Foster Wheeler Lincoln Electric

MUHAMMAD ALMAS

Senior Quality Management Professional

adpqjh@r.postjobfree.com 832-***-**** Houston TX 77059 www.linkedin.com/in/muhammad-almas

• Highly adept and result-driven professional, offering outstanding capability and over 25 years’ experience of leadership in Quality Management during manufacturing O&G equipment and mega Projects.

• Successfully managed quality of 40 super scale grassroots Projects, worth +50 $Billion, (Petrochemicals, Oil, Gas, Steel

& Energy), resulting in highly profitable operating Plants for some of the worlds’ biggest corporations.

• Skills to effectively implement Quality Assurance/Control, Quality Plans, Manage Suppliers Quality, ISO-9000 Strategy, Inspection Plans, NCRs & CAPA Control, QC Tools, SQC, Change Management, Continuous Improvement, Lean Practice (5S), FAT, Materials Process, Analytical Skills. Welding (WPS/WQTR), NDT, Train engineers in Academic Centre.

• Conducted Quality Audits of Suppliers/Contractors Worldwide, to assess Manufacturing and Supply Chain System, identify / investigate major issues (NCRs), propose Correction, analyze Root Cause & Risk to prevent recurrence, Approval / Rating of Suppliers/ Contractors, handle Lessons Learned, Update Specifications.

• Proficient in fabrication quality of Large Equipment (Pressure Vessels, Boilers, Tanks, Piping, Skids, Valves, Machinery, Structure etc.) for Oil Field & Plants, manufacture of Aerospace and Alloy items, Castings & Forgings.

• Vast knowledge of Repair, Maintenance, Preservation, Integrity Evaluation & Reliability of Mechanical Equipment.

• Also regularly performed other Managerial roles, such as Project Management Lead, Construction Interface, Welding Consultancy, Commissioning & MC, for further organizational efficiency and success. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lead Quality Auditor Prima SG, Houston, TX. 04 / 2021 – 07 / 2021 Performed Quality Audits of several prospect suppliers on behalf of PrimaSG, to assess their level of capability to be able to provide services to LyondellBasell, in the field of Insulation, Painting, Fireproofing, etc. Lead Quality Engineer TOTAL Refining & Petrochemicals, Houston, TX. 12 / 2018 – 03 / 2021 Contributed to build a Plant running with full efficiency and quality, by leading implementing of Quality System during engineering, equipment installation and construction of 1000-kta (2.3 $BB) grassroot Ethane Cracker Project in Port Arthur (EPC-McDermott/CB&I). Also, quality assurance of procurement by checks at equipment manufacturing vendor shops and coordinating ITP stage inspections thru 3rd party agencies. QA/QC Manager SABIC (Saudi Basic Ind. Corp.), Jubail, Saudi Arabia. 02 / 1997 – 09 / 2018 Leadership role to manage complete Quality Program during FEED, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Construction and Commissioning Phases of gigantic multi-billion-dollar Projects. Results of the contribution were :

Built productive and profitable Plants, some running even above nameplate capacity.

Increased Project Quality Index (KPI) to 96%, Cut Defect Rates below 2% thru regular Q-Audits.

Validated parameters (Quality Plan/ QC Tools/ Defects Analysis), yielded 30~40% less deficiencies yearly

Saved $ millions by reducing rework & schedule thru QA review of contractors’ critical process/materials.

Notably enhanced Company inhouse Standards. Evolved Quality Specs, Manual, Plan, Checklists & LL.

• Supervised multi-discipline QA/QC engineers (up to 160), provided technical counsel for effective operations.

• Focal point to interpret and implement Standards/Codes & Compliance. Implemented Shell PR Program.

• Reviewed bid proposals of all projects’ contract as honorarily assigned board member to confirm objectives.

• Improved Inspection performance for Civil, Piping, Rotating/Static Equip’t, E&I, Welding NDT, Insulation, Tanks.

• Arranged procured equipment Inspections at vendor shops. Monitor Work Quality, MC & Units Turnover.

• Evaluated Plants in China, Iran & Holland before SABIC Acquisition. Approve final records for ISO-9000.

• Extra Role: Project Engineer, Coordinate construction work /installation/preservation of heavy equipment, & EHS.

• Established Sabic Academy (founding member) to train hundreds of Engineers for Quality, Engineering, Construction & other subjects. Assess Matrix, Features & Syllabus of trainings for improvement. Shop Manager Arabian Metals Co. (Olayan AMCO), Dammam, KSA. 02 / 1995 – 02 / 1997 Supervised a modern shop (staff of 90). A unique high-tech facility in whole east KSA to manufacture/repair specialized Oil/Gas Equipment (Blowout Preventers, Christmas Trees, Valve up to 76") for Corrosive & wear situations, comprising Automatic Welding (Pulse-TIG, 2-head-SAW, Bore+Ball Overlay Clad), HVOF Thermal Spray, Heat Treating & CNC. Took shop to 100% capacity and efficiency level. Successful improvement to achieve ISO-9000. Enhanced Weld Techniques, Metallurgical process. Qualified uncommon Weld techniques (WPS/PQR/WQTR). Welding Consultant Abahsain Co. (LINCOLN ELECTRIC), Jeddah, KSA. 12 / 1992 – 09 / 1994 Consultancy for advanced Lincoln USA Welding System for construction of mega U/G Strategic Storage Tanks. Head of QA / QC Descon Engineering Works, Lahore, Pakistan. 06 / 1991 – 10 / 1992 Lead Inspections / QA/QC of a large ASME shop for fabrication of high pressure & high capacity large vessels. Asst. Manager Heavy Mechanical Complex, Taxila, Pakistan. 06 / 1990 – 06 / 1991 Manage Cast Iron, High Carb/Cr Steel Shop in Country’s biggest Metallurgical Foundry, based on Foster Bradley Tech. Sr. Engineer SUPARCO (Space & Upper Atmosphere Res. Co.), Karachi, Pak. 12 / 1989 – 06 / 1990 Testing of advanced aerospace materials, of exclusive parts for small/large rockets & satellite. WPS for special Alloys. LIST OF PROJECTS WORKED

1. Ethane Cracker Plant, TOTAL Oil & Gas, Port Arthur, USA $2.3 BB Proj, 2019–21; Contr.: McDermott/CBI, USA. 2. Ammonia Plant, 4300 tpd, Safco-IV-RI Project, Jubail, $ 250 Million Project, 2016–18, contractor: Etec, Korea. 3. Oil Refinery / Hydrocarbon/Polymer Plants, O.T.C. Complex Project, Yanbu, FEED, +$ 30.0 billion Project, 2014–16. 4. Set up Management Training Center, ConductTrainings as Subject Expert on QA/QC, Project Management. CDP, 2014. 5. Aromatics, PTA, PET-II & U&O, Ibn Rushd-II Petrochem Plant, + 2.1 $ Billion Proj, 2011–14. Contr.: CTCI-Taiwan, Sinopec-China 6. Olefins, EOEG, LDPE, HDPE, Butene, Amines, Phenolics, Polycarbonates, U&O. Saudi KAYAN Petrochemicals, Jubail,

+12.0 $ Billion mega Projects, 2009–10, Contractors: Daelim/Samsung-Korea, TRG-Spain, CTCI-Taiwan, Fluor-USA. 7. Olefins, EOEG, LDPE, HDPE, Butane, U&O, Yanbu Nat'l. YANSAB Petrochemical Plants, Yanbu, + $6.0 Billion Projects, 2006–09. Contractors: Foster Wheeler-UK, Technip-Italy, Toyo Engg-Japan, Aker Kvaerner-Holland. Fluor-USA 8. Ammonia + Urea Plant, Saudi Fertilizer Co.(SAFCO–IV Plant), Jubail, $850 Million Proj, 2005-06; Contr.: UHDE, Germany. 9. Establish QA / Inspection Section for Small Projects Department for their quality management (E&PM), Jubail, 2004-05. 10. LDPE & Butene Plants, Arabian Petrochemical Co Jubail (Petrokemya), $400Million Proj, 2001-04; Contr.:TOYO-Japan. 11. Olefins Plant, Arabian Petrochemical Co Jubail (Petrokemya), $950 MM Proj, 1999-2001; Contr.:Mitsui-Jpn, Parsons-USA. 12. Methanol Plant., AR-Razi–3 & 4 (Saudi Methanol Co), 02 Projs. ea. 2.5K TPD, $400 MM, 1998–99 (thru TUV); Contr.: Mitsubishi, Jpn. 13. STEEL Plant, Saudi Iron & Steel Co (HADEED-II ), +1.2 $ Billion Proj, 1997, (thru TUV), Contr.: Voest Alpine-Austria. Quality Audits and QA for Engineering / Procurement - International Vendors & Contractors.

USA – Numerous suppliers of Industrial Equipment and Materials in TX, LA and OK.

European Vendors – SAFCO Project, (Aguliar Salas, Clemens, Borsig Bertsch, Villa, ATB, VRV & E.Zanon, Gafako).

GERMANY – QA of IR-IV Project in Dusseldorf. Pre-Insp. Mtg for 3 major Compressors at Siemens in Diusburg & Dresden.

UK Reading – Engineering phase of the YANSAB Project.

KOREA – QA Role during Engineering / Procurement Phase of SAFCO-IV-RI Project at Daelim (EPC) Office. Visited Vendors

– (Daykyung, Doosan, S&T, TSM, Sung Jin, SinjunGwoo, Ilsung, & UBEC), Inspect Large pressure vessels fabrication,

TAIWAN – EPC CTCI, QA Role during detailed E&P Phase of Ibn Rushd-II Project. Conduct Training for QA & PRP (SHELL),

JAPAN – Toyo Engg. Co., (EPC), USA Pasadena – Parsons (EPC)

CHINA Vendors –Pre-Qualify 350 Vendor Shops, -EPC (Sinopec). Tianjin Petrochem. Complex -SABIC+Sinopec Joint Venture.

IRAN – SABIC/LALEH Petrochemical Joint Venture, EPC-Uhde, Investigate Fire Incident at Polyethylene Plant.

Middle East (KSA/UAE/Bahrain/Qatar) – Numerous vendors for SABIC. EDUCATION

Ph.D. Materials Engineering Imperial College, University of London, UK.

M.Phil. Materials Imperial College, London, UK.

B.Sc. Metallurgical Engineering University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, PK. (Gold Medalist). CERTIFICATIONS / TRAININGS - (Partial List)

Projects QA/QC, PMBOK ® 6th ed., Skillsoft. Lead QMS Auditor, Udemy, Houston,

SIX SIGMA–Black Belt, 6-Sigma Institute, Amsterdam. Quality Auditor, TÜV, Jubail.

ASME B-31.3 Piping Code, KMC, E&PM, Jubail. NDE Level – II (PT, MT, RT interpret).

Advanced Welding, Lincoln Electric Institute, Cleveland, OH. SQC, Pak. Institute of Management, Lahore.

Professional Engineer, Institute of Engineers, Australia. Finance & Accounts, Sabic Academy, Riyad. PUBLICATIONS

Produced +20 Publications. Research Papers, Technical Articles, Conferences Presentations, Magazine Essays.

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