Farouk A.

Joined Xodus group as a Principal Engineer for new challenges and opportunities. Thrilled to contribute to the continued success of the Vibration Engineering Division and leverage my expertise in assessing, analyzing, and managing vibrations in process piping systems.

Tasked with managing and mitigating the impact of vibrations to ensure the safety, reliability, and efficiency of piping systems. This will be achieved through a combination of engineering analysis, field inspections, and collaboration with various stakeholders.

Senior Associate Integrity Engineer. Contracted for project management of vibration anomalies. This involves desktop review, integrity assessment of anomalies on site, and vibration awareness training.

Ensured regulatory monitoring of pipelines, in compliance with the French decree on regulation for the safety of natural gas, hydrocarbon, and chemical transport pipelines.

• Managed a portfolio of operators regarding their regulatory processes (site inspection during material reception, maintenance, construction, commissioning, safety and integrity).

• Ensured pipeline operators complied with surveillance and maintenance plans set in the multi-fluid ministerial decree (Arrêté du 5 mars 2014 définissant les modalités d'application du chapitre V du titre V du livre V du code de l'environnement et portant règlement de la sécurité des canalisations de transport de gaz naturel ou assimilé, d'hydrocarbures et de produits chimiques).

• Audited welder's qualifications (to ISO 9606-1:2017) and ensured that the welding procedure qualification records and the welding dossier were accurate.

• Liaising with town planning to ensure new buildings are located at safe distance of a pipeline route.

• Ensured pipeline operators complied with best practices described in the GESIP Guides.