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SIAMAK SHAMS-KOLAHI
Apt. #516, 2460 Benny Crescent,
Montreal, QC, H4B 2P9
Phone: 514-***-****
***********@*****.***
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CAREER SUMMARY
Engineer with design, manufacturing, sales and consultation experience.
Managed and contributed in different projects including design, implementation and sales of industrial electronic and power electronic systems, linear and switch mode power supplies and DC to DC converters, high current converters and inverters, pulse generators and transducers.
Contribution to design and implementation of computer based industrial automation systems and meter instrument systems.
Strong analytical, technical and problem solving skills.
Industrial, managerial and consultation experience.
Fast learner, team player and result oriented personality.
CANADIAN CITIZEN, WILLING TO TRAVEL, WILLING TO RELOCATE
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EDUCATIONS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Master of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec 2010
Master of Applied Science, Electrical Engineering (Telecommunication Systems), 1995
K.N.T. University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran 1991
Ranked 76th among 3,000 electrical engineers in nation-wide Iranian universities
entrance examination (to M.Sc. program in electrical engineering).
Ranked 6th among 30,000 students in nation-wide Iranian universities entrance
examination (to B.Sc. program).
Ranked 1st among 5,000 students in applied Mathematics examination in province.
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CAREER EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant (Electronic Lab Instructor) – Concordia University, ECE Department 2008 - 2009
Led two undergraduate level electronic laboratories.
Research Assistant – Concordia University, ECE Department, Montreal, Quebec 2003 – 2007
Designed and conducted simulation of Micro Hot Plate-based Gas Sensor, working
in Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) field.
Sales & Marketing Manager – Mehr Tavan Gosil (MTG) Co., Tehran, Iran 1998 – 2000
Contributed to the design and implementing computer based industrial automation systems.
Consulted with clients to reduce reactive power and energy cost and install Power Factor
Correction capacitor and optimize consumer’s profile.
Provided technical support and assisted in the sales of electrical energy meter systems.
Design Engineer – Nic Partow Co., Tehran, Iran 1994 - 1998
Analyzed, designed, developed and implemented industrial electronic systems and power
electronic circuits including linear and switch mode power supplies and DC to DC
converters, high current converters and inverters, pulse generators and transducers.
Designed to satisfy the highest performances and reliability levels.
Prepared supporting and required documents such as PCB layout, schematics, part list, test procedure and assembly drawings.
Conducted required analyses and tests including thermal, short circuit and some other Worst Case Analyses and fault findings.
Interacted with customers and suppliers to satisfy customer’s needs.
Contributed to R&D projects.
Research Assistant – Electronic Research Center, Sharif University, Tehran, Iran 1994 - 1995
Design and simulation of a speech vocoder system based on speech processing techniques.
System Programmer – Iran Telecommunication Research Center, Tehran, Iran 1993 - 1994
Programming on 3000-line telephone center administration software.
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SKILLS
Analysis, design and simulation of power electronic circuits including battery chargers, convertors and motor drives using PowerSIM and MATLAB/SIMULINK software.
Multi-physics (including electrical, thermal and structural) simulation of Micro Electro
Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and sensors using COMSOL software.
Analysis and design of analog and digital industrial systems and circuits.
Design and implementation of regular and switch mode power supplies and DC to DC
converters.
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COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:
MS OFFICE (WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, VISIO), MATLAB/SIMULINK, ORCAD PSPICE, PROTEL (ALTIUM), POWERSIM, COMSOL.
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