Afshin Maaf

Jan 2018 – Present; Quality Engineer, Training & Inspection Services Ltd, UK, 

Key Achievements and Responsibilities: 

• Prepared supplier quality requirements and surveillance procedure; quality deliverables and contributed to the project specifications. This includes: operating philosophy, document order precedence, project execution plan, project quality plan, NCR procedure and schedule,  master VDRS, quality plan, project specification, etc.
• Preparing Project Quality plan as per ISO 10005; ITPs as per PO requirements and relevant standards; prepared supplier quality requirements procedure; NCR procedure; Concession/Deviation Request Procedure and relevant forms and templates
• Prepared bid documents
• Reviewed and approved  project specifications, FEED, basic and detail design,  inspection forms; reporting templates; cost time reports; surveillance registers
• Custodian of Audit, NCR and surveillance Registers. Prepared bids, tenders,  and QC procedures.
• Realized KPI target; custodian of KPI; reporting to Quality Manager  on daily basis; preparing weekly and monthly progress report. 
• Feb. 2015 - Jan 2018; QA QC Engineer, Worley, UK & Turkey

Note: The Project included 1850 km onshore 56’’ pipeline with 6 compression stations and 2 X 30km 36’’ subsea pipeline

Key Achievements and Responsibilities:

• Chaired "lesson learned" sessions and prepared the report.
• Led supplier assessment check list contributing to the quality section.
• Determined package criticality rating and prepared audit plan and audit checklists for critical vendors including forge masters
• Performed internal and external audits and follow up.
• Custodian of Audit plan and NCR Register; successfully closed all project NCR with the consent of the client and relevant disciplines.
• Prepared Project Quality Plan, Inspection and Test Plan, NCR Procedure, DCTQ Procedure, Vendor and contractors quality requirements procedure; TPI Scope of work
• Contributed to project execution plan and project standards
• Reviewed bid documents and participated in bid clarification and kick off meeting responding the vendor’s queries.
• Prepared the agenda for pre-production meeting; chaired 42 PIM and prepared the minutes of meeting approving ITPs
• Participated the Weekly meeting/telecom with vendors and contractors updating minutes of meeting and actionable items
• Prepared and updated the Quality Status Report on weekly basis
• Prepared weekly and monthly project quality report.
• Reviewed vendor documents as per VDRL and flagged off any outstanding documents as per VDS
• Led the MPQT team at 9 pipe mills verifying Manufacturing Procedure Qualification Tests (MPQT) for 56, 48 & 36 inches of pipes having 3 different pipe thicknesses for each size.

May 2013 - Feb 2015; QA QC Engineer, TCO FGP

Key Achievements and Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for auditing and approval of vendors 
• Review and approval of bid documents; 
• Prepared audit strategy/guideline/procedure; 
• Prepared and maintained audit plan; 
• Audited vendors and sub vendors including all the forge masters; 
• Prepared ‘A’&‘B’ check sheets and ITPs for commissioning team; 
• Attended weekly meetings with the stake holders such as the client and vendors. 

Jan 2011 - May 2013; Quality Team Leader, Shell platforms; North Sea & Bacton gas plant; UK

Key Achievements and Responsibilities: 

• Custodian of NCR register and reports including corrective action, preventive action & lessons learned
• Accountable for QC CTR against each project
• Chaired weekly QA QC meetings, preparing agenda/MOM and follow up
• Assessed inspector qualification and competencies and prepared training matrix and schedule
• Prepared weekly and monthly quality status reports
• Reviewed Fabrication packs and MRBs
• Supervised six inspection coordinators and some 20 inspectors
• Responsible for inspection management data system
• Successful completion of all refurbishment projects within the allocated cost and time
• Review and approval of bid documents
• Responsible for auditing and approval of vendors 
• Prepared and maintained audit plan
• Reviewed and approved  project specifications, FEED, basic and detail design,  inspection forms; reporting templates; cost time reports; surveillance registers

April 2010 - Dec. 2011; QA SPS Engineer, BP, Gulf of Mexico; then BP Angola FPSO, Block 18

Key Achievements and Responsibilities: 

• Participated at vendor’s daily tool box meeting and submitted the daily progress report to the management 
• Successful completion and release of 8 off Xmas trees and all the accessories (connectors, tubing hangers, MRT, etc)
• Successful planning and execution of turnaround contingency plan and activities such as welding, coating, NDE, hydro testing and provision for associated re-certifications for LP & HP separators, HP Flare KO Drum, Slug catchers, Coalescer,  Reboiler, Glycol package & columns. 
• Prepared, Reviewed and Approved project specific quality documents.   

September 2007 - February 2010; Quality Engineer, BP Valhall LQs and ENI Bouri platforms

Key Achievements and Responsibilities: 

• Prepared quality requirement spreadsheet as per contracts 
• Audited sub vendors (quality, HSE, fabrication capability)
• Prepared daily and weekly reports
• Monitored VDRS progress
• Supervised inspection of jackets. Living quarter and production platforms 
• Approved MRBs
• Reviewed  contractors’ quality plans and procedures as per PO
• Prepared project specific process, procedures and forms

Dec. 91 till July2007; Principal Engineer, NOIC

Key Achievements and Responsibilities: 

• Client’s Representative on QA QC and Inspection matters, Saman offshore development project, Naftkav Drilling Company (9 green fields EPC project & 2 brown fields). This included a dozen jackets, offshore pipeline, production platform and living quarter, an onshore gas compression facility including piping, pressure vessel, storage tank and F&G system
• Prepared and implemented company quality management as per ISO 9001 system

• BEng. (Mechanical Engineering.), MNIT; Fist Class
• MEng. (Mechanical Engineering.), Institute of Technology; BHU; First Class
• CEng, IMechE, Registration No. 679470
• Lead Auditor, ISO 9001, RVTUW, since 2004
• Lead Auditor, OHSAS 18001, DNV, since 2005
• CQP, MCQI; Membership Number: 5109005
• ASNT NDT Level III (RT, UT, VT, MT, PT), Cert. No. 309349; valid until 02/2024
• BGAS Painting Inspector Level II, Cert. 345068, TWI, UK, valid till 2023.
• CSWIP 3.2.2, Senior Welding Inspector, Cert 78238/2; TWI, UK, valid till 2023
• API Source Inspector Rotating Equipment, Certificate No. 83497, Valid till 2024
• API Source Inspector Fixed Equipment, Certificate No. 83463, Valid till 2024
• API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector, Certificate 84796, Valid till 2024
• API 570 Piping Inspector, Certificate 83184, Valid till 2021
• API 571 Corrosion and Materials, Certificate No. 87458, Valid till 2024
• API 577 Welding Inspection and Metallurgy, Certificate No. 84320, Valid till 2024
• API 580 Risked Based Inspection, Certificate No. 84319, Valid till 2021
• API 653 Above Ground Storage Tank Inspector, Certificate No.87458, Valid till 2025
• API 1169 Pipeline Construction Inspector, Certificate No. 79734, Valid till 2024

Other Courses: BOSIET, MIST, PED, ATEX, 6 Sigma, PTW, H2S, PPE, SCBA