HIFZUR RAHMAN

At present I am working with M/S Swamina International (India) as a QA Manger for their
“Indian Oil Corporation” Project from Feb-2019 to till Date.

Saudi Aramco Sr. Mechanical Inspector SAP (PID)No# 70014191

India‐ +91‐7895426936 /+91‐9955304646 E‐Mail: rah.roseh1429@gmail.com

 API‐510 Pressure vessel Inspector, Certificate Number: 79134

 API‐570 Piping Inspector, Certificate Number: 80729
 API‐653 Above Ground Storage Tank Certificate No. : 88763
 AWS Certified Welding Inspector (AWS) Certificate Number: 10021581.
 ASNT NDT‐Level II. (RT, RI, UT, PT, MT).
 Lead Auditor 9001:2015 (Quality Management System) from IRCA Certificate
No. 10624.

 Worked with Saudi Aramco Project Inspection Department (PID) through American Bureau of Shipping
(ABS) Group From August 2010 to December 2018.
SENIOR QUALITY ASSURANCE & CONTROL PROFESSIONAL

Enterprising leader & planner with proficiency in running successful method‐oriented operations & taking initiatives
for business excellence through process improvement

Seeking challenging assignments in Quality Assurance & Control with an organization of high repute, preferably
in Oil & Gas / Petrochemical sector

PROFILE SUMMARY

I am a Senior Quality Assurance & Control Engineer professional with total 19 years broad inspection knowledge
within chemical, oil & gas refineries and petrochemical plants, , Oil Field Production, Compression and Pumping
Stations. Experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Management, and Quality Control, Co‐ordination of Quality
activities within Manufacturing, Vendor surveillance, Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Start‐up Projects
worldwide locations covers a variety of business lines, industries and various types of equipments. I possess
excellent scientific Engineering Background of Welding procedure specifications, Reviewing Welding Documents,
Installation and Alignment of Pressure Vessel Inspection, Column/ Heat Exchanger/ Reactor/Fin fan cooler/ Pumps/
Compressors/ Steam and Gas Turbines Inspection, Oil Storage Tank Inspection, Tank Fabrication Inspection, Piping
Inspection, Steel Structure Inspection, Valve Testing Inspection, Welding Inspection, In‐Service Inspection, Corrosion
Inspection, Material Inspection “Receiving &Tractability”, Destructive & Non –Destructive testing, experience in
developing & reviewing Project Quality Manual, Project Quality Plan, Inspection and Testing Plan (ITP), NCR, CAR ,
Review test packages for pressure testing, punch list, Test packages reinstatement, As Built review, record pre‐
commissioning activities inclusive of management of team of quality control inspectors for construction supervision.

Specializations in Rotating Equipment:

 Major/ Minor Overhauling and Installation of Gas Turbine, Steam turbine, Load Gear Box, Alternator, Diesel
Generator (DG Set), Agitator, Reciprocating compressor, Centrifugal compressor, Positive displacement
Pumps and Centrifugal Pumps.
 Combustion and Hot Gas Path Inspection of Gas Turbine for Fr‐V/VI and Fr‐IX. (GE/Mitsubishi/ Turbo
Technica /ABB Alstom Power and Nouvo Pignone).

EDUCATION

1997 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Technical Board of Karnataka.

2000 Bachelor of Mechanical Engineer from Bangalore University.
 IT SKILLS

 Conversant with MS Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint),

 PDS, CAESAR and Internet Applications.

KEY POINTS

 A result oriented professional with overall 18 years of experience in Quality Assurance & Control,
especially over 8 years and 4 Months with Saudi Aramco’s Project Inspection Department.
 Insightful experience in reviewing the operational practices, identifying the areas of obstruction / quality failures
and advising on system and process changes for qualitative improvement
 Proactively coordinating with the QA / QC personnel at various Maintenance and construction sites for
implementation of the current / revised standard testing procedures and specifications.
 Proven expertise in conducting in‐service inspection of static Equipments, piping and interpreting NDT results
(PT, MT & RT).
 Demonstrated acumen in preparing periodic Status, Quality Reports and Variance Statements for apprising
management of shutdowns/turnarounds and project progress as per Quality Parameters; carrying out routine &
periodical inspection of various activities for construction projects and notifying the non‐conformances
identified during inspection.
 Adept in performing new and in‐service inspection of welds, NDT, weld repair of piping, pressure vessels, heat
exchangers, boilers, pressure & non pressure tanks, heaters & reactors.
 Track record of working in close coordination with vendors for detailing them on quality requirements &
finalizing quality plans.
 Deft in creating and sustaining a dynamic environment that fosters development opportunities and motivates
high performance amongst team members.
 Possess sound communication, relationship management, analytical & interpersonal skills.

 Quality Assurance & Control
 Inspection & Testing
 Quality Documentation
 Non-Destructive Testing
 Welding Inspection
C ore S kills
 Maintenance
 In-service Inspection
 Project Coordination
 Vendor Development
 Process Improvement
 Equipment & Piping
Operations/shutdowns
 Relationship Management
 Team Management
 Liaison Coordination

KNOWLEDGE PURVIEW
 Proven abilities in the fabrication, In‐service inspection, maintenance & erection of Piping, Storage Tanks,
Pressure Vessels & Mechanical works of EPC/EPCM projects.
 Well versed with various codes like AWS, ASME & API
 In‐depth understanding of following International Codes, Standard & RP
o ASME B31.1, ASME B31.3, ASME B31.4, ASME B31.8, ASME B16.11, ASME B16.25, ASME B16.5, ASME
B16.34, BPVC SEC II, BPVC SEC V, BPVC SEC VIII (Div I), BPVC ASME SEC IX, AWS D1.1, PFI‐ES‐22, PFI‐ES‐43,
API 1104, API 510, API 570, API 936, API 650, API 620 & API 598, etc.
 Knowledge of:
o Static Equipment such as Reaction Furnaces, Thermal Oxidizer, Waste Heat Boiler, Condensers, Re‐heaters,
Drums, Atmospheric Storage Tanks, Low Pressure Storage Tanks, etc.
o Saudi Aramco Standard, Procedures & Specifications involving SAES‐W‐10, SAES‐W‐11, SAES‐W‐12, SAES‐W‐
16 & SAES‐W‐17, SAES‐L‐109, SAES‐L‐150, SAES‐L‐310 & SAES‐L‐350, SAEP‐324, SAEP 351, SAEP‐352,SAEP‐
1141 & SAEP‐1160 & SAMSS, etc.
 Successful handled the following materials:
o API 5L Gr. B, A106 Gr. B, A53 Gr .B, A333 Gr 6 & 7, A671 Gr.CC 65, API 5L X42, X52 & X60, A335 Gr.P1, P11
&P22, A312 TP304 & TP316, A516 Gr.60 & 70. DSS, SDSS, INCONEL, INCOLOY, ALLOY 20, NACE & ALLOY 825
NACE, etc.
 Handled the following QA documents
o Project Quality Plan (PQP), Inspection Test Plan (ITP), Management Review Report (MRR), Non‐Conformance
Report (NCR), Corrective Action Required (CAR), Project Quality Index (PQI) & Key Performance Indicator
(KPI).

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Aug’ 2010 – Dec.2018 with ABS Consulting, Saudi Arabia as Sr. Mechanical Inspector

Projects:
BRANDS WORKED WITH

Title: Hydrocracker and Diesel Hydro Treater

Company: Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Role: Sr. Mechanical Inspector
Period: Oct’ 2015 – Dec.2018
Contractors: Technicas and Reunidas (TR)
Description: It is an EPC project involving installing Hydrocracker and
Diesel Hydro treater.

Title: Wasit Gas Plant

Company: Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Role: Sr. Mechanical Inspector
Period: Jun’12 – till date
Contractors: SK E&C / Samsung Engineering/ Saipem
Description: It is an EPC project involving installing Natural Gas Liquids
(NGL) fractionation facilities, four Sulfur Recovery units,
Cogeneration Power Plant inside the Wasit Central
Processing Facility to process a C2+ NGL stream produced at
Khursaniyah.
SAUDI ARAMCO PROJECT INSPECTION DEPARTMENT (PID)

Project : Khurais maintain Potential/ Pipe Line.

Position : Sr. Mechanical Inspector
Period : Sep 2015 – 15 Oct 2015 (As a Reliever).

SAUDI ARAMCO PROJECT INSPECTION DEPARTMENT (PID)

Title: Karan Sulfur & Manifa Gas Plant

Company: Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Role: Sr. Mechanical Inspector
Period: Aug’10 – April’12
Contractors: GS E&C / Petrofac/ Hyundai
Description: It was an EPC project, wherein the gas is processed through three trains, each with a
capacity of 600 million SCFD, and included facilities for gas sweetening, acid‐gas enrichment,
gas dehydration and supplementary propane refrigeration.

Responsibilities:
 Facilitating quality assurance & control to the EPC Contractor activities at the Procurement, Construction and
Commissioning phases; ensuring that the contractor’s personnel are using the latest edition of the approved
shop drawings, MS, QCP & ITP as per the Project Master Index
 Developing & managing the project quality assurance processes including audits, reviews, etc. to ensure the
accomplishment of project objectives
 Supervising the progress of manufacturing at EPC contractor premises with regards to the quality & conformity
 Liaising & discussing with engineering for any concession/deviation requested by contractor/vendor; conducting
vendor/contractor visits for quality improvement.
 Evaluating & approving Construction Contractors / Vendor, PQP (Project Quality Plan), ITP (Inspection Test
Plan), WPS (Welding Procedure Specification), PQR (Procedure Qualification Record) & NDE (Non Destructive
Examination Procedures)
 Ensuring that:
 Activity offered for inspection has an Approved Drawing, Method Statement (MS), Quality Control Procedure
(QCP) and Inspection & Test Plan (ITP)
 Non‐conformity has been reported through a Non Conformance Report (NCR), reviewed by the Line Supervisor
(Construction Supervisor / Construction Manager)
 Coordinating for the projects to analyze & solve welding problems; conducting investigations to resolve welding
issues and developing solutions to improve current welding methods, techniques & procedures
 Responsible for establishing welding procedures to guide production & welding personnel related to secification
restrictions, material processes, pre & post heating requirements involving use of complex alloys, unusual
fabrication methods, welding of critical joints and complex post heating requirements
 Imparting training to Welders and Welding Inspectors on weld failure analysis and eliminating weld defect
problems
 Providing inputs and monitoring Contractors & Vendors to verify compliance with applicable Welding
Requirements, Standards, Codes & Legislative Regulations.
 Providing active support to the project team in the review / finalization of various project document and record’s
templates / indexes such as; MRBs / Project Final Dossier / MCC / Pre‐commissioning dossier, Test Packs ‐
pressure tests / Loop Checking and ensuring their effective implementation by the random review of associated
documentation and occasional participation in respective punch listing walk throughs.
 Ensuring compliance with company HSE standards and lifesaving rules.
*Please refer to the annexure for details of the projects executed:

~ANNEXURE~

PROJECTS

Mohammad Al Mojil Group (MMG)

Position : QA/QC Supervisor/Superintendent

Project : Saudi Aramco Shell Refinery/ Saudi Kayan Petrochemical/ Petro Rabigh/ Hadeed Steel Plat/ IBN Rushd
Yanbu.
Contractor : CBI/ Fluor/ Mitsui Engineering/ Saudi Voist Alpine/ EPC Germany.
Period : Feb 2005– Jan 2010

Responsibilities:
 Involved in developing Integrated Management System for meeting standard requirements of quality standards,
handled inspection of piping materials, control of welding process as per applicable WPS & PQR requirements.
 Analyzed construction phase quality in compliance with pre‐set technical specifications; assessed defects / faults
and initiated corrective actions.
 Established quality control set up to ensure quality of construction phases for all Mechanical & Piping works,
monitored NDT(PT, MT,MFL,ET,UT,IRIS & RFT) requirements and PWHT.
 Developed & monitored inspection test plans and involved in Engineering Drawing and P&ID reading that helps
resolve many execution discrepancies.
 Conducted internal and external inspection of process plant Equipment Columns, Reactors, Drums, Exchangers,
Storage tanks, Steam Boilers and Fired Heaters.
 Attending QA/QC meeting with Client/contractor to discuss on unacceptable trends and initiate timely proactive
alerts.
 To carry out daily routine site surveillance and highlighting Unacceptable trends if any.
 Follow up of QA/QC Activities and Maintaining Documents.

L.G Engineering and Construction

Project : OCR Revamp of ARDS Unit
Client : Kuwait National Petroleum (KNPC)
Position : Static & Rotating Equipment QC Inspector
Period : Sep 2003 – Oct 2004

Inspection of Static & Rotating Equipment Like (Heat Exchanger, Vertical & Horizontal vessel, Reactor, Column,
Steam Turbine, Centrifugal & Reciprocating Compressor, Motor, Pump & Agitator).

 Verification of foundation with respect to drawing.

 Checking of foundation with survey instrument.
 Preparation of foundation, Centre marking and positioning the packing plate prior to erection.
 Control of production and service provision.
 Inspect all incoming equipment for damage and for conformance to all application requirements.
 Control of non‐conformities.
 Conduct activities in accordance with the project QA manual and quality control inspection plan.
 Maintain close working relationship with the customer representatives.
 Prepare all QC documents, corresponding to alignment, leveling and bolt tightening prior to acceptance.
 Conduct routine test on materials and workmanship as per ITP monitoring of construction process.
 Inspect all incoming equipment for damage and conformance to all application requirements.
IEC Masood John Brown Gas Turbine Services Ltd.
Position : Inspection Engineer
Period : August 2000‐ July 2003
Client : Reliance Petroleum Jamnagar/ Indian Petrochemicals/ Indian oil Corporation/Indo Gulf
Fertilizer/Bilt Chemicals Ltd. / National Thermal Power Corporation.

 Gas Turbine:

 Dismantle and assembly Inspection of bell mouth.

 Inspection of inlet Guide vane and measure required angle of IGV.
 Dismantling of inlet compressor blade and take all necessary readings.
 Dismantling of combustion discharge casing components like transition piece, liner, retainer, and all canes and
take all readings.
 Dismantling and assembly of turbine buckets, nozzles and take all reading.
 Inspection of diffuser.
 Dismantling and assembly of load gear box and measurement of gear tooth flank clearance.
 Take couplings coupled and de‐coupled run out.
 Alignment of shafts Like Prime mover to turbine shaft, Turbine shaft to lead gear box, Load gear shaft to
Alternator Shaft and Alternator shaft to exciter Shafts.
 Dismantling and assembly of Bearing housing and bearing and take all readings like, interference clearance
between bearing to bearing housing, Inner diameter of journal bearings, Outer diameter of Rotor shaft, top oil
clearance, side oil clearance and bottom oil clearance.
 Inspection of blue matching of all Journal type Bearings.
 Dismantling and assembly of alternator and take necessary readings, Like Air gap etc.

 Steam Turbine:
 Dismantling and assembly of emergency stop Valve (ESV) and take all necessary readings.
 Dismantling and assembly of L.P and H.P Governing systems like spindle, Yoke, and take all necessary readings.
 Dismantling and assembly of diaphragm and take all readings.
 Balancing of diaphragm.

 Reciprocating Compressor:

 Dismantling and assembly of Valves, Piston, Piston rod and take all readings.
 Dismantling and assembly of crank shaft, Flywheel, compressor discharge valve, Oil slingers and take all
required readings.
 Alignment of shafts as required by vendor manual method.

 Centrifugal compressor:

 Dismantling and assembly of impeller and rotor and take all readings.
 Inspection of bearing and bearing housing.
 Inspection of oil seal.
 Inspection of mechanical seal.
 Alignment inspection of all shafts.
 Well Familiar with all types of alignments like, Face/Rim, Reverse alignment and laser alignment.
 Rotating Equipment: Gas Turbine (Fr. V, Fr. VI and Fr. IX), Steam Turbine (9mw to 210 mw), Centrifugal &
Reciprocating compressor, Horizontal & vertical Pump, Motor, Agitator and Load Gear Box, BFW Pump.
 Verification of foundation with Respect to drawing equipment. Checking of foundation with survey instrument.
 Preparation of foundation Centre marking calculating and positioning the packing plate (padding) prior to
erection.
 Preparation of plan equipment shipment to position and crane marching.
 Checking of Centre, orientation and alignment as per drawing prior to grouting.
 Preliminary alignment of coupling prior to grouting.
 Checking of coupling connection &verify alignment reading.
 Verification of axial float of rotating equipment shaft.
 Checking of rotation & run out of coupled coupling.
 Verification of vibration analyses.

SEMINARS / TRAININGS – HSE & TECHNICAL

Attended:
 Inspection of Pressure Vessel Training Course Petro Rabigh, KSA.
 Saudi Aramco Safety Induction Course, Saudi Arabia.
 Scaffolding Safety Awareness Training Course by Saudi Aramco.
 Safety Training Observation Programme by NTI, KNPC Kuwait.
 Job hazard Analysis Safety Programmed by NTI, KNPC Kuwait.
 Safety Supervisor Course by NTI, KNPC Kuwait.
 Safety Induction Course, KNPC Kuwait.
 L.G Engineering Safety Induction Course, Kuwait.
 IEC Masood John Brown SAZ Training, Reliance Petroleum, India.
 Saudi Aramco Fall Protection Course, Saudi Arabia.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Name : HIFZUR RAHMAN

Date of Birth : 25‐Dec‐1978
Status : Married
Mailing Address : A‐14 Alhamd Apartment, Nishat Road, Badar Bagh, Aligarh (U.P) INDIA.
Passport Details :
Passport No : K2016289
Place of Issue : Riyadh
Date of issue : 10/01/2012
Date of expiry : 09/01/2022
KSA Driving License No.: 4669813
Date of Expiry : 23/06/2020
Indian Driving License No.: 0115287

Saudi Aramco References:

 Mr. Rene Carrera (Saudi Aramco Unit supervisor for Wasit Gas Program).
 Mr. Mohiddine Akkad Salam (Saudi Aramco Unit supervisor for Karan Gas Program).
 Mr. Fandem Qasim (Saudi Aramco Field Supervisor).
 Mr. Sunil Javed Pramban (Saudi Aramco Unit Supervisor).
 Mr. Khalaf Al Amri (Saudi Aramco Project Quality Manager).