Corentin Avila y Franco

• Delivered consultancy on welding engineering for Oil & Gas, Mining, and Pipeline projects.
• Developed/optimized WPS for carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex, and high-alloy applications per
AS/NZS 1554, AS 2885, AS 3992, API, AWS, ASME and ISO.
• Conducted RCAs on weld failures, implemented preventive actions, increase of production efficiency
• Provided technical guidance on corrosion control, coatings and materials selection.
• Supported certification for welding quality systems (ISO 3834, AS/NZS 5131) and led compliance audits.

• Lead design reviews to assess welding feasibility (material, position, accessibility, thickness, criticality)
• Lead welding procedure & welder qualifications (EN ISO 15614-1, AS/NZS 2980, AWS D1.1).
• Coordinated subcontractors, design reviews and project budgets.
• Perform daily quality control inspections, maintained NCR logs, and completed field checklists
• Supervise welding processes (GTAW, GMAW, RSW), resolved defects via RCA, cutting defect rate
• Manage resource planning, project scheduling, and conduct budget and cost analysis
• Assist procurement, fabrication, quality, and technological departments in project engineering
• Lead teams of welders, welding supervisors, and welding inspectors

Industries:
• Fabrication of heat exchangers, pressure equipment and piping spools for above industries
• Manage the Quality Management System (QMS) in compliance with ISO 9001, ASME U-Stamp, and PED
2014/68/EU and lead management reviews
• Supervise production and being responsible for welders and welding procedure qualifications (ISO 15614,
ASME BPVC IX, ASME BPVC VIII Div. 1, ISO 9606-1) for materials such as carbon steel, stainless steel and
exotic alloys (Inconel, (super) duplex, titanium, aluminum bronze)
• Provide technical supervision and optimization of welding processes
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA) on welding defects and process improvement
• Project management and coordination, leader of welding and design department
• Major clients including ExxonMobil, QAFCO, Yara, ADNOC, TotalEnergies, Shell, BP, Chevron, Worley,
BASF, Wood and others.

• Fabrication of piping spools and boiler components for various industries in different alloys
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Welding within the Group (BE, LU, FR, USA, MX, CL)
• Managed welding quality for projects in Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Energy and Defence.
• Qualification and Supervision of subcontractors (Subcontractor Management)
• Codes and standards (EN 1090-2, EN 12952, ASME BPVC I, PED (Pressure Equipment Directive), EN 13480,
AWS D1.2, MIL-STD 3057)
• Expert advice on welding process, filler material, technique and sequencing (aluminum, Grade 91,
Inconel, austenitic stainless steel, Q+T carbon steel)

• Following up of fabrication of piping spools (on-site and prefabrication) for above industries
• Subject Matter Expert for Welding at EPC Meetings for Energy projects (Nuclear, Coal, Gas) in Asia and
Middle East
• Coordination of team of welding inspectors
• Managed non-conformity analysis and corrective action follow-up related to fabrication activities
• Provided expertise on welding metallurgy, code interpretations, and specification compliance (EN, ISO,
ASME, RCC-M)
• Write client specifications, complementary code requirements, and procedures for quality inspectors