P.ASOK KUMAR

P.Asok Kumar is a QA/QC and procurement quality professional with over 20 years of experience across EPC, pressure equipment manufacturing, shipbuilding, fabrication, materials, welding, and installation. He has managed vendor assessment, ITP and procedure reviews, inspection assignment packages, pre-inspection meetings, inspector coordination, NCR and punch-list closure, and final quality dossiers for major industrial projects. His technical scope covers pressure vessels, columns, heat exchangers, reactors, tanks, process piping, ship structures, welding, NDE, PWHT, repairs and alterations, painting, and hydrostatic testing, with work aligned to international engineering codes and client requirements. He implemented the CuteQM system, achieved supplier material rejection below 5%, analysed the performance of more than 200 suppliers, and received an Excellent Quality Award.

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Jul 2023 – Present TECNICAS REUNIDAS

Procurement QC Supervisor

Assisted the PQM in preparing project quality documents, including Contractors Quality Control Plans and associated appendices for specific projects.
Reviewed RFPs prepared by Engineering before issue to vendors to ensure project quality requirements and applicable lessons learned were incorporated.
Performed vendor assessments to confirm capability to meet project quality requirements.
Coordinated with Engineering and Buyers to obtain no-objection letters from Aramco before order placement.
Reviewed vendor ITPs and working procedures for forming, heat treatment, NDE, pressure testing, preservation, and related activities, submitting them to clients for review and approval as required by SAEP 352 and ADNOC procedures.
Prepared Inspection Assignment Packages with relevant documents and submitted them to SAIR or ADNOC Representatives for approval and inspection-lot issuance.
Conducted pre-inspection meetings at vendor premises with SAIR or VID Inspectors, finalising ITP stages and activities.
Arranged approved inspectors for resident or on-call assignments approved by the ADNOC Representative.
Reviewed inspector reports, resolved highlighted concerns with vendors, and submitted reports to the company through project completion.
Attended weekly quality meetings, communicated vendor and inspector concerns, and updated WIFSR, NCR, PIM, IAP, and IDR logs.
Visited vendor premises according to project criticality and advised vendors on execution sequencing to avoid delays.
Reviewed final quality dossiers and submitted them for company approval; submitted IDRs to close inspection lots where applicable.
Maintained NCR and punch-list logs and coordinated timely resolution of issues raised by inspectors or identified during report review.
Arranged and reviewed FQD and MDR before IRC issuance to verify compliance with project and approved ITP requirements.

⚠ Review: dates overlap with TECNICAS REUNIDAS

Jul 2023 – Present TECNICAS REUNIDAS

Senior Procurement QC Engineer

⚠ Review: dates overlap with TECNICAS REUNIDAS

Oct 2007 – Jun 2023 ZAMIL PROCESS EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

QA / QC Supervisor

Led the Quality Team and other departments to comply with the ASME Quality Control Manual, ISO Quality Manual, and client specifications.
Led internal audit teams, accompanied client qualification and surveillance audits, conducted management-review meetings with analysis, and represented quality matters to top management.
Analysed NCRs, ensured lessons learned were communicated to concerned departments, and verified root-cause analysis and corrective-action updates in procedures.
Reviewed incoming material inspection processes and reports for code and specification compliance.
Reviewed and approved WPS and weld maps for pressure vessels, columns, heat exchangers, and tanks in line with customer, contract, and construction-code requirements.
Prepared welding control procedures, PWHT procedures, and quality assurance plans according to code or registry specifications and client requirements.
Reviewed and approved welding consumable control and weld repair procedures.
Reviewed and approved sub-vendor ITPs and PWHT procedures before submitting them to clients.
Reviewed and approved NDE procedures for job-specific requirements and offered validation to ASME AI for essential-variable changes.
Ensured QC and Welding Engineers qualified welders in accordance with ASME Code and project specification requirements.
Reviewed repair scopes, classified repair or alteration work, and reviewed method statements, ITPs, and procedures in accordance with NBIC and client specifications.
Ensured repair and alteration activities were completed according to approved method statements through repair nameplate installation and final R-Form certification.
Reviewed in-process inspection and final dimensional-checking reports for pressure vessels, columns, storage tanks, and reactors according to approved ITPs.
Coordinated inspection of dishends, flanges, pipes, fittings, sub-assemblies, ladders, and platforms at vendor premises according to approved ITP stages and Aramco requirements.
Authorised hydrostatic testing in accordance with approved ITPs and procedures.
Performed environmental checks for blasting and painting using a hygrometer and Elcometer.
Ensured final painting inspections were completed in accordance with approved painting procedures.
Prepared Manufacturing Data Reports for ASME Commission activities.
Coordinated ISO activities and prepared and maintained related documentation.
Scheduled and monitored internal audits according to the Quality Manual.
Planned and established new working procedures for effective quality management systems.
Performed material receiving inspection against Shipping Registry requirements.
Performed and planned fabrication activities from keel laying to launching, including skeg, stern roller, and wheelhouse installation.
Divided and planned activity sequences for hull fabrication and pipe spool fabrication.
Reviewed project progress regularly with contractors and emphasised achievement of targets.
Monitored sub-vendors for purchased items and received free-issue materials from clients where applicable.
Coordinated and performed final compartment-wise inspections and dry surveys for surveyors or client representatives.
Coordinated pneumatic pressure testing of ship compartments after final assembly, manway-door installation, and drain-plug installation.
Handled Ro-Ro vessels, bulk carriers, and tug carriers, including vessels of approximately 125 m, 110 m, and 75 m respectively.

Jul 2005 – Sep 2007 BHARATI SHIPYARD LIMITED.

Hull Engineer

Performed hull engineering and installation activities within the Quality Control department.
Planned and monitored fabrication sequences from keel laying to launching, including skeg, stern roller, and wheelhouse installation.
Planned hull and pipe spool fabrication activities and reviewed project progress with contractors.
Coordinated final compartment-wise inspections and dry surveys with surveyors or client representatives.
Coordinated pneumatic pressure testing of compartments after final assembly, manway-door installation, and drain-plug installation.
Worked with Ro-Ro vessels, bulk carriers, and tug carriers constructed according to requirements of DNV, ABS, BV, and LRS classification societies.

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