Amir Salarifard

**** * ******* ***. *** #*** • Chicago • Illinois 60616 • 312-***-**** • acgggm@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a Full-time Position in the Mechanical Engineering industry that will utilize my analytical and leadership skills

EDUCATION

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, expected graduation, May 2014

Thesis: Analyzing the effect of different fuels on diesel engines

Advisor: Professor Suresh Aggarwal

GPA: 3.75

Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, August 2012

Thesis: The Methods for Optimization of Evaporative Condensers

GPA: 3.6

WORK EXPERIENCES

SEDAC, Intern, Energy Engineer May 2014 – Present

• Investigate energy use in buildings and construction types

• Model alternate building systems and implications for energy use and conservation

• Analysis the different type of buildings by BAS systems and setting up trends

• Provided ECRMs to inform client how to save energy and be more sustainable

Parto Arya Pasargad, part time, Mechanical Engineer August 2009 – June 2012

• Delivered detailed HVAC designs for commercial facilities, hospitals and Schools

• Conducted energy audit for process load dominated buildings

• Provided 3D HVAC models with Revit, equipment selection based on size and load

• Generated report, offering the solutions & recommendation based on ASHRAE 90.1

Satrap Sanat Hamgara, part time, Mechanical Engineer October 2008 - June 2012

• Prepared schematic drawing with AutoCAD

• Utilized AutoCAD in HVAC system design, developed HVAC systems, Plumbing and fire protection systems based on existing schematics

• Calculated the refrigeration load of buildings by Carrier Hap

• Worked on several mechanical design projects including high–rises buildings

AWARDS and Certifications

• ASHRAE Illinois Chapter 2014 Scholarship Recipient, April 2014

• Engineer In Training (EIT), February 2014

• LEED GA, September 2014

• Certification of Energy Auditing (CEA), September 2013

• Building in Balance: IEQ and Energy Efficiency, April 2014

• Assessing Building Energy Performance, April 2013

• Honored with Physics Olympiad Silver Medal among more than 50,000 national participants, 2006

RESEARCH EXPERIENCES

• Combustion Laboratory (UIC) January 2013-Present

Working on the effects of different blended fuel on diesel Engines

• Renewal Energy Association (SUNA) February 2010 – 2012

Working on Algae fuel and its usage in industry

• Neural Networks Laboratory January 2010 - 2012

• Heat Transfer Laboratory October 2010 – 2012

ACTIVITIES

• UIC ASHRAE Chapter, leader and Research Committee Chair, Spring 2013

• Member of ASHRAE, February 2013

• UIC Teaching Assistant of Advanced S tress Analysis, Fall 2012

• K.N.T.U Teaching Assistant of Heat Exchanger, August 2010 - May 2012

• K.N.T.U Teaching Assistant of Dynamics course, August 2009 - May 2012

• Member of National Elite Foundation, 2007

RESEARCH and Publications

• Optimization and analyzing the optimized evaporative condenser (Submitted)

• Design and technical optimization of compressed refrigeration cycles (Exergy Method)

• Analysis the effect of blended fuel on diesel engine

• Invented a mechanical machine named “Water Walker”, Dr. Seif, 2009

Energy Related Courses

• Building HVAC

• Design of Efficient Buildings

• Energy management and conservation

• Heat transfer in micro and nano technology

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• MATLAB (Simulink & some tool boxes & so me project in numerical calculation, Mechanical engineering design etc.)

• Revit

• Trane Trace

• eQuest

• Carrier

• Chemkin

• Converge

• CFD

• Tecplot

• Autocad

• Catia (certification)

• Solid Work

• Pro/E

• Aspen

• Working Model 2D, 3D

• EES (Bachelor project was done by (EES)

• Abaqus6 (certification)

• CNC Machinery and stimulate it using Matlab

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