MOHAN SHARMA, HOUSTON, TX USA

Tel: +1.281.224.7046(C),+1.713.942.7830 ®, E-Mail : sharmams@hotmail.com

Aramco Approved SAP# 70023393: QM03, QM06, QM07, QM08, QM09, QM11, QM12, QM14,QM15,QM30,QM31,QM32,QM34,QM35 and QM37

Well experienced inspector and expeditor with strong analytical, planning, strategic, and organizational
ability. Demonstrated capacity to successfully manage regulatory inspections and quality assurance
on multiple large projects and deadlines, on time and on budget. Extensive international experience
of over 30 years in Third Party Inspections, Expediting, Site QA/QC Management, Quality Assurance,
Engineering and Project Management with major multinational corporations.

EDUCATION
 Master of Technology (M Tech.) in
Energy Studies from Indian Institute
of Technology, Delhi, India
 Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in
Mechanical from National Institute of
Technology (University of Calcutta,
India)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chief Inspector and Expeditor
Prima Strategic Group Inc. Houston, Texas, USA
CERTIFICATIONS
 ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management Systems Lead
Auditor (IRCA Registered No. 01185536-Expired)
 Certified ISO 14001:2004 Environmental
Management Systems Lead Auditor
 Certified OHSAS 18001:1999 Occupational Health &
Safety Management System Lead Auditor
 NACE Certified Level-III Coating and Painting Inspector
 API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector
 NREP’s Approved Registered Environmental Manager
(REM)
 PDO Approved for Mechanical, Static and Rotating
Equipment.
Aug 2016 – Current

 Developing Budgets, Coaching Inspectors, Supervision, Staffing, Project Management, Process

Improvement, Tracking Budget Expenses, Planning, Performance Management, and Verbal
Communication within and outside the project inspection teams to effectively manage Third Party
Inspections and Expediting for and behalf of multiple clients.
 Conducting scheduled post authorization regulatory inspections of LNG Project Construction Sites
throughout British Columbia, Canada for and on behalf of BC Oil & Gas Commission, Canada.
Current projects include LNG Canada.
 Conducting scheduled post authorization regulatory inspections of LNG Project Construction Sites
throughout USA for an on behalf of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Projects include
such as Cameron LNG, Corpus LNG, Freeport LNG etc.
 Management of Third-Party Inspection, Expediting and Certification of Materials and Equipment’s
for Oil and Gas Industries.
 Review of client specifications to produce a clarification and exception to manage Inspection and
Tests.
 Performing Supplier Quality and Technical evaluations of Vendors across industries.
 Performing shop inspections and expediting services for various electro-mechanical packaged
equipment and materials such as Compressor, Turbines, Gear Boxes, skid mounted packages,
Flare Package Skids, Pumps, Valves, Wellheads, X-Mas Trees, API 5L Line Pipes, Fittings,
Analyzers, Electrical Drives, Transformers, Control Panels, Electrical Cables, UPS, Pressure
Vessels, Heat Exchangers, Flow Meters, Plates, Forgings, Variable Drives and Transformers etc.
 Witnessing independent Inspections, Factory Acceptance Tests, Procedure Qualification Test etc.
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Inspection Team Lead July 2007 – Aug 2016

Chevron USA Inc. Houston, Texas, USA

 Managed Supplier Quality Management, Vendor Development, Inspections, expediting and

Construction & Fabrication Quality Control on several LNG Projects such as Angola LNG, Gorgon
LNG and Wheatstone LNG. Provided Inspection and Test recommendations for purchase of
Materials and Equipment.
 Approval of Vendors and performing vendor facility audits to evaluate their capabilities.
 Performed Inspection, Expediting and Testing witness of purchased Materials and Equipment such
as Wellheads, X-Mas Trees at FMC Singapore, Compressor Packages, Gear Boxes, Storage Tanks,
Pressure Vessels, Valves, Umbilical’s, Line Pipes, Pumps, Flanges and Fittings etc. for Project and
Facilities.
 Developed Chevron Engineering Standards for Quality Assurance and Inspection & Testing of
Materials and Equipment to include painting, coating, welding, NDT and heat treatment
requirements.

Supplier Inspection and Expediting Engineer 2003-2007

Kellogg Brown & Root Inc. Houston, Texas, USA

 Inspection and expediting of critical items and participating in Reliability Studies with clients and
projects such as Shell Malampaya and Brunei LNG Project.
 Completed Project Inspection & Co-ordination of the Shell - BLNG MCHE EPC Installation Project in
Brunei, from Design and Fabrication to Performance Tests at site.
 On Belanak FPSO Field Development Project for ConocoPhillips, Indonesia undertaken Inspection
resource selection and monitoring for Inspection work.
 Conducted Vendor evaluation, pre-award audits, selected inspection personnel & assigned
inspection work.
 Preparation of Inspection Assignment Packets for Inspectors and expediting progress;
 Review and Approval of Inspection Reports and maintaining a findings log.
 Review of WPS, PQR, WQR, Inspection and Test Plans, Manufactures Data books, Coating and
Painting Specifications, NDT Procedures and other Quality Records.
 Shop Inspection, Factory Acceptance Tests and Quality Control Checks on fabrication drawings of
Piping, Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers, Storage Tanks, Pumps, Compressors, Turbines, Gear
Boxes, Steel Structures and electrical equipment such as Electrical Drives, Transformers, Control
Panels, Electrical Cables, UPS etc.

Project Manager- Operations 2002-2003

Welding Engineer 1990-1991
SAW Pipes Ltd. Kosi Kalan & Mundra, India
 Responsible for Pipe manufacturing and coating plants to produce pipes and managed 2 Spiral
Welding Mills, One Longitudinal Mill (JCOE), One PE Coating Plant, One Coal Tar Epoxy Coating
Plant and One Concrete Coating Plant.
 Quality Control and Inspection was my top priority and responsibility for the products we used to
manufacture and coat.
 At the commencement of my career in 1990’s, I was responsible to achieve production targets of
Sub-Merged Arc welded pipes of API 5L Grades, manage production, perform planning and
supervise Pipe manufacturing, and monitor SAW, SMAW & CO2 Welding processes, preparing WPS
and Procedure Qualification Records.
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Engineer Surveyor 2001-2002

Lloyds Register of Shipping Mumbai, India
 Appraisal of Design & Fabrication Drawings of Pressure Vessels and Heat Exchangers as per
National & International Codes & Standards.
 Review of Welding Procedure Specifications, Procedure Qualification Records and witness of
Welder’s Qualification Tests and PQR.
 Review of Procedures and Witness of Non-Destructive and other Tests and Activities.
 Inspection of Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers, Storage Tanks, Pumps, Gear Boxes, Variable
Drives, Transformers and various other Process equipment.
 Inspection of Wellheads, X-Mas Trees, Drilling Rigs, Cranes, Lifting Appliances, Valves, Gauges,
Tubes, API Line Pipes, Flanges, Fittings, Strainers and electrical equipment such as Electrical
Drives, Transformers, Control Panels, Electrical Cables, UPS etc.
 Witness of Calibrations of various types of instruments like UTM M/cs., Pressure Gauges etc.

Surveyor 1998-2001
ABS Industrial Verification Mumbai, India

 Review & Approval of Welding Procedure Specifications, Procedure Qualification Records and
Welder’s Qualification Tests.
 Review, Approval and Witness of NDT Procedures, Tests and Activities.
 Inspection of Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers, Storage Tanks, Road Tankers, Skid Mounted
Plants, Compressors, Pumps, Gear Boxes and various other Process equipment.
 Inspection of Wellheads, X-Mas Trees, Drilling Rigs, Barge Bumpers, Offshore Structures, Wire
Ropes, Cable Trays, Variable Drives, Transformers Pressure & Other Measuring Devices.
 Inspection of Cranes, Lifting Appliances, Gear Boxes, Transformers, Valves, Gauges, Tubes, Line
Pipes, Flanges, Fittings, Strainers and various other On-shore & offshore related items.
 Inspection of Containers including On-hire & Off-hire Surveys of Tank Containers.
 Witness of Calibrations of various type of instruments like UTM M/cs., Pressure Gauges etc.
 Inspection of Large Diameter Cross-Country Pipeline & Line Pipes, Valves, Coatings, Painting and
other Materials as required for cross-country Pipelines and Inspection of Re-conditioned Marine &
Offshore equipment’s.
 Also worked as an ABS QE Approved Auditor, I participated in ISO 9000 Certification & Surveillance
Audits at various places in India.

Inspection and Audit Engineer 1996-1998

SGS India Ltd. Delhi & Ludhiana, India
 Conducting Energy Audits, Safety Certifications and Inspections at various type of process as well
as other type of Industries.
 Independent Factory Audits on Behalf of Various International Clients and also Participated in ISO
9000 & C E Marking audits along with our Lead Assessors as an observer.
 Witness of Mechanical & Non-Destructive Testing and review of procedures thereof.
 Inspection of equipment and Review of Mechanical Design, WPS, PQR, Welder’s Qualifications and
Fabrication Drawings of fabricated equipment like, Heat Exchangers, Pressure Vessels, Storage
Tanks, Road Tankers, and electrical equipment such as Electrical Drives, Transformers, Control
Panels, Electrical Cables, UPS etc.
 Preparing Technical Procedures, Proposals & Specifications for Energy conservation Studies
Residual Life Assessment of Boilers, and Turbo-Generators & Auxiliaries.
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Design and Vendor Inspection Engineer 1993-1996

Kinetics Technology India Ltd. (now Technip) Delhi, India
 Responsible for Project Inspection & Co-ordination of various Skid Mounted PSA H 2 plants, N2
Plants and CO2from Fabrication to Performance Testing.
 Performed mechanical design of Heat Exchangers, Pressure Vessels, Safety Valves and Storage
Tanks as per ASME Sec. VIII Div-1, IS-2825, Indian Boiler Regulations, API, TEMA, Static and Mobile
Pressure Vessels (Unfired) 1981 Rules and various other National & International Standards.

Project Engineer 1991-1993

GRASIM Industries Ltd. Nagda, MP, India
Responsible for Fabrication, Erection and Commissioning of a 10TPH FBC Boiler, Coal Handling Plant,
Ash Handling Plant, Electro-Static Precipitator (ESP), Tank Farm and a Caustic Soda Plant and
supervising more than 8 Sub-Contractors, which included the following responsibilities:
 Technical Evaluation & Recommendation of Bids and Preparing Purchase Requisitions.
 Project Planning, Scheduling, Inspection, Correspondence with Consultant / Vendors and Progress
Reporting.
 Project Co-Ordination, Fabrication Supervision and Inspection;
 Report Preparation and Review of other Project related documents of Sub-Contractors;
 Preparation of Inspection Dossier, NDT Procedure and other Quality records as per Indian Boiler
Regulations.
 Inspection and Erection Supervision of Boiler Piping, Tubing and Electrostatic Precipitators.
 Preparing WPS & Procedure Qualification Records and organizing the welder’s qualification test.
 Stress Relieving of Weld Joints, Preparing Reports and Interpretation of Weld Radiographs and
Witnessing of DP Test, Ultrasonic Test and MP Tests.

Jindal SAW Pipes Ltd. JUNE’ 90 TO DEC’ 91

 Responsible for achieving Production targets of Sub-Merged Arc welded pipes of API 5L Grades.
 Production, Planning and Supervision of Pipe manufacturing.
 Supervision of SAW, SMAW & CO2 Welding Processes.
 Preparing WPS and Procedure Qualification Records.
 Supervision of Technical & Non-Technical staff members of Production Department.

TECHNICAL TRAINING
 1993 - Welding Engineers Course at IIW, Tiruchy, India.
 1994 - Effective Utilization of Unfired Pressure Vessels at ASME & IME Meet, Mumbai.
 1994 - Materials and Welding Engineering for Manufacturing Industries at CII & TWI Meet in New
Delhi.
 1995 - Magnetic Particle and Dye-Penetrant Testing at Institute of NDT, New Delhi.

COMPUTER SKILL
Working Knowledge of various Software’s / Packages like FINGLOW, CODECALC, MOPTUSYS,
MTASCSYS, LOTUS, WordStar, DBASE, FORMTOOL, FLOWCHART, PM, EXCEL, POWER POINT & MS
WORD etc.