Mechanical Engineer

Muhammad Awsaf Fahim Springfield, VA ***********@*****.*** C: 929-***-****

EXPERIENCE

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) – Patent Examiner June 2022 - Present

Analyze inventions about vehicle designs, controls, and navigations to determine safety, efficiency, and usability.

Develop search strings and strategies to find information within patents, articles, and public demonstrations.

Utilize databases to retrieve patents based on date, subject matter and relevancy to protect inventor’s ownership

Research about upcoming technologies in multiple disciplines (construction, nuclear systems, radio waves, etc)

Prepare legal office actions on patentability and respond to patent applications

Conduct interviews with applicants and guide them towards patenting their invention

Tameer Inc – Project Engineer Oct 2019 – May 2022

Analyzed schematic drawings and specifications for 25+ construction and HVAC projects’ scope of work

Cataloged and managed HVAC drawings, specifications and submittals for over 50 (SCA, DDC, MTA, DASNY) projects in online and physical databases for future reference

Prepared and revised Site Safety plans to ensure compliance with OSHA and CDC standards

Prepared and revised preliminary, change order and closeout documents (IOMs, Warranties, EUP, PW4, Equipment Tags, attic stock, training videos, PW2) upon coordinating with vendors and subcontractors

Coordinated with General Contractors, Project Officers and Project Managers to ensure all punch list, inspection report and closeout items are scheduled and completed promptly for over 30 projects

Maintained, Organized and updated MS Excel logs: closeouts, inventory and tools

Communicated effectively with Field Team regarding required tools and materials and resolve diverse field issues

Lead and managed an offshore Closeout Team in closing out and completing projects valued over $500,000

Negotiated with vendors/manufacturers to procure cheapest equipment & material to fulfill project requirements

GC Eng & Associates – Engineering Aide Intern June 2018 - Aug 2018

Utilized MS Excel and Word to organize raw data and revise specification sheets as per company’s standards

Presented and thoroughly explained various projects to potential clients in a detail-oriented manner

Facilitated the Project Engineer’s tasks while mastering AutoCAD by sketching floor plans, tracing PDFs, scaling various drawings of floor plans, editing viewports and other miscellaneous tasks utilizing engineering judgment.

SEEK PAL Center – Tutor Sep 2017- May 2018

Tutored fellow college students in Physics and Mechanical Engineering courses by assisting them in their weaknesses and practicing relevant problems to prepare them for exams and quizzes.

Efficiently recorded and maintained students’ progress on online database to present at meetings with the director

QUALIFICATIONS

Technical Skills: MATLAB, ANSYS Fluent, AutoCAD, Revit, SolidWorks, HSMworks, CREO, Procore, Java Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project)

PROJECTS

Optimized a Nuclear Fuel Rod Design

Achieved an optimal shape for the cross section of a fuel rod that produced maximum power output but would not allow the maximum temperature of the rod to exceed 1000 C within the given parameters and restraints

MATLAB coding assured an efficient procedure to obtain accurate calculations and results

Fitness Database

Developed with MySQL to store personal information about a trainer, their customer, and their desired fitness program with logging capabilities.

Numerical Analysis of Heat Conduction using Finite Difference Method

ANSYS Fluent and MATLAB presented the theoretical and graphical temperature distribution across a 2D plate

Using different grid spacing and nodal method, equations were determined using energy balance concept, organized with matrices and results were compared

Modeled and Analyzed Properties of a Fluid over a Pipe

Performed CFD analysis with ANSYS Fluent to create a flow model for a fluid flowing over a cylindrical pipe

Analyzed the resulting pressure and velocity profile graphs for the fluid for a specific Reynold Number.

Coin Cell for Cutting Edge Battery Research, Senior Design

Focused on extremely precise height adjustment of the cell in the X-ray diffraction machine and ensured that the angle of incidence is above 10 degrees to meet sponsor’s requirements

The components of the coin cell were 3D printed and manufactured; then tested as per sponsor’s standards to ensure no failures and proper cycling of the final product.

Manufactured a Hand Crank Saw, Manufacturing Processes

Used SolidWorks and HSMworks to model components of the hand saw mechanism such as, circular saw blade, gears, gear holders, and shafts using G-code with CNC machine for mechanism assembly.

Finite Element Analysis on a Bicycle Wrench

Modelled a wrench in SolidWorks using via sketching and spline techniques

Performed mesh and force analysis using finite element method

Applied failure theory and simulation data to suggest an improved wrench design

Optimized the Rankine Cycle for Steam Turbine

Calculations for: Ideal Rankine cycle, cycle with reheating, and cycle with open feed water heaters.

Specifications given for: power output, inlet pressure, reheat inlet temperature and maximum moisture level

Parameters obtained for: mass flow rate, maximum efficiency and feasible number of open feed water heaters.

Reverse Engineered a Remote-Control Car

Constructed a three-dimensional model of a toy car with SolidWorks by performing reverse engineering

Suggested improvements for the design and performance of the car

Presented our sketch and design in a simple, effective manner.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Concentration in Nuclear Engineering GPA: 3.75

The City College of New York, May 2019

AWARDS & HONORS

Magna Cum Laude Graduate, The City College of New York

DMJM + Harris Scholarship Award, Grove School of Engineering

The Jake Ourvan Heat Transfer Award, Mechanical Engineering

Dean’s List, The City College of New York

AFFILIATIONS

Member, AIAA, ASHRAE, ASME

Fellow, S Jay Levy Fellowship for Future Leaders

Contact this candidate