“Greetings from Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia! I’m Raviteja Kona, a Senior Engineer in the I&C Unit of Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq PlantsbEngineering Division. For 13 years, I’ve played a key role in ensuring the safe operation of assets in Oil and Energy facility where I have worked in, through various practices which is rooted through Asset Integrity in which mainly by Advanced Inspection Technologies, Engineering Assessments, Risk-Based Assessments (RBA), and Corrosion Assessments. My diverse background in Research & Development, Engineering Consulting, Turnarounds and Operations has equipped me with a well-rounded skillset for asset integrity. This foundation is
fundamentally strengthened by my Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the prestigious Tier 1 College,National Institute of Technology – Tiruchirappalli, India. Although, I hail from Nellore District in Andhra Pradesh, India, at south-eastern Bay of Bengal coast.”