Sivakumar Sivankalai, QA QC Coating Inspector - ARAMCO CBT Qualified

Sivakumar Sivankalai

QA QC Coating Inspector - ARAMCO CBT Qualified

Metscco Heavy Steel Industries Company Limited

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
Experience
22 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :22 years, 11 Months

QA QC Coating Inspector - ARAMCO CBT Qualified at Metscco Heavy Steel Industries Company Limited
  • Saudi Arabia - Yanbu
  • My current job since June 2019

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

•Ensure substrate rough welds and cut-offs shall be ground to a minimum radius and also decide if substrate requires solvent or detergent cleaning.
•Ensure steel surface temperature is at least 3°C above the Dew Point.
•Ensure compressed air supply shall be free of oil, moisture and contamination.
•Ensure minimum nozzle pressure for blasting shall be 90 psig at the nozzle side.
•Ensure operational remote control valve (Dead-man) shall be securely attached to the nozzle.
•Evaluate steel rust grade and surface condition.
•Ensure abrasive type, performance and storage.
•Ensure abrasive sulfate, chloride and calcium carbonate content.
•Ensure oil and water soluble ionic contamination in abrasive.
•Attend all inspections such as after blasting (check Environmental Conditions, Visual examination, Substrate Cleanliness, Profile check, Salt test) as per the specification.
•Ensure spent abrasive shall be removed from substrate by dry brushing and blowing down with clean, dry compressed air prior to painting.
•Ensure the coating system and painting material product number as per the specification.
•Ensure paints mixing and continuous agitation with a low-speed stirrer during application.
•Ensure the weld lines, edges, bolts, nuts and rivets shall be given a brush applied stripe coat prior to all paint applications.
•Ensure the coating nozzle tip size and fluid pressure as per the data sheet.
•Ensure paint application at uniform layer with over lapping at the ends.
•Ensure Wet film coating thickness readings as per the specification.
•Ensure coating free defects such as runs, sags, drips and foreign matters.
•After the painting application (check Visual Examination of coating, DFT, Holiday detection, Adhesion test).
•Co-ordinate with client daily basis to resolve any Quality issues/paint failures & provides solutions.
•Taking part in the determination of corrective actions and then ensuring the correct implementation of the activities for resolving cases of non-conformity.
•Co-ordination with the third party inspection as well as client inspection as per the Project Specifications & Standards.

QA/QC Mechanical Engineer at TUV India Private Limited
  • June 2018 to May 2019

(1 year)
•JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

•Handle various measuring instruments for blasting/ painting like Digital Dew Point Calculator, Surface profile Comparator, Surface profile needle gauge, Dial micrometer with and Replica Tape, Wet Film Thickness Gauge & Dry Film Thickness Gauge, Hypodermic Needle Gauge, Elcometer, Holiday detector.
•Review and Approval of calibration certificate for all painting / blasting inspection equipment.
•Witness of equipment inspection (Air Compressor, Air Receiver, Blasting Pot, Blasting Booth Airless pump and Paint mixer)
•Visual inspection and documents review & approval of abrasive and paint materials.
•Surveillance inspection for storage of abrasive and painting materials as per the manufacture’s recommendations.
•Witness Inspection of before the painting application (check surface preparation, cleanliness degree, surface roughness, salt contamination measurement, surface defects).
•Witness Inspection of surface condition degrades below the specified cleanliness level (Dust level) before the painting activities.
•Monitor and ensure in-process painting activates (Paints mixing and continuously agitated with low speed mixer)
•Witness Inspection of Wet Film Thickness as per the specification.
•Witness Inspection of after the painting application (check DFT, Holiday detection, Adhesions and Visual examination).
•Commence Blasters/Painters qualification test & review their qualification according to job specification.
•Witnessing all kinds of coating inspection as per the ITP

Coating & Painting Engineer at ReGen Powertech Private Limited
  • India
  • September 2011 to October 2017

(5 years)



•JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

•Responsible for monitoring all parameters during blasting and painting activities.
•Responsible for incoming inspection of abrasive and painting material has to ensure whether these materials suits to meet the requirements of project specification.
•Responsible to monitor the storage of abrasive and paint materials as the manufacturer’s recommendation.
•Responsible to check the coating equipment inspection (such as Air supply compressor, Air receiver, Blast pot, Blasting hose & Coating Equipment).
•Responsible for Quality Control Equipment calibration.
•Perform all inspections as per the ITP to verify the requirement.
•Before the Painting application (check Visual examination, Cleanliness degree, Surface roughness, Salt contamination measurement, Environmental conditions).
•During paint application (check Weathering conditions, Steel temperature, Paints mixing ratio, thinning and WFT etc).
•After the Painting application (check DFT, Holiday detection, Adhesions and Painting defects).
•Perform Inspection activities as per Inspection Test Plan.
•Check calibration certificates for all blasting / painting inspection equipment

Coating & Painting Inspector at Pioneer Wincon Private Limited
  • January 2007 to September 2011

8 Years)
•JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

•Execution and Inspection for Blasting and Painting activities.
•Before Painting application (check Visual examination, Cleanliness degree, Surface roughness, Salt contamination measurement, Environmental conditions)
•During paint application (check Weathering conditions, Steel temperature, Paints mixing ratio, thinning and WFT etc).
•After Painting application (check DFT, Holiday detection, Adhesions and Painting defects)
•Perform Inspection activities as per Inspection Test Plan

Quality Supervisor at M/s. Sri Venkateswara Engg. Works
  • June 2003 to December 2006

3.5 Years)



•JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

•Perform Blotter test and ensure the compressed air quality.
•Ensure the coating system and paint materials as per specification.
•Inspection and testing of coated materials as the specification.
•Estimate the required man-hours related to coating and painting.
•Check and record the relative humidity, atmosphere temperature & metal temperature before the each and every process as per the specification.

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Quality Supervisor at M/s. Sri Sivagami Industries
  • February 2001 to May 2003

3.2 Years)
•JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

•Estimate the required man-hours related to blasting and painting.
•Check and record the relative humidity, atmosphere temperature & metal temperature before the each and every process as per the specification.
•Check the working equipments test certificates; consumables test certificates before the given the work permit.
•Attend tool box talks, ensure that the work is being done in safe manner and appropriate PPE is used and quality is delivered to site.
•Monitored the blasting operation against air pressure, air moisture level.
•Check the profile height and surface cleanness & surface contamination test before the given the work permit to painting.
•Check the painting defects, DFT, Holiday detection.
•Maintained require documents as per ISO 9001: 2015

Education

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth (deemed To Be) University
  • October 2000

B-Tech Mechanical Engineer

Diploma, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Tamil Nadu Polytechnic
  • October 2000

Diploma In Mechanical Engineering (Sandwich)

Specialties & Skills

Quality Management
Quality Control
Inspection
Coatings
DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
ISO 9000
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
PAINTING
QUALITY
SPECIFICATION
CALIBRATION
QUALITY CONTROL
REQUIREMENTS

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Training and Certifications

BGAS Painting Inspector (Training)
Training Institute:
TWI - UK
Date Attended:
May 2018

Hobbies

  • Study
    SSPC, ISO, NACE Standards