Vikas Chandra has over 7 years of experience in non-destructive testing. He holds ASNT and PCN certifications in ultrasonic testing, phased array ultrasonic testing, time-of-flight diffraction, radiography testing, and eddy current testing. He has worked on inspection projects for oil, gas, petrochemical, and power generation companies. His responsibilities have included procedure writing, equipment calibration, demonstration of techniques, data analysis and reporting. He is currently employed as an AUT Inspector Supervisor with Stork Cooperheat in Kuwait.

1. RESUME OF
VIKAS CHANDRA
Phone No: +96555057960
E-mail:rvkscc@gmail.com
POSITION: AUT INSPECTOR (Supervisor) PASSPORT NO: L7812556
DATE OF BIRTH: 15/01/1981 NATIONALITY: Indian
PermanentAddress:-
118, AmbikaNagarSociety, Ramnagar,Surat, Gujrat (INDIA)
Marital Status:Married
CurrentLocation – KUWAIT Phone No- +965-55057960
+91-9167378205
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
TITLE DETAILS
EDUCATION B.Sc. (Honors) , Mathematics
SPECIALIZED
TRAINING /
SEMINARS
ASNT LEVEL-III in Ultrasonic Testing (ASNT ID-231684)
PCN-Level-II in the followingmethods: (PCN No-319968)
 Ultrasonic Testing(3.1 & 3.2)
 Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing(PAUT)
 Time-of-Flight Diffraction (TOFD)
ASNT-Level-II in the followingmethods:
 Ultrasonic Testing.
 Ultrasonic TestingAPI RP 2X (TKY JOINTS)
 Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing(PAUT)
 Time-of-Flight Diffraction (TOFD)
 Radiography Testing
 Eddy Current Testing
WORK
SPECIALIZATION
 Hands on experience in application of advance UT methods (IRIS, EDDY CURRENT, PAUT &
TOFD) for inspection of Petrochemical & Refinery / Oil & Gas, Fertilizer, Coal gasification
Projects.
 Hands on experience in writing of NDT procedure for Ultrasonic Testing, , PAUT & TOFD
techniques.
 Hands on experience in demonstration & qualification of NDT methods (UT, IRIS, ECT, PAUT &
TOFD)
 Carrying out the stage wise PAUT & TOFD inspection (Pre-Heat, Post-Heat & after Hydro Test)
for various Equipment’s such as Pressure Vessels ,Heat, exchanger’s,Reactor’s, Column at shop
as per applicable codes, specifications & Standards.
 Carrying out Ultrasonic equipment’s calibration as per ASME Sec-V.
 Hands on experience in application of recordable Immersion Ultrasonic Testing of Tube to Tube-
sheet welding.
 Hands on experience in application of EDDY CURRENT & IRIS for Tubes Testing.
 Hands on experience in Ultrasonic Testing of TKY joints through conventional UT method.

2.  Preparation of Scan-Plans (PAUT & TOFD) for Nozzles, D’End Cir-seam, Cir-seam, Long-seam &
complex geometrical joints with ESBM tool software.
 Hands of Experience in performing PAUT Inspection on piping weld joints with & without
COBRA Setup.
 Hands of experience in evaluation of collected data for PAUT & TOFD with specified codes
&standards like CC-2235,CC-189 etc.
SYNOPSIS OF PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Over 7 years comprehensive experience gained in the field of Non Destructive Testing within oil and gas industries,
petrochemical land power generation as a NDT TECHNICIAN
EMPLOYMENT RECORD / WORK EXPERIENCE
PERIOD COMPANY DETAILS
22nd May 2016
TO till date
STORK COOPERHEAT
(STORK GENERAL
TRADING &
CONT.WLL)
AUT INSPECTOR(Supervisor)
JOB RESPONSIBLITIES
 Performing all work related to UT, PAUT, TOFD, Eddy Current & IRIS
Inspection (Like Procedure writing,calibrations,demonstrations & data
analysis).
 Study the complete weld drawingand preparingthe scan plans.
 Data collection,Analysis& Report preparation for all AUT Methods (Eddy
Current, IRIS,PAUT & TOFD).
15THDec2014
TO 12th
April2016
GISMUTAWA
INSPECTIONSERVICES
LLC (AMSYCO)–
ABUDHABI-UAE
Advance UT TECHNICIAN
JOB RESPONSIBLITIES
 Study the complete weld drawingand preparingthe scan plans usingBeam-
Tool 6 software for PAUT & TOFD Inspection of weld joints
 Make the setups in Omni scan Machineaccordingly.
 Calibration for all setups like (Velocity,Wedge delay, Sensitivity,TCG,
Lateral and back-wall calibration,Encoder calibration usingstandard blocks)
 Demonstration of the technique with known flawed blocks in presence of
the clientand third independent parties.
 Scanningof weld joints as per scan plan usingappropriatescanners.
 Analysis of collected data usingTom view 2.10, 2.9, 2.7 software according
to approved codes and standards likecodecase-2235 ASME B-31.1 code
case181, ASME section viii division 1& division 2.
 Report preparation with appropriatedrawingand details.

3. JUNE 2012 TO
DEC. 2014
SMART TECHNORATS
&CONSULTANCY (I)
PVT. LTD.
Advance UT TECHNICIAN
JOB RESPONSIBLITIES
 Preparation of Scan-Plans (PAUT & TOFD) for Nozzles, D’End Cir-seam, Cir-
seam, Long-seam & complex geometrical joints with ESBM tool software.
 NDT procedure writing for Ultrasonic Testing, PAUT & TOFD techniques.
 Demonstration & qualification of NDT procedures (UT,PAUT & TOFD)
 Carry out PAUT & TOFD Inspection for long-seam, cir-seam & nozzles of
Pressure Vessels as per scan plan.
 Evaluation of the collected PAUT & TOFD data with Tomo-view software.
 Carry out Immersion Ultrasonic Testing of tube to tube-sheet welding joints
MAY 2010 TO
JUNE 2012
SIGMA NDT SERVICES
PVT. LTD.
PAUT TECHNICIAN
JOB RESPONSIBLITIES
 Inspection of Structure andTKY joints with conventional Ultrasonic method.
 Applicationof PAUT in pipe to pipe, pipe to flange joints andits result comparison
with RT.
 Makingof scanplans for all type of piping andnozzle joint.
 Skill development in PAUT for replacingRadiographymethod completely.
 Calibrationof PAUT machine for Velocity, Wedge Delay, Sensitivity& TCG.
 Radiographyfilm interpretationas per applicable codes& standards.
APRIL 2008
TO MAY 2010
INDUSTRIAL
INSPECTION & ALLIED
SERVICES PVT. LTD.
NDT TECHNICIAN(UT)
JOB RESPONSIBLITIES
 Scanning ofstructuralweld joints, Nozzle welding, longseam, cir seam, pipingjoints
for Ultrasonic Testing.
 Calibrationof UT equipment for DAC, Velocityetc.
 Ultrasonic Testing ofhighalloynickel steels.
 Thickness measurement, evaluationof depth for RT repairs joints.
 Ultrasonic Inspectionof TKY weld Joints
Workedas BusinessDevelopmentManagerin HDFC STANDARD LIFE from 2004 to 2008.
Major clients & Projects
DODSAL Engineering KUWAIT MAY,2016 till date EWTIP,Project (KOC) PAUT & TOFD Applicationon Pipe
Lines
KNPC KUWAIT MAY,2016 till date GRTA SHUT DOWN HIC& HTHA Detection onVessels
& Pipe line`s base metal through
AUBT, PAUT & TOFD Technique
TETCO ENGINEERING Amman, Jordan JUNE,2015- APRIL2016 ASTTP, Project PAUT & TOFD Applicationon
storage SPHERE
SEHWA MPCOMPANY LTD BHUSAN, SOUTH-
KOREA
JAN,2015-APR,2015 IOEC, Project PAUT & TOFD Applicationon
structure & vessel

4. LARSEN & TOBRO LTD,HED
POWAI
MUMBAI, INDIA JUNE 2012-DEC2014 DAW CHEMICALS
PETROBRAAS
DANGHOTE FERTILIZER
RELIANCE REFINERY
NPCL
Cooker Drum , Pressure vessel
Pressure vessel
Pressure vessel
Gassifier, Pressure vessel
Pressure vessel
LARSEN & TOBRO LTD,
PIPING CENTRE, HAZIRA
SURAT, INDIA AUG 2010-JUNE 2012 MAHAGUN MANOR
ONGC
GSPC
OGSP
Pressure PIPING
Pressure PIPING
Structure PIPING
Structure PIPING
RELIANCE REFINERY,
JAMNAGAR
JAMNAGAR, INDIA MAY 2010- AUG 2010
RELIANCE REFINERY Crack Detection& corrosion
mapping incooker drum
LARSEN & TOBRO LTD, MFF,
HAZIRA
SURAT, INDIA MAY 2008- MAY 2010
MRPL
ONGC
PPLQ
GRPL
Structure
Structure PIPING
Structure PIPING
Structure
Equipment Used
Ultrasonic Testing EPOCH-600, MODOSONIC, Kraut Kramer TFT etc.
IRIS & ET EDDYFI
PAUT & TOFD Omni-ScanMX,MX-2 & SX, TD HANDY SCAN, LT FOCOUS
I CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS TRUE AND ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE
Name of the candidate
VIKAS CHANDRA Date-