Saïd AIT KOUFI Senior Executive / Technical Referent in Asset Integrity

Age: 48 years old

Mobility: international API 510 and API 653 qualified
Driving license: B Inspection - QAQC - Welding - Metallurgy & Corrosion –NDT\NDE -
Polytechnic Engineer Projects Management / Pipeline and Integrated facilities - Oil/Gas

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Senior Executive/Technical Referent in Asset Integrity/ Mechanical and Welding
CONTACT DETAILS Inspection-NDE & Corrosion within the first hydrocarbon transport company by
pipeline in Africa, motivated with around 20 years of experience in the field of
Address : Algiers / Algeria inspection, expertise, quality control and integrity of Oil & Gas installations.
Professional, with solid skills in the field of my activities. Qualified, certified and
Tél /Viber : 00213 663113390 with a strong experience in the development of pipeline and tank construction
ait.Koufi@gmail.com projects as well as the maintenance of installations, in particular the management
of the integrity of pipelines. Also I have experience in the training of inspection,
welding and NDT personnel.
SKILLS
Asset integrity - Inspection - QAQC - PROFESSIONAL CAREER/ Professional background
Expertise-Metallurgy - Welding -NDT
-Coating -Corrosion - Equipment ESP Senior Executive /Technical Referent in Asset Integrity …………….09/2018 to date
(Pipeline, Piping, Tanks, APG/APV) - SONATRACH Company/TRC- Pipeline transport activity- Algiers -ALGERIA
Manufacture & Mechanical Construction - Position held in the Integrity Management of pipelines & Integrated facilities Directorate
Project management -Training.  Provide technical support to the various Departments and Projects of the Directorate
• Integrity Management of pipelines and 1. Participation in the identification of risks at for pipelines and integrated installations.
integrated installations 2. Participation in the assessment of the condition of pipelines and integrated
• Inspection of pipelines and pressure equipment installations, through inspections, monitoring and tests;
• Evaluation of the of pipelines and integrated 3. Participation in the integrity assessment through readiness for service analyzes (FFS),
installations integrity analyzes of the root causes of failures and degradations, and choice of remedial
• Pipelines and tanks maintenance actions to be implemented, both corrective and preventive ;
• Supervision of pipelines /tanks projects - EPC 4. Participation in the implementation of the Integrity Plan which includes all repair and
• Manufacturing and construction of pipeline mitigation actions (remediation). Contribuer à la supervision et approbation des
• NDT -Non Destructive Testing (UT, RT, VT, PT) expertises, essais CND ainsi que toutes les investigations métallurgiques auprès des
• Tanks construction inspection laboratoires d’essais et d’analyse
• Welding, metallurgy, heat treatment  Steering and carrying out NDT inspections and specific expertise on-site;
• Corrosion, coating and cathodic protection
• Trainer (NDT, inspection, welding, Metallurgy)  Represent the Directorate to the expertise and analysis laboratories;
 Contribute to the study, review, and validation of technical tender documents;
Practice and knowledge of standards :  Participate in regulatory, normative and technological watch related to engineering,
ASME Section (II, V, VIII, IX), ASME (B31G, inspection and repair of pipes and introduction of new techniques;
B31.3 B31.4 B31.8, B31G modified, ASME  Assist or direct the work of technical bid evaluation commissions, and specific working
B31.8S) groups relating to areas of expertise;
API 510, API653API 1104, API 579, Trainer in Welding, NDT and Metallurgy– FREELANCE…………….07/2017–07/2019
API571, API1160, API 650, API5L, ISO 3183 - EPE CTMC Spa. Metal Construction Technical Center– IMETAL – Boumerdès
codes, AWS, ASTM
- SIS (Safety Integrity Solution). Training school…etc. – Hassi Messaoud

Senior Executive/Technical Referent in QAQC Welding, NDT…..08/2014-09/2018

LANGUES SONATRACH Company/TRC- Pipeline transport activity- Algiers -ALGERIA
Position held in the Project Execution Directorate:
Tamazight /Kabyle : Native language  Assist the project managers installed on construction sites;
Arabic : Fluent/ Proficiency  Perform factory and on-site audits and inspections;
 Provide expertise, NDT inspections and technical support to EPC projects;
 Monitoring of subcontractors: Consulting engineer, design offices and analysis laboratories
French : Fluent/ Proficiency  Approval of technical documents and participation in technical committees

Head of Materials Department ……………….………………………..……. 01/2009 -07/2014

English : (B1) Preliminary-Level 3 SONATRACH Company/TRC- Pipeline transport activity- Algiers -ALGERIA
Position held in the Facilities Rehabilitation Directorate:
 Monitoring and QAQC of project Material (Pipeline, Piping, Valves, Fittings, welding
products, coating and cathodic PC products...);
 Control of equipment and materials manufacturing activities in factories;
 Ensure the implementation of standards and quality control requirements;
 Ensure the approval of the technical dossier of the supply.

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CERTIFICATIONS
 Certification level 02 in Ultrasound
and Industrial Radiography
according to ISO 9712 /COFREND
• Certification level 02 in PT
(penetrant Test) , VT (Visuel Test)
selon Guide ASNT/SNT -TC-1A
PARTICIPATION IN THE
REALIZATION OF THE
FOLLOWING PROJECTS
- Gas Pipeline Projects: Diameters 42'',
40’’, 16’’, 10’’, 48’’,…
- 06 Storage tanks 51200
- Compressor and pumping stations for
pipeline
- Supervision of Pipeline Manufacturing
Pipeline manufacturing plants visited :
ALFAPIPE, ALTUMET (Algeria)
AMPTA/ArcelorMittal (Algeria), NOSKSEL
(TURKEY), ERSIYAS (TURKEY) …
Manufacturing plants of Valves visited :
Holland
PROSPECT
 I am ready to work in a difficult
environment, requiring skills and all my
efforts to explore and adapt to the
different fields and realize my potential and
contribute to the development of the
company with better performance.
 Open to relocations, travel abroad
(Canada,…) and everywhere in the
Gulf/Orient (Qatar , Lebanon,… ), in
European countries (France and overseas,
Belgium, Switzerland…) and in Africa
(Senegal, Congo , Mauritania, Gabon,
Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, Sudan …).
Mechanical Engineer – Inspection …………………………………………07/2007 -01/2009
SONATRACH Company/TRC- Pipeline transport activity- Algiers -ALGERIA
Position held in the Facilities Rehabilitation Directorate:
 Supervise all operations relating to Welding and CND,
 Validation of the tests at the analysis laboratories.
 Study and check of technical documents of the subcontractors suppliers;
 Verification, on site, of manufacturing conformity and assembly of ESP equipment.
 Approval of welding procedures and welders
 Quality control of the supply of mechanical equipment (valves, fittings, tube, sheet...)
 Supervision of coating and cathodic protection operations
Metal Treatment Engineer - In charge of laboratory testing….10/2003-07/2007
EN.GTP – Enterprise Nationale de Grand Travaux Pétroliers – Algiers -ALGERIA
Position held in the Industrial Maintenance Directorate-Central Laboratory for Destructive
and Non-destructive Testing:
 Approval of welding procedures and welders (Welding processes: SMAW, GTAW, GMAW,
SAW)
 Inspection of ESP equipment and all welded structural elements.
 In charge of mechanical testing, Non Destructive Testing, Hydrostatic Testing….
 Characterization of metallic materials
 Inspection of piping, pipeline, steel coils,
Welding Engineer ………………………………………………………………..…05/2006 -02/2007
MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINES - Directorate for the Protection of Energy and
Mining Heritage - Algiers -ALGERIA
Position held - Seconded to the Quality Control and Standardization Sub-Directorate
 Approval of welding records
 Validation of regulatory tests on site and at analysis laboratories.
 Approval of technical and regulatory dossiers for pressure equipment ;
 Attend hydrostatic tests and acceptance of installations oil and gas.
BASIC / ACADEMIC TRAINING
 STATE ENGINEER : METALLURGY……………………..…..…..1995 à 2001
National Polytechnic School …. Algiers -ALGERIA
 3ieme Cycle-DEA-(Diplôme Etude Approfondie): INGENIERIE URBAINE
Université de Béthune-France (DEA réalisé à 85 %- soutenance non effectuée)…...2001/2002
 3emecycle–DEA-(Diplôme Etude Approfondie) : METALLURGY and MATERIALS
Université Paris XI-INSTN/CEA SACLAY-Île-de-France (DEA réalisé à 95 %)2002/2003
ADDITIONAL TRAINING - SPECIFIC
 Preparation training for API 653 inspector certification:
Preparation training to be Certified storage tank inspector................................ 2022
IAP - Algerian Petroleum Institute - SONATRACH…. Alger
 Preparation training for API 510 inspector certification:
Preparation training to be Certified pressure vessel Inspector ........................... 2022
IAP - Algerian Petroleum Institute - SONATRACH…. Alger
 Evaluator of inspection bodies according to ISO / IEC 17020. ..…………….2018
Organisme d'accréditation algérien – ALGERAC …. Alger
 Cathodic Protection & Coating Inspection :
Protection des ouvrages contre la corrosion …………………………..……………………...2014
IAP - Algerian Petroleum Institute - SONATRACH…. Algiers -ALGERIA
 RT Inspector level-02, certified according to ISO9712:
NDT /NDE -RT (Radiographic Test) End of validity: 24/12/2020
COFREND/France - Training and Expertise Center …. ARZEW-ORAN
 UT Inspector level-02, certified according to ISO 9712:
NDT /NDE -UT (Ultrasonic Test)- End of validity: 16-12-2023
COFREND/France - Training and Expertise Center …. ARZEW-ORAN
 VT, PT Inspector level-02, certified according to SNT-TC-1A:
(PT)- Penetrant: End of validity : 27-10- 2021
(VT) – Visual Test: End of validity 26-02-2024
Professional Training Organization: Yamani Institute /Quality Control Co
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