Muhammad Ashraf
@muhammadashraf1
Senior heat treatment specialist with extensive global PWHT and thermal engineering experience.
PakistanWhat I'm looking for
I am a senior heat treatment and thermal engineering specialist with over three decades of experience delivering PWHT, stress relieving, thermochemical treatments, and heat-treatment equipment fabrication for power plants, oil & gas, and heavy industry. I have led on-site and workshop operations, managed projects and teams, and served as managing director and section head overseeing quality, safety and service delivery across international projects.
My career highlights include completing 18 major stress-relieving projects with Descon, managing Heattech as Services Manager/Managing Director, and serving as PWHT superintendent and QA/QC inspector on multiple petrochemical, refinery and power-plant assignments. I am results-driven, safety-focused, and committed to providing cost-effective, timely thermal-engineering solutions.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Section Head, Heat Treatment
Al-Wahbi Group
Mar 2024 - Present (1 year 7 months)
Lead all workshop and site heat treatment operations for the factory, supervising PWHT and thermal processes to ensure timely delivery and quality compliance.
Managing Director
Heattech
Sep 2006 - Oct 2024 (18 years 1 month)
Managed manufacturing and service delivery for a thermal engineering specialist, overseeing heat treatment projects, fabrication, and client coordination across power, oil & gas sectors.
PWHT Superintendent
Descon Engineering Ltd
Apr 2014 - Oct 2014 (6 months)
Supervised pre- and post-weld heat treatment activities on Barzan project, performed PWHT inspections and coordinated with fabrication and erection teams to meet schedule and quality targets.
PWHT Quality Control Inspector
Olayan Descon Engineering
Nov 2003 - Dec 2004 (1 year 1 month)
Inspected PWHT processes and coordinated with fabrication and site teams on SIPChem jubail project to ensure compliance with specifications and timely execution.
In Charge of Heat Treatment
Descon Engineering Ltd
Feb 1999 - Sep 2003 (4 years 7 months)
Managed heat treatment for multiple projects (refineries, power plants), overseeing fabrication workshop and erection area PWHT, preheating and record-keeping to ensure project milestones.
Senior Technician, Heat Treatment
Descon Engineering Ltd
Dec 1989 - Jul 1991 (1 year 7 months)
Performed fabrication workshop and erection-area heat treatments and preheating, supporting large-scale gas turbine power station projects and maintaining PWHT documentation.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Diploma in Instrumentation
Diploma, Instrumentation
Completed a two-year Diploma in Instrumentation focused on instrumentation fundamentals and practical applications.
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