GANESH KUMAR RAMADASS
LEAD ENGINEER- QUALITY
Chennai
Summary
Results-driven Quality Assurance and Control professional with nearly 16 years of extensive experience in welding inspection and site supervision across diverse industrial construction projects, including power plants and boilers. Proven track record of managing quality in international environments, contributing to major EPC and commissioning activities in countries such as South Africa, Brazil, and China. Expertise includes boiler pressure parts, process piping, and structural steel inspection, along with a strong command of international codes and standards such as ASME and ISO. Recognized for enhancing project quality performance through effective non-conformance management, defect analysis, and stakeholder coordination, ensuring compliance with rigorous safety and quality benchmarks.
Overview
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Languages
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Certification
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Engineer - Quality
Andritz Technologies Pvt Ltd
Chennai
07.2017 - Current
- Boiler Pressure Parts & Piping: Incoming/Ground inspection of boiler Piping & pressure parts.
- Review of standard operating procedures, Field Quality Plan (FQP), Field Welding Schedule (FWS), WPS/PQR.
- Audits conforming to procedures and manage non conformance by identification, documentation, evaluation & disposal of non conforming products.
- Qualification of welders in accordance with WPS/ ASME Sec IX.
- Attend weekly site meeting to discuss bottleneck issue.
- Analyze & maintain the weld defect rate.
- Witnessing of Hydro test.
- Structure/Ducting: Site Inspection of non pressure parts welding & NDE.
- Structural inspection- Alignment, Fabrication, Verticality, Elevation, HSFG Bolt tightening.
- Air & Gas Duct inspection – Fabrication, Assembly, Welding, Leak test, Painting.
- Buckstay inspection – Elevation & Welding.
Senior Engineer - Quality
Equator Engineering Sdn Bhd
12.2014 - 07.2017
- Joint fit-up inspection, Monitoring and controlling welding consumables.
- Visual inspection carried out prior to welding, during and on completion of welding.
- Monitoring Preheating, Inter-pass temperature, Post weld heat treatment of weld and reviewing charts.
- Preparation of Radiography request and follow up of Radiography based on Weld Production & test package wise priority.
- Perform Piping Line Check and Prepare Punchlist and Consult punch work with Construction team.
- Taking corrective measures for preventing rework process.
- To follow all quality procedure and Testing procedures.
- Qualification and Performance monitoring of welding personnel.
Quality Engineer
L&T-MHPS Boilers Pvt Ltd
03.2012 - 10.2014
- Review of WPS and PQR.
- Witnessed Welder Qualification test as per AWS D1.1 and ASME Sec IX.
- Alignment Inspection of all Headers, Panels, Separator Tanks and Manifolds.
- Review of NDT procedures submitted by NDT Agency.
- Witnessed Hydro test package wise.
- Advising the site contractors with regard to welding process and defects.
- Painting/Coating inspection of Steel Structures, Piping and Pressure Parts.
- To check and monitor all painting / coating related works and ensure all final products meet in accordance with company procedure, client requirement and international codes.
- Performs visual checks after blasting.
- Attending Co – ordination meeting with Subcontractors, Client and Owner.
- Submission of all dossiers to State Inspectorate of Boilers (IBR).
- Evaluate the performance of IBR welder on Monthly basis & conduct training program.
- L&T – MHPS is a joint venture company by Larsen & Toubro, India with Mitsubishi Hitachi Power systems, Japan.
Quality Surveyor
QUEST (Quality Evaluation and Systems Team Pvt Ltd)
Bangalore
09.2010 - 03.2012
- Verification of Calibration reports for all the measuring instruments, gauges and equipments etc.
- Final Visual inspection and Review of final documents.
- Witnessed destructive testing (Tensile & Bend test) for welding procedures & Raw materials according to ASME Sec IX and AWS D1.1.
- Visual and dimension checking for machined and fabricated products.
- Experience in Vendor Evaluation at Contractor’s place for different Clients.
- Make inspection reports as per approved ITP stages.
- Make sure that activities should be done in accordance with standard codes of practice, drawings, and applicable job specifications, Quality control procedures (QCP) at job site.
Education
MBA - Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administation - Operations
SYMBIOSIS CENTER FOR DISTANCE LEARNING
01-2012
BE - Mechanical Engineering
ANNA UNIVERSITY
01-2010
Skills
Site Quality Management
QA/QC Leadership
Welding Inspection
NDT Coordination
Boiler Pressure Parts
Recovery Boilers
Process Piping
Hydro Testing
Root Cause Analysis
NCR Management
Contractor Supervision
Commissioning Support
Certification
Ndt level ii
Personal Information
- Passport Number: ZA113570
- Date of Birth: 22-08-1988
- Nationality: INDIAN
- Marital Status: MARRIED
- ID Type: Passport
- ID Number: ZA113570
Personal data processing
2026-06-20, Chennai, India, GANESH KUMAR R
Timeline
Ndt level ii
05-2018
Lead Engineer - Quality
Andritz Technologies Pvt Ltd
07.2017 - Current
Senior Engineer - Quality
Equator Engineering Sdn Bhd
12.2014 - 07.2017
Quality Engineer
L&T-MHPS Boilers Pvt Ltd
03.2012 - 10.2014
Quality Surveyor
QUEST (Quality Evaluation and Systems Team Pvt Ltd)
09.2010 - 03.2012
BE - Mechanical Engineering
ANNA UNIVERSITY
MBA - Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administation - Operations
SYMBIOSIS CENTER FOR DISTANCE LEARNING