Summary
Vijay S Dhamale is an inspection and quality professional with 25+ years of experience leading projects in quality management, audits, surveying, and operations management. He coordinates internal and external stakeholders, implements procedures and service standards, and leads receipt, in-process, and final inspections against customer requirements. His experience covers third-party and second-party inspection of API systems, seal gas panels, compressors, pumps, process equipment, pressure vessels, structures, piping, valves, coated pipes, and wind-turbine components for national and international clients. He performs and reviews visual, dimensional, welding, NDT, hydro, painting, coating, material, and documentation inspections, producing inspection reports and release notes. He has worked across refinery, paper and pulp, steel, manufacturing, automotive, and industrial equipment environments.
Education
- Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. From B.T.E., Mumbai in 1995 . (H.S.C. From Pune in 1990 ; S.S.C. from Pune. (Maharashtra) board in 1988 .)
Qualifications and Training
- ASNT UT Level II
- ASNT VT Level II
- ASNT MT Level II
- ASNT RT Level II
- ASNT PT Level II
Previous Fulkrum Work Experience
| Year | Scope Vendor | Scope Type | Material Description |
|---|
| 2025 | Enpro Industries Pvt. Ltd. | Inspection | TBC |
| 2025 | PJ Valves Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd. | Inspection | GAS TURBINE GENERATOR PACKAGE |
| 2025 | Enpro Industries Pvt. Ltd. | Inspection | E Drives for Propane Gas Service: Starting Frequency Converter (SFC) |
| 2025 | Emerson | Inspection | Control Valve |
| 2025 | Worldwide Oilfield Machine Pvt. Ltd | Inspection | Valves |
| 2025 | Refractory Shapes PVT Ltd | Inspection | Steam Super Heater (SSH) + additional vendor scope later |
| 2025 | Sharp Designers & Engineers India | Inspection | EFG Compressors |
| 2025 | John Crane Sealing Systems | Inspection | SUPPLY OF API 610 CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS |
| 2024 | Sulzer India Limited | Inspection | Vessel Internals (Vane Type) |
Work Experience
Nov 2022 – Present
TPI AGENCY
Inspection Surveyor
- Performed third-party inspection of API lube oil systems, API seal gas panels, API compressors, acoustic enclosures and API pumps for various national and international clients.
- Performed second-party inspection and testing of API Seal Plans 21, 23, 52, 53A, 53B and 74 at Delpro Equipments, Eagle Burgmann, KEPL and their vendors.
- Reviewed RMTCs and material correlation reports and performed welding visual inspection, LPT witnessing, RT film and report review, ferrite testing and PMI witnessing.
- Witnessed hydro testing of cooling coils, cooler shells and extended piping.
- Performed final inspection of plan orientation, nozzle orientation, dimensional inspection, P&I diagram verification, BOM verification, painting inspection, name-plate and tag-plate verification, instrument fitment, instrument-file review and PDI inspection.
- Handled the MERAM Seal Gas Panel for Regen 03-Skid and Regeneration Gas Compressor package from stage to final inspection for NPCC TR JV, with Fulkrum as agency.
⚠ Review: employer replaced on AI judgment alone — verify agency status
Dec 2015 – Oct 2022
TPI AGENCY
Inspection Surveyor
- Performed third-party inspection of process equipment and structures for paper and pulp industries.
- Performed visual, dimensional, welding and NDT inspection against drawings, technical specifications, customer specifications, customer QAPs and manufacturing QAPs.
- Inspected condensate tanks, liquor tanks, beams, columns, platform structures, base plates, hoppers, coater assembly structures, terminal storage tanks, product pipelines, valves, piping and piping accessories.
- Inspected mining equipment with painting, fabricated structures, flanges, fittings and overseas-customer equipment.
- Performed inspection and testing of API ERW, seamless and line pipes at mills and inspected valves, pumps, compressor packages, gratings, cable trays, pressure vessels, wind-turbine generator parts, coated pipes and fabricated steel structures.
- Performed detailed material, coating, NDT, hydro, dimensional, painting, galvanizing, performance, functional and final inspections and reviewed associated test certificates and records.
- Prepared inspection reports and inspection release notes and performed expediting and customer reporting.
Mar 2012 – Dec 2015
Micro turners Unit IV
Assistant Quality Manager
- Managed quality control and testing for gears and shafts, including in-process and inward inspection.
- Performed tool, jig and fixture inspection, trial and validation, new-tool trials and validation, and drawing approval of tools, jigs and fixtures.
Sep 2010 – Feb 2012
Achuk Consultants & Engineers Pvt. Ltd.
Sr. Engineer Quality Assurance
- Worked on manufacture of nozzle body holders, DNB and DLT components in CNC, VMC, SPM and gun-drilling machine-shop operations.
- Supported quality assurance for components supplied to BOSCH, GKN Sintered Ltd. and ETN Fluid Pvt. Ltd.
Jul 2008 – Aug 2010
Stud Craft India Pvt. Ltd
QA Head and Asst. MR
- Managed quality assurance and assisted as Management Representative for cold-formed welding studs, screws and screw washers.
- Supported quality activities for components supplied to Keihin Fie Pvt. Ltd.
Feb 2008 – Jun 2008
Phonix Press Parts Pvt. Ltd.
Sr. Engineer QA
- Handled quality assurance activities in press-shop and welding-shop operations.
- Supported production of components supplied to Tata Motors Ltd. and Harita.
Feb 1999 – Jan 2008
Samarth Auto Precision ( I ) Pvt. Ltd
Sr. Engineer QA
- Handled quality assurance in CNC, SPM and broaching machine-shop operations.
- Supported quality activities for products supplied to TML, M&M, BGL and BFL.
Projects
JUN 2025 – AUG 2025
Client: NPCC TR JV
Maximize Ethane Recovery & Monetization (MERAM) – EPC
Vendor: ELECTRO MECHANICAL CO. LLC / ENPRO INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. Pune
Product: Seal Gas Panel for Regen 03-Skid; Regeneration Gas Compressor package
Position: Inspection Surveyor
- Performed stage-to-final inspection of the Seal Gas Panel for Regen 03-Skid.
- Handled the assignment for Agency Fulkrum.
Client: Various national and international clients
API equipment and seal-plan inspection assignments
Vendor: Delpro Equipments, Eagle Burgmann, KEPL and their vendors
Product: API Lube Oil Systems, API Seal Gas Panels, API Compressors, Acoustic Enclosures, API Pumps, and API Seal Plans 21, 23, 52, 53A, 53B and 74
Position: Inspection Surveyor
- Performed third-party inspection of API lube oil systems, API seal gas panels, API compressors, acoustic enclosures and API pumps.
- Performed second-party inspection and testing of API Seal Plans 21, 23, 52, 53A, 53B and 74.
- Reviewed RMTCs and material correlation reports.
- Witnessed visual welding inspection, LPT, RT film and report review, ferrite testing and PMI.
- Witnessed hydro testing of cooling coils, cooler shells and extended piping.
- Performed final inspection of plan orientation, nozzle orientation, dimensions, P&I diagrams, BOMs, painting, name plates, tag plates and instrument fitment.
- Reviewed instrument files and performed PDI inspection.
Client: Paper and pulp industry clients
Process equipment and structural inspection assignments
Product: Condensate tanks, liquor tanks, beams, columns, platform structures, base plates, hoppers, coater assembly structures, storage tanks, product pipelines, valves, piping and piping accessories
Position: Inspection Surveyor
- Performed third-party inspection of process equipment and structures for paper and pulp industries.
- Performed visual and dimensional inspection against drawings, NDT of weld joints and visual inspection of welds.
- Inspected fabricated structures, piping, terminal storage tanks, product pipelines, valves, piping accessories and mining equipment with painting.
- Reviewed technical and customer specifications, engineering drawings, customer QAPs and manufacturing QAPs.
- Performed inspection of flanges and fittings for overseas customers.
Client: IOCL and CUGL_GAIL project clients
3 LPE coating inspection assignments
Vendor: Bhushan Steel
Product: 3 LPE coated pipes and coating materials
Position: Inspection Surveyor
Location: Bhushan Steel Ltd. Khopoli and Maharashtra Seamless Ltd. Pali
- Inspected 3 LPE coating activities for IOCL and CUGL_GAIL projects.
- Reviewed supplier test certificates, inspection reports, chemical analysis and raw-material delivery records.
- Reviewed epoxy powder, adhesive and polyethylene material test certificates and characteristics.
- Reviewed calibration certificates for holiday detectors, thickness gauges, roughness testers, tape, micrometers, UTM, UT machines and pressure gauges.
- Witnessed bare-pipe tensile, welding, flattening, reverse-bend, hydrostatic, impact, product-analysis, hardness, UT, MPI, visual and dimensional tests.
- Witnessed blasting, surface preparation, phosphoric-acid treatment, chromate application and coating application activities.
- Witnessed FBE and 3 LPE coating tests, including adhesion, flexibility, porosity, bond strength, impact strength, indentation, holiday detection and cathodic disbondment tests.
- Witnessed final cut-back, visual and dimensional inspection, stenciling, marking and coating repair.
- Prepared inspection reports and inspection release notes.
Client: ONGC and DORC project clients
Valve inspection and testing assignments
Vendor: Emerson Process Management, InterValve Poonawala, Del Valve Flow Control, Crane Process Flow Technologies and Samson Control
Product: Ball, gate, globe, check, butterfly, PCV, TCV, SDV and MOV valves
Position: Inspection Surveyor
Location: Hinjewadi, Hadapsar, Shirvel, Satara and Rajangaon
- Inspected and tested valves of various ratings for ONGC and DORC projects.
- Witnessed MPI and DP testing of valve bodies, body adapters, balls, stems and seat rings.
- Witnessed hydro shell, hydro seat, pneumatic seat, DBB, torque and functional tests.
- Witnessed factory acceptance testing of valves with actuators.
- Witnessed PMI, visual, dimensional, blasting, primer and final painting inspections.
- Witnessed final stamping, packing inspection and spare-quantity verification.
- Reviewed material, compliance, painting, NDE and other test reports, including RT films.
- Prepared inspection reports and inspection release notes.
Client: ONGC and DORC project clients
Pump inspection and testing assignments
Vendor: KSB Pump, DMW Corporation and Wilo Mather
Product: Vertical and horizontal pumps
Standards: EIL specification
Position: Inspection Surveyor
Location: Pimpri, Chakan and Chinchwad
- Inspected and tested pumps for ONGC, DORC and Dangote Refinery, Nigeria-related projects.
- Reviewed WPS and PQR documents.
- Witnessed hydro testing and performance testing of pumps.
- Performed final inspection of pumps with cooling systems and various plans.
Client: ONGC and DORC project clients
Compressor package inspection assignments
Vendor: KPCL and Atlas Copco
Product: Compressor packages
Position: Inspection Surveyor
Location: Saswad and Kasarwadi, Pune
- Performed inspection and testing of compressor packages for ONGC and DORC projects.
Client: ONGC and DORC project clients
Grating inspection and testing assignments
Vendor: Indiana Grating, Suttatti Enterprises and Great Weld
Product: CS and SS gratings
Position: Inspection Surveyor
Location: Jejuri, Nandur Daund and Loni Devkar
- Inspected and tested carbon-steel and stainless-steel gratings against approved ITP/QAP, GAD and PR documents.
- Verified electro-forging process qualification and electro-forged products, welding, cut-outs, weld fit-up and platform mock-ups.
- Witnessed load testing, galvanizing inspection, and final visual and dimensional inspection.
Expediting and equipment inspection assignments
Vendor: Consulted Construction Company (CCC) Abu Dhabi and Emirates Falcon Dubai
Product: Valves, process pumps, plates, control panels, piping, fittings, forgings and other items
Position: Inspection Surveyor
- Performed expediting and daily online reporting to the customer for various types and ratings of valves, process pumps, plates, control panels, piping, fittings, forgings and other items.
- Reported project activity and probable dispatch dates to the customer.
Gas and water-cooling system inspection assignments
Vendor: Enpro, Delpro and Eagle-Burgmann India Private Limited
Product: Gas and water-cooling systems and seal plans
Position: Inspection Surveyor
- Inspected gas and water-cooling systems and plans against approved ITP/QAP, data sheets and PRs.
- Performed in-process and final inspection, including hydro, visual and dimensional inspection.
Client: DORC and ONGC project clients
Crane inspection assignment
Vendor: Eddy Cranes Engineers
Product: EOT crane
Position: Inspection Surveyor
- Verified EOT crane RMTCs.
- Performed U-shaped girder weld visual and dimensional inspection.
- Witnessed crane load-run trials, painting and final inspection.
Wind turbine generator component inspection assignments
Vendor: Senvion Wind Technology; Rishi Laser, Cubuilt Engineers, Aditya Enterprises and Auto Mech I
Product: Nacelle 174, 84 and 285 types; generator carrier parts
Position: Inspection Surveyor
- Inspected and tested wind turbine generator parts, including side-beam port sides, generator-carrier consoles and generator-carrier mounting plates.
- Performed visual inspection of nacelle and generator-carrier orientation.
- Performed dimensional inspection of nacelle and generator-carrier parts.
- Witnessed MPI and UT of generator-carrier parts.
- Performed galvanizing inspection of nacelle parts and painting inspection of generator-carrier parts.
Client: HPCL
Sour pipeline ultrasonic thickness inspection
Product: Sour pipeline, reducers, elbows and T-joints
Position: Inspection Surveyor
Location: HPCL Loni terminal, Loni
- Witnessed ultrasonic wall-thickness inspection and testing at four points around the pipe periphery, including reducers, elbows and T-joints.
- Marked and recorded each ultrasonic wall-thickness reading.
Fabricated structures and fasteners inspection assignment
Vendor: Talegaokar Profile Pvt. Ltd.
Product: Fabricated structures, fasteners, machined M.S. and casting plates
Position: Inspection Surveyor
Location: Village Solu Markal
- Witnessed liquid-penetrant testing of welding joints and dimensional and visual inspection against approved drawings and QAP.
- Witnessed mock-drill assembly, fitment of connected subassemblies, blasting, primer and finish-paint inspection.
- Witnessed identification, tagging, packing and vehicle loading of members.
- Reviewed dimensional reports and equipment calibration certificates.
- Prepared inspection reports and inspection release notes.
Condensate tank inspection assignment
Vendor: Ravi Industries
Product: ABC condensate tank and ABC condensate flash tank E-6
Position: Inspection Surveyor
Location: Talawade
- Witnessed dish-end fit-up welding for the condensate tank and nozzle marking for nozzle N6 of the ABC condensate flash tank.
- Witnessed dish-end-to-shell fit-up, hydro testing and air testing of the RF pad.
- Performed final and visual inspection of the complete tank.
- Witnessed liquid-penetrant testing, blasting, primer and finish-paint inspection.
- Reviewed RT films for each welding joint.
- Prepared inspection reports and inspection release notes.
Client: HPCL
Sour tank inspection assignments
Product: Sour tanks
Position: Inspection Surveyor
Location: HPCL Mumbai, Akola, Manmad and Sagar terminals
- Witnessed ultrasonic thickness testing, MPI and ultrasonic testing for cracks and other defects in sour tanks.
- Performed internal and external visual inspection of tank condition.
Forged brass ball valve inspection assignment
Vendor: Raychem RPG (P) Ltd.
Product: Forged brass ball valve with NPT thread
Position: Inspection Surveyor
Location: Chakan, Tal-Khed, Pune
- Randomly witnessed dimensional and visual inspection against approved drawings and the quality plan.
- Reviewed chemical-composition certificates for body and bonnet.
- Randomly witnessed pneumatic testing at 6 kg/cm² test pressure with 15-second holding time while dipped in water.
- Reviewed mechanical-strength and alignment test certificates.
- Prepared inspection reports and inspection release notes.
Fabricated steel structure inspection assignment
Vendor: Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.
Product: Fabricated steel structures
Position: Inspection Surveyor
Location: Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
- Randomly witnessed visual and dimensional verification of raw material against MQP stages.
- Verified correlation between raw material and MTCs and verified welding and NDT consumables.
- Checked fit-up and fillet-joint preparation before welding against drawings.
- Witnessed 10% DPT of fillet joints and visual inspection of final welds.
- Witnessed dimensional inspection of shape, size, orientation, attachment location, hole size and squareness.
- Witnessed hard-punch and welding-identification marking of fabricated items.
- Witnessed control assembly of two consecutive column parts.
- Reviewed completed fabricated inspection records, NDT DP test certificates and raw-material MTCs.
- Prepared inspection reports and inspection release notes.
Flange inspection and expediting assignment
Vendor: MAASS FLANGE INDIA PVT LTD.
Product: Flanges
Position: Inspection Surveyor
Location: Markal, Alandi
- Witnessed DP testing and ultrasonic testing of flanges.
- Expedited project activity and conveyed probable dispatch dates to the end customer.
- Prepared and sent the inspection statement to the customer.
Skills
- Quality Management
- Quality Assurance
- Third-Party Inspection
- Second-Party Inspection
- Inspection Surveying
- Audits
- Welding Inspection
- NDT Inspection
- Coating / Painting Inspection
- Material Inspection
- Dimensional Inspection
- Vendor Inspection
- Expediting
- Technical Specification Review
- Engineering Drawing Review
- QAP / ITP Review
- Inspection Reporting
- Operations Management
Commodities
- API Lube Oil Systems
- API Seal Gas Panels
- API Compressors
- Acoustic Enclosures
- API Pumps
- Seal Gas and Water-Cooling Systems
- Process Equipment
- Structures
- Storage Tanks
- Pipelines
- Valves
- Pumps
- Compressor Packages
- Pressure Vessels
- Piping and Fittings
- Flanges
- Forgings
- Steel Structures
- Gratings
- Cable Trays
- Wind Turbine Generator Parts
- Coated Pipes
- Ball Valves
- Crane Equipment