Welding Inspection

Описание

Joel Raj Sundera Kumar
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Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Email: joelraj1002@gmail.com Mobile: +91 9786661002
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelraj1002/


PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
A high-quality & precise professional with over 4 years of experience in Quality Control & Assurance, Welding Inspection & a Responsible Welding Co-ordinator in Fabrication of Oil & Gas & Petro-Chemical equipment & Structural Fabrication which includes Welding, Pressure Testing & NDT activities.
Certified CSWIP 3.1 Welding Inspector & ASNT NDT Level II (SNT-TC-1A).
In-depth knowledge of welding processes like MMA, SAW, TIG, FCAW, & MIG/MAG, & in NDT (RT, UT, MPT, LPT, VT, UTG & RTFI) & to interpret NDT to the compiled codes & standards.
Conducting Visual inspection, Third Party Inspection, Material & Final inspection, Alignment Inspection & Leak Test (Hydrostatic & Pneumatic) & evaluating as per the applied codes & standard.
Co-ordinator for Welding, Joint Preparation, Welding Restraints & Tack Welding & proven track record of guiding a team of NDT Inspectors, Welders, & other workers regarding usage of techniques, welding procedures, welding joints & to follow best engineering practices & best workmanship.
Well versed with sequence of fabrication drawings, processes & Inspection, Welding technologies, Material behaviour, work instructions, procedure, & manuals as appropriate or project specification.
Well versed with Line plan, Preliminary Structural Drawings, Piping Schematic, Equipment Installation.
Knowledge in API 570, Period of Inspection, Rate of Corrosion & Allowance, & various Inspection Criteria for In-line pipe service & repair.

CORE COMPETENCIES
Welding & Mechanical Inspection
Co-ordinating Cutting, Grinding & Welding
Quality Analysis & Quality Control
Identifying Welding Defects & Causes
Visual Inspection & Inspection using Borescope
Strategic Planning for Welding
Excavation of Defects
Interpreting Drawings & Marking
Inspecting Joint Preparation
Controlling Distortion
Tack Welding & Alignment Inspection
Weldability of Materials
WQT preparation & Qualifying Welders
WPS & PQR Preparation & Interpretation
Non-Destructive Testing & Interpretation
Fabrication & Manufacturing Processes
Line & Final Inspection
Inspection & Investigation (NCR)

FAMILIRISED SYSTEM
Boilers & Pressure Vessels
Silo & Storage Tanks
Windmill Columns & Support
Distillation Column & Offshore Structures
Pipes, Pipe Fittings & Flanges
Saturation Diving System Chambers
Heat Exchangers & Structural Fabrication
Pumps & Pump Casings

ADHERED CODES & STANDARDS
ASME- Sec II PART A & C, Sec V, Sec VIII, Sec IX, B31.1, B31.3, B31.4, & B16.5
AWS- A2.4, D1.1, D1.6, D10.10, D10.11, D10.12, & D10.18
API- 570, 574, 650, 620, RP 571, RP 577, & RP 578
EN- 13445-5, 1011-1, 1011-2, 1011-3, 1708-1, 1708-2, 1708-3, 15614, & 1090-2
ASTM E1003 - 13, ISO 9001, EN ISO 17637, ISO 2553, ISO 3834, EN ISO 15607 & EN ISO 14731

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Non-Destructive Testing (ASNT Level II)
Radiographic Testing, Ultrasonic Testing, Magnetic Particle Testing, Liquid Penetrate Testing, Visual Testing, Radiographic Testing Film Interpretation, Ultrasonic Thickness Gauging
QC Tools & Other Tools Used
Measuring Tapes, Bridge Cam Welding Gauge, Taper Scale, Hi-Lo Gauge, Try Square, Bore Measuring Dial, Vernier Caliper, Trimos, Height & Depth Gauge, Micrometer, Mandrel, Plug Gauges, Borescope, Thermo Crayons, IR-Thermometer


LINGUISTIC SKILLS
Language
Read
Write
Speak
English



Tamil

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Hindi



Russian








CAREER TRAJECTORY
Organization
Designation
Duration
Germon Steels Global Pvt. Ltd
QC Welding Inspector
Jan 2021- Present
Ultimate Alloys Pvt. Ltd
Welding & NDT Supervisor
Jul 2019 - Aug 2020
Craftsman Automation Pvt. Ltd
QA/QC Inspector
Jul 2018 - Jul 2019
A-Star Pvt. Ltd, Coimbatore
Radiographic Technician
Oct 2015 - Oct 2016
Suguna Foundry
Trainee QC
Apr 2014 - Oct 2014
Oct 2012 - Apr 2013

KEY DELIVERABLES
Responsibilities as a QC Welding Inspector:
Company: Germon Steel Global, Sub-Contactor for L&T Hydrocarbon Pvt., Ltd,
Location : Modular Fabrication Facility, Kattupali, Chennai (MFFK)
Division : Construction & Equipment- Offshore Structures
Client : Linde Gas, Singapore, Pte. Ltd.

To Witness Welders Qualification, ensuring Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS).
Ensuring WQT, interpreting NDT Reports and Fracture Test to certify a Welder.
Checking the eligibility of a welder, with process, position & material before raising a request on WQT
Inspecting fracture test visually for welding defects & penetration, during WQT.
Ensuring the qualified welders are distributed work as per their certification & to verify this.
Performing all QC inspection activities before, during & after welding in accordance with the Inspection Test Plan (I.T.P)
Adhered to Quality & Safety system of the organisation & dedicated myself in activities such as toolbox meeting & Permit to Work, ensuring no risks are taken in fabrication & Welding.
Checking the calibration &/or validation of Welding Machines, Ovens, Gauges & other equipment.
Inspecting all fabrication procedures, by WPS & Fabrication Specification.
Witnessing and approving welding activities, verifying welder & WPS.
Visual Inspecting & to co-ordinate Joint preparation (Cutting & Grinding activities).
Measuring Bevel angle, root gap, root face & other relevant dimensions as per the joint prepared.
Monitoring welding activities & welders, riggers, fabricators & other workmen.
Ensuring the consumables used for welding, their proper usage & storage & if they are as per the WPS.
Ensuring the right Pre-heat treatment temperatures & process are used.
Inspecting tack welds & right usage of strong backs, backing plates & to inspect alignment.
Inspecting welding sequence, interpass temperature & other criteria.
Inspecting welded joints for defects, profile & dimensional tolerances.
Verifying traceability of a production weld with respective to welder's identification number & NDT inspection & also to ensure written log sheet as per the job done.
Monitoring NDT activities conducted & to inform L&T Quality Department in case of any mandatory repair & to co-ordinate repairing activities.
Witnessing Post-Weld Heat Treatment and to ensure correct heating-cooling cycles are carried out.
Maintaining repair rates for a fabrication structure & with respective to a welder.
Reporting downtime due to the repair, manpower utilised, consumables used.




Responsibilities as a Welding & NDT Supervisor:
Reviewing & Preparing WPS as per the required standard & specification & to verify pWPS.
To ensure that the production is carried out as per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) & to rectify the problems with Quality Management & Production if there are any deviations.
To ensure all welding procedures carried out are as per the WPS & other requirements,
Working with the QMS & to perform Root cause Analyses (RCA) when needed.
To involve in joint preparation in designing & to verify the drawings for Fabrication Specifications.
Co-ordinating Joint Preparation, Fit-ups, Tack Welding, Alignment Inspection & QC & NDT Inspections.
To Interpret Drawings & do the Markings for the fabrication processes & to inspect all welded joints for alignment, weld quality & dimensions as per the applicable codes & standards.
To foresee the requirement of Post-Weld Heat Treatment &/or Pre-Weld Heat Treatment taking in account the material grade, thickness, welding process & consumables.
Inspecting post weld heat treatment on joints to maintain correct Heating-Cooling cycle.
To supervise applied distortion control methods & to check if there is minimum or no welding distortion & the dimensions are acceptable as per the inspection plan &/or dimensional drawings.
Supervising Cutting, Gouging, Welding, Grinding, NDT Inspection, Inter-pass Cleaning & Material Handling & to inspect welding edge/joint preparation in various stages of fabrication.
Reviewing Procedure qualification record (PQR) if needed, as if for a rectification when a problem arises or for a change in technique &/or design & to approve if the result adheres to the requirement.
To oversee if Welding consumables (Electrodes, Filler wire, Gas composition & others) are by the standard of test certificates & as per the base material grade.
To raise NCR (Non-Conformance Report) & to track & resolve NCR on the Welding Department.
Reviewing & updating NCR(s) weekly & to take decisions with the management regarding CAPA.
To maintain stock of equipment used for NDT, Welding & PPE for welders, NDT inspectors & workers.
Coordinating preparation of joints for window welding, purge welding & other joints & identifying visual defect on weld, also using borescope when necessary & to carry out repairs if required.
To Co-ordinate & interpret Non-destructive testing; PT, UT, MPT, & RT according to I.T.P.
Co-ordinating with NDT Inspectors on various technical issues, support, codes & standard & to oversee Inspection procedure to achieve the intended resolution & quality in inspection.
To monitor & evaluate pressure testing, finding leakage points & to plan & proceed with repairs according to the followed codes & standards for the material & equipment.
Monitoring welders to ensure all welding work carried out are as per approved WPS & other requirements, & to check proper usage of welding ovens, heat treatment equipment & thermocouples.
Witnessing welder qualification test & qualifying welders for different metals, thickness
& diameter ranges, allocating jobs accordingly & planning manpower for job undertaken.
Managing & maintaining the required records (welder qualifications, daily welding reports, repair rates, & weld/welder traceability) as per the requirements.

Responsibilities as a QA/QC Inspector:
Efficiently contributed to the QMS to reduce rejection levels & ensured high quality standards at all the stages of fabrication by inspecting, maintaining documentation & data management.
Reviewing I.T.P & to carry out welding inspection as per it.
Inspecting Material, Welding Consumables Storages, Cutting, Joint preparations & Tack Welding.
Carried out visual & dimensional QC inspection of Welded joints as per the I.T.P & to check compliance with the applicable codes & standards.
Studied & Interpreted WPS & PQR in accordance with code requirements, client specification & solving the technical queries & maintained the record of Qualified welder/welding operations (WPQ/WOPQ).
Preparing Heat Treatment Charts & analysing for any defects caused due to residual stress or Hydrogen Induced Cracking & to prepare report on the same.
Involved in developing company's procedures, Quality Control Plan, Inspection Test Plans & coordinating with client for their requirements as per followed codes & standards.
Coordinating with Production, Fabrication & NDT Department, to achieve the quality as per standards.
Confirming all quality documentation & inspection reports collation, endorsement & compilation also checking execution of work as per documentation.
To foresee preparation of Hydrostatic & Pneumatic testing procedures & to evaluate them as per the complying codes & standards & maintaining the records of weld rejection rate & welder repair rate.
To keep an updаtеon created NCR & on the Corrective Action & Preventive Action (CAPA).

Responsibilities as a Radiographic Technician:
Conducting radiography testing on welded pipe joints & various structural joints in a BPCL fabrication site & to provide report on the same.
To setup the RT camera, film & to sеlесtthe right source & exposure time, taking in account the Inspection Procedure, material thickness & life of the radiation source.
To interpret films & to arrange them as per indications or no indication.

SCHOLASTICS
Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering- Mangalam School of Management & Technology, Delhi (2019)
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Sandwich)- Suguna Polytechnic College, Coimbatore, India (2015)

PROFESSIONAL CERTICATIONS
CSWIP 3.1, Welding Inspector- TWI, UK (2021)
ASNT NDT Level II (RT, UT, MPT, LPT, VT, UTG, & RTFI)- WQC, Chennai, India (2015-2025)
QA/QC Welding & Piping (STED & ASNT)- WQC, Chennai, India (2015)