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Resume:
Sr. Principal Mechanical / Electrical / R&D System Engineer/Engineering & Project Management
Education
MS – Electrical Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
BS – Mechanical Engineering
Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA
AS – Mechanical Power Engineering
Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA
BS – Electrical Engineering
Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
Areas of Expertise
30 yrs. Mechanical Design Engineering, NPD
25 yrs. Developing Custom Design Concepts
25 yrs. System Design Engineering
25 yrs. Fluid Process P&ID + I&C
25 yrs. Design Verification
3 yrs. HVAC Design
8 yrs. Buildings (RO & Power plants)
20 yrs. Robotics/Automation + MCC
25 yrs. Finite Element Analysis
25 yrs. Electrical Design Engineering - AC/DA
15 yrs. Power Distribution/ Safety Ctr./ Sub-station
25 yrs. PLC & Controls & Communications
10 yrs. Médical R&D Applications
15 yrs. Codes : NEC, NFPA, CE, OSHA, UL, NEMA
20 yrs. IQ, OQ, PQ, MSA, DFA, DFM
Project Closeout
Decommissioning
Testing and Evaluation
Root Cause Analysis
Construction Support
Lean Six Sigma / Kaizen
PPAP, PFMEA, DFMEA, UFMEA + V&V
Years of Experience
30+ years
US Citizen
Project Management Tools
MS Project
MS Office
Fishbone Diagram
Key Performance Indicator (KPI)
Profit and Loss (P&L)
Familiar with Agile
Summary
Electromechanical Engineer with working experience in Mechanical, Electrical, and Hydraulic Systems design, manufacturing, project development and engineering management. This includes an extensive design and development background in hydraulic, machinery, fluid transfer equipment and electromechanical control systems.
The Mechanical Engineering design projects include concept, design, approval, testing, analysis, and fabrication in the fields of nuclear, aerospace, medical, Federal/military, automotive and oil & gas.
Systems Development includes budget analysis, manufacturing and project cost analysis, process design, piping, instrumentation specifications and drawings (P&ID), electrical specifications and drawings, building and civil work specifications and related drawings.
Design of fully automated robotic system for remote collection and filling of high-level nuclear waste into 55-gallon drums, including sealing the top/lid.
Design of nuclear-grade high pressure and high temperature valves. (NQA-1 standards)
Design of Nuclear Power Plant filtration system for reactor's coolant unit including piping, instrumentation, supports and mechanical Robot to seal nuclear waste tanks.
Design & engineering of machinery for large Industrial process equipment/Capital equipment.
Designed and developed Hydraulic systems with 1000 to 9000 PSI working pressure. Projects involved conceptual designs, engineering work, fabrication, testing and evaluation of the system and Hydraulic controls, parts specification, and component selection/documentation
Prepared bids, Contract Proposals and negotiated with potential customers, clients, etc.
Controlled production, budget, required manpower and quality of work and material.
Project management, Design, and development of capital equipment
Reengineering and redesigning capital equipment to reduce cost of manufacturing/production
Control systems design for Motor Controls and System Controls including process controllers
Designed, specified, and prepared layouts for communication (control) panels/enclosures and Motor Control Centers for large industrial equipment & systems
Prepared complete sets of mechanical and electrical drawings including piping, piping support, frames fabrication, single lines, schematics, wiring, printed circuit boards and assembly drawings.
Medical device injection molding, Metal forge, Aluminum cast
Supported upper management and sales department with technical presentations and directed, managed, and engineered overseas Projects and personnel. These projects were a $5M+ contracts with production capacity of more than 1,000,000 US GPD.
Use of DOORS for requirements, verification / validation, and test plans.
FEA, FMEA, also Standards (e.g. ANSI), Codes (e.g. NEC, NFPA), Geometric Tolerance, Military Standards, High Power 800 KW Grid Codes, UL Codes.
Medical Devices ISO 13485, 14971 standards
Example Systems (created/designed machines, products, and facilities)
Design and development of three- and four-Cylinder Compact Rotary Fuel pumps (High Volume)
Design and development of GEROTOR pumps (Gear Pump) and fuel management (High Volume)
High pressure valves and actuators
Nuclear high-level waste treatment (Fully automated pilot project)
Created highspeed robotics systems.
Robotics machinery design
Fuel Cell Power Plants, process, design components according to functional requirements
400KW and 5KW Fuel Cell Generators manufacturing production
Power plant to produce 4.2MW power using LNG with Carbon Capture (CO2) and semi-automated water distribution system
Fittings for flexible metal hose (Gas Application)
High speed Flexible metal hose machine (Computerized CONVOLUTER)
Assembly machines and fixtures (25 different designs)
Hydrogen Fuel cells and Electrolyzing units (classified projects)
Hydrogen refueling system, and NASA project (classified projects)
Special fitting for Natural Gas Industry, Earned a Utility Patent
Special High Pressure & Temperature Ball Valve
X- Ray equipment (CT scan Machines)
PCB, Harness, Control Circuit Designs, and development
Electric Pump for medical industries
Reverse Osmosis water plants
Electric Drill with Drill bit for woodwork industries
Centrifuge for Medical Industry (Emergency Rooms)
DE-flash, Edge trimmer, Buffer, and Conveyer machines (PCB Trimming machine)
Ticket scanner unit (Compact Four head card scanner machine with vertical exit)
Express Docking System for Ferry boats in NY, Earned a Utility Patent
Motor-less Compressor, Patent Pending
Test stand design for Fuel Cells for Navy, Buses, Cars such as BMW (classified projects)
DOD Classified Programs, survivability division, three to five patents will be awarded
Steel Mill capital equipment
Generators & A/C to work with F35 and F32 Aircrafts; also, Aircrafts simulation test stand
Design and development of Hand primer for off the road vehicles
Design of Robotics assembly machines including which included Vision system
Military portable Generators, 300W, 450W, 1KW also 10MW Solar system to produce fuel
DNA system analysis for Medical Industry
Design and developed Vitro fertilization
Design and development of the Lead sensor
Design and development of valve for special application
Structure, pipe support analysis & mechanical system efficiency analysis/performance improvement.
Software and Design Skills
CREO (Pro-E) Certified
SolidWorks Certified
ONSHAPE Certified
AutoCAD
Revit
Inventor
Visio
ANSYS/FEA
Data management: PDM, PLM, Windchill
Production drawings
Advanced part design
Advanced assembly
Sheet metal
Surfacing
Free form Surfacing
Routed Systems Design (Piping, cable and wiring)
Mathcad
Relevant Experience
Boston Engineering – Waltham, MA (Consultant) Jun 2024 to Mid-January 2025
Sr. Principal Mechanical R&D Engineer
Piping’s thermal calculations/analysis and piping supports for industrial application
System’s structure design analysis, and platform design
Gov. project design & analysis, efficiency improvement.
Design control system and component selection
Parker - Milford, CT (Consultant) January 2024 to Jun 2024
Sr. Principal Mechanical R&D Engineer
Valve design for special application (confidential project)
Viken Detection – Burlington, MA (Consultant) Sep 2023 to January 2024
Sr. Principal Mechanical R&D Engineer
Design and development of the lead sensor to detect lead in underground pipe
This project included conceptual design, design and development of the plastic and metal parts including packaging design.
The design was according to all standards, OSHA, NFPA, NEC.
The prototype was created, tested, and pre-production assembly
ESG Clean Energy – West Springfield, MA (Consultant) Jan 2023 to Aug 2023
Sr. Principal Power Plant System Engineer-ECI / Engineering Manager / Project Manager
Reengineered the Air management/HVAC of the Power plant and the system
including SCRs with 950 Degree F according to OSHA and environmental regulation.
Construction/building/steel building modification for proper air flow.
Piping/modifications and resizing.
Designed fully automated water analysis and distribution system including designing electrical enclosures for the water that is being removed from exhaust of the engines to produce distilled and/or deionized water for customers.
Resolved vibration issues of major components and piping which included 49 CFR 192 and all standards such as ASME in the plant.
Initiated carbon capture module design to capture CO2 from LNG engine’s exhaust system.
Softwares: Mathcad, SEL Accelerator, CYME, ASPEN – NFPA59A, 70E, CFR193
PLC, VFD, AC/DC, UPS, Switchgear, MCC, I&C + Actuated Valves, Transformers, Substation
Cooper Surgical – Trumbull, CT (Consultant) Sep 2021 to Jan 2023
Sr. Principal Mechanical/Electrical Design Engineer/Project Engineering & Manager
Biomedical Product design and development for In vitro fertilization according to ISO14971 and ISO13485 regulations and standards.
Led the project from gate zero to gate 4.
Full Life cycle, lean six sigma, Kaizen, including PPAP, PFME, DFMEA, UFMEA + V&V and met OSHA & NEC codes/guidelines.
Ximedica (Biome Sense) – Providence, RI (Consultant) Jun 2021 to Sep 2021
Lead Principal Mechanical Design Engineer/Project Engineering & Manager
Biomedical Product design and development.
Mechanical, Electrical and System functionality and all related documentation according to ISO14971 and ISO 13485.
Documentation included, reports, PFMEA, DFMEA, Design Verification and Validation, Full Life cycle, Lean six sigma, Kaizen, components selection according to standards and functional requirements, GDT.
Doosan Fuel Cell America – East Hartford, CT (Full time) Sep 2015 to May 2021
Sr. Design Engineer / Sr. Advanced Manufacturing//Project Engineering
Designed test stands to analyze the plant’s Fuel Cell Generators design components according to functional requirements.
Designed high temperature flexible joints for inlet/outlet gases, structure and framework, sheet metal, process, piping which included 49 CFR 192 and all standards such as ASME, Full Life cycle, lean six sigma, Kaizen, Verification & Validation, PFMEA, DFMEA, Vibration isolators, designed air exhaust system for Generators.
Softwares: Mathcad, SEL Accelerator, CYME, ASPEN
PLC, VFD, AC/DC, UPS, Switchgear, MCC, I&C + Actuated Valves, Transformers
Edgewell Personal care – Milford, CT (Consultant) Sep 2019 to Apr 2020
Lead Project Engineer/Robotics Design Engineer
Resolved issues with production machines and equipment and trained other Engineers. Full Life cycle, lean six sigma, Kaizen.
Proposed hand-sketches for many different equipment including new pallet loading machine and fully automated assembly machine.
Precision Combustion Inc. – North Haven, CT (Consultant) Mar 2018 to Apr 2019
Principle Process/Design & Manufacturing Engineer/Project Manager; DFMEA, PFMEA//Project Engineering
Created Process P&ID, Electrical schematic, Production support documentation and Redesigned Generators for high production, from R&D stage to high volume production.
Conceptual design of 10 Mega Watt Solar system to produce fuel from gases.
P&ID, Full Life cycle, lean six sigma, Kaizen, components specifications, design, and parts selection.
Used 3D Parametric SolidWorks design, PLM.
PLC, VFD, AC/DC, UPS, Switchgear, MCC, I&C + Actuated Valves, Transformers
Vaupell – Agawam, MA (Consultant) Sep 2017 to Jan 2018
Sr. Manufacturing & Design Engineer/Project Manager
Design & Engineering Fully Automated Mold and assembly machines
Robots removed pipettes from mold & transfer them to transfer assembly for detailed inspection of the product and removal of defective products using Vision System and loading / packing them for shipment.
Full Life cycle, lean six sigma, Kaizen, Used 3D Parametric SolidWorks design.
PLC, VFD, AC/DC, UPS, – NFPA59A, 70E, CFR193, NEC-500
Jacobs Vehicle Systems – Bloomfield, CT (Consultant) Apr 2017 to Sep 2017
Robotic Tool Design Engineer (Automated Assembly machines)
Designed & engineered Automated Robotic Assembly Machine to assemble different
components in three positions of a linear motion on the engine Brake housing.
Used 3D Creo 5, PLM for Electro-mechanical designs, Operation included inserting, installing, spinning, and torquing fasteners.
PLC, VFD, AC/DC, UPS, – NFPA59A, 70E, CFR193, NEC-500 MCC, I&C + Actuated Valve, Transformers
STANADYNE – South Windsor, CT (Consultant) Apr 2013 to Apr 2017
Sr. Project/Product Engineer/Project Manager
Design and Development of 3- & 4-cylinder compact rotary fuel pumps for automotive application from concept to production.
Projects included fluid mechanic, flow controls and GDT.
CLARCOR – South Windsor, CT (Consultant) May 2014 to Sep 2015
Sr. Project/Product Engineer/Project Manager
Design & Development of GEROTOR fuel pumps and fuel filter management and Hand primer).
Designed brushless motor for the pumps.
Design and development of compact fuel pumps for automotive applications.
Product Development from concept to production.
Projects included fluid mechanics, flow controls and GDT, fixtures and tooling.
Clear Edge Power – South Windsor, CT (Consultant) Aug 2013 to May 2014
Sr. Manufacturing/Mechanical/Electrical Engineer
400KW and 5 KW Fuel Cell Generators
Manufacturing supports and methods increased Production and reached monthly production requirements.
Designed production equipment, piping which included 49 CFR 192 and all standards such as ASME and test equipment and Factory floor equipment, which increased production.
Full Life cycle, Lean six sigma, Kaizen
Software: Mathcad, CYME, ASPEN
PLC, VFD, AC/DC, UPS, Switchgear, MCC, I&C + Actuated Valves, Transformers
TLD – Bloomfield, CT (Consultant) Nov 2011 to Jul 2013
Sr. Mechanical Process System/Electrical Engineer/Project Manager
(Military/Air force Division)
Conceptual Design and Development for production of Ground support for new Diesel Generators and Electric Generators for F35 Aircrafts and Air Conditioners for commercial Aircrafts.
Also Load Bank to simulate Aircraft functions to evaluate production units, these projects were including Electrical, Mechanical, Process, piping which included 49 CFR 192 and all standards such as ASME, Fluid mechanics, component selection, specification and supporting documentation to use in other divisions worldwide.
PLC, VFD, AC/DC, UPS, – NFPA59A, 70E, CFR193, NEC-500, MCC, I&C + Actuated Valves, Transformers
L3 (Kollmorgen) – Northampton, MA (Consultant) Jun 2012 to Apr 2013
Sr. Mfg. Electro-Mechanical Tool Design Engineer
Design & development of Mfg. tooling for Submarines.
Mfg. tooling design required creation of conceptual design for mechanical, electrical systems to make production assemblies repeatable.
Full Life cycle, Lean six sigma, Kaizen.
Used PLM documentation management control.
SMS-Meer – Worcester, MA (Consultant) Oct 2011 to May 2012
Sr. Electro-Mechanical Engineer
Design & development of Capital Equipment for Steel Mill industry).
This new system included creation of conceptual design for mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic system including documentation from concept to production.
PLC, VFD, AC/DC, UPS, – NFPA59A, 70E, CFR193, NEC-500, MCC, I&C + Actuated Valves, Transformers
QinetiQ-NA – Franklin, MA (Consultant) Aug 2010 to May 2011
Sr. Lead Electro-Mechanical Engineer
Sr. Lead Electro-Mechanical Engineer for special classified projects (DOD programs).
Creation of new products for DARPA, Army, Air Force and Homeland Security including cost reduction and methods of manufacturing which included Electrical, Mechanical systems and production tooling.
Full Life cycle, Lean six sigma, Kaizen
Design & Development, cost reduction for special project to save lives in the battlefield.
United Technology Corp – Windsor, CT (Consultant) Apr 2010 to Aug 2010
(Hamilton Sundstrand)
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
NASA’s Orion program, Astronaut’s life support.
Conceptual design, analysis, manufacturing design of the astronaut’s vehicle between Earth and Space station.
United Technology Corp. – South Windsor, CT (Consultant) Apr 2008 to Mar 2010
(UTC Power)
Sr. Lead Mechanical Engineer
Test Stand (Test Rig) design for Fuel Cell (ITAR).
Designed Power Plant test stands including fluid analysis and piping which included 49 CFR 192 and all standards such as ASME.
Instrumentation, valves, and Factory floor equipment.
Construction/building/steel building modification for proper air flow.
Piping/modifications and resizing.
Production equipment which caused increase in production of the Generators.
PLC, VFD, AC/DC, UPS, – NFPA59A, 70E, CFR193, NEC-500, MCC, I&C + Actuated Valves, Transformers
Pro Automation & Controls – Bloomfield, CT (Full time) May 2001 to Mar 2008
Director of Engineering//Project Manager
Designed Machinery for large industrial process equipment/capital equipment with motor control systems, Hydraulic controls, PLCs, Automated Hydraulic Fixtures, Assembly machines, Robotics and Gas Compressors.
Design of fully automated robotic system for remote collection and filling of high-level nuclear waste into 55-gallon drums, including sealing the top/lid. The sealed barrels were then inspected for radioactivity and transported for long-term storage.
Construction/building/steel building modification for proper air flow.
Piping/modifications and resizing.
+2 years contract with Proton Energy Systems for Hydrogen Generators and Refueler systems. Designed, Fixtures, Tools, cutting/forming Dies, Inspection Gauges.
PLC, VFD, AC/DC, UPS, – NFPA59A, 70E, CFR193, NEC-500 Switchgear, MCC, I&C + Actuated Valve, Transformers
Proton Energy Systems – Rocky Hill, CT (Consultant) Jan 2000 to May 2003
Principal Electromechanical Engineer/Project Manager
Fuel Cells, Electrolyzer, Fuel Cell Generators & Refueler
Design included structure and framework, sheet metal, packaging of process, piping which included 49 CFR 192 and all standards such as ASME, OSHA, Hazmat etc., high power and electrical controls, sequence of operation.
Software: Mathcad, + PLC, VFD, AC/DC, UPS, – NFPA59A, 70E, CFR193, NEC-500, MCC, I&C + Actuated Valve, Transformers
Jacobs Vehicle Systems – Bloomfield, CT (Consultant) May 1998 to Dec 1999
Mechanical Design Engineer (Fixture & Assembly machines)
Designed 2500 psi automated Hydraulic fixtures to hold engine brakes in position for cutting and drilling by the robots.
Designed Tools and Inspection gauges.
Design By Analysis, Inc. – New Britain, CT (Full time) Dec 1998 to May 1999
Director of Engineering, Equipment Design Engineer for Automation Division
Designed fully automated custom design production machinery and products such as Raw PCB machine (Flasher) and four headed credit-card scanners.
Anderson Design Associates – Farmington, CT (Consultant) Oct 1998 to Dec 1998
Product Machine Design Engineer/Project Manager
Designed mechanical system for blood centrifuge for Emergency Rooms (Johnson & Johnson Project).
Design had to meet required life expectancy and ER codes.
Jacobs Vehicle Systems – Bloomfield, CT (Consultant) Jun 1998 to Oct 1998
Product Design Engineer/Project Manager (Engine Brake)
Designed engine brakes for military vehicle, using Pro-E program to create the housing and mechanical/electrical components.
Titeflex – Springfield, MA (Consultant) May 1997 to July 1998
Research and Development Engineer/ Fitting & Convolute machine
Corrected natural gas fitting's design problems that company was trying to develop.
Designed and manufactured convolute machine for corrugated SS tubing with 30 feet/min production.
Conval Inc. – Somers, CT (Consultant) Jun 1995 to Oct 1997
Product Design Engineer, R&D Department
Design of nuclear-grade high pressure and high temperature valves. (NQA-1 standards)
Single and double acting actuators operating with air pressure, using codes 31.2B & 36.1B.
TTI – Walpole, MA (Consultant) Apr 1995 to Sep 1997
System Design Engineer
Design of Nuclear Power Plant filtration system for reactor's coolant unit including piping, instrumentation, supports and mechanical Robot to seal nuclear waste tanks. Design included mechanical, electrical and controls including system integration. (NQA-1 standards)
Construction/building/steel building modification for proper air flow.
Piping/modifications and resizing.
PLC, VFD, AC/DC, UPS, – NFPA59A, 70E, CFR193, NEC-500, MCC, I&C + Actuated Valve, Transformers
SF6 product, NEC, NFPA, ANSE, IEC, NEMA, OSHA, and CENELEC
AQUATECH – Southwick, MA (Full time) May 1991 to Jun 1995
Project Manager/Senior Design Engineer
Reverse Osmosis Plants, system design and selection of instrumentation, valves, piping and structure support for filtration membrane, pumps.
System electrical design and requirements including high power control and communication and sequencing of operation for the system.
Construction/building/steel building modification for proper air flow.
Piping/modifications and resizing.
PLC, VFD, AC/DC, UPS, – NFPA59A, 70E, CFR193, NEC-500, MCC, I&C + Actuated Valve, Transformers
Reliable Water Company – Billerica, MA (Full time) May 1988 to May 1991
Engineering Project Manager & Electrical Engineer manager
Reverse Osmosis Plants, Civil site preparation and installation, system design and selection of instrumentation, valves, piping and structure support for filtration membrane, pumps.
System electrical design and requirements including high power control and communication and sequencing of operation for the system.
Construction/building/steel building modification for proper air flow.
Piping/modifications and resizing.
PLC, VFD, AC/DC, UPS, – NFPA59A, 70E, CFR193, NEC-500, VFD, AC/DC, MCC, I&C + Actuated Valves, Transformers
Tri-State Corporation – Salem, NH (Full time) Feb 1987 to May 1988
Principal Electro-mechanical Engineering/Project Manager (Medical Pump & Drill)
Design and development of blood transfer pump, battery powered with manual operating capability.
Design of special drill and drill bit to remove soft material for special application.
X-Ray Engineering Corporation – Littleton, MA (Full time) Oct 1981 to Feb 1987
Electro-mechanical Design Engineer (x-ray equipment)
Large machinery industrial process equipment/capital equipment with motor control systems, conceptual design of x-ray machines with counterweight, life expectancy of the components and required electrical controls, system evaluation to production.
PLC, VFD, AC/DC, UPS, – NFPA59A, 70E, CFR193, NEC-500 Switchgear, MCC, I&C + Actuated Valves, Transformers
Additional Skills
Automation and Control Program (Man Machine Interface, CYRON)
Opto 22, North Reading, Massachusetts
Microsoft office programs and Project management programs.
Patents
24 Patents including for the companies and 2 patents of my own (6,764,107 & 7314015); plus 9 Patents Pending.
Publications: US2003-0148171-A1, US2003-148153-A1, US2003-0175564-A1
Additional Information
Fluent in English, Persian and some German
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