Design Engineer Senior Structural
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SENIOR STRUCTURAL DESIGN ENGINEER
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Mohammad Hossein Cheraghi Afarani
Dear Hiring Manager
With over 17 years of expertise in structural engineering for oil & gas and urban projects, I am excited to apply for the Senior Structural Engineer role at your company. My experience spans Designing Industrial Foundations and Steel/Concrete Structures to Leading Multidisciplinary Teams in EPC Projects for international clients like “Urbane Design Co.” and “iSET international Co.”, as well as for large Iranian Companies such as “Namvaran Co”.
Why I am a strong fit for your team:
Foundation Design Expertise: Designed foundations for Horizontal & vertical Equipment, Vibrating Pumps and compressors, cold box, Storage Tanks ring wall, Anchor Blocks, retaining walls, Sleepers, Valve pits, considering dynamic loads and soil-structure interaction.
Structural Design Solutions: Designed steel/concrete structures such as pipe racks, Furnace and Heaters, Buildings, Blast buildings, Cooling towers, Shelters, Conveyors, Air cooler considering design loads.
Software Mastery: STAAD.Pro, SAP2000, Etabs, Safe, AutoCAD, RAM Connection and IDEA StatiCa, Tekla structure, PDMS, Naviswork, MS Project.
Standard Proficiency: Eurocode, ACI, AISC, API, ASTM, ASCE-7 and etc. as well as project standard specification and design criteria.
Cross-Disciplinary Coordination: Collaborated with the piping, mechanical, and electrical teams to resolve clashes using Navisworks and PDMS and provided solutions for plot plan considering my knowledge and expertise.
Project Impact: Delivered Kimia Sanaat Mabna 5000 MTPD Methanol ($900 million) and Ethoxylate and Glycerin of Petronad Petrochemical Plant ($750 million) with about 15% cost savings through optimized design. I have also successfully designed some special projects such as olefin cracking furnaces and residential house in a sloping area.
Quality Assurance Leadership: Implemented Bizagi-based QA systems reducing rework by 18% through real-time process monitoring.
I would welcome an interview to discuss how my expertise in oil and gas, renewable energy, and construction project design and cost-efficient solutions can benefit your projects. Thank you for considering my application.
Best Regards
Mohammad Hossein Cheraghi Afarani
Mobil: +98-910*******
Email: *.*.************@*****.***
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad-hossein-cheraghi-b7740727/ Page 2 of 3
RESUME
SENIOR STRUCTURAL DESIGN ENGINEER
Full name: Mohammad Hossein Cheraghi Afarani
Mobil Tel: +98-910*******
Email: *.*.************@*****.***
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad-hossein-cheraghi-b7740727/ PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Senior Structural Engineer with 17+ years in oil & gas and industrial projects. Expertise in seismic-resistant design of industrial foundations and structures. Proven record in delivering $1B+ EPC projects with 15% cost savings through BIM coordination (PDMS/Navisworks). Managed teams of 12+ engineers across international projects. KEY PROJECTS
1. ITT S.P.A Furnace & Heaters Structures +$1B Milan, Italy
- Designed foundation and steel structure for cracking furnaces and heaters 2. Urbane Design Co. Foundation & Structures $5M Los Angeles, US
- Designed and retrofitting of wooden structures for buildings 3. Kimia Sanaat Mabna Methanol Plant $900M Chabahar, Iran
- 15% cost savings ($3.75M) through structural and foundation optimization
- Implemented BIM clash detection (PDMS) reducing rework by 25%
- Designed a 28m-span pipe bridge over street as well as a 32m-span warehouse for compressor room
- Designed foundations for cryogenic storage tanks for air separation in the cold box
- Coordinated multidiscipline engineering team
4. Ethoxylate and Glycerin of Petronad Asia Petrochemical Plant +$500M Bandar Emam; Iran
- Design of approximately 1500 concrete piles for structures and storage tanks
- Design of a rectangular concrete storage tank (area of 500 m2) in the submerged water area 5. Gas & Oil Pipe Lines (12” to 42”) Maroun 3, Gureh-Jask, Dashtak-Zabol $1B Iran
- Optimal path length reduction 10% and managed 12+ engineers across 5 projects 6. Persian Gulf Star Oil Company $500M Bandar Abbas; Iran
- Designed foundation and ring wall for self-anchored storage tank (10^6 m3)
- Optimal path length reduction 15% and managed pipeline and civil engineers for better plot plan 7. Ethylene Cracking Furnace of Kangan Petrochemical Plant $1B Kangan; Iran
- 10% cost reduction via innovative modular structural design 8. Methanol Petrochemical, Badr-e-Shargh, Arman, Siraf and Marjan $5x900M Iran
- Designed structure and foundation for all types of equipment structures, piperack, slippers, buildings, horizontal and vertical equipment, pumps as well as preparing the typical connection of steel structures 9. Ammonia (1200 MTPD)/ Urea (2000 MTPD) Petrochemical $1B Kermanshah, Iran
- Designed high raised retaining wall as well as special equipment structures 10. Iran LNG, South Pars - Phase 12 EPC2 & Bid Boland Gas Treating Plant II $2.5B Iran
- Learning the structural and foundation design for oil and gas projects 13. Tuga Machinery Foundations $900M Karaj, Iran
- Designed machinery foundation for steam room of turbine production unit 14. Daralou Copper mine $1.2B Kerman, Iran
WORK EXPERIENCES (International Freelancer):
Nov. 2023 until Present Senior Steel & Concrete Structural Engineer Urbane Design Los Angeles; USA (www.urbanedesign.co)
- Designed seismic-resistant foundations for wooden buildings (IBC 2021) Nov. 2023 - Jan. 2025 Senior Steel & Concrete Structural Engineer iSET international Istanbul; Turkey (www.iset.com.tr)
- Design and check all kinds of furnace, heater structure and foundation. WORK EXPERIENCES (Iran):
Jan. 2024 until Present Project Manager, Business Strategist Pishrovan Fanavari Zist Goneh Tehran; Iran (www.AstraBionics.com)
- Project management, investor negotiator and business team and accounting team leadership.
- Competitor analysis; Market research, Feasibility study, Pitch deck preparation. Nov. 2023 - Jan. 2024 Head of Civil, Structural, Architectural Department Exir Pouyan Tehran; Iran (www.exirpouyan.com)
- Managing the Civil-Structural-Architectural team, Designing all kinds of foundations and structures. Page 3 of 3
Feb. 2021 - Nov. 2023 Leader Structural and Foundation Design Engineer Namvaran Pazhohesh va Tosea – Research Tehran; Iran (www.namvaranpt.com)
- I have led 4 structural engineering team (+8 engineer).
- I prepare and review the engineering procedures, specification and standards.
- I prepare and review the technical proposals and detailed mechanical datasheets and drawings Oct. 2020 - Feb. 2021 Head of Civil, Structural, Architectural Department Tarh Andishan Consulting Engineering Tehran, Iran (www.taceco.com)
- I have managed a new Civil-Structural-Architectural team (+12 engineer) during the corona pandemic. Oct. 2013 - Sep. 2020 Senior Structural and Foundation Design Engineer Namvaran Consulting Engineers; Managers Tehran; Iran (www.namvaran.ir)
- Implemented QA systems cutting rework by 30%
Feb 2012 – Jun 2013 Designer & Executive Engineer (Freelancer) Executive engineer of urban buildings Tehran & Esfahan, Iran
- Designer and executive engineer of residential and commercial building and Sport warehouse
- Part Time designer & Adviser for Conveyor structures and Foundation Machinery Mar. 2010 – Oct. 2011 Structural and Foundation Design Engineer BamDej Tarh (Sazeh ConsultantSubsidiary) Iran (www.sazeh.co.ir)
- I have learned how to design structures and buildings and foundations for oil and gas projects. Nov. 2009 - Jan. 2010 Junior Structural and Foundation Engineer Andishgaran Sepehr-ARA Consultant Tehran, Iran (www.Andishgaran.com)
- Design indutrial equipment foundation
EDUCATIONS:
Sep. 2008 - Jun. 2011 M.Sc. in Earthquake/Structural Engineering Iran University of Science and Technology Total GPA: 3.34/4 (www.iust.ac.ir) Thesis: “Effects of Vertical Irregularities in Seismic Behavior of Steel Moment Resisting Systems” Seminar title: “Assessment of Progressive Collapse in Buildings and it’s Hazards” Oct. 2004 – Aug. 2008 B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman Total GPA: 3.22/4 (www.uk.ac.ir) Thesis: “Design of 3D space frame” and ranked #1 in Graduating Class (2008) SOFTWARE SKILS
Sap2000 Etabs Safe PDMS Staad Pro Tekla Structures AutoCAD RAM Connection Rhinoceroses MATLAB Naviswork Tekla BIMsight IDEA StatiCa Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project-MSP, …) TECHNICAL SKILLS:
IBC ASCE07 AISC-360 AISC 341 ACI 318 AWWA
API 650 FEMA 356 ACI 359.3-01 FEMA440 Sorush Arya ACI 351 SG-22 ASCE Blast Resistant Buildings in Petrochemical Facilities PIP STC01018 Eurocode 1~3 LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Persian (Native) English (Professional) Arabic/German/Spanish (Basic) Teaching Experiences:
Teaching design of Piperacks, Pipe Bridges, Culverts, Equipment Structures & ... Jun. 2020 – Present Teaching the CSI Software: SAP2000 & Etabs & Safe and structural engineering course Mar. 2013 – Present PUBLICATIONS:
Gazi University Journal of Science 25(3):751-760, 2012 ISSN: 1303-9709 Seismic Response of Mass Irregular Steel Moment Resisting Frames according to Performance levels from IDA approach, (https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/gujs/issue/7424/97485) Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research 2(7)6566-6573, 2012 ISSN: 2090-4304 Assessment of Collapse Safety of Stiffness Irregular SMRF Structures According to IDA Approach,
(https://www.textroad.com/pdf/JBASR/J.%20Basic.%20appl.%20Sci.%20Res.,%202(7)6566-6573,%202012.pdf)
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