Mechanical and Energy Engineer

P OOYA S HARIFANI, M .S.

**** *. ***, **** ****, Denton, TX 76207-7102

Phone: 817-***-**** **************@**.***.***

M ECHANICAL E NGINEER

G RADUATION : DEC 15

EDUCATION

M.S., Mechanical and Energy Engineering

September 2013 - Present – University of North Texas, Denton, TX

Concentration: Energy simulation and optimization – HVAC systems modeling – Renewable Energy

B.S., Mechanical Engineering

September 2006 – February 2012 – University of Azad, Tehran, Iran

Concentration: Thermo and Fluids – Renewable Energies especially on Fuel cells

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Energy simulation and optimization: Redesigning Zero Energy Lab (ZØE) building in SketchUp and

Energy Plus and simulating energy consumption. Then comparing different plans to economize energy

consumption on HVAC system schedule.

HVAC modeling: Projects on different HVAC systems for residential and commercial buildings and

comparing Energy efficiency combined with ERV.

Others: Renewable energy resources, Heat transfer analysis

Over a year of experience in experimental design, performing lab testing, collaborative research and

team work engagement, mentoring of B.Sc. students

Internship: Iran Renewable Energy Organization (Fuel cell department), Tehran Oil Refinery Co.

Languages: English (Excellent) – Persian (Native) – Deutsch (elementary) - Arabic (good)

SOFTWARE PROGRAMS

Energy Plus SketchUp

TAC Vista ParaView

Carrier HAP Languages: C – Fortran 90 – Basic

SolidWorks CATIA

Photoshop CS4 LaTeX

WORK EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant

September 2013 - Present – University of North Texas (UNT), Denton, TX

Provided research assistance and support as a Mechanical Engineer within that department

Established a rigorous understanding of the Energy simulation focused on HVAC system

Comprehensive understanding in sustainable buildings equipped with renewable energy resources to compare with

ZØE building at UNT

Human Thermal comfort experiment design and lab testing to find a balance along with energy usage inside building

by applying probabilistic collocation method (PCM) to pale human behavior influence

Worked on several projects and collaborative works including: applicability of installing solar thermal power plant in

Texas stat and economic profitability assessment in El Paso as the sunniest city in Texas

ASME conference paper: Analysis of ventilation and moisture control requirements for radiant cooling

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