Akuma Eche

Project QAQC Manager with a university (B.Eng.) degree in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, CSWIP 3.2.2(Senior Welding Inspector—Level 3), CSWIP 3.1, ASNT Level II (UT, MT, RT/RFI, PT &VT), IRCA Lead Auditor (ISO 9001:2008) , NACE I.C.I and NEBOSH IGC certifications and eleven years of experience .

I have been employed continuously in Oil & Gas projects for more than 11 years with both contractors and clients in positions from Technician to Welding Inspector, QA/QC Inspector and QA/QC Engineer in various inspection, testing, supervision and Quality Management/PROCUREMENT QUALITY roles either through secondment or direct employment in the Nigerian Niger-Delta regions and Qatar.

The works mainly mechanical covering Oil and Gas/LNG piping, Coating/painting inspection, NDT and welding and fabrication inspection of pipelines, pressure vessels, Above Ground Storage tanks, platforms, pig Launchers and Receivers, Manifold Skids, Offshore jackets and structural works.

Since early 2000, the majority of contracts on which I have been employed have incorporated the requirements of API 1104, AWS D1.1, ASME IX, ASME B31.1, ASME B31.3 and ASME B & PV Code sections I, II, V and IX, ISO 8503, ISO 8501, ASTM D4417, QCS 2010 and ISO 9001, especially structural works in the LNG/Oil and Gas industry and infrastructural projects.