Chandiran Ramasamy

Managing Partner

Summary
We carry out overlay welding by PTAW, GTAW, SMAW & OFW with specialized in stellite hard facing
and machining works for various industries. We are doing fabrication welding for various equipment
which belongs to oil&gas, railway & agriculture.

We have qualified WPS/PQR/WPQ for various materials with third party approval.
we are providing our products and services to valve manufacturers ( i.e : L&T Valves, Flow serve
controls India Pvt Ltd, Velan Valves, Circor, Schuf, MIL Controls, Koso Fluid controls, Ampo valves,
Valvitalia, Flow link systems and others ) in supplying and labour works of various internal parts
like seat ring, Plug, disc, stem with disc with stellite hard facing , full machining condition as per our
customer requirements .

We also make components like wear ring and impeller ring to engineered pump manufacturing
industries like Flowserve & ITT.

Apart from overlay welding we do fabrication jobs like Valve body welding with expander/reducer with
Radiographic quality meeting the requirements of various codes.

We are specialized with materials like CS, SS, Nickel base alloys and low alloy steel welding.

Experience
Director at Pinnacle Engineering Services
May 2016  -  Present
> Experience in welding(both fabrication and Overlay welding) carrying out work for Oil & Gas and
Power industries with solid 10+ years.

> Good knowledge in materials like CS, SS, Alloy steel & Nickel base alloys like Inconol 625,
Incoloy 825, Inconol 718, Monol, Hastealloy, Alloy 20 & etc.

> Established many welding procedures for fabrication and overlay welding for various materials.

> Good knowledge in welding processes like PTAW, GTAW, SMAW, GMAW, FRW & OFW

> Good knowledge in hardfacing welding materials like Stellite & Colmonoy, WC coating & others

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 > Hardfacing wear resistant welding on valve trims like plug, seat ring, stem, disc, sleeve, etc.

> CRA overlay welding inside globe valve & butterfly valve bodies.

> Good experience in various surface treatment processes like Heat treatment, Nitriding,
Boronizing, PVD coating, etc.

> Good experience in managing workforce like supervisor and welders.

> Good knowledge in various Codes & Standards like ASME SEC IX, ASME SEC 2C, ASME SEC
VIII(I&II), ASTM, API, NACE & etc

> Experience in handling product Business Unit includes planning, Welding, Assembly, interaction
with customer.

Deputy Manager at Flowserve India Controls Pvt Ltd

November 2011  -  May 2016 (4 years 7 months)
> I was working as a Deputy manager-QA welding in Flowserve valve Division, Bengaluru. My
primary work here was qualifying new welding procedure for various materials like Carbon
steel, Low alloy steel, stainless steel, Nickel base alloys like Monol 400, Monol K500, Inconol 625,
Inconol 718, Incoloy 825, hastealloy, etc and hardfacing/CRA overlay welding.

> Study the welding related standard and specification concerned with project.Ensure welding is
carried out as per approved procedure and project requirements.

> Preparation of WPS and qualifying the same as per specified codes and standards.To obtain
WPS /PQR approval with TPI inspection within one month from the request date.

> Preparation of PQR and getting approval of the same.

> To take corrective actions on NCRs on welding, heat treatment and special processes. Work
closely with welding dept inhouse and outside who is doing welding on components and heat
treatment shop to reduce the rejection.

> Preparation of work instruction for weld shop and train the welders. Monitoring the welding quality
of all welded components produced inhouse and in vendor place.

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 Providing support to the shop to meet delivery performance objectives.

> Qualifying the welders / welding operators for various welding process.

> Maintaining welder qualification and continuity records.

> To liase with laborotory, submission of test plans and witnessing the same.

> Review of vendor WPS, PQR, PWHT procedures and giving approval. Auditing vendor to access
their facilities, capacities and capabilities for welding scope.

> I handled valve inspection like co-ordinating with Third Party Inspector and customer.

Assistant Manager
March 2007  -  November 2011 (4 years 9 months)
# Preparation of WPS/PQR/WPQ for hardfacing & welding joint.

# Planning/production of Level Transmitter.

# Hardfacing of valve trim parts like plug & seatring by using PTAW/OFW/GTAW processes.

# Providing total welding solution to our vendors.#

# Preparing welding procedure & Heat treatment cycle for special metals like Duplex
SS,17-4PH,CA6NM,Monel , Inconol & other special metals.

# Up gradation of repaired casting valve body materials like steels & Nickel base alloys.

# Prioritization-Planning/expediting/loading/dispatch.

# Simplification and scalability of process.

# BU activities-Engg./procurement/assembly/loading.

# Interface lead with customer/COE

# Interface with sales team-Specification /inspection/amendments.

# Inventory management

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 # BU deliverable-OTD/past dues/inventory reduction

Welding Engineer
August 2005  -  March 2007 (1 year 8 months)
> Developing welding procedures, methods and practices in conformance with code requirements.

> Preparing Purchase Technical specification for welding consumables and purchasing
fillermaterials as required to meet production needs. Ensure that purchasing of all fillermaterials
are in compliance with applicable Codes and Standards requirements.

> Analyzing and providing solutions to quality problems in welding.

> Qualifying Welding Procedures Specification ( WPS ), Welder/welding operators Performance

Qualification ( WPQ ) in accordance with Code requirements and document the same.

> Review of PQR for verification of the reported mechanical test results for correctness.

> Ensuring Qualified welding procedures are being used during fabrication and records are being
maintained for welding activities.

> Review of code and analysis of addenda for revision of welding documents, if applicable.

> Review the drawings and preparing the weldmaps for production.

> Preparing the heattreatment procedure based on the requirement given in Engineering drawings
and codes.

> Reviewing and approving the HT chart, submit to the AI for his review and acceptance.

> Arranging calibration of welding equipments, HT recorders, Thermocouples and electrode and
flux baking ovens.

> Development of new welding processes.

> Providing support to the shop to meet delivery performance objectives.

> Identify opportunities for productivity improvement and cost reductions. Involve support
departments to achieve planned productivity goals.

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 > Provide leadership role in the department to meet the requirements of the welding quality system.

> Maintaining records of WPS, PQR, WPQ and fillermaterials test reports.

> Providing training as needs to meet production needs.

> Stay current with new developments in equipments, automation and fillermaterials for potential
improvements in quality, welder appeal, and cost savings.

Education
Governement College of Engineering, Salem(Anna University)
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Welding Technology, 2003 - 2005
Activities and Societies: I presented technical paper in National Level Conferences.
Government College of Engineering, Salem
Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Metallurgical Engineering, 1997 - 2001
Activities and Societies: NCC

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