Industry & Research Experience

Ventrop Engineering Consulting Group , Mechanical Engineer, New York, NY, June 2016-June 201

• Actively participated in fire protection, plumbing, and HVAC design of 5 new residential buildings from schematic design to construction document phase
• Performed duct work of a 25-story building with over 800 apartments
• Designed sprinkler system layout of multiple high-rise buildings and conducted hydraulic calculation on remote area
• Developed complete plumbing system design of a 26-story building with over 400 apartments. Design included domestic hot and cold, and sanitary, storm, and gas piping
• Completed cooling/heating load calculations using Trace 700
• Performed equipment selection including exhaust fans, pumps (ejector, sump, tank fill, booster), hot water heater (gas and electrical), air handing units (VRF, split system), roof top units, etc.
• Familiar with applicable codes including NFPA, ASPE, ASHRAE, NYC plumbing, energy, and gas codes

Stevens Institute of Technology, Research Assistant, Hoboken, NJ, Sep 2009-May 2016

• Researched ice-repellent properties of surfaces
• Simulated natural convection flow inside an environmental chamber using Solidworks CFD package
• Formulated an analytical model for predicting the adhesion force of evaporating water droplets
• Designed and tested an energy harvesting device from flow through packed nanoparticles

Stevens Institute of Technology, Teaching Assistant, Hoboken, NJ, Sep 2009-May 2016

• Supervised Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Engineering, and Heat Transfer laboratory sessions and gave lectures on the theory of each experiment, including the refrigeration lab
• Initiated a new approach to solve fluid dynamics problems using SolidWorks CFD package

Iran Milk Industry, Mechanical Engineering Intern, Hamedan, Iran, June 2006-August 2006

• Completed refrigeration storage room calculations based on the selection of evaporator, condenser, and compressor