MARJAN MOHTASHAMIAN

acoifr@r.postjobfree.com Denver, CO Permanent resident

225-***-****

Chemical/Environmental Engineer with diverse laboratory, analytical and marketing experience.

Integrated team member with technical staff representing other disciplines on multitude of projects related

to Microalgal growth in biofuel and aquaculture industry. Fully conversant with classical analytical

techniques for waste management. Effective communicator and problem-solver with a proven track

record of generating a variety of profit-making opportunities. Excellent presentation and writing skills.

Fluent in English and Farsi, conversant in French.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2010 – 2013

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

Research Assistant

Graduate Student

Laboratory skills with instruments such as Ion chromatograph, Spectrophotometer, different types of

meters, etc.

W ater samples analyses, including nitrate-N, nitrite-N and total phosphorus concentration

measurements

Cultivation of several species of microalgae. Large scale production of microalgae in Hydraulically

Integrated Serial Turbidostat Algal Reactor (HISTAR) for biovuel production and aquacultural use

Proximate analysis of m icroalgae Chlorella vulgaris

Lipid Extraction of Microalgae for biofuel production/ Protein extraction of microalgae for aquacultural

use

Lead and supervise high school science fair projects

2005 – 2008

GLOBAL TRAFFIC AND SAFETY CORPORATION (GTS)

Sales Manager

Lead two member sales team in selling traffic goods (speed bumps, traffic cones and cylinders,

polyethylene barriers) in regional municipality and transportation segments

DELBAN COSMETIC CORPORATION 2004

Quality Control Engineer- Intern

Research and office work

Preparation of water based and oil based beauty products using laboratory instruments

SOFTWARE EXPERTISE

W aste water treatment process simulation: GPS-X v 5.0.1

Sustainability and life cycle assessment: CES Edu 09, EIO -LCA

Experimental Statistics: SAS 9.2

Microsoft Office

Programming language: FORTRAN

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS

Master of Science, Environmental Engineering, (GPA 4) LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, 2013

Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Tehran 2004

Monitoring Compliance Testing and Source Test Observations - AIR POLLUTION TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE

(APTI # 468)

Fundamentals of Engineering - Environmental, MICHIGAN BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

The Society of Environmental Engineers (SEE)

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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