Joel

Joel Raj Sundera Kumar CSWIP 3.1 Welding Inspector
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India Certificate No.: 435386
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
 A high-quality & precise professional with over 7 years of experience in Inspection & in Quality Control
& Assurance of Oil & Gas & Petro-Chemical Plant majorly in Static Equipment & Pipelines.
 Well skilled in inspection of Oil and Gas Projects and Refinery turnarounds as per quality requirements.
 Highly skilled in providing technical and inspection data after completing the visual inspection,
borescope inspection and interpreting NDT.
 Skilled in witnessing all NDT activities & all activities in WQT & pWPS.
 Well versed with inspection criteria & fabrication requirements as per various ASME, ASNT, & API codes.
 Knowledge of QA/QC Tools and ISO 9001 for QMS.
 Experienced in Confined Space works, & Work at height and strongly adhered to all safety precautions
with Permit to Work system throughout the workplace.

CORE COMPETENCIES
 Welding, Painting & Mechanical Inspection  Quality Analysis & Quality Controls
 Fabrication, Piping & In-Service Inspection  Flange Integrity, & Management
 Inspecting Heat Exchangers, Vessels, & Column  Fit-up & Alignment Inspection
 Recommending repair of Piping, & Equipment  Inspecting Joint Preparation
 Hydro Testing & Pneumatic Testing  Weldability of Materials
 Field Inspection Report  Interpreting Drawings & Marking
 Surveying Cutting, Grinding & Welding  WQT Preparation, & Qualifying Welders
 Identifying Weld Defects & Causes  WPS & PQR Preparation & Interpretation
 Providing repair plans on Defects  Non-Destructive Testing & Interpretation
 API Inspection, & Damage Mechanism  Co-ordinating NDT & QC Inspections
 Visual, Borescope, & other Remote Inspections  Line/Process & Final Inspection
 Weld(er) Traceability, & Excavation of Defects  QMS, RCA, & Investigation (NCR)
 P&ID, PFD, & Isometric Drawings  Corrective Action & Preventive Action- CAPA

FAMILIRISED SYSTEM
 Reactor & Columns  Valves & Piping Fabrication
 Heaters, & Pressure Vessels  Pumps & Pump Casings
 Heat Exchangers, & Filters  Structural Column, & Rupture Disc
 Air Fin Coolers & Inservice Pipelines  Silo & Storage Tanks

TECHNICAL SKILLS
QC Tools & Other Instruments Used
Measuring Tapes, Welding Gauges, Pit Gauge, Taper Scale, Try Square, Dry Film Thickness Meter (DFT),
Positive Material Identification Machine (PMI), Spirit Levels, Bore Measuring Dial, Vernier Caliper, Trimos,
Height & Depth Gauge, Micrometer, Mandrel, Plug Gauges, Borescope, Thermo Crayons, & Thermometers

LINGUISTIC SKILLS
Language Read Write Speak
English   
Tamil  — 
Hindi   
Russian   
 CAREER TRAJECTORY
Company Designation Duration
TUV Rheinland Arabia, LLC Mechanical Inspector Sep 2024- Present
SGS India, Pvt., Ltd Inspection Engineer Apr 2024- May 2024
Descon Engineering Qatar L.L.C QA/QC Supervisor (Welding) Jan 2024- Feb 2024
CR3 Thailand Co., Ltd QC Inspector Sep 2023- Oct 2023
Almuzain Gulf Saudi Contracting, CO QA/QC Inspector Jan 2023- Jun 2023
Divine Engineering, Pvt., Ltd Inspection Engineer Dec 2022- Jan 2023
SGS India, Pvt., Ltd Inspection Engineer Nov 2022- Dec 2022
Arczon Industries Pvt., Ltd QA/QC Engineer Jun 2022- Oct 2022
Induspect Pvt., Ltd API Inspector Apr 2022- Jun 2022
QC Engineer Sep 2021- Mar 2022
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering
QC Welding Inspector Feb 2021- Sep 2021
Ultimate Alloys Pvt., Ltd Welding & NDT Supervisor Jul 2019– Aug 2020
Craftsman Automation Pvt., Ltd QA/QC Inspector Jul 2018– Jul 2019
A-Star Pvt. Ltd Radiographic Technician Oct 2015– Oct 2016
Apr 2014– Oct 2014
Suguna Foundry Trainee QC
Oct 2012– Apr 2013

PROJECT & WORK DETAILS:
Company : TUV Rheinland Arabia, LLC, Employed for Saudi Aramco (PID)
Location : Aramco, North Jeddah Bulk Plant
Project : New Fire Water Tank Fabrication and Oily Water System (OWS) Upgradation
Duration : Oct 2024 to Present

Company : SGS India, Pvt., Ltd, Employed for Reliance Industries Limited
Location : Reliance Manufacturing Division, Dahej, Gujarat
Project : VCM SD 2024
Plant : Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM), Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
Duration : Apr 2024 to May 2024

Company : Descon Engineering Qatar L.L.C
Location : Dolphin Energy, Ras Laffan, Qatar
Project : TPS (Total Process Shutdown) 2024
Plant : Gas Processing and Compression Facility
Duration : Jan 2024 to Feb 2024

Company : CR3 Thailand, Co., Ltd.,
Location : Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical LLC.,
Project : Turnaround 2023
Plant : Residue Hydro-desulfurization (RHDS)
Duration : Sep 2023 to Oct 2023

Company : Almuzain Gulf Saudi Contracting Co.,
Location : IBN ZAHAR (SABIC), Saudi Arabia
Project : SD MTBE 2023
Plant : Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE)
Duration : Jun 2023 to Jun 2023
Company : Almuzain Gulf Saudi Contracting Co.,
Location : Saudi International Petrochemical Company (SIPCHEM), Saudi Arabia
Project : Turnaround 2023
Plant : International Methanol Co. (IMC), International Utility Co. (IUC), International Diol Co. (IDC)
Duration : May 2023 to Jun 2023

Company : Almuzain Gulf Saudi Contracting Co.,
Location : SADARA Chemical, Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Project : Turnaround 2023
Plant : Mixed Feed Cracker (MFC), Cryogenic Tank Farm (CTF)
Duration : Feb 2023 to Apr 2023

Company : Divine Engineering Pvt., Ltd, Employed for Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
Location : Mumbai Refinery, Maharashtra
Project : In-Service Inspection
Duration : Dec 2022 to Jan 2023
Plant : FCCU I, FCCU II, LEU, ATF

Company : SGS India, Pvt., Ltd, Employed for Nayara Energy
Location : Nayara Energy, Khambhalia, Gujarat
Project : Turnaround 2022
Plant : Diesel Hydrotreater (DHDT)
Duration : Nov 2022 to Dec 2022

Company : Arczon Industries, Employed for Sulzer India
Location : Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Kochi, Kerala
Project : CDU_III Turnaround 2022
Plant : Crude Distillation Unit (III)
Duration : Sep 2022 to Oct 2022

Company : Arczon Industries, Employed for Sulzer India
Location : Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Bongaigaon, Assam
Project : FCCU Shutdown 2022
Plant : Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit (FCCU)
Duration : Jun 2022 to Jul 2022

Company : Induspect India, Employed for Reliance Industries Limited
Location : Reliance Manufacturing Division, Hazira, Surat
Project : MEGA SHUTDOWN 22
Plants : Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG), Polypropylene (PP), & Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM)
Duration : Mar 2022 to Jun 2022

Company : Sree Balaji & Germon Steels Global, Employed at L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Ltd.,
Location : L&T Modular Fabrication Facility Kattupalli (MFFK), Chennai
Projects : Linde: New Pitch Gasification Plant & ONGC: KG-DWN 98/2
Clients : Linde Gas and ONGC
Duration : Feb 2021 to Mar 2022
 KEY DELIVERABLES

Plant & In-service Inspection:
 To ensure the integrity of all the equipment- Heat Exchanger, Pressure Vessel, Columns, Reactor, &
pipelines in the plant by performing: Pre-Cleaning Inspection, Post Cleaning Inspection, Pressure
Testing, Leak Test & Witnessing & Interpreting NDT.
 To monitor and verify UT or RT to reinsure the condition of equipment and pipelines.
 Verifying & Co-ordinating all NDT activities in plant, & to co-ordinate repairs.
 To witness, & Interpret NDT & Review NDT reports of Condition Monitoring locations: High Velocity
Lines, Small Bore Connections, Corrosion Under Insulation, Corrosion Monitoring loops & Corrosion
Under Fireproofing.
 Inspecting Painting visually & with DFT meter & to recommend remedies.
 Guiding a team of Mechanical Engineers for the right removal of insulation referring Isometric & P&ID.
 Verifying replacement, &/or repair of corroded pipelines, flanges & equipment.
 Verifying NDT & QC Welding Inspection & authorising the same.
 Witnessing Pressure Testing (Hydrostatic or Pneumatic) of Equipment, & Pipe spools, ensuring proper
method, blinding, & to find leak points, if any.
 Witnessing Pressure testing of Exchangers and to recommend plugging and welding of tubes and Tube
to Tube sheet joint if found leakage and documenting it.
 Pre-cleaning, Post-Cleaning Inspection of Equipment & to verify the integrity of the equipment, & to
recommend repair or replacement if found unsatisfactory.
 Inspecting Columns & Vessels externally & internally (Confined Space).
 Monitoring Condition of:
o Propylene, Hydrogen, Ethylene, and other hydrocarbon pipelines.
o Injection Point, Small Bore Connection, Dead Legs, & Mixing Point/Nozzle
o HPV & LPD, PSV & Control Valves- Upstream & Downstream.
 Inspecting Internal of Columns, Vessels, Exchangers, and Reactors, for overall condition of shell, Tube
bundles, valves, packing-beds, demister or mesh, and trays and to evaluate corrosion, pitting, level of
Contamination & to provide recommendation on repairs.
 Witnessing mockup of Installation of Column Trays, demister & packing beds that are to be replaced.
 To witness & inspect replaced trays for dimensions, torque, alignment, Valve Direction of panels,
Clamps, proper bolts & Washers installed as per drawings.
 Witnessing Leak test of Chimney trays, & seal pan of Columns.
 Witnessing and ensuring proper blinding & de-blinding of nozzles.
 To ensure condition of all Gaskets, serration of flanges & Manholes before box up.
 Issuing Field Inspection Report & Site Inspection note, for any equipment inspected.
 Clearing any equipment inspected for Box Up if found satisfactory.

Welding & Fabrication Inspection:
 Performing all QC inspection activities before, during & after welding in accordance with the Inspection
Test Plan (I.T.P)
 Co-ordinating with NDT Technicians on various technical challenges & support, by applying codes &
standards & to oversee Inspection procedure to achieve the intended resolution & quality in inspection.
 Witnessing welder qualification test & qualifying welders for different metals, thickness
& diameter ranges, & to ensure allocation of jobs accordingly in production joints.
 Witnessing and approving welding activities, verifying welder & WPS/PQR preparation.
 Ensuring WQT, interpreting NDT Reports and Fracture Test to certify a Welder.
 Checking the eligibility of a welder, with process, position & material before raising a request on WQT
 Inspecting fracture test visually for welding defects & penetration, during WQT.
 Monitoring Welding & all Fabrication activities for any quality deviation.
 Verifying Cutting, Gouging, Welding, Grinding, NDT Inspection, Inter-pass Cleaning, Heat Input, &
Material Handling & to inspect joint preparation in various stages of fabrication.
 Inspecting prefabrication & erection of Pipelines for oil manifolds & structures.
 Inspecting all fabrication procedures, against WPS & Fabrication Specification.
  Verifying & Inspecting straightness, alignment, fittings, & levels of pipelines & spools & to ensure
fabrication is done as per the drawings.
 Measuring Bevel angle, root gap, root face & other relevant dimensions as per the joint prepared.
 Checking the calibration &/or validation of Welding Machines, Ovens, Gauges, heat treatment
equipment & thermocouples.
 Ensuring the consumables being used for welding, their proper usage & storage.
 Verifying Material Traceability, Fillers, & Welding electrodes authentication.
 Inspecting tack welds & right usage of strong backs, backing plates & to inspect alignment.
 To monitor & verify applied distortion control methods & to check if there is minimum or no welding
distortion & if the dimensions are acceptable as per the inspection plan &/or dimensional drawings.
 Ensuring the right Pre-heat temperatures & processes are used.
 Inspecting welding sequence, interpass temperature & other criteria.
 Inspecting welded joints for defects, profile & dimensional tolerances.
 Witnessing Post-Weld Heat Treatment and to ensure correct heating-cooling cycles are carried out.
 Verifying Heat Treatment Charts, for the hardness of a material, & for any defects caused due to
residual stress or Hydrogen Induced Cracking & to prepare report on the same.
 Inspecting Post Heat Treatment, & Post Weld Heat Treatment on joints to verify the maintenance of
correct Temperature, Soaking time & Heating-Cooling cycle and reviewing the chart.
 Verifying traceability of a production weld with respective to welder’s identification & NDT inspection
report & also to verify the written log sheet.
 Monitoring & analysing NDT activities & report.
 To report in case of any mandatory repair & to co-ordinate repair activities.
 Maintaining & analysing records for repair rates for fabrication, welded joints & with respective to a
welder.

QA/QC & Quality Management:
 Reviewing I.T.P & to carry out inspection of the equipment, piping and welding as per the I.T.P & to
verify compliance with the applicable codes & standards.
 Coordinating with Management, Fabrication & NDT Department, to achieve quality as per the standard
and quality requirements.
 Involved in developing company’s procedures, Quality Control Plan, Inspection Test Plans & coordinating
with client for their requirements as per followed codes & standards.
 Confirming all quality documentation & inspection reports collation, endorsement & compilation:
checking execution of work as per the applied codes and standard or client’s requirements.
 To monitor & evaluate pressure testing, finding leakage points & to plan & proceed with repairs
according to the followed codes & standards for the material & equipment.
 To keep an update on created NCR & the Corrective Action & Preventive Action (CAPA).
 Reviewing & Preparing WPS as per the required standard & specification & to verify pWPS.
 To ensure that production is carried out as per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) & to rectify any
deviations within Quality Management & Production.
 To ensure all welding procedures carried out are as per the WPS, quality & standard requirements.
 Working with the QMS & performing Root cause Analyses (RCA) when required.
 Involved in joint preparation designs & verifying the drawings for Fabrication Specifications.
 To foresee the requirement of Post-Weld Heat Treatment &/or Pre-Weld Heat Treatment taking in
account the material grade, thickness, welding process & consumables.
 Reviewing Procedure qualification record (PQR) when required: for a rectification when a problem arises
or for a change in technique &/or design & to approve if the result adheres to the requirement.
 To oversee if Welding consumables (Electrodes, Filler wire, Gas composition & others) are by the
standard of test certificates & as per the base material grade requirements.
 To raise NCR (Non-Conformance Report) & to track & resolve NCR on the Welding Department.
 Reviewing & updating NCR(s) weekly & to take decisions with the management regarding CAPA.
 To verify certification of welders during production and the validity of their Welder ID.
 Managing & maintaining the required records (welder qualifications, daily welding reports, repair rates,
& weld/welder traceability) as per the requirements.
 Efficiently contributed to the QMS to reduce rejection levels & ensured high quality standards at all the
stages of fabrication by inspecting & maintaining documentation.
 Adhered to the Quality & Safety system of the organisation and dedicated myself to activities such as
toolbox meeting & Permit to Work, ensuring no risks are taken in assigned work.

SCHOLASTICS
 Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering- Mangalam School of Management & Technology, Delhi (2019)
 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Sandwich)- Suguna Polytechnic College, Coimbatore, India (2015)

PROFESSIONAL CERTICATIONS
 CSWIP 3.1, Welding Inspector Level 2- TWI, UK (2021-2026)
 ASNT NDT Level II (RT, UT, MPT, LPT, VT, UTG, & RTFI)- WQC, Chennai, India (2015-2025)
 QA/QC Welding & Piping (STED)- WQC, Chennai, India (2015)