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VIZIA BHASKARA RAO GANTA

VIZIA BHASKARA RAO GANTA

NDT level-3 / QA / QC Engineer
Visakhapatnam

Summary

Above 24 Years in a QA/QC (NDT, Welding and Painting) Inspection.
Involved as NDT, Welding and Painting Inspection in various turnkey Projects Carry out Visual and Dimensional Inspection of materials & weldments during fabrication as per ITP, Incoming material Inspection, Welding consumables Inspection Present items for Inspection as per Inspection test plan and as per agreement existing (verbal or written) and prepare, verify and issue all reports including Inspections by class and owners and obtain their signatures for acceptance. Preparation of Activity Control Plans Witnessed during Welding procedure / performance tests, Witnessing during Hydro Tests, and Witnessing of Mechanical tests Witnessing and monitoring NDT activities, Repair removal, Checking of Welding Parameters. Approval of Welder qualification. Monitoring activities pertaining to QC role.
Review of Project scope of work, Project specification, Drawings. Review of Radiographs with respect to the Project Specification and Standards. Review of NDT Procedures as per Project Specification and Standards. Review of Welding Documents i.e. WPS, Welder Qualification, Weld Plan, Test Plan, etc., Maintaining QA/QC Documentation. Carryout NDT such as UT, MPI, DPI on Offshore structures like jack up rigs, fixed platforms, Process piping, TKY tubular joints, etc.
Review Coating Procedure Supervise the Contractor and Subcontractor Activities to Implementation of various Customer Specification during production process, monitoring and Controlling all Contractor and Subcontractor Inspection Activities (Surface preparation Blasting and Painting to ensure and check abrasive, surface profile, coating, environmental and Perform test such as Holiday test, Adhesion test. Review & verify the all works completed successfully and ensure that Report/Record as Per Client Specification and Fabrication Procedure.
Maintaining the documentation according to approved procedures, preparing method statement and Inspection test plan according to clients/ consultant’s specification.
Awareness of the QA/QC parameters that are involved in the job such as batch certificates, test certificates according to the clients / consultant specification.
Monitoring the activities of the subcontractors/vendors and maintaining the parameters within the specification and within the acceptable limits pertaining to the quality of the job.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
8
8
Certificates
3
3
Languages

Work History

QA-QC SUPERVISOR /NDE Level 3

SGS Servicos Angola
01.2017 - Current

Clients:Exxon mobil,BP,TOTAL and ONESUBSEA.

NDT

  • Supervise NDT Operations for the proper and timely execution of NDT in respect to quality and quantity.
  • Assure NDT procedures are compliant to code and customer requirements.
  • Determine adequacy of manpower requirement in relationship to the Histogram.
  • Coordinate with QA / QC and Production Personnel regarding schedule of NDT activities
  • Interpret radiographs as per code and customer specification.
  • Administer the ASNT NDT Qualification of Personnel (which involves annual eye test, NDT equipment calibration, NDT, Personnel Certification Profile Radiation Medical, Radiation Dose Record, Isotope Movement Register and Dosimeter, Reading Chart, Source Record and Leak Certificate and maintenance of Govt. Monthly Record).
  • Assure safe handling of all radioactive sources being imported and exported.
  • Assure safe usage of radioactive equipment and personnel within the yard.
  • Coordinate QC / NDT Personnel Industrial Qualification, Examination, Training and renewals that are externally organized.
  • Archive Radiographs for all projects onshore and offshore.
  • Coordinate with Govt. authorities regarding Environmental Protection & Safety.
  • Coordinate with Govt. authorities regarding Environmental Protection & Safety.
  • Conduct periodic review of NDT Consumables for cost reduction.
  • Supervise the Certification Clerks to assure accuracy and progress of the Project Certification throughout the project.
  • Pursue the acceptance of the Project Certification with the customer and Certifying Authority.
  • Pursue the acceptance of the Project Certification with the customer and Certifying Authority.
  • Ensure proper maintenance and development of the Project Certification System software and hardware.
  • Cross check Operators / Technicians.


Welding

  • Qualifying of welders as per project requirements for Onshore/Off-shore facilities
  • Verification of inward raw materials, prefabricated materials, Painting/coating materials and welding/Painting/coating/Field joint coating/wrapping materials
  • Implementation of welding parameters check as per approved procedure specifications on production welds
  • Supervising the welding activities and co-ordinates with TPI & NDT contractors
  • Interpretation of Radiography films as per project specifications
  • Preparation welding/painting/coating inspection reports
  • Preparation of hydro test final packages
  • Checking/witnessing of hydrostatic/pneumatic testing
  • Review WPS, PQR, Inspection Test Plan to ensure meet the Project requirements
  • Involvement in pre-commissioning activities like final reinstates/ Mechanical clearances of the Risers, Piping, Surge vessels
  • Storage Tanks and offshore pipe lines
  • Review of final dossiers for submitting to client/end users.


Painting

  • Supervise the Contractor and Subcontractor Activities to Implementation of various Customer Specification during production process
  • Monitoring and Controlling all Contractor and Subcontractor Inspection Activities (Surface preparation Blasting and Painting activities
  • Review & verify with Client all works completed successfully and ensure that
  • Report/Record as per Per Client Specification and Fabrication Procedure
  • Controlling and evaluating all the Quality Control activities during all the painting activities
  • Control Calibration Interval, Calibration Status and In House Calibration of Equipment


Welding/NDT Level-III Engineer

AZFEN/BP EXPLORATION (SHAH DENIZ) LTD
07.2015 - 12.2016

Project : SHAH DENIZ 2 ONSHORE TERMINAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION.

  • Monitor welding processes, equipment, and materials.
  • Verify welder qualifications and certifications.
  • Develop and implement quality control procedures.
  • Identify and address welding defects or non-conformities.
  • Maintain quality records and documentation.
  • Collaborate with production team to resolve welding issues.
  • Train and guide welders on quality standards.
  • Review and Preparation of NDE Procedures.
  • Review And Witness for UT, MPI,PT,PMI & HARDNESS TESTING.
  • Radiation safety survey and Formulation of audit plans,
  • Interpretation of radiographs.
  • MUT Cross checking for piping, pipeline & structural welds.
  • NDT planning and trouble shooting.
  • Overall project Responsibility for NDT.
  • Carrying of NDT audit checks.
  • Training for NDT Level-I and Level-II.
  • Preparation and follow-up of Non Conformance Reports (NCR’s).
  • PAUT interpretation.
  • Design of preparation PAUT mockups for API 620 and API 650 Tanks.

NDT Supervisor

Tengiz Chevroil (TCO), Republic of Kazakhstan
05.2014 - 06.2015
  • Schedule and direct activities of facility multi discipline NDT personnel in the implementatio facility’s inspection plan
  • Providing technical advice on inspection and corrosion matters
  • Establishing NDT- Method Procedures in accordance with different International Standards
  • Approval of ITP, Quality Plan, and all NDT procedures (RT, MT, PT & UT)
  • Scheduling of job assignments to Inspectors
  • Carrying of welder’s audit checks
  • Review, Interpretation & Evaluation of profile Radiographic joints
  • Verifying & approval of Weld & NDT history sheets
  • Witnessing and review the reports of RT,UT,MT,PT&ET inspection methods
  • Provide technical advice on radiation safety, welding & NDT matters
  • Formulation of radiation safety audit plans
  • Preparation and follow-up of Non Conformance Reports (NCR’s)
  • Advising the management on recruitment and appraisal of Engineers, Inspectors and Technician
  • Participation in CHESM field audits and HSE documentation
  • Interpretation of PAUT Reports
  • Pre-turnaround planning


NDT Level-III / QA/QC Inspector

SGS ANGOLA
10.2012 - 04.2014

Client : Exxon mobil,BP,TOTAL,SUBSEA7, Onesubsea & Sonangol.

  • Review and Preparation of PQR,WQT and NDT Procedures
  • Review And Witness for UT, MPI,PT,PWHT,PMI &HARDNESS TESTING
  • Carried out Welding, painting and NDT Inspection
  • Carried out and witness the PMI on SS/DSS material
  • Interpretation of radiographs
  • Witness mechanical tests
  • Internal auditing
  • Final documentation review.


NDT Level-III Engineer

STORK COOPERHEAT/Petrofac /ADCO
03.2012 - 09.2012

Project:ASAB FFD Project (ADCO), Abudhabi, UAE

  • Review and Preparation of Procedures
  • Review And Witness for UT, MPI,PT,PWHT,PMI &HARDNESS TESTING
  • Review of PWHT Charts &Reports
  • Interpretation of radiographs
  • Internal auditing
  • Interpretation of PAUT piping weld Reports.


Sr. QA/QC Inspector / NDE LEVEL 3

SGS ANGOLA
03.2009 - 02.2012

Client : Exxon mobil , Sonangol and BP.
Project : ABB Gas gathering station/Block-15 and Kizomba satellites.

  • Conducting And Witness of WQT & PQR As per ASME Sec IX & AWS D1.1
  • Review of Daily Welding Reports,
  • Verify the Inspection of Material and Test certificates prior to Fabrication,
  • Witness for Visual & Fit up Inspection,
  • Daily monitoring Electrode storage & holding Temperature,
  • Review And Witness for UT, MPI,PT,PWHT,PMI &HARDNESS TESTING,
  • Review of PWHT Charts &Reports,
  • Interpretation of radiographs(Welding, Casting and Forging).
  • Performing ultrasonic testing for offshore structural and piping
  • Random Checking Welding parameters as per WPS Requirement,
  • Monitoring Daily Welding Activities as per Approved WPS.
  • Expediting the implementation of corrective and preventative actions
  • Verify the Calibration Certificates of Welding Equipment and Pressure Gauges,
  • Preparation of final test package.
  • Carried out Welding and NDT Inspections in GIRASOL FPSO.(TOTAL)
  • Carried out and witness the PMI on SS/DSS material.
  • obtain, read and understand the specification.
  • witness and inspection of surface profile and surface cleanliness.
  • monitoring and inspection of painting storage material.
  • to verify the batch number of painting materials.
  • witness and inspection of painting applications/dry film thickness/holiday checking.

Lead QA/QC Inspector

GATE / AGIP KCO
11.2007 - 12.2008

Project : Kashgan main works.


  • Conducting And Witness of WQT & PQR As per ASME Sec IX.
  • Review of Daily Welding Reports
  • Verify the Inspection of Material and Test certificates prior to Fabrication
  • Witness for Visual& Fit up Inspection
  • Daily monitoring Electrode storage & holding Temperature
  • Review And Witness for UT, MPI,PT,PMI &HARDNESS TESTING
  • Review of PWHT Charts &Reports
  • Interpretation of radiographs.
  • Verifying summary and documentation control and ensure all the Inspection to be according to ITP
  • To assist NDT personals and NDT requirements
  • Random Checking Welding parameters as per WPS Requirement
  • Monitoring Daily Welding Activities as per Approved WPS.
  • Expediting the implementation of corrective and preventative actions
  • Verify the Calibration Certificates of Welding Equipment and Pressure Gauges
  • Day to day CO-Ordination & Regular Inspection activities along with Projects
  • Consultants and Inspection authorities as per QCP & ITP, Deployed in Welding and NDT Inspection during Construction and maintenance of Oil & Gas Pipelines and Flow lines, Spool base piping fabrication, Reviewing of Radiographs, witnessing other NDT methods etc.

Inspector

PIH Services ME Ltd.
12.2004 - 08.2007

Project Handled:-

  • Working with Dodsal Pte Ltd., for their Buhasa Facilities Development Project (ADCO)
  • Abu Dhabi, as a QC Inspector (Welding & NDT)

(6 Months)

  • Worked for Technip (Angoflex) / USP for their Dalia Project (TOTAL) and Block-18 (BP) at Dande spool base-Angola

As a QC (NDT) inspector

(16 Months)

  • Dodsal Pte Ltd, for their Khartoum to Port Sudan Terminal 12”x741 Km
  • Pipeline (SPPC) Sudan, Responsible for all NDT activities.(8 Months)

Worked with Dodsal Pte Ltd

  • For 32” X 471 Km Pipe line Project in Sudan

as a QC Inspector (Welding & NDT).

Inspector

SIEVERT TECHNICAL INSPECTION SERVICES
05.2002 - 12.2004
  • Deployed to various Projects of Petroleum Development Oman(PDO)
  • Carried out Welding and NDT Inspection day to day at site
  • Reviewing of Radiography films, witnessing and perform the other NDT methods etc., well experienced in Inspection during Construction and maintenance of cross-country Pipelines and Flow lines, Petrochemical Industries, Oil and Gas refineries
  • Attended major shut down and hot tapping work at oil & Gas plants and sub stations.
  • Exposure to Duplex Stainless Steel Welding in fabrication shop (Piping) and in Flow lines.
  • Worked in North Oman , Oil & Gas Pipeline Maintenance Contract for STS LLC
  • Worked in water Facilities at Nimr station for BEC LLC
  • Worked in DSS Skids for Yibal Expansion Project for ATE LLC
  • Worked with Galfar for their Bahja and Marmul engineering services contracts (c2k Worked as a third Party Inspector in various major cross-country Pipeline Projects to carry out
  • Welding Inspection and other related Quality control work


Inspector

SIEVERT INDIA PVT LTD
06.1999 - 05.2002


  • Attended major shutdown work at various oil & Gas refineries at Gujarat, West Bengal and Uttar pradesh for IOCL, IPCL etc
  • Carried out NDT Inspection during Construction and maintenance of cross-country
  • Pipelines and Flow lines, Petrochemical Industries, Oil and Gas refineries under the
  • Inspection of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL)
  • Reviewing of Radiography Films, witnessing for other NDT testing methods, Coordinating with clients and NDT technicians and responsible for the smooth running of site


Education

Master of Technology - Mechanical Engineering

North East Frontier Technical University
India
04.2001 -

Skills

Quality management systems

Certification

ISO 9001, 2015 Lead Auditor Certification

Timeline

B Gas Grade 2 from TWI-UK

11-2024

PCN RTFI 2 From BINDT-UK

12-2019

PCN PAUT 2 From BINDT-UK

08-2018

EN ISO9712 NDT LEVEL 3 IN UT,MT,PT

08-2018

QA-QC SUPERVISOR /NDE Level 3

SGS Servicos Angola
01.2017 - Current

Welding/NDT Level-III Engineer

AZFEN/BP EXPLORATION (SHAH DENIZ) LTD
07.2015 - 12.2016

PCN UT 2 From BINDT-UK

09-2014

NDT Supervisor

Tengiz Chevroil (TCO), Republic of Kazakhstan
05.2014 - 06.2015

ISO 9001, 2015 Lead Auditor Certification

09-2013

NDT Level-III / QA/QC Inspector

SGS ANGOLA
10.2012 - 04.2014

NDT Level-III Engineer

STORK COOPERHEAT/Petrofac /ADCO
03.2012 - 09.2012

ASNT NDT LEVEL 3 in RT,UT,PT and PT

11-2009

Sr. QA/QC Inspector / NDE LEVEL 3

SGS ANGOLA
03.2009 - 02.2012

CSWIP 3.2 from TWI-UK

09-2008

Lead QA/QC Inspector

GATE / AGIP KCO
11.2007 - 12.2008

Inspector

PIH Services ME Ltd.
12.2004 - 08.2007

Inspector

SIEVERT TECHNICAL INSPECTION SERVICES
05.2002 - 12.2004

Master of Technology - Mechanical Engineering

North East Frontier Technical University
04.2001 -

Inspector

SIEVERT INDIA PVT LTD
06.1999 - 05.2002
VIZIA BHASKARA RAO GANTANDT level-3 / QA / QC Engineer