Zain-ul-abedine
Sr. Asset Integrity Engineer
Adelsdorf
Summary
- I am a Professional Metallurgical, Asset Integrity, and Reliability Engineer with 12 years of hands-on experience in Pakistan, QATAR, UAE, and KSA. My expertise lies in providing corrosion consultation services, executing on-site nondestructive examination (NDE), and conducting in-service inspections of process pipes and stationary equipment for various projects. With expertise in developing inspection methods, conducting failure analysis, conducting Risk Based Inspection (RBI) Planning, identifying and reviewing damage mechanisms, ensuring QA/QC compliance for static equipment, and assessing material (metallic and no-metallic) appropriateness for various process needs, I possess the following international certifications:
- API 570-Process piping (Certificate No. 51722)
- API 510-Pressure Vessel (Certificate No. 56967)
- API 653-Above Ground Storage Tanks (Certificate No. 72182)
- API RP 580-Risk Based Inspection (Certificate No. 52743)
- API RP 571-Material and Corrosion (Certificate No. 77869)
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
4
4
Languages
Work History
SR. INTEGRITY ENGINEER
TRONOX SAUDI INDUSTRIES COMPANY LTD.
01.2018 - Current
- I am responsible for monitoring the operation and maintenance of equipment (piping, pipelines, pressure vessels, PSVs, and above-ground storage tanks) to achieve maximum efficiency under safe operating conditions and integrity-operating windows (IOWs)
- I am Coordinating inspections, gathering maintenance data, and evaluating work processes to assist and guide the maintenance team
- I am in charge of root cause analysis, which entails looking over product failure data, running lab tests to confirm or rule out potential reasons, and offering advice on how to fix any issues
- Represent the reliability and integrity department for short- and long-term projects inside the Tronox Yanbu plant related to process piping, pressure vessels, and above-ground storage tanks
- I am responsible for the technical evaluation of various components, such as pressure safety devices, various types of valves, and both metallic and non-metallic piping
- I am in charge of creating corrosion loops and identifying potential damage mechanisms for the plant's stationary equipment
- The daily tasks include conducting in-service inspections, preparing reports, assessing the rate of corrosion, and providing either temporary or permanent recommendations
- I am responsible for serving as the primary point of contact for operations and maintenance regarding inspection issues, ensuring timely communication
- As per ASME PCC-2 requirements, develop temporary repair mitigation plans for on-stream leak events
- Use appropriate NDE methods, such as visual, UT, RT, MT, DPT, PRT, eddy current, advance UT short range and long range, phased array UT, TOFD, and so on, to obtain inspection information
- Provide face-to-face communications with operations supervision on important mechanical integrity-related concerns
- In compliance with design standards and considerations including strength, corrosion resistance, and cost, I am evaluating new product concepts and making recommendations for material selection
- I am ensuring the correct materials and equipment are used and that they conform to site specifications
- I am developing and executing qualification plans for various materials and components, ensuring compliance with industry standards and internal specifications
INSPECTION ENGINEER
SABIC
12.2015 - 06.2017
- Acting technical and management focal point for the Tank Farm Terminal for inspection of stationary assets of SABTANK, a SABIC affiliate inside the King Fahad International Port, Jubail
- Monitoring and responsibility for above-ground storage tanks with an internal floating roof, including double-walled cryogenic tanks, heat exchangers, insulated and non-insulated piping, within the King Fahad Industrial Port
- Implementing the overall system and procedures and the scope of inspection and selection of inspection methods applicable to the predominant issues associated with a typical tank farm with insulated assets for in-service repairs or replacements, welding, painting, and insulation
- Development of a corrosion loop by considering material construction, fluid composition, and operating conditions on PFD's and P&ID's, and identification of degradation mechanisms as per API RP 571
- Preparation of a comprehensive inspection plan for piping and static equipment through Meridium and SAP, which includes types, coverage, locations of NDE techniques, marking on inspection isometrics, and equipment GA drawings
- Significant contribution to reducing inadequate RBI inspection tasks and the establishment of non-intrusive inspection methods and temporary cold repairs in consensus with MCE for guidelines on issues specifically related to the buckling of shells, CUI, and shutdown inspection of heat exchangers
- Risk-based inspection planning of all static equipment, like above-ground storage tanks, pipelines, exchangers, and vessels, through Meridium software
RBI ENGINEER
TASNEE PETROCHEMICAL
12.2014 - 08.2015
- Working as Team leader and managing RBI Analysis in Meridium
- Verifying if the team members have the necessary skills, experience and knowledge of the job
- Responsible for assembling all of the data and carrying out the RBI analysis by performing the Risk Analysis and generating the RBI recommendation
- Responsible for the assumptions made are logical and properly documented
- Manage and consolidate all RBI Recommendations as per task type
- Link all RBI Recommendations to inspection task by either revising existing task or creating a new task (Meridium APM)
- Prepare Inspection Task list for SAP uploading using General PM Task List form SAP
- Development of Corrosion Loop by considering material of construction, fluid composition and operating conditions on PFD's, P&ID's, and Identification of degradation mechanism as per API RP 571
PROJECT ENGINEER
VELOSI
04.2011 - 10.2014
- Identification of damage mechanisms for different kinds of static equipment by considering material of construction, fluid composition, and operating conditions
- Review inspection history and develop an inspection history register for the calculation of ST/LT (short-term and long-term) corrosion rates and inspection intervals for on-stream and off-stream inspections
- Risk-based inspection study of different types of static equipment, e.g
- Process Piping, Pressure Vessels & Storage tanks
- To conduct an corrosion consultancy study for eleven (11) crude oil storage tanks at Halul Island Qatar Petroleum, which includes identifying the root cause of corrosion in the tanks and related headers and pipelines and recommending a proper management program for corrosion mitigation and control
- Supervise all site inspection activities, e.g
- External visual inspection of crude oil storage tanks, tank shell structural profile survey, On-line Acoustic Emission Survey of Tank Floor Plates, On-stream NDT inspection and UT scanning with the Magnetic Crawler of Tank Shell Plates
- Assessment of Probability of Failure by considering active and credible damage mechanisms, effectiveness of previous inspection techniques, and probability of specific failure as per API 580/581
- Assessment of the Consequence of Failure by estimating the release rate of fluid, volume of contained fluid, impact of any existing mitigation system, etc
- Preparing the maintenance plan of static equipment to achieve maximum efficiency under safe operating conditions
- Ensuring the material of construction conforms to the design specifications of all static equipment
- Material selection recommendations in accordance with design specifications and applicable and potential damage mechanisms as per API 571
- During the RCA (Root Cause Analyses), investigation and evaluation of materials suitable for specific product applications are being done
- Reviewing product failure data, implementing laboratory tests to establish or reject possible causes, and advising on ways to overcome any problems
Education
Bachelor of Science - METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
University Of The Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan 05.2006 - 12.2010
Skills
SAP
Certification
API 570 Piping Inspector Certificate, 01/31/14
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 02/02/86
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Pakistani
Skills
SAP
APM
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Powerpoint
Quality control
Technical reporting
Root-cause analysis
Engineering documentation
Data analysis
Failure analysis
Material selection
Timeline
SR. INTEGRITY ENGINEER
TRONOX SAUDI INDUSTRIES COMPANY LTD.
01.2018 - Current
INSPECTION ENGINEER
SABIC
12.2015 - 06.2017
RBI ENGINEER
TASNEE PETROCHEMICAL
12.2014 - 08.2015
PROJECT ENGINEER
VELOSI
04.2011 - 10.2014
Bachelor of Science - METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
University Of The Punjab
05.2006 - 12.2010
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