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San Jose, Ca

• Development of lean production process with aid of statistical and data analysis, hardware development, system software management, and documentation for MEMS based VOCs analyzer with real time reporting capability.• Design experiments associated with measurement of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and air quality strategy based on government agency protocols, regulations, and standards (EPA, DIN), and customer’s needs.• Management of new projects including the designs and manufacture of continuous air sample dryer with Nafion membrane and self-cleaning configuration. • Responsible for the first product data book, installation manual of VOCs analyzer as well as updating manufacturing SOPs to ensure cGMP, safety, and yield improvement. • Evaluate customer-relevant challenges troubleshoot in real-time and mitigate in-process deviations as well as providing Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA).• Lead field testing, field deployment, and development of multi-node configuration strategies.• Work closely with customers to define applications, conduct application testing, and lead customer field trials/demos to track the quality of products.• Selection of materials and parts based on application and design and interacting with suppliers, and partners.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Designed, constructed, and operated a special core analysis experimental system to mimic a lab-scale high pressure membrane reactor.• Excelled in operating and troubleshooting process equipment such as pumps, valves, controllers, regulators, ovens, and analytical equipment such as GC and RGA. • Developed an integrated approach to investigate the kinetic of water-gas shift reaction in the presence of sour-gas catalysts at high pressures. • Investigated carbon molecular sieve membranes and membrane reactors under realistic conditions with simulated syngas using techniques such as GC, RGA, and gas detection tubes.• Developed CO2 capturing, and gas cleanup technique for VOCs, H2S, and ammonia; achieved H2 recovery up to 98% by optimizing membrane reactor operation for future IGCC process use. • Applied the principles of mass transfer, thermodynamics, and reaction kinetics to develop mathematical models and implemented them using MATLAB and COMSOL.• Trained undergraduate and M.S. students in processes relevant to membrane reactor experimentation and modeling.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Held discussion sessions and office hours to provide instructional resources for the graduate course titled Chemical Engineering Kinetics and Reactor Design (CHE-542) and graded homeworks and exams.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Developed nanomaterial-based medical devices based on thermally triggered pressure-sensitive polymer hydrogel adhesives capable of performing both as a medical sealant for treatment of fragile skin and burned wounds as well as a device for sustained, localized drug delivery therapy.• Evaluated developed product for quality assurance and improvement by testing on animal skin. • Experienced in formulation, synthesis, and characterization of polymeric materials and nanomaterials. Familiar with TEM, GPC, DSC, DLS, TGA, SEM, FTIR.• Employed Instron based upon ASTM for tensile test, peel test, lap shear test and loop tack test for mechanical testing of medical devices.• Maintained accurate records and detailed logbooks of procedures used to conduct experiments.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Modified, adapted, calibrated, maintained, and repaired specialized lab equipment.• Primed and oversaw equipment setup and operation in chemical engineering, materials science, petroleum, and nano-technology laboratories such as pH level control, heat exchangers, distillation tower, liquid-liquid and gas-liquid extraction tower.

Tehran Province, Iran

• Comprehensive knowledge of polymer characterization, fabrication processes, and product validation process.• Experienced with single screw, twin screw, and internal batch type process equipment and auxiliary equipment.• Developed and optimized compounding and injection molding processes for a variety of thermoplastic parts in agriculture applications.• Collaborated with the tooling team on problem dies and improvement of the overall process to deliver a product that meet quality standards and guidelines.• Performed root cause analysis with implementation of corrective actions.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Chemical Engineering

Dissertation Title: Process Intensification in Hydrogen Production via Membrane-Based Reactive Separations

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Chemical Engineering