Coating and welding inspector for oil & gas projects

FROSIO Level III and IWI-S certified. Independent third-party inspection, based in Ploiești and working worldwide.

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Barbu Alin checking coating cure on an air cooler module
  • FROSIO Level IIICertificate no. 13584
  • IWI-SInternational welding inspector
  • ISO 9712 VT2Visual testing, level 2
  • PT, MT, UTNDT level 2
  • RINA SQSSupplier quality surveillance

What I inspect

Pressure vessels, heat exchangers, valves, piping spools, structural steel and electrical equipment, in the shop or on site.

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Coating inspection

Surface preparation, climate monitoring, wet and dry film thickness, adhesion and holiday testing, from blasting to final release.

ISO 8501, 8502, 8503, NACE SP0188, ISO 21809

Welding inspection and NDT

Visual weld inspection with PT, MT and UT, plus review of WPS and PQR against the project specification.

IWI-S, ISO 9712, ASME, API

Third-party and supplier inspection

Source, in-process and final release inspections to the approved ITP. MTC review, dimensional checks, FAT and pressure test witnessing, NCRs and release documents.

EN 10204 3.1 and 3.2, ITP, FAT

Forgings, materials and mechanical testing

Heat treatment, hardness, tensile and impact test witnessing, PMI of alloys, plus UT and dimensional checks on forgings, shafts and fasteners.

PMI, UT, Brinell, tensile, Charpy

Projects carried out for

  • Saudi Aramco
  • ADNOC
  • Petrobras
  • Linde
Coating thickness check on an air cooler frame

Quality inspector since 2014

I am Barbu Alin, a FROSIO Level III surface treatment inspector and IWI-S welding inspector. I work for inspection agencies, contractors and manufacturers who need clear, defensible reports.

  • 2018 to nowIndependent third-party inspector
  • 2018 to nowLead quality inspector, SLB
  • 2014 to 2018Quality control inspector, The Timken Company

Certifications and experience

From recent inspections

Coating, welding, NDT, forgings, mechanical testing and shipment release, photographed on the job.

  • Forged rings coming out of heat treatmentForging heat treatment
  • Dry film thickness measurement on a coated vesselCoating thickness
  • Ultrasonic flaw detector showing a DAC curveUltrasonic testing
  • Welded pipe sections in a fabrication shopWelded fabrication
  • Tensile test on a universal testing machineTensile test
  • Bresle patch soluble salt test on a steel surfaceSoluble salts
  • Equipment packed and wrapped for shipmentShipment release
  • Coated air cooler module ready for releaseAir cooler module
  • Coated pipe elbows ready for inspectionCoated elbows

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Or email barbu.constantin.alin@gmail.com