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V BALAJI

V BALAJI

QA/QC LEAD
CHENNAI

Summary

Self-possess good communication, time management, planning and organizational skills. Ability to develop and communicate effective presentations is required. Ability to interface and communicate effectively with customer, regulatory agencies, management, suppliers, subcontractors and employees at all levels of the organisation. Advanced computer skills, including office platforms. Minimum of 10 years Oil & Gas industry experience. Extensive Quality Systems knowledge/experience, with professional certification. Strengths QA/QC Mechanical Construction, Tankages LNG, Refinery & Petrochemical Piping Static EQUIPMENTS Spheres, Cryogenic & Storage Tanks Welding Engineering & NDE Shut Down and Plant Inspection Review ITP & Quality Procedures Codes and Standards Testing and Commissioning Vendor Evaluation Vendor Approvals QMS Audits International Codes Knowledge

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certificates

Work History

Project Quality Manager

LARSEN & TOUBRO LTD
DELHI
05.2004 - 04.2015
  • Provide leadership
  • Responsible for Service Delivery function to guide overall Quality efforts
  • Responsible to provides leadership for quality activities related to ISO certifications, owns the consolidated audit plan, ensures the Quality program is executed to deliver optimum service to the customer,
  • Responsible for providing Quality support and leadership for the customer, and strives to continually improve the performance of the quality program through implementing root cause analyses and other continuous improvement techniques
  • Responsible for reaching annual goals through delegation to subordinates, cross functional team members, or performing the duties personally
  • SAFETY & COMPLIANCE
  • Ensure and follows all safety and compliance procedures; maintain compliance and safety as first priorities when working across all areas of the business
  • Resolution for safety concerns, quality non-conformances, or integrity concerns, exercises ‘Stop Work Authority’ to suspend operations
  • Maintains the highest standards of corporate governance, ensuring that all activities are carried out ethically and in compliance with company policies, relevant laws, regulations, standards and industry practices in the applicable country
  • Ensure controls are in place to guarantee compliance with government regulations in relation to quality
  • OPERATIONAL CAPABILTY
  • Ensure that the Quality Management System is understood, followed, measured and communicated regularly
  • Maintain API and ISO certifications; coordinates with HSE and other functions where applicable
  • Act as the senior management representative for the Quality Management System
  • Collaborates with functions and product lines and global Quality team to ensure the procedures in the Quality Management System reflect current processes
  • Own and develop the consolidated risk-based audit plan incorporating ISO and API internal and external audits, customer audits and product line audits
  • Conduct annual (at a minimum) Quality Management reviews inclusive of all relevant functions at the country level as well as for each relevant ISO certification area
  • Lead the investigation team for post service quality events and ensures compliance with RCA and incident closure with client; ensures Root cause analyses are resources adequately, root causes are defined, and manner.Ensure audit findings, CPAR actions, and non-conformances are reviewed and analyzed to address corrective and preventative actions in an effective and timely manner
  • Develops, communicates and monitors quality measures / KPIs
  • Coordinate with functional and site leaders to establish quality goals, monitor progress, and ensure a consistent quality message and approach
  • Holds country cross functional leaders accountable to drive quality objectives through their organizations
  • Maintains an attitude conducive to progress through positive change, continuous improvement, and an active contribution to teamwork concepts
  • Coordinates with the Supplier Quality team and Sourcing to ensure suppliers are appropriately qualified
  • Identify resources to assist in audits and root cause analyses; ensure they are trained and competent to complete audits and / or facilitate root cause analyses
  • Collaborate with Product Lines to ensure all calibrations are done in a timely manner
  • Responsible for monitoring and controlling on time completion of quality activities within budget.

Senior Engineer

TATA PROJECTS LTS
HYDERABAD
06.2001 - 04.2004
  • Adhered to timelines to meet quality assurance targets.
  • Controlled project costs by approving expenditures.
  • Determined project specifications by thoroughly studying performance standards, requirements and technical studies.
  • Promoted teamwork and demonstrated effective communication skills to improve collaboration among personnel.

QA.QC LEAD

Tengiz Chever OIL - KAZAKASTAN
TENGIZ
12.2019 - 08.2020
  • TANKAGES
  • Construction fabrication, TESTING HYDRO TESTING
  • Surface Preparation and
  • Painting Insulation
  • Gist of Experience Chronological Order
  • QA/QC Mechanical Construction
  • LNG, Refinery & Petrochemical Piping
  • Welding Engineering & NDE
  • Shut Down and Plant Inspection
  • Review ITP & Quality Procedures
  • Codes and Standards
  • Testing and Commissioning
  • Vendor Evaluation
  • Vendor Approvals  QMS Audits

LEAD QA/QC

Larsen &Toubro Ltd
01.2018 - 12.2019

VENDOR EVALUATION SELECTION FOR Project

VENDOR APPROVAL FOR PROJECT

ENGINEERING CO-ORDIANTION.

Engineering Drawings Approval Coordination EPC

Inspection coordination, project inspection and QA/QC for Process and Cross country pipeline.

NDT - Plant piping, Oil storage tanks, Boiler tubing, Pressure vessels, Power plant shut downs, Refinery shut downs,.

3LPE Coating, surface preparation like sand blasting, Grit blasting and painting.

Review of QAP and ITP’s Establishing WPS & PQR and final handing over of documentation.

Cross country Pipeline experience looking in to Row survey, Cold field bending, WQT/EQT and PQR review, Mainline welding, Tie-In welding,

LEAD QA/QC

Amruth Enterprises
04.2015 - 01.2018
  • Reviewing documentation and approving quality manual ITP, QC procedures and inspection records as well as developing quality control by monitoring incoming, in-process and final inspection and Commissioning.
  • Establishing the quality policy and quality objectives of the organization  Determining the processes and responsibilities necessary to attain the quality objectives
  • Determining and providing the resources necessary to attain the quality objectives.
  • Establishing methods to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of each process
  • Applying these measures to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of each process.
  • Determining means of preventing nonconformities and eliminating their causes; Establishing and applying a process for continual improvement of the quality management system

Senior Inspector QA/QC

Larsen & Toubro Ltd
02.2004 - 04.2015

Manager QA/QC

TATA Projects Ltd
06.2001 - 04.2004

Senior Engineer

Larsen & Toubro Ltd
11.1996 - 06.2001
  • Witness/Approval of Welding & Welders qualifications to, API 1104 requirements, ASME IX.
  • Review and approval of WPS & PQR as per API 1104, ASME Sec IX  Interpretation of RT, UT, MPT, DPT & Witness
  • NDT Procedure preparation, Review and approval to ASME Sec V requirements on to Code requirements.
  • Oil Storage Tanks per API 620 and API 650, Pressure Vessels to ASME Sec VIII
  • Structures to AWS D1.1 including materials/items.
  • WPS/PQR preparation for ALLOY STEEL, CARBON STEEL, STAINLESS STEEL PIPING, STRUCTURALS ITEMS AND OIL STORAGE TANKAGES.

Education

DIPLOMA IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - Mechanical Engineering

M.N.M. JAIN ENGINEERING COLLEGE
CHENNAI
04.1985 - 04.1988

Associate in Engineering Technology - Mechanical Engineering

THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS (INDIA)
KOLKATTA
04.1989 - 09.1992

Master of Science - COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING

VISTAS– Vels Institute of Science Technology
CHENNAI
04.2018 - 04.2020

MBA - Human Resources Management

ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY
CHENNAI
04.2019 - 04.2021

Skills

API 588API 572API 577

API 580

InspectionConstructionFabricationPaintingInsulationPIPINGTESTING – NDT

API 510

HYDRO TESTING

API 570

REFINERIES HYDROCARBONMID & DOWNSTREAM

WELDING

TANKAGES

API 620API 650

Accomplishments

  • REFINERIES HYDROCARBON – MID & DOWNSTREAM
  • Witness/Approval of Welding & Welders qualifications to, API 1104 requirements, ASME IX
  • Review and approval of WPS & PQR as per API 1104, ASME Sec IX
  • Interpretation of RT, UT, MPT, DPT & Witness
  • NDT Procedure preparation, Review and approval to ASME Sec V requirements on to Code requirements
  • Oil Storage Tanks per API 620 and API 650, Pressure Vessels to ASME Sec VIII
  • WELDING & NDT - Structures to AWS D1.1 including materials/items
  • WPS/PQR preparation for ALLOY STEEL, CARBON STEEL, STAINLESS STEEL PIPING, STRUCTURALS ITEMS AND OIL STORAGE TANKAGES
  • MAJOR HYDROCARBON (MID & DOWNSTREAM) PROJECTS HANDLED
  • PROJECT HANDLED - POWER PLANT / FERTILIZER / PIPELING

Certification

D.M.E: A.M.I.E;

Additional Information

  • API 1104 etc Competencies Reviewing documentation and approving quality manual, ITP, QC procedures and inspection records as well as developing quality control by monitoring incoming, in-process and final inspection and Commissioning. Materials Handled CS, SS (304,316L,317L,321) Duplex stainless steel Alloy(11/4Cr1/2 Mo,5Cr1/2Mo,21/4 Cr 1Mo) 31/2% Ni Steel for Cryogenic service’s OIL & GAS EPC PROESS PALNTS POWER PLANT PIPELINES VENDOR EVALUATION SELECTION FOR Project VENDOR APPROVAL FOR PROJECT ENGINEERING CO-ORDIANTION. Engineering Drawings Approval Coordination EPC Inspection coordination, project inspection and QA/QC for Process and Cross country pipeline. NDT - Plant piping, Oil storage tanks, Boiler tubing, Pressure vessels, Power plant shut downs, Refinery shut downs,. 3LPE Coating, surface preparation like sand blasting, Grit blasting and painting. Review of QAP and ITP’s Establishing WPS & PQR and final handing over of documentation. Cross country Pipeline experience looking in to Row survey, Cold field bending, WQT/EQT and PQR review, Mainline welding, Tie-In welding, L&T & Tata Projects - EXPERIENCE Audit checklist and schedule preparation also perform 1st & 2nd party audits (Internal & External). Co ordinations with TPI and PMC (Project Management Consultants). Project FEED Stage Engineering Co ordinations from Home Office Preparation/review/approval of QCP/ITP/Inspection procedure for various construction and manufacturing activities, vendor evaluation and rating. Source Inspection and Quality Surveillance of Fixed Equipment& PMC (Project Management Consultants HANDLING Verification of Manufacturing Data Book. Preparation of Corporate level Quality reporting / Management review meetings. Compilation of test dossier and final documentation submission/verifications. QC records/documents controlling. Training of Welding, NDE and QC personnel. Implementation of QMS to ISO: 9001:2008 requirements.

Timeline

QA.QC LEAD

Tengiz Chever OIL - KAZAKASTAN
12.2019 - 08.2020

MBA - Human Resources Management

ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY
04.2019 - 04.2021

Master of Science - COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING

VISTAS– Vels Institute of Science Technology
04.2018 - 04.2020

LEAD QA/QC

Larsen &Toubro Ltd
01.2018 - 12.2019

LEAD QA/QC

Amruth Enterprises
04.2015 - 01.2018

Project Quality Manager

LARSEN & TOUBRO LTD
05.2004 - 04.2015

Senior Inspector QA/QC

Larsen & Toubro Ltd
02.2004 - 04.2015

Senior Engineer

TATA PROJECTS LTS
06.2001 - 04.2004

Manager QA/QC

TATA Projects Ltd
06.2001 - 04.2004

Senior Engineer

Larsen & Toubro Ltd
11.1996 - 06.2001

Associate in Engineering Technology - Mechanical Engineering

THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS (INDIA)
04.1989 - 09.1992

DIPLOMA IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - Mechanical Engineering

M.N.M. JAIN ENGINEERING COLLEGE
04.1985 - 04.1988
V BALAJIQA/QC LEAD