Procurement Quality Coordinator
Resume:
ATUL S. PATEL
Sugar Land, TX 77478
E-mail: ****-*****@***.***
SUMMARY
Mechanical engineer with over thirty five years of experience in quality management; with emphasis in project execution, including procurement quality assurance, supplier quality control, supplier assessment, shop surveillance and inspection and code implementation. Positions held includes: Project Quality Coordinator, Chief Engineer, Senior Quality Assurance Engineer, and Quality Engineer in multi-industrial environment (Offshore, Onshore, Material Handling equipments, etc.). Developed, coordinated and implemented, quality plans and inspection activities/programs, consistent with criticality assessments and contractual and regulatory obligations, on a project basis. Reviewed design documents in reference to quality requirements to establish quality assurance provisions. Analyzed and reconciled non conformance reports, corrective actions and root cause analysis. ASQ - Certified Quality Inspector having familiarity with inspection of structural steel fabrication, pressure vessels, machining, assembly, and equipment testing.
QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS
• Conversant with Weld specification AWS D1.1, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), MIL/DOD/SAE, SPC technique, NDT procedure, and use of precision measuring and testing instruments.
• Familiar with American Standards (ASME / ASTM / ASNT / ANSI / API / NACE), German Standards (DIN), British Standards (BS), and Indian Standards (IS).
• Quality Assurance auditor experience and familiarity with ISO 9001.
• MS Office proficient and working knowledge of SPC and CAD.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WorleyParsons (Resources & Energy) 2006-Present
Project Quality Coordinator
• Team work and Coordination with Project, Purchase, Expeditor, Supplier, Engineering, Inspection Coordinators, and Inspectors, for smooth execution of project.
• Review of Purchase Order, Project drawing, Specification, Quality plan, Data sheet.
• Preparation of Inspection and Test Plan (ITP) consistent with criticality assessments and contractual obligations.
• Review of vendor and engineering design documents in reference to the applicable specification and data sheet.
• Prepare, review and assign inspection assignment package.
• Selection and assignment of qualified/competent inspection personnel in a specific geographical area to perform inspection.
• Conduct Pre-inspection meeting.
• Coordinate with inspection personnel to ensure that inspection and test activities are undertaken in compliance with applicable WP regulatory, contractual and HSE obligation.
• Implementation and coordination of supplier technical query, non conformance, corrective action and inspection release process.
• Ensure that customer quality requirements and concerns regarding supplier performance are being identified and managed effectively.
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• Review of Inspection reports including related technical documents; distributing inspection reports to responsible project engineers, procurement, and client; and keeping record of all documentary information related to inspection activities.
• Provide training and coaching to field inspection personnel.
- Establishing and managing budgeted hours
- Coordinating visits to be effective and economic to comply with requirements.
- Effective reporting to describe details of inspection and results per reporting guidelines.
• Shop surveillance and source inspection, witnessing of applicable tests.
• Assist Project quality manager in day to day activities related to quality control and assurance.
• Worked on following projects:
- National Chevron Phillips (NCP) Ethylene project- Saudi Arabia (Onshore)
- Chevron Olero Creek Oil production project (Offshore)
- BP Exploration Alaska project (Onshore)
- Chevron Pascagoula refinery project – Mississippi (Onshore)
- Plains All American-Patoka crude oil terminal and pipe line laterals project (Onshore), etc.
PRO Q.C. INTERNATIONAL (Global Quality & Engineering Services) 2002 to 2006
Quality Engineer
• Source Inspection/audit of Combustion and Ventilation system, Deep water silencer, Air filter house assembly (stainless steel fabrication) for GE Energy (Offshore).
• Review of Quality documents (Quality plan, Material test cert.) and applicable testing.
• Coordination with supplier and GE Energy on quality related issues.
GOODMAN MANUFACTURING CO., HOUSTON, TEXAS 2000 to 2001
Quality Engineer
• Developed and Implemented QA/QC procedures/activities and inspection forms.
• Analyzed, reconciled non-conformance reports, root cause analysis and corrective action.
• QA audit, testing and evaluation of the new component/product.
STEWART & STEVENSON SERVICES, INC. SEALY, TEXAS 1994- 2000
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
• Reviewed engineering design documents in reference to defense contract quality requirements to establish Quality Assurance Provisions (QAPs) and prepared Inspection Method Control Sheets (IMCS).
• QA audits to evaluate the compliance to ISO 9000 requirements.
• Represented Quality Assurance on Configuration Control Board, Engineering Cross Functional Team, Field Failure Review Board, and Corrective Action Review Board.
• Analyzed and reconciled non conformance reports, corrective actions and root cause analysis.
• Support to Quality control on receiving inspection activities.
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S & R MACHINE SHOP 1993-1194
(Manufacture of machined components for Schlumberger)
Quality Engineer
• Preparation of Quality manual, QA Auditing and coordination with Schlumberger.
• Developed and Implemented QA/QC procedures/activities for machined components.
• Review of technical documents, applicable drawings, specifications and applicable code.
ELECON ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED, INDIA 1973-1993
Chief Engineer-Quality Control and Assurance
Quality Control and Quality Assurance of Material Handling Equipment and Gears, for Petrochemical, Refinery, Power Plant, Cement, Sugar, Fertilizer, and other industries.
• Coordinated and executed variety of Projects, Third party inspection agencies (Lloyds, Bureau VERITAS).
• Teamwork with contract, manufacturing, purchasing, supplier, engineering, and client.
• Preparation of Quality Manual, Quality Plan, Inspection and Test plan, QA procedures and inspection forms, including ISO 9000 activities.
• Quality planning to ensure that inspection arrangements are established for each scope of supply consistent with criticality, statutory and contractual obligations.
• Implemented supplier assessment, prequalification and selection process.
• Analysis and reporting of supplier performance for supplier re-qualification and management review process.
• QA audit, shop surveillance and inspection, resolution of non-conformance, and corrective action.
• Supervision of 30+ QA/QC personnel (Engineers, Inspectors, Checkers).
• Construction inspection at site.
• Quality Control/Inspection Activities:
- Fabricated and Machined component verification for dimension, welding, and NDT.
- Purchased item verification: Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, and Hydraulics.
EDUCATION / MEMBERSHIP
• BS, Mechanical Engineering, S. P. University, Gujarat, India, 1973
• Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration, S. P. University, Gujarat, India, 1984
REGISTRATIONS/AFFILIATIONS
• Chartered Engineer (India), M.105986/0
• Senior Member–American Society for Quality (ASQ)
• Certified Quality Inspector-ASQ,
• ASNT Level–I (Expired)
SPECIFIC TECHNICAL EXPERTISE/SPECIALIST COURSES
• Supplier Assessment and Improvement Based on QS-9000 Process Control requirements
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GDT) course
• Reliability Engineering Principles & Life cycle cost SMRP short course
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