Augustin Thangaraj

Experience

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  Prashanth projects limited

  Apr 2009 - Jun 2011

  QA/QC engineer

  • On stream & PPM (Pre-planned maintenance) inspection of all static equipment, piping and plant structures.• Inspection of relief valve calibration and repair activities.• Provide repair recommendations, suggest welding procedures, consumables etc. in accordance with code and company specifications requirements• Coating and insulation repair recommendations as per company specifications.• Overall shutdown inspection of Pressure vessel, vessel, Exchangers, Fired heaters, Furnace, Drums, Columns and fin fan coolers, Tanks ,Spheres, Valves, replacement of process Piping, Flare and Static equipment’s etc. • Heat exchanger maintenance inspections such as baroscopic inspection of tubes, tubes and tube bundle replacement activities etc.• Interpretation and Evaluation of NDT inspection results and provide • Monitoring fabrication, Erection and NDT Activities and ensuring that all codes, standards and Specifications requirement are strictly adhered during Execution. • Reviewing and verifying inspection and NDT reports and witnessing Activities as per quality control plan and also witnessing welder qualification and welding procedure qualification tests and final Signing off of products.• preparations of CR & FR, Double wall storage Tanks inspection reports, ITPs and WPS & WPQR , welder ID Card Witnessing welding Procedures and welder’s qualification tests and all sorts of inspection and NDT activities and conducting audits on internal system, coordination with Third Party Inspector and Client Inspection Engineer. Show less

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  Punj Lloyd Limited

  Jul 2011 - Sept 2014

  QA/QC Engineer

  • Incoming Material inspection for pipeline and station piping (Line pipes, fittings, flanges, valves, Pig traps, Air receivers, close drain vessel, Gas filters, Structural steels, etc..)• Review of PWPS, PQR, WPS. Witnessing PQR and Welder Qualification.• Witnessing mechanical testing Surveillance inspection of Station piping spool fabrication as per fabrication drawing, visual inspection for joint fit-up, pre-heat and completed welds. • Witness PWHT and Hardness testing.• Interpretation of Radiographs, Witness UT, MPI, PT and Review NDT reports.• Review of Pipe-book for all stages of activities (Coating, Lowering & Hydro-test)Involved in punch list preparation (line walk through)Witness Pre-Hydro-testing activities (cleaning, gauging & flooding) of pipeline, Witness Hydro-testing, de-watering, swabbing, pre-drying and drying activities of pipeline.• Review of Weld history sheet for station piping Witness Air / Water flushing and Hydro-testing of station piping.• Follow up of Out Standing Issues in project and raising NCR if required, close-out when corrective action done.• Prepare, Plan, Implement, Execute & Monitoring of the Quality System and Inspection to the requirement of Specification, Code and Standards as applicable to job in order to minimize time and cost by effective implementation to meet the project goal. Show less

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  Kharafi National

  Nov 2014 - Feb 2018

  Study & Understand the project scope and specification as well as the ITP’s and QC Procedure.• Supervises the Quality Control functions/ activities of a project or its parts including Quality control inspection schedules. Assess the implementation of the project quality control plan on site. Daily Functional reporting to Project QA/QC manager.• Monitoring the construction process from all aspects to ensure performance meets job quality and design requirements in accordance with Company procedures and international codes.• Interface and coordinate with clients for QC matters and coordinate with third party inspection agencies for all related inspection activities.• Plan and Supervise Subcontractor inspection activities and reviews of subcontractor QC performance.• Coordination with Engineering department and supervisors to resolve any discrepancy in the drawing• Inspection of Tank fabrication and erection as per inspection and test plan.• Fit up, weld visual and dimensional inspection of annular plate, bottom plates, vertical and horizontal joints of each shell course erection.• Witnessing of Positive Material Identification (PMI) and Ferrite Test & Reviewing reports.• Trouble shooting any problems related to welding/NDT during project execution. Provide advice to welding/QC personnel to resolve any welding/NDT related problems• QC inspector management and allocating job responsibilities for them in site ,close Inspection Note or Request for inspection ,NDT coordination .etc. • NDT Coordination like Interpreting welded joints, System walk through, Fit-up inspection, Package clearance, Punch list Closing, Radiographic Films review. Show less

  • Lead QA/QC Engineer

    Oct 2016 - Feb 2018

  • QA/QC Engineer

    Nov 2014 - Oct 2016
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  GS E&C

  Feb 2018 - Aug 2021

  Inspection Engineer-Piping & Commissioning

  Perform duties on assigned package as a Quality Engineer and interacts with Subcontractor’s Quality Managers as required. • Manage quality control and surveillance plan activities for assigned units. • Assign planned surveillance activities to respective inspectors as required or may perform the duties myself if time permits. • Hold weekly meetings with his Subcontractor’s Quality Managers / Vendors as required • Manage the NCR, CAR, programs for respected packages with a direct link to the Quality Manager on all issues. • Provide weekly, bi-weekly or monthly quality reports, trends and KPI’s to Quality Manager for issuance to PMC/Company. • Manage the assigned Quality Control Inspectors under my respected package, Civil, Mechanical, Welding, Painting and Electrical. • Chair weekly Quality Meeting with Quality Control staff for any issues and concerns. • Attend PMC, COMPANY & Subcontractor’s construction/Quality meetings with QC Manager for any issues, concerns and corrective actions that may need to be highlighted. • Direct reporting line back to Quality Manager for all quality issues as required. • Develop, maintain & implement Project Quality Plans, Quality Strategies, and Objectives • Participate in the analysis of quality data, determining trends and lessons learned for the improvement of the service. • Radiographic Films Interpretation and scrutinizing of NDT reports and Witness Destructive Testing (Tensile, Nick-Break, Fracture, Bend, Notch Toughness, Hardness, IGC Corrosion Test). • Attended various Audits – internal and external, and follow up of Corrective Actions (internal & external) until closure. Show less

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  Toyo Engineering Corporation

  Mar 2022 - Nov 2022

  Senior QA/QC Engineer

  Cross functional QA/QC Management ,Monitor, Follow up and Implement Approved QAP/QCP at site level.Support Incoming Material Inspection Documentations and Inspections.Support Turnover of the project, organize and Avail the Cross functional QA/QC inspection Documents .Follow-up and consolidate the Documents for Dossier Submission and Handover procedures of the Project.coordinate the Loop/Test Package Mechanical completion and Hydrotest activities Follow up Internal Punch issuance and Close follow-up with Construction team and sub contractorsManage and prepare KPI of the Project MC,HT,Punch status and Turnover System/Subsystems Movement status and Find the Bottleneck of the Completion phase and eleminate from QA/QC documentation.Major Follow-up includes .Civil(Pour cards,Protective coating,Grouting Reports,GA drawing verification),Piping (Loop test ,P&ID verification,Punch Follow-up),Mechanical(Welding reports and alignment reports,Grouting reports for Rotary and Static Equipments)Structural (GA drawing scrutening,welding and Alignment report verification),Electrical (Earthing reports ,Cable laying reports,Illumination reports,Battery discharge test report verification.Structural cable tray installation report verification elevation wise ),Instrumentation(Cable laying ,Earthing ,Loop test report verification ,Logic test history sheet verification ,Special Tag and control valve calibration report verification,PSV report verification,FT,Thermowell, Thermocouple etc verification.)HVAC (winter and summer test verification),Process flow drawing review and support Commissioning and easily support to move the construction Phase to Pre commissioning phase . Show less

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  Quest Global

  Nov 2022 - now

  1. Develop and execute Quality Surveillance plans, programs, procedures and tools to manage Procurement Quality across multiple project(s)2. Provide Quality discipline input to the Project Organization Plan and manage staffing of Quality Source Inspection personnel3. Prepare and maintain Project Quality Plan, Surveillance Programs, quality procedures and tools and ensure their successful implementation across the project4. Interface and coordinate work activities between Quality and other Project disciplines5. Conduct Project-specific Quality training and facilitate project Quality workshops6. Support functional and project related quality efforts, as directed7. Conduct oversight of Contractors’ implementation of their Quality program and compliance with project requirements8. Maintain ongoing communication with assigned Quality Coordinators (i.e., Procurement Quality Coordinator, Site Quality Coordinator)9. Perform Procurement Quality Surveillance and source inspection oversight10. Perform Construction Quality Surveillance of EPC construction activities11. Manage resolution of quality issues utilizing approved deficiency reporting and tracking procedures12. Monitor and report quality performance of the contractor and Project Team13. Coordinate and report Project quality metrics14. Participate in project audit program as directed15. Participate in Supplier Evaluations (Technical) and Cold Eyes Reviews16. Assist with surveillance activities as directed:• Participate in assessments and verifications• Coordinate review and approval of Contractor Quality deliverables• Provide general oversight of engineering, procurement and construction activities17. Familiar with Source Inspection Process: • Handling technical queries from TPI/Agencies, • Review of inspection report/release and provide inputs to customer as required , • Review Of NC, align on Root Cause, Correction and Corrective Action Show less 1. Develop and execute Quality Surveillance plans, programs, procedures and tools to manage Procurement Quality across multiple project(s)2. Provide Quality discipline input to the Project Organization Plan and manage staffing of Quality Source Inspection personnel3. Prepare and maintain Project Quality Plan, Surveillance Programs, quality procedures and tools and ensure their successful implementation across the project4. Interface and coordinate work activities between Quality and other Project disciplines5. Conduct Project-specific Quality training and facilitate project Quality workshops6. Support functional and project related quality efforts, as directed7. Conduct oversight of Contractors’ implementation of their Quality program and compliance with project requirements8. Maintain ongoing communication with assigned Quality Coordinators (i.e., Procurement Quality Coordinator, Site Quality Coordinator)9. Perform Procurement Quality Surveillance and source inspection oversight10. Perform Construction Quality Surveillance of EPC construction activities11. Manage resolution of quality issues utilizing approved deficiency reporting and tracking procedures12. Monitor and report quality performance of the contractor and Project Team13. Coordinate and report Project quality metrics14. Participate in project audit program as directed15. Participate in Supplier Evaluations (Technical) and Cold Eyes Reviews16. Assist with surveillance activities as directed:• Participate in assessments and verifications• Coordinate review and approval of Contractor Quality deliverables• Provide general oversight of engineering, procurement and construction activities17. Familiar with Source Inspection Process: • Handling technical queries from TPI/Agencies, • Review of inspection report/release and provide inputs to customer as required , • Review Of NC, align on Root Cause, Correction and Corrective Action with all parties, Show less

  • Project Lead

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Lead Engineer

    Nov 2022 - Dec 2023