V.SIVAKUMAR
SKS Sdn Bhd., Brunei
Ph: +673 – 8764252
Email: sivakumar_40448@yahoo.com
ACADEMIA
2010
2009
2005
1993-95
1991-94
API 570 – Piping Inspector
NACE Protective Coatings Specialist
NACE Level 3 - Peer Review
Advanced Diploma in Computer Applications
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth:
Permanent Address:
Marital Status:
Passport Details:
Driving License:
5th April 1976
No.9 Annamalai Street, Bharathipuram, Chromepet, Chennai – 44, Tamilnadu,
Married
F8074644 - valid till 4th October 2016, issued in Doha, Qatar
1) IQ51196671K5/08 – valid till 14th October 2010, issued in Brunei
2) 27635603325 - valid till 30th October 2011, issued in Qatar
3) F/TN/022/003179/2005 - valid till 1st February 2025, issued in India
WORK EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
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14 years experience in the area of Quality, Inspection, Operations, Team Management and HSE
Having hands-on experience in protective coatings, GRE lamination/bonding, cathodic protection,
pipeline pigging, corrosion inhibitors, Auto Blast, Pipe Internal Blasting, Crack injection on Concrete
Structures, NDT such as UT, MT, DP & RT
Conversant with API, ASME, SSPC & NACE Standards
An astute person with the flair for adopting modern project execution methodologies, systems in
compliance with quality standards
KEY RESULT AREAS
Quality Assurance
 Reviewing contract documents such as Scope of Work, Quality Control Plan or Inspection Test Plan,
Method Statement, Procedures, technical evaluation, concession request, etc
 Designing appropriate specification in concern with material selection, coatings/insulation to avoid
corrosion failures
 Updating and cascading the latest technological development related to corrosion and its prevention
 Developing & Implementing the Quality Systems at the unit level
 Identifying areas of quality failures and taking steps to rectify the system wide preventive and
corrective actions to avoid the reoccurrences
 Conducting Quality Audits as per the guidelines
 Practicing quality standards with key emphasis on improving quality and improvement opportunities
Inspection
 Inspection of day-to-day activities, mandatory hold points as specified in the QCT/ITP
 Raising NCR / CAR on observing deviation from the specified standard and specification
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Operations
 Coordinating with Operations & Production departments for KPI & related issues
 Drafting inspection reports on the observations with history and recommendations for repair
 Preparing mechanical punch-list on the observations
 Assessing cost and time factor apart from manpower and material requirement
Team Management
 Imparting /organizing training programs for achieving pre planned business targets
 Imparting training on wastage control and effective handling of manufacturing equipments
 Coordinating with the Stores Department for evaluation and inventory control
Safety
 Ensuring safe working practices are followed as specified in the MSDS
Hands-on experience
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Corrosion monitoring/survey and control by
 Protective Coatings/Lining, Wrapping, Insulation, PFP
 Cathodic Protection
 Chemical Injection
 Material Selection & Design
 Pipeline pigging
Non-destructive testing such as MT, PT, UT & RT
Operation of Auto Blast, Pipe Internal Blasting machine
Load testing of Lifting equipments
Pressure test
Pre-cast concrete crack injection
GRP/FRP field lamination, GRE application on Tank Internal Bottom floor
In-plant hot dip galvanizing and FBE coating
Above ground Storage Tank Jacking for Bottom/Annular plate replacement
Block-setting with reference to Docking plan
Docking/Undocking of ship, Scaffolding, Hydro-jetting, wet blasting and tank cleaning
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SKS Sdn.Bhd., Brunei
Senior Inspector
Since Aug’08
Role:
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Drafting Procedure Specification, Method Statement, Daily inspection reports
Inspection/surveillance on mandatory hold points as per ITP
Co-ordinate with the client representative on daily inspection activities
Record-keeping of inspection findings
ISO Quality Audit
Projects:
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Replacement of Bottom Plate in Steam Condensate Tank by Jacking-up the tank – BLNG Sdn Bhd
New Construction of Floating Roof Crude Oil Storage & Fixed Roof tanks
Tank Major Restoration of various Tanks including Bottom/Shell plate replacement, Piping
modification, GRE lining on the bottom plate and in shell up to 1.5m height, GRP bonding, pressure
testing of piping, hydro-static test of tanks – Seria Crude Oil Terminal, BSP Sdn Bhd
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Applied Corrosion Technology, UAE
QA/QC Engineer
Jan’08-Apr’08
Role:
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Inspection of Hull, Tanks, Quality control measures for Surface Preparation & Protective Coatings
application (coating, lining, passive fireproofing)
Preparation of daily inspection reports
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Offshore jack-up rigs (new construction and maintenance), FPSO Topside modules and barges
Qatar Petroleum, Doha
Senior Technician (Inspection Services)
May’05-Aug’07
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Arising warranty claim against the Contractor of any corrosion / erosion failures and defects including:
o Glass flake internal lining of pipelines, Motor Operated Valves, Rubber Bellow Expansion Joints
o Pump Bay, Casing & Impeller
o Concrete Structure
Conducting periodical Corrosion Survey on the assets of ‘Common Seawater Facility’ and proposing
suitable maintenance repair
Inspection of Seawater Supply & Return Pipelines, Header manifold and associated equipments as per
shutdown schedule, reporting and recording the observations including number of defects, calculating
the rate of corrosion and certifying fit-for-service on repair with reference to the specification
Preparing Pipeline sketches with identified defects using MS Visio
Raising Non-Conformance Report (NCR) or Corrective Action Request (CAR) on any deviation from the
specification
Monitoring CP functioning – soil to pipe potential and adjusting the potential on the transformer
rectifier
Witnessing Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of Flow Control Valves
Observing Pressure test on new GRE lines and walk-through inspection (external and internal - large
diameter)
Coordinating with third party certifying delegate for periodical inspection of lifting tools & tackles for
Safe Working Load test
Observing MPI & non-destructive test on any modification work in existing pipelines
Raising ‘Notification’ & ‘Work Orders’ in SAP
Conducting the investigations / root cause and failure analysis of the following:
o Erosion of Aluminum Bronze disc of Control Valves
o GRP cracks and de-lamination (external and internal)
o Erosion of 2” Copper Nickel By-pass spool of Combined Check Valve
o Crack in Pre-cast concrete structure in Receiving Basin
o External Cracks in Rubber Bellow Expansion joint
Projects:
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Operation and Maintenance of ‘Common Cooling Seawater Facility’
Maintenance of Utilities and Facilities incorporated to the employer
Achievement:
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Bagged Mabrouk Award for outstanding performance in the year 2005
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Gulf Petrochemical Services & Trading-LLC, Oman
Corrosion Inspector
Apr’03-Aug’04
Role:
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Represented in ‘External and Internal Corrosion Management’ project in Removal of Damaged PE/FBE
coating, surface preparation, Coating, wrapping, Holiday Detection of 30” MOL and other belowground
pipelines, pig launching and retrieval, excavation, backfilling and ROW (Right of way), monitoring of
CP functioning
Coordinating with NDT personnel for Manual/Auto UT as and when required and consequently for
installing ‘SLEEVE’ by means of “Hot-tapping” or ‘CLOCK-SPRING’ on the ‘External Defect’ locations of
the live pipeline based on the UT report
Refurbishment of Damaged Coating on Belowground pipelines for OGC-CES with:
o ‘Stopaq’ wrapping coating
o ‘Shrink Sleeve’ coating of Field Weld joints
o Patch repairing with ‘Thermoplastic stick’ in the existing PE coating
Projects:
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EPIC – Birba
Seconded to TOCO (The Oman Construction Co – Wilbros group) in the ‘Refurbishment of BVS’ - Block
Valve Station in 38” & 42” MOL(Main Oil Line)
External and Internal Corrosion Management – North & South Oman
GITIC ENGG-WLL, Doha
QC Supervisor - Coating
Nov’00-Feb’03
Role:
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Planning, execution, coordination, supervision of coating works on daily basis
Liaise with the client or third party inspector and ensuring the desired quality is maintained as per
designed specification and standard
Attending job progress meeting, preparing daily inspection reports with the basic inputs such as
Reference standard / specification, inspection and acceptance criteria, observations
Drafting Surface Preparation and Coating Procedure, ITP (Inspection Test Plan) or QCP (Quality Control
Plan) and getting approval from the client prior to the commencement of the job/Project
Preparing CWR (Contract Work Request)/Measurement Sheet), Invoice and getting it approved from
the client
Coordinating during the Internal Technical Audit & External Auditing with ISO
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Worked for Qatar Petroleum, formerly QGPC in Major Shutdown performing the following duties:
o Mol. sieve column cleaning, furnace tube cleaning, vessel cleaning, spading/de-spading and
Maintenance coating of Compressor House Structural in NGL-2 plant, pipe supports’ replacement
in NGL-2 jetty
NF Sour Gas pipeline – external coating in NGL-3
Internal Glass flake lining and External coating of Sludge Catcher Vessel in Halul Island
External coating of Copper Nickel fire hydrant pipeline in PS-4 offshore platform
Compressor house Structural coating and cladding refurbishment in PS-2 & PS-3 offshore platform
External coating and wrapping of underground pipeline in Station-S
Wrapping coating and Holiday Detection test of Underground Live Pipelines (Oil/Gas) of various size in
NGL
External coating of various pipeline and structural in RasGas, QatarGas and Arab “D” Gas plants
Worked for Qatar Fertilizer Co., during shutdown / major turnaround
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Worked for Qatar Steel Co., in Internal and External Coating of pipeline
Worked for Maersk Oil in Exhaust Duct coating
Royal Marine, Chennai
Supervisor (Ship Repair)
Aug’98-Aug’00
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Execution and supervision of welding, coating, insulation (hot/cold) and scaffolding work
Projects:
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Motor Tanker and Motor Vessel of Shipping Corporation of India on call-on basis in Anchorage / Berth
Chokhani International Limited, Chennai
Supervisor (Shipwright)
Oct’94-Aug’98
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Employed as Supervisor-Shipwright being involved in following activities:
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Inspection of Hull, Tanks with Ultrasonic gauging, marking thin areas beyond the acceptable
allowance for replacement / patching
Blasting/Coating of Ship’s hull, tank, Cargo hold and decks
Block-setting with reference to the Docking plan
Docking/Undocking, Mooring/Unmooring of vessel
Operation of Floating Dry-Dock Control Room
Erection and Dismantling of Scaffolding
Carpentry and Insulation works
Anchor and Chain related works
Hydro-jetting and Tank cleaning
Projects:
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Motor Vessel (MV), Motor Tanker (MT) of Shipping Corporation of India, Dredging Corporation of India,
Transport Corporation of India, Coast guard, Navy and Foreign Flag vessel docked in Floating Dry Dock
and in Anchorage / Wharf
Others
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H2S Awareness & Escape
Job Hazard Analysis
Permit to Work (Signatory)
Enhanced Site Supervisory Workshop
ISO 9001:2000
ISO 14001:2004
SAP on ‘Purchase Requisition’, ‘Notification’ & ‘Work Order’
Introduction to RBMI
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