Dennis Abraham, Quality Advisor (Projects)

Dennis Abraham

Quality Advisor (Projects)

ADMA-OPCO

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Master's degree, MBA
Experience
38 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :38 years, 5 Months

Quality Advisor (Projects) at ADMA-OPCO
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since February 2012

Major Oil & Gas Operating Company in Abu Dhabi, which is a subsidiary of ADNOC.
Projects (Engineering, Construction, Installation and Commissioning of Offshore Platforms); Oil Production from Offshore fields.

Client Representative for the QA/QC function at EPC Project location
-Monitoring, review and supervision of Contractor QA/QC activities
-Audit of Contractors, subcontractors and vendors, including pre-qualifications.
-Review and approval of key QA/QC personnel of Contractors.
-Review and approval of key QA/QC deliverables such as Project Quality Plan, ITPS and QA/QC Procedures for Fabrication, Installation and Testing.
-Review / approval of Project Deliverable received from Contractors and Vendors
-Project and Quality Risk Management
-Project Document Management and Lessons Learnt.

QA Manager at KN
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • March 2007 to July 2011

-Head of QA and QC Departments.
-Report to Management on QA/QC/ Quality System Performance.
-Identify and implement continual improvement opportunities thru Lessons Learnt, NCR analysis and Client Feedback.
-Provide QA/ QC/ Document Control support to projects; preparation/ review of Quality Plans, ITPs etc. Recent projects include:
Construction of Sewage Treatment plants at Wathba and Saad.
Construction of District Cooling Plants in Sowwah Island, ADNEC developments.
Oil & Gas Construction: Habshan 5 (GASCO/ Tecnimont).
-Provide Training to staff on Quality/ Environmental Mgt. Systems and to new employees on company systems & procedures.
-Plan, conduct and report Quality and Environmental Audits.
-Liaison with external Certification Bodies and Environmental Authorities.
-Establish systems and procedures other companies in the Group.

Sr. QA Engineer at KN
  • Kuwait
  • May 2006 to March 2007

Maintenance and improvement of Certified Quality System.

Development of Environmental and Safety Management Systems

Conduct of Internal Audits and Training

Process Improvements

Certification Manager at RWTUV
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • June 2001 to April 2006

Responsible for the Third Party Certification of Clients in Qiality / Environmental / Safety / Information security Management Systems.

- Timely conduct of audits
- Communications with clients
- Liaison witht he Certification Body
- Audit assignments and scheduling

Conduct Third Party Certification and Surveillance Audits on behalf of the Certification Body, TUV-CERT, Germany.

Monitor, Plan and Organize audits in coordination with clients and the Auditors

Perform training for clients in areas of Quality Systems and Auditing.

Regional Manager at FAHSS/TUV
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • July 1994 to June 2001

Responsible for management of the Mgt. Services Division, which has 10 Consultants / Auditors.

The M.S. Division is primarily responsible for providing consultancy and training services to client organizations to prepare them for ISO 9000 certification. The fields also include ISO 14000, HACCP.

Managing and organizing certification / surveillance audits on behalf of the certification body TUV-CERT, Germany.

Development of new training courses in quality management / quality improvement etc. specific to client needs.

Dy. Manager - Quality System at Masoneilan India Ltd.
  • India - Chennai
  • May 1991 to July 1994

Developed and implemented ISO 9000 quality system in the company. Prepared quality manual, procedures and work instructions for the company in line with ISO 9000 requirements.

Inspection, testing and quality control of control valves, level instruments, and accessories.

endor assessment and evaluation; preparation of quality plans, test certificates and other applicable quality records. Offering of completed products for inspection by customer / third party inspection bodies.

Conducting internal quality audits, analyzing of customer complaints and product non-conformity reports to take corrective actions.

Snr. Engineer - Design & Development at Masoneilan (India) Ltd
  • India
  • June 1985 to May 1991

Design and Development of Control Valves, Accessories and Level Instruments.

Education

Master's degree, MBA
  • at Cochin University of Science & Technology
  • April 1994

First Class

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Regional Engg. College (National Institute of Technology)
  • March 1985

Specialties & Skills

Surveillance
Quality Assurance
Work Instructions
Inspection
QA/QC/ ISO 9001/ ISO 14001/ OHSAS 18001
QA/QC, Quality Assurance, Quality Management
EFQM Business Excellence

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

IRCA
  • Principal Auditor
  • May 2000
ISACA
  • CISA
  • January 2006
ASQ
  • Member
  • May 1999

Training and Certifications

Lead Assessor (Training)
Training Institute:
ISO 9001-ISO 14001-OHSAS 18001
EFQM Assessor Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Dubai Quality Group