Engr.

Owais Manzoor
Asset Integrity Engineer

Mobile KSA: +966583941100 Mobile Pak: +923329412747 Email :owias-malik@live.com

Passport No: APO763533 Current Location: Khobar, KSA

Profile

Engr. Owais Manzoor (LEAD MATERIALS ENGINEER)

He is a proactive, veteran, quality-driven Asset Risk, Reliability & Integrity Management Professional
with analytical, critical thinking, investigative problem-solving skills necessary to manage & control
opportunities within Defense, Automobiles, power plant, petrochemical, refining and fertilizer market,
where he dealt very closely with plant problems and learned how operation and maintenance deal with
those problems he use sophisticated strategies to consistently build & improve business performance.

He is a graduate Engineer in Metallurgy & Materials, encompassing more than 7 years of experience. He
has served in Power generation related projects in Pakistan and Middle East. He specializes in materials
characterization, Composite Materials optimization and modeling, Metallic Materials testing, Lab
analysis, damage assessment and corrosion failure investigations. He possesses substantial materials
knowledge He have many achievements in problems solving, team leading, innovation and training. His
exceptional people management, interpersonal and consultative skills with my Asset Performance &
Management skills to forge impactful union that enables me to work cohesively with key stakeholders
while delivering vision, leadership, courage necessary to transform operations. Identified & implemented
improvements through the aging plants life assessment, failure investigation conditions assessment,
reliabilities studies and mechanical integrity analysis

International Affiliations & Certifications Goals

API: 571 Certified ( Corrosion and Materials To be part of a team where he can exhaust his
API: 580 Certified ( Risk Based Inspection ) skills set and make contributions in line with
ASNT Level II (DPT, UT, MPT) organizational targets and vision for long
Executive Member (MiCorr) term.
International member: (ASM)
Member (IMMM)
Engr. Owais Manzoor enjoys working in
metallurgical forensic and aims to develop
Industries Served technical skills to deal with emerging problems
Automobile Curriculumfaced
Vitaeby industry. He is fully dedicated to
encompass the working scope of Materials
Oil & Gas
industry in field of metallurgical analysis. The
Power
blend of inquisitive mind and passion for his
Defense
work makes him as a strong professional asset.
Fertilizer
Refineries
Work Experience

AMCO, Saudi Arabia Lead Reliability Engineer (2016-Present)

Performing Various Non-destructive Inspection for varying clients in Kingdom

Supervising the metallurgical laboratory.
Guiding and participating in advanced NDT Inspections( PAUT, TOFD).
To make worksheet/plan for the failure analysis.
Dealing with Failures related to Corrosion, Welding, coating & Paints, improper materials design
mechanical failures.
Performing In-Situ Metallography (Replica) on routine basis and evaluation.
Consultancy to the Petrochemical and Power plants for high temperature material issues.
To conduct failure investigation as per the work plan and responsible to prepare the report.
Participation in failure analysis studies for varied class of equipments and components.
Identifying/characterizing innocuous flaws and flaws that can cause catastrophic failures in
equipments.
Materials Selection Consultancy during the design & construction phase of the facilities.
Enhanced troubleshooting and recommendation provision for materials up-gradation.
Onsite testing to detect susceptibility to environmental, operational, and mechanical degradation.
Risk base inspection of machines to identify potential hazards and risk associated
Carrying out on site NDE, specifically for In situ hardness testing and microstructural replication.
Co-ordination on projects execution and completion.
Preparing In-House Technical Procedures for mechanical Testing, Corrosion Testing and
Metallurgical investigation.
Maintaining integrated approach towards Lean Laboratory System.
Maintaining ISO 9001 standards at work space.
Conducting Intergranular corrosion testing for austenitic and nickel rich alloys.
Provide technical support to sales and MET test lab to issue technical bid and quotation to the
clients
 Exova Group Ltd Lead Metallurgist (2011-2015)

The metallurgical Testing includes the micro- structural analysis of varied class of materials like
carbon steels, stainless steels especially with Duplex stainless steels. Checking for the conformity
of the micro-structure with the client requirements. Analysis of Ductile Iron, weld microstructure
of different steels.
Materials team helping with materials testing and composite Testing
Guide Corrosion & Materials Department on the material selection with respect to the welding.
Developed experiments to test for different composite mechanical properties used for finite
element analysis.
Attended Corrosion Prevention and Pollution Prevention Seminars .
Assisted in reviewing engineering drawings for coatings and sealants.
Develop welding specifications to ensure integrity of equipment and facilities.
Carry out failure analysis and finding solutions to welding related problems.
Bonded coupons for various mechanical tests (lap shear strength, flatwise tensile strength, peel
strength) to determine adhesives mechanical properties
Maintain database of welding related problems and their status.
Develops welding techniques, procedures, and selection of welding equipment in regard to
problems involving fabrication of metals, utilizing knowledge of production specifications,
properties and characteristics of metals and metal alloys, and engineering principles.
Reviews and evaluates data to assist welding engineering personnel in the development and
application of new or improved welding techniques, procedures and processes.
Evaluates new developments in welding field for possible application to current welding
problems or production processes.
Support on materials selection and corrosion control issues in design and operational activities
Interpretation, assessment, evaluation and approval of NDT Inspection results including
recommendations for monitoring, repair or replacement.
Worked on CuNi (9-Cu-10 Ni grade), Stainless steel (Austenitic grades), CRA clad pipes with
INCONEL 625, solid INCONEL (ASTM B444-N06625), Duplex stainless steel (UNS S31803
ASTM A790-S31803).
Internal Corrosion Direct Assessment & External Corrosion Direct Assessment for Pipelines.
Development of Corrosion Control Manual and Corrosion Management Systems.
Corrosion Control techniques.
Development of Asset Integrity management Systems.
 Ensuring the growth of business activities in Middle East region specifically in Oman.
Providing technical assistance to clients for all their queries related to Metallurgical testing.
Competitive quote issuance of the services.

Mol Oil & Gas B.V Corrosion Engineer (2010- 2011)

To provide the company with the appropriate remedies for both internal and external corrosion
for the companys facilities and equipment
Monitoring and following up all existing projects, such as cathodic protection (CP), chemical
inhibitor and coating applications during monitoring companies and their contractors
Work as a focal point to set up the basic and detailed design as well as the material selection for
different facilities used in oil and gas field with focus on those related to corrosion control
engineering
Corrosion Prevention/Protection plans: Evaluation of Corrosion inhibitors (Static, NACE
Rotating Cage, NACE Bubble Tests and foaming/emulsion test). Injection of Corrosion Inhibitors
at all production wellheads at an appropriate dosage. Maintaining the desired concentration of
Corrosion Inhibitor in pipelines by residual inhibitor analyses.
Corrosion Monitoring Plan: Techniques utilized include ER probes, LPR probes, corrosion
coupons, iron count method, thickness monitoring survey. Reporting the summary of all the data
in a comprehensive Corrosion Performance Report.
Cathodic Protection Systems: PSP surveys of flowlines, tanks bottoms, underground vessels and
wellhead casings (instant-off potential surveys). DCVG Surveys and CIP surveys for determining
location of coating damage.
Non-Destructive Testing: Management and liaison with contractors for DPT, MPI, UT, and RT

PROJECTS & PUBLICATIONS

Failure analysis of super heater outlet header from Ammonia plant.
Failure Analysis and remaining life assessment of longitudinal welded joint of distillation tower
of a catalytic cracking unit.
Failure analysis of adhesively bonded joints in composite materials
Failure analysis of a graphite/epoxy laminate subjected to combined thermal and mechanical
load
Failure analysis and damage initiation in carbon-carbon composite materials under three-point
bending
Failure Investigation of OUTLET SUPERHEATER STEAM PIPE in a thermal power
Failure analysis and Oxidation Analysis of Water wall of Steam boiler
 Turn around at ORPIC Oman 2014 ( replication of SA 533 and SA 508 materials for reactor
vessels)
Analysis of manufacturing Induced Fatigue damages in duplex stainless steel flanges.
Stress Corrosion Cracking Analysis of welded piping in catalytic cracking Piping.
Macroscopic examination of fillet welds at Sohar Refinery (Oman) in 2015.

Failure Analysis and remaining Life Assessment of Methanol reformer tubes ( outlet pigtails )
Toot Cause Failure Analysis of Creep and Internal Corrosion in High Chromium Steel due to
over heating
Failure analysis of CO reformer tubes in 2016.
Failure Analysis of heat exchanger tubes using microscopic analysis approach
Remedial Study for Acidic/Castic Alternating Corrosion of Ethylene Plant from operational
problems.
Failure Analysis of Valve piston rod
Failure analysis of drive shaft of ship loader slewing system

Publication
Technical article on Heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) tube failures and inspection
technologies
Technical article on life assessment of catalyst reformer tubes and pigtails
A case study Failure of 17-4 PH stainless steel components in offshore platforms
Technical Article on Stress Induced Failures for reboiler tubes from wrong Material Selection

Technical Article on Role of Microstructure on Stress Corrosion cracking in Austenitic Stainless

Steels,

Knowledge domain

API, ASME, AWS, MR0175, NACE, BS EN, DNV, ABS, LLYODS

Oil and Gas field material specifications.
Automobile components and its material specifications.
Selection of materials, surface engineering and value engineering.

Trainings and certifications

Failure Analysis of components in Oil and Gas Industry, Failure Analysis Center, IST Pakistan.
Lean manufacturing technology 2 day training at GIK Institute Pakistan
Work Management Coarse one week program organized by Stress management institute London
, UK
Internal Corrosion Management of Pipelines : Online Course NACE International
Corrosion In Refineries : NACE International
Risk Based Inspection : Organized by Asset Integrity Engineering Sharjah, UAE
Pipeline Integrity Management , A course organized by Penspen UAE

Management skills
Organized and diligent, multi-tasking and prioritizing workloads.
Problem solving and analytical abilities
 Enthusiastic about public speaking and team work
Experience in event management

Achievements

Gold Medalist of Materials Science and Engineering

Awarded Gold medal at college level

References: Can be provided on request

Engr. Mohammad Hussain

Metallurgy Division Manager Tel: + 966 (0) 595566007
AMCO Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Email: manager@amco-consult.com

Dr. Ahmed Shibli Tel: +44 1372 363 111

Managing Director Fax: +44 1372 363 222
ETD Consulting, Surrey, United Kingdom Email: ashibli@etd- consulting.com

Dr. David Vickers

Technical Manager Tel: +96899415263

Exova Middle East & Asia Pacific david.vickers@exova.com