The document provides a curriculum vitae for Thangaraj raja that outlines his qualifications and experience. He has over 16 years of experience in inspection engineering, including inspecting pressure vessels, piping, tanks, and other equipment. He is qualified in various API and other international codes and standards. He has worked on numerous projects in Qatar and other countries inspecting fabrication, coating, insulation, and other activities.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Thangaraj raja, B.tech., P.G.D.m.(dual) Palaiyur
API- 510; 653; 570, 571; 936; 580 & 577 Veppanthattai,
Peramabalur-621116.
Tamil Nadu, India.
Mob.:+919786381619
traja4@gmail.com
CONTEMPORARY EXPERIENCE:
An internationally experienced more than 16 years as Professional Inspector / Inspection
Engineer involved in Inspection of:
In-service – Base-line inspection / corrosion monitoring / Asset Integrity, Risk Base
Inspection, Pre Turn around work pack preparation and during turn around carried out Visual
Inspection, Witnessing NDTs like UT, RT, PT, MT, Eddy Current, IRIS, MFL, RFET and Corrosion
Thickness survey, Replica (In-situ metallographic), PSV Testing, Refractory, fire proofing
Insulation and Coating inspection and Hydro/Pneumatic testing on Static Equipments like
Pressure Vessels, Reactor Vessels, Columns, Heaters, Furnaces, Boilers, Heat Exchangers,
Piping and above ground Storage Tanks. Witnessed repair work on pressure vessel / tanks and
post turn around documentation.
Shop fabrication, Machining / Erection of Vessels, Tanks, Piping, Furnace valve components
assemblies, Heavy supporting structural components, Boiler auxiliary components, oil and
gas flow control equipment etc., were carried out as per International Codes, Standards,
Specification and Clients Quality Procedures. Experienced in challenging environments…
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION:
Graduation - Bachelor Degree in chemical Technology (1995-1999)
Post Graduation - Post Graduate Diploma in Production and material management (2003-2004)
Certifications - API - 510 (Certificate No.:47017)
API - 653 (Certificate No.:48180)
API - 570 ( Certificate No: 49525)
API - 571 ( Certificate No: 51094)
API -936 ( Certificate No.: 52790)
API - 580 ( Certificate No: 51094)
API - 577 ( Certificate No: 51094)
• NACE Corrosion Technologist [July 2012 onwards]
• BGAS Painting inspection course (Grade 1) [13th
Oct 2010 Onwards]
• ICORR Insulation Inspection Course (Level 2) [March 2011 onwards]
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2. • ICORR Fire Proofing Inspection Course (Level 2) [March 2011 onwards]
• NACE Cathodic Protection Tester [June 2012 onwards]
• NACE Coating Inspection Program Level 1 Inspector [Nov 2011 onwards]
• IRCA registered QMS Lead Auditor Course [March 2010]
• Hot – Dip Galvanized Inspection course (AGA) [April 2011 onwards]
• Non Destructive Testing - ASNT Level -II in RT, UT, MT and PT
Client : Qatar Gas,
Project : shutdown QG3 &4, Train 6 & SRU 3& 4 in March 2016
Position : PLANT INSPECTOR – Equipments, Piping & CUI.
Client : Qatar Gas,
Project : shutdown Train 1,3 & SRU 4 and QG1 total SD in April - May 2016
Position : PLANT INSPECTOR – Equipments, Piping & CUI
Client : Raslaffon olefin company,
Project : Turn around Pre plan & Post activities & turn around inspection of form March
2014 to December-2015
Position : API INSPECTOR – PIPING, Equipment, Tank, CUI Inspection
Client : Qatar Chemical Company,
Shutdown : 2011 Turn around activities for QChem – 1 & Qchem II
Position : Inspection Engineer – PIPING, Equipment, Tank CUI Inspection &
Coating / Painting & Lining / Insulation.
Contractor : Energy Tech Service Engineering.
Client : Qatar Petroleum refinery,
Project : Rehabilitation of 83 nos. storage tanks, spheres and bullets of QP refinery, Mesaieed
Position : Third party Inspection Engineer.
Contractor : Overseas Bechtel Inc Gulf steel & Engineering – (CP-64)
Client : NDIA.,
Project : DOHA AIRPORT PROJECT
Position : Third party Inspection Engineer
Contractor : Gulf steel & Engineering – (CP-15)
Client : Overseas Bechtel Inc.,
Project : Steel structure fabrication and installation for NDIA Air craft Main Security Buildings
Position : Third party Inspection Engineer
Contractor : Punj Lloyd Limited – (CP-16)
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3. Client : Overseas Bechtel Inc.,
Project : New Doha International airport
Position : Third party Inspection Engineer
Contractor : Danem Engineering.
Client : Qatar Petroleum,
Project : WASTE SKIP.
Position : Third party Inspection Engineer
Contractor : Delta Doha Engineering.
Client : Qatar Petroleum,
Project : Drillin – RAA, valve painting.
Position : Third party Inspection Engineer
Contractor : Edgen Murray .
Client : Qatar Gas / Flour,
Project : Jetty Boil – off Gas Recoverty.
Position : Third party Inspection Engineer
Contractor : Madina Group .
Client : Total E & P Qatar,
Project : Design Fabrication and testing of first stage water flash drum to ASME section VIII DIV. 1
Position : Third party Inspection Engineer
Contractor : Punjlloyd Ltd.
Client : Qatar Petroleum,
Project : EPIC OF MULTI PRODUCT PIPELINE PROJECT FROM QP REFINERY TO DOHA DEPOT
Position : Third party Inspection Engineer
Contractor : IMCO Engineering & Construction Co..
Client : Qatar Petroleum,
Project : EPIC of Raslaffan Emergency & Safety college Piping Installation Works
Position : Third party Inspection Engineer
Contractor : LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED.
Client : Qatar Petroleum,
Project : EPIC of GAS SUPPLY TO STATION 'V' AND FACILITY ‘C’ (GSVC).
Position : Third party Inspection Engineer
Contractor : Punjlloyd Ltd.
Client : Qatar Petroleum,
Project : EPIC of Strategic Gas Transmission Project (SGTP)
Position : Third party Inspection Engineer
Contractor : FERNAS CONSTRUCTION CO.
Client : Qatar Petroleum,
Project : EPIC of gas supply to Umm – bab & Dukhan (GSUD) and gas to QAFCO -5.
Position : Third party Inspection Engineer
Contractor : Black Cat Engineering and Construction WLL.
Client : Qatar Petroleum,
Project : EPIC of Sweet Fuel Gas Supply to Dukhan Consumers (SFGSDC)
Position : Third party Inspection Engineer
Contractor : Gulf Contracting Co. [GCC].
Client : Public Works Authority (ASHGAL),
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4. Project : DOHA West Sewage Treatment Works Extn # 3. – Coating Failure
Investigation.
Position : Third party Inspection Engineer
Contractor : M/S. DESCON Engineering
Position : Painting / Coating & Insulation – Third party inspection Engineer
Project : SHELL GTL, Raslaffan
• Plans, supervises, and coordinates all Inspection activities on the onshore process facilities
as per client’s management system.
• Basic understanding of Job Safety Analysis, Job Safety risk assessments, Permit to work
system, Confined space entry, hot and cold work permit and usage of Breathing apparatus,
H2S/Emergency response and Mustering... as per clients system.
• Utilizes conventional N. D. T. Techniques and specialist non-intrusive inspection techniques
to monitor equipment condition and assess the equipment integrity.
• Provides assurance, through established Management procedures, that the system meets
the minimum requirements for continued safe operation.
• Integrity program development, provide technical input to programmatic, implementation and
continuous improvement to the Corrosion Management, Pressure Integrity, Structural
Integrity, and Piping Integrity Programs.
• Monitoring system performance with operations, provide technical review and analysis of
corrosion and inspection system data, trending of results and develop recommendations for
program adjustments as required. Establish, monitor, and report integrity-related key
performance indicators.
• Understanding operating site risk issues and provide advice on risk assessments in
corrosion degradation and mitigation activities for pressure equipments.
• Provide engineering input and participate in incident investigations that relate to pressure
equipment,
• Inspection scopes with team members to optimize work planning resources and for
inspections to provide input into shutdown planning.
• Provide maintenance recommendations and activity support, prepare of repair work scopes
for static equipment and piping are fit-for-purpose and in line with expected standards
including weld procedures and associated inspection plans.
•Recommendation of repair procedures including, welding procedures, alternate materials
selection etc.,
• Based on equipment strategy and Risk criteria and as per RBI requirements establish
inspection plans / work packs for static equipments like pressure vessels / boilers, furnace
exchangers, condensers, columns, piping & Storage tanks as per API / company standards
for on stream & shut down inspections activities.
• Identification of corrosion mechanisms and determining inspection frequency methods/
monitoring of equipment / piping conditions and facilitate to carry out fitness for service
assessment.
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5. • Preparing piping corrosion loops and monitoring of Process Piping systems. Determine rate
of Corrosion - remaining life assessment in accordance with API 570 & standards.
• Check joint fit-ups, weld preparation, distortion control, visual and NDE inspection.
Supervises and co-ordinates contracted NDT team whenever required.
• Prepares preliminary reports on inspections and NDT tests, highlighting any abnormalities
and issue recommendations via supervisor for action by relevant departments.
• Ensures proper maintenance of inspection reports and records. Maintains various records in
the computerized systems and updating inspection test results and other data in specialized
inspection software system (Meridium).
• Responsible for the support of Company safety, environment and Quality policies and
programs, carrying out specific duties and responsibilities related to his job as spelled out in
Management system documentation, policies, procedures, local documentation, Management
System Manual, Safety Manual and other related documents.
• Undertakes additional specific inspection related duties as directed by Plant Inspection
Engineer to fulfil annual targets and special tasks.
• Implements inspection recommendation by notifications raising through SAP and then
tracking the progress till completion of work.
• Assist in corrosion monitoring work by retrieving corrosion probe data and online / offline
renewal of corrosion coupons and probes.
• Final dimensional Inspection, peeking banding inspection, Witness of Hydro test and
documents review.
• Initial inspection, During & Final inspection carried out for Sea water intake, above ground &
underground pipe line, CUI inspection for vessels and piping of Turnaround.
• Selection / Approval / Recommend of coating material for application.
• Surveillance inspection for Thermal (hot / cold) & Acoustic insulation
• Inspection for sacrificial anode consumption at initial inspection, Recommend replace anode
locations, after anode installation conductive test carried out for intake location & and above
ground and underground pipe line.
• Witnessed CP system during Anode damage locations identification, Anode Installation,
Mapping, Rectification of affected Cathode rebar in Impressed Current system, installation of
metal oxide.
• Witness to Blasting & Painting inspection for each coat of structural steel, field joints of
pipeline and concrete substrate / in-service coating application of piping, touch up internal
coating application in pressure vessel, tanks, Thermal power plants, waste water treatment
and sea water intake and out fall and its pipeline.
• Vendor Inspection carried out for various coating system, Thermal & Acoustic Insulation &
Fire proofing activities.
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6. • Internal coating of application of Belzona for local damage area of the valves / vessels , &
sea water piping.
• Extensively involved in internal and on-stream inspection of static equipments, Pressure
vessels, piping, Storage Tanks, Columns, Heaters,Heat Exchangers, major utility piping,
Retail outlet piping, Retail outlet canopy and Communication towers etc using various Non
Destructive techniques and preventive maintenance of Rotating equipments.
• Well Versed with all kind of welding inspection methods for various applicable standards,
welder’s performance in production welding, PQR, WPS and Welding supervision. Co-
ordinate with contractors, Familiar with various welding processes like SMAW, SAW, GTAW,
GMAW and FCAW etc...
• Preparation, Qualification and approval of WPS, PQR & WPQR as per ASME sec IX, AWS
D1.1 and API 1104. Review and monitor Quality Assurance programs (QAP) for the project
work activities.
• Material inspection as per supplier/manufacture document/mill certificate with respect to
type, size, quantity identification, witness of mechanical test and visual inspection.
• Excellent exposure in codes of ASME SEC-II, V, VIII Div-I, IX, B 31.3, B 16.5, B16.47 and
AWS D1.1, D1.3 and D1.6 , ANSI, API, NACE and BS Codes.
• Well Conversant with API-510, API-570, API-577, API-571, API-598, API-653, API-580,
API-610, API-650, API-660…..
• Well versed with PID, ISO drawing to find the correct process line for Corrosion monitoring
check.
• Corrosion monitoring of high Pressure and temperature pipe lines and pressure vessels.
• Monitoring/witness of UT, PT, MT, RFET, Replica, Eddy Current Testing and MFL.
• Monitoring/ Witnessing of Vacuum Box testing on bottom plate welding and Bottom plate to
1st course welding of Storage tanks.
• Hammer Testing on refractory in furnace, storage Tanks, Vessels, Heat Exchangers and
Pipes wherever required.
• Stage Inspection during fabrication of Pressure Vessels, Review of Procedures, Witnessing
of NDT Tests and Mechanical Tests, Review of Radiographs and PWHT charts, Interpretation
of Codes.
• Carried out visual inspection on CUI surveys based on API guidelines perform quality
• control check on welding jobs for various piping modification and repair activities.
• Inspection of Fixed roof Storage Tank & floating head storage tank and coordination during
commissioning of the tanks and witnessing the final Test.
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7. • Replica (In-situ metallographic) to analyse the microstructure of material.
• PSV testing as per API-526, API-527 and API-520.
• Underground internally coated seawater pipelines Visual, Holiday testing for coating
integrity and Cathodic protection survey.
• Vacuum Box testing on Bottom plate and Critical Zone Annular plate to Ist course plate
welding.
• Monitoring/witnessing of Hydro and Pneumatic tests.
• Materials inspection of Plates, Pipes, Fittings, Valves, Flanges, Fasteners, Structural
materials like angles, channels, round bars, flats etc.
• Structural Verticality, Alignment and Level Checking.
• Coating thickness measurement of GI structures and pressure vessels internal and external
paint coatings using Elcometer.
• Inspection and controlling the preparation and application of SA21/2 Blasting and painting.
• Boroscope inspection of Gas turbo generators and heat exchanger tubes.
• Various Third party inspection activities in construction field in absence of in-service activity.
OTHER INSPECTION ACTIVITIES
Company : Punj Lloyd, Libya
Position : Deputy Manager - DCVG surveyor / welding, cathodic protection
tester Painting / Coating & Insulation Inspection
Project : EL KOMS TRIPOLI 36” GAS TRANSMISSION PIPELINE
WITH SIDRA Wackhah compression facilities
Period : March 2008 To May 2009
Back end (Painting / coating/ wrapping , Cathodic protection, back filling)
Activities:
• Specifications for all painting / coating for mechanical and civil activities, Hot and cold,
GRP, Acoustic, all types of PP insulation were reviewed , manufacturer's product data sheet,
painting crew approvals, equipment calibration certificates, safety standards and other
painting / coating related documents.
• Verifying documents were checked to be consistent with the original documents.
• All inspection equipments, abrasive blasting equipments are properly tagged prior to
commencement of the painting / coating & Insulations activities.
• Monitor the garnet, copper slag, grit blasting activities to meet with the required standards.
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8. • Ensure surface cleanliness prior to coating, Rubber Lining & Insulation applications
(primer/topcoat)
• Conduct surface profile measurements with Press-o-film paper, chlorine Test and
Adhesion Test.
• Monitor and check wet film/ dry film requirements as per specification.
• Inspections for painting / coating & insulation defects for touch up works were done.
• Daily inspection report completed by the crew supervisor was monitored.
• Monitoring, witnessing, inspection & documentation of all painting /coating, Rubber Lining
& insulation activities at offsite & onsite.
• Accept RFI for final inspection/acceptance from client representative.
• Monitor cathodic protection installation activities as per approved procedure and release
for back filling activities.
• Endorsement of inspection report for final inspection /acceptance of client's
representatives.
Company : MMG Aramco Pertro Rabic, Rabic, KSA
Position : Coating, Insulation, fire proofing Inspector
Project : Poly monomer Petro Rabic Refinery plant, at Rabic
Period : Dec 2006 To February 2008.
Painting / coating/ wrapping , installation Activities:
• Specifications for all painting / coating for mechanical and civil activities, Hot and cold,
GRP, Acoustic, all types of PP insulation were reviewed , manufacturer's product data sheet,
painting crew approvals, equipment calibration certificates, safety standards and other
painting / coating related documents.
• Verifying documents were checked to be consistent with the original documents.
• All inspection equipments, abrasive blasting equipments are properly tagged prior to
commencement of the painting / coating & Insulations activities.
• Monitor the garnet, copper slag, grit blasting activities to meet with the required standards.
Company : 3N Chemplate, Jurong Town, Singapore
Period : August 2002 to September 2006.
Job Title : Shift in charge / Process Engineer.
Job Responsibilities:
• Process control and maintenance in various processes
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9. • Maintaining production cost and operation cost in optimum condition.
• Trouble shooting / Solving Production, technical problems in the process.
• Preparation of daily production planning, arranging documents for delivery on time.
• Recommending statutory requirement regarding process to management.
• Providing technical advice and guidance to production engineer and supervisors.
• Conversant the process calculation in various parameters like chemical concentration,
voltage, ampere, timing and others resulted to get desired conditions.
Company : CETHAR FOOD OIL, Trichy & Kangayam, Tamilnadu.
Period : Sep. 1999 to July 2002.
Job Title : Plant In charge / Shift Engineer
• Preparing daily production log sheet, verify quality log sheet, verify production delivery
log sheet, daily production planning log sheet, verify analyzing log sheet, and preparing
material and energy log sheets.
• Solving Production, technical problems in Molecular sieve adsorption unit, Expander-
Booster Compressor, Centrifugal feed compressor, Solvent Extractor, Toaster, rotary
horizontal type dryer, cooling tower, etc.,
• Monitoring and controlling intake hexane amount & level, hexane loss in vent vapour and
de-oiled feed, misella level, safety boiler steam temp, water level.
• Handling quality controller, commercial in-charge responsibilities in the absence of the
concerned department.
PERSONAL DETAILS:
D.O.B : 22/05/1976
PASSPORT NUMBER : Z2131376
P.P DATE OF EXPIRY : 25/04/2023
NATIONALITY : INDIAN
THANGARAJ RAJA
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10. • Maintaining production cost and operation cost in optimum condition.
• Trouble shooting / Solving Production, technical problems in the process.
• Preparation of daily production planning, arranging documents for delivery on time.
• Recommending statutory requirement regarding process to management.
• Providing technical advice and guidance to production engineer and supervisors.
• Conversant the process calculation in various parameters like chemical concentration,
voltage, ampere, timing and others resulted to get desired conditions.
Company : CETHAR FOOD OIL, Trichy & Kangayam, Tamilnadu.
Period : Sep. 1999 to July 2002.
Job Title : Plant In charge / Shift Engineer
• Preparing daily production log sheet, verify quality log sheet, verify production delivery
log sheet, daily production planning log sheet, verify analyzing log sheet, and preparing
material and energy log sheets.
• Solving Production, technical problems in Molecular sieve adsorption unit, Expander-
Booster Compressor, Centrifugal feed compressor, Solvent Extractor, Toaster, rotary
horizontal type dryer, cooling tower, etc.,
• Monitoring and controlling intake hexane amount & level, hexane loss in vent vapour and
de-oiled feed, misella level, safety boiler steam temp, water level.
• Handling quality controller, commercial in-charge responsibilities in the absence of the
concerned department.
PERSONAL DETAILS:
D.O.B : 22/05/1976
PASSPORT NUMBER : Z2131376
P.P DATE OF EXPIRY : 25/04/2023
NATIONALITY : INDIAN
THANGARAJ RAJA
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