Ahmed Abdelghaffar Elshahat

QC Welding/Mechanical inspector
Data of birth:1-5-1993 • Accommodation: Alexandria
Mobile:(+2)01202823608/ (+2)01018394293 • Nationality: Egyptian
E‐mail: ahmedabdelghaffar86@gmail.com • Military Status: served

Profile - QC Engineer / Mechanical Engineer, certified welding inspector C.SWP 3.1 with a totalof +8
years' experience in inspection and construction fields for welding, piping, steel structure,
tanks and equipment in oil & gas refinery and petrochemicals projects.

-Well familiar with QA/QC working (prepare &review ITP, PQR, WPS) according to
ASME IX, AWS D1.1, ASME VIII div.1 and B31.3 and pipelines API (1104), hot-tap
API (2201), either fabrication &erection procedures and all related work activities such as
fit up, PWHT, NDT, hydro test ……. etc.

-Well familiar with traceability of material with respect to mill certificate for the received
material &well knowledge with material (ASME II SEC1), (EN 10025-2) piping B36.10
and fitting flanges (EN 1092&ASME 16.5).

-Well familiar with inspection procedures for installation and alignment (Pre and
Final) of Rotating Equipment such as Horizontal/Vertical Pumps, Compressors, Turbines,
Air cooler. External and Internal Static Equipment installation and alignment as Cooling
Towers, Boilers, Fired heaters, Internal Trays, Pressure Vessels as per International
Standards API 686 and` Vender requirements.

Certifications
➢ Certified CSWIP 3.1 Welding Inspector (ID:0000769100)/Certification No (493004).

➢ QMS ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor Training Course ID:18096 Certified by CQI-IRCA,
Certificate No.0673.

➢ API 570 AUTHORIZED PIPING INSPECTOR. (Study and prepare for exam).

➢ Non-Destructive Testing in accordance with the requirements of the American society

for nondestructive testing (ASNT) recommendation no (SNT-TC-1A) from Egyptian
weldingacademy in the following categories (NDT level two):
VT, PT, MT, RT, UT.
➢ Attends ASME package specially ASME IX advanced course, with DR. ENG.
Mahmoud Allam.

EDUCATION • Bachelor of Mechanical engineering class of 2016. Alexandria Higher Institute of

Engineering and Technology (AIET).
General grad: (2.22) " good//"
Graduation project grad: Excellent.
Language skill
English: very good (Reading & Writing and speaking).
Arabic: mother language.
 Duties

Duties of Interpret all codes and standards related to piping and mechanical such
QC welding
➢ Review all documents and designs for piping systems.
&piping
➢ Preparation and review of inspection and test plan (ITP).
inspector: ➢ Preparation and review of PQR Test coupon according to ASME IX.
➢ Preparation and review of WPS after revising all Drawings and PQRs.
according to ASME IX & AWS D1.1.
➢ Review Welder's Qualifications and issuing their Certification
according to ASME IX.
➢ Preparation of welding summary, welding map & material map.
➢ Responsible on studying applicable codes, standard and Specification to
extract the acceptance criteria for welding and requirements of NDT
➢ Receive and check all materials (pipes, fittings, flanges, valves) according.
to code and standard.
➢ Well familiar with welding several materials such as stainless steel, low alloy
and carbon steel.
➢ Controlling all inspection activities on workshop &site (Welding Inspection, Testing
the Welders, joint fit-up, Dimensional Survey, Monitoring and controlling welding
consumables Check welding equipment, cleanliness, preheat, inter pass cleaning,
inter pass temperature, PWHT, electrode storage and handling NDE Operation (VT,
RT, PT, MT, UT)) etc.
➢ Suggest ideas to accelerate piping activities in site to complete project in
time. Cooperate with all piping team to achieve best performance in piping
and mechanical completion.
➢ Responsible for installation of all mechanical equipment (compressor
&Vessels -pumps).
➢ Review all documents, designs, and drawings before
mechanical equipment installation.
➢ Maintain accuracy in all piping activities and ensure compliance for all
material specifications.
➢ Review and check test package (as built drawing, punch list, P&ID, NDT
reports, welding summary, calibration equipment’s reports used in hydro
test and hydro test reports).
➢ Prepare all equipment punch lists and verify all items are in place and act
as an agent for the company during punch list.
➢ Nozzles Alteration to change the diameter, spools connection and Exchange
the spools which had reductions with thickness AT SHUTDOWNS.

Duties of QC ➢ Review and check a project drawings and specs according to applicable code
Tanks & such as (API 650 &620), ASME VIII DIV1, UL 142.
vessels ➢ Check fit-up for shell plates, bottom plates, support legs, Performing
inspector: dimension check and visual inspection of fabricated work asperDWG.
➢ Carrying out Inspection of welds by NDT. using RT, UT, and PT Methods
according to ITP, specs and project drawing.
➢ Vacuum box test (VBT), Ferrite testing (FT)for SS alloy, positive material
identification (PMI) and hardness test (HD).
 Duties of ➢ Equipment receiving visual inspection to ensure that no physical damage
QC and all accessories comply with drawing/ packing list /data sheet.
Equipment ➢ Pre installation inspection: Check (foundation release report, check shim
inspector: pad, levelness, concrete chipping, cleaning, and anchor bolts)
➢ Installation of equipment: check (direction as per drawing, installation of
shim plates and anchor bolt tightening)
➢ Pre-Alignment: check to ensure that horizontal, vertical, axial tolerances are
achievable.
➢ Final Alignment: anchors fully tightened, number of shims as per project
specs or API 686, Flange parallelism, flange offset, soft foot, suction/
discharge flanges tightening, pipe strain and DBSE.
➢ Final inspection: check coupling has been installed, torqued, lubricated (if
required) as per vendor recommendation, equipment earthling, painting,
insulation (if required).

Experience
-Senior MECHANICAL/WELDING engineer at Egyptian Natural Gas Company (GASCO).
(SEP 2023 till now)

• Client: GASCO
• Contractor: ENPPI.
• Subcontractor: PETROJET.
• Project: GASCO.TRAIN-D.

➢ During this period, I attend one general shutdown.

-Senior QA/QC Engineer at PETROBEL CO.

(July 2022 till SEP 2023)

• Client: ENI
• Contractor: PETROBEL CO.
• Subcontractor: PETROJET
• Project: ZOHR Onshore Development.

➢ during this period, I attend four general shutdowns.

- QC Welding /piping /tanks and vessels inspector at Project Services company (PSC).
(Mar 2022 till July2022)
• Position: Head of quality control department.

▪ Work with (PSC) at replacement of existing carbon steel diesel tanks in fuel station facilities
(OSBL) project.
Client: Egyptian Liquefied Natural Gas co.

▪ Work with (PSC) at Underground stainless tanks project.

Client: SOYVEN.
▪ Work with (PSC) at 50% NAOH tank general arrangement.
Client: MISR Chemical Industries.
Contractor: ThyssenKrupp.

‐ QC Welding / Piping / steel structure inspector at PETROJET Company.

(APRIL 2020 till Mar 2022)

• Client: Middle East Oil Refinery (MIDOR).
• Contractor: Technip Energies.
• Subcontractor: PETROJET
• Project: MIDOR Refinery Expansion.

➢ During this period, I attend two general shutdowns.

‐ QA/QC welding / steel structure Inspector at Horas for petroleum services

and maintenance. (SEP 2019 till April 2020)

‐ QA/QC mechanical inspector at MRSM for Planning, Architecture, an

Engineering consultation. (MAR 2019 till AUG 2019)

-Qc welding/ piping Inspector at PETROJET Company.

(Jan 2018 till MAR 2019)
• Client: EL-NASR CO.FOR INTERMEDIATE CHEMICALS.
• Contractor: Desmet ballestra.
• Subcontractor: PETROJET
• Project: phosphoric acid production plant.