Project Manager Mechanical Engineering

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Longueuil, QC, J4K0B2 Tel: 514-***-****

Ali Mosahebi

SUMMARY

• More than 12 years of industrial and academic experience in the field of mechanical engineering, including 7

years of part-time and full-time involvement in industry

• Advanced knowledge in fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, mechanical design, and heat transfer

• Major focus on design, numerical simulation, and optimization of fluid flow and heat transfer devices

• Self-motivated, organized, and well-adapted for teamwork

FIELDS OF INTEREST AND SKILLS

• Interest: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Heat Transfer, Mechanical Design, and Multidisciplinary

Design Optimization (MDO)

• Numerical Expertise: Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Steady, Unsteady, Laminar,

Turbulent, and Transitional Flows

• Programming Skills: Fortran 77/95, C, C++, and Python languages, Object Oriented programming, MPI and

OpenMP programming, Shell scripting

• Computer skills: ANSYS Fluent, ICEM CFD, Gambit, Tecplot, FieldView, Maple, MatLab, Solid Works, MS

Office suite, Latex, CorelDraw, and several personal and open source CFD-codes (NSMB, Flow103, SU2,

NSCODE, etc.)

• Operating System: Linux, Windows, Mac OS X

Education

Sep 2008 – Dec 2012

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Sep 2005 – Jan 2008

M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering

University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Sep 2001 – Sep 2005

B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering

University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Professional Experience

Jan 2013 – Present

Postdoctoral Researcher at École Polytechnique de Montréal

Industrial chair of NSERC/Pratt & Whitney/Bombardier

Montreal, Canada

• Performed Collaborative R&D Projects with Bombardier Aerospace, the “Consortium de Recherche et

d’Innovation en Aérospatiale au Québec” (CRIAQ) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research

Council of Canada (NSERC)

• Co-directed a research team, including four master’s and two PhD students through their graduate studies

• Developed (Project Manager) an efficient flow solver (NSCODE) for numerical simulation of complex 2D

aerodynamics problems

• Led a research team for design and optimization of laminar, transitional, and turbulent morphing wings with

improved aerodynamics and heat transfer characteristics (CRIAQ MDO 505 project)

• Investigated unsteady buffeting and flutter problems (FSI)

• Performed multi-step icing calculations over airfoils and wings

Project Manager at Vehicle, Fuel, and Environment Research Instit. (VFERI) Dec 2007–Sep 2008

Tehran, Iran

• Directed a research group for numerical simulation of vehicles starter batteries for Saba Battery Co.

• Provided a visualized simulator software to Saba Battery Co. for design and optimization of their products

Sep 2003 – Dec 2007

Researcher and Engineer at VFERI

Tehran, Iran

• Optimized the design parameters of starter batteries using the CFD techniques for Saba Battery Co.

• Investigated the effect of sediment removal on the level of vehicle exhaust pollutant

Academic and Research Experience

Sep 2008 – Dec 2012

Research Assistant

CFD Lab, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

• Improved the numerical efficiency of Non-linear Frequency Domain (NLFD) approach for fast and accurate

simulation of unsteady fluid flow and heat transfer problems

• Conducted an aeroelastic study (FSI) on wind turbines and optimized the blades shape for desired working

conditions

Jan 2010 – Dec 2012

Teaching Assistant

McGill University, Montreal, Canada

• Fundamental of Fluid Mechanics, Mechanical Laboratory, Statistics and Measurement Laboratory

Sep 2005 – Sep 2008

Research Assistant

University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

• Developed an innovative mathematical model for fast and efficient simulation of VRLA batteries

• Investigated the heat transfer characteristics of reciprocating flows inside porous channels

Sep 2005 – Dec 2008

Teaching Assistant

University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

• Fundamental of Heat Transfer, Advanced Heat Transfer, Radiation Heat Transfer, Computational Fluid

Dynamics (I) & (II)

Honors and Awards

• NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship

• MEDA Recipient, Leon and Suzanne Fattal Graduate Fellowship

• McGill International Doctoral Awards (MIDAs)

• Provost's Graduate Fellowship

• Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel Awards (GREAT Awards) (4 times)

• Ranked 1st among 65 M.Sc. Students, Mechanical Eng. Dep., University of Tehran (CGPA 19.19/20) 2008

• Ranked 1st among 60 B.Sc. Students, Mechanical Eng. Dep., University of Tehran (CGPA 17.34/20) 2005

Publications and Presentations

• More than 20 publications including 7 Journal papers (List available upon request)

References

• Available upon request

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