ANILKUMAR GOPINATHAN NAIR

E-mail: akg.nitt@gmail.com Phone: +91- 6380325363

Scaling new heights of success and leaving a mark of excellence in assignments which involved technical and analytical
capabilities as well as professional growth in Welding Engineering, Quality Assurance & Control and Manufacturing
associated with Oil&Gas, Power and Renewable energy segments seeking new challenging assignments.

CORE COMPETENCIES PROFILE SUMMARY

Welding Engineering
Quality Assurance & Control
Welding Inspection
Metallurgy
Quality & Welding Planning
Fault Analysis & Trouble shooting
Non-destructive Examination
Training & Development
Process Improvement & Automation
Reporting & Documentation
Liaison & Coordination
CERTIFICATIONS
International Welding Engineer (IWE)
CSWIP 3.1 Welding Inspector
ISO 9001: 2015 Lead Auditor
ASNT level II: RT, UT, PT, MT
 Welding QAC Engineer with Master degree in Welding Engineering,
having over 8 years of experience in Welding Engineering, QA/QC
and Manufacturing.
 Possess in-depth understanding of welding processes such as SMAW,
SAW, GTAW, FCAW, GMAW; excellent at Procedure qualification,
Performance qualification, Metallographic techniques and Weld
quality inspection.
 Expertise in using international codes and standards like ASME Sec IX,
Sec VIII, Sec I, ASME B 31.3, NACE, API, EN ISO standards, Shell DEP,
Armaco and other customer specifications.
 Experience in working with various material grades in C-Mn, LAS, ASS,
DSS, SDSS and Ni alloys.
 Experience as Responsible Welding Coordinator for ISO 3834-2 and
Internal Auditor for IMS
 Experience in reviewing project technical requirements, client
specification, customer communication and test sampling according to
ITP/QAP
 Developed competency in establishing performance-driven culture that
ensures personal ownership, lead, guide, coach, and motivating teams to
achieve goals profitably

ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Jan 2019 to present with Saipem India Projects Private Limited, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Senior Engineer – Welding

June 2016 to Jan 2019 with Anand Engineering Products Private Limited, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India
Assistant Manager – Welding

Significant Accomplishments:
 Led the welding engineering activities reporting to Manager – QA
 Handled projects in renewable energy and oil & gas sectors
 Worked inline with Anand Engineering Production System (APS), in line with Lean Six Sigma methodology
 Established and maintaining welding quality management system according to ISO 3834-2
 Has been working as a team member and internal auditor that established and maintaining IMS
 Faced certification audits towards awarding ISO 3834-2 and ISO 9001:2015
 Established procedures for welding quality documentation from scratch, like welding procedure qualification, welder
qualification, welder continuity, technical and requirement review, material sampling and test plan, heat treatment, post
weld treatment to enhance fatigue performance and welding consumable specification
 Streamlined welding training centre facility in compliance with standard requirements
 Qualified welding procedures and welders according to ISO and ASME standards as part of different projects
 Spearheaded developing history card covering every stage welding inspection
 Mechanized the manual GMAW door frame welding by using SAW through modifying tractor SAW machine
 Worked for clients like Siemens-Gamesa, Vestas, Technip-FMC, BHEL, L&T

November 2015 – May 2016 with Walchandnagar Industries Limited, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Deputy Manager - Welding

Significant Accomplishments:
 Worked on projects from nuclear and oil & gas sector
 Welding procedure established using alternate consumables than specified by Russian standard upon Incoloy 800
equivalent tube to tube welding
 Witnessed production test coupon & quality blocks testing in coordination with QC at external labs
 Conducting various metallographic testing at internal lab
 Studied various client specifications to determine the weld requirements and consumable estimation during enquiry
stage
 Qualified welders for tube to tube sheet welding
 Sequenced the circumferential seam welding to minimize the distortion of vessel closing joints

August 2013 – November 2015 with Thermax Babcock & Wilcox Energy Solutions Private Limited, Pune
Senior Executive - Manufacturing (Welding)

Significant Accomplishments:
 Handled projects from power sector
 Took part in ASME S stamp recertification audit
 Qualified many welding procedures, starting with the very first WPS of the organization
 Qualified welders and welding operators for various specifications and standards like ASME Sec IX, ISO and IBR
 Established straight tube butt welding (STBW) and orbital welding line successfully
 Studied customer specifications, drawings to plan the welding consumable requirement
 Prepared welding technology sheets and weld maps
 Incoming inspection of welding consumables
 Faced ASME and ISO 9001 surveillance audits
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June 2009 - July 2011 with Virtue Engineering Private Limited, Pune, India
Welding Engineer

Significant Accomplishments:
 Handled projects from power and oil & gas sector
 Qualified more than 200 welders according to IBR and ASME Sec IX
 Supervised job, allotting welders
 Experienced in welding fit up inspection and inspection during welding
 Experienced in hydrostatic testing witnessing and heat treatment
 Guided welders in weld repairs

May 2008 - May 2009 with GMM Pfaudler Limited, Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat, India
Apprentice Engineer

Significant Accomplishments:
 Worked on projects from oil & gas and petrochemical industries
 Preparation of fasteners list as part of BOM(MTO) of agitator and Thermal control unit (TCU) skid assemblies
 Checking the layouts of piping isometrics of TCU
 Supervising the fabrication of products like pressure vessels and TCU
 Witnessing the hydrostatic testing
 Witnessing the welder qualification
 Preparation of RT logs

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
 Worked with Datri Stem cell registry Pune, to conduct stem cell donation camps across Pune
 Won various prized in Painting and Pencil drawing

SHORT TERM COURSE

 PG Diploma in Piping Engineering from Suvidya Institute of Technology, Mumbai in April 2008

ACADEMIC DETAILS
 M.Tech. in Welding Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (Deemed University) in 2013
 B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad, University of Calicut in 2007

PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 27th August, 1984
Languages Known: English, Malayalam, Hindi & Tamil
Passport No.: P5403750, Valid upto December 2026
Marital Status: Married