Senior Quality Superintendent & Welding Engineer
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Total years of experience :12 years, 0 Months
Company: Tengizchevroil (TCO); Contractor: GATE (Tekfen) Construction, Project: Future Growth Project (MWP-FGP); Work Scope: Piping, Pipelines, Welding, Painting
Standards: ASME B31.3, ASME B31.8, AWS D1.1, AWS D1.6, API 1104, ASME SEC IX
Supervise all the functions and activities related to QC pipe and support fabrication activities, and welding operations including WPS/PQR qualifications, metallurgical investigations in regard to material, corrosion and welding. Proficiently deliver support and assistance to manage project and streamline functions of welding with goal for faster welding, better quality and cost effectiveness.
Interacted with company QM Lead and Welding Engineers to ensure inspections and witnessing activities at site are performed in accordance with the defined, approved project documents.
Direct all the welding operations, specific welding instructions, equipment and consumables for project. Analyse procedures, supervise method and preparation for fabrication.
Utilise broad scope of industrial expertise in preparation and clarification at bidding stage for welding in order to check the accuracy.
Supervise special and critical welding operations of Welding, personnel training, WPS/PQR Qualifications and reviewing fitting fabrications supplied by vendor.
Preparing PQR plan and executing the Procedure Qualification Test.
Preparing to WPSs, qualifying to welders as per both project international standards and local regulations (GGTN of RoK).
Client: British Petroleum (BP); Consortium: Tekfen-Azfen Alliance, Project: Shah Deniz Stage 2 Onshore Main Terminal Cons. Project; Work Scope: Piping, Pipelines, Storage Tanks, Welding, Painting & Coating, E&I, Civil
Standards: API 650, API 620, ASME B31.3, ASME B31.4, ASME B31.8, AWS D1.1, AWS D1.6, API 1104, ASME SEC IX
Supervise all the functions and activities related to welding operations including WPS/PQR qualifications, metallurgical investigations in regard to material, corrosion and welding. Proficiently deliver support and assistance to manage project and streamline functions of welding with goal for faster welding, better quality and cost effectiveness.
Direct all the welding operations including preparing welding//welder hand book, specific welding instructions for special/extremal welding, equipment and consumables for project. Analyse procedure, supervise method and preparation for pre-fabrication and installation.
Utilise broad scope of industrial expertise in preparation and clarification at bidding stage for welding and NDT, also review procedure and test plans (ITP) in order to check the accuracy.
Supervise Hot Tap operations including Hot Tap Welding, personnel training, WPS/PQR Qualifications and reviewing fitting fabrications supplied by vendor.
Client: Gazprom Neftehim Salavat (GNS); Consortium: Renaissance Construction Co and Mitsubishi Heavy Industry Co; Project: Gazprom Neftehim Salavat Acrylic Acid and Acrylates Plant (RSAE); Work Scope: Piping, Storage Tanks, Welding, Painting & Coating, E&I, Civil.
Standards: API 650, ISO13847, GOST and SNIP codes, NAKS Welding Qualifications
Managed developing, establishing and effective Quality Management System that includes technical leadership for the QC facilities team of various discipline inspectors, fabrication, civil, welding and mechanical equipment installations, NDT (Non-Destractive Testing).
Leveraged technical skills and expertise to evaluate customer request according to customer technical specifications, standards and best practices in order to preparation of procedures, ITP’s, WPS’s (Welding Procedure Specification), PQR’s (NAKS welding method certification), Method Statement. Excelled as the main point of contact QC Engineer for preparation of Akt and Journal documents and controlled all the reporting documents on quality assurance on site.
Actively collaborated with third party and monitored all operations on NDT subcontractor activities.
Client: Turkmen Gas (TMG); Contractor: Petrofac International (UAE) LLC; Project: PK-2 & PK-1A sections of South Yoloten Gas Field Development Project; Work Scope: 150KM Gas Piping, Storage Tanks including major sulphur plant, Welding, Painting and Coating, E&I, Civil
Standards: ASME Section IX, API 650, ISO13847 and GOST standards included (both international and Russian standards)
Oversaw and managed pipeline & structural functions, provided necessary welding information and advice to meet the requirements of the project. Monitored the welding processes of repair and defect equipment’s as well as investigate on repair causes while repair ratios become on critical level.
Delivered expectation consultative service to QC Engineer for preparation of technical dossiers including quality records, better quality and cost effectiveness.
Improved quality control procedure and general quality control activities, confirmed and complied with procedure, standard and code with client specification.
Demonstrated project leadership skill and expertise to plan proposed WPSs according to project scope and oversaw vendor welding requirements for further welding works. Successfully implemented PQR mechanical test with Exova Lab in Abu Dhabi.
Client: Saline Water Conversation Corporation (SWCC) from Saudi Arabia; Project: Shuqaik Phase 2 Water Transmission Systems; Work Scope: Piping, Welding and Coating for fabrication, erection and Installation of Pump Stations, Truck Filling Stations, Surge Vessels, Water Cooling Systems, Water Balancing Tanks, Pumps, Pump Motors, Valves and Reservoir Tanks
Standards: API 1104 ASME Codes
Orchestrated all bottom-line factors to calibrate and re-calibrate of equipment’s at the time of expiry. Led the hiring of various departments with assistance of agencies in India & Nepal including, welder, pipe fitter, steel worker, mobile crane operator, heavy driver, hi-up driver/operator, painter, sand blastier, electrician.
Successfully performed critical operation of hydrostatic test packages and procedures.
Organised and executed an audit program and procedure review in order to check the accuracy.
Interacted with contractor QC Engineer to ensure inspections and witnessing activities at site are performed in accordance with the defined, approved project documents.
Delivered remarkable support to contractor QC Engineer in preparation of any corrective actions.
Reviewal and approval of supplier’s procurement documents as per project specification and requirements
Client: Qatar Gas; Contractor: Chiyoda-Technip Joint Venture (CTJV); Project: QatarGas 3&4 LNG Project; Work Scope: Piping, Welding for fabrication, erection and Installation
Standards: ASME B31.3, API 1104, ASME B16, ASME B31.4, ASME Section IX, ASME Section V
Material types: Carbon Steel, CS with NACE, galvanized steel, stanless steel (ferritic and non-ferritic), hastalloy, incoloy, inconel, copper-nickel, aluminized steel, claded steel
Welding methods: SMAW/E, GTAW/TIG, FCAW/MAG, SAW/UP, Orbital FCAW, Carbon cutting, Plazma cutting
Headed the major construction welding groups at site such as 4 engineer & supervisor, 3 technicians, 10 controllers, 32 foremen, 2 school foremen, over 900 welders and more than 300 staff. Chaired the regions staff members including region 10 field, 2 pipe spool shops, 1 spool pipe shop for nonferrous materials, 2 revision & repair workshop for the pipe spool, 2 steel shop, 2 welding school (44 working cabinet), repair and maintenance 1 machine and calibration workshop. Run the weld info, welding reporting system and upgraded the reporting system.
Equipped and initiated welders training and qualification, executed method and preparation for pre-fabrication and installation, also competently performed equipment preparation and modification
Session Leader in Incident and Injury Free (IIF) program throughout all project phases and locations.
Led the inspection team regarding safety issues and report the deficiencies to the HSE Department. Liaised with HSE team to manage training and meeting to improve the safety awareness.
Client: EÜAŞ; Project: Electrofilter Rehabilitation Project of Soma and Seyitomer Power Plants; Scope of Work: Steel disassembly and assembly, welding, painting and isolation
Standards: EN Norms and Standards (EN 288, 287, 729, 757, 499, 1011, 25817, 10025 etc.)
Assessed customer request according to customer technical specifications, international standards and best practices in order to preparation of ITP’s, QP’s, WPS’s and PQR’s.
Meticulously assisted contractors Engineer to confirm the required inspections and observed activities at site which are finalised in accordance with the defined, approved project documents.