Mechanical Design Engineer

SAJEDEH TAHERI

********@*********.** • 416-***-**** • 3510-23 Hollywood avenue, Toronto, ON, M2N 7L8 Summary of Qualifications

• Expert in designing with CAD tools (Solidworks, CATIA, AutoCAD); advanced knowledge in Technical and Programming software, e.g., Comsol, Abaqus, Ansys, Mathlabs,

,

• More than 2 years of industrial and academic professional experience as a mechanical designer,

• Improving operations of the plant by implementing strategies such as TPM and 5S manufacturing methodology, designing new operational tools and streamlining manufacturing process reporting.

• Experienced in the Stamping Die Manufacturing Section as a mechanical designer in Saipa

(the second largest vehicle manufacturer in the Middle East).

• Certified inspection of Visual Test of Welding, Level 1 and 2, from American Society of Welding,

• Experienced as a deputy of Association of Manufacture and Production in Rajaee University of Tehran, Iran,

• Member of Hybrid Electric Vehicles team of Rajaee University of Tehran, Education Master of Engineering, Mechanical and Mechatronics Program 2017-2019 Waterloo University, ON, Canada

Graduate Diploma, Design Engineering, Co-op 2017-2019 Waterloo University, ON, Canada

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering 2011-2015 Rajaee University of Tehran, Iran

• Ranked 2nd among more than 200 students

• 2013 student of the year, Honored by the minister of science research and technology Work Experiences Mechanical Design Engineer, 2018-Present

Owens Corning, Toronto, On

• Oversaw capital projects by designing and procuring mechanical assemblies, translating to cost savings for the production facility.

• Designed and organized the Electrical and Mechanical drawings of the plant projects.

• Coordinate with local distribution companies and contractors to Source vendors based on cost, availability, specifications. Then collaborated across several design units to trouble shoot Operators and Safety design issues.

• Wrote comprehensive technical reports which outlined the design process.

• Troubleshooted along the line where necessary and worked with contractors to increase the ergonomics and the efficiency of operations.

• Layout design to meet organizational 5S and TPM standards Research Assistance, April-May 2018

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, On

• Fatigue Test and Design Analysis of Dissimilar Magnesium to Aluminium Resistance Spot Welding

SAJEDEH TAHERI

2

Technical Designer, 2014-2015

Saipa Heavy Molds Manufacturing Corporation, Tehran, Iran

• Designed stamping dies for the vehicles body using CATIA V5R21.

• Reduced average project completion time by 50% via automating tasks and using advanced functions of CATIA.

• Collaborated across several design units to trouble shoot issues to design of vehicle bodies.

• Wrote comprehensive technical reports which outlined the design process. Deputy of Scientific Association of Mechanical Engineering 2012-2015 Rajaee University of Tehran, Iran

• Team leader of the water rocket project

Invented, designed and developed a portable launcher for Hydraulic Rockets

Topology optimization of the nozzle and bottle of the water rocket to enhance the height and duration of flight.

• Organizing welding workshops under the licence of American welding society.

• Cooperated with different universities in holding a Conference on Mechanical Engineering Software

Organized and instructed training courses of CATIA and Abaqus Softwares.

• Organized the 2

nd

& 3

rd

Tournament of Hydraulic Rockets, the Tournaments of Engineering Design of Spaghetti Bridges, the Exhibition of Science Week at the University,

• Organized many industry plants tours.

Trainer Experiences 2012-2015

Schools in Tehran, Iran

• Instructed strength of materials course to school students.

Trained students to achieve the optimal yield strain in a 3D truss.

Trained students to construct and test small-scale 3D trusses.

• Organized and presented many design and fabrication workshops of Spaghetti Bridges for over 100 high school students, and participated in international tournaments.

• Provided career coaching and counseling to high school students, interested in mechanical and civil engineering, to broaden their perspective of engineering careers, Research Activities (Selected projects, assistantships and publication) Developed MATLAB codes to analyze a 2D frame structure. University of Waterloo May – Sep 2017

• Developed codes for stress-strain analysis of a 2D truss and find its critical stress points and maximum stress in each beam.

Design and analysis of a railway wheel and axel system via Abaqus software. University of Waterloo May – Sep 2017

• Minimizing the weight of a railway axel system considering geometrical and mechanical constraints (got the best result among 70 students). Composites materials for additive manufacturing processes University of Waterloo Jan – May 2017

• Analyzed and compared various ceramic-metal powders, and discussed on their applicability for various implementations.

• Prepared an extensive report on the composite materials for additive manufacturing. SAJEDEH TAHERI

3

Mechanical metallurgy

University of Waterloo May – Sep 2017

• Investigated Hall-Petch relationship in face-centered cubic (FCC) metals and alloys. Autonomous micro-plastics sampling in water

University of Waterloo May – Sep 2017

• Increased the speed of sampling by proposing an autonomous method.

• Focused on micro-plastic particles in water as a growing concern. 5 axis CNC programming

Rajaee University of Tehran, Iran Jan-Jun 2012

• Developed algorithm for 5 axis Lathe and Milling machines

• Implemented the algorithms to manufacture prototypes using the machines Published paper,

In Kharazmi International conference for Research and Education, Iran 2014

“Optimizer algorithms for selection and utilizing elements of hybrid electric vehicles”, Thesis, 2014-2015

Rajaee University of Tehran, Iran

Mechatronics lab Rajaee University of Tehran

“Versatile Stamping Die for the Vehicle Body”, Prof. R.Hamzeloo Professional Training and Certificates

“Professional CATIA user: 2010

Toolboxes: assembly design, imagine & shape, generative shape design, machining rendering, ergonomic design analysis.

University of Tehran, Iran

Visual test of welding, levels 1 and 2, 2013

Rajaee University of Theran, under licence of American Welding society,

“How to obtain international standards for your company”, 2013 Rajaee University of Tehran Iran

AutoCAD software, 2011

Institute of D.P.J. Roham, Tehran, Iran

Policies and technics of negotiations, 2014

Rajaee University of Tehran, Iran

Skills

• FEM: COMSOL, ANSYS, Abaqus

• CAD software: CATIA, AutoCAD, Solidworks

• Programming languages: C++, C#, Matlab

Contact this candidate