Muhammad Akhtar

Experienced AWS Certified Welding Inspector / ICC Certified Special Inspector . Well-qualified Quality Control/ Quality Assurance Inspector proficient in documentation, reporting and compliance standards. Meticulous and methodical professional with a deep understanding of QC/QA importance in Steel Construction . Bringing 30+ years of related experience.

• AWS Certified Welding Inspector
• ICC Structural Welding Special Inspector
• ICC Structural Steel and Bolting Special Inspector
• ICC Spray-Applied Fireproofing Special Inspector
• ANST Level II NDT - Magnetic Particle, Ultrasonic Testing, Visual Inspection
• Bridge Bearing Inspection, Seismic Isolation, and Elastomeric
• Hilti Firestopping
• OSHA 10 Certified
• OSHA 30 Certified
• NYCDOB Supported Scaffold (4 Hr)
• LIRR Track Safety
• MTA Track Safety
• Metro North Track Safety
• Structural Welding Special Inspector, 06/18/2008, 8010182
• Structural Steel and Bolting Special Inspector, 05/03/2008, 8010182
• Spray Applied Fire Proofing Special Inspector, 01/16/2010, 8010182
• MAGPARTICLE TESTING LEVEL II, 11/15/2021, 99597

• Lead Structural Steel, Welding & Bolting Inspector for MT Group
• Over 30 years in the field of Quality Control/Quality Assurance (QC/QA) in Structural Steel, Welding, Bolting, NDT, Fireproofing & Firestopping Inspections.
• Oversees MT Groups Structural Steel Inspectors (Welding, Bolting, Erection & NDT) for new innovative major distribution facility project in NYC.
• Performing Fabrication Shop Inspections on contract # C34836 CIRY Cable Bridge
• Lead Structural Steel Inspector (Welding, Bolting, Erection & NDT) for Port Authority NY/NJ Bust Terminal
• Lead Structural Steel Inspector (Welding, Bolting, Erection & NDT) for Throgs Neck Bridge Project for MTA
• Lead Structural Steel Inspector (Welding, Bolting, Erection) for multiple NYC high rise and low rise buildings
• Lead Structural Steel Inspector (Welding, Bolting, Erection & NDT) for MT Group's Northwell Health projects
• Performed Fireproofing and Firestopping Inspections on numerous various projects for Northwell Health hospitals and facilities
• Performed Structural Steel, Fireproofing and Firestopping Inspections at various projects for Sunrise Senior Living
• Performed Structural Steel (Welding, Bolting, Erection & NDT) Field and Fabrication Shop inspections for high profile Hotel/Theatre in Times Square
• TSX Time Square field & fabrication shop inspection
• Performed Structural Steel (Welding, Bolting, Erection & NDT) Field and Fabrication Shop Inspections for numerous various MTA/NYCTA projects
• Performed Structural Steel Inspections (Welding, Bolting, Erection & NDT) for Long Island Railroad (LIRR) at Ronkonkoma Yard facilities
• Performed inspections on wide variety of projects including cross country pipelines, petrochemical refineries, fertilizer plants, thermal power generation plants and in the construction industry.

• Quality Control/Quality Assurance (QC/QA) of Structural Steel construction contracts.
• Responsible for the managing and supervising of Steel Inspectors and NDT technicians.
• Quality Control/Quality Assurance (QC/QA) while performing field and plant inspection of Structural Steel by adopting visual inspection and non-destructive testing methods.
• Firestopping, fireproofing, welding, high strength bolt, and bearing inspections.