CORROSION CONTROL PROFESSIONALOIL / GAS PIPE LINE INDUSTRY

Dynamic Pipeline Industry professional with 35 years experience, strong organizational visual, Expert strategist, Designer, Analyst, Planner, Team Leader,expertise in Quality Control Inspections, Cathodic Protection

• Selection of material / Designing of newly commissioned Pipelines on Impressed / Sacrificial Anodes Cathodic Protection system.
• Scheduling of monitoring programs, E.C.D.A/RBI surveys, Interpretations of field reports.
• Corrosion monitoring activities including periodic reporting to provide integrity status of systems and significant trend /limitations.
Participation in the Risk Based Inspection implementation and update in order to establish/review inspection strategies.

• Cathodic Protection of Storage Tanks. Wells. G.O.S.Ps, Transmission / Distribution lines and Installation of Sacrificial Anodes.
• Initiate and direct activities to support or assist in confirming monitoring data or as the result of failures of equipment or trending predictions.
• Trouble shoots and mitigates interference problems.
• Identify major deterioration threats and ensure that integrity limitations are addressed and consequently propose suitable mitigation techniques.
Training of staff, HSE awareness requirements.
Participate in the regular review of Corrosion Control Materials and Key Performance indicators.
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis and failure investigations.
Coating inspections according to’AWWA’& ‘BS standards’
• Designing of CP system on new lines / up grading of existing CP systems.
• Soil resistively surveys / current drain tests / Designing of Ground beds.
• Pipe to soil potential (PSP) surveys / Close interval potential surveys (CIPS) / Pearson surveys (Coating inspections). Inspection / repair of Insulating Flanges / joints.
• Installation of Ground beds i.e. Horizontal / Vertical type & CP test posts.
• C. Scan Surveys / D.C.V.G Survey/ Interference Surveys.
• Monitoring of CP System, mainly on Transmission lines, Inspection / Maintenance of Transformer Rectifier Units / CP facilities of G.O.S.P. / Well Casings and Compression stations.
• Locating of Hotspots / Coating faults on old lines and Bell Hole inspections.
• Preparation of field reports, sketching on computer, Data entries, Graphical representation of field reports / status & recommendations for upgrading/rehabilitation work of old lines and CP systems.
• Recently, I have completed 4 Projects of “ECDA” Surveys on our Transmission lines for which I was selected to obtain Training at “P.P.T (Pvt) office “Johannesburg South Africa”

•Post Graduation (Political Sciences & Punjabi Language)from University of Punjab. 1995
•Graduation (Journalism) 1st Division from University of Punjab 1988
•3 Year Diploma of “Associate Engineer’ (Electrical Technology,) 1st,Class 1970
• S.S.C EXAM (Science & Technical Drawing) 1st,Class 1966

• Computer course. MS Word & MS Excel) from “PETROMEN” 1992
• Work Permit Test (Hot & cold)“ARAMCO” Saudi Arabia) 1983
• NTI-HSI Training (P.D.O. Oman ) 1999
• INDUSTRIAL CORROSION CONTROL” CERTIFICATE COURSE 2002
NFC Institute of” Engineering & Technology Multan (Pakistan)
• Training course of “External corrosion Direct Assessment” 2006
P.P.T (Pvt) Limited Johannesburg. ( South Africa

Joined “SUI NORTHERN GAS PIPE LINES LTD” in 1972 as a’Sub Engr. (Corrosion) on Transmission & Distribution network. Presently working as “Technical Officer Corrosion “Section Incharge of Transmission (1250 km Lines of different Dias i.e. 8” to36”including Compressors Stations etc.)as well as Distribution area network.
As a Section in charge preparation of annual Budgets / Funds /RecommendationsCOATING INSPECTOR.1978-79Worked as a ‘Coating Inspector’ on 16”dia “PARCO “.P TECHNICIAN.1982-83:“ARAMCO” SAUDI ARABIA.
Worked with “ARAMCO” in Saudi Arabia in Pipeline maintenance Department on secondment, As a CP- Tech on secondment, where I passed ‘Work permit Tests’ (Hot / Cold) successfully.Q.C INSPECTOR1985-1990 With Project-5, of SUI NORTHERN GAS as a’Q.C Inspector on construction / installation of new Pipelines. Coating inspection (Coal tar based Enamel / 3 Layer Poly Ethylene coatings) / during construction & lowering of pipelines. Designing / testing / commissioning of C.P. System on new lines of various Dias ie, 8” to 36” dia lines.SENIOR C.P.TECHNICIAN.PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OF ‘OMAN’ ……………………….1999
With S.T.S for as “Senior CP Technician” on cathodic protection of Oil / Gas Lines & storage tanks / Gathering stations (GOSP). Where I successfully passed “HSE” tests & Work permit tests.My all main working in Corrosion Control is with “Sui Northern Gas Pipe lines (A major Gas Transmission company) since 1972 till date.