PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name ANOOP CHANDRAN

Profession QA/QC Engineer/Welding/Coating/Plant Inspector
Date of Birth 09 January1981
Nationality Indian
Driving License Valid Oman Driving License
E-Mail: aanoop1@rediffmail.com
Phone No : +91 9562217752 / +968 91044831

KEY QUALIFICATIONS A Mechanical engineering Professional with team building and leadership qualities having 15
years of extensive experience in both In-service & New construction Inspections of Oil & Gas
facilities: Pressure vessels(Boilers,Heaters,Reactors,Columns,Heat Exchangers),pipelines,
Piping & Storage tanks, Relief valves, Vendor inspections, Site Welding, Coating & Fabrication,
Material inspections, Turn around / Shutdown inspections.
Having Sound knowledge and Educational background in API, ASME, ASNT, ASTM &TEMA and
Well acquainted in Welding, NDT & Coating inspections.

Approvals
ORYXGTL approved Inspection Engineer.
Oman Oil Approved Multi Disciplined Inspector
ORPIC Approved Multi Disciplined Inspector

Certifications
AWS Certified Senior Welding Inspector
Awarded June 2016 Certificate Number: 16060068.
API Certified pressure vessel Inspector (API 510)
Awarded December 2011 Certificate Number: 42857
AWS Certified Welding Inspector
Awarded July 2007 Certificate Number: 07071831.
NACE Certified Coating Inspector (Level II) Awarded August 2006.
Certificate Number: 13442
ASNT Level II in VT, MPT, LPT, UT &RT.

Proficiency Overview& Areas of Expertise

Testing/Inspection
Performing statutory inspections of all static Equipment’s.
Planning and Coordinating QA/QC/NDT activities, ensuring quality control according to
contractual requirement.
Handling of inspection of high risk complicated equipment like Reactors, ATRs, Fired Heaters
and Boilers; weld joint inspections including fit ups & visual inspection of pipelines

Shutdowns
Major Shutdown inspections of plant facilities in ORYXGTL comprising of more than 200
Equipment’s & Pipelines and preparation of statutory Inspection reports in 2009, 2010 &
2012.
Shutdown experiences in Qatar Chemicals, ADNOC& Kochi Refineries Limited.
Issue of Recommended Repairs & NCR’s wherever deviations observed.
Knowledge of Non-conventional NDT Techniques such as LRUT,IRIS, ECT, LOTIS, MFL,
Thermography, Boroscopic inspection & Vacuum box testing

Welding & Coating

Monitoring stage wise Inspection of welding jobs i.e. Visual, NDT, and PWHT.
Conducting Peel off & adhesion tests, holiday inspections (low voltage & high voltage) to
assure the integrity of the coating system both external & internal linings, Heat shrink sleeve
application, surface preparation check & Final D.F.T Inspections.
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AUGUST 2012 – TILL DATE
APPLUS VELOSI
Quality Assurance & Inspection Engineer, Multi Discipline Inspector
Oman Oil Company Exploration & Production, ORPIC ( October 2012 Till Date )
PDO – SNDC Project ( August – September 2012 )
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Stage wise Inspections of welding & coating for Muscat Sohar products pipeline for M/S
ORPIC.
Stage wise Inspections of welding & coating for pressure vessel fabrication, for Sohar
Refinery Improvement project for M/S Petrofac.
Coordinating with TPI’s Velosi & GL for all third party Inspections related to procurement.
Coordinating all vendor Inspections around different parts of the world for all the Stage wise
Inspections of all the Rotating & static Packages in the project.
Reviewing all Third party Inspection Reports for conformance to project specifications.
Conducted stage wise inspections as per ITP for Welding & Coating.
Witnessing of all Nondestructive testing RT, UT, MT and PT.
Interpretation of radiography films as per relevant codes & standards
JULY 2007 - JULY 2012
ERAM Engineering Co. W.L.L, QATAR
Plant Inspector / QC Inspector
ORYXGTL- INSERVICE INSPECTION (July 2009 – July 2012)
Chiyoda Technip Joint Venture : QGX II Project, Qatar Gas (June 08 – April 09)
Dodsal PTE Limited : CCWP Project, Qatar Petroleum (July 07 – May 08)
Welding
In-service inspection of pressure vessels, piping & Tanks.
Major Shutdown inspections of plant facilities comprising of more than 200
Equipment’s&Pipelines and preparation of statutory Inspection reports.
Incoming material inspections, review of MTC.
Weld Joint Inspections Including Fit ups, Visual Inspection of Pipelines.
Witnessing of all Non destructive testing RT, UT, MT and PT.
Interpretation of radiography films as per relevant codes & standards.
Knowledge of Non conventional NDT Techniques such as LRUT,IRIS, ECT, LOTIS, MFL,
Thermography, Boroscopic inspection & Vacuum box testing.
Inspection & Repair of storage tanks as per API 650 & API 653.
Statutory Inspections of piping, heat exchangers, Fired Heaters, Boilers & Tanks.
Conducting Ultrasonic thickness measurement tests (UTG).
Preheat check, Review of PWHT charts wherever applicable.
Hydro testing & Pneumatic testing of all static equipments & pipelines as per relevant codes
& standards.
Witness PMI & hardness testing of welds.
Review of WPS, PQR & Witnessing Welder qualification tests as per relevant Codes and
standards.
Issue of Recommended Repairs & NCR’s wherever deviations observed.
Review of calibration certificates for all welding equipments& inspection tools.
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Knowledge & usage of all relevant codes & standards like ASME B31.3, ASME SEC VIII,
ASME SEC V, ASME SEC II , ASME SEC IX etc
Preparing Inspection reports and coordinating with client forStage wise inspection as per ITP.
Coating
Stage wise inspections as per ITP.
Monitoring & recording the weather conditions.
Conducting inspections for the incoming materials & ensuring their proper storage.
Surface preparation inspections, conducting salt tests (SCM), surface profile check.
DFT measurements of coated pipelines & equipments.
Conducting Adhesion tests, Holiday inspections (low voltage & high voltage) to assure the
integrity of the coating system both external & internal linings.
Ensuring proper wrapping & 100% holiday inspection for the underground piping systems.
Maintaining records of coating Inspection.
Checking calibrations of all inspection tools.
Reviewing all Inspection Test Reports.
Coordinating with client for stage wise Inspections.
MAY 2006 - MAY 2007
GAMA AL-MOUSHEGAH ARABIA LIMITED, K.S.A
Piping & coating Inspector.
Performing all the Piping & coating inspections for the Hawiyah Gas plant construction
project.
Performing all relevant inspections as per the ITP.
Piping inspections include dimensional check, incoming material inspections, coordination
for NDT jobs, preparation of test packs for hydro testing etc.
Coating inspections include weather monitoring, surface preparation check, DFT
measurements, holiday testing etc.
Preparing & maintaining all inspection reports for piping & coating.
Coordinating with clients Snamprogetti & Saudi Aramco for all inspections.
NOVEMBER 2005 - APRIL 2006
LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED, Mumbai
Quality Assurance & Inspection Engineer
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Conducting the stage wise inspections as per ITP.
Witnessing all relevant NDT performed by contactors.
Coordinating with vendors & doing stage wise inspections for the ONGC Offshore platform
projects BCPB2 (Booster Compressor project) & VEDP (Vasai East Development Project).
OCTOBER 2004 – OCTOBER 2005
TECHNIP KT India Limited, Mumbai
Assistant QA/QC Engineer
Involved in the revamp of the Crude Refining Unit Heater at BPCL Refinery, Mumbai.
Conducted Welder Qualification Tests as per WPS and PQR.
Preparation of project specific QA/QC procedures, Fit-up Reports, Weld Visual Reports,
review of PWHT chart, witnessing PMI, coordination of NDT activities.
MAY 2004 - OCTOBER 2004
RELIANCE NOCIL, Mumbai
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REFERENCES
Mr Unnikrishnanpurayil
QA/QC Manager
Oman oil Exploration & Production
Phone: +968 93884508
Unnikrishnan.purayil@oocep.com
Inspection Engineer
Inspection of all static equipments as per source documents & Recommending for Repair as
per the visual inspection & NDT Reports.
Inspection of pipelines as per API 570.
Inspection of Pressure vessels as per API 510.
Inspection of Heat exchangers as per TEMA Standards.
Inspection & Repair of storage tanks as per API 650& API 653.
Coordination of all NDT activities & review of radiographs.
Conducting thickness measurement tests (UTG).
Hydro testing & pneumatic testing of all static equipments as per relevant codes & standards.
MAY 2002 - APRIL 2004
KOCHI Refineries Limited, Cochin
Graduate Trainee (1 year) & Site supervisor (1 year)
Supervision of pipe fabrication for the capacity expansion project of FCCU.
As a Graduate trainee in the Inspection department of Kochi Refineries Limited for a year.
Involved in the Inspection & Testing of all static Equipments in the Refinery as per relevant
codes & standards.
Worked in the major CDU & FCCU shutdowns (2 months) which comprised of Fired Heaters,
Heat exchangers, Crude distillation columns, Boilers & Replacement of critical piping.
Weld Joint Inspections Including Fit ups, Visual Inspection of Pipelines.
Witnessing of all NDT Activities.
Corrosion Monitoring Of Systems Using Corrosion Probes.
Testing Of Safety Valves & Relief Valves.
Inspection of Tank Fabrication as Per API 650.
Diesel Chalk Testing, Vacuum Box Testing, pressure testing of Storage Tank Components.
Maintenance Activities (Overhauling) of Pumps, Compressors, Steam Turbines, Gas
Turbines etc.
Vibration Monitoring Of Pumps Using IRD Data Collector.
Education:
 B.E. MECHANICAL(1998 – 2002) – 72%BHARATHIARUniversity, Tamilnadu, INDIA
 STD XII (Central Board of Secondary Education) – 83%(1998).
 STD X (Central Board of Secondary Education) – 86%(1996).
Computer
Operating Systems : Windows 8.1, 10
Languages : C,C++
Mr Andy Mendoza Dipasupil
Head of Inspection
Oryx GTL Ltd, Qatar
Phone: +974 33067696
a.dipasupil@oryxgtl.com.qa
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