Asset Integrity, Material & Corrosion Specialist
SAUDI ARAMCO (Worley)
Total years of experience :23 years, 3 Months
Nominated as Subject Matter Expert, I am supporting Saudi Aramco Upstream, downstream, Petrochemicals and Refineries Assets within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Asset Integrity, Materials and Corrosion. My duties include but not limited to the Following:
Interface with plant departments specialist team to support or resolve material & corrosion aspects.
Review the contractor’s activities to evaluate the outcome and provide assessment.
Develop the corrosion management program with all requirements according to SAES-A-133, including corrosion loops, material selection diagram, RBI, CP plan, coating map, integrity operating windows, on stream inspection drawings, corrosion monitoring strategy.
Coaching the assigned personnel in the corrosion and metallurgy team and recommend annual training plan for each engineer.
Technically support repair and replacement specifications in modification projects, including all metallurgical aspects, repair techniques, materials selection, inspection and testing requirements,
Evaluate coating conditions and recommend best practices option for maintain coating protection durable.
Corrosion rate calculations using wood ECE 5.6 software, based on the heat and mass balance analysis and process conditions of the equipment or piping circuit.
Create and develop qualitative RBI assessment based on corrosion loops and mechanisms and participate in the quantitative assessment by utilizing API RBI software.
Carry out fitness for service for piping and equipment based on API 579 requirements.
Provide economic corrosion mitigation methods to overcome the corrosion potentials.
Optimize chemical inhibition program based on corrosion rates
Planning, coordinating and implementing online corrosion monitoring & control program including coupons, electrical resistance probes and liner polarization resistance probe
Identify integrity operating windows (IOW) to determine the different variables that could affect the integrity and reliability of a process unit.
Apply the cathodic protection plan and analysis of cp data to ensure optimum protection.
Provide support for special corrosive environments as like high H2S/CO2 by proper materials selection and corrosion simulation studies.
Prepare the corrosion management activities and review inspection plan with identify the CAPEX and OPEX.
Create documents as corrosion management, procedures, corrosion investigations, and reports.
Create a root cause analysis reports to investigate the causes and provide recommendation to mitigate the reasons for failure.
Coordinate with the third parties contractors for specific tasks ( e.g. lab screening, chemical treatment, corrosion monitoring systems, cathodic protection, …) by create a scope of work and evaluate the technical bids.
Reliability improvement using growth analysis by collecting, modelling, analysing and interpreting data
Coordinate with all stockholders regarding corrosion and integrity aspects.
Apply and follow codes/standards \[ASME, ASTM, API, NACE, EN, BS/ISO, MSS‐SP\]
Ensure that all produced deliverables are complied with qa/qc and iso system requirements of the company.
Ensure that company health and safety, environmental and quality management procedures.
Operation Supporting as Material & Corrosion Engineer for Shell Global Solution Netherlands to all Shell facilities located in Europe Region, my duties included but not limited to the Following:
Deal with multi-office, multi- lines of business and multi-project phases Interfacing with other design disciplines, clients, vendors, field personnel
Interface with Shell Plants Specialists to support or resolve Material & Corrosion aspects.
Supervise the activities of the assigned personnel in the Corrosion and Metallurgy section.
Review and establish major deterioration threats and ensure integrity limitations are addressed and propose suitable mitigation techniques
Provide technical integrity support for all alteration, restoration, modification activities.
Create and develop material selection report.
Develop internal and external coating and lining specification suitable for insulated and un-insulated equipment.
Evaluate coating conditions and recommend best practices option for maintain coating protection durable.
Planning, coordinating and implementing online corrosion monitoring & control program including coupons and Electrical resistance probes.
Analysis of CP data to ensure optimum protection (i.e. acceptable level of corrosion consistent with Pipeline / equipment design life expectancy)
Carry out corrosion related failure investigation, discuss findings and provide recommendations.
Maintain regular review of Corrosion Control Key Performance Indicators
Involve in the RBI assessment workshops.
Optimize chemical inhibition program included location based on corrosion rates.
Ensure that safe operating and maintenance procedures regarding metallurgical aspects are followed and counsel employees about compliance with safer working procedures as necessary
Coordinate with representatives of corrosion and material engineering consultants, contractors, suppliers and vendors
Review corrosion data, analysis results and monitoring of corrosion rates.
Create a root cause analysis reports to investigate the causes and provide recommendation to mitigate the reasons for failure
Review the Welding Procedure specification and Procedure qualification record.
Create and develop specification for Non-Metal Materials (HDPE-PP-PVC-GRE) systems.
Lead Material & Corrosion Engineer for ( ETHYDCO - Egyptian Ethylene and Derivatives Company) during the Engineering, construction and commissioning phases. Reviewing Corrosion and materials specifications, procedures. my duties included but not limited to the Following
Group supervision, monitor planning, scope, budget and schedule. Apply quality control procedures on developed documents and apply value plus approach for each activity in the project.
Interface with Discipline Specialist and Project Management Team to support or resolve technical issues and queries
Review and Approve Material Selection Report.
Review and Approve CP Plan.
Review and Approve chemical treatment program based on corrosion rates.
Review and Approve Corrosion control strategies to cover the different corrosion mitigations methodologies.
Review and Approve internal and external coating and lining specification suitable for insulated and un-insulated equipment.
Provide project support on the metallurgical & corrosion aspect.
contact with representatives of engineering consultants, contractors, suppliers and vendors
Identifying potential threats and consequences of failure due to corrosion.
Review and Approve the Project Specifications for Fabrications& Welding, Coating and Insulation with the review of industry experience & code.
Review the Welding Procedure specification and Procedure qualification record.
Review and Approve the Painting and insulation Materials and procedures Specifications.
Assist project QC/QA Department regarding materials, welding and fabrication and inspection requirements.
Senior Material & Corrosion Engineer for EGPC - Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation, Engineering Consultant Company (ENPPI ) in Cairo office, my duties included but not limited to the Following:
Corrosion and materials technical authority.
Create and Develop corrosion and materials studies.
Participate in development of the corrosion control program
Create and Develop internal and external coating and lining specification suitable for insulated and un-insulated equipment.
Create and Develop CP Plan.
Participate in all activities of projects design review for all data pertinent to corrosion control.
Provide technical guidance for the chemical treatment, Corrosion monitoring.
Participate in develop the corrosion monitoring program, and data gathering.
Identify Integrity Operating Windows (IOW) within the Project scope of work upon requested.
RBI assessment programs
Assist in performing root cause analysis, coordinate failure analysis activities, and recommend mitigation
methods for corrosion and materials issues.
Review the welding and Post Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT) procedures upon needed.
Participate in external professional activities including conference and committee work where it is consistent with the development and delivery of the business objectives.
Apply Site/Work shop/Vendor Facilities QC/QA procedures to insure of the Material Quality.
Working as a Material & Corrosion Engineer for the Leading Egyptian Gas Processing Company, my duties included but not limited to the Following:
Collection and analysis of the corrosion data.
Apply anticorrosion strategy using CP/ COATING / CHEMICAL TREATMENT/ CRA in order to optimize quality and costs.
Create of corrosion philosophy document including equipment /pipeline review.
Corrosion failure analysis report.
Identify and confirm internal Corrosion rate by Appling corrosion monitoring methods of coupons weigh lost techniques and various probes including high sensitivity ER Probe and LPR probe
Interfacing with Installation Engineering Functions to solve the anti-corrosion problems.
Technical support for materials and coatings selection
Carried the procurements and materials requests for internal corrosion monitoring equipment
provide technical support for the corrosion monitoring design and installation.
Corrosion Mitigation Plans
Chemical treatments, Corrosion Risk Management
NACE – Senior Corrosion Technologist Certificate. 72400
NACE – Corrosion Technologist Credential: 72400.
NACE – NACE MR0175 Certified, Licence No. 26
Project Management, From Theory to Practice-PRINCE 2 Certificate,
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