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CURRICULUM VITAE
No: 1, V.O.C Nagar,
Kottucherry,
Karaikal-609609.
Pondicherry State- India
Iraq Mob: 00-964-7809249917
India Mob: 00-91-9942450266
Email:pragashmech@gmail.com
CAREER PROFILE
I am confident that my skills and past experience would make great contribution to
your organization. Therefore I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss my qualification
for this position in greater detail with you in person at your earliest convenience.
EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
 Bachelor Engineer in Mechanical from Government College of Engineering
Pondicherry.
 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Government Polytechnic Karaikal.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
 CSWIP 3.2.2- Certified Senior Welding Inspector With Radiographic
Interpretation
Certificate No: 46298/3
Expiry Date: 20-February-2020
 API 570- Piping Inspector
Certificate No: 57535
Expiry Date: 31-March-2018
 BGAS- Painting Inspector Grade 2
Certificate No: 101316
Expiry Date: 13-August-2020
 Certified ASNT LEVEL II as per SNT-TC-1(A) in the following methods
 Liquid Penetrant testing
 Magnetic particle testing
 Radiographic testing
 Ultrasonic testing

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SOFTWARE SKILLS
 Completed Diploma in AutoCAD 2000
 Excellent knowledge in Excel, MS Word, Adobe Acrobat, etc
FAMILIAR IN VARIOUS CODES LIKE
 ASME Section V - Non-destructive Examination
 ASME Section VIII - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
 ASME Section IX - welding and brazing qualifications
 API 1104 - welding of pipelines and related facilities
 ASME B 31.3- Process piping
 AWS D1.1-Structural codes for steel
 API 650-Inspection of Storage Tank
 API 570-Code for Piping Inspection
 API 510-Pressure Vessel Inspection
JOB SUMMERY
Having 10+ years in the Mechanical/ Piping/Pipeline/construction/Fabrication Industry with
experience as a QA/QC Inspection Engineer, Painting Inspector, Senior Welding Inspector
& QC/NDT Inspector in Middle East. Well versed with international codes, standards & all
types of engineering drawings.
ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE
ABROAD EXPERIENCE
Company name : PETROFAC
Company Profile : Shutdown Project-Iraq
Period : From January 2012 to Till Date
Designation : INSPECTION ENGINEER
Client : British Petroleum (BP)
Job Responsibilities:
 Doing Safety Audit at site for ensure procedure has been follows.
 Preparing QC related documents and monitor site for follow quality requirement.
 Review of Welding documents i.e. Welding Procedure Specification, Weld Test Plan &
Welder’s Qualification.
 Train, Educate, Witness and Approval Welder’s Qualification/Certification in various
welding processes.

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 Write WPS for the welding various welding processes like SMAW, GTAW, GMAW,
FCAW, and SAW.
 Carried out HOT TAPPING Operation in station piping.
 Conduct and Perform Welding Procedure Qualifications at site yard.
 Study and interpretation of fabrication drawings and symbols.
 Surveillance during welding to ensure the use of approved welding parameters.
 Identifying defects by NDT methods (RT, PT, UT, Phased Array UT & MPI) and
acceptability w.r.t. specification and end user requirement.
 Raising Non Conformity Report (NCR) and resolving the same.
 Inspection of Pressure vessels, Storage Tanks, Manifold Piping, Desalter Vessels,
Dehydrator Vessels and Oil Separator Vessels on Oil & Gas plant.
 Inspection of Contractors materials correlated with Test Certificates.
 Review/Approve hydrostatic test package and witness hydrostatic test.
 Conducting the painting procedure qualification & painter performance qualification tests
for different kind of coats.
 Verifying the climatic conditions.
 Verifying the surface cleanliness of the material after blasting.
 Monitoring and Inspection of the paint application.
 Conducting salt contamination check
 Conducting Adhesion test, Cure test, Impact test and Peel test.
 Conducting holiday test.
 Inspection of Hot and Cold Insulation.
 Inspection of vessel Coatings.
 Familiar with the procedure for Mechanical completion and system handover.
 Vessels internal installation activities (welding, NDE, PWHT, hardness, PMI, Hydrostatic
test, painting, Hot and Cold Insulation, Tank painting and lining, mechanical completion
package approval)
 Monitor the implementation of quality management system in project execution
Supervise the work of the Quality engineers and field inspectors to ensure effective
planning, execution and coordination of all Quality activities.
Company name : PUNJ LLOYD LTD.,
Company Profile : EPIC Contractor
Period : From January 2009 to Dec 2011
Designation : SENIOR WELDING INSPECTOR
Client : Qatar Petroleum

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I. Project Title : STRATEGIC GAS TRANSMISSION PROJECT
Contract No. GC/08/102300
Duration : Sep’09 to Dec’11
Job Responsibilities:
 To visit the construction site daily to check whether all works, materials, equipment, are
in accordance with QA/QC program, Project drawing & specification. When defective
materials, equipment, or workmanship are found, immediate action to be taken to correct
them & to report the corrective action to the Site Superintendent.
 To assist the Site Superintendent & coordinate the supervisor’s activity, carry out &
implement the QA/QC program, arrange & conduct meeting under the Site
Superintendent direction.
 To conduct all required tests in accordance with contract documents and to prepare fill
in & sign all reports & forms as necessary for the compliance with Contract Quality
Standards.
 Carrying out preliminary inspection of materials of construction & reviewing the material
mill certificate.
 Preparing the weld inspection & material traceability certificate & updating the same.
 Inspecting the weld fit-up of joints prior to root pass & visual inspection of final weld,
conducting penetrent test on welding joints.
 Planning / organizing and checking of work progress & schedules to meet the
deadlines/target dates & implementing QA/QC plans.
 To check all repairs are perform correctly & non destructive tests are regularly repeated.
 To keep a report file for all non-destructive tests.
 To obtain any necessary approval for changing as appropriate procedure & for reforming
requiring special procedures.
 Preparing the QA/QC Dossier for the project, support service for the commissioning the
compressor.
 Conducting through stage-wise inspection as per procedures / codes as well as
alignment & assembly of equipment at site during installation.
 Estimating of material requirements after study of vendor drawings & specifications.
 Preparation of ITP, WPS,Method of statement,Techinical Query and Concession request
for client to expedite the work.
 Conformation of materials & Welding consumables with drawing and codes.
 Qualification of Welders.
 Inspection of Heat treatment cycle using WPS, Procedures & codes.

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 Preparation of Hydro test Package & Final Punch Listing.
 Preparation of Project Quality Plan complying ISO 9001: 2008
 Allocates Quality Control personnel to the various areas for construction activities.
 Evaluates the qualifications of welders and Non Destructive Test technicians with regard
to the activities assigned.
 Raises Corrective Action/Non-conformance reports as required and monitors their
development and resolution.
 Manages measuring instruments and related certifications.
 Carried out HOT TAPPING Operation in station piping.
 Witnessing Golden Joint & NDT Activities accordingly.
 Inspection of welding consumables and equipments, checking of storage and baking of
electrodes verifying all welding parameters according to approved WPS.
 Witnessing Laboratory Mechanical Test.
 RT film interpretation, witness DP, MPI & UT lamination checks.
 Punch listing prior to hydro test, witness hydro test.
 Project Inspection of piping, pipeline on-plot fabrication. Pipeline Stringing, Lowering,
Trench Clearance, Main line and Tie-ins Welding.
II. Project Title : DOHA ARBAN PIPELINE RELOCATION PROJECT
Position Held : WELDING INSPECTOR
Client : Qatar Petroleum
Duration : Jan’09 to Sep’09
Job Responsibilities:
Pipeline Welding Experience:
 Qualifying the Welders according to the Approved welding procedure and
Specified Codes and Standards.
 Inspecting as per Inspection and Testing Plan.
 Familiar with inspection of Raw material as per standards and client specification.
 Familiar with inspection of weld fit up, welding process and final visual inspection.
 Inspection of Preheating, Post heating and Post weld heat Treatment activities.
 Monitoring and preparing Welder's weekly performance report.
 Surveillance inspection welding of front end and backend of main Line welding.
 Welding inspection of Tie- ins (Temperature, Normal, Main line valve)
 Inspection of station work (by-pass jump over Blow down Scraper launcher & receiver)
 Hot Tapping Procedure qualification and witness of hot tapping.

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 Preparation and maintaining of all supporting documents for Mechanical and
NDT clearance.
 Coordinating and witnessing of all the NDT activities.
Station Piping Experience:
 Preparation of WPS / PQR for CS, SS, LTCS with impact test, for NACE Piping with
PWHT, Super duplex piping with ferrite test etc.
 Approved Welding procedure is available at work location, Welders are qualified and
certified for the specific job, and the current certification is available with them.
 Low Welding electrodes and filler metals being used are as mentioned in the WPS and
low hydrogen electrodes storage and handling is as per procedure.
 Proper purging as requires, final visual inspection prior to NDT, Storage of Stainless
steel materials, right arrangement for SS, Alloy steel Welding.
 Welding inspector making daily welding reporting.
 Welding data is correctly updated in the database.
 Radiography interpretation and evaluation of weld joints as per relevant codes.
 To ensure the NDT activities such PT, MT, UT during pre-fabrication of piping and
equipment are being carried out as per the relevant standards.
 Co-ordination of NDT jobs.
 Performed RT, MT, PT & VT, inspections on various construction projects.
 Monitoring PWHT activities of Sub-contractor.
Company name : VELOSI CERTIFICATION L.L.C.,
Company Profile : Third Party Inspection & Certification
Period : From June 2007 to December 2008
Designation : Welding Inspector
I. Project Title : DOHA ARBAN PIPELINE RELOCATION PROJECT
Position Held : WELDING INSPECTOR
Client : Qatar Petroleum
Duration : Feb ’08 to Dec’08
Job Responsibilities:
Station Piping Experience:
 Study of Scope of Work, Contract, Company Specifications, and Standards & perform the
work in compliance to the specified requirements.
 Review & Approval of Contractor Procedures on Fabrication & Erection.

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 Review of Piping Isometric, P&ID for verifying Compliance to Company requirements.
 Raise Technical queries & Non-Compliance clarifications with the Engineering.
 Review of Mill Test Certificates for the Procured material and verify for the compliance
to the requirements. Observations are recorded and the Contractor is advised of additional
testing of the material for Compliance to the required Standards and Specifications.
 Witness performance qualification tests on Welding Operators & Welder’s.
 Witness WPS qualification tests & mechanical destructive tests.
 Review & Approval of WPS’s, ITP, Method statements & NDT Procedures.
 Perform Welding Inspection on Structural & Piping Fabrication.
 Incoming material inspection & Review of material certificates to check compliance to
project specifications
 Prepare Daily welding reports and verify that records of the welding procedure, the
welding procedure qualification, the welder’s welding operator’s and tack welder’s
qualifications, the control welding materials and the results of examinations are
maintained.
 Fit-up inspection of joints as per the requirements of the welding procedure and drawings.
And also carrying out weld visual inspection
 Control and witnessing for the NDT tests.
 Witness & review the Mechanical destructive tests.
 Experience in Training of the welders for correct usage of welding parameters &
consumables.
 Witness & review the PWHT, Hardness reports. Interpret the Radiography films and
reports.
 Monitoring the performance of Contractor welder’s.
II. Project Title : Hyojong Industrial Co. Ltd.,
Ras Laffan Common Cooling Seawater System Phase-II
Contract Ref: 2238/GTC 06/101/EM
Position Held : QA/QC-WELDING INSPECTOR
Client : Qatar Petroleum
Duration : June ’07 to Feb’08

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Job Responsibilities:
Structural Welding:
 Check incoming materials and consumables and proper storage Inspection of panel
fabrication, bottom plating, etc.
 To check welder No. and welder qualification record
 Ensure that the fabrication and construction work is in accordance with company
drawings, specifications and regulatory class requirements
 Reading cutting plan and engineering drawing, familiar with fabrication of structural and
piping
 Familiar with Weld fit up, welding process and final weld visual of Pipe supports.
 Preparation of stage wise inspection Reports & final Inspection documents.
 Familiar with the requirement of international code and standard AWSD1.1 requirements
 Evaluates the qualifications of welders and Non Destructive Test-NDT technicians with
regard to the activities assigned.
 Reviewing the reports of NDT as per specification.
 Preparation of Quality plans, Inspection and test plan as per client requirement.
LOCAL EXPERIENCE:
Company name : SIS Inspection Services, Chennai
Company Profile : Third Party Inspection Company
Period : From May 2006 to May 2007
Position : QC/NDT Inspector
Job Responsibilities:
 Conduct welding procedure & performance qualifications as per the approved WPS.
 Verify calibration status of welding machines, baking oven, holding oven, quivers, &
accessories like oxygen analyzer, Argon regulators, and digital thermometers.
 Verify baking & re-baking status of low H2 electrodes & check humidity level in the
storage facility.
 Ensure that production welding is as per approved WPS with Portable arc monitor.

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 Witness joint fit up, final weld visual.RT film interpretation, witness DP, MPI & UT
lamination checks.
 Maintain welder performance record, Welder qualification register.
 Witness field bending, lowering of pipeline sections, welding of golden joints.
 Visual inspection at fit up stage of weld joints as per drawing requirements.
 Verify and maintain the calibration status of necessary inspection & Testing Equipment.
 Monitoring over all welding in the field / workshop with respect to the correct stage and
application of the WPS, welding consumable.
 Compile daily welding reports, verify weld production reports and ensure compliance to
NDT requirements.
PERSONAL PROFILE
Father’s Name : Kannan.P
Date of Birth : 01 July 1984
Gender : Male
Languages known : English, Tamil & Hindi
PASSPORT DETAILS
Passport No : Z 2633473 (Renewed)
Issued Date : 05/07/2013
Valid Upto : 04/07/2023
Issue Place : Chennai
DECLARATION
I swear that the details furnished above are true to the best of my knowledge and I will
discharge my duties to the entire satisfaction to my superiors and to the organization.
Date : Signature,
Place : (Pragash Kannan)