Yanran Liu, EIT, LEED AP

** **** ***** • Upper Darby, PA 19082

Phone 267-***-**** • E-mail abno66@r.postjobfree.com

CERTIFICATION • Engineer-in-Training (EIT), Maryland Board for Professional Engineers, Certificate # 37349

• LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP), U.S. Green Building Council

TRAINING • The Building Performance Institute (BPI) Building Analyst Training, November 2008

Topics covered include: Understand Fundamentals of Building Science, Identify and Understand

Building Performance Problems and Indoor Air Quality Issues, Analyze Energy Efficiency in

Buildings Using “Blower Door” Technology and other Diagnostic Equipments, Assess Building

Tightness, Mechanical and Distribution Systems and Combustion Safety for a “Whole House”

Performance-based Approach, etc.

• Solar Grid-Tied Photovoltaic System Training by Solar Energy International, September 2008

Training centered on how to design and safely install solar-electric systems, including System

Sizing, Site Analysis, Hardware Specification, and Component Selection for grid-tied systems

• Energy Efficient Building Operations Training by NY State Energy R&D Authority, July 2008

Topics covered include: Whole Building Approach, Fuel Bill Analysis, Energy Management

Systems, Heating, Cooling and Controls, Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation, Energy Efficient

Lighting and Appliances, Lighting Controls, Hot Water Systems, Pumps, Motors and Drives, etc.

• Energy Management Workshop by PA Department of Environmental Protection, May 2008

Topics covered include: Incentives for Energy Efficient and Alternative Fuel Programs, Utility

Review, Energy Management Concepts and Opportunities, etc.

• Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Studies with Thermal Engineering Specialty Focus

Core courses include: Theoretical Mechanics, Mechanical Design, Engineering Thermodynamics,

Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Principle of Boilers, Pumps and Fans, Principle of Steam Turbine,

Auto-Control of Thermal Systems, Thermal Measuring and Instruments, etc.

EMPLOYMENT

11/08 – Present Philadelphia, PA

AR Engineers, LLC

• Assistant Engineer (part-time)

• Electrical Design of Residential & Light Commercial Buildings

• Structural Inspection of Residential & Warehouse Buildings

• AutoCAD Drafting Service

8/05 – 6/08 Philadelphia, PA

Worldwide Fabricating Ltd.

• Accounting Manager for accounts receivables and payables daily operations and management

• Accounts Receivables Group Supervisor, promoted to Accounting Manager

6/04 – 6/05 Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia International Medicine

• Staff Associate for the international hospital project in Incheon, Korea, working with the

Consulting Task Force of nine Philadelphia hospitals

• Summer Intern for the International Coordination Office of nine Philadelphia hospitals;

Promoted to staff member

8/00 – 8/02 Miami, FL

Florida International University’s Cardiovascular Engineering Center

• Graduate Research Assistant for the cardiovascular research projects of medical products,

biomechanics, and biofluid mechanics

6/99 – 6/00 Chongqing, China

Chongqing Foreign Investment Service Centre

• Staff Administrator for the Investment & Service Department, planning, soliciting, and

facilitating commercial and industrial joint-venture projects

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Yanran Liu, EIT, LEED_AP

35 Erna Court • Upper Darby, PA 19082

Phone 267-***-**** • E-mail abno66@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

Consulting Engineering • Conducted designing and drafting services to help clients apply for building permits, and had

Services worked on various residential, multi-family, and light commercial building projects

• Wrote a proposal for the 2009 PA Energy Development Authority Grant solicitation

Project Management/ • Thorough design enhancement for a new product, Artificial Aortic Heart Valve Project,

Design sponsored by the American Heart Association, leading to the improved polymer composite

trileaflet valve designed for maximum life in vivo

• Manage a manufacturing company’s accounting department, oversee administrative and

financial infrastructure to support an annual sales growth of 15% to $5.5 million in two years

• Restructure the accounting department through personnel replacement and the design and

optimization of cash flow process. Recruit, train, and direct new staff accountants and

assistants. Provide accounting team coaching and mentoring to the staff of 3

Research/Analysis • Research assistant for a $1.5 million research center, conducting computational analysis and

medical product design validation

• Planned and executed flow analysis to optimize performance for SMLX Airbrator® of a

dental abrasion device

• Successfully accomplished Master thesis research on a three-dimensional model of a

polymer composite trileaflet aortic valve using finite element analysis, and presented the

research at a national biomedical engineering conference and received a research award

• Participated in the survey and study on the industry orientation of Chongqing Municipality,

China, commissioned by Chongqing Foreign Trade & Economic Relations Commission. The

research helped formulate policies and measures in promoting foreign investment to

Chongqing Municipality and set up project pool for investment solicitations

EDUCATION Chongqing, China

Chongqing University

- Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering

Miami, FL

Florida International University

- Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering

New Castle, DE

Wilmington College

- Master of Business Administration

SOFTWARE AutoCAD, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office Suite, DOE/ORNL BCHP Screening Tool,

SKILL Stark Essentials Energy Accounting Software, Msc Nastran Finite Element Analysis Software

COMMUNITY Philadelphia, PA

Chinese Christian Church & Center at University City

SERVICES September 2005 – Present

Church planting committee member; Fellowship coordinator; Choir chair

Philadelphia, PA

Chinese Christian Church & Center

December 2002 – August 2005

Member and community outreach coordinator

Chinese Health Information Center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

May 2003 – August 2004 Philadelphia, PA

Volunteer team leader

REFERENCE Available upon request

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