YV Giridhar, senior Risk Based Inspection Engineer

YV Giridhar

senior Risk Based Inspection Engineer

Abudhabi Gas industries LTD (GASCO)

البلد
الإمارات العربية المتحدة - أبو ظبي
التعليم
بكالوريوس, Mechanical engineering
الخبرات
30 years, 2 أشهر

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الخبرة العملية

مجموع سنوات الخبرة :30 years, 2 أشهر

senior Risk Based Inspection Engineer في Abudhabi Gas industries LTD (GASCO)
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - أبو ظبي
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ ديسمبر 2007

GASCO: • RBI facilitator for GASCO operating plants • Conducting compliance RBI audits for all GASCO site inspection sections and issuing the audit reports for improvements. • Preparation of 5 year plan for RBI review for GASCO plants. • Preparation of GASCO RBI guide lines • Technical lead for the Implementation of Meridium APM (Inspection management system) with interface with Shell RBI and Maximo in GASCO. • NII (Non-Intrusive Inspection) methodology implementation for pressure vessel for pressure vessels in Gas plants. • Preparation of GASCO Inspection and corrosion policy document • Preparation of Inspection procedures for GASCO • Review and updating of existing GASCO Design Specifications. • Failure analysis for static equipment failures. • Introducing and validation of latest advanced NDTs. • Team member for asset integrity audits. • Team member in HAZOP studies. • Focal point / NDT contractor coordinator for GASCO operating plants (5 plants).

Integrity and RBI Engineer في Petroleum Development Oman LLC
  • عمان - مسقط
  • يونيو 2006 إلى نوفمبر 2007

Integrity assessment of Static equipment, on plot & off plot piping, flow lines • Study of corrosion problems encountered during internal inspection of the static equipment and recommendations • Failure analysis of static equipment and pipe lines and suggest remedial actions and recommendations (24”marmul DWD header) as part of investigation team member. • Failure analysis of dehydration tank oil outlet swivel joint (20”) by developing repair procedure, design improvement and resulted in reduction of procurement cost and down time of tank in oil & gas in PDO. • Shell RBI implementation for oil gathering stations. Saudi Aramco Lubricating oil Refinery- Yanbu - KSA: • RBI methodology implementation for Vacuum distillation, Furfural extraction unit. • Review of vendors Welding procedures for new project VDU. • Preparation of material specification for project and inspection of materials at ware house (review of material test certificates etc).

Inspection & corrosion Engineer في Saudi Aramco Lubricating oil Refinery- Yanbu – KSA
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - ينبع
  • مايو 2005 إلى يونيو 2006

• RBI methodology implementation for Vacuum distillation, Furfural extraction unit. • Review of vendors Welding procedures for new project VDU. • Preparation of material specification for project and inspection of materials at ware house (review of material test certificates etc).

Dy . Manager inspection & corrosion في Reliance industries - Jamnagar Refinery Projec
  • الهند - راجكوت
  • مايو 1994 إلى أبريل 2005

Preparation of Inspection test plant (ITP) and punch list for various static equipment like vessels, distillation columns, reactors , fired heaters, exchangers, drums, boilers, HRSGs, and tanks during erection and commissioning of the units. • Pre commissioning internal inspection of all the static equipments Responsibilities after commissioning & during operation of the plant units: • Preparation of Plant Integrity Assurance Manual (PIAM) for plant on the basis of Risk Based Inspection. • Inspection of pressure vessels, columns, drums, heat exchangers, boilers, coolers, storage tanks, valves and piping • Preparation Inspection plan for annual turn around shutdowns for scope of repair, NDT requirements and issue of recommendations to the maintenance department that includes repair procedures. • Vendor shop inspection for heat exchangers. In house inspection for re tubing of the heat exchangers. • Inspection of Packinox exchanger- Plate type bundle enclosed in closed vessel (CFE) in Aromatics and preparation of inspection report and recommendations. Failure analysis report of Packinox exchanger (Platformer, Tatoray units). • Inspection of toluene column reboilers (2nos) and recommendation for repair of roll joints by seal welding (each 2750 tubes- 1” dia). • Corrosion study in Vent gas wash tower of CCR unit. Recommended for internal coating to avoid corrosion of vessel and its connecting pipe line (HCL corrosion). • Corrosion study in Reformer splitter overhead, fin fan coolers (due to NH4CL). • Preparation of welding procedure specification for fabrication and NDT requirements. • Thermography survey of fired heaters for measuring tube skin temperatures. • Preparation of inspection procedure for all static equipment like vessel, heat exchangers fired heaters, reactors, air fin coolers, tanks, boilers etc. • Failure analysis of Gas turbine atomizing air cooler (shell tube exchanger) for chloride stress corrosion cracking. • Preparation of inspection budget for based inspection schedule plan and turn around inspection. Monitoring of expenditure against planned budget for inspections, and redresses any variances to ensure effective cost control. • Training of junior engineers in corrosion mechanisms in Refinery and Petrochemicals, inspection of Heat exchangers, reactors and fired heaters etc.

الخلفية التعليمية

بكالوريوس, Mechanical engineering
  • في Sri Vijayanagar Engineering college
  • ديسمبر 1992

integrity, corrosion, inspection,RBI

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft windows; SAP; Corrosion and inspection management system (PACER), Maximo RBI: Risk &Reliability Management system (Shell - RRM-Software- Version -2.4) for Risk Based Inspection., Meridium APM
Technical memberships: National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE): Member ship no. 137289 (valid) ASM member ship no. 737831; ASME membership no. 100770497
Corrosion
Technical certificates: 1. API (American Petroleum Institute): a) API 510 : Pressure Vessel Inspector- Certificate ID : 29501 b) API 653: Above Ground Storage tanks Inspector- Certificate ID : 30376 c) API 580: Risk Based Inspection (RBI) - Certificate ID : 31587 2. NACE (National Association of Corrosion Engineers): a) Certified by NACE International – Senior Corrosion Technologist (Certification number- 25154). b) NACE India section – Cathodic Protection Basics 3. Academy of Infrared Thermography (AIRT)–USA: a) Certification in Infrared Thermography LEVEL -1 b) Certification in Infrared Thermography LEVEL -2 4. ASNT ( American Society Of Non destructive Testing): a) Certification in Ultrasonic Testing- Level 2 (1998) b) Certification in Magnetic Particle Inspection -Level 2 (2004) 5. Other Technical Trainings: a) Trained by M/S Shell – Risk Based Inspection and RRM software application. b) Trained by M/S Shell –Refinery & Petrochemicals Materials & corrosion c) Trained by M/S Shell - Fitness for Purpose (FFP) shell’s HAND BOOK as per API 579 for pressure vessels, pipe lines conducted by M/S Shell Global Solutions Technical papers: “Can Internal Inspection be achieved externally for Pressure equipment? In ADIPEC (Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference).
Inspection of static equipment

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