MARWAN AZHARI
(BSME & PMP)
Arlington, TX 76006
Phone C: 817-***-****
Phone C: 214-***-****
E-mail: accs11@r.postjobfree.com
Objective
Highly motivated ambitious mechanical engineer with 8 years of utilities
and infrastructure design experience working for engineering consultant and
contractor. In addition to 8 years of research & design experience in the
product development field. Proficient with FluidFlow, CAESAR II, AutoCAD,
SAP, Pro/Engineer, Aspect, Matlab, Word, Excel and Power point.
Experience
I. 5/12-Present Drake & Scull International. Dubai, U.A.E.
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer in the Water and Power Division.
Currently assigned to work on the STEP Sewerage pumping station project in
Abu Dhabi, managed by Abu Dhabi Sewerage Service Company (ADSSC). The STEP
pumping station structure is 50m in diameter and extends to below than 100m
under ground; the pumping station is designed to pump a total sewerage flow
of 40 m3/sec beyond year 2032.
( Review the design to ensure compliance with the ADSSC requirements and
specifications.
( Work with suppliers & manufacturers to prepare material submittals in
line with ADSSC requirements.
( Worked on the temporary ventilation design, which was required by the
client during excavation of the pumping station.
(Amend Bill of Quantities to comply with the latest issued design.
II. 4/06-5/12 AECOM Middle East Ltd. Dubai, U.A.E.
AECOM is an American company with world wide locations offering a range of
engineering consultancy and management services in the field of
Architecture, Building engineering, Environment, Energy, Transportation,
Landscaping and Master Planning.
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer in the infrastructure division.
( Prepared fee proposals based on programs and available resources using
AECOM's PPM (Project Planning & Monitoring) program.
( Designed pumping stations for water, irrigation, drainage, firefighting
and sewerage.
( Prepared and reviewed particular and general specifications for the
designed pumping stations.
( Coordinated and distributed water, irrigation, sewerage and storm water
utility corridors for road cross sections.
( Designed small drainage networks for existing and new roads.
( Designed district cooling networks and issued drawings from concept up to
the construction stage.
( Prepared technical specifications and estimated plot cooling loads for
district cooling networks.
( Performed stress analysis and modeling of district cooling networks using
CAESAR II.
( Using the FluidFlow software package, modeled district cooling networks
and hydraulically analyzed them to accurately optimize pipes and determine
pressure drops in the system.
( Coordinated with the site office to resolve conflicts at time of
construction, between our contractor and other contractors working in the
area.
( Was responsible for negotiating and obtaining NOC's (No Objection
Certificates), from various agencies and authorities in Dubai.
Some of the Successfully Completed Tasks and Projects in AECOM
( Attended to our King Abdullah Financial District site construction; in
Riyadh to review material submittals and close some of the high profile
issues that were delaying construction progress, e.g. clashes between
utilities and temporary utilities diversion to avoid site obstructions.
Also, modified design drawings to match requirements as per site
conditions.
( Was assigned a task as a field engineer in our Jeddah city, KSA storm
water redesign project, to managed a surveying contractor to survey 14
areas, to map and identify the as built storm water networks. The task was
to identify coordinates, cover and invert levels for all the existing storm
water manholes in 14 areas within the city.
( Designed two wastewater pumping stations, which are part of the Dubai
Municipality wastewater network, the pumping stations will be located in
Jabel Ali Industrial area.
( Designed and documented two potable water pumping stations for the King
Abdullah Financial District project, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
( Designed and documented three typical irrigation pumping stations for Al
Marina project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
( Designed the main district cooling distribution network for the King
Abdullah Financial District project.
( Designed a number of major district cooling network projects for our
clients EMPOWER and TABREED, some of which are; Tecom A, B and C, Business
Bay, City of Arabia, International Media Production Zone, three of the
Dubai metro stations, and Al Raha beach network.
( Successfully completed the preliminary redesign of the RTA R-777 project,
a major water distribution network project under the Roads and Transport
Authority in Dubai.
( Designed Energy Transfer Stations (ETS) for the Dubai Boutique Studios
and Tecom A, in Dubai.
( Successfully completed one of our challenging district cooling
construction projects at site, in which I was assigned a role as a
coordination engineer, responsible for recording and distributing minutes
of meetings, coordinating with the contractors and other consultants
working in the same area, to resolve site related issues.
( Appointed as a quality coordinator in the office, to insure that
documentations in our office are being followed in accordance with the
ISO9001 standards.
III. 10/05-4/06 Projacs International, Dubai, U.A.E.
An international company well established in the field of construction
project management & training development.
Assigned a role as a Mechanical Engineer responsible for assisting the
project manager in the Sharjah International Airport expansion project,
base on site I was tasked and successfully completed the following:
( Ensure the contractor's compliance with the specifications.
( Composed a project closeout and handing over requirements for the
liability period.
( Evaluated and commented on key submittals such as sanitary fixtures to be
used in the airport.
( Analyzed and evaluated the interior design work for the first and
business class lounges in the airport, also coordinated with the interior
designers to evaluate their design submittals.
IV. 4/97-8/05 BancTec Technologies INC. Irving, Texas U.S.A.
Privately owned company specializes in the office automation equipments,
design manufacturing and service of high speed scanners and check readers.
Mechanical Design Engineer in the research and development department.
Responsible for the design, release and support of new and existing
document processing machines and high speed scanners.
( Designed sheet metal and machined parts using PRO/E package.
( Designed mechanisms for controlling paper flow in the high speed
scanners.
( Designed frame structures to support the scanner modules.
( Designed sheet metal and plastic covers aesthetic to the work
environment.
( Documented and released new products including bill of quantities, sub-
assemblies & components.
( Generated assembly instructions for the scammers and their sub-
assemblies.
( Worked with manufacturing and the assembly line to build and resolve
issues during the manufacturing process.
( Attended to machines in the filed to trouble shoot and improve
performance.
( Generated FCO's (Field Change Orders) to upgrade machines in the field.
( Edited field maintenance manuals published by the technical publication
department.
( Worked with customers to implement design improvements to fit their
requirements.
( Coordinated with vendors to improve cost and manufacturability for
fabricated parts.
Component Engineer Assistance, in the component-engineering department.
( Improved documentation for components in stock.
( Created specification documents for new components.
( Updated and modified drawings using AutoCAD & PRO/E.
( Generated ECO's to implement engineering changes
Some of the Successfully Completed Projects
( Designed and patented a document paddle that enabled operator to pick up
different size documents with comfort and ease.
( Designed a retractable HP ink jet head for one of the high-speed
scanners.
( Cost reduced the document aligner mechanism. The newly designed concept
was about 40% lower than the old concept.
( Designed a system to pressurize and pump positive air into the scanner
cameras to prevent dust particles from infiltrating into the camera.
( Implemented an ultrasonic doubles detector technology into one of the
check processing machines.
( Improved the design of a paper cutter mechanism.
( Designed a stacker module that would stack documents and checks in
multiple pockets.
( Designed a removable aperture with a latching mechanism to allow the
operator to easily clean and or replace it if needed.
Education & Certifications
( University of Texas at Arlington, in Arlington, Texas. Bachelor of
Science in Mechanical Engineering May 1997, with GPA of 3.0/4.0.
( PMP certified by PMI.
Related Courses & University Projects
( Computer Aided Design
( Automatic Control
( Thermo & Heat Transfer
( FORTRAN
( Manufacturing
( Microprocessors
( Machine Design
( HVAC
( Fluid Dynamics
( Performed analysis on AC test units by recording the temperature and
calculating the COP.
( Designed and implemented a water collector for testing the performance of
different lawn sprinklers available in the market.
Memberships & Honors
( Project Management Institute (PMI).
( American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
( The National Engineering Honors Society (Tau Beta Pi).
( Distinguished Honor Roll, UTA College of Engineering, Fall 94.
Computer Skills
Software Packages: CAESAR II, FluidFlow, Pro/E, AutoCAD, Word, Excel, SAP,
Aspect and Matlab.
Languages: FORTRAN and assembly.
Activities
Roller-skating, swimming and reading.