Welding Piping
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RESUME
LOGANATHAN K
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QA/QC Assignment
Welding, NDT, Piping & Painting Inspector
CAREER PRECISE
Astute Leader with 14 years overseas + 9years of India experience in Piping, Welding, NDE, and Painting Inspection, Of Quality Control and Team Management across Petrochemical, LNG, Oil & Gas Construction industry.Adept at carrying out all test inspection for various processes and checking quality standards. Demonstrated acumen in ensuring the processes are conducted in accordance with guidelines and regulations. Gained expertise in fabrication, installation, testing, shut downs, pipelines, piping, flow lines, well-head and modification of existing piping at onshore projects. In-sight in planning & initiating improvements as needed to meet changing demands or requirements, proficiency in selection and application of welding consumables for various material combinations. Well versed with the interpretation of piping isometric drawings, process & instrumentation diagram (P&ID).
Splendid questioning and listening skills with ability to analyse responses, understand client’s needs and focus on quality, precision & punctual delivery of results. Possesses skills including recognising the strengths and weaknesses in others as well as oneself and willingness to perform additional activities. EDUCATION
National Apprenticeship Certificate from National Council for Vocational Training India - 1991.
National Trade Certificate from National Council for Vocational Training India - 1987. CERTIFICATIONS & OTHER COURSES
Successfully completed:
CSWIP 3.2.1-Senior Welding Inspector Level 3 by TWI, UK-Certificate No: 92583/2. (Valid up to: 2024) AWS-SCWI–Senior Certified Welding Inspector by AWS, USA-Certificate No: 17090038.(Valid up to: 2020)
BGAS Grade 2/3 – Painting Inspector by TWI, UK - Certificate No.:74752. (Valid up to: 2023) ASNT Certified Radiography Film Interpretation. (Valid up to: 2022) ASNT Certified Radiography Testing Level II. (Valid up to: 2022) ASNT Certified Ultrasonic Testing Level II. (Valid up to: 2022) ASNT Certified Penetrating Testing Level II. (Valid up to: 2022) ASNT Certified Magnetic Testing Level II. (Valid up to: 2022)
Notably accomplished following courses:
Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training Certificate from Suraksha Marine.(OPITO Approved, Valid up to 2021)
ISO 9001: 2008 Lead Auditor. Issued by i-VAC Certification Limited.(IRCA Approval No: A17307) Valid Light Vehicle Driving Licence for India (Valid up to 19.10.2029). SAFETY TRAINING & INDUCTION
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General Safety Induction
H2S Awareness and Escape
Confined Space training
LOTO (Lock Out/Tag Out)
Basic offshore Safety Induction
COMPUTER SKILLS
MS-OFFICE 2010
FAMILIAR WITH CODES & PROJECT SPECIFICATION
ASME, ANSI, API, AWS, BS, EN, DIN, ISO, SSPC & NACE Standard, RAS GAS, CHEVRON and PDO Project Specification.
Skill and Strength
Gained sound knowledge of codes and standards referred ASME Sec II, V, VIII, IX, AWS D 1.1, API-1104, ASME B31.1& B31.3 standards.
Verifying Mill Test Certificates (MTC) of Pipes & Plates Raw Materials, WPS & PQR with reference to codes and supervising the shop fabrication of piping, vessel & equipments.
Ensured chemical composition of raw material using material analyzer (PMI).
Review Inspection Test Plan (ITP) prior proceeding to any inspection activities and execution compliance as per construction schedule demands.
Involved in verifying sub-contractor’s records of calibration, inspection and test equipments.
Exposed in welding works, compressing of GTAW, SMAW, and SAW, Tie-in Works, Plant Shutdown Works and Piping Works.
Witnessed PQR/WQT Testing including destructive testing.
Preparing welder’s qualification certificates.
Analysing isometric drawings, P&ID’s, & general assembly drawings, equipment drawings and plot plans.
Checking and verifying materials classifications as per drawings before welding, dimensional check before & after welding.
Handled fabrication & dimension check, during stage wise inspection of piping, vessel & equipments during onshore constructions and structural installation.
Assigned inspectors for inspection activities location wise arranged inspection apparatus for them prepared inspectors leave cycle and solved their arising matters.
Preparing procedures, Witnessed Tie-in Joints/Golden Joints/Preparing reports and records updated.
Raised and resolved Non–Conformity Reports.
Carried out witness inspection & test activities of contractor as per the requirement in welding / NDT and monitored the process on a regular basis.
Performed visual inspection & non-destructive testing /surveys to evaluate the potential problems and determined caused & possible remedial actions.
Review, interpret & evaluate Radiographs as well as coordinate with sub contractor QC Team and NDT Crews.
Review Post Weld Heat Treatment charts and submit to client.
Verify and approve Weld & NDT history sheets.
Prepare Repair Analysis Report for Welders Induction Course in order to reduce their repair ratio.
Manage test packs line walk down, Punch listing and clearance for testing.
Involved in witnessing hydrostatic & pneumatic pressure testing for piping and vessels.
Conducted witness pressure test, leak test, vacuum box test, etc.
Administered blasting & coating inspection & pinhole/holiday inspection for the underground pipelines, structural and storage tanks.
Review final quality control dossier/documents.
Liaised with other discipline inspectors for the ongoing activities on a daily basis. Quality Assurance & Control
Devising and implementing company quality assurance programme in compliance with company requirements.
Overseeing the documentation of test results and preparing the data in the form of a graph or chart.
Performing system/process audit carry over at suppliers hand on periodical basis.
Judging the conformity of the components to the established standard and taking suitable corrective action when deviations are found.
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Team Management
Supervising, managing and supporting the Quality Assurance Personnel.
Providing administrative and technical direction to all Quality Control personnel and encompassing personnel administration, resolution of technical problems, development / approval of in-house training, etc. CAREER SCAN
PRESENT ASSIGNMENT
Project KNPC CFP PROJECT-MAA, Kuwait
Period SEPT’15 to Nov’19
Company JGC Corporation
Client KNPC
Role QC Inspector- Piping/Welding/NDE & Painting
Core Competencies
Welding Inspection
Analysing isometric drawings, P&ID’s & general assembly drawings, equipment drawings and plot plans.
Verifying Mill Test Certificates (MTC) of Pipes & Plates Raw Materials, WPS & PQR with reference to codes and supervising the shop fabrication of piping, vessel & equipment’s.
Carrying out inspection of weld preparation, welding consumables, pre-heating, welding process and visual weld checks, etc. as well as interfacing during fabrication of spools & installation process in order to resolve any welding and inspection related issues.
Rendering assistance by giving feedback information of complaint analysis, process capability study and tolerance study.
Review Inspection Test Plan (ITP) prior proceeding to any inspection activities and execution compliance as per construction schedule demands.
Monitoring of Quality management system and carried out QA surveillance and auditing activities directly reporting to Area QA/QC Manager.
To execute the QA audit program and QA surveillance activities.
Coordinate with Sub-Contractor’s QC Inspectors for repair of welded joints and clear marking on the location of the area to be repaired.
Accountable for maintaining all static equipment inspection records, box-up inspection, plumb checks, witnessing Bolt torqueing & Tensioning.
Strictly enforce company rules and regulation in quality safety policies. NDT
Reviewing NDE procedures (PT, MT, UT and RT) received from subcontractors and submits to client for approval.
Monitoring and Reviewing of PMI, Post Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT), Hardness Test (HT) and Ferrite Number (FN).
Supervise NDE and PWHT activities, Review and sign NDE reports. Assign work to NDE crews to carry out and identify repair joint and marking on the defect locations.
Review of the radiographic film and update the repair reports, preparation of trace paper
Trace paper hand over to sub-contractor QC team to repair the joint.
Analyse the repair joints and provide training and educate the welders.
Maintaining and reviewing the records of welder wise repairs.
Selecting the production and penalty joins of welders as per client specifications.
Preparing weekly weld Repair penalty shot list, weld repair status and submit to client.
Monitoring sufficiency of NDE percentage requirements in order to achieve smooth test packages clearance prior to hydro and pneumatic testing.
Painting Inspection
Attend pre-inspection meeting with subcontractors prior to the start of work to clarify the inspection requirements, plans and procedures.
Inspection of pre blast cleaning works such as solvent cleaning, hydro jetting, etc.
Hypodermic needle gauge testing of blasting pressure.
Inspection of Blast abrasive to correct standard and ensuring free from contamination.
Onsite inspection of abrasive blasting cleanliness level, surface profile and comparing with standards as per specification.
Determination of climate conditions (relative humidity, dew point, substrate temperature etc.).
Inspection of coating material, supervision of paint mixing, application, and storage in accordance with approved procedure and method statement.
Testing of blast clean surface, for the presence of various soluble tests.
Control of paint thickness by measuring with wet film thickness, using comb gauge. Page 4 of 7
Measurement of Dry film thickness on ferrous substrates by using electromagnetic gauges as per referred standards.
Maintain Quality control documents and Inspection reports.
Ensure the proper Shipping of Spools and Structural after Coating.
Maintain and follow up the site Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) plan. Refer to the Annexure for the Projects Executed
PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS
ANNEXURE
1). Project Barzan Onshore Project – (LNG), Qatar
Period Oct’11 to Mar’15
Company JGC Corporation
Client Ras Gas
Role QC Inspector- Piping/Welding/NDE & Painting
Responsibilities
Analysing isometric drawings, P&ID’s & general assembly drawings, equipment drawings and plot plans.
Verifying Mill Test Certificates (MTC) of Pipes & Plates Raw Materials, WPS & PQR with reference to codes and supervising the shop fabrication of piping, vessel & equipment.
Carrying out inspection of weld preparation, welding consumables, pre-heating, welding process and visual weld checks, etc. as well as interfacing during fabrication of spools & installation process in order to resolve any welding and inspection related issues.
Rendering assistance by giving feedback information of complaint analysis, process capability study and tolerance study.
Review Inspection Test Plan (ITP) prior proceeding to any inspection activities and execution compliance as per construction schedule demands.
Monitoring of Quality management system and carried out QA surveillance and auditing activities directly reporting to Area QC Manager.
To execute the QA audit program and QA surveillance activities.
Coordinate with Sub-Contractor’s QC Inspectors for repair of welded joints and clear marking on the location of the area to be repaired.
Accountable for maintaining all static equipment inspection records, box-up inspection, plumb checks, witnessing Bolt torqueing & Tensioning.
Strictly enforce company rules and regulation in quality safety policies. 2). Project National Chevron Phillips Project (Petrochemical) through Worley Parsons International, Period Aug’09 to Jun’11
Company JGC Corporation
Client Saudi Polymers, Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Role QC Inspector- Piping & Welding
Responsibilities
Verifying Mill Test Certificates (MTC) of Pipes & Plates Raw Materials, WPS & PQR with reference to codes and supervising the shop fabrication of piping, vessel & equipment’s.
Review Inspection Test Plan (ITP) prior proceeding to any inspection activities and execution compliance as per construction schedule demands.
Analysing isometric drawings, P&ID’s & general assembly drawings, equipment drawings and plot plans.
Raised the NCR, DR (Discrepancy Report) against site deficiency and non-conforming product.
Handle fabrication & dimension check during stage wise inspection of piping, vessel & equipments during onshore construction and structural installation.
Inspecting pipe fit-up prior to welding and dimensional check for those before & after completion of weld.
Monitoring daily welding activities as per WPS, reviewing daily welding reports, visual inspection of completed welds and repair welds.
Supervise NDT and PWHT activities, Reviewed and sign NDT reports. Assign works to NDT crews to carry out identifying the repair joint and marking the defected location.
Preparing weekly weld Repair penalty shot list, weld repair status and submit to client.
Perform visual inspections & non-destructive testing/surveys to evaluate the potential problem and determined cause & possible remedial action.
Maintaining records of all welding related documents like WPS, welder’s repair ratio, etc.
Witnessing MPT, PT, PMI, & FN for completed and repair welds. Page 5 of 7
Responsible for RT Film interpretation, weld repair assessment preparation.
Evaluate PWHT charts. Verified and approved Weld & NDT history sheets.
Monitor sufficiency of NDE percentage as per line class requirements in order to achieve smooth test packages.
Hydro and pneumatic Test witnessed, Test package line checking, Punch preparing/Punch killing and reviewing documents before submitting to the client.
3).Project Dolphin On-shore Facility Project (LNG Project) Period Dec’08 to Jun’09 (Shut Down)
Company JGC ME FZE, Ras-Laffan Industrial City, Qatar Client Dolphin Energy Limited, Ras-Laffan Industrial City, Qatar/ Total Qatar Role QC Inspector-Welding
Responsibilities
Reviewing QC-Procedure and project specification, verification of material & Consumable’s.
Conducting PQR/WPS/WQT for DSS, Alloy steel and CS material, Welding parameter monitoring/Visual/NDT
Witnessed/Records updated, Radiography film interpretation/Preparing repair analyzing report, Hydro and pneumatic Test witnessed, Test package line checking, Punch preparing/Punch killing and reviewing of documents before submitting to client.
4).Project EPC Fahud & Buraimi Compressor Project (Oil & gas) Period Apr’08 to July’08
Company Gulf Petrochemical Services & Trading LLC, Oman Client Oman Gas Company-Oman
Role QC Inspector- Welding & NDE
Responsibilities
Reviewing QC-Procedure and project specification, verification of material & Consumable’s. Conducting PQR/WPS/WQT for DSS, Alloy steel and CS material, Welding parameter monitoring/Visual/NDT report
Witnessing Tie-in Joints, Golden Joints, Prepare reports, update records and submit to client.
Coordinate for NDT inspection, Radiography film interpretation and reviewed PWHT report in accordance with relevant codes and specification.
Hydro and pneumatic Test witnessed and reviewing documents before submitting to client. Project Haban Field Development Project includes 12 KM Cluster Gas Pipe Lines of 16”, 12”, 8”, and 6”, with 12 wellheads, 4 Manifold stations, and One Common Receiving station. (Oil
& Gas)
Period Dec’07 to April’08
Client Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)
Role QC Inspector- Piping/Welding
Responsibilities
Reviewing QC-Procedure and project specification, verification of material & Consumable’s.
Conducting PQR, WPS, WQT for DSS, Alloy steel and CS material, Welding parameter monitoring/Visual/NDT reports
Witnessing Tie-in Joints, Golden Joints, Prepare reports, update records and submit to client.
Radiography film interpretation/Hydro and pneumatic test witnessed, test package line checking, Punch preparing/Punch killing and reviewing documents before submitting to client. 5). Project Yibal GGP II’nd Stage Depletion Compression Project (LNG) & (Shut Down) Period Dec’06 to Dec’07
Client Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)
Role QC Inspector- Piping/Welding
Responsibilities
Reviewing QC-Procedure and project specification, verification of material & Consumable’s.
Conducting PQR, WPS, WQT for DSS, Alloy steel and CS material, Welding parameter monitoring/Visual/NDT reports
Witnessing Tie-in Joints, Golden Joints, Prepare reports, update records and submit to client.
Radiography film interpretation/Hydro and pneumatic Test witnessed, Test package line checking, Punch preparing/Punch killing and reviewing documents before submitting to client. 6).Project Dubai Airport Terminal II Cargo Expansion Project Period Jul’04 to Sep’06
Company Al Nasr Engineering Trading LLC, Dubai
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Client Siemens Damatic & Al Fathan Tower
Role QC Inspector-Welding/NDT
Responsibilities
Reviewing QC-Procedure and project specification, verification of material & Consumable’s.
Conducting PQR, WPS, WQT for DSS, Alloy steel and CS material, Welding parameter monitoring/Visual/NDT reports
Witnessing Tie-in Joints, Golden Joints, Prepare reports, update records and submit to client.
Radiography film interpretation/Hydro and pneumatic Test witnessed, Test package line checking, Punch preparing/Punch killing and reviewing documents before submitting to client. 7).Project Boiler Manufacturing Company
Period Nov’95 to Jun’04
Company Babcock Borsig Power Energy Ltd., Chennai, India (Captive Power Boiler/Utility Boilers Manufacturing Unit)
Client NFL/Guna/Madhya Pradesh, NFCL/Kakinada/AP, Siemens Limited, NLC India Role QC Inspector-Piping/Welding/NDT
Responsibilities
Reviewing QC-Procedure and project specification, verification of material & Consumable’s.
Conducting PQR, WPS, WQT for DSS, Alloy steel and CS material, Welding parameter monitoring/Visual/NDT reports
Perform inspection activities such witnessed stage wise inspection of Fit-up, welding, Alignment inspection of Economisers, Evaporators, Super heater and side wall panels as per approved procedures & standards.
Preparing weld sequence in order to avoid distortion on side wall panels and monitoring welding activities at Fabrication shop.
Selecting the weld joints for random radiography test based on project specification.
Radiography test film interpretation.
Monitoring and Reviewing of PMI, Post Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT), Hardness Test (HT) and Ferrite Number (FN) report.
Supervise NDT and PWHT activities, Review and sign NDT reports. Assign work to NDT crews to carry out and identify weld repair joint and marking the defected location.
Preparing weekly weld production, penalty shot list, weld repair status and submit to client.
Monitor sufficiency of NDE percentage requirements in order to achieve smooth clearance prior to hydro and pneumatic testing.
Hydro and pneumatic test witnessed & chart reviewing, before submitting to client. PERSONAL PROFILE
Date of Birth: 20th October, 1969
Father’s Name: Kanniyappa Udaiyar
Nationality: Indian
Passport Detail: Z3810058 (Date of Expiry: 11/10/2026) Permanent Address: 76, Vadavandai Street,
Melvenkatapuram village,
Perunkanchi (Post),
Sholinghur (Via),
Pin Code: 631102,
Ranipet (Dist.), Tamil Nadu,
India.
Present Address: No: 01, J. S. Residency,
Cheran Maa Nagar,
Behind R. G. Mahall Kalyana Mandapam,
Vilankurichi, Coimbatore Narth,
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu,
Pin Code: 641035
India.
Languages Known: English, Hindi and Tamil
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Marital Status: Married
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