A. GIRI KUMAR
Visakhapatnam
Summary
An authoritative and highly certified QA/QC Professional with 22 years of total experience in Construction & Maintenance, specializing in 18 years of relevant QA/QC inspection within the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, and Power Plant sectors. Expert at delivering robust quality management solutions, enforcing code compliance, and managing large-scale global mechanical and structural projects. Demonstrated success leading third-party inspection (TPI) initiatives and driving seamless Mechanical Completion (MC) handovers for global energy giants.
Overview
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1
Certificate
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
TPI Senior QA/QC Inspector
Bureau Veritas
02.2026 - 04.2026
- Provided independent third-party quality control inspections at fabrication yards, ensuring strict compliance with ITP, method statements, and international regulatory codes.
- Client / Project: Total Energies, TILENGA EPSCCC Project
Senior QA/QC Inspector (Welding / Piping / NDT)
CCC Qatar
09.2025 - 12.2025
- Supervised high-profile welding, piping, and NDT activities for massive liquefied natural gas processing trains.
- Client / Project: Qatar Energy, NFE Project – LNG Expansion (Train 8)
Senior QA/QC Inspector (Welding / Piping / NDT)
SICIM Ireland Ltd S.p.A
07.2019 - 09.2024
- Managed QA/QC structures across critical pipeline and infrastructure campaigns, enforcing cross-country pipeline specifications (API 1104).
- Clients & Key Projects (Iraq): Basra Gas Company (BGC): NGL Pipeline Project.
- Lukoil Mid-East Ltd: Yámama Pilot Production Facilities (West Qurna 2 Pipeline).
- Lukoil Mid-East Ltd: Well Pad 4 & Well Pad 9 Installations.
- Lukoil Mid-East Ltd: Water Treatment & Water Injection Facilities Expansion (Phase 1).
Senior QC Welding / Piping / Equipment Inspector
Al Hassan Engineering Co. (S.A.O.G)
05.2015 - 09.2018
- Inspected static equipment installations, heavy structural frameworks, and high-pressure steam distribution architectures.
- Clients & Key Projects: ORPIC (Sohar Refinery Development & Liwa Plastics Industries Complex), PDO (Rabab Harweel Power Plant, HRSG Project, and Lekwair-Fahud Cross Country Pipeline).
QC Welding / Piping Inspector
Medgulf, Qatar
09.2014 - 03.2015
- Orchestrated visual, structural, and NDT execution routines over cross-country piping assets and storage terminals.
- Client / Project: RasGas – Flow Assurance Project
QC Welding / Mechanical / Piping Inspector
Samsung Engineering Construction Ltd (SECL)
06.2012 - 08.2014
- Managed yard-level fabrications for offshore installations and structural assets.
- Client / Project: Al-Hosan – Shah Gas Development (Utilities & Offsite, Package-IV)
QA/QC Inspector
Gulf Piping Company (IMCC Group)
Abu Dhabi
11.2010 - 12.2011
- Managed yard-level fabrications for offshore installations and structural assets.
QA/QC Inspector
Himalaya Inspections / Quality Evaluation Services
05.2004 - 10.2010
- Orchestrated visual, structural, and NDT execution routines over cross-country piping assets and storage terminals.
- Onshore/Offshore/Shutdown Projects for: Cairn Energy India Ltd (in tie-up with ONGC), HPCL, IOCL, SALPG, BPCL, and GAIL.
Education
Diploma -
Mechanical Engineering
Post Graduate Diploma - PGDCA
Computer Application
Skills
- Welding Inspection
- PQR
- WPS
- WQT
- Shop & Field Visual Inspection
- NDT Management
- Cross-Country Pipelines
- Fabrication
- Hydro Testing
- Pneumatic Testing
- Drawing Review
- Installation
- Alignment of columns
- Reactors
- Pressure vessels
- Heat exchangers
- Heavy structural fabrication
- Erection inspection
- Coating systems
- Radiographic Interpretation
- UT
- MT
- PT witness
- PWHT
- HT
- PMI auditing
- Corrosion Resistant Alloys
- Carbon Steel
- LTCS
- Low Alloy Steel
- Duplex Stainless Steel
- Super Duplex Stainless Steel
- Mechanical Completion Dossiers
- Punch Lists
- ITP implementations
- QCP implementations
Languages
English
Hindi
Telugu
Arabic
Certification
• CSWIP-3.2.2 Senior Welding Inspector (Cert No.348742/2)
• ISO 9001: 2015 – QMS LEAD AUDITOR
• NDT Level II (RT, UT, PT, MT) (SNT-TC-1A, 2020 Edition, of ASNT)
• BARC RT-II (Bhaba Atomic Research Center)
Timeline
TPI Senior QA/QC Inspector
Bureau Veritas
02.2026 - 04.2026
Senior QA/QC Inspector (Welding / Piping / NDT)
CCC Qatar
09.2025 - 12.2025
Senior QA/QC Inspector (Welding / Piping / NDT)
SICIM Ireland Ltd S.p.A
07.2019 - 09.2024
Senior QC Welding / Piping / Equipment Inspector
Al Hassan Engineering Co. (S.A.O.G)
05.2015 - 09.2018
QC Welding / Piping Inspector
Medgulf, Qatar
09.2014 - 03.2015
QC Welding / Mechanical / Piping Inspector
Samsung Engineering Construction Ltd (SECL)
06.2012 - 08.2014
QA/QC Inspector
Gulf Piping Company (IMCC Group)
11.2010 - 12.2011
QA/QC Inspector
Himalaya Inspections / Quality Evaluation Services
05.2004 - 10.2010
Diploma -
Mechanical Engineering
Post Graduate Diploma - PGDCA
Computer Application
Personal Information
- Passport Number: Z7954316
- Passport Place Of Issue: Visakhapatnam
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Personal Information
- Passport Number: Z7954316
- Passport Place Of Issue: Visakhapatnam