CURRICULUM VITAE

Sridhar Samiyaiah

Phone: India +91-944*******/877-***-****

Email : adixzr@r.postjobfree.com

SEEKING A POSITION: QA/QC Welding,Coating & NDT Inspector / NDT LEVEL III Engineer

CAREER PROFILE:

Over 16 years of relevant experience in both Offshore and Onshore as QA/QC (NDT/ Welding /Coating) in the field of Offshore & Onshore Oil and Gas construction /In-service field.

I have covered the various projects experience includes construction of refinery and petrochemical Maintenance Inspection, corrosion monitoring of Process Piping platforms,Refineries In-Service Plant & equipment both Offshore /Onshore, Pipe lay,FPSO,SPM,PLEM, Jacket & Top side module Installation Inspection, Construction Barge Construction, Process piping, Hydrostatic Pressure Testing, Pneumatic Testing, Destructive Testing, Non Destructive Testing, Pre and Post Weld Heat Treatment. In-service inspection.RBI and corrosion monitoring of In-Service plant & equipment, Subsea rigid & flexible pipe laying, riser & I-tube Reference Knowledge in various International construction code (ASMEB31.3,3.1.4 & 31.8,ASME SEC 1,V,VIII & IX AWSD1.1, DNV API 5L, API 1104, API RP 2X,API650,API 620), BSP standards and Petronas Technical standards.

Educational Qualification

Degree

University

Result

BTECH - Mechanical Engineering

RVD University

Passed

Master of Science in Physics

Barathidasan University

Passed

Certificates and Additional Training

Qualifications

Methods

Level

Validity Date

CSWIP 3.2.2

Certified Senior Welding Inspector Certificate no. 576648

II

April 2022

ASNT

RT,UT,MT,PT,VT – Certificate no:188101

III

June 2021

PCN - UT

Ultrasonic testing Certificate no -317473

III

Dec 2024

PCN - PAUT

Phased Array Ultrasonic testing Certificate no -317473

III

Mar 2025

PCN - TOFD

Time Of Flight Diffraction Certificate no -317473

III

Nov 2025

PCN - MT

Magnetic Particle Testing Certificate no -317473

III

Mar 2025

CSWIP AUT

AUT DATA INTERPRETATION Certificate no. 104503

II

Dec 2020

NACE CIP

Certified Coating Inspector Certificate no. 21809

II

May 2021

API 570

Piping Inspector Certificate no. 85615

-

Nov 2021

API 510

Pressure Vessel Inspector Certificate no. 93940

Dec 2022

Lead Auditor training course – QMS

Valid

TRAINING CERTIFICATION:

BOSIET OPITO Approved Certificate course (Safety Induction, Sea Survival, Emergency First Aid, Fire Fighting & Self rescue, Helicopter Safety & Escape (HUET) & EBS). Valid

Panama Seaman CDC, Valid.

Work Experience

Current Employment:

Company: QATAR GAS ( NFPS/NFE )

Contractor: MCDERMOTT

Position: NDT/Welding (PMC – Qatar Gas)

Country: QATAR

Period: JAN 2020 to OCT 2020

Project( NFPS): North Field Production Sustainability Investment 1 Project 1 -Project is to sustain the gas production plateau from the QG1 block of the North Field as natural pressure declines, by installation of two new wellhead platforms and the associated infrastructure to route the gas to the existing processing trains at Qatargas (QG) North Field Bravo (NFB) complex.

Project (NFE ): North Field Expansion -The NFE development will add new offshore wells and infrastructure including wellhead platforms, pipelines and onshore facilities to boost LNG production for export to increase the LNG production in Qatar from 77MTPA to 110 MTPA by 2024.

Responsibilities:

Oversee the Jacket Installation – Pile Driving – Welding and PAUT

PAUT and TOFD data interpretation on Jacket Installation.

Previous Employments:

Company: FLUOR worked on behalf of PETRONAS

Contractor: CCSM,SINOPEC,TECHNICAS REUNIDAS, PETROFAC,TOYO,PUNJLOYD, CTCI,

SUMSUNG & TECHNIMONT

Position: Subject Matter Expert–NDT/Welding (PMC)

Country: Malaysia

Period: March 2017 to Dec 2019

Project: RAPID is part of PETRONAS Pengerang Integrated Complex development. It comprises RAPID and its associated facilities including the Pengerang co-generation plant, liquefied natural gas (LNG) re-gasification terminal, air separation unit, the raw water supply project as well as other ancillary facilities.

Responsibilities:

Verify piping material identity (pipe, valves and fittings) and its conformance to the installation drawings

Witness and review of golden weld joints (Welding /NDT) as approved golden weld procedure.

Overall governance on NDE of Refinery and cracker packages & Petchem package.

Verify that welding parameters (Approved WPS) has been performed and joints have been released and review of completed test packs.

Check dimensions and alignment tolerances of the piping systems are as per constructs specifications

In-process surveillance to verify compliance with specified piping erection procedure including flange alignments, torqueing, cleanliness etc.

Carry out mandatory projects quality inspection (hold, witness, surveillance inspections) to assigned project work areas as mandated

Site verification of NDE activities & Reviews/Approval of EPCC NDE procedures

Audit, surveillance and review of NDE documentation systems, certification and training records, ensuring that reports are accurate and fully traceable back to inspected items

PAUT and TOFD data interpretation of piping,Sphere Tank & bullets.

Approval of Calibration / demonstration blocks and Blind blocks as per referencing codes

Review and comment contractor NDT procedures, Method statements and ITP's

Assist the UPT's ( Unit Package Team ) for day to day NDT technical Management

Perform NDT Contractor resource management Audits

Establish Checklist for the assessment of NDT Contractors and perform surveillance checks

Chair meetings with EPCC and NDT Contractors on daily work progress

Conduct training sessions for the Owner representatives on the NDE Competency fundamentals

Witness, verify and validate PAUT Scan procedures and Blind test for Operators

Advice UPT’s on alternative inspection methods to meet project goals

Be a member in the NDE Steering committee and Golden Weld Steering Committee, to supply technical inputs as required,Liaise with the HSE department on radiation safety

Ensure and enforce works being carried out are in accordance with AELB Regulations

Perform Spot checks, identify non compliances and propose corrective actions/solutions and advise methods for improving productivity and limit backlogs

Review of completed test Packs .

Company: ENAP SIPETROL SA

Contractor: Sea Truck Groups

Position: Lead QC Inspector (WELDING / COATING/AUT)

Country: Argentina

Period: Dec 2016 to Jan 2017

Project: PROYECTO INCREMENTAL AREA MAGALLANES

Supervise( 6 QC Inspector) and inspect the welding, testing & coating activities of 6” 8” 14” Lines offshore pipeline

Responsibilities:

Monitor and Input data ( Welding/NDT/Coating)on Layfab soft were for final dossier .

AUT data Interpretation pipeline girth weld inspection of CRC welds

Overall Inspection/coordination of pipeline ( Buckle detector /anode sequence /welding & Coating activities.

Prepare weekly and monthly QC NDE activities status report to Quality Manager for (including NCR and Corrective action monitoring

Review/Verify AUT system Calibration documents & inspection personal qualifications.

Welder’s continuity record maintenance and preparing of Welders Performance/ Qualification Records

To undertake verification of welding machines to ensure equipment meets job requirements specification and provide verification of electrode baking and holding temperature including control and issue

Review & Compile All Field Blasting and Painting Record for Manufacturing Data Report (MDR) or Project Documentation for turn over document to Client.

Oversee the activities of QC Inspectors & NDE contractors and coordination with client

Company: NORTH CASPIAN OPERATING COMPANY (NCOC)

Contractor: Ersai Caspian Contractor LLC

Position: Lead QC Inspector (WELDING / COATING/AUT) Owner side

Country: Kazakhstan

Period: FEB 2016 – Sep 2016

Project: KASHAGAN FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

To supervise inspect the welding, testing & coating activities of 28” diameter onshore pipeline & OGS PLANT

Responsibilities:

Overall Welding Inspection of Onshore pipeline & Coating activities.

Inspection of Onshore 28” pipeline ( dehydrated sour gas ) CRA Clad Alloy 625 ( L415 MOS +UNS

No 6625/ OK Auto rod Ni CrMo -3 )by GMAW process onshore & Manual Tie in Welds

Verifying piping material identity (pipe, valves and fittings) and its conformance to the installation drawings

Verifying that welding inspection has been performed and joints have been released

Verification that dimensions and alignment tolerances of the piping systems are as per construction specifications In-process surveillance to verify compliance with specified piping erection procedure including flange alignments, torqueing, cleanliness etc.

Performing piping walk down inspection and completing punch lists. Verifying that punch list items have been dealt with in accordance with the contractual arrangements.

Reviewing and verifying completeness of piping test packages (hydro or pneumatic) prior to testing.

Company: Shell/Addax Petroleum

Contractor: PFL ENGINEERING SERVICES PVT LTD

Position: HEAD OF NDT OPERATIONS & TRAINING

Country: Nigeria

Period: Dec 2014 – Nov 2015

Project: MAINTENANCE – BONGA SHELL /Addax Petroleum

To supervise inspect the welding, testing & coating activities of 28” diameter onshore pipeline & OGS PLANT

Responsibilities:

On-stream inspection of piping’s, pipelines, static equipment’s, structure’s & risers by utilizing UT,MPI & Visual inspection to determine the integrity of the facility as per RBI system.

Adhoc activities at FPSO BONGA Welding inspection and Ultrasonic survey.

Carrying out necessary inspection/verification and closing out the work packs during shutdown.

Assisting Phased array ultrasonic examination for In- service piping’s & pipelines for corrosion monitoring.

Preparation of preliminary job map, check list and inspection test plan.

Inspection and Corrosion monitoring of storage tanks, separators, reactors, knock out drums, heaters, on plot piping and off plot pipeline for residual life assessment.

Inspection of blasting/coating operation during maintenance work of equipment for code compliance

Inspection and witnessing of relief valve setting, testing and maintain records in system.

Review of magnetic flux leakage (MFL) inspection reports of off plot pipelines and tank bottom plate scanning.

Monitor the contractor carry out job of replacing bottom floor plates as per API 650/653.

Monitor NDT inspection of floor plate welding (PT/MT/Vacuum Box testing/RT) by contractor.

Initial inspection and recommendations for all equipment, storage tanks, vessels, drums, ducts, flares and related piping.

Intermediate and follow up inspection as per recommendations

Proposing the appropriate WPS, parameter monitoring for welding and witnessing of coating.

Discussion and consultation with specialist like corrosion Engineer, Metallurgist as required.

Coordination and follow up with NDT and specialized NDT team.

Interpretation and evaluation of NDT reports and values.

Recommendation for release of equipment for pre-commissioning.

Thickness calculations, data collections, remaining life assessment, recommendations & reporting.

Preparations of post turn around equipment report and recommendations for next turn around as required

Company : Brunei Shell

Contractor: QOS Sdn Bhd

Position : NDT ENGINEER - Owner side

Country : BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

Period : Mar 2013 – Sep 2014

Project : INTEGERATED INSPECTION SERVICES - BSP

Oversee the preparation and organization of the work load within a team to the required standards and time limitations

In service and Shutdown inspection of most of static equipment’s in a plant such as pressure vessels, hydrogen crackers reactor vessels storage tanks, reformer tubes, risers, topside structures wellhead parts, valves etc.

UT Corrosion mapping was carried out on all Vessels, High Pressure & Low Pressure Separators looking for internal corrosion/ erosion.

Training to advanced inspection operators, Performed External and Internal Visual Inspection on the equipment or pressure vessels on various vessels throughout the various facilities onshore and offshore. Prepared and the implemented repair procedures, Method statement for piping, Equipment during repair.

Review /Witness SURFACE EDDY CURENT on Non-conductive coating surface, Stripper columns, Supper Heater Headers, Reactor skid welds.

RADIOGRAPHIC interpretation for wall thickness examination by profile technique

Corrosion Monitoring of Piping’s,, vessels and weld scanning, corrosion mapping, corrosion skirt scanning and also creating full system isometrics and inspection report.

Company : PREMIER OIL VIETNAM OFFSHORE B.V/ OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM OF QATAR

Contractor: Velosi

Position : Lead QC Inspector - Owner side

Country : Qatar /Vietnam

Period : Aug 2012 – Feb 2013

Project: DUA SUBSEA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (50 KM of Subsea Pipe lay)/ AL RAYYAN SUBSEA PIPELINE SYSTEM &INSTALLATION OF CALM BUOY AND HALUL ISLAND WATER DISPOSAL PIPELINE PROJECT.

(15 Km of subsea pipe lay)

Oversee the Pipelay activities – Insertion of buckle detector, monitor load cell reading,anode sequence.

Goods inward inspection, material verification and related documents as per pipe load out.

Monitoring the proper storage, baking & handling of the welding consumables.

Inspect pipe fit-ups, alignment and visual inspection, dimensional control & NDT on Board vessel

Ensure Fit-up,welding, NDT and coating activities performed as per approved procedure

Company : South Oil Company IRAQ, Engineers India Ltd (EIL),Oil and Natural Gas

Corporation Ltd,(ONGC) India,The Ministry of Energy Green Technology and

Water Malaysia, BEDB Brunei,Bharath Oman Refineries Ltd, Gujarat, India,

Rompetrol Vanoord (Romania)

Contractor: Leighton contractors

Position : Lead QC Inspector ( Contractor side)

Country : Iraq/India/Malaysia/Brunei/Romania

Period : Apr2008 – Jun 2012

Project: Handled various subsea pipeline Projects including SPM,PLEM and riser Installation.

IRAQ CRUDE OIL EXPORT EXPANSION PROJECT Phase-1 (FPSO +Offshore SPM),ONGC- Pipeline Replacement Project – 2 (PRP-2), MRPL (Mangalore Refineries & Petrochemical Ltd) SPM & Associated Facilities Project)(14.8 Km of subsea pipe lay), Labuan water submarine pipeline project (23 KM of water pipeline / 26” OD),Brunei Economic Development Board SPM & PLEM System and Pipeline (24” OD PIPE), Bina Refinery Project Offshore Pipeline (48” OD PIPE) 15 km Pipe laying, Midia Pipeline project Black sea Romania Offshore Pipe lay of 8.7 Km of 40” OD PIPE

Sub-Sea pipe laying,SPM,PLEM & riser installation of various diameters.

Witness of PQT & WQT according to Offshore Standard DVN-OS-F101 & API 1104.

Verify and monitor Load cell reading & Insertion /final recovery of Buckle detector

Monitoring Welding( CRC – Automatic ), NDT and coating on board vessel and preparation of final pipe book.

Company : Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd, (ONGC) India, Maersk Oil Qatar, State of Qatar,

Contractor: NPCC

Position : QC Inspector

Country : Abu Dhabi

Period : Oct 2006 - Dec 2007

Project : Handled various Project on construction of Jackets platforms and decks B&S - NH4 Well Platforms Project - 2, Wellhead Jackets BD, CD, GA, HA & IA and Bridges BA-BD & CA-CD

Raw material inspection : Visual, dimension, verification of correctness, identification and correlation with manufacturer’s test certificate

Inspection of weld edge preparation as per approved drawings, fit-up

Review of welding procedure and performance qualification record

Ensure proper preheating and monitor welding parameters during welding.

Company : QATAR PETROLEUM

Contractor: Sievert International Inspection CO.W.L.L

Position : QC Inspector(

Country : Abu Dhabi

Period : Oct 2005 – SEP 2006

Project : Perform Corrosion Monitoring on Halul Island & onshore water Pipe line construction ( spiral wound)

To comply with all work permit, policies and safety procedures on Qatar Petroleum’s process platforms (PS-2, 3 & 4), inspection work boats (Halul 35 & 36) & Halul island.

Carry out corrosion & condition monitoring and inspection surveys of non-destructive testing

(RT, UT) on process platforms, well head jackets, pressure vessels, storage tanks, pipelines, piping & during plant shutdown.

Interprets, evaluates & review radiographs as per the reference codes and standards.

Company : NTPC

Contractor: BHEL

Position : QC Inspector

Country : Trichy - INDIA

Period : Sep 2004 – Sep 2005

Project : Projects fabrication of Pressure vessel -

Material verification & traceability, fit-up & visual welding inspection & monitoring of welding parameters during welding.

Ensure proper pre heat,inter pass temperature levels are maintained during welding as per approved wps.

To monitor Welder performance and conduct visual inspections of welds and repairs of

Repairs of Welds in accordance with Company procedures and Project Specification.

Submit all Inspection reports and relevant documents to the QC department.

Computer Skills: Windows, Microsoft Excel & MS Office

PERSONNEL DETAILS:

Father’s Name: Samiyaiah

Date of Birth: 17th April’ 1981

Nationality: Indian

Languages Known: English,Tamil,Malayalam& Hindi

Marital Status: Married .

Passport Details

Passport No: Z 5941848

Place of Issue: Trichy, INDIA

Date of Expiry: 01 NOV 2030

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