Chetan Sonani is an inspection and quality control professional with over 9 years of experience. He currently works as an Inspection Engineer for SABIC industries in Saudi Arabia. Previously he worked for Reliance Industries in India. He has extensive experience in non-destructive testing including radiographic, ultrasonic, dye penetrant, and magnetic particle testing. He is also skilled in welding inspection, quality management, and maintaining compliance with industry standards. Chetan aims to institute quality control techniques to achieve product excellence at lowest cost and resolve issues professionally.

1. Chetan Sonani
Mobile: +966-553651225 E-mail: chetan.sonani1713@gmail.com
Visionary Technical Professional
Inspection  Quality Control & Assurance  NDT  Welding Technology
AN OVERVIEW
 CertifiedinAPI-510 Certified Pressure Vessel Inspector.
 CertifiedinAPI-570 Certified PipingInspector.
ASNT LEVEL-2 in Dye PenetrantTesting(DPT),
MagneticParticle Testing(MPT),
RadiographicTesting(RT),
Ultrasonictesting(UT).
 Offering ~ 09 years of experience in Inspection, Corrosion, Quality Management, Welding, Destructive,
Non– Destructive Testing,FabricationandRelationshipManagement.
 Presently associated with SABIC industries-SADAF (direct hire), Saudi Arabia as an Inspection Engineer
– Inspection&reliabilityDepartment.
 From July-2008 to Jan-2015 associatedwith Reliance IndustriesLimited asanInspectionengineer.
 Experience in managing quality, inspection & corrosion activities, customer complaints, business
development,training,performinginspections,etc.
 Skillful in different national and international codes such as ASME (American Society of Mechanical
Engineers), Tubular Exchangers Manufacturing Association (TEMA), Indian Boiler Regulatory (IBR), and
AmericanPetroleumInstitute (API).
 DeftinmanagingQA activitiesensuringcompliance tothe same.
 Proficientathandlingmultiple tasksandprojectssimultaneouslyinchallengingenvironments.
 Clear understanding of the industry, technology trends with the distinction of instituting quality control
techniquestoachieve productexcellence atthe lowestoverallcost.
 Possessgoodanalytical andplanningskillswithabilitiesinleadingandtraining.
 Dynamicapproach to resolve problemsprofessionallytofitone solutionforall.
ORGANISATIONAL SCAN
 Jan-2015 to till date: SABIC industries Ltd.-SADAF (Direct Hired), Saudi Arabia as Inspection Engineer-
InspectionDepartment.
 2008 to Jan-2015: Reliance Industries Ltd., Hazira, India as Manager - Inspection & Corrosion
Department.
 Aug-2007 to June-2008: Nirma limited Bhavnagar as a Graduate engineer trainee, India as Mechanical
Engineer.

2. KEY RESULT AREAS
INSPECTIONAND TESTING:
 PreparingSOWfor turnaroundworkand relatedactivity.
 Conducting on-stream inspection and tests to ensure the performance capacity of various machines
and equipmenttoensure smoothoperations.
 Developing failure reports (FIR/FAR), Root cause Analysis Report (RCA), Resource planning for NDT
technicians,Notification/PMOrderCycle Completion,HistoryUpdating,etc.
 Performing inspection of welds, NDT, weld repair of piping, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, pressure
& non pressure tanks,heaters,reactors,equipmentinfabricationandweldingline.
 Internal inspection, repair/replacement&hydro-testingof staticequipments.
 Proactive inspection rounds in plant for external integrity of pipelines and equipments based on
checklists.
 Schedule inspection of static equipments & storage tanks in petrochemical complex and updating the
detailsinSAP/Meridium.
 Adequate exposure to Fabrication, Machining, Heat Treatment, Hydrostatic and Pneumatic Tests,
Equipment,NDT(RT,UT, DPT & MPT),etc.
 Preparing work instructions / test descriptions / inspection plans and revise / update them as and
whenrequired.
 Jointlyreviewingof desiredinterval of pressure vesselsandpipinginconsultationwithRBI.
 Developing external contracts like preparation of quality assurance plan for equipment, materials,
technical evaluation,contractscontrol system&contractsevaluationsystem.
 Executingshutdowninspectionof followingaspercode and standards –
- Vessels - Pipelines
- Columns - Reactors
- Heat Exchangers - Furnace
- Tanks - IncinerationSystem
- Spheres - Absorber
QUALITY:
 Maintainingqualitystandards,ensuringstringentadherence toqualitystandards,norms&practices.
 Working in close coordination in work groups for plant inspection round - review and approval of
qualityplansanddetailingonquality requirementsandfinalizingthe qualityplan.
 Preparing technical reports and quality reports while reviewing destructive and non-destructive test
reports.
 Carrying out wide range of tasks involved in safety analysis & applications; conducting risk assessments
& job riskanalysis.
 Reviewing QAP for procurement/fabrication of new equipment such as heat exchangers, vessels, tanks
and piping; conducting welder test, making/reviewing PQR and WPS; maintaining quality of fabrication
jobin site accordingto code & standards.
 Making root cause analysis of failure of running equipment, interpreting NDT results (RT, IR
Thermographs); checking physical & chemical property of metals (Like: PMI, Hardness, Micro, Macro
ExaminationEtc.) accordingtotest certificate.

3. WELDING/FABRICATION:
 PreparingWeldingProcedure Specification(WPS) andconductingwelderqualificationtests.
 Identifyingweldingdefectseitherbyvisual InspectionorbyNDT and arrangingto rectifythem.
 Developing daily, weekly progressive reports/quality control reports and recording them properly as a
part of Documentcontrol invariousquality&inspectionsprocedures.
 Designing defect reports on daily basis, process measurement for the defined measurement matrix,
defectanalysisreport.
 Following welding process, non-destructive testing, destructive testing, fabrication, raw material
inspection,heattreatment,painting,fabrication,machining,etc.
 Monitoringstage wise weldingjobs&fixingpre- &postheattreatmentof materialsduringwelding.
 Overseeingoperationsrelatedtoinspectionaswell asqualitycontrol.
TECHNICAL SKILLS & SUPPORT
 Maintaininghistoryof equipmentthroughMeridiumsoftware androutingactivitybySAP.
 Extending high-end technical support at sites and ensuring high customer satisfaction levels through
promptlyaddressingclient’sproblems.
 Managing the complete range of activities by providing right of way from conceptualization, to
installation,testing, maintenanceandtroubleshootingof equipment.
 Working on Integrated Management System (IMS); System Integration of Quality, Environment &
SafetyAspects (OSHA) aspects,Safety-health-environmentmanagement(SHEMS)
SIGNIFICANT HIGHLIGHTS:
 CurrentlyworkinginMTBE plantas inspectionengineer.
 Efficiently worked on approx. 30 nos Annual Shutdowns at various plants (PVC, VCM, MEG1, MEG2,
MEG3, PTA1, PTA2, PTA3, PE1, PE2, CRACKER, PP, AROMATICS BUTADIENE, Styrene, Etc.) of the
complex.
 Proactive inspection and repair of CUI affected equipment’s and piping. Failure investigation done and
forwardpath suggestedtoavoidCUI damage in future.
 Taken responsibility for codification and procurement of new inspection instrument by preparing
purchase requisition of– Holiday detector, Ultrasonic flaw detector, Steam trap monitoring system,
whichwill be useful toenhance the reliabilityof variousequipment’sinplant.
 Reviewof Corrosionloopsbasedonpastincidentof failure.
TRAINING SCHEDULES
 HSE&F In-house trainingprogram.
 Supervisory Development Program including SAP (MM & PM) Applications, supervisory Skill & Positive
attitude development:6days.
 Module trainingforyounginspectionengineersatReliance Corporate Park.
 APM Mechanical integrity (Inspection Management, Thickness Monitoring & Risk Based Inspection)
trainingat RCP.

4. SCHOLASTICS
Sr. No Name of Exam. Name of Board/University Percentage Year of Passing
1 B.E (Mechanical) Gujarat University 63.75% 2007
2 D.M.E. Technical Education Board 74.23% 2004
PERSONAL DOSSIER
Date of Birth :17th August,1984
Address : G-301, VastukalaApartment,VedRoad,Katargam, Surat,Gujarat.
Nationality : Indian
Marital Status : Married
Passport : G 4954208.
DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the above mentioned information is correct up to my knowledge and I bear the
responsibilityforthe correctnessof the abovementionedparticulars.
Chetan Sonani