CURRICULAM VITAE

P.SANKAR
5/1,7th Street, Gopalapuram
Vellore, Tamil nadu -632 006
Mob: +91 9442412631
Mob: +91 9484709251
Email: psankar69@yahoo.com / sankarvms@gmail.com

QA/ QC Senior Welding Inspector / Painting Inspector (CSWIP 3.2 / BGas Gr II and
NDT Level II)

Education
 Bachelor Degree from Madras University.

Other Qualification(s)/ Certification(s)/ Programme(s) Attended

 CSWIP 3.2 Senior Welding Inspector (Cert No: 13167/2)

 British Gas Painting Inspector Gr-2 (Cert No: 1452)
 ASNT Level II in RT, UT, MT & PT.
 API 510 in-service vessel inspection –Course completed
 ISO 9001-2000 Awarded from NRBPT/QCI
 Offshore sea survival (BOSIET) approved by OPITO (OPITO Reg No: 28180)

Familiar with codes

ASME, ANSI/ASME, API, EN, BS, AWS, DIN ,DNV,ISO & International standards & codes for constructions and
Inspections.

Summary of Skills and Experience

Professional Experience:

I have around 18 years of experience in the field of Quality control and Inspection of construction and installation of
process piping, pipelines, structures, painting coating in Oil & Gas industries, Petrochemicals, Petroleum Refineries
Power Plant LNG Projects, pipeline projects in offshore and onshore .
Well versed with the international codes such as ASME, ASTM, API, AWS and NACE. Experience in
preparation/conducting WPS, PQR and welder qualification. Having good knowledge in automatic and semi automatic
welding, coating and painting process.

Exposure in QA / QC
• On stream and Shut down Inspection of various Static Equipments like Columns, Vessels, Heat
exchangers, Boilers, Furnace, Storage tanks etc.
• Preparing ITPs ,method statements and welding procedures
• Prepare/Conduct/Witness the WPS/PQR/WQT, Witness destructive testing at labs/NDT test
• Corrosion monitoring of Process lines/Vessels/Columns/Storage tanks/Spheres..
• Inspection of plant Steel Structure ,Jacket Installation.
• Preparation of Inspection Reports and Updating History.
• Complete Inspection during pipe laying / Riser installation at Offshore.
• Offshore Structure Installation.

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 • Inspection Offshore Process line for Plant Reliability.
• Inspection during construction of Pressure Vessels, Boiler, Heat exchanger, Storage tank, Offshore
Platform, Jacket, Buoys, etc.
• Monitoring Fabrication for Welding activities and Painting activities.
• Witnessing PWHT, NDT activities.
• Interpretation of RT films.
• Various Painting application inspection carried out in onshore and offshore.
• Witnessing Pigging/Hydro and Pneumatic testing.
• Preparation/Review of all kind of reports.
• Auditing of sub contractor work.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

March 2009 to till present

Company : Swiber offshore Construction Pte Ltd, Brunei

Position : QA/QC Senior Inspector
Client : Brunei Shell Petroleum
Project : Champian field / MOL- Bugan Pipe line riser installation Dia 16”, 12” and 6”
Barge/Vessel : Lay Barge Swiber Conquest

Job involved : Coordination with all key personnel, Monitoring of welding / Field joint coatings and NDT activities,
Quality procedures , quality plan and ITP reviewed, NDT activities UT,RT,MT and TOFD witness and review the reports.
Documents preparation and submit to final approval to Client.

Feb 2009 to Feb 2009

Company : Swiber offshore Construction Pte Ltd, Brunei

Position : QA/QC Senior Inspector
Client : Brunei Shell Petroleum
Project : MOL- Bugan Pipe line Dia 16” and 12”- Transportation and installation of Offshore facilities
Barge/Vessel : Lay Barge Swiber Conquest

Job involved : Coordination with all key personnel, Monitoring of welding / Field joint coatings and NDT activities,
Quality procedures , quality plan and ITP reviewed, Documents preparation and submit to final approval to Client.

Jan 2009 to Feb 2009

Company : Swiber offshore Construction Pte Ltd, Malasiya

Position : QA/QC Senior Inspector
Client : Murphy Oil Company Ltd (Offshore)
Project : Hybrid Rentis Pipeline Installation Services
Barge/Vessel : Lay Barge Swiber Conquest

Service has been provided through MTech SDN Malasiya.

Job involved: Pipe lay Dia 24” from GORA to MGP for Murphy Sarawak oil company at Malaysia , work
activities carried out according to approved ITP s and procedures ,specification for Welding /Coating/Heat shrink
sleeve coating and NDT activities witness/monitor/review the documents ,Coordination with Barge Supt, Barge Forman
,NDT teams and Client Reps.

July 2007 to Dec 2008

Company : Swiber offshore Construction Pte Ltd, Singapore/Brunei

Position : QA/QC Senior Inspector
Client : Brunei Shell Petroleum (Offshore)
Project : Transportation and Installation of Offshore Facilities
Barge/Vessel : Swiber Glorious / Lay barge Swiber Conquest /Sarku 2000/Osam Dragon

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Job involved: 18 lines Pipe lay/riser installation / jacket installation in Champion fields ,Mampak and Magpie fields in
Brunei , work activities carried out according to approved ITP s and procedures ,specification for Welding
/Coating/Heat shrink sleeve coating /hydro test/Pigging and NDT activities UT,MT,RT and TOFD witness/monitor/review
the documents ,Coordination with Barge Supt, Barge Forman ,NDT teams and Client Reps.

April 2006 to June 2007

Company : Métis Constructions, Ankara-Turkey

Position : Resident Inspector, SOCOMENIN Tunisia / Libya
Client : TAZ -ANC/GMRA,AG &GAG - ABB/Hal crow -Libya
Project : TAZ pump stations SP1 & SP2 Project / AG and GAG Pump stations
Great Man Made River Project /Libya

As performed Resident inspector at SOCOMENIN Fabrication Shop in SFAX,TUNISIA and Libya ( North Africa)
Job involved: The Great man made river projects in Libya. Quality procedure reviewed,(ITPS, Method statements and
fabrication procedures),Witness/Monitored the Shop Fabrication and Site Installation activities,

July 2005 to Feb 2006

Company : Black Cat Construction-Qatar

Position : Senior Welding/Painting Inspector
Client : Qatar Petroleum
Project : Fire water pipeline and storage tanks, Dia 16” Pipeline Diyab to Jeleha

As performed Senior QA/QC inspector for welding and painting

Welder Qualification, ITP and Method statement preparation. Welding and Painting and NDT activities monitored by
approved procedures. Co ordination with client inspector. Maintained all QC records according to project requirements

May 2004 to July 2005

Company : TEPE Insaat, Ankara-Turkey

Position : Senior Welding/Painting Inspector
Client : BTC/BP/BOTAS Petroleum
Project : BTC Crude oil pipeline

Welding, NDT, Painting inspection for BTC project – Stations Construction works.
Job involved : Fabrication inspection including welding, NDT, PWHT/Hydro test of piping (Dia 2” to 42”), pipe supports,
roof structures for buildings, platforms, tank components etc., polyurethane coating(PUR)and epoxy painting of under
ground and above ground piping and structural steel, tank plates and components. Reference standards are ASME Sec
IX, B31.3, B31.4, API 650, DIN 6616 and 6608 .Paintings inspection carried out above ground and underground
according to ILF specification and ISO ,BS Standards and DIN 30670 for buried coatings.

June 2003 to April 2004

Company : SGS Gulf Limited ,Dubai

Position : Surveyor
Client : ADWEA-MTC/Chiyoda/JGC-Adco
Project : Various

♦ MTC-Shuweihat water Transmission Scheme at Mirfa water pumping station on water storage tanks as per API
650. The fabrication included welding / Hydro test / Pneumatic test and painting inspection of storage tanks.

♦ Maritime industrial services at Sharjah (UAE ). Client :Chiyoda –Foster Wheeler for Qal-hat LNG Project
-Oman Deputed as a Client inspector. The fabrication includes welding of pipes of diameter 30”, 72” and 84” and
internal and external painting inspection. External coating inspection was carried our at Bredero Price Ras –Al-
Kaimah.

♦ Headline Engineering Factory (UAE ). Client :JGC, Bab field expansion project for ADCO.
Deputed as a Client inspector for inspection of fabrication of steel structures including welding/painting /NDT
inspection.

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March 2000 to March 2003

Company : Qatar Inspection Services ( Subsidiary of Madina Groups WLL-Qatar)

Client : Chiyoda-Technip/Qatar Gas/QVC/Qafco/Maersk oil/Bureau Veritas /Madina/Krupp-Udhe
Designation : Multi discipline Inspector
Project : Various Project

• Review of all Procedures, Method statement, QP etc.

• Witnessing Procedure Qualification, Welder Qualification, Mechanical testing etc.
• Monitoring Fabrication and welding activities.
• Witnessing PWHT/ NDT activities.
• Interpretation of RT films.
• Review of various reports.
• Review of Test pack and Punch list.
• Witness Hydro/Pneumatic tests.
• Monitored and witnessed painting activities.
• Inspection of Vendor Packages.
• Review of System Dossier.
• Witnessing Pre commissioning /commissioning Activities.

Oct 1998 to July 1999

Company : Vincotte International - Abudhabi
Position : QA/QC /NDT Inspector
Client : ZADCO/NDC-Abudhabi (On shore/Offshore)
Project : Transportation and Installation of Offshore Facilities

• Involved in corrosion survey in Piping/vessel/columns/sphere/Storage tanks.

Nov 1997 to July 1998

Company : Al Misnad inspection-Qatar
Position : QA/QC Inspector
Client : Hyundai/Qatar Petroleum-
Project : Arab D Gas Dukkan Alliance

• Preparation of WPS (Welding Procedure Specification)

• Witnessing of Procedure Qualification Test and Welder Qualification Test.

• Material Traceability and correlation of mill certificates with the relevant spec. Dimensional checks, condition of
materials, documenting and reporting of non Conformance and disposal (if any) to specifications.
• Inspection of welding consumables and equipments, checking of storage and backing of electrodes,
verifying all welding parameters according to approved WPS.
• Inspection of welding (check joint fit-ups, seam orientation, pipe no., heat no., alignment, visual inspection and
numbering).
• Compiling & verifying daily welding production reports and ensure compliance to NDT requirements.
• Interpretation of RT films & Review of PWHT/NDT reports and acceptance as per standards.
• Dimensional check of fabricated pipe spool & structures as per standards.
• Witnessing of Hydro test & Pneumatic test of piping.
• Monitored and witnessed painting activities and Insulations.
• Preparing the test pack (Final Document) and Punch list.
• Perform Internal Quality Auditing.

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Nov 1994 to May 1997
Company : Pemco Inspection
Position : NDT coordinator
Client : ABB/DOPET/OXY/QP/Maersk oil
Project : Various

• Coordination with NDT Teams and Client Reps, job allocation to all sites .RT interpretation
• Worked in shutdown jobs in offshore and onshore,

Nov 1987 to May 1994

Company : JK inspection/IRICO
Position : NDT Technician
Client : BHEL/NLC/MRPL/TPL/Secals / Apollo tubes
Project : Various
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• RT/MT,PT and UT carried out on piping / High pressure castings/Storage tanks, RT interpretation

PASSPORT DETAILS
 Nationality : Indian
 Passport No. : Z 1740947
 Place of issue : Chennai, India
 Date : 18.01.2008
 Expiry Date : 17.01.2018
 Date Of Birth : 25 Dec 1969

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