Ashkan Pashaie
Email: *******.******@*****.*** **0 Queen’s Quay west, Toronto
Tel: +1-647-***-**** Ontario, M5V 3N2, Canada
Summary:
With over 9 years of diverse educational and work experience in Electrical Engineering and Systems
Control, as a high potential Electrical Engineer, I strive to achieve excellence in my career.
Highlights of Qualifications and skills:
Technical:
• Experienced in instrumentation, BMS, process control, and PLC and HMI programming
• Knowledgeable of the automation, embedded controls, manufacturing process and methods,
Electrical design systems, machines and tools, high and low voltage
• Expert in closed-loop control design; PID controller and advanced control methods
• Experienced in Systems Design and Architecture, System Modeling and requirement analysis
• Familiar with advanced and modern control systems, multi-agent systems, aerospace and robotics
• Proficient in analog/digital circuits, power systems, power electronics, electric machines
• Familiar with mechanical systems, servo, drives and motion control, hydraulics and pneumatics
• Expert in AutoCAD to develop and maintain electrical schematic and conveyor layout drawings
• Proficient in testing, diagnostic and troubleshooting of both hardware and software systems
• Experienced in modeling, programming, optimization and simulation in energy analysis
• Holding B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering – electronics and systems control
• Knowledgeable in signals and systems and communication systems
Computer Skills:
PLC programming: Allen Bradley ControlLogix (RSLogix 5000), Siemens Simatic Manager Step 7
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HMI programming: WinCC, FactoryTalk View
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Programming languages: Python, C++
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Software: MATLAB and Simulink, AutoCAD, PSPICE, MaxPlus, Proteus, Eplan Electric P8,
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Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook), Network, Ethernet and TCP/IP
General:
Effective and detail-oriented problem solver and troubleshooter
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Collaborative team worker, exceptional time management skills, multi-tasking
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Hard working and team player, with good communication and organizational skills
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Highly responsible and able to recognize the right priorities in critical situations
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Work Experience:
Fidar Pooya Control Group Co. LTD (Tehran, Iran) Nov. 2009 – Aug. 2012
Electrical Engineer, Technical Expert – Full-time – Duties and experiences:
• Implementing sophisticated control designs by Siemens and Allen Bradley PLC configuration and
programming (hardware and software) such as automatic temperature control system design
• Designing standard electrical power distribution and supervision on building and implementation
• Interfacing automation systems with local controls/systems such as HVAC ventilation controls
• Planning automation and Building Management System (BMS)
• Supervising instrumentation installation such as sensors and proximity switches
Ashkan Pashaie
• Administrating/debugging of RFID Tag systems utilized for access control and updating the information
about position of trains in the subway system
• Designing, setting up and running traffic control CCTV systems, industrial and domestic CCTV, paging,
VoIP and central telephone systems
• Designing and making electrical panels, power distribution and control panels + installing, testing, wiring
and cabling of high/low voltage
• Responsible for designs, reviews, schedule, cost and risk management for the System Design and
communicating with customers
• Directly responsible for planning, commissioning and technical services essential to support the
construction and installation activities at the work site
• Study problems and make required modification to systems
Tares Construction Co. LTD. (Tehran, Iran) Feb. 2008 – Sep. 2009
Electrical Engineer, Technical Expert – Full-time – Duties and experiences:
Wiring network cables, BMS and power cables
• Installing electrical control and power distribution panels
• Designing diagrams for heating and air conditioning system
• Piping and ducting for fresh air, fan coil system and high-pressure water for fire sprinkler system
University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario) Sep. 2012 – Sep. 2014
Research and Teaching Assistant – Duties and experiences:
• Designing an novel controller for resource distribution control problems using game theory approaches
• Investigating the methods of water distribution systems and temperature control of buildings by the
sophisticated novel game theory approach
• Reviewed and instructed PID controller design techniques to stay up-to-date with the advanced methods
Education:
University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario) Sep. 2012 – Sep. 2014
Electrical Engineering, Joint Program of Systems Control Group and Institute for Aerospace Studies
Major: Electrical Engineering - Control Systems
• Thesis: Population Dynamics Approach for Resource Allocation Problems
• Relevant courses: Linear Control, Nonlinear Control, Game Theory
• GPA: 3.9 / 4.0
Azad University of Tehran (Tehran, Iran) Sep. 2006 – Feb. 2011
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Power Group – B.Sc. Program
• Thesis: Ultra-sonic and laser distance and velocity measurement
• Relevant courses: Industrial Control, Instrumentation, Process Control, PLC Control Theory, Power
Electronics, Electrical Machines
• GPA: 3.8 / 4.0
Publications and achievements:
• Ashkan Pashaie, Lacra Pavel, Christopher Damaren, “Population Dynamics Approach for Resource
Allocation Problems”, American Control Conference 2015. Accepted, will be published in June 2015.
• Awarded Edward S. Rogers Graduate Scholarship, University of Toronto, 2013-2014 ($36,000/year)