CAREN SERHAL

Mobile: +961-******* Phone: +961-******* Fax: +961-******* e-mail: adegd2@r.postjobfree.com, adegd2@r.postjobfree.com EDUCATION:

• American University of Beirut – Beirut,Lebanon, Bachelor of Engineering – Mechanical Engineering Honors and Awards: Overall GPA: 4/4, listed on the Dean’s Honor List for all the semesters, holder of the Distinguished AUB Graduate Award, Highly Distinguished Graduate (Jun 2013) SAT: Math: 710 Critical Reading: 540 Writing: 580, GRE: Verbal 152 Quantitative 170, TOEFL: 108

• College Notre Dame de Nazareth – Beirut, Lebanon, French Baccalaureate in General Sciences Mention: Tres Bien (Jun 2009), Lebanese Brevet Mention: Tres Bien (Jul 2006) RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

• EES Group (Energy Engineering and Services), Proposals Engineer, Reviewing and interpreting technical offers and tender requirements, coordinating with clients and suppliers, preparing technical and engineering documents, preparing reports related to status of enquiries (Jun 2013 – present).

• American University of Beirut, Research Assistant with an Engineering Management Assistant Professor. Worked on finding an optimal solution for managing the construction and demolition wastes in Lebanon. Wrote a paper for the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture Conference (2013).

• Overseas Bechtel Incorporated, Summer Internship, Participated in Testing and Commissioning of 5 contract package facilities on the New Doha International Airport (2 Fire Stations, a Medical Center, Telecommunication Facilities, Maintenance Facilities, General Aviation Facilities and Solid Waste Treatment Plant and administration buildings). Assisted in preparing detailed schedules to track the progress of the contractor and attended meetings with the contractor to verify the progress. Supervision for the Resident Engineer to drive the contractor to complete the works at the Main Fire Station. Went through some key points of the Contract established between the Engineer, the Contractor and the end user. (Jun – Aug 2012)

• American University of Beirut, University Projects Instrumentation project, using LabVIEW wind turbine, solar energy and ventilation projects for the apparatus that we designed and implemented in groups (2011). Designed and manufactured a micro car in groups, analyzed the systems and the design of the engine and drew the whole engine and its individual parts on AutoCAD 3D (2010). Participated in a Lego Mindstorms Creation Competition: In groups, wrote the operating code and designed the appropriate body with the motor and sensors (2010). Performed reverse Engineered of mechanical parts: disassembled them and analyzed them (2010).

• Private Tutor Tutored math, chemistry and physics for students (2013) ACTIVITIES

o Civil Engineering Society Volunteer Camp: constructed a mud house, tree planted and helped in keeping the environment clean in Bekaa, a valley in Lebanon (2011) o Ibsar: Tree planting in the South of Lebanon (Feb 2010) o Lebanese Conservatory of Music: learned to play the flute for 5 years o Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, the AUB Consulting club, the Engineering Society, and Greenpeace AUB Club (2009-2013) SKILLS AND INTERESTS:

Computer Skills: Proficient in Windows, C++, Matlab, LabVIEW, AutoCAD, CNC Languages: Fluent in Spoken and Written English, French and Arabic Interests: Basketball, Baseball, Traveling, Swimming, Climbing, Dancing REFERENCES: Available upon request