Engineer Engineering
Resume:
Forouzan Sadeghi
Calgary, Alberta, T2S 0M3
nt5ibw@r.postjobfree.com
PROFILE
Professional and experienced in Chemical/ Process Engineering with more than eight years of chemical engineering experience; Specialty in Process Modeling and Engineering Research and Development.
Highlights of Qualifications:
• Master and Bachelor Degrees in Chemical Engineering.
• P.Eng license
• Strong knowledge of applied thermodynamic, process design and integration.
• Expertise in modeling, simulating of separation processes such as adsorption, distillation column, membrane processes, and optimization of superstructure.
• Well versed in modeling and simulation of the process units using Prosim Plus, ChemCad, ChemSep, and Aspen HYSYS.
• Expertise in performing engineer analysis using computer codes Matlab, Mathematica and Fortran to validate experimental data in engineering applications.
• Familiar with PFDs and P&IDs developments.
• Conference presentations as well as reports and publications.
Employment Experience
Process Engineer Feb 2011-present
Opti Energie (Utility and Process Solution)
• Completing the heating/cooling/mass balance and utility balances. Performing heat exchanger sizing, pump sizing, flash calculation, performing boiler efficiency calculation based on ASME Power Test Code for steam Generating Units (PTC 4-1998)
Process Engineer Analyst
Natural Resources Canada, CANMET Energy Technology Centre, Varennes, Quebec Sep 2007-Nov 2010
Nova Chemical project
This project was about modelling, simulation and optimization of a superstructure process where a distillation column was combined in parallel with an axillary separator such as pressure swing adsorption (PSA) , facilitated transport membrane unit. As a result, Nova Chemical Corporation (NCC) has recently under taken a project for the energy efficient debottlenecking of its Joffre Ethylene C2 and Corunna C3 splitters in preparation for pilot scale demonstration.
• Designed shortcut method for superstructure systems such as distillation/adsorption, distillation/membrane.
• Conducted initial analysis for choosing the proper membranes for separation olefin and paraffin, developed results into rigorous mathematical model and designed program codes to simulate the performance of the membrane separation.
• Designed program codes in Mathematica to calculate thermodynamic properties of olefin and paraffin mixtures.
• Developed dynamic simulation of four-step pressure swing adsorption. This dynamic simulation was described by a set of partial differential equations (PDEs) in which mass, energy, and momentum balances and adsorption equilibrium were applied.
• Studied and investigated various adsorbents and determined their adsorption equilibrium isotherm for olefin and paraffin.
• Performed exergy analysis on the pressure swing adsorption processes to determine irreversibility sources of the process.
• Conducted and attend technical meetings with NCC and prepared the progress report of the project.
IOGEN Project
IOGEN project was a collaborative IOGEN/University of Ottawa NSERC funded work to reduce the production costs of cellulosic ethanol from biomass.
• Developed program codes to calculate thermodynamics properties of binary mixture of water and ethanol.
• Designed a rigorous model to simulate pervaporation membrane by applying mass and energy balance coupled with mass transfer model.
• Performed optimal design of hybrid (distillation / pervaporation membrane) ethanol dehydration systems.
• Studied thermodynamic equipartition and energy efficient membrane network for ethanol purification processes.
Multicomponent Distillation Project
• Applied variety of thermodynamic models and designed program codes to predict vapour liquid equilibrium and develop residue curve maps for the following nonideal multicomponent mixtures:
• Ternary mixtures of chloroform, acetone, and benzene. Liquid phase was modelled by applying
UNIQUAC equation.
• Azeotropic mixture of acetone, methanol and water. Liquid phase was modelled by Wilson equation.
• Quaternary of azeotropic mixture of acetic acid, ethanol, ethyl acetate and water. Liquid and vapour phases were modeled using UNIQUAC equation and Hayden-O’Connell model respectively.
CO2 Capture
• Design program code in Mathematica for vapour liquid equilibrium of carbon dioxide in aqueous mixture of Monoethanolamine.
• Conducted research on modelling of carbon dioxide capture with aqueous Monoethanolamine.
Research Assistant
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada 2004-July 2007
• Developed a mathematical model using Matlab program to simulate the performance of tubular stream reformer in hydrogen production.
• Modeled and simulated the circulating fast fluidized-bed reformer for steam reforming of natural gas.
• Developed PFD and P&ID, performed process equipment design, mass and heat balance, and economic evaluation for Hexamethylenetetramine plant.
• Developed a novel technique to produce defect free PPO based nanocomposite membranes.
• Conducted membrane characterization using X-RD, TGA, DSC, SEM, EDX.
• Investigated gas transport properties of synthesized membrane using a constant pressure system equipped witha gas chromatography unit.
Teaching Assistant 2004-2006
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
• Teaching assistant for Chemical Reaction Engineering course and Chemical Engineering laboratory.
• Helped students to understand course concepts and prepared assignment, graded homework.
• Responsible for helping undergrad students in experimental design and conducting experiments.
Process Engineer 1999-2003
CROUSE Co. [Peugeot Subcontractor]
Cubic Printing Process
• Coordinated installation and set up of cubic printing line.
• Researched and selected appropriate pretreatment methods on various substrates.
• Provided technical specifications to jig makers.
• Oversaw and controlled Cubic Printing Process (Pre-treatment, Activation, Transfer, Residual film removal, Blow off, Drying, Painting and Paint Oven)
Paint line Process
• Implemented and maintained 1K and 2K paint sprays and electrostatic powder spray instrumentation.
• Assessed the physical properties of wet and powder paints to meet required standards.
• Monitored and controlled all paint lines process (booth operator, production, quality control, paint kitchen).
• Provided technical support in troubleshooting of powder spray system (corona and Tribo) and Wet system.
CHEMICAL ENGINEER 1995-1997
CROUSE Co. [Peugeot Subcontractor]
Silk Screen and Pad Printing
• Provided technical support in troubleshooting of Pad and silk screen printing technology.
• Coordinated installation & start up of Silk Screen Printing technology in production Line.
• Conducted test on PU adhesive to adhere PVC cover on ABS substrate using thermoforming equipment.
R&D EXPERT 1994-1995
GHAZVIN GLASS Co.
• Started up Energy Dispersion X-Ray Fluorescent (XRF) instrument to determine glass ingredients and concentrations.
Publications and Presentations
• M. Sorin, F. Sadeghi, F. Rheault,. “Adsorption, Second Law Efficiency and Gibbs-Duhem Equation”, Submitted paper, International Journal of Thermodynamic (2011).
• M. Sorin, E. Ayotte-Sauve, F. Sadeghi, F. Rheault, “Thermodynamic Equipartition and Energy Efficient Membrane Networks”, International Journal of Thermodynamics (2010), Vol: 13, No: 1, PP:9-13.
• M. Sorin, E. Ayotte-Sauve, F. Sadeghi and F. Rheault , “On Productivity Selectivity and Exergy Driving Separation Processes”.,24thEuropean Symposium on Applied Thermodynamics (2009). Santiago de Compostela. Spain.
• E. Ayotte-Sauve, M. Sorin, F. Rheault and F. Sadeghi, “Power of Separation and Exergy requirements in Distillation”, World Congress of Chemical Engineering (2009). Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
• M. Sorin, E. Ayotte-Sauve, F. Rheault and F. Sadeghi, “A shortcut design method for hybrid separation processes”, 10 th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conferences (2008), Braga, Portugal.
• F. Sadeghi, A.Y. Tremblay, B. Kruczek,“Synthesis and Characterization of Emulsion Polymerized Mix Matrix Aluminum Silicate/Poly (2,6-dimethyl 1,4-phenylene oxide) Membranes”.,Journal of Applied Polymer Science.(2008), Vol: 109, Issue 3, PP: 1454-1460
• Q. Wang, F.Sadeghi, A.Y. Tremblay, B. Kruczek, “Development and Characterization of PPO-basedEmulsion Polymerization Mixed Matrix Membranes”, ICOM, July 12-18, 2008, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
• F. Sadeghi, Development of Nanocomposite Materials for Gas Separation Membranes, 57th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, October 28-31, 2007, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Education
• MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2007
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
• MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1999
(Certified by the University of Toronto to be equivalent to a U of T Master of Science Degree)
Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
• BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1993
(Certified by the University of Toronto to be equivalent to a U of T Bachelor of Science Degree)
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Professional Affiliations, Certificates, and Training
• Reading A P&ID 2007
Job Training System Inc.
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) 2004
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, On, Canada
• Cubic Printing Process 2001
Cubic Printing Co. LTD, Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan
• Warranty and Analysis of ISO 9000 Standard Materials 1997
Iran Industrial Research & Training Center
• Consuming Refractory in Glass Industries 1994
Iran Industrial Research & Training Center
• Apprenticeship in National Petrochemical Company (N.P.C), studied design and economics of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) plant
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