Haitham Abdelaal has over 13 years of experience in quality management and inspection roles in the oil and gas industry. He holds numerous certifications and has worked on projects in Egypt, Qatar, and other countries for companies including Bureau Veritas, Petrojet, and Orientals Enterprises. His responsibilities have included quality control, inspection, welding and NDT oversight, and ensuring compliance with standards on pipelines, tanks, and other oil and gas infrastructure projects.
1. HaithamAbdelaal
44th Abasiya Street, Cairo, Egypt
Home: 00201025622525- Cell: 00974-55841021- haithamabdelaal269@gmail.com
Profile
Quality manger Senior QA/QC engineer /Plant inspector /Inspection engineer with more than 13 years of progressive
experience specializing in the field of construction of oil and gas industry.
Education
BS. Of Metallurgy Engineering, Assuit university, 2003, Egypt.
Certification
Certified manger of quality ASNT LEVEL III MT (CERTIFICATE NO.
and organizational excellence 229436)
CSWIP 3.2.2 (CERTIFICATE NO. 49419) API 570 (CERTIFICATE NO. 36338)
BGAS GRADE 2 (CERTIFICATE NO. 91752) API 510 (CERTIFICATE NO. 40960)
ASNT LEVEL II RT,UT & PT API 580 (CERTIFICATE NO. 46154)
QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM /LEAD AUDITOR API 571 (CERTIFICATE NO.56435)
Professional Experience
As QA/QC Eng./ Quality manger ( 12 years’ experience)
• Issuing and reviewing of Quality Assurance / Control Procedures as per projects specifications and international
standards, issuing of quality plans and preparation of the Inspection and Test Plans accordingly for the various project
activities. Performing of internal audits on all project departments and external audit on all subcontractors.
• Evaluate suppliers/vendors (S/V) by a systematic quality review process of their facilities and quality process to
determine if the facility has the ability to meet the requirements of the contractual agreements.
• Checking material and equipment received and reviewing vendor documentation to verify specification requirement.
• Preparation and reviewing as a welding engineer of Welding Procedure specifications, preparation and reviewing of
PQRs documents as well as full witnessing of the PQRs and Welder Performance Qualification testing under different
Construction and Welding Codes requirements (ASME B31.3, ASME B31.8, ASME VIII Div. 1 & 2, ASME IX, AWS
D1.1, API 1104, API 650) different clients project specifications, including special requirements for cryogenic,
Sour/Severe sour and Amine services, different materials (CS,SS, LTCS, Duplex, Cu Ni,..) and consumables, for
different welding processes ( SMAW, GTAW, FCAW, SAW , GMAW)
• Preparation and reviewing of all NDT procedures related to projects activity based on project specification and
International codes and standard ( ASME,API ,BS,AWS,....).
• Controlling of piping pre-fabrication workshops activities including welding, dimensional verifications, as well as
coordinating for piping spools to be released for further activities, as well as Site quality control and welding inspection
and coordination for final piping system release.
• Monitoring and controlling all welding activity.
• Inspection of assembly and welding of Structural Steel, piping fabrication and erection, Above ground and underground
pipelines, storage tanks and pressure vessels.
• Witnessing and evaluating NDT (RT, UT, MT, ET, PT, ….)
• Witnessing of Post Welding Heat Treatment in piping (Local PWHT), spherical Tanks and vertical tanks by firing
method.
• Leak Test packages (Hydrostatic / Pneumatic) compilation from P & IDs and general arrangements, Test package
preparation and documentation review. Complete Punch listing of the test systems (Mechanical / QC) to verify its
compliance to drawings and specifications, to verify that all erection materials, primary and secondary supports, Valves,
strainers, flanges and flange ratings, and verify all flanges are stress free, piping alignment . Follow-up for punch list
items clearance as a coordinator for release to testing. Witnessing of hydrostatic/Pneumatic testing and verification of
the correctness of pressure gauges used.
• Monitoring and checking Static and Rotating Equipment erection.
• Above Ground Storage Tanks Fabrication and erection (Such as Plumbness Check, Vacuum Box Testing, Oil Leak
Tests,Dimensional Inspection, Hydrotesting, Tank Settlement Inspection,…)
2. • Monitoring and checking Above Ground (AG) and Under Ground (UG) GRP/GRE Piping construction(witness
lamination ,dimension ,hardness and Hydrotest).
• Preparation & reviewing painting procedures ,Witnessing painting activity for piping system, storage tanks pressure
vessels and steel structure as per applicablecodes and standard and applicable specification ,Monitoring and checking
wrapping activity and witness holiday test.
• Preparation of mechanical completion certificates.
• Perform and checking Pre-commissioning and commissioning activities for Mechanical (Static and Mechanical)
Equipments and Final Documents Review.
As plant Inspector / Inspection eng.
• In service inspection for equipments, piping networks & tanks (include visual inspection internal and external ,
witnessingand evaluating all other NDT required during in service and shutdown , recalibration of valves ,selection of
TML , leaktest,...)
• Checking suitability of material for service and proposed suitable NDT for it.
• Calculating for proofing for fitness for service.
• Witnessing repair activity.
• Witnessing and evaluating PSV variable testing.
Work History
Quality Manger
Aug. 2016 to Current
Orientals Enterprises-Qatar
Project name
Projects:
position client contractor period
Mazoon Towers Orientals
enterprises
Corporate quality
Mgr.
Gareco Orientals
enterprises
Aug. 2016 to
Current
Takaful project Orientals
enterprises
Corporate quality
Mgr.
Gareco Orientals
enterprises
Aug. 2016 to
Current
SR.QA/QC Eng./inspection eng.
February 2008 to JUL. 2016
BUREAUVERITAS-Qatar
Project name
Projects:
position client contractor period
Industrial Water Management Project
(IWMP)
Ras Laffan Industrial City
Quality mgr. on
behalf of Veoila
Water Solution
(VWS)
Dolphin
Energy
Limited (DEL)
Veolia
water
solution
AUG. 2015up
to JUL. 2016
Shell GTL Qatar Sr. Inspection eng.
on behalf of shell
Shell GTL
Qatar
Madina/
black cat/
QCON
SEP.2014 till
JUL. 2015
Centralized industry area at Halul island Quality mgr. on
behalf of main
contractor
Qatar
petroleum
Orientals
Enterprises
JUl.2013 till
AUG. 2014
Brazan on shore pipe line SR.QA/QC Eng. on
behalf of Ras Gas
Ras Gas CCIC JAN. 2013 till
JUN. 2013
Helium II Project Senior QA/QC
eng.. on behalf of
Qatar Gas
Qatar Gas Chiyoda
Almana
Engineering
DEC. 2011 till
to DEC.2012
3. In-service inspection for Qatar gas
Operating Company LTD Plant
API plant inspector Qatar Gas Qatar Gas
operation.
MAY. 2011 till
to NOV.2011
Shut down for Qatar gas Operating
Company LTD
API plant inspector Qatar Gas GS oil &
gas
FEB.2011 till
APR.2011
The Epic of Wet Utilities Distribution
Network for SSA and West End
Extension of Ras Laffan
Senior QA/QC eng. Qatar
petroleum
Aljaber
engineering
JUN.2010 till
JAN.2011
In-service inspection forHamed hospital
boilers.
API plant inspector Hamed
Hospital
Madina
Group
MAY.2010
Shell GTL Project -Ras Laffan Industrial
City
Welding eng. On
behalf of Aljaber in
C8
Shell GTL Aljaber APR. 2009 till
APR.2010
Shut down for Dolphin Energy Company
LTD
API plant inspector Dolphin
Energy
Limited (DEL)
QCON JAN.2009 till
MAR.2009
Common Low Sulfur Condensate
Export Facility Project – Tank Farm
QA/QC eng. On
behalf of Dolphin
Energy
Dolphin
Energy
Limited (DEL)
QCON JUL2008 till
AUG.2009
Construction of new boiler area QA / QC eng. On
behalf of Qatar
Vinyl (QVC)
Qatar Vinyl
Company Ltd.
simplex FEB.08 till
JUN.08
QA/QC Eng. /QA/QC inspector
May 2005 to January 2008
Petrojet-Egypt
Project name
Projects:
position client contractor period
Egyptian linear alkali benzene (ELAB).
(200 km pipe line, piping network,
pressure vessels and storage tanks)
QA/QC eng. on
behalf of Petrojet
Petroleum
institute &
GS&E.
Petrojet DEC.2006 till
JAN.2008
Gupco offshore platform Rehebitation QA/QC insp. on
behalf of Petrojet
GUPCO. Petrojet JAN.2006 till
NOV.2006
Central Gulf Of Suez Pipeline Project
(CGOS).
QA/QC insp. on
behalf of Petrojet
GUPCO &
Saipem
Midetrenian
Offshore
Petrojet MAY.2005 till
DEC.2005
Welding Inspector
May 2003 toApril 2005
Material Engineering Office (MEO)-Egypt
Project name
Projects:
position client contractor period
Kafr El Shaek Gas Station . Welding insp. Petroleum
institute
MEO JAN.2004 till
APR.2005
Fujairah Cement Factory Rehabitation Welding insp. Fujairah
Cement
Factory
MEO May.2003 till
Dec.2003
References
4. • Sherif Ramadan
• Bureau Veritas
• Tel.: (974) 4032 9747
• sherif.ramadan@ae.bureauveritas.com
• Local Operation Manager
• Sasikanth Grandhi
• Bureau Veritas
• Tel.: (974) 4032 9791
• inp.qatar@ae.bureauveritas.com local
• Industry Manager
• Mohamed Elshaht
• Petrojet
• Tel.: (002) 0126331641
• Sr. QA/QC Eng.
• Prof.Dr.Raafat Elkoussy
• Material Engineering Office (MEO)
• Tel.: (974) 4032 9791
• CEO