VINOD P MENON

Emirates Industrial Laboratory, Inside Drydocks World Dubai, PO Box 6892, Dubai UAE Phone: +971 55 5351725/+971 50 2764026; Email: pvinodmenon@yahoo.com

Manager Projects / Sr. Metallurgical Engineer

Offering over 8 years of sterling experience; seeking senior level assignments across the Industry Failure Investigation Technical Report Preparation Refinery shut down inspection Laboratory Management In-Situ Metallography Inspection Project Management Corrosion Testing & Evaluation Mechanical testing Invoicing & marketing of services

Competent Metallurgist with 8+ years of refinery shutdown & inspection experience, currently spearheading as Manager Projects/Sr. Metallurgical Engineer with Emirates Industrial Laboratory. Experience in managing major projects like Takreer Refinery Shut Down Inspection 2012, FERTIL Jetty Integrity assessment etc. Academically proficient with BE in Metallurgy from NIT, Durgapur, West Bengal with understanding of all aspects governing operational activities and up to date knowledge of latest technological advancements, regulations/ guidelines and statutory compliances in the industry. Expertise in managing diverse range of equipment including Universal Testing Machine - Analog & Digital; Charpy Impact Machine 300 Joules (BS & ASTM), Optical Microscope UNIMET, ASKANIA & CARL ZEISS (1000X), Rockwell, Brinell & Vickers Hardness Testing machine; Micro Hardness Tester, Portable Hardness Machine & Ferritoscope and all replica metallography tools including Struers Transpol. Dexterous in failure investigation, in-situ Metallography inspection during refinery shut downs, corrosion testing and evaluation of corrosion coupons for weight loss, pit density, pit depth & crack evaluation, material testing to verify the physical as well as chemical properties, third party inspections at site. Expertise in defining and enforcing QA/QC Systems and procedures to achieve stringency of quality specifications. Fully conversant with international codes of ASTM, ASME, NACE, API, AWS and various class rules for the material testing.

Major Assignments As Project Head Jetty Inspection for Ruwais Fertilizer Industries to assess the present condition and suggest remedial measures to extend its service life. Oct Nov 2011 Integrity Assessment of Jetty due to increased ship loader capacity for Samsung Engineering. This involved inspection of the concrete deck up and down, NDT of steel piles, Under water Inspection, Concrete Testing, Cathodic Protection etc Nov to Dec 2011. A team of consultants, divers, lab technicians, CP Engineers, NDT inspectors was utilized for the job. Takreer Refinery shutdown - Inspection services : Feb - April 2012 As Metallurgical Engineer Chief Metallurgist for Qatar petroleum refinery shut down in 2009 (Phase I & II 650 replications) Conducted third party inspection in a foundry unit during manufacturing process of rollers (approx. 500 nos) for ASRY, Bahrain Undertook Third party inspection of defective plates at tank fabrication site, Fujeirah for Belleli Energy Team leader for In-situ Replica job as a part of failure investigation of wheel bogies for Thyssenkrupp Airport systems in Dubai International Airport (67 nos) Replica Job in ADGAS, FRCL, Takreer Refinery, QAFAC as part of turnaround shutdowns (over 350 Nos) Performed failure analysis jobs & corrosion tests for oil field companies like GASCO, Bunduq Refinery, FRCL, Dubai Petroleum, ADGAS and drilling companies like Schlumberger, Weatherford, Sagadril
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EMIRATES INDUSTRIAL LABORATORY Senior Metallurgical Engineer / Manager Projects

since Jun 2007

Supervising routine lab activities with strict adherence to quality parameters and advising clients about various testing requirements as well as maintaining internal quality records of the department Assisting other branches in technical matters, technical developments within the department, marketing testing and metallurgical services Conducting mechanical tests for various metallic material for material confirmation, welded coupons for Welding Procedure Qualification and Welder Qualification as per various codes including ASTM, BS, API ASME and other Classification Codes (LRS, BV, DNV, etc) Performing corrosion tests on various material coupons as per NACE specifications and codes to determine the susceptibility of material to corrosion in various service conditions Carrying out Failure analysis on various components & equipment from the Marine, Oil & Gas refineries as well as other Engineering Industries to determine the cause and recommending remedies. This involves preparation of detailed reports with technical findings & evidences, discussion, conclusion, recommendation and photographic documentation o Performed over hundred failure investigations involving failures due to corrosion, fatigue, material problem, improper heat treatment, operational etc. Knowledge of various corrosion failures, damage mechanisms affecting materials in the refining industry, cathodic protection systems etc o Clientele list includes major industrial, marine, oil & gas companies like ADGAS, Drydocks world Dubai, GASCO, DUBAL, Bunduq Refinery, Schlumberger, National Drilling Company, ADMA etc o Investigated and led many major cases involving court disputes. o Fractography with SEM, EDS/XRD analysis with the aid of associate laboratories. o Providing consultancy services to oil field clients for material selection as per applicable standards like ISO 15156 or NACE MR 0175. Critical jobs undertaken includes susceptibility of CS material to HIC confirmed by testing as per NACE test codes for GASCO, inherent material defects in wheel bogie at Dubai International Airport and recommendations were given to change the material as per design, recommendation to use alternate material in specified corrosive environment for PDO etc Carrying out metallurgical examination to understand the inherent microstructure as well as defects or abnormalities present in the material Maintaining quality records of the department, marketing testing & metallurgy services, technical developments in the department, assisting other EIL branches in technical matters etc Conducting In-situ Replica Metallography on Tubes, Pipes, shell plate and other equipment of Marine, Oil and Gas Refineries and on Engineering components and equipment to find out the microstructural changes and to assess metallurgical conditions of the equipment. Prepare detailed reports with Micrographs, Microstructure Description, and Discussion with Interpretation, Results and Conclusion Project Management from receipt of ITB, review and submission of tender, selection of sub contractors, co ordination and execution of project, invoicing etc.

Clients & Projects handled

ADGAS - Abu Dhabi periodic shutdown November 2007 Qatar Petroleum Company Individual reactor/heater shutdown (Dec 207 Mar 2008) (Jan 2009) Qatar Petroleum Company Major Shut down 2009 Takreer Refinery Inspection January- February 2008 Drydocks World LNG Vessels Inspection April-December 2008 Dubai Airports January 2009 Sohar Refinery, Oman February & March 2010 Qatar Fuel & Additives Company(QAFAC) April May 2010 IRPC Refinery, Thailand
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INTERFIT TECHNO PRODUCTS, COIMBATORE Metallurgist/ QC

Dec 2005 Jun 2007

Planned & scheduled production in the Melting Shop ensuring quality of every heat and its conformance with international standards as well as utilization of available resources Studied various defects in the castings and implemented solution on trial & error basis ;performed various mechanical tests & microstructure study to determine defects Dec 2004 Dec 2005

KITCO, COCHIN Trainee Consultant

Prepared project reports considering the technical feasibility and financial viability of the project and undertook asset valuation of firms considering the depreciation and inflation rates Conducted energy audits to determine the effective usage of available energy, providing solutions to reduce the energy cost ; evaluation of tenders Jun 2004 Dec 2004

INDAL EXTRUSION BUSINESS, ALUPURAM Trainee Engineer

Performed metallographic analysis of Aluminium samples in homogenized and un-homogenized conditions as well as chemical analysis of heats in optical emission spectrometer Prepared and applied various etchants and facilitated production of Aluminium extrusions

EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS
BE in Metallurgy; 2003 NIT, Durgapur, West Bengal ASNT level II certification in UT, PT, MPI & RT Class XII; 1998 MG University, Kerala Class X; 1996 State Board, Kerala Seminars/ Trainings:

Attended corrosion management summit by NACE 2012 Attended seminar on efficient metallographic specimen preparation by struers Trained in Metallographic Image Analysis software of Struers, SCENTIS Attended Gulf Waste water Summit 2011 ISO 9001, 14001 & 18001

PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: Passport No: Marital status: UAE driving license No: Language Proficiency: References: 4th March 1981 E 5161424 valid till Oct 2013 Married 1464647 valid till 2019 English, Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil Available on Request

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