Summary
GUNA VASAN S is an Inspection Engineer (Mechanical) with 8 years of experience in third-party inspection, quality control, and expediting for Oil & Gas, refinery, petrochemical, process, and infrastructure projects. He has inspected structural steel fabrication and erection, including columns, beams, trusses, platforms, pipe racks, ladders, and handrails, with responsibility for drawings, traceability, dimensional checks, welding, NDE, and alignment verification. His scope covers static and rotary equipment such as pressure vessels, heat exchangers, columns, agitators, valves, pumps, strainers, piping, refractory components, and machined items, together with coating, solar-panel, wind-tower, and control-panel inspection. GUNA VASAN S has also managed vendor surveillance, pre-dispatch inspection, non-conformance follow-up, technical documentation, final dossiers, supplier progress, delay forecasting, and recovery planning.
Education
- BE in Mechanical Engineering
Qualifications and Training
- NDE Level-II in RT
- NDE Level-II in UT
- NDE Level-II in PT
- NDE Level-II in MT
Previous Fulkrum Work Experience
- Provided freelance inspection and expediting services as a Quality Surveyor/TPI for FULKRUM from November 2021 to the present.
Codes & Standards
- ASME section II for Materials
- ASME section V for NDT Examination
- ASME section VIII Div.1 Acceptance Criteria for NDT examination.
- ASME section IX for Welder Qualification & Procedures
- ASME B31.3 for Pressure Piping.
- AWS D1.1 for Structural Welding code steel
- API 598 for Valve Inspection and Testing
Work Experience
Nov 2021 – Present
FREELANCE (Various clients)
- Reviewed and approved inspection test procedures.
- Inspected raw materials and reviewed test certificates against standards and purchase orders.
- Witnessed laboratory mechanical tests, including tensile, impact, hardness, and bend tests.
- Prepared and qualified WPS, PQR, and WPQ in accordance with ASME Section IX and relevant project specifications.
- Monitored contractor and subcontractor activities for compliance with quality requirements under QAPs and ITPs.
- Notified non-conformances observed during inspection and recommended corrective actions.
- Applied ASME Sections VIII, IX, V, and II A/C and ASME B31.3 and B31.1 requirements.
- Reviewed radiographic films and monitored and controlled weld repair rates by analysing repairs.
- Conducted radiographic, ultrasonic, magnetic, and liquid penetrant testing and interpreted the results.
- Witnessed hydrostatic and pneumatic pressure testing of pipes, vessels, and valves.
- Reviewed heat-treatment charts and PWHT procedures.
- Performed protective-coating inspection of fusion-bonded epoxy and conventional liquid coatings for pipes.
- Compiled quality-control documents and submitted final dossiers to clients.
- Performed vendor assessment, expediting, and pre-dispatch inspection.
- Expedited complete project materials from purchase-order placement through delivery at site.
- Convened kick-off meetings to explain project specifications and requirements, analyse key manufacturing processes, and finalise inspection stages.
- Coordinated supplier document submissions against VDRL requirements, progress reports, and inspection notifications.
- Visited supplier and sub-supplier works for field expediting and inspection visits, including stage and final inspections.
- Reviewed TPI inspection reports and actions taken on punch points.
- Prepared the master format for weekly expediting reports.
- Reviewed weekly and monthly progress against project programmes with procurement and supported project management with supplier progress updates.
- Forecast potential slippages, analysed risks, and proposed mitigation and recovery plans.
- Coordinated with logistics personnel to ensure delivery to site with proper shipping documentation.
Mar 2020 – Apr 2021
STEEL TECH
Quality Control Engineer
- Performed incoming inspection of raw materials and reviewed material certificates.
- Inspected fabricated equipment against the ITP.
- Prepared inspection schedules and coordinated with third parties and contractors.
- Selected and controlled NDE in accordance with the inspection class.
- Reviewed NDE and weld plans.
- Performed quality-control activities and coordinated NDE and welding inspection.
- Inspected welding before, during, and after welding.
- Controlled welder continuity records, quality records, and inspection reports.
- Witnessed hydrostatic and pneumatic tests and prepared reports.
- Prepared and reviewed raw-material flow charts with material test certificates and reports.
- Applied ASME Sections II, V, VIII, and IX requirements.
- Prepared and reviewed agitator hop-test, pneumatic-test, and hydro-test documentation and prepared punch lists.
- Performed final dimensional inspection and visual inspection of blasting and painting after final hydrostatic testing.
- Prepared and reviewed final documentation and submitted it to the customer.
Feb 2019 – Feb 2020
BHEL - Thirumayam
Apprenticeship
Projects
| S.no | Client | Item Inspected | Vendor Name |
|---|
| 1 | ARVOS LJUNGSTROM ENERGY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED | High Pressure Boiler | M/s. NR AIR PREHEATERS (P) LTD |
| 2 | PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN | Stub Ends | M/s. ITS Tecnodueindia - nuzvid |
| 3 | MANALI PETRO CHEMICALS | Pressure Vessel | M/s. Sakthi hi-tech fabrication |
| 4 | LUMINUS | Relief Valve | M/s. Emerson |
| 5 | INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING | Solar Panel | M/s. KODO Gemini Energy, Cherthala, Alaphuza, Kerala |
| 6 | MEGHA ENGINEERING AND INFRASTRUCTURES | Valves with Actuators | M/s. KSB Mills |
| 7 | FLSMIDTH PRIVATE LIMITED | Impeller lifting jig | M/s. R & G fabricators |
| 8 | HAL OFFSHRE LTD | Pressure Relief Valves / Spring Safety Valves | M/s. Anderson Greenwood Crosby Sanmar Limited |
| 9 | STERLITE POWER | 765kv Insulator | M/s. TAG Corporation |
| 10 | INTERNATIONAL OILS & FATS | Heat Exchanger & Tanks | M/s. KRR Heavy Engg, |
| 11 | ADANI NEW INDUSTRIES LTD | Extraction System | M/s. SENVAC extraction system pvt ltd |
| 12 | ISGEC HEAVY ENGINEERING | Valves with Actuators | M/s. KSB Mills |
| 13 | SAMAY PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED | Process Pump | M/s. Sam Turbo industry private limited |
| 14 | THERMAX LIMITED | Cryogenic Valves | M/s. Ampo Valves India Pvt Ltd |
| 15 | AGP PVT LTD | Cascade | M/s. GRN GREEN GAS PVT LTD |
| 16 | NUMALIGARH REFINERY LTD | Cooling system supporting structure | M/s. Easa Krupa Engineering |
| 17 | MACAWBER BEEKAY PVT LTD | Dampers | M/s. Orbinox India Private Limited |
| 18 | SOLON INDIA PVT LTD | HT Panel / VCB Panel | M/s. Tech7 Automation Systems India Pvt. Ltd |
| 19 | NAYARA ENERGY LIMITED | Bimetallic steam trap | M/s. Armstrong international |
| 20 | MEGHA ENGINEERING AND INFRASTRUCTURES | RG condenser | M/s. Precision equipment |
| 21 | ANJANEYA ENTERPRISES | Site Inspection | M/s. Nisha Fuels, Balussery |
| 22 | TKIL INDUSTRIES | Crusher door opening | M/s. Maha hydraulics pvt ltd |
| 23 | L&T HEAVY ENGINEERING | Plug / Ball Valve | M/s. L& T |
Client: M/s. ATLAS COPCO
ADNOC
Vendor: M/s. EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT
Product: Control valve
- Expedited the control valve project material from purchase-order placement through delivery.
Client: M/s. CHINA PETROLEUM ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION
Vendor: M/s. MIRA ALLOY
Product: Casting – Body, Bonnet, Disc, Cover, Yoke
- Expedited casting materials and monitored supplier progress and documentation.
Client: M/s. ISGEC HEAVY ENGINEERING LTD.
Vendor: M/s. DAMER TECHNOLOGY INDIA PVT LTD
Product: Butterfly - Damper
- Expedited butterfly damper materials and monitored manufacturing progress.
Client: M/s. TORRENT GAS PVT LTD
Vendor: M/s. GRN GREEN GAS PVT LTD
Product: Cascade – Refurbishment
- Expedited cascade refurbishment activities and monitored delivery progress.
Client: M/s. SANDAR TECHNOLOGIES
Vendor: M/s. ACCORD PRECISION
Product: Automobile – Spare Parts
- Expedited automobile spare parts and coordinated supplier progress.
Client: M/s. FL SMITH
Vendor: M/s. TEAMS
Product: Heat Exchanger - Fins
- Expedited heat exchanger fins and monitored supplier progress.
Client: M/s. FL SMITH
Vendor: M/s. BHAVAM ENGINEERING
Product: Columns / Beams
- Expedited columns and beams and monitored manufacturing progress.
Client: M/s. FL SMITH
Vendor: M/s. GREAROOF INDUSTIES PVT LTD
Product: Columns / Beams / Structural / Roof
- Expedited columns, beams, structural items, and roof materials through supplier delivery.
Languages
Skills
- Mechanical Inspection
- Structural Steel Inspection
- Welding Inspection
- NDE Inspection
- Third-Party Inspection
- Quality Control
- Vendor Surveillance
- Expediting
- Pre-Dispatch Inspection
- Coating / Painting Inspection
- Material Traceability
- Drawing Review
- Dimensional Inspection
- QA/QC Documentation
- Non-Conformance Control
- Supplier Progress Monitoring
- Recovery Planning
- Final Dossier Compilation
Commodities
- Tanks
- Pressure Vessels
- Heat Exchangers
- Columns
- Agitators
- Valves
- Control Valves
- Plug Valves
- Relief Valves
- Pressure Relief Valves
- Centrifugal Pumps
- Strainers
- FRP/GRP Tanks
- FRP/GRP Strainers
- Castings
- Raw Materials
- Structural Steel
- Piping
- Pipelines
- Coating Systems
- Refractory Components
- Solar Panels
- Wind Mill Towers
- Electrical Control Panels
- Automobile Spare Parts