Alexandru MARIN

Current Location : Romania

Contact Details

mobile : +40-743-***-***

e-mail : adxary@r.postjobfree.com

Date of Birth : 2 December 1968

Marital status : Married, 1 child

Nationality : ROMANIAN

Years of Experience : 28 years

Qualification : Mechanical Engineering European Welding Engineer International Welding Engineer

RT level II

QC Welding Supervisor

Internal Auditor

Education:

- University of “Lower Danube”, Mechanical Faculty, Welding specialization; (Graduation Date: June 1995);

- Computer operator course, diploma from Ministry of Education;

- TUV Certificate for QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM according to ISO 9001/2000; Internal Auditor;

- Certified by SAIPEM, according to ISO 9001/2000;

- Recognized by ARAMCO like QA/QC Welding Supervisor;

- RT level II according EN 473;

- International & European Welding Engineer (IWE & EWE) from 2005;

- BOSIET & GWO certificates.

Summary skills:

- Experience: 1987-1995 mechanical and welding technician;

- From 1995 to present, like mechanical and welding engineer;

- Type of projects: heavy equipment, conversion, new building and repair vessel, piping and pipeline, refinery, oil and gas, oil tanks, offshore projects;

- Experience in any kind of welding (GTAW, SAW, SMAW, GMAW and FCAW). Work experience:

In the present, like freelance, I have some collaboration with Romanian naval register, petroleum and gas companies and one Nitrogenous Fertilizer Plant. The domains in which I`m involved are: mechanical, welding, NDT, painting and coating, equipment installation, pre-commissioning and commissioning, maintenance and RBI. My duty is to offer consultancy and perform audit for contractor and subcontractors according with client request, to assure a nice and strong collaboration between client and contractor and to maintain good relationship with different third parties’ authorities (DNV, GL, BV and TUV). For the above collaboration I`m responsible for welders’ qualification, preparing and qualifying WPS, decide the scope of work of each type of inspector / NDT operator, prepare and issue working procedure, prepare welding book and final documentation, assist contractor inspection in front of client, closing of NCR-s, prepare corrective action and verify the implementation of QMS. According with the above description, my main collaborators were:

June 2022 – September 2022; Mechanical Supervisor for Omega Subsea UK; offshore project: wind turbines installation, Normand Cutter vessel; Client: Saipem France. March 2022 - May 2022; Field QC Welding Engineer for PPS Pipeline System GmbH; pipeline project, Czech Republic.

August 2020 – February 2022; QA/QC Consultant for welding, mechanics, coating, NDT and commissioning; Client: SUSAVO Group Romania; domain: heavy industry and new shipbuilding. March 2019 - June 2020; QA/QC Lead Engineer, PMC position for KBR Abu Dhabi; Client: Basra Oil Company, Iraq; project: power plant generation.

March 2018 - March 2019; Consultant in mechanics, equipment, cooling systems and welding services for JV (Tractebel France & ELC Italy); project: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project; client: Ethiopian Electricity Power Corporation; Contractor: Salini Italy. November 2017 - February 2018; client S.C. PROMEX S.A. Romania. Workplace: Braila site, Romania; position: Deputy Chief of Section for heavy steel construction; Scope of work: manage activity for 60 workers (welders, mechanical locksmiths and fitters); verify the welding technology and sequences; collaborate with design department, NDT lab, verify the revenue and expenditure budget; Main clients of company: Andritz, Outotek, Arcelor Mittal. August 2017- October 2017; client: Harris Pye Engineering, Llandow, South Wales - UK; QA/QC Welding Engineer Specialist; scope of work: implementation of QMS to manufacture offshore components like piping, pipeline, platforms, jackets, bridges; initial domain consists in heavy industries and steel structure.

December 2016 - July 2017; client: Real Estate Development Bucharest, ROMANIA. workplace: Braila site, Romania; scope of work: control documentation and elaboration of work procedures (mechanics, equipment, welding, cooling systems and civil). June 2016 - July 2016; client: Tecnicas Reunidas Spain; workplace: United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi branch; scope of work: review company activity for welding, NDT, coating and QA/QC activity; product: offshore modules. I was involved in pre-FEED & FEED phases, like EPC execution planning including EPC cost estimate, EPC Schedule and EPC tendering document. January 2015 – February 2015; client: STATOIL Norway; workplace: Hyundai Ulsan Shipyard, Korea; Scope of work: company site rep for mechanical, welding, NDT, coating & QA/QC consultancy. 1. TOTAL E&P Nigeria Limited – JV Offshore Asset; 2012-2014.

- OFON phase 2; onshore & offshore project;

- Position: Head of QA/QC;

- Duties:

For Quality Assurance (QA), this entails:

Externally, QA surveillance of Contractors and Major Subcontractors in Nigeria through quality audits and visits; this surveillance is carried for and in coordination with the Quality Manager & EPC Managers concerned.

For Quality Control:

Manage a team in Nigeria of QC Engineers for Quality Surveillance and review of Contractors', Subcontractors' and suppliers' QC/Inspection & Test Plans for adequacy (format, document control and enforcement to Quality specifications); prime responsibility for Quality Control rests with the EPC managers and their teams. Manage the coating, welding and NDT fields. Specific Activities:

- To support and enforce the Company HSEQ charters, objectives, directives.

- To promote Quality in the project and provide Quality advice.

- To investigate any identified or reported problem in the application of Project QMS and propose solutions/improvements to the concerned Managers.

- To prepare and implement External Audit Plan covering Contractors and Major Subcontractors. Ensure that the related QMS are in accordance with the requirements.

- To monitor the External audit findings & remarks, and any other reported Quality problems, through periodic meetings with Contractors.

- Use visits to worksites to liaise with resident project personnel and review any quality problems or difficulties they report.

- To report the QA audit findings and Quality concerns to Quality Manager and if necessary, suggest an action/improvement plan.

- Review Quality Control Plans.

- Monitor the Quality Control on the different sites. (Materials, Equipment, Welding, NDT, Coating, HVAC, Dimensional, etc.)

- Issue a Weekly Quality Control report.

- Provide support during pre-FEED & FEED phases and contribute to design review. 2. Germanischer Lloyd Italy; location Norway; 2011-2012.

- Project: SCARABEO 8; off-shore, FPSO and topside project;

- Position: QA/QC Welding & NDT Supervisor, with additional job in commissioning (piping and mechanical);

- Duties: Participate in pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, handover onshore/offshore activities; transfer operational experience from offshore operations through all phases of the project and ensure that all operational requirements are taken into consideration; select and evaluate technologies based on experience and requirements; ensure Offshore Operations’ needs and requirements are taken into consideration in the project; provide assistance to contractor in design development reviews, contribute to cooling medium selection, component selection and sizing (coolers, pumps, etc.); provide support to the project in issues related to maintainability, material handling and ergonomics; provide control of operation procedures and technical documentation in due time; review and verify relevant discipline engineering documents; assist in operation and maintenance of equipment before handover to Operations; transfer experience from the project back to Operations offshore.

3. SAIPEM Italy; location: Algeria; 2010-2011.

- Project: GNL 3Z ARZEW, Algeria.

- Position: QA/QC Department, Welding / NDT & Corrosion Engineer Specialist;

- Duties: to coordinate activities of welding and NDT; prepare WPS, check how this are implemented; numbers of inspectors: 6 welding inspectors for piping activity, 4 welding inspectors for tanks; for NDT activities was necessary to coordinate the present activity with the other one; numbers of inspectors: 3 NDT operators, 1 technician; responsible for final documentation of project for all welding activity; perform Piping work in Pre Engineering, Detail Engineering and As Built phase; responsible for minor studies and modifications; contribute to the training of junior personnel; assure support and assumes responsibility for areas related to corrosion monitoring and control including plant;

- Standards used: ASTM, ASME 9, ASME 8, ASME B-31-4 & B-31-8, API 1104, ASME B-31-3, API 510, 570, 580, 653, NACE and TEMA.

4. Technip Italy; location: Singapore; 2009-2010.

- Project: NESTE Oil Finland; Bio-diesel Power plant generation;

- Position: QA/QC Department, QA/QC Welding Engineer;

- Duties: welding inspection activity for piping and tanks; coordinate all NDT activities (proper and subcontractor’s activity); total inspectors: piping inspectors - 9, welding inspectors - 6, tank inspectors - 6, NDT operators - 5 and 3 technicians for welding and mechanical lab; responsible for final documentation and weld map; involved in auxiliary disciplines: E&I, HVAC.

- Standards used: ASME 9, ASME 8, ASME B-31-4 & B-31-8, API 1104, ASME B-31-3. 5. STX Europe RO Offshore (the old AKER Co. - from Norway); 2008-2009.

- Position: Production Division; Project Welding Coordinator;

- Type project: topside modules; onshore & offshore activity;

- Duties: Manage Welding Department; this department includes: welding lab, NDT lab, testing lab, QA office and QC office; welding lab (3 engineers, one welding foreman, one pipe foreman), prepare the WPS and certify welders acc. to Euro Norms or AWS; testing lab (one mechanical foreman and one technician) help to prepare the WPQR acc. to standards; NDT lab (4 inspectors for UT/MP/PT, 2 RT’s inspectors and 4 operators) check welding activity and present the reports; QC office (6 welding Inspectors and 6 pipe inspectors); QA office (4 auditors) prepares all what is necessary for a best welding activity; perform piping work in pre-engineering, detail engineering and as-built phase; responsible for minor studies and modifications; follow up piping prefab and offshore installation work; perform offshore survey as required.

6. Bureau Veritas, United Arab Emirates-Abu Dhabi Agency; 2006-2008. - Type of project: gas plant;

- Position: QA/QC Division; Welding & NDT Supervisor (QA/QC activity);

- Duties: respect the implementation of ITP to decide the right points of inspection; identifies critical process equipment and piping; determines replacement, repair requirements and remaining service life of equipment and piping based on evaluation of inspection findings and operating condition; manage the activity of 16 inspectors / operators (welding, piping, NDT and coating);

- Standards used: for piping work: ASTM, ASME IX, NACE and TEMA; ASME B-31-4 & B-31-8, API 1104, API 510, 570, 580 and 653.

7. Consolidate Contractors Company-WLL Greece; 2005-2006.

- Name project: KHURSANIYAH PRODUCING FACILITIES from Saudi Arabia; - Type of project: refinery;

- Client: ARAMCO; QA/QC activity was done under Snamprogetti Co.’s surveillance, from ENI Group; - Position: QA/QC Division, QA/QC Welding Specialist.

- Duties: consist in manage inspection activity for a team by 8-10 inspectors, pipe and welding inspectors; maintain the relation with Snamprogetti /ARAMCO` s surveyors, check and follow how is interpretive and used the standards, procedures, ITP`s and correlation between its; the parameters during welding process and all auxiliary requirements acc. work procedure, are checked for avoid the bed results regarding UT, RT and MPT; not in the last, we are verified drawings; corrosion evaluation; material selection philosophy; corrosion protection philosophy; maintenance and inspection philosophy; evaluation of existing piping/equipment material with new operating conditions; - Standards used: ASTM, NACE, TEMA, ASME IX, AWS D1.1, Piping process B-31-3, API 510, 570, 580 and 653.

8. AKER Co. Norway; 2004-2005.

- Name project: AGIP KAZAKHSTAN NORTH CASPIAN;

- Type of project: offshore; Barge Gas Dehydration-EMERGENCY POWER GENERATION; topside modules; Client: AGIP-KCO Italy;

- Position: QA/QC Division, QA/QC Project Coordinator;

- Duties: manage 10-12 inspectors, 2 PC operators and one NDT team (6 operators for MPT/UT+2 RT operators); check the implementation of Quality Manual` s rules acc. to the quality system of D.N.V.; pursuit and launch of QA activity for this project; calcification and certification of the all personnel which were involved in the project; cooperation with Welding Lab., Design Dept. and QA Dept.; verify the W.P.S.-s, interpretation of this and the mode of used; An important activity consisted in piping work; in fact, it is the main part for barge (offshore type); this involve checking the isometric drawings, inspection for pre-erection (mainly prepare for welding, alignment, traceability), erection (when the welding is done, start visual inspection, preparation for NDT); base material for pipes depend by technical destination of platform; so, we use stainless steel, hardox plates, carbon steel with high strength, and good mechanical characteristics at low or high temperature; during the project, different thickness and diameters was used; not in the last, blasting and painting, was part of my job description; preparation surface for painting was done in different stadiums of project; type of blasting was drying or wet; welding process which was used: WIG/TIG, MIG/MAG, SAW and rarely SMAW. For this project it was necessary to use the construction specification for fixed offshore structures on the North Sea: EEMUA 158/1994, AWS and ASME.

9. SNC LAVALIN Canada; Plant work: Sarir- LIBIA; 2002-2004.

- Name project: the best great pipes from world (length=7m, diameter=4m);

- Type of project: construction pipelines water systems;

- Client: Libyan authority;

- Position: QA/QC Department; I was Welding & Corrosion Eng. for the activity of bell and spigot- ring shop, cylinder shop, fitting shop (SOP-short outlet pipes and closures) and finishing area;

- Duties: consisted in checking how was used the WPS (Welding Procedure Specification), pursuit of production and present written reports; corrosion evaluation; material selection philosophy; corrosion protection philosophy; maintenance and inspection philosophy; evaluation of existing piping/equipment material with new operating conditions; together with design department decide the control points for future plan of maintenance and corrosion activity;

- The activity for all welding inspectors was under my control; all NCR-s and CAR-s (corrective action report) was verified and approved by me;

- The system of quality requires using AWWA, AWS, API, NACE, ASME, TEMA and ASTM; good knowledge of blasting and painting.

10. DAEWOO Mangalia Heavy Industries Shipyard; 1998-2002.

- Member engineer of Technical Team-Repair Division. That means cumulated services into single office. I made design, technology and implementation solutions for repair and conversion vessels. The best project was the transformation a military ship (Russian attack ship for spread armored machine on water) in Dutch technical ship for to install in deep, optical cable in the ocean; - Production engineer- New Building Division; here I was in contact with all what means to build new vessel, starting with plane ensemble, piping, mechanical-locksmith, welding, blast, paint, pre- erection, etc., on short, that means than an engineer supervised the new vessel’s building, from starting to end;

- QC Inspector for offshore projects, main activity was to check with the drawings the naval aspect of section; application and verification technologies. I used different naval register (DNV, BV, GL, RNR, API, AWS, API, ASTM, NACE, ASME and TEMA etc.);

- Type Project: naval, offshore and topside modules. 11. S.C. AKER Co.; 1995-1998.

- Position: ship dispatcher;

- Projects: naval, offshore and topside modules;

- Duties: manage all production personnel, indifferent by job/profession, which is involve in finalization in good conditions and touching the mail stone, according with the contract. Review FEED deliverables and engineering study reports to support the development of the Project Quality Plan and Procedures.

Miscellaneous: Member of Romanian Welding Society; Knowledge in work PC; Owner of driving license sort

B (international driving license).

Important : Like internal auditor I was involved to elaborate Quality Manual; Strong experience in blasting and painting according NACE system, which was required by HEMPEL, JOTUN, International Painting, etc.

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