Ashokkumar Doraivel Manimozhi

January 2020

– Till Date

ILF Consulting Engineers – Riyadh, KSA

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Projects : 

• SWCC, Taif –Turubah/ Ranyah/ Al Kurmah Water transmission System, Project No: 202-15

               (Taif, TTRK – 0276-R2)

• NWC, Riyadh Water Distribution Sector

              (Riyadh Master Plan – Q791 )

Duties & Responsibilities 

• Providing technical support in Design, Proposal and Construction activities for the integrated water and wastewater networks Riyadh regions. 
• Assists Project Managers in the execution of Water transmission system projects
• Participate in internal and external project meetings and prepare minutes of meeting reports
• Monitoring work in progress and prepare weekly status report
• Interprets clients requirements and effectively communicates to the team
• Monitor compliance to applicable codes, practices, QA/QC procedures, performance standards and specifications
• Adherence and development of engineering standard work
• Supporting engineering investigations to establish root cause, and implement appropriate corrective actions
• Identification of technical problems and to initiate appropriate corrective actions
• Raising site observation reports (SOR) and Non conformity reports (NCR) wherever necessary and ensures that these are actioned
• Review, comment and approve for all the outstanding works in turn over documents (TOD)
• Prepare final walk through punch list on the finished items & closeout punch list with client.
• Ensure interface requirements between all disciplines are incorporated where required to achieve objectives
• Evaluate, organize and prioritize workload within a schedule
• Review, comment and approve material approval application(AMA), factory acceptance test (FAT)reports and site acceptance test (SAT)reports
• Review of contractors work progress and invoices upon completed mechanical works
• Review, comment and approve inspection test procedure(ITP) and method of statements (MOS) documents submittals.

Geumwha PSC Company Limited – Karbala, Iraq

Lead Piping Engineer

Project : Karbala Refinery

Duties & Responsibilities 

• Prepare all installation and selection documents for all mechanical equipment’s
• Collaborate with team of designers to complete all mechanical capital projects and provide all engineering support
• Provide support to all expense projects and maintain accuracy in all piping project and ensure compliance to all piping material specifications and maintain knowledge on all orders
• Analyze all mechanical designs and prepare various concepts for piping designs and develop required mechanical drawings
• Provide support to all purchase activities and evaluate all vendor submittals
• Inspect all mechanical equipment’s and analyze all equipment’s and ensure adherence to all present technology
• Provide assistance to all senior engineers and recommend improvements to all design and travel to site to analyze all equipment and maintain efficient relation with all plant personnel
• Assist to make arrangements for all business trips for various departmental tasks and design all technical specifications and assist to procure and fabricate all materials
• Coordinate with various teams to administer all assignments
• Provide appropriate solutions for all parties and evaluate and analyze all client requirements and design all piping specifications for clients and recommend appropriate alternatives
• Interpret all codes and maintain overall performance of all piping activities
• Provide support to all CADD functions and develop and maintain all activities according to project schedule and prepare appropriate forecasts
• Develop new methods to recommend improvements to all activities of piping section

November 2012 

– August 2018

M.A Automation – Chennai, India

Mechanical Engineer

Duties & Responsibilities 

• Perform in-process inspections during all phases of all mechanical equipment installation, from receipt inspection and anchor bolt location check to cold alignment
• Identify vendors required to assist with construction phase and work with them during installation
• Check equipment deliveries to ensure they match the erection sequence
• Audit checks on equipment during initial storage and after site installation to confirm that all required conservation is being performed
• Check all erected static equipment is plumb, square and aligned properly and free of damage before final bolting or grouting operations
• Ensure that all alignment and fit-up of mechanical equipment is completed in strict accordance with the applicable standards and procedures
• Ensure that all alignment and fit-up operations are fully documented and that such documentation is included in the appropriate handover dossiers
• Check all equipment not fixed to permanent supports is tied down to protect against wind loads, particularly at the end of the work shift

December 2010 

– August 2012

ILF Consulting Engineers – (Shuqaiq and Ras Al Khair), KSA

Mechanical Engineer

Projects

• SWCC, Shuqaiq Phase 2, Water Transmission System Project
• SWCC, Ras Al Khair – Riyadh Water Transmission System Project

Duties & Responsibilities 

• Monitoring project progress, mechanical installation activities, familiar with QA/QC in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, standards and procedure of Client
• Inspecting the materials and day to day works with quality by MRIR’s & RFI’s
• Carried out inspections in accordance with AMA, Delivery notes, FAT Reports, Shipment release, TPI reports, MTC, Purchase orders and Project Specifications
• Material testing and analysis of Specifications, condition, Size and Quantity
• Carried out Inspection, surveillance, monitoring as per the approved Inspection and Test Plan
• Prepare/Attend QC meeting weekly & bi-weekly with the client for construction progress report
• Review, comment and recommend approval on contractor’s drawings (P&ID, Isometric, Red mark & As-built), technical field queries, MOS, ITP and etc
• Developing and maintaining quality plans of designated project works
• Witnessing post weld heat treatment for different materials and review of heat treatment charts
• Raising NCRs wherever necessary & ensures that these are auctioned
• Reviewing, registering and monitoring trends for all NCRs
• Compiling quality records and identifying dates in the quality control plan for as- built purposes
• Participate and follow company HSE requirements as far as applicable to work activities
• Witness of Positive Material Identification (PMI) test, Hardness test, Tensile test and bend test
• Review of all test reports according to standard, client approved procedure & specification
• Co-ordinate with construction and QC department for ongoing site Mechanical activities
• Monitoring all erection, fit-up and welding activities performed for piping and supports in the project
• Review of contractor work progress and invoice upon completed works
• Preparing of final walk through punch list on the finished items & closeout punch list with client

June 2009 

– December 2010

Hamad Al Muhana Group – Dammam, KSA

Mechanical and Piping Engineer

Duties & Responsibilities 

• Responsible in pipeline project planning, screening of pipeline project opportunities, route selection, third party and environmental impact studies, feasibility assessments and concept selections, and front-end design
• Review of Project specification and P&ID’s
• Handling all piping technical queries and investigating all field pipe work related problems, including the drawing of field sketches when necessary
• Coordinating with Engineering and Construction and liaise with the Client on detail engineering requirements
• Develop Construction Engineering Technology in line with Company Policy and Procedures
• Elaborates construction feasibility analysis evaluating the available materials & drawings
• Raising MTO(s) for all materials required to additional materials for hydro test etc
• Responsible for Piping erection operations and pipe support installation in accordance with schedule, Procedures, Specifications, Priorities and Availability of Construction Drawings
• Ensure the Productivity and Quality is maintained by subordinates. Coordinate with other Disciplines in site
• Monitoring the daily work activities of Sub Contractor and updating Sub Contractor Progress Reports
• Assist Design Department in solving Piping Modification and Technical Problems in the Field
• Provide technical answers to Engineering Queries raised up by the sub-contractor confirming design drawings and standard requirements
• Responsible for counter checking by Isometric/Piping plan for the spools erected in the correct location, orientation, alignment and plumpness
• Carrying out final P&ID check of installed piping systems in the module
• Preparation of field piping system test package, including system limit on P&ID and piping Isometrics
• Responsible for carrying out Mechanical Clearance, Conducting Hydro and Pneumatic tests, fulfilling commissioning and Pre-Commissioning requirements for the project
• Responsible for line checking after hydro test to complete the post punch list prior to sign-off the test packages before signing the completion of piping / mechanical
• Ensure that all punch list items are resolved; client handover is satisfactorily concluded and that there is no prolongation of project

July 2007

–May 2009

Esquire Engineering Solutions Ltd - India

Design Engineer

Duties & Responsibilities 

• Managed all phases of the design process for a multitude of products, components, parts, assemblies and subassemblies, including drafting, dimensioning, tolerancing, prototyping and documenting results. Known for quality excellence and a “do-it-right-the-first-time” design standard
• Commended for strengths in defining, assessing and satisfying complex product functional specifications and manufacturability concerns
• Designed innovative component/module replacements for existing machinery that improved functioning and extended the life of equipment thought to be obsolete for a fraction of the total replacement cost
• Developed new assemblies that accelerated client production line speed by up to 25%
• Became the go-to expert on evaluating design models for ISO, DFM and form-fit-function compliance. Saved hundreds of thousands of dollars in costly rework through careful design review that identified flaws in new subassembly and parts models prior to production