Gopinath Aerrolla

• Responsible for reviewing FEED documents like specifications, datasheets, and project specifications to verify the inspection, testing, certification requirements, and specification compliance.
• Responsible for reviewing and implementing the quality requirements and Project Quality Plan (PQP) and ensuring that the Project Quality Management System (PQMS) is established with ISO 9001:2015 and contract requirements.
• Monitor and report to the Project Quality Manager on the effectiveness of the PQMS.
• Participating in reviewing the Project Execution Plan (PEP) prepared by the EPC / FEED Contractor and ensuring that it addresses the applicable quality requirements to fulfill the overall Project requirements. The Project Execution Plan shall include all applicable forms needed to track and follow up on the Project requirements, i.e. transmittal logs, control sheets, reports, inspection forms, follow-up logs, and NCR logs.
• Develop and implement quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) procedures and plans for electrical works.
• Responsible for review of Procurement/Engineering Documents like Vendor Document Requirement List (VDRL) Material Requirements (MR), Specifications, Technical Bid Evaluation (TBE), Datasheets to verify the vendor approval, vendor quality management system, vendor compliance to company project quality requirements, inspection level, criticality, certification, inspection testing requirements and review of the vendor deviation related to quality.
• Ensure all manufacturing and procurement activities meet the required quality levels and project requirements.
• Ensure that the EPC/FEED contractor evaluates the quality systems of Vendors and Sub-vendors and that they comply with the Project Quality standard.
• Review and maintain QA/QC documentation, such as Inspection Test Plans (ITPs), Test Procedures, Calibration Procedures, and FAT Procedures.
• Responsible for review of site ITPs, Work Procedure, Method Statement, SAT procedures, Cable Jointers, Cable Gland Technician Training and Certification.
• Responsible for review of Site material approval requests (MAR) and Stock material requests (SMR)
• Review the project hazardous area documents and vendor hazardous area documents. Check the hazardous area equipment requirements and comply with project requirements.
• Coordinate with discipline engineers and supplier engineers on establishing project-specific quality criteria.
• Participate with vendors in technical clarification meetings, kick-off Meetings (KOM), and Pre-Inspection Meetings (PIM).
• Review of inspectors issued inspection reports, punch lists, and NCRs and coordinated with the contractor for close-out of the non-conformities.
• Issue non-conformance reports (NCR) and track all non-conformance reports.
• Identify non-conformances (NCR), perform root cause analysis for failures, and agree on corrective actions, coordination, and resolution of any nonconforming product.
• Ensure that corrective and preventive actions raised under NCRs are implemented to address the root cause (as applicable) and to prevent recurrence. Follow up for NCR close-out.
• Participating in Quality Incident & Failure Investigations (RCAs)
• Quality surveillance visits to vendor's/sub-vendors' premises for monitoring manufacturing & Inspection activities concerning approved documents.
• Monitor the performance of third-party Inspectors assigned for inspection activities at the Vendor's premises.
• Coordination with vendors and TPI for inspections and material inspection release notes (IRN)
• Technical review of the source inspector’s inspection reports, punch lists, NCRs, FAT Reports, and IRN.
• Check the Quality aspects of critical procurement requisitions and relevant purchase orders affecting quality.
• Coordinate with the Project Expeditors/Discipline engineers & Delivery Managers for the resolution of technical discrepancies.
• Involved in supplier pre-qualification audits.
• Gather the best practices and lessons learned from completed/ongoing projects and ensure that corporate quality assurance system documents are improved by incorporating them from time to time.
• Familiar with ADNOC Engineering specifications, AGES, SHELL DEPs, MESC, IEC, IEEE, BS/EN, NEMA.etc
• Working knowledge of eTransmittals, Wrench, EDMS, Aconex systems.

MAJOR ONGOING PROJECTS HANDLING:

• EPCM- BAB & BU HASA AiP5 Off-Plot - 2524 Million $
• WEP-West East Pipeline Project (EPCM) - 3209 Million $
• Integrated New Gas Project (Off-Plot) - 700 Million $
• EPCM-Project Swing - 398 Million $
• Project WAVE (Sea Water Injection Facilities-A&B) - 940 Million $
• Well Digitalization - 1200 Million $
• BAB AiP5 ON-PLOT Facilities (TRAIN-9) Project - 325 Million $
• BU HASA AiP5 ON-PLOT (TRAIN-6) Project - 297 Million $
• SAHIL Phase-3 Development Project - 303 Million $
• ASAB Field Development-Phase-II (Stage-2) - 175 Million $
• Salt Domes Exploration at Jabel Dhanna Area - 291 Million $
• Rehabilitation and Integrity Reinstatement of Flowlines and Trunk Lines in BAB and ASAB - 716 Million $

• Review of the project specifications/Code requirements.
• Review and prepare the ITPs, Q&CR, and Material/Technical Requisition as per the technical specification.
• Preparation of the hazardous area equipment’s checklist as per the project requirement and IEC 60079
• Review of the hazardous area equipment's project specifications, supplier ATEX/IEC Ex documents, and certifications.
• Performing the alignment meeting with the suppliers.
• Performing E&I ATEX/COMPEX supplier inspections to check the installation requirements, and close and detailed inspections as per the IEC 60079/ATEX Directives.
• Performing the supplier inspections, FAT, and final inspections of the various E&I equipment.
• Performing supplier expediting and desk expediting to verify the daily status as per the project schedule.
• Performing the supplier capability/qualification audits, shop expediting, and desk expediting
• Liaise with the client coordinators for clarifications on technical matters before, during & after inspections and handling the client queries & concerns
• Investigate comments/complaints from the clients and provide the results of the investigation to the Technical Manager.
• Assess the inspector's performance throughout the project/assignment cycle capture the performance indicators and provide feedback to the Technical Manager.
• Perform independent field supervisory visits to assess the Field personnel for inspection & expediting assignments and submit the supervisory audit reports to the Technical Manager.
• Additional monitoring of Assignment Instructions / Technical Reports prepared by Junior Technical Team members.
• Familiar with the IEC, IE Rules, NEC, NFPA70, IEEE, NEMA, BS, API, DNV and Indian Standards

• Review of the site ITPs, Checklists, Procedures, and Method Statements.
• Initiating Quality check on the incoming material and installation as per the Quality Specs/manual. Reviewing the entire Factory Test Certificate and Documents as per the Quality Plan, P.O. & Engineering
• Monitor the installation of the electrical equipment and instrumentation items.
• Monitor the site cable laying activities.
• Inspection of IEC EX/ATEX E&I items as per hazardous area, zones classification, class, group and EPL.
• Preparation of Inspection Reports, Quality Plans/ITPs/ITR, Inspection Check Lists
• Cathodic correction protection equipment inspections
• Monitor the quality of work and assess the safety at the site including health and safety.
• Monitor quality control on construction progress activities.
• Prepare the equipment’s damage and missing components reports.
• Prepare Surveillance Reports, Non-Conformance reports (NCR) and punch lists.
• Issued punch list and NCR for outstanding works, status reporting of the NCR.
• Maintain records for daily activities, and inspection result status records. Signed RFIs, Punch Lists and NCRs
• Lead the supplier approvals process by assessing manufacturing capabilities.
• Supplier, contractors’ capability and performance evaluation audits.
• Lender’s Independent Engineers Audits for wind and solar projects.
• Expediting and status reporting.
• Inspections and factory acceptance testing of various E&I items.
• Supplier FAT Inspections of Electrical & instrumentation Items.
• Familiar with the IEC, IE Rules, NEC, NFPA70, IEEE, NEMA, BS, API and Indian Standards.

MAJOR PROJECTS & SITES WORKED:

• CAIRN INDIA LTD, Barmer Crude Oil Field Project Worked as a E&I QC Inspector.
• Kuwait Oil Company Lower Fars Heavy Oil Development Project ICCP E&I QC
• ARYAN COAL (INDIA) LTD- 2x135MW (270MW) Coal-Based Power Plant at Kasiaipalli, Chattisgarh, India. Worked as a Project Quality Engineer.
• AMBUJA CEMENT LTD (Group of HOLSIM CEMENT)- 33MW Coal Based Captive Power Plant at Chattisgarh, India. Worked as a Project Quality Engineer.
• AMBUJA CEMENT LTD (Group of HOLSIM CEMENT)- 2.2 Million Tons Capacity Clinker Plant at Chattisgarh, India. Worked as a Project Quality Engineer.
• WELSPUN ENERGY (MP) PVT LTD-130MW Solar Power Project in India. Worked as a Project Quality Engineer.
• WELSPUN ENERGY MAHARASTRA PVT LTD-20MW Solar Power Project in India. Worked as a Project Quality Engineer.
• WELSPUN ENERGY MAHAGENCO SOLAR POWR PROJECT-50 MW in India. Worked as a Project Quality Engineer.
• TORRENT POWER GRID LTD- 400KV D/C Twin Bundle Transmission Line (241 KM) from Surat-Ahmedabad. Worked as a Field Quality Engineer.

• Operation of Power Plant and Electrical Maintenance
• 33/11 KV Switch Gear Preventive maintenance

• Conduct Routine and Type tests on the Turbo Generator to find the efficiency, Output Voltage, Output Current, Output Power, Copper and Iron Losses, IR and High voltage test.
• Routine tests of Brushless exciter and PMG

• Responsible for operation and Maintenance of 132/33/11 KV Substation.