I am a certified welding inspector with 5 years of experience in quality assurance and safety. Skilled and able to manage welding projects, oversee welding activities, and ensure accuracy and quality in compliance with applicable codes and standards. Experienced in managing and overseeing welding equipment, safety protocols, welding processes, and welding inspection activities.
· Inspect raw materials to ensure consistency and integrity.
· Maintain, test and troubleshoot all instrumentation devices.
· Attempt repairs on broken or damaged products to determine the best way to scale those repairs.
· Test a certain percentage of all products based on industry standards.
· Report problems or concerns to senior management immediately.
· Manage our quality assurance division and ensure all employees meet their required quotas.
· Provide training and support to QA team.
· Create an effective, efficient testing protocol to be used across all product lines.
Non-destructive testing
ASNT NDT LEVEL II ( RT, RTFI, UT, PT, MPT, VT)
1. Monitoring QA/QC inspection and documentation and ensure that all inspection activities are incorporated with ITP that can be traced according to the project requirement.
2. Conducted site inspections to ensure compliance with project specifications and industry standards.
3. Verification of welding process, welder & welding consumables according to WPS.
4. Conducted quality control assessments on welds, utilizing NDT (non-destructive testing) methods such as ultrasonic testing and radiography to verify integrity.
5. Performed root cause analysis on welding defects and pipeline failures, reducing downtime through corrective actions. 6. Able to carry out welder qualification test and performance test.
7. Monitoring of tube cutting, bevel preparation and ensure that Welding Activity is done by the Approved WPS & tube to be expansion as per client procedure.
8. Monitored and maintained welding equipment, ensuring operational readiness and safety on-site.
9. Familiar with ASME sec IX, sec V, sec VIII, sec II, AWS D1.1 codes & standards.
10. Ensure all NDT is complete and reports are available for record.
11. Familiar with welding SMAW, GTAW, SAW, GMAW/ FCAW Welding process.
12. Supervised the installation of cross-country pipelines, ensuring alignment with project plans.
13. Monitored pipeline welding, coating, and testing activities to maintain quality and integrity.
14. Prepare weekly monthly quality reports and submit to the quality manager’s review
15. Coordinated with land survey teams for route alignment and ROW (Right of Way) clearance.
I do hereby declare that the particulars furnished above are true and correct to the best of my knowledge information and belief.
Best regards
THILSHATH VIKNASH A S
CSWIP 3.1
ASNT NDT LEVEL II ( RT, RTFI, UT, PT, MPT, VT)