Reza Vaziri Sereshk
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EDUCATION
Yale University, Computer Science Department
Postdoctorate, Fracture Mechanics
New Haven, CT
2016-2017
Isfahan University of Technology, Mechanical Engineering Department Ph.D., Applied Design
Honor: Best dissertation
M.Sc., Applied Design
Honor: 2nd rank
B.Sc., Solid Design
Honor: 1st rank
Isfahan, Iran
2006-2010
1999-2001
1995-1999
ENGINEERING EXPERIENCES
Yale University
Postdoctoral Associate
● Conducted Fracture analysis of layered material Using COMSOL FE software
● Simulated with COMSOL for Humidity Transport and Thermal analyses of layered materials
● Conducted ASTM material characterization standard tests to determine mixed-mode interlaminar fracture properties of Gesso
● Manufactured and installed Fixture for 3-point Flexural test using SolidWorks New Haven, CT
October 2016-September 2017
Iran Aviation Industries Organization
Mechanical Design Engineer
● Designed, manufactured, and installed Fixture using SolidWorks for Arkan fixture and Iosipescu fixture as well as ASTM standard fixtures for fracture mode I, mode II, and mixed mode I/II
● Designed, manufactured, and installed Electro-Mechanical machinery including drilling feed force measuring system implementing load cell as well as micro deep drawing machine using Piezoelectric actuators
● Simulating using ANSYS and Fatigue analysis for the effect of delamination on strength of mechanical joint of composite panels
● Performing Tool design for drill bit geometry to reduce delamination in composite laminates
● Evaluating Non Destructive Techniques (NDT) in revealing delamination of composite structures(X-Ray CT Scan/Ultrasonic C Scan) Tehran, Iran
January 2013-April 2016
University of Kashan Research Institute
Structures Engineer
● Developed mathematical formulation for fatigue endurance of machined thin parts experimentally and conducted Fatigue analysis using ANSYS
● Awarded as the best researcher in the university
● Taught following courses;
I. Fracture Mechanics II. Vibration III. Static IV. Elasticity V. Mechanism Design VI. Dynamic of Machinery VII. Computer Aided Design
● Coordinated following laboratories;
I. Strength of Material Laboratory II. Dynamic and Vibration Laboratory Kashan, Iran
January 2010- January 2013
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Subsea Research Center
Mechanical Design Engineer
● Analyzed vibration of marine vehicle, then installed designed vibration isolators
● Conducted Optimization of system vibration using vibration analysis Isfahan, Iran
June 2009-May 2011
Zarrin Khodro Automotive Ind.
Stress Engineer
● Simulated with ANSYS for static and dynamic stress analysis of Rahro Truck chassis
● Conducted vibration/modal analysis of Rahro Minibus using ANSYS
● Modified assembly and installing proper vibration isolators to reduce Rahro Minibus
● Calculated and located Rahro Minibus axels
Zarrin Shahr, Isfahan, Iran
January 2007-December 2008
Mobarez Manufacturing & Research Co.
Mechanical Design Engineer
● Conducted Mechanism design using calculation and AutoCad, manufactured and installed the mechanism for synchronous action of PTO and gear box as well as mechanism for rotating Airport Runway Sweeper nozzle
● Simulated using ABAQUS for structural analysis in strengthened the structure of Waste Disposal Truck shovel
Isfahan, Iran
January 2006-July 2007
Subsea Science and Technology Center
Mechanical Engineer
Gathered data for conceptual design of marine deep-water structure Isfahan, Iran
March 2003-September 2003
Mobarakeh Steel Co.
Manufacturing Engineer
Inspected production line and modified technically in terms of equipment and arrangement
Mobarakeh, Isfahan, Iran
January 2002- December 2002
Sepahan Waterjet Co.
Structures Engineer
Conducted Fatigue analysis using ANSYS and modified structure of pressure vessel in waterjet machine
Isfahan, Iran
June 2001- December 2001
Abzaran Part Manufacturer Co.
Mechanical Design Engineer-Intern
Investigated the process of design and manufacturing of Piston Rod forging die Isfahan, Iran
May1998-August 1998
MANAGMENT EXPERIENCES
Composite Machining Laboratory
Head of Composite Machining Laboratory
● Established and supervised laboratory with contracting four projects
● Awarded as the superior industrial project manager
● Managed a group consisting seven engineers
● Instructed following courses;
I. Machine Design II. Composite Processing
IV. Material Removal Processes and Tools III. Advanced Machining V. Design of Structure and Components of Machine Tools University of Tehran,
Tehran, Iran
January 2013-April 2016
Iranian National Science Foundation
Project Manager
Managed and supervised a group consisting seven Mechanical Design Engineers to use ABAQUS and perform Structural analysis of mixed mode fracture of delamination crack propagation in drilling composite laminates
Tehran, Iran
July 2013-November 2015
National Gaz Company
3
Project Manager
Organized a group of 3 Mechanical Engineers and two Technicians to investigate possibility of replacing Galvanized coating with Dacromet coating for fasteners Isfahan, Iran
May 2012-June 2014
MEMBERSHIP
2016-2017 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 2012- Permanent Member of Team of Assessment of Scientific Capabilities of the Work Group of Solid State Mechanics 2015- Member of Administrative Committee for the “Conference on Advanced Machining and Machine Tools” 2015- Member of Scientific Committee for the “Conference on Advanced Machining and Machine Tools” PATENT
Composite Material Shear Test Fixture, International Classification B01J 20/00; B01J 20/00; B26B; G01N; G05B. SKILLS
Language: English (Professional Proficiency), Persian (Native), Arabic (Basic) Technical:
● Machine Design ● Mechanism Design ● Computer Aided Design (CAD) ● Stress Analysis
● Composites ● Prototyping ● 3D Simulation ● Tool/Fixture Design
● Material Selection ● Manufacturing ● Vibration Isolation Design ● Machining
● Finite Element (FE) Analysis ● Structural Analysis ● Thermal Analysis ● Fatigue Analysis
● Fracture Mechanics Analyses ● Damage Analysis ● Dynamic and Shock Analysis ● Impact Analysis
● Humidity Transport Analysis ● Modal Analysis ● Linear/Nonlinear Static Analyses ● Vibration Analyses
● Industrial Standards (ASTM, ASME, ISO, AISC, AISI, ANSI, AWS, BSI, IFI, NIST, SAE) Softwares:
● SolidWorks ● ANSYS ● AutoCAD ● ABAQUS FEA Suite
● COMSOL ● Maple ● MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Technical Writing: Several technical report for industry, more than 30 papers published in peer review journal and more than 20 paper presented in international conferences.