New NDT Programme Manager and Lecturers appointed
11/02/2020
Alexander Tsougranis has been appointed as TWI Training’s NDT Programme Manager for the UK and Europe. Alexander is a mechanical engineer specialising in engineering education with CEng status. He has additional MSc studies in advanced manufacturing systems and is currently studying engineering management and leadership. He started his career in the power generation sector as a power line engineer and subsequently moved into NDT, joining TWI in 2015.
Alexander’s experience spans a wide range of NDT-related roles, including NDT equipment sales, inspection, consultancy, training and certification. In the last ten years, he has delivered NDT training in several countries and for different certification bodies.Building on his breadth of experience in NDT and his academic background, his new role will see him manage NDT lecturers and the NDT training programme for the delivery of training and examinations for CSWIP and PCN certification at all of TWI’s UK sites.
Alexander’s vision for the NDT training programme is to maximise the value delivered to industry and individuals through uncompromised integrity and operational innovation.
In addition, TWI welcomes two Senior NDT Lecturers to its NDT training programme team, Konstantinos Chronopoulos and Alireza Ziaeddini.
Konstantinos is the new Senior NDT and BGAS Lecturer based at TWI Cambridge. He holds a BEng (Hons) degree in mechanical engineering and design and is currently studying for an MSc degree in structural integrity. Konstantinos has broad experience in NDT, including the inspection and supervision of various projects across Europe and QA/QC management. Since 2015, his main activity has been delivering NDT training courses for ISO 9712 certification.
Alireza, the second new Senior NDT Lecturer, started in September 2019 at TWI Cambridge. Alireza studied material science and engineering and initially joined TWI Central Asia in 2007 as a Project Leader, before becoming Project Manager and, later, NDT Section Manager. Alireza has extensive experience in inspection projects in the oil & gas industry in Central Asia, as well as experience in delivering advanced NDT courses for CSWIP certification.
Konstantinos and Alireza are looking forward to sharing their knowledge and experience in NDT and aligning their efforts with TWI’s mission for uncompromised integrity in the provision of trained and competent personnel.
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