KISHOR SHIVAJI SURWASE SURWASE
PUNE
Summary
Accomplished Senior Engineer with extensive experience in quality assurance at Fabxotic India Pvt Ltd. Expert in ASME codes and welding visual inspection, leading teams to enhance compliance and reduce rework. Proven track record in managing critical inspections and audits, ensuring defect-free fabrication and superior quality standards.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Engineer - Quality Assurance control
Fabxotic India Pvt Ltd.
08.2021 - Current
- Reviewing the ITP (Inspection and Test Plan) Or QAP (Quality Assurance Plan) to ensuring Compliance with codes, Standards and Client Specification.
- Lead QC operations for fabrication of API Plan, SKID, Gas separator tanks, and Welded PHE’s component as per customer specification and as per QAP.
- Raw material inspection for pressure vessel and boiler as per ASME/ASTM standards including verification of MTC’s for Carbon steel, low alloy steel, Duplex & Super Duplex materials to ensure full compliance with chemical, mechanical, and heat-treatment requirements.
- Perform stage inspections: Fit-up, welding, dimensional checks, NDT, release for stress reliving Hydro test/Pneumatic test and final inspection.
- Reviewing WPS, PQR and WPQ to ensure full compliance with ASME Sec. IX, correct welding parameters, proper material & process qualification, and deployment of only qualified welders for pressure vessel and boiler fabrication.
- Conducting welding visual inspection, monitoring heat-treatment cycles, and verifying NDT results to ensure code-compliant fabrication and defect-free weld quality.
- Plan and execute hydrostatic, pneumatic, and helium leak tests.
- Maintain complete Quality Dossiers including fabrication records, NDT reports, test certificates, ITP, and QAP.
- Coordinate TPI agencies and handle client inspections.
- Implement CAPA, reduce rework, and improve fabrication accuracy.
- Conduct Internal and supplier audits.
- Lead a team of QC inspectors and ensure safety, compliance, and quality standards.
- Manufacture and Supply of Fabricated Components and Assemblies. Customers include Eagle Burgmann, Kelvion India, Tranter India, L&T Hahira, Unikraft Techno.
- MAJOR PROJECTS HANDLED – OIL FILLING UNIT (End user – ADNOC), Shell assembly (End user – Hydac india pvt ltd), Cooling system-API Plan (Refinery expansion- IOCL), Oil Reservoir Gross volume-28,000 Ltr (End user –Hydac india pvt ltd), H2/O2 Gas separator tank (Customer – L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering), Modular SKID – (Customer - Burckhardt Compression (India) Pvt.Ltd), Oil Reservoir – (Customer - Bosch Rexroth (India) Private Limited)
Quality Control Engineer
Thermax Babcock and Wilcox Energy Solution Pvt Ltd.
06.2016 - 12.2020
- Ensured end-to-end quality control for Boilers, Heaters, HRSGs, WHR Boilers, and Pressure Parts as per ASME, and IBR codes.
- Reviewed and validated WPS, PQR, WPQ for all critical pressure-part welding to maintain compliance and welding integrity.
- Conducted detailed raw material inspection, verifying MTCs for CS, LAS, SS, Duplex and Super Duplex materials as per ASME/ASTM standards.
- Performed in-process welding inspection including fit-up, visual examination, weld dimension checks, interpass adherence and defect prevention.
- Monitored PWHT and heat treatment cycles, ensuring temperature uniformity and maintaining calibrated thermocouple records.
- Coordinated, witnessed and interpreted NDT activities – RT, MPI, DPI – to ensure critical weld reliability and defect-free fabrication.
- Executed and documented hydrostatic, pneumatic and helium leak tests for boilers, economizers, headers, coils and other pressure components.
- Ensured strict compliance to Thermax Quality Assurance Plans, ITP work Instructions, and customer specifications.
- Performed stage-wise fabrication inspection – plate cutting, edge preparation, rolling, welding, nozzle fitment, tube-to-tube sheet welding, header fabrication etc.
- Ensured quality control for boiler pressure parts, including coils, evaporators, water walls, economizers.
- Maintained and updated inspection records, QC documentation, calibration status, and prepared client-ready quality dossiers.
Quality Control Engineer
Forbes Marshall
10.2010 - 06.2016
- Performed end-to-end quality control for packaged boilers, small industrial boilers, electric boilers, and modular boiler house systems as per IBR, ISO, and Forbes Marshall QAP standards.
- Conducted thorough raw material inspection, verifying MTCs for steel plates, tubes, forgings, castings and piping as per ASME/ASTM/IBR codes.
- Executed stage-wise fabrication inspection — plate cutting, tube cutting, rolling, bending, welding, boiler shell assembly, tube insertion, tube-to-tube-sheet expansion/welding, and final boiler assembly.
- Reviewed and validated WPS, PQR & welder qualifications (WPQ) for all pressure-part welding activities.
- Performed fit-up and visual weld inspection, ensuring dimensional accuracy, joint preparation quality, interpass temperature control, and weld defect prevention.
- Witnessed and interpreted NDT activities — RT, MPI, DPI — for boiler shell welds, furnace welds, tube-to-tube sheet joints and structural welds.
- Monitored and documented hydrostatic testing, safety valve setting, blowdown valve checking, and boiler pressure-part integrity tests as per IBR.
- Inspected and validated burner mounting, feed water tank, boiler accessories, control panels, instrumentation hookup, and safety interlocks for packaged boiler units.
- Maintained and updated all QC documentation, stage-wise inspection records, calibration certificates, welding traceability, and prepared final quality dossiers for dispatch.
- Executed quality checks on modular boiler house assemblies, ensuring plug-and-play readiness, piping integrity, control system accuracy, and skid alignment.
Production Engineer
Thermax LTD. GIDC
12.2008 - 09.2010
- Planned and executed daily production schedules, ensuring optimum manpower allocation, machine utilization, and on-time order fulfilment.
- Supervised fabrication activities including plate cutting, rolling, bending, welding, tube cutting, finning, header fabrication, coil assembly, and pressure-part manufacturing.
- Ensured adherence to approved WPS, PQR, welding sequences, heat treatment procedures, and manufacturing drawings.
- Coordinated with Quality Control, Design, Planning & Procurement teams to resolve fabrication issues, drawing deviations, and material shortages.
- Implemented strict control on welding processes (SMAW, GTAW, FCAW, SAW), ensuring productivity, weld quality, and compliance to ASME/IBR requirements.
- Prepared and reviewed production documentation, shift reports, manufacturing logs, stage-wise progress sheets, and capacity utilization data.
- Supervised the assembly of boiler components, including shell assembly, tube insertion, tube expansion/welding, and completion of boiler modules.
- Ensured timely material availability by working with stores, procurement, and vendors for plates, tubes, fittings, valves, and bought-out items.
- Supported customer inspections, IBR inspections, and stage-clearances, ensuring production readiness and quality compliance.
- Managed end-to-end production of WHRBs, HRSGs, solid-fuel boilers and pressure-part assemblies as Thermax manufacturing standards and IBR/ASME codes.
Education
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
N.S. Polytechnic
Pandharpur01.2008
HSC - PCM
SSDM
Mangalwedha01.2006
SSC -
Balkrishna Vidyalaya
Bhalwani01.2004
Skills
- ASME Seс-I
- ASME Seс-IX
- Welding Visual Inspection-IQS
- Internal Auditor of ISO 9001
- ASNT LEVEL II
- RT
- LPT
- MPT
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 02/16/89
Disclaimer
I KISHOR S SURWASE hereby declare that the above information is correct to the best of my knowledge.
Timeline
Senior Engineer - Quality Assurance control
Fabxotic India Pvt Ltd.
08.2021 - Current
Quality Control Engineer
Thermax Babcock and Wilcox Energy Solution Pvt Ltd.
06.2016 - 12.2020
Quality Control Engineer
Forbes Marshall
10.2010 - 06.2016
Production Engineer
Thermax LTD. GIDC
12.2008 - 09.2010
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
N.S. Polytechnic
HSC - PCM
SSDM
SSC -
Balkrishna Vidyalaya