Power Plant Engineer
Resume:
Farshad Hafezi-Mashhadi
Woodridge, ILL. 60517
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Dear Sir/ Madam,
Attached is my resume for your review and consideration. The unique Combination of my education and employment history enables me to offer you a valuable and diverse set of skills as a mechanical engineer. Please note some of my credentials:
Master of Mechanical Engineering from University of Toronto
Advanced knowledge of stress analysis, Dynamics, Finite elements, statistics, excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
Proficient experience in various industries such as power (Nuclear and Fossil Fuel), LNG, Oil & Gas, manufacturing, & pharmaceutical.
Experienced in performing stress analyses of various piping systems according to B31.1 and B31.3 using finite elements methods, and piping related calculations such as steam hammer, welding attachments, and safety relief valves loads.
Experienced in ISO-9002 and cGMP working environment, familiar with statistical process control
(SPC), GD &T.
Validation & Equipment/ Facility qualification experience in Pharmaceutical industry. Performed IQ, OQ & PQ & ASPR (annual system performance review) for multiple pharmaceutical utilities such as Purified Water, Water for Injection (WFI) & High Quality Steam.
Highly skilled with engineering computer programs such as Caesar II, PVelite, Solid works, Auto- cad, Microstation, SPR (smart plant review), Ansys, Pipsys, etc.
HVAC systems design utilizing HAP (Hourly Analysis Program) software I will be pleased to schedule an interview at your earliest convenience to discuss how my qualifications would best meet your needs.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Yours truly,
Farshad Hafezi
4/1/2016
Farshad Hafezi-Mashhadi
8331 Chelsea Ln.
Woodridge, ILL. 60517
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Highlights
Advanced knowledge of stress analysis, Dynamics, Finite elements, statistics,excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
Proficient experience in various industries such as power, Cryogenic piping systems (LNG), oil
& gas, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, etc.
Experienced in performing stress analyses of various piping systems according to B31.1 and B31.3 using finite elements methods, and piping related calculations such as steam hammer, welding attachments, and safety relief valves loads.
Proficient in design of pressure vessels per ASME section VIII division 1 & 2.
Experienced in ISO-9002 working environment, completely familiar with statistical process control, GD &T.
Highly skilled with engineering computer programs such as Caesar II, PVelite, Solid works, Auto-cad, Microstation, Ansys, Pipsys, etc.
Education
Master of Mechanical Engineering from University of Toronto, January 2000 Experience
1/1/2015-3/4/2016
Sr. Piping Engineer- CB&I- Plainfield, IL
Design and analysis of Cryogenic piping systems, Evaluation and qualification of piping supports, equipment nozzle loads utilizing WRC107 methodology. Create stress models at the early stages of design off of plant model using the SPR program. Interact and communicate with various disciplines to modify pipe/ support configuration to meet Code B31.3 requirements, and make the structural and equipment loads acceptable.
11/01 – 09/03, 04/05- 05/07, 06/09- 1/1/2015
Piping Engineer & Stress Analyst – Sargent & Lundy LLC. –Chicago, IL.
Prepare pipe stress calculations, equipment reaction calculations, support reaction calculations, and support design calculations, perform finite element evaluations of weight, thermal, wind, seismic, steam hammer, and safety relief valve discharge loads in piping systems undergoing replacement or repair.
Specific Sargent & Lundy LLC experience includes:
Fossil/ Nuclear Plants
Stress analysis, support loads calculation & report preparation for multiple projects including; Redhawk Power Plant (Arizona), Bayside Power Plant (Florida), Brighton Beach Power Station
(Windsor, Canada), Santan Expansion Project (Arizona), Bethlehem, Fairless, Poletti (New York), Council Bluffs (Iowa), Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant-Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) Byron, Braidwood- Exelon
Piping Systems analyzed & reviewed:
Main piping systems including main steam, hot reheat, cold reheat and low pressure steam. 4/1/2016
Farshad Hafezi-Mashhadi
8331 Chelsea Ln.
Woodridge, ILL. 60517
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Feed water piping systems including feed pump suction, discharge, and IP discharge. Drain piping systems including HRSG, main steam, hot reheat, cold reheat, LP steam drain lines to condenser.
Miscellaneous piping systems including turbine gland supply & return steam, aux. steam, combustion turbine bleeding, bypass piping & SRV discharge piping.
Feasibility study to add new units- task included but not limited to finding alternative ways to increased demand for makeup water supply to power station by upgrading Pump stations/ associated pipelines.
Water Treatment/ FGD design and analysis tasks including: Pressure drop, pipe and pump sizing calculations, preparation of mechanical specifications such as pumps, Strainers, HVAC equipment, etc.
Review vendor drawings and data documentation for compliance with project specifications and coordinate with equipment suppliers to resolve comments. Ensure engineering designs and equipment selections are consistent with project technical requirements.
Review of multiple heating, cooling, and HVAC equipment sizing calculations for power plant HVAC projects.
Evaluation of BOP piping systems as a result of Extended Power Up-rate (EPU) at Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant
Upgrading the SX piping system with cross tie piping and updating the relevant calculations for Byron and Braidwood
Field assignment at Byron and Braidwood for HELB Project
Updating of Auxiliary Feed Water (AFW) Exhaust and Supply steam piping stress calculations due to AFW Pump Turbine Replacement for Point Beach Nuclear Plant
Upgrading the AFW Exhaust and Supply steam with cross tie piping and updating relevant calculations for Point Beach Nuclear Plant
Know how to utilize HAP (Hourly Analysis Program) software in performing HVAC system design work for systems and plants.
06/01/07- 06/15/09
Senior Engineer- Middough Consulting Inc.
Prepared pipe stress, designed tall towers, horizontal vessels, heat exchangers (mechanical design), equipment reactions, and support loads reports for piping systems according to B31.3 code and client design specifications. Coordinated and interfaced with relevant piping design and process disciplines any piping changes in accordance with pipe stress output report. Involved in project engineering activities such as preparing Equipment specification data sheets, contacting vendors for quotation and review of vendors’ documents to ensure compliance with project specifications. Specific Middough experience includes:
Ethanol Plants & Refineries
Stress analysis, support loads calculation & report preparation for multiple projects including; Dow-Corning (Midland- Mich.), Tate & Lyle (Fort Dodge- Iowa), BP, Sunoco, Sinclair, Citgo
Seadrift Decant Oil Desulphurization project
Equipment engineering as well as stress analysis
4/1/2016
Farshad Hafezi-Mashhadi
8331 Chelsea Ln.
Woodridge, ILL. 60517
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09/03- 03/05 Validation Engineer – staffed at Abbott Laboratories Chicago Control Systems Inc. Libertyville, IL.
Developing, writing and executing validation protocols and reports (IQ,OQ, PQ)for production equipment and support systems associated with the manufacture of Pharmaceuticals to assure compliance with cGMP and FDA guidelines.
Performing ASPR (Annual System Performance Review) for level 1utilities such as Purified Water and Water for Injection.
Walking down the piping systems to find any discrepancies between field installation and relevant system P&ID’s and Isometrics.
Redlining and updating as-built drawings based on findings during system walk-down
Performing PVR (Periodic Validation Review) for level 1 HVAC/ Facilities.
Providing validation guidance to team members and assisted the department manager in developing realistic time requirements for validation activities in support of company expectations.
Interacting with personnel (technicians, operators and engineers) in order to become familiar with the day-to-day operations of the plant.
Obtained a good knowledge of piping and instrumentation diagrams.
Performing validation activities on controlled environment chambers.
Writing documentation and test protocols for validation packages.
Preparing the test areas using the temperature/ humidity data loggers.
Downloading and preparing data from test runs.
Analyzing data from test runs and write-up conclusions.
Updating drawings to the validation packages.
08/00-02/01 Designer – MTS Inc. Mississauga, Canada Improved design of existing labeling machine parts & mechanisms using Solid Works design software.Created 3D solid models of machine parts and assemblies, and prepared manufacturing drawings of the designed parts using Solid Works.
04/00-07/00 Mechanical Engineer – Lake Erie Steel Company. Simcoe, Canada Gained field experience in maintenance and design modification of various mechanical systems needed for daily operation of the steel plant. Involved in a number of projects mainly aimed at improving existing designs.
05/97 –09/98 Quality Assurance Supervisor- H. Paulin – Toronto- Canada Investigated and resolved customer technical problems, monitored and charted customer rejections, took corrective actions to prevent problems recurrence, developed and implemented appropriate product control plans and testing procedures, and ensured full compliance with ISO-9002. 04/96–02/97 Piping Stress Analyst- Sazeh Consultants – Tehran- Iran Responsibilities included creating piping models using auto-pipe from piping plans, running the finite element stress program for Gas & Oil based piping systems, and recommending changes in piping 4/1/2016
Farshad Hafezi-Mashhadi
8331 Chelsea Ln.
Woodridge, ILL. 60517
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routing/support configurations and types to meet the requirements of code B31.3. Also responsible for evaluating and communicating with suppliers technical aspects of bid proposals to ensure full compliance with projects specifications.
04/92–04/96 Tools Engineer- Sandvik International- Tehran- Iran Assisted customers improve production efficiency by reviewing production requirements and capabilities, budget constraints and recommending appropriate carbide tools. 05/86 –04/92 Senior Technical Trainer- Iran Aircraft Industries- Tehran- Iran
Conducted training courses in CNC programming, and upgraded technical training manuals for machine shop technicians. Also assisted with shop activities pertaining to non-routine machining procedures.
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