Premakumar Podhal, QA/QC Manager

Premakumar Podhal

QA/QC Manager

Larsen & Toubro - United Arab Emirates

Location
India - Chennai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
Experience
16 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :16 years, 9 Months

QA/QC Manager at Larsen & Toubro - United Arab Emirates
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since May 2018

• Co-ordinate with QC team, PMC and TPI for daily mechanical activities.
• Monitor and surveillance of PQT/WQT team for Welding and Coating qualification.
• Audit sub-contractor’s credentials prior to commencement of work and conduct quarterly quality audit for the subcontractors involved in the project.
• Co-ordinate with engineering team for vendor’s inspection, incoming materials and schedule the inspection for the materials with client.
• Ensure all the mechanical activities are under the radar of quality team.
• Schedule the work status and submit the method statement for approval
• Conduct monthly quality meeting for improvement in the inspection, documentation and discuss about the findings from the TPI, PMC and Company comments.
• Schedule and assign the inspectors according to the activities.

Welding Inspector at Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
  • South Africa
  • January 2017 to February 2018

• Review and approve all the welding related documents of contractor’s which includes WPS, PQR, Welder’s Performance record, welder’s register, weld matrix and work files.
• Witness welder’s performance and certify the welders according to their qualification.
• Surveillance and monitor daily welding activities.
• Validate and approve the Welder’s performance as per the qualification records and performance.

QC Manager at Universal Enterprise
  • India
  • April 2015 to November 2016

• Ensuring that particular project site activities are all performed in compliance with client project quality requirements, as identified in the contract specification, Scope of work, Project Specific QC procedures, Construction method Statements and Inspection and Test plans.
• Implement Quality Management System (QMS) and monitor the system is working out all the phases of the project.
• Generating weekly and monthly reports on quality status of all activities.
• Ensuring that all copies of test records and inspection reports are certified and submitted to company.
• Taking responsible to direct for daily QA/QC work activities for all Welding/Coating, Painting/NDT, Coordination and liaising with client on site in respect to any QA/QC issues, Non-conformance, corrective/preventive actions, Monitoring and surveillance of subcontractors site QA/QC activities to ensure that all the project qualities are achieved.

Welding Inspector at MOHO NORD TLP (Offshore Piping
  • Central African Republic
  • July 2014 to March 2015

• Conduct daily welding inspections such as fit-up inspection, before, during and after welding, dimension verification, material inspection and consumables verification.
• Coordinate with construction department for day to day activities and allocate NDT personnel for mechanical activities to the various areas of site inspection.
• Inspection works for Jacket, SPS, Tendem Piles, Conductor Piles, Mooring Piles, Barge works for offloading assistance in deck welding inspection and sea fastening stands. Conducting welder qualification for welders in the project.
• Preparing Inspection reports for Welding pipes, structural works associated with fabrication and final dossier for piping works prior offloading.
• Coordinate for closure of NCR and prepare documents relates to NCR.
• Welding inspection activities for welding process such as automatic welding and manual welding for welding process of SAW, SMAW, GTAW and FCAW.

Welding Inspector at Unisis Engineering
  • Saudi Arabia
  • December 2012 to June 2014

• Coordinate with construction department for day to day activities and allocate inspection personnel for mechanical activities to the various areas of site inspection.
• Conduct daily welding inspections such as fit-up inspection, before, during and after welding, dimension verification, material inspection and consumables verification. Inspection works with High pressure piping works and piling works for marine structures.
• Establish WPS and PQR to get Aramco approval prior to start production welding.
• Conducting welder qualification for welders involved in the project
• Preparing Inspection reports for Welding pipes, structural works associated with fabrication. Preparation of final dossier for piping works prior offloading.
• Coordinate for closure of NCR and prepared documents relates to NCR.
• Welding inspection activities for welding process such as automatic welding (With and without filler (autogenous) and manual welding for welding process of SAW, SMAW, GTAW and FCAW.

QA/QC Lead/QA/QC Engineer-Welding/Coating/NDT at Jaihind Projects LTD
  • India
  • May 2009 to November 2012

• Establish WPS and PQR to get approval prior to start production welding.
• Conducting welder qualification for welders involved in the project.
• Coordinate with client and third party inspection agency and assign inspectors for inspection like material inspection, welding inspection and all related mechanical activities. Preparation of final dossier for piping works prior hydro-testing.
• Coordinate for closure of NCR and prepared documents relates to NCR.
• Lead the QC team for inspection and documentation to ensure all the activities are executed as per approved construction drawings.
• Witnessing top tapping works for crude oil station which connects with branches of other tanks.
• Inspection works for Underground and above ground Coating and Painting application for Pipeline and Piping works.
• Impressed current system and Insulation Joint for Underground Pipeline.
• Inspection works relates to coating and painting such as pre-cleaning, surface cleanliness/roughness, Anchor profile, WFT and DFT measurements; Witnessing of Mixing and thinning works like agitation (Induction time) and closely monitoring the pot life of the painting system.
• Coating/Painting works for 3LPE, Polyurethane, Zinc ethyl silicate and High Build Epoxy.
• Welding inspection activities for welding process such as automatic welding and manual welding for welding process of SAW, SMAW, GTAW and FCAW
• Prepares method of statement for all mechanical activities.
• Interpretation of weld Radiographs and other NDT performance test like UT, MPT & PT.
• Preparing of Non-Conformance Reports (NCR), Corrective action and implementation of Preventive actions.
• Final Inspection and releasing spools and structural’s for painting of prefabricated piping systems.
• Witnessing and experienced in executing Hydro test and preparation of reports.

QA/QC Engineer -Welding/NDT/Coating at ACE Pipeline Contracts Pvt LTD-Indi
  • India
  • May 2007 to May 2009

• Establish WPS and PQR to get approval prior to start production welding.
• Conducting welder qualification for welders involved in the project.
• Coordinate with client and third party inspection agency and assign inspectors for inspection like material inspection, welding inspection and all related mechanical activities. Preparation of final dossier for piping works prior hydro-testing.
• Coordinate for closure of NCR and prepared documents relates to NCR.
• Lead the QC team for inspection and documentation to ensure all the activities are executed as per approved construction drawings.
• Witnessing top tapping works for crude oil station which connects with branches of other tanks.
• Inspection works for Underground and above ground Coating and Painting application for Pipeline and Piping works.
• Impressed current system and Insulation Joint for Underground Pipeline.
• Inspection works relates to coating and painting such as pre-cleaning, surface cleanliness/roughness, Anchor profile, WFT and DFT measurements; Witnessing of Mixing and thinning works like agitation (Induction time) and closely monitoring the pot life of the painting system.
• Coating/Painting works for 3LPE, Polyurethane, Zinc ethyl silicate and High Build Epoxy.
• Welding inspection activities for welding process such as automatic welding and manual welding for welding process of SAW, SMAW, GTAW and FCAW
• Prepares method of statement for all mechanical activities.
• Interpretation of weld Radiographs and other NDT performance test like UT, MPT & PT.
• Preparing of Non-Conformance Reports (NCR), Corrective action and implementation of Preventive actions.
• Final Inspection and releasing spools and structural’s for painting of prefabricated piping systems.
• Witnessing and experienced in executing Hydro test and preparation of reports.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Anna University
  • April 2007

Specialties & Skills

Coatings
Inspection
Welding Inspection
MECHANICAL
QUALITY
WELDING

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Tamil
Expert
Telugu
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

ASNT Level-II (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2008
Valid Until:
January 2020
Lead Auditor ISO 9001:2008 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2015
Valid Until:
June 2018
NACE Level-II (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2015
Valid Until:
December 2018
AWS-CWI (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2011
Valid Until:
April 2020