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Ajai Kumar Asthana
Telephone: +91 8879148896
E-mail: ajaiasthana@yahoo.com / ajaiasthana@hotmail.com
EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS
 B.E. – Metallurgy –1977 from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee in 1977.
 M. Tech. – Materials Technology from Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay in 1979.
Certifications:
 Certified Lead Auditor for ISO 9000 System Audits by TQMI
 ASNT Level II in Liquid Penetrant Testing
 ASNT Level II in Ultrasonic Testing
 ASNT Level II in Magnetic Particle Testing
 ASNT Level II in Radiographic Testing – Interpretation
Major Trainings Attended:
- Handling Radioactive Nucleonic Gauges
- Corrosion & Material Selection
- Inspection, Corrosion & Engineering Quality Management for Hydro – Carbon Processing
Industries.
- Safety Auditor Course by British Safety Council.
- Certification Course for Welding Inspectors by ADOR Institute of Welding technology.
- Interpretation of Weld Radiographs by ADOR Institute of Welding Technology.
PROFESSIONAL ABRIDGEMENT
 M. Tech. (Materials Technology), specialized in Inspection & Corrosion Discipline with over 34
years of rich & extensive experience in Petrochemical / Liquefied Natural Gas Plants. Certified ISO
Lead Auditor.
 Fully conversant with RBI methodology of plant equipment & pipelines, Operating / Running RBI
software to generate Inspection schedule. Develop Inspection plan as per plant outage / shutdown and
execute all inspection activities within set time frame. Review and update RBI Schedule at regular
interval as per inspection findings and work towards Zero backlog.
 Review plant equipment / pipelines, as per Safety Health Environment Management Systems
(SHEMS) / Process Safety Management (PSM) guidelines and identify / categorize plant assets into
defined categories. Finalize inspection frequencies, prepare inspection schedules, review & monitor
inspection findings to update records / schedules.
 Established comprehensive Reliability & Inspection Data & Report system, with inspection / repair
details of individual equipment and pipelineon Company ‘LAN’ network. Maintain History for future
reference to all.
 Plan and execute all inspection / repair activities, as per inspection schedules complying Company
policy, Regulatory requirements required to ensure plant Integrity & Reliability, for safe operation of
the plants.
 Prepare detailed Inspection reports with short / long term Repair / Replacement, Material Up-
gradation recommendations, Welding Procedures.
 TAM / Shut Down Management in totality, right from finalizing inspection scope / checklists, repair
methods / package, sourcing contractor manpower, execution of all inspection activities as per plan,
reviewing daily progress, preparation of detailed inspection reports and updating equipment history /
inspection schedule.

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 Review Reliability & Inspection Management system in close coordination with Operation &
Maintenance to ensure its compliance.
 To advise Colleague, Vendor, Management about all Inspection related issues for Plant Equipment &
pipelines.
 Worked with SAP, PACER, UltraPIPE, ORBITsoftware’s / systems.
 Provide Technical Support / services to Maintenance, Operation, Technical Department in area of
Troubleshooting, modification proposal review and material selection.
 Development of scientific methodology, on the line of RBI to ensure Plant Integrity & Reliability
 Proficient in engineering material procurement.Vendor Inspection, Sampling & testing as per code
before acceptance.
 Monitor material performance and evaluate material deterioration. Analyze product failure data,
appropriate testing to determine cause of problems and develop solutions.
 Expertise in preventing corrosion in pipelines through proper selection of materials in initial stage,
identifying inspection requirements.
 Finalize NDT / Welding requirements and supervise, monitor all activities. Review results and give
appropriate advice.
 Inspections of all Incoming Materials to ensure only Right materials are used in Plant.
 Review new product plans and make recommendations for material selection based on design
objectives.
 Prepare & maintain Quality Documents as per ISO9000, SHEMSensuring compliance to quality
standards.
 Expertise in understanding properties and behaviors of different materials right from raw stage to
finish products and select the best combination of materials for specific purpose / service.
 Fully conversant with all types of destructive & non destructive testing’s. Supervise / witness tests on
raw materials / finished products to ensure their quality.
 Rich experience in Inspection management involving status review, decision-making, budgeting
control, pipeline inspection & corrosion prevention.
 Supervise & guide Nationals / subordinates to impart training for knowledge and their overall
development.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Maintenance/ Inspection & Corrosion:
 Advice on right selection of material in initial stage as well as during running / failure in plant
operation.
 Execute cost saving techniques/measures to work within the budget.
 Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical topics.
 Risk Based Inspection (RBI) of plant facilities, managing software, generating schedules, review
&updating RBI inspection frequencies
Quality Control/Assurance:
 Ensure adherence to quality standards and prepare &maintain all related ISO / SHEMS / PSM
documents.
 Identify areas of quality failures and take steps to rectify the system.
 Practicing quality standards with key emphasis on improving quality.
Spares Management/Vendor Development:
 Design, implement and monitor effective procurement schedules after reviewing corrosive properties
of materials and establishing the quality & quantity limits.
 Responsible for preparing failure analysis, preventive, predictive and breakdown reports for
minimizing downtimes by providing quick turn around responses and efficient solutions.

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OCCUPATIONAL CONTOUR
April 2015 : TAS SOLUTIONS, Navi Mumbai – Consultancy Group for Process, Safety, Asset
Integrity, Quality Management & Training : Looking after Asset Integrity issues, Material Selection,
Material up gradation, Training, Failure study & to give appropriate feasible solutions /recommendations.
Qatar Petroleum (QP) is planning to install Hazardous waste Incinerator (HWI) facility for treatment &
disposal of hazardous waste produced in whole state of Qatar including RLC. The facilities will be started
in 2017. Carried out Material selection study by evaluating different materials compatibility (meeting
NACE requirements) with all types of wastes to be used and finalized materials to be used for pipelines /
static & rotary equipments. Report accepted by QP.
May’ 2012 – March 2015 : ABS Industrial Verification (India) Pvt Ltd., Navi Mumbai (A
subsidiary of ABS Group of Companies Inc. USA)
Lead Asset Integrity Management activities and also worked to carry out RBI assessment including Fit
For Purpose Certification of 67 nos. of Unmanned Offshore well head platforms of ONGC in the
Western Offshore field and 7 offshore platforms of Cairn India Limited at RAVVA field - Kakinada,
using RBI Software ‘ORBIT’ by DNV with detailed inspection plan for next 10 years along with item-
wise details on damage mechanism, applicable inspection method, and schedule for inspection.
 Focal point for Asset Integrity Management related activities.
 Major Asset Integrity related assignments handled -
1. RBI Assessment of 67 offshore well head platforms of ONGC in the Western Offshore field at
Mumbai High.
2. RBI Assessment of 15 Gas Distribution Station and RCM Assessment of 17 Gas Distribution
Stations of M/s GGCL, Gujarat.
3. RBI Assessment of 07 Offshore platforms of Cairn India Limited.
4. Remaining Life Assessment of 12 equipment of ‘Well Stimulation Service Units’ of M/s
ONGC.
5. Remaining Life Assessment of 10 pressure vessels of M/s ONGC after repair by M/s Das
Offshore Engineering Private Limited.
 On behalf of SHELL, as an Independent Verification Body - Completed ‘Hardness Barrier
Assessment’ of Safety Critical Elements at Brunei Shell Petroleum Co. SDN. BHD., Seria, Brunei as
per ‘BSP Operate Performance Standard’.
July’ 2008 – April’2012 Tebodin & Partners, Muscat - Oman
Mechanical Inspection Engineer with OMAN LNG LLC, Sur, Oman a SHELL joint venture.
OMAN LNG LLC has 3 Trains for Liquefaction of Natural Gas, received from PDO through
Pipeline, at Qalhat complex before shipping to customers.
 Prime responsibility was to deal with all RBI related activities right from finalizing Corrosion
loops, RBI assessment of plant equipment & pipelines, generating Inspection schedules and its
implementation, preparing Inspection reports.
 Review & update RBI Schedules at regular interval, as per Inspection findings. Ensure execution
of Inspection activities as per RBI schedule with a target of Zero backlogs.
 Identifying gaps in RBI assessment / schedule and close the same. Also carried out RBI
assessment and scheduling of all Relief Devices in the plant as an independent activity.
 Audits carried out by M/s Shell personnel were found satisfactory for all RBI related activities.
 Shutdown management and Inspection Section System improvement. Advise on Material
selection, material up gradation, repair techniques.
 Guide nationals for on job training and their overall development.

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Dec’97- May’ 2008 with Eastern Petrochemical Company (SABIC Company). Al-Jubail, Saudi
ArabiaBiggest producer of MEG in world, having 8 world scale plants of LDPE, MEG and Utilities.
Accomplishments:
 Part of team formed to prepare RBI assessment of Plant Equipment & pipelines across all plant units.
 Material selection, up-gradation recommendations.
 Acquired vast exposure in utilizing ‘SAP’ for all Inspection activities.
 Prepared inspection reports with short / long term - Repair / Replacement.
 Established comprehensive Inspection & Reporting System.
 Dexterously handled commissioning of the following system:
- Inspection Data Management System ‘UltraPIPE’ by M/s Krautkrammer, Germany
 Active involvement as member of SABIC Sub Committee for Global NDT Contract:
- Awarded Global NDT Contract, after Technical & Commercial evaluation of all bids to 3
vendors.
 Played pivotal role as member of SABIC Material Function Team.
 Member of SABIC Net Working Committee on ‘Materials, Corrosion, NDT & Plant Inspection’.
 Member of PSSR (Pre Startup Safety Review), Safety Health Environment Management System,
ISO Documentation Team.
 Awards/appreciation letters received.
- Received number of Appreciation letters / Certificates for successful & timely completion of
assigned TAM activities, Identifying & Finalize 3 Vendors to award NDT Global contract
for 3 years, to prepare & issue Welding Procedures to be followed across all SABIC
affiliates.
- Reviewed all existing Equipment and identified ‘Safety Critical Equipment / Pipelines’ as
per PSM - Mechanical Integrity requirement and finalized their Inspection Frequency.
Received appreciation from Management.
Apr’87-Nov’97 with Reliance Industries Ltd.
Reliance is Fortune 500 Company with most modern plants, integrating latest technologies in
Refinery, Petrochemical & Fiber fields, in collaboration with world leaders.
The Growth Path
Apr’87-May’ 92 Sr. Engineer
May’ 92-Apr’ 96 Manager – Corrosion &Inspection
Apr’ 96-Nov’97Sr. Manager – Corrosion &Inspection
 Passed Lead Auditor Examination. Prepared complete 4 tier ISO Documentation as per ISO 9001
requirement and got ISO 9001 Certification for CES Department at RIL, Patalganga Complex.
 Successfully completed subsequent regular Surveillance Audits.
Accomplishments:
 Supervised activities in the PTA & Paraxylene Plant since construction stage.
 Successfully carried out Anodizing of all Titanium equipment, pipelines & components.
 Vendor development as part of Import Substitution. Identifying alternate materials, inspection &
testing before procurement.
 Established full-fledged Inspection Department having latest NDT instruments.
 Unique initiatives taken for ensuring cost effective inspection functions.
 After discussion with licensor, analysis of plant / failure history – identified Problem areas,
prepared Inspection plan. It resulted in considerable time & cost saving by avoiding frequent
breakdowns due to corrosion problems.

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PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
May’85-Apr’87 Bhoruka Steel Limited,Bangalore,India Manufacturing Alloy Steel, Carbon
SteelCastings, wire rods - as Asst. Manager- Inspection.
Inspection, Quality Control & Testing of products as well as all incoming
materials.Involvedwith various TPI agencies. Training fresh engineers.
Mar’84-May’85 Om Steel Tubes, Delhi, India Asst. Manager- Corrosion & Inspection.
Inspection & Quality Control activities of entire production range. Interaction
with Customersand TPI agencies.
May’80-Mar’84 Neeka Tubes Limited, Ahmedabad, Asst. Engineer-Corrosion &Inspection
Manufacturing Stainless Steel (Austenitic Grade) – Tubes & Pipes as per
International Specifications.
Inspection & Quality Control activities of product range. Setting up of Testing
laboratories asper relevant ASTM requirement. Interaction with Customers to
educate, advise them about use of products. Coordinating with TPI agencies
(LRIS, EIL, H&GC, PDIL etc.) for testing and certification of product lots as
percustomer requirement
Foreign Exposure:
 Visited M/s ICI, Wilton U.K. in November 1990 for Technical Exchange & Trouble shooting.
 Visited M/s ICI, Wilton U.K. in August 1994 for Technical Exchange & Trouble shooting.
TECHNICAL PAPER PRESENTED
Presented Technicalpaper on ‘Critical Evaluation & Classification of Plant Pipelines’ at 2nd
Middle
East NDT Conference, December 2003, Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date Of Birth 22nd
March, 1955
Passport - Valid up to 03.06.2017