Andreas Rifani P.Eng. Email & Phone Number

Port Perry, Ontario, Canada

Design exceptional quality forestry equipment products using world-class product development proficiency.

London, Ontario, Canada

• Designed products from idea to concept development to production development
• Perform computer simulations and laboratory tests to support product design
• Lead core team
• Supported Regulatory Department in documentation submission to various health agenciesAchievementsDesign and Analysis
• Formulated a solution that solved a design problem that initially seemed impossible resulting in an idea turned to a new product
• Developed unique test methods, test plans and cost-effective in-house test equipment to validate unique designs resulting in faster new product launches

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• As the engineering single point of contact for Thinkpath Engineering Services Ontario (TESO), established clear communication between customer's engineering staff and TESO Engineering Dept.
• Collaborated with customer's engineers to develop concepts and turned them into potential solutions, built 3D models of the design solutions to be presented to customer and created final drawingsAchievements
• Helped with the drawing of proposal and assisted in recruitment of and lead four engineers in a pilot project resulting in a contract awarded to Thinkpath Engineering Services Ontario by General Dynamics Land System.

• HVAC/Powertrain Cooling R&D and Design EngineerOctober 2007 - April 2009Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
• Worked with plug-in hybrid multidisciplinary vehicle program development team to develop battery cooling designs
• Worked with suppliers to develop cooling system concepts and a test benchAccomplishments
• Initiated the development of a cooling system sizing and thermal performance computational tool that can accept non-standard data
• Used innovative approach to design a compact battery cooling system reducing size by 30% and increasing durabilityExterior Designing EngineerMay 2002 - January 2003 (Contract), January 2003 - March 2006, August 2007.
• Developed structural members and attachment features for exterior components from Program Initiation to Production Release

Greater Detroit Area, Michigan, USA

• Worked with Project Engineers to design engine cooling and blower motor components and assemblies
• Used CAD data and other information provided by customer to establish environment
• Collaborated with toolmakers to design manufacturable components
• Created 3D model and drawing
• Performed the necessary tolerance stack, structural analysis and laboratory tests to validate the designsAchievements
• Optimized the designs of engine cooling fan shrouds for GM and Chrysler using FEA tools (HyperMesh and ABAQUS) to gain a one-pound mass savings

West Lafayette, IN

• Achievements
• Successfully proved damage tolerance characteristics of a helicopter rotor component in just 1 year
• Used communication skills to push through the activities on design and fabrication of test specimens and test fixtures to meet the project’s tight timing
• Publication: Rifani, A. I., A. F. Grandt Jr., “A Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Fatigue Crack Growth in a Complex Cross Section”, Engineering Failure Analysis, Vol. 3, No. 4, Elsevier Science Ltd., 1996, pp. 249-265

Master Of Science In Engineering, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science In Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering