Mechanical Design Engineer

Samir Tawfik

*** ******** **.

Florissant, MO****1

May 8, 2024

Human Resource Manager:

Re: Mechanical Design Engineer Position

To Whom It May Concern:

I’m sending this letter to indicate my great interest for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer position at your company in the area of HVAC systems, Pluming, Fire Protection, and design compressed air pipes-plant layout.

I’m a Mechanical Engineer with over than thirty years of experience in mechanical design, maintenance, troubleshooting, and overhauling of heavy equipment used in commercial buildings and in building roads. I also have excellent team leadership experience.

I’m presently, and for more than 30 years have been working as a Mechanical designer of HVAC systems, Plumbing, Fire Protection and other heavy equipment used in hotels, restaurants, casinos, schools, malls, government buildings, industry buildings, and other commercial buildings in the St. Louis area. From 1985 to 1994, I worked for an International Belgium- based construction & chemical industries company where I had the responsibility of installation, troubleshooting, and overhauling of mobile and stationary compressors, vehicles, pneumatic and hydraulic equipment, equipment used in building roads, commercial building, and geological drilling.

I’m a hard worker, self-motivated, responsible, and I get along very well with people.

I’m U.S. Citizen.

Please find enclosed my resume in which I reported my experiences as well as my education background. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss in more details how my experience and education training would fit into the duties of the Mechanical Engineering position.

Thank you for your consideration and I look forward to hearing from you soon. I live in the St Louis area and can be reached at home at 314-***-****.

Email address: ad5t7d@r.postjobfree.com

Samir S. Tawfik

680 Lawnview Dr.

Florissant, MO 63031

Cell: 314-***-****

ad5t7d@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging position as a Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer, or a Project Engineer with a dynamic organization to contribute by utilizing my strong work experiences and educational background to the company success.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION

A degreed Mechanical Engineer with over thirty years of experience in Mechanical Design & Maintenance of HVAC, Pluming, Compressed air plant, Fire Protection Systems, Pollution reduction equipment, Overhauling and testing of large electric and diesel-driven air compressors and drilling equipment. Acquired a wide experience in Manufacturing Processes, Production Planning and Project Management, with a strong educational background in the areas of Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanic, Hydraulic, Pneumatic, and Electric Control Circuits.

I am a dependable team leader and an effective results-oriented project manager with excellent communication and customer interface skills, and I have a very good knowledge of a number of computer languages and software packages.

WORK EXPERIENCES

Mechanical Engineer

Tepa,LLC June 2016-Till 2/2/2024

1600 Genesee street, suit 700, Kansas city, MO64102

(At Tinker AFB, OK County 73110, 5th street).

Visited project sites to obtain design data and performed other related duties as assign.

Developed and managed the projects from concept to completion.

Provided a Statement of Work (SOW) and design narrative forms for HVAC, Plumbing and Fire Protection for project renovation or for new project.

Provided Technical Evaluation and Estimates required for renovation or for the new HVAC, Plumbing and Fire Protection systems for different Projects.

Project was producing at 35% for (SD) or 65% for (DD) or 100% construction documents (CD) for HVAC, Plumbing and Fire Protection for any renovation or for new project. I was using Trane Trace 700 or Trace 3D Plus software program to estimate the heating and cooling load calculations.

Used the 2023AutoCAD software program to create and developed construction documents of HVAC, plumbing and fire protection systems.

Reviewed the Contractors proposal, Design and Shop Drawings according to the updated mechanical or plumbing codes and the military criteria UFGS [Unified Facility Guide Specifications] which are the mechanical and plumbing codes amendment to provide planning, design construction for sustainment, restoration and modernization criteria.

Attended to the meeting personally or using Microsoft teams for each project for performance.

Responded to RFI from Contractors.

Responsible for all aspects of mechanical engineering including system designs, specifications, production, and field observations for a wide variety of project types including commercial, residential, industrial, health care and educational.

Comply with the company’s quality control (QC) and project management procedure.

Adhere to the project milestone and delivering a project design assignment within time and budget parameters while satisfying the client contract.

Ensure designs meet all applicable codes and safety standard.

Provided technical support to the company team throughout the project duration and solving technical problems.

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Casco Corporation November 2015-January 2016

Engineers, Architects & Construction consultants

ST. Louis, MO63127

My responsibilities was include Mechanical (Plumbing) system design and draft (drawing in AutoCAD), sizing (gas, domestic water, sanitary waste, vent piping and condensate water pipes).

Projects commercial such as:

1. Bed, Bath& Beyond (BBB), the area is one million square Feet in Dallas,TX.

2. RancoCordovaCaliforniaMillsCenter.

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Vestal Corporation May 2014-April 2015

Engineers, Architects & Construction consultants

1 the Pines court, suite A,

Saint Louis, MO 63141-6178

My responsibilities will include Mechanical( Piping, HVAC, Plumbing & Fire

Protection) system design, equipment sizing and selection, preparation of

Mechanical Construction Documents (drawings in AutoCAD & Revit (MEP)

Software program and Preparation the Project manuals and specification

packages.

Projects commercial/industrial such as:

1- Repair/Replace HVAC system for building 100 at Arnold site and building 37

at ST. Louis area for National Geospatial-Intelligence agency (NGA).

2- Phase II Brewery Expansion in Nava, Coahuila Mexico (Plumbing for engine

room, run (cold, hot water) & compressed air pipes on racks and also run fire

protection pipe system in Revit software program), design HVAC system and

drawing the layout clean agent fire protection system for data and server rooms

(by using FM-200 clean agent fire suppression system).

Drive the development of HVAC, Plumbing and Fire protection design from the initial concept through construction drawings utilizing Revit (MEP) or AutoCAD software programs.

Responsible for all aspects of mechanical engineering including system designs, specifications, production, and field observations for a wide variety of project types including commercial, residential, industrial, health care and educational.

Ensure designs meet all applicable codes and safety standard.

Mechanical Design Engineer

Abdelmalek& Associates, Inc., Engineers January 2004-August 2013

& Construction Managers, 1851 Craig Park CT

St. Louis, MO 63146

Estimated Cooling and Heating loads for commercial/industrial buildings such as Clark (Walter Douglas) Middle School in Illinois, Industrial facilities such as Hanson Food Factory, apartment buildings such as Elderly apartment, small health care buildings at Clayton in ST Louis, and Dr. offices, big scale project such as Gold Dust West Casino in Elko, Nevada and Eastern Shawnee Tribe Casino & Hotel at Tulsa, Oklahoma with Thalden.Boyed.Emery Architects, Clean Rooms Projects, etc.

Designed HVAC systems according to the project design criteria and selected air conditioning components that will best fit the building load, condition and comply with the City and StateBuilding and Fire Codes.

Performed calculations and Mechanical Design of ductwork, diffusers, grilles, registers, dampers, and Louvers required according to the refrigeration or heating load required and modified designs as necessary to fit field conditions and to avoid conflicts.

Designed and drafted gas, domestic water, sanitary waste and vent piping showing all the work in isometric plan.

Provided technical support to the company team throughout the project duration and solving construction problems.

Reviewed contractors shop drawings and equipment lists for conformance to our specifications and recommended approval or disapproval.

Visited project sites to obtain design data and performed other related duties as assigned.

Prepared Mechanical construction documents (drawings in AutoCAD & Revit (MEP) and prepared the project manuals and specification packages.

Proficiency in AutoCAD and Rivet (MEP) software programs.

Mechanical Design Engineer

PB Buildings, Inc. May 2003- August 2003

St. Louis Office of Parsons Brinckerhoff

Designed HVAC system according to the project design criteria and selected air conditioning components that will best fit the building load, condition and comply with the City and State Building and Fire Codes for commercial/industrial big scale projects such as New Administration, Operation, and Maintenance Facilities for Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), Florida.

Designed the chilled and hot water capacity system required according to the refrigeration and heating load. Selected the distribution pump, compression/expansion tank, air separator, pipe sizes, triple duty valves required for cooling or heating and circulation pumps required for heating system.

Designed and drafted gas, domestic water, sanitary waste and vent piping showing all the work in isometric plan.

Designed and drafted air compressed system required for the maintenance facility showing all the work in isometric plan.

Mechanical Design Engineer

Abdelmalek& Associates, Inc., Engineers January 1995- April 2003

& Construction Managers, St. Louis, MO

Estimated cooling and heating loads for commercial/Industrial big scale projects such as Ho-Chunk Casino, Hotel & Banquet, Ice Harbor Hotel, E. St. Louis School District, Etc. projects, Estimated cost ranged from $500,000 to $8,000,000. Repaired/replaced cooling tower, compressed air system and modified rotation for the blast furnace rotation at Olin Brass factory in Alton Illinois.

Designed HVAC system according to the project design criteria and selected air conditioning component that will best fit the building load, condition and comply with the City and State Building and fire codes.

Performed calculations and Mechanical Design of ductwork, diffusers, grilles, registers, dampers, and Louvers required according to the refrigeration or heating load required and modified designs as necessary to fit field conditions and to avoid conflicts.

Designed and drafted gas, domestic water, sanitary waste, and vent piping showing all the work in isometric plan.

Provided technical support to the company team throughout the project duration and solving construction problems.

Reviewed contractors shop drawings and equipment lists for conformance to our specifications and recommended approval or disapproval.

Visited project sites to obtain design data and performed other related duties as assigned.

Prepared Mechanical construction documents (drawings in AutoCAD 2D &3D) and prepared the project manuals and specification packages

Senior Maintenance/ Mechanical Engineer

International Service & engineering April 1985- December 1994

(ATLAS COPCO), Egypt office.

Managed the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and overhauling of mobile and stationary industrial screws or reciprocating electric and diesel driven air compressors, oil injected/oil free, and desiccant and refrigeration type air dryers.

Managed the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repairing breakers, drilling equipments used in building roads, commercial buildings, and geological drilling.

Designed air-plant layout and participated in the installation process.

Provided technical support to clients, and work with vendors.

Communicated with ATLAS COPCO international-Stockholm; Sweden to get technical support required to air power equipment branch.

Mechanical Engineer

Alam Jarvis for Building and Construction Company, March 1982- March 1985

Egypt office

Supervised the repair and maintenance processes of pneumatic equipment, concrete equipment (truck mixers, concrete pumps, patching plants), vibrators, hammers, loaders & cranes.

Designed and drafted City water and sewage pipelines for major city projects.

Reviewed contractor’s engineering drawings for accuracy and conformance to city codes and specifications.

Participated in routine surveys and project field inspection.

Mechanical Engineer

Housing and Construction authority, February 1980- February 1982

Northern region- Nenewa, Iraq

Coordinated subcontractors work duties and maintained project schedules.

Studied and reviewed assigned projects and purchased specified component & equipment as needed.

Coordinated work between job architects, engineers, general contractors, and other trades.

Supervised technical performance of subcontractors in the field.

Performed calculations and mechanical designs of ductwork and refrigeration loads and modified designs as necessary to fit field conditions and to avoid conflicts.

Assisted other project managers in reviewing projects, including the mechanical drawings, shop/working drawings and project cost.

Supervised technical performance of mechanics in the workshop.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Assiut University, Cairo, Egypt, 1972, GPA: 4.0

Training at International Center of Master Mechanics, ATLAS COPCO’s, Antwerp, Belgium, March 1992 included:

1)Overhauling of assemblies and subassemblies of compressors.

2)Testing and troubleshooting of electric systems.

AutoCAD computer course from Saint Louis Community College; Faculty of Engineering, March 1995

3-D AutoCAD with Auto shade, fall 2004

Intro to BIM using Revit construction team software from Saint Louis Community College; Faculty of Engineering, Summer 2007

Eligible to apply to be registered Professional Engineer, I have (EIT) from MO.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Excellent working knowledge of:

Window 10 & Window 11

Microsoft 365 (Microsoft Office, word, Excel, outlook, Share point, Teams, one drive, one note, etc.) & Adobe acrobat Pro.

AutoCAD 2004 to 2018 and 2023.

(BIM) Rivet MEP 2008 to 2014 & 2016

Autodesk Naves works interface 2013 & 2014

Carrier’s Hourly Analysis Program (HAP) by using carrier block load V4.15 design system. One part estimates design cooling and heating loads for commercial buildings to facilitate HVAC system design. The other part estimates annual energy use and operating costs so the performance of HVAC system design alternatives can be compared also Experience in Trane Trace 700 and 3D Load calculations software program.

Trane Trace 700 or Trace 3D Plus for HVAC load calculation software program.

Cooling and Heating load estimate sheet using (MS Excel & Psychometric chart).

HVAC design software for selecting the components of the system such as “ESP plus Hydronic Specialties” program for pumps, Expansion/Compression tanks.

Knowledgeable with varies computer programs to estimate the static pressure for ductwork.

Trane Pipe Designer.

Pro-Select Modeling Program v. 1 for Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV-SYSTEM).

Used COMcheck software for quality control/assurance to demonstrate commercial or high-rise residential building design complies with the ASHRAE/IESNA standard 90.1-2001 and ASHRAE/IESNA standard current date.

References and Documents

Available upon request

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