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Background

Academic Background

PhD 2008-2013 Mechanical Engineering
    Mechanical Engineering Department
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
    Troy, New York
     
M.Sc. 2006-2008 Structural Engineering
    Civil Engineering Department
    Sharif University of Technology (SUT)
    Tehran, Iran
    Thesis: Study on Vibration Isolation Systems for Sensitive Equipments and Their Optimum Performance
     
B.Sc. 2002-2006 Civil Engineering
    Civil Engineering Department
    Sharif University of Technology (SUT)
    Tehran, Iran
    Overall GPA: 14.63/20

Related Experiences
Sep. 2003   Member of Executive Team
    Civil Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology (SUT), Tehran
     -Performing entrance ceremony for newly-arrived students
     -Presenting some aspects of Civil Engineering to newly-arrived students
     - Performing and leading introduction camping for newly arrived students
     
Sep. 2003 Feb. 2004 Head of Science-Education Committee
    Sharif Civil Magazine, Sharif University of Technology (SUT), Tehran
     -Performing tutorial courses in several related computer software
     -Publishing Questions-Answers for several lessons
     
Apr. 2004 Feb. 2005 Head of Research-Education Committee
    Sharif Civil Magazine, Sharif University of Technology (SUT), Tehran
     -Executing 'Water Resource Management' Sessions
     
Jan. 2005 Jan. 2006 Understudy of Redacting Committee
    Sharif Civil Magazine, Sharif University of Technology (SUT), Tehran
     
Jun. 2005 Nov. 2005 Research Assistant
    Civil Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology (SUT), Tehran
     -Research on technical review on seismic code for bridges
     -Research on effects of liquefaction on failure of bridges under seismic excitations
     
Feb. 2006 Present Teaching Assistant
    Civil Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology (SUT), Tehran
     -Teaching Project Management principles
     - Teaching basics of MS Project
     
Feb. 2007   Participation in Professional and Educational Concrete Workshop
    Development of Shahid Rajaee Port Complex, Bandarabbas, Iran
     
Jun. 2006 Sep. 2006 Private Working
    Tondok Consultant Company, Tehran, Iran
     - Designing steel and concrete structures
     - Designing special refinery structures
     
Sep. 2007 Present Teaching Assistant
    Civil Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology (SUT), Tehran
    -Project Estimation and Contract (Quantity Takeoff)
     
Sep. 2007 Present Teaching Assistant
    Graphic Center , Sharif University of Technology (SUT), Tehran
    -Drawing with AutoCAD

Other Experiences & Activities

    Private teaching to undergraduate students
Nov. 2004    - Statics
May. 2004    - Hydrology
Dec. 2005    - Mechanics of Materials
Apr. 2005    - Engineering Economy
Nov. 2006 Present  - Steel Design I & II
May. 2007    - Transportation Engineering
     
Jun. 2003 Present Private teaching to high school students
     - Mathematics and Differential
     - Physics
     - English Language
     
May. 2004   Executive Committee
    1st National Congress on Civil Engineering (NCCE), Tehran, Iran
     

Awards and Honors

Sep. 2006 Ranked 227th among more than 15,000 participants
  Nationwide Civil graduate entrance exam for M.Sc. Program
   
Sep. 2002 Ranked 399th among more than 350,000 participants
  Nationwide Iranian university entrance exam for undergraduate studies
   
Aug. 2001 Graduation From High school with GPA 18.29/20
  Tohid high school, Shiraz, Iran
   
Dec. 2000 Ranked 3rd in regional scientific contest
  Tohid high school, Shiraz, Iran
   
Jul. 1998 Graduation from Guidance School With GPA 19.85/20
  Alavi Cultural and Educational Institute, Shiraz, Iran
   
May. 1998 Ranked 1st in trilateral scientific contest between best schools of the city Alavi, Tohid, Dr. Hesabi
  Alavi Cultural and Educational Institute & Tohid School & Dr.Hesabi School, Shiraz, Iran
   
Jan. 1998 Ranked 3rd in Scientific Exam between all of the region school
  Alavi Cultural and Educational Institute, Shiraz, Iran
   
Feb. 1995 Ranked 3rd in Mathematics Olympiad
  Alavi Cultural and Educational Institute, Shiraz, Iran
   

Language Proficiency

Persian (Farsi)    
  Proficiency Level: Native
     
English    
  Proficiency Level: Completely familiar with Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking in English
     
   - Junior Certificate (October 29, 1998)
  Shokouh's English Institute, Shiraz, Iran
     
   - Complete Attendance of Adult Courses (December 2001)
  Iran Language Institute (Affiliated with the Ministry of Education), Shiraz, Iran
     
   - Ranked 1st among all of the students of the country (1997)
  Nationwide Scientific Exam
     
   - TOEFL® (Test Of English as a Foreign Language)
  Type: iBT Exam
  Date: 28-Jul-2007
  Score: Reading   27/30
    Listening   26/30
    Speaking   19/30
    Writing   24/30
    Overall   96/120
    TOEFL Rep.(PDF)
     
   - GRE® (Graduate Record Examination)
Type: PBT Exam
Date: 10-Nov-2007
Score: Verbal 300
  Quantitative 800
  Analytical 3.5
   
Arabic    
  Proficiency Level: Elementary

Computer and Programming Skills

Engineering Software  
  Familiar with:
   - SAP2000 Nonlinear
   - SAFE
   - ETABS
   - HEC-RAS (Hydrologic Engineering Centers River Analysis System)
  - EPANET (Modeling the hydraulic behavior of water distribution piping systems)
 - AutoCAD
   - ArchiCAD
   - ANSYS
   
Scientific Software  
  Familiar with:
   - MATLAB
   - MathCAD
   
Programming Software  
  Familiar with:
   - Qbasic
   - Fortran
   
Other Software  
  Familiar with:
   - Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007
   - Microsoft Expression Web
   - Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
   - HTML web programming
   
Other Skills  
  Familiar with:
   - Assembling and Installing Different Hardware
   
Elementary MS-Dos Certificate with Grade A
Sep. 1995 Alavi Cultural and Educational Institute, Shiraz, Iran
   
MS-Dos Certificate with Grade 19/20
Sep. 1998 24 hrs Theoretical and 16 hrs Empirical
  Jahad Daneshgahi Fars, Educational Department
   

References available upon request.



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Graduation Ceremony, Sharif University of Technology