Summary
Sitaramaiah Vullanki is an Inspection Engineer and QA/QC professional with experience in manufacturing QA/QC, third-party inspection, vendor surveillance, expediting, and construction-site quality supervision. He has performed welding, piping, and mechanical inspection for power, oil and gas, refinery, biofuel, and construction projects, including QCI supervision at Shree Cements Unit 11 and the ISGEC/CBPI Cavite Biofuel project. His scope includes welder qualification, fit-up and dimensional inspection, NDT review, painting inspection, pressure equipment, valves, piping, structural steel, castings, forgings, and electrical equipment. He has also conducted supplier approval, quality survey, vendor technical evaluation, Chartered Engineer, and used-machinery audits for major clients and government-related approvals. He brings substantial vendor-location and site-inspection experience supported by technical documentation and ITP/QAP review.
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summary may omit high-priority source evidence: Experienced in QA/QC for the manufacturing sector from 1997 to 2008 and third-party inspection engineering from 2008 to the present.
Education
- 1988 – Class 10 Year of Pass: ZPPH SCHOOL-MOPIDEVI
- 1991 – Class 12 Year of pass: Nobel Collage – Machilipatnam.
- 1998 – B.Tech (Mechanical), VRSEC-VIJAYAWADA
Qualifications and Training
- CSWIP3.1 from TWI dt:01.03.2023.
- ISO9001-2008 –NABET-Lead Auditor from Achievements Labs
- ISO9001-2015- IRCA Lead Auditor from SGS India Pvt.Ltd.Chennai
- Ultrasonic testing Level II – Kalva/CMS
- Radiography testing Level II-Kalva/CMS
- Magnetic particle testing Level II-Kalva/CMS
- Dye penetrent testing Level II-Kalva/CMS
- Visual Inspection Level II-Kalva-Hyd
- Member of Institute of Engineers India (M.I.E)
- Chartered Engineer (CE)
- API 510 Course preparation certificate
- PMP project management program certificate
- Member of Institute of Engineers India (M.I.E) Chartered Engineer (CE)
Work Experience
Jun 2024 – Sep 2025
SHREE CEMENTS LTD
Inspection Engineer
- Performed inspection engineering for BCU/WHRB Unit-11 in the Power Plant Division.
- Provided QCI welding, piping, and mechanical supervision for the power project.
Jun 2023 – Nov 2023
ISGEC-CBPI
QCI-Welding-Oil& Gas
- Performed QCI welding, piping, and mechanical supervision at the Cavite Biofuel project site in the Philippines.
- Inspected pipeline joints during fit-up, welding, and post-welding stages against isometric drawings.
- Performed line checks for erected valves, bends, elbows, and other equipment.
- Inspected formwork before concrete casting across process, tank, boiler, turbine, pipe-rack, ETP, and WTP areas.
- Witnessed welder qualification tests and reviewed relevant contractor documentation.
Mar 2021 – Jun 2023
FREELANCE (Various clients)
- Briefed inspections with IQRA.
- Inspected structural beams and columns, reviewed WPS/PQR documentation, performed dimensional inspection, checked painting DFT, and reviewed documents at Fabex, Vijayawada.
- Inspected metal expansion bellows for the Hitachi project at Lone Star Industries.
- Performed inspection and expediting for CLAIR Industries at ANVAL Valves.
- Participated in pre-inspection meetings for Apppulos Veloci at Severn Glocon, Oragadam.
- Inspected and expedited water-flow valves for Hitachi at CCI-IMI, Tada, Andhra Pradesh.
Jun 2008 – Nov 2020
TPI AGENCY
Senior Inspection Engineer
- Performed third-party inspection at vendor locations and construction sites for oil and gas, power, refinery, and construction projects.
- Conducted inspection, expediting, supplier approval audits, quality survey audits, and client technical evaluation audits.
- Inspected valves, towers, boilers, chemical reactors, autoclaves, heat exchangers, storage tanks, electrical equipment, pipes, gaskets, castings, forgings, structural items, compressors, fans, blowers, and conveyor components.
- Performed dimensional inspection against ITP/QAP requirements and prepared or reviewed ITP/QAP documentation.
- Conducted valve leakage and functional checks, gasket inspection, pipe and fitting inspection, structural inspection, and vendor evaluation assignments.
- Inspected fabricated products, castings, machined components, pressure-vessel parts, cement-mill items, tanks, pipes, and structural towers and shelters.
- Performed production, machine-shop, and process follow-up and inspection scheduling.
- Prepared internal inspection reports and handled customer complaints.
Feb 2008 – Jun 2008
TPI AGENCY
Inspection Engineer-Oil&Gas
- Performed inspection engineering for the IOCL Panipat project.
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Jun 2004 – Jan 2008
Martopearl Alloys Pvt.Ltd
Engineer (QA/QC)
- Performed sand testing during sand mixing and mould-tightness testing before molten-metal pouring.
- Studied drawings and marked and prepared GO and NO-GO gauges.
- Inspected patterns for dimensional compliance and contraction allowances before production and arranged repair work where required.
- Performed sample inspection before bulk production and obtained approvals from the General Manager and department manager.
- Performed visual inspection of raw castings during knock-out and confirmed sand cleaning before heat treatment.
- Supervised fettling workers and controlled fettling-shop consumables, including grinding wheels, grinding machines, and chisels.
- Followed up machine-shop completion against dispatch schedules.
- Performed destructive and nondestructive tests for products and test samples.
- Performed internal inspection of final machined and proof-machined components before dispatch or client inspection.
- Prepared contractor bills and dispatch advice after final product confirmation against drawings.
- Performed visual and dimensional inspection of castings and prepared items for inspection and dispatch.
- Handled customer and third-party inspections.
- Reviewed ITP/QAP before offering items for final inspection.
- Conducted VT, UT, MPT, DPT, RT, and microstructural analysis.
- Inspected pressure-vessel parts, fabricated and machined components, hollow grinding balls, cement-mill items, tanks, pipes, and various castings.
- Performed production, machine-shop, and process follow-up and inspection scheduling.
- Handled customer complaints and prepared internal inspection reports.
- Performed internal ISO documentation work and acted as internal auditor for ISO system certification.
Jun 2001 – Aug 2003
Duccan Alloy Castings
Mechanical Engineer-QC
- Performed weight estimation, pattern inspection, and methoding.
- Advised on heat treatment with the General Manager and senior management team.
- Performed sand testing and mould-tightness testing before molten-metal pouring.
- Studied drawings and obtained machining and pattern-making quotations for approval.
- Inspected patterns for dimensional compliance and contraction allowances before production.
- Performed sample inspection before bulk production and prepared layouts, GO and NO-GO gauges.
- Performed visual inspection of raw castings during knock-out and confirmed sand cleaning before heat treatment.
- Supervised fettling workers and controlled fettling-shop consumables.
- Followed up machine-shop completion against dispatch schedules.
- Performed destructive and nondestructive tests for products and test samples.
- Performed internal inspection of final machined and proof-machined components before dispatch or client inspection.
- Prepared contractor bills and dispatch advice after final product confirmation against drawings.
- Performed visual and dimensional inspection of castings and arranged gauges, templates, and layouts.
- Handled customer and third-party inspections.
Aug 1997 – Feb 1999
Martopearl Alloys Pvt.Ltd
Engineer (QA/QC)
- Worked as a management trainee and QC Engineer.
- Supervised fettling activities.
Projects
Client: LRQA INDIA PVT.LTD
SHREE CEMENTS LTD #UNIT 11# POWER PROJECT # RAS-RAJASTHAN
Position: QCI Welding-Piping and Mechanical Supervision
Location: Shree Cements Ltd Unit 11 Power Plant, Ras, Rajasthan
- Provided QCI welding, piping, and mechanical supervision for the power project.
- Covered WTP, ACC, AQC boiler, PH boiler, DM water tanks, structural columns, dampers, stainless-steel ducts, bellows, headers, LP and HP steam-line piping, water-line piping, dedusters, hoppers, tube modules, and casings.
- Performed welder qualification tests for IBR and non-IBR welders.
- Conducted dimensional, alignment, and water-level checks.
- Inspected weld-joint fit-up and final-stage activities.
- Reviewed DPT and RT film results and SR charts.
- Monitored preheat and interpass temperatures.
ISGEC/CBPI Project # PILLIPPINES#
Position: QCI Welding-Piping and mechanical Supervision
Location: Cavite Biofuel Industries, Philippines
- Provided QCI welding, piping, and mechanical supervision for the Cavite Biofuel project.
- Inspected digester tank, biogas, fermentation tank, ETP, WTP, turbine, boiler, cane mill, processing, syrup, molasses, distillery, bagasse, and pipeline areas.
- Inspected pipeline joints during fit-up, welding, and post-welding stages against isometric drawings.
- Performed line checks for erected valves, bends, elbows, and other equipment.
- Inspected formwork before concrete casting across the molasses, daily tank, fermentation tank, distillery, pipe rack, boiler, turbine, process, syrup, cane mill, ETP, and WTP areas.
- Witnessed welder qualification tests and reviewed relevant contractor documentation.
Client: SGS India Pvt.Ltd-Chennai
Fujitha Corporation at Daiky Aluminium Industries-Construction site
Vendor: Daiky Aluminium Industries
Product: High tensile bolts
Position: Inspection Engineer
Location: Construction site
- Supervised high-tensile bolt torque testing.
Client: SGS India Pvt.Ltd-Chennai
Fujitha Corporation at INTERARCH INDUSTRIES-RUDRAPUR-UTTARAKHANDH-The project” Construction of International Cooperation and Convention Centre” at Varanasi.
Vendor: INTERARCH INDUSTRIES
Position: Resident Engineer
Location: Rudrapur, Uttarakhand / Varanasi
- Worked as Resident Engineer for the construction project.
Client: CAIRN INDIA LIMITED
Barmer Site Project
Position: QC Engineer-Oil & Gas
Location: Barmer Site, Rajasthan
- Performed site QC engineering for the oil and gas project.
Client: MIE MEKELE-Ethiopia
Fives - Cail KCP Project
Vendor: Fives - Cail KCP
Position: Residential inspector / QMS Survey Auditor
Location: Vendor works, Ethiopia, East Africa
- Performed residential inspection at vendor works.
- Conducted QMS survey auditing for the project.
Client: RKM Powergen
4X360MW COAL FIRED THERMAL POWER PROJECTS
Position: Lead Engineer / QA/QC Engineer
Location: Kharshia, Chhattisgarh
- Performed QA/QC engineering at the construction site for the coal-fired thermal power projects.
Sterlite Refinery project
Position: Structural painting inspector
Location: Tuthikudi, Tamil Nadu
- Performed structural painting inspection for the refinery project.
Client: Emami biotech
Emami biotech Refinery project
Position: QC Engineer
Location: Krishnapatnam Port, Andhra Pradesh
- Performed QC engineering at the construction site for the oil and gas refinery project.
Client: IOCL
Modification of sliding facility for the railway wagon at IOCL-Terminal
Position: QC Engineer (Mechanical)
Location: Tondiarpet
- Performed mechanical QC engineering for the railway-wagon sliding-facility modification project.
Client: ESSAR OIL PROJECTS
ESSAR OIL PROJECTS
Position: QC Engineer
Location: Jamnagar
- Performed QC engineering for the oil and gas project.
Client: IOCL
IOCL-Paradeep Refinery Project
Position: Inspection Engineer-Oil& Gas
Location: Cuttack and Vizag
- Performed vendor-works and erection-site inspection for the refinery project.
Client: IOCL
IOCL-Panipat Refinery project
Position: Inspection Engineer-Oil& Gas
Location: Panipat
- Performed inspection engineering for the refinery project.
Client: Sibur Russia / Linde
TOBO lsk23110ATHk2 Project
Position: Client approval supplier auditor
Location: Vendor locations in Noida SEZ, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, and Chennai
- Conducted client-approval supplier audits for the Sibur Russia team and Linde team.
Client: SAIPEM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
Valve expediting assignments
Vendor: L&T Valves
Product: Valves
Position: Expediting Inspector
Location: Kanchipuram, Manapakkam, and Maraimalainagar
- Expedited valves for Saipem Australia at L&T Valves locations.
Client: Saudi Electricity Company SA; ELSEWEDY Electric SA; Sterlite Power Grid Ventures Limited; Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation
Transmission line tower inspection
Vendor: L&T Power T&D
Product: Transmission line towers and tower parts
Position: Inspection Engineer
Location: Kanchipuram test bed and Pondicherry
- Inspected and tested transmission-line towers for various clients.
- Covered tower ratings of 765KV, 500KV, 132KV, 90KV, and 380KV.
- Inspected towers during test-bed testing and inspected tower parts and accessories.
Client: NLC
Rubber products inspection
Vendor: Thejo Engineering and Forech Rubbers
Product: Rubber products
Position: Inspection Engineer
Location: Vendor locations, Cheyyar
- Inspected rubber products for the NLC project.
Client: Eureka Forbs
Foam products inspection
Vendor: Sriram Foams
Product: Foam products
Position: Inspection Engineer
Location: Vendor location
Fabricated structural items and idlers for Conveyor system package
Product: Fabricated structural items and idlers
Position: Inspection Engineer
Location: Kumbakonam
- Inspected fabricated structural items and idlers for a conveyor-system package.
JUN 2017 – JUN 2017
Client: Shell / Petrofаc
Shell Franklin project
Vendor: SULZAR India / L&T Valves
Position: Inspection Engineer
Location: Pune and Kanchipuram
- Participated in the pre-inspection meeting for the Shell Franklin project at SULZAR India and L&T Valves.
Boilers, chemical reactors, autoclaves, heat exchangers, storage tanks and ceiling girders
Product: Boilers, chemical reactors, autoclaves, heat exchangers, storage tanks, ceiling girders
Position: Third-party inspection engineer
Location: Various manufacturer locations
- Inspected various products with third-party inspection agencies.
Client: L&T Khargone
Water flow control valves
Vendor: IMI-CCI
Product: Water flow control valves
Position: Inspection Engineer
Location: Sri City-Tada, Andhra Pradesh
- Inspected water-flow control valves.
Client: Laveline Refinery Project / Tehran Berkly Project
Control valves inspection
Vendor: Severn Glocon
Product: Control valves
Position: Inspection Engineer
Location: Vendor location
- Inspected control valves for refinery and project applications.
Electrical equipment inspection
Vendor: Enpro, REEP Industries, WS Industries
Product: Bus bars, electrical panels, cables, porcelain electrical insulators
Position: Inspection Engineer
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Inspected electrical equipment and checked cables for electrical conductivity.
Client: Petrofac
Low temperature service control valves
Vendor: L&T
Product: Control valves with positioners and actuator mechanisms
Position: Inspection Engineer
Location: Kanchipuram
- Inspected low-temperature service control valves with positioner and actuator mechanisms.
- Inspected cryogenic tests.
Client: Berkley Project
Low temperature service control valves
Vendor: Severn Glocon
Product: Control valves with positioners and actuator mechanisms
Position: Inspection Engineer
Location: Vendor location
- Inspected low-temperature service control valves with positioner and actuator mechanisms.
- Inspected cryogenic tests.
Client: TOTAL E&P Angola
Koambo Project
Product: Control valves
Position: Inspection Engineer
- Inspected control valves for normal-water service.
Client: TOTAL EGINA FPSO Project
TOTAL EGINA FPSO Project
Vendor: SAMSUNG
Product: Flow control valves
Position: Inspection Engineer
- Inspected flow-control valves for the FPSO project.
Client: L&T Khargone
L&T Khargone project
Product: Mechanical seals, bypass valves, spray water control valves, steam control valves, dump valves, isolation valves
Position: Inspection Engineer
- Inspected mechanical seals and multiple valve types for the project.
2011 – 2012
Client: Hyundai Engineering
KOC Pipe Line Project
Vendor: Severn Glocon India
Product: Control valves with actuators
Position: Inspection Engineer
- Inspected control valves with actuators.
2011
Client: Tehran Refinery
Tehran Refinery Products Project
Vendor: Severn Glocon
Product: Control valves with actuators
Position: Inspection Engineer
- Inspected control valves with actuators.
2011
Client: Sime Darby Engg Sdn Malaysia
B193 Process platform project
Vendor: Severn Glocon
Product: Control valves with actuators
Position: Inspection Engineer
- Inspected control valves with actuators.
OCT 2010 – JAN 2011
Client: Sime Darby / ONGC
Vendor: Audco India Ltd
Product: Valves up to 14”, including WCB, SS and DSS valves
Position: Inspection Engineer
- Inspected valves up to 14 inches on behalf of Sime Darby and the end user ONGC.
JUN 2010 – SEP 2010
Client: L&T Baroda / GMR-Vemagiri
Vendor: Audco India Ltd
Product: Gate valves, butterfly valves and check valves up to 10”
Position: Inspection Engineer
Location: Maraimalai Nagar
- Inspected valves up to 10 inches on behalf of L&T Baroda for GMR-Vemagiri projects.
MAR 2010 – DEC 2010
Client: CMI
Vendor: Audco India Ltd
Product: Gate valves, butterfly valves, check valves and globe valves up to 20”
Position: Inspection Engineer
Location: Manapakkam, Maraimalainagar and Kanchipuram
- Inspected valves up to 20 inches for CMI projects.
AUG 2009 – NOV 2009
Client: IOCL Panipat
Vendor: Audco India Ltd
Product: Gate valves, butterfly valves, check valves and globe valves up to 20”
Position: Inspection Engineer
Location: Manapakkam
- Inspected valves up to 20 inches for IOCL Panipat.
Client: NLC
Pulley and idler inspection
Product: Pulleys and idlers
Position: Inspection Engineer
Location: Kumbakonam
- Inspected pulleys and idlers for NLC and Kali MHS.
Client: Chennai Metro Water / APIIC
Spiral welded pipe inspection
Product: Spiral welded pipes
Position: Inspection Engineer
Location: Vendor location
- Inspected spiral-welded pipes for Chennai Metro Water and APIIC projects.
Fabrication of tanks for CPCL
Product: Tanks
Position: Inspection Engineer
Location: Manali
- Inspected fabrication activities for construction of tanks.
Client: SISCO-Germany
Gaskets inspection
Product: Gaskets
Position: Inspection Engineer
Location: Vendor location
- Inspected gaskets for the SISCO-Germany project.
Client: Hitachi
Structural beams and columns inspection
Vendor: Fabex
Product: Structural beams and columns
Position: Freelancer
Location: Vijayawada
- Inspected structural beams and columns.
- Reviewed WPS/PQR documentation.
- Performed dimensional inspection and painting DFT checks.
- Reviewed project documents.
Client: Hitachi
Metal expansion bellows inspection
Vendor: Lone Star Industries
Product: Metal expansion bellows
Position: Freelancer
- Inspected metal expansion bellows for the Hitachi project.
Client: CLAIR Industries
Valve inspection and expediting
Vendor: ANVAL Valves
Product: Valves
Position: Freelancer
- Performed inspection and expediting for CLAIR Industries at ANVAL Valves.
Client: Apppulos Veloci
Pre-inspection meeting
Vendor: Severn Glocon
Position: Freelancer
Location: Oragadam
- Participated in a pre-inspection meeting at Severn Glocon.
Client: Hitachi
Water flow valve inspection and expediting
Vendor: CCI-IMI
Product: Water flow valves
Position: Freelancer
Location: Tada, Andhra Pradesh
- Inspected and expedited water-flow valves for Hitachi.
Languages
- English - Read; Write; Speak - Fluent
- Hindi - Read; Write; Speak (Fluent)
- Telugu - Read; Write; Speak (Fluent)
- Tamil - Read; Write & Speak (Beginner)
Skills
- Third-Party Inspection
- QA/QC Management
- Welding Inspection
- Piping Inspection
- Mechanical Inspection
- Vendor Surveillance
- Expediting
- Supplier Approval Audits
- Technical Evaluation Audits
- Quality Survey Audits
- NDT Inspection
- Document Review
- ITP/QAP Review
- Painting Inspection
- Construction Quality Supervision
- Chartered Engineer Audits
Commodities
- Valves
- Pumps
- Pressure Vessels
- Boilers
- Chemical Reactors
- Autoclaves
- Heat Exchangers
- Storage Tanks
- Piping
- Pipe Fittings
- Pipe Supports
- Gaskets
- Pipes
- Structural Steel
- Transmission Line Towers
- Electrical Panels
- Bus Bars
- Cables
- Electrical Insulators
- Castings
- Forgings
- Compressors
- Fans
- Blowers
- Conveyor Components