.**
Seeking challenging assignments in scope of Welding Operations, Metallurgy, Inspection and Quality Assurance field with growth oriented organisation.
PROFESSIONAL SNAPSHOT
• B.E. (Metallurgy) from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli, with sixteen years of progressive experience in welding metallurgy, weld inspection and in Quality field.
• As an welding professional having depth exposure for preparing welding procedure for different welding processes like- SMAW, GMAW, SAW, FCAW and execute activities within own area of responsibility, ensuring the compliance with the QA/QC and HSE requirements.
• Exposure in international codes and standards: ASME Sec-II Part-(A, B, C), Sec-V, Sec-VIII (Div-1, 2, 3), Sec-IX. And API1104,AWS D1.1,AWS D1.2, ASTM,DIN,BIS,IBR,ABS,IRS,BV,DNV,LRS. AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Welding Metallurgy NDT Fabrication Quality Assurance ORGANISATIONAL SCAN
ASSISTANT MANAGER – Welding & Automation,ITW International India Pvt Ltd, January’2015 -- Present
Key Deliverables
• Technical Interaction with customers’ Welding Engineers, Inspectors and Project Team to provide technical solution to automate the welding process to their requirements.
• Preparation of WPS/PQR for the existing job or new job as per client’s requirement and to provides suitable welding procedures. And also qualify the welders for the job and prepare WPQ for them.
• Dealing with all welding processes – SMAW/GMAW/FCAW&SAW and supervise the execution of the work.
• Act as a coordinator with all inter department – Production, Quality, Inspection, Purchase and Sales to get good exposure of the job for complete understanding.
• Dealing with the Industries like – Thermal power, Wind Energy, Oil & Gas (LNG&LPG), Pipe lines, Chemical, Crane & Lifting, Cement, Mining, Steels, etc.
• Trouble shooting in case of complaints, presentation of credentials, negotiating and finalization. ASSISTANT MANAGER - WELDING & MANUFACTURING, WHEELS INDIA LIMITED, JUNE’2014 – JAN’2015
Key Deliverables
• Responsibility of entire weld shop dealing with welding processes like SMAW/GMAW/SAW/FCAW etc.
• Prepare preliminary welding documents for daily assigned job; assist & monitor supervisor and welder- to ensure welding parameters as per the specifications.
• Prepare Technical documents - WPS/PQR/WPQ for the regular production and also for customer specific job and ensured welding traceability info record.
• Review all Metallurgical Test Results - for the welds quality.
● Destructive Testing like Tensile, Hardness, Impact, Weld Penetration and Macro Test and
● Non Destructive Testing like UT/RT/PT.
• Prepare Technical Reports based on the investigation, if any non- conformity occurred and give presentation to the management.
• Participate in inter department meeting to understand issues- Design and Development for the new projects, Customers Requirements and Vendors issues, etc.
• Participate in customer meeting to understand scope of work and their various specifications.
• Coordinate various vendors to understand and review their technical documents and qualification.
• Monitor welding consumables consumes along with the projects and estimate additional if any. Prepare Purchase request for consumables and coordinate with Purchase Department – for planning of welding consumables and base plates.
ASSISTANT MANAGER – WELDING & QA, LARSENT & TOUBRO LIMITED, May 2012 - JUNE’2014
Key Deliverables
• Developed welding procedures, techniques and monitored welders for the entire plant involving fabrication of Aluminium panels for the various shapes and size for different projects.
• Preparation of Welding Documents - (WPS, PQR &WPQ) as per codes and standards.
• Assist Welding team- Inspectors, Technicians and Supervisors to maintained weld quality and related to all welding matters.
• Implementing Quality Management Systems across various processes and conducting QAP review to reduce rejection levels and ensure high quality standards at all the stages of production.
• Ensure that welding traceability info is recorded, maintained and available in the required format for all Welding activities.
• Review journals and technical papers for new welding technology. Maintain contact with welding equipment suppliers and consumable vendors to promote advances in welding technology. SENIOR ENGINEER – QUALITY ASSURANCE, LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO (I) PVT LIMITED, MAY’2009 – APRIL’2012
Key Deliverables
• Supervisor for
o Incoming, In-process and final inspection for the product –production of GMAW &SAW welding consumables wires.
o Preparation of Product Certificate.
o Welder Performance Qualification (WPQ) tests.
• Preparation for the Procedure Qualification Record (PQR) and Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) for the existing and new product as per ASME Sec-IX &Sec-II Part C.
• Monitored Weldability Test for GMAW & SAW consumables produced at the plant.
• Technical Coordinator with customer/suppliers and third party agencies to understand technical issues and acts as a bridge between internal departments with all external party. ENGINEER – WELDING R&D, ESAB INDIA LIMITED,
JULY’2003 – MAY’2009
Key Deliverables
• Accountable for evaluation of effect of process parameters on weld bead and effect of flux ingredients on operational characteristics in SMAW/SAW/GMAW/FCAW processes.
• Technical coordinator for third party agencies like Lloyds, Bureau Veritas, DNV, ABS, IBR, to understand each specifications and delivered to the plant for the production.
• Prepared WPS/PQR for existing and new products.
• Developed, implemented and monitored QAP/ quality control procedures & work instructions.
• Compiled & maintained inspection documents.
• Looked after vendor development and process audit.
• Acted as coordinator for production and marketing department and to solve customer complaint... EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
B.E (Metallurgy) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,TRICHY 2003 PERSONAL SNIPPETS
Date of Birth: 01/01/1980
Marital status: Single
RAM RATAN CHOUDHARY
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