IBNE S. SOREEFAN

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Union, KY 41091

859-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/ibnesoreefan acctn5@r.postjobfree.com

SENIOR PRINCIPAL DESIGN ENGINEER

R&D • Mechanical Engineering • Fluid Dynamics • Thermal - Flow Sensor Technology • Electronics Integration

Successful Senior Principal Design Engineer with experience leading engineering teams to develop and introduce to

manufacturing sophisticated solutions. Managed the research and development projects for various static gas meters

requiring adherence to schedules, budget and resource allocations. Global perspective is supported by bilingual skills - French.

PhD in Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics, Advanced Degree in Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics, Master’s and Bachelor’s

degrees in Mechanical Engineering.

REGULATORY STANDARDS COMPLIANCE

UL913 • ATEX • ANSI B109 • OIML R 137-1 • MID • PED

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Instrumentation: • Gas meter calibration on: Sonic bench, Bell Prover, High Pressure loop with

rotary/turbine meter standards • Pressure and temperature transducers (RTD)

• B&K dynamic Pressure Transducer + preamplifier • Thermistors

• Thermal Chips (MEMS) • Piezoelectric sensors • Hot wire anemometry

• Pitot Tube • Manometer • Microscope • DAQ board/Labview signal data acquisition

• Electronic hardware optimization (Oscilloscope)

• Signal conditioning and processing • Spectrum Analyzer • Function Generator

• EFD LAB on Solidworks • CFDesign on Pro/Engineer & Pro/Mechanica

Numerical Simulation Software:

• Technical reports on innovative static gas metering technology for Itron

Technical writing:

• Submitted 4 patents • Design goal specifications (DGS) of Itron Dattus Gas Meters

• Microsoft Project & PWA • Product Development Process

Software:

• FORTRAN & C. MATLAB • Microsoft Office

• Technology Partners and External Labs: UL, ETL, Measurement Canada, CEESI, SWRI &

Collaboration:

NMI (EU)

EXPERIENCE

ITRON INC., Owenton, KY 2009 – 2014

Senior Principal Design Engineer (2013 – 2014)

Managed 4 engineers (1 ME, 1 EE, 2 FW/SW) and 1 technician, schedules, and budgets. Conducted design reviews.

Coordinated integration of mechanics/fluidics/electronics/firmware/software features within Dattus Residential Meter

prototype.

R&D Manager (2009 – 2013)

Led development of Generation III Flow Sensor/Electronics platform: New thermistor technology and associated

electronics/firmware/software. Transferred Gen III platform onto Dattus production line.

Led design and development of commercial Dattus FM1 Meter and introduced it into production.

Led research and development of Generation IV Flow Sensor/Electronics platform: Hybrid Piezo-Thermal sensing

technique and associated electronics/firmware/software.

Led design and development of Residential Dattus Meter prototype on Generation IV platform.

Led co-development with technology partners: Measurement Specialties (Hampton, VA) and Innovative Sensor

Technology (Switzerland) to build hybrid piezoelectric/thermal flow sensor assembly.

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ITRON INC. / ACTARIS US GAS, Owenton, KY 2003 – 2008

Project Manager - Senior R&D Project Leader (2003 – 2008)

Led development of new electronics platform (Generation II) for Dattus meters.

Managed introduction of FM3 Meter on Dattus production line.

Developed and implemented hardware/software production tools.

Interfaced with Marketing, Manufacturing, Purchasing and Quality. Followed Itron common development process (CDP).

ACTARIS US GAS INC. / SCHLUMBERGER INDUSTRIES, West Union, SC 2001 - 2003

Senior Design Engineer (2001 – 2003)

Played key role in transfer of FM2 meter design onto Dattus production line.

Designed and developed geometry of industrial Dattus FM3 Gas Meter.

SCHLUMBERGER INDUSTRIES, West Union, SC 1996 - 2000

Design Engineer (1998 – 2000)

Developed and optimized Dattus FM2 meter design for US market (Generation I meter).

Designed and developed acoustic dampening system to enable FM2 meter calibration on Model 5 Dresser proving

equipment. Defined test set-up and trained customers on proving procedure.

Design Engineer, Colombes, France (1996 – 1998)

Researched and developed fluid dynamics of commercial/industrial Dattus FM2 static gas meter - jet oscillating flow

measurement based technology.

EDUCATION

PhD. - Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Advanced Degree (DEA) - Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

University of Poitiers, France University of Bordeaux I, France

PUBLICATIONS

Fave C., Henry R., Soreefan I.S. & Boisseau O., “A passive noise reduction method for internal flows generating self-sustained

tones” - Proceedings of 5th International Conference of Fluid Mechanics, Cairo, Egypt, January 2-5 1995

Soreefan I.S., Henry R., Fave C., “Flow-sound interaction: Generation of intense self-sustained tones in a duct containing two

orifice plates” - Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress on Air and Structure borne Sound and Vibration, Montreal,

June 13-15 1994

Henry R., Fave C., Soreefan I.S. & Robins A., “Study of non-linear acoustic interactions in confined jets by means of

bicoherence function” - Third French Acoustic Congress, Toulouse, France, May 1994. Journal de Physique, Vol 4, 959-962

Soreefan I.S., “A Study of self-sustained noise generated by a confined jet impinging on an obstacle” - PhD. Thesis presented

on October 22, 1993, University of Poitiers, France

Fave C., Soreefan I.S. & Henry R., “Non-linear interactions in confined jets: Bispectral Analysis” - Proceedings of the 11th

French Congress of Mechanics in Lille, France, September 6-10, 1993

Soreefan I.S., Henry R. & Fave C., “Self-sustained low frequency tones generated by a confined jet impinging on an obstacle at

low Mach number” - Seventh International Meeting on Low Frequency Noise and Vibration in Edinburgh; April 14-16,

1993

Soreefan I.S., Henry R. & Fave C., “Self-sustained low frequency tones generated by a confined jet impinging on an obstacle at

low Mach number” - Journal of Low Frequency Noise and Vibration, Volume 12 No. 2, 1993

PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS

U.S. Patent: 6321790. Inventors: Carver A. J. & Soreefan I.S. - Fluid oscillator with an extended slot, June, 2000

Application: 13/663,819. Inventor: Soreefan I.S. - Hybrid sensor system for gas flow measurements, October, 2012

Attorney Docket: I20711-US-PAT. Inventor: Soreefan I.S. - Thermal flow sensors, December, 2013

Attorney Docket: I017-0061US. Inventors: Soreefan I.S. & Baker O. - Module for gas flow measurements, March, 2013

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