Malahat Fardadi, Phd. Mba. Email & Phone Number

California, United States

San Francisco, California

Hayward, California

San Francisco, California

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San Jose , Ca

•Successfully managed design of thermowells for use in steam generator tubes in AREVA’s plant in Tucson, AZ•Managed post processing of plant data and code documentation•Conducted thermal and mechanical simulations to validate reliability and thermal performance•Team player in analysis and design of boiler systems for AREVA’s 250MW plant in Rajashan, India

Berkeley, Ca

•Designed experimental test rigs & mechanical components to characterize fluid flows in the spray system•Conducted detailed analyses of multiphase flow and heat transfer in reciprocating engine environments, premixers, and separators; Mass and energy balance calculations, Performance maps, Efficiency maps•Conducted CFD study of bulk water in reciprocating compressor; Characterized possibility of hydraulic lock•Modeled flow of in-cylinder bulk liquid, and its flow through valves, and transient liquid flow through orifices•Created custom tools for design of experiment and testing

San Jose

• Created analytical and computational models to predict the efficiency of HVAC systems• Analyzed experimental data coming from clients and validated developed models against measured data• Estimated heat generation rates of various electronics based on surface temperature measurement• Designed and Sized high efficiency heating and cooling systems• Conducted CFD analysis of air flow and mixing in several buildings and server rooms• Optimized arrangement of equipment, and building components to achieve minimum heat/cool loss• Made recommendations towards new measurements and characterizations• Made high-level recommendations for the design of new energy net-zero buildings

Toronto, Canada

• Prepared proposals, estimated cost, and effectively presented reports to various clients• Managed small- to mid-size projects and a team of 1 to 5 engineers• Responsible for on-time and on-budget delivery of projects• Project Highlights: air-water separator, bottle design, heat exchanger design

Toronto, Canada

•Reduced fuel consumption of lime kilns by 2% through reduction of dust generation•Experimental setup and testing on a lab-scale wind tunnel, hot wire and thermocouple measurements•Measured fluid flow, turbulence parameters, thermal characteristics and heat transfer rates•Successfully conducted numerical studies of high-temperature particle-laden fluid flow, turbulence, combustion, heat transfer and radiation in an Ontario Lime Kiln•Modeled chemical reaction, drying and calcination of wet lime mud (CaCO3) to CaO using FLUENT (CFD)•Validated the model against experimentally measured data•Developed a new statistical method of dispersion of carbonate calcium (CaCO3) particles with size-distribution to simulate in-flight particles originating from calcined lime bed•Developed a new methodology to simulate/estimate dust formation in lime kiln•Designed a warning system device to predict fatigue failure of electric transmission lines before failure•Designed a vibration indicator test rig on a shaker table, Measured stress characteristics of notched rods•Collected data using parallel port programming; Measured vibration cycle life time of notched rods•Wrote a semi-2D FEA code in MATLAB to evaluate natural frequencies of notched rods

• Organized meetings with graduate students of MIE department• Actively participated in meetings with professors of applied science and engineering faculty to discuss the quality of the next MIE chair

• Reviewed Grant Applications for National Science & Engineering Research Council• Managed budget expenditure of research grants using AMS• Administered and Review NSERC grant applications

• Administered bank accounts and budget

Toronto, Canada

• Conducted Flow Visualization experiments on a scaled model of the paint section of Honda factory• Used Flow Visualization Techniques• Suggested installation of flaps to facilitate air flow and reduce paint deposition on the walls

Mba

Phd, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: * ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) * CSME (Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers) * OSPE.

Masc, Mechanical Engineering

Thesis Project: Predicting Fatigue Failure of Power Conductors •Designed a vibration indicator test rig on a shaker table •Wrote a semi-2D.

Certificate, Solar Sales And Design