DIANE Christie TAMIR

EDUCATION___________________________________________________________________

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Villanova University - Villanova, PA

BS in Mechanical Engineering and Minor in Engineering Entrepreneurship: May

2011

Senior Design Capstone Project Team Leader: 2010 - 2011

Analyzed the efficiency of an existing rice dryer for the Philippine

Center for Post Harvest Mechanization using AutoCAD, and submitted a

proposal for an improved design

Independent Study: 2010 - 2011

Created a business plan for a potential 1MW hydro-electric system and

a rehabilitated cooperative-run 25kW micro-hydroelectric system in

the Philippines

Presented plan to investors and at various NCIIA workshops and

conferences

Intern: Summer 2010

Built a model of a micro-hydroelectric system for testing purposes

Spent two months in the Philippines to: monitor the rehabilitation of

a micro-hydro system, identify local entrepreneurs, run workshops

for start-up businesses, and help develop business plans for five

endangered UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Engineering Entrepreneurship Practicum: 2008 - 2010

Developed a business model and prototypes for a start-up business

idea

Professional

Experience_________________________________________________________

The VIII

Account Manager - White Plains, NY. Fall 2012- Present

Manage small business telecommunication accounts through face to

face marketing and sales

SITMo

Project Engineer - Ifugao, Philippines. Spring 2012

Completed feasibility studies and power estimates at multiple village

water sources

Designed civil and mechanical components including the intake weir,

headrace, forbay tank, penstock, and powerhouse for a 25kW micro-

hydro system to electrify 100 homes

Sourced local laborers, suppliers, and manufacturers

Developed a construction plan and an operations and maintenance manual

for chosen site including the financial plan, labor estimates,

material selections, and lifecycle assessment

Villanova University Dept. of Engineering

Sustainable Engineering Fellow - Villanova, PA. Fall 2011

Studied the challenges of sustainable community-scale development

through electrification in preparation for the upcoming assessment

trip to Ifugao Philippines, through in depth analysis of micro-hydro

systems, electrification projects, community engagement, business

development and impact assessment

International Development Design Summit

Participant - Kumasi, Ghana. Summer 2011

Worked with an un-electrified community in Ghana to design a system to

produce electricity using agricultural waste for a village of 100

homes

Built two functioning prototypes of a 5kW gasification system using

locally sourced materials and conducted testing in local villages

to refine the design

Ablaze Development

Intern - Radnor, PA. Spring 2009

Helped generate ideas and studied the value proposition for new

product concepts in solar technology and handicap-aid mechanisms

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