Mehdi Soltani

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Director of Engineering at Architect of the Capitol @ Architect of the Capitol
washington, district of columbia, united states
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States, United States
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About Mehdi Soltani

Dr. Soltani has more than 30 years of practical and research experience in various fields of engineering with particular interest in the power generation industry. Dr. Soltani has significant skills in project management, cost control, and reliability in meeting commitments. His academic training and practical experience have provided him with a strong background in the areas of thermal fluid science with specific expertise in turbulent/multiphase flows, and computational methods with applications in air pollution control, microcontamination, and in deposition process of nonspherical flyash and pulverized coal particles in coal combustors and coal gasifiers among others. He has developed a Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) code for analyzing instantaneous turbulent flow field and motions of suspended charged and neutral particles. Dr. Soltani’s ability and success in these research areas have led to publishing a number of journal articles and to attending a number of national and international conferences. Dr. Soltani is an expert in performance testing, measurement uncertainty, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Air Quality Control System (AQCS), Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD), Cycle design. Dr. Soltani has also performed/ supervised a detailed uncertainty analysis on various power projects at Bechtel and is a leading authority in uncertainty analysis. Dr. Soltani is member of the 19.1 Test Uncertainty committee of ASME International.

Mehdi Soltani's Current Company Details
Architect of the Capitol

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Director of Engineering at Architect of the Capitol
washington, district of columbia, united states
Website:
aoc.gov
Employees:
1168
Mehdi Soltani Work Experience Details
  • Architect Of The Capitol
    Director Of Engineering
    Architect Of The Capitol Sep 2022 - Present
    Director of Engineering for U.S. Capitol Power Plant - a large district energy plant responsible for the production and distribution of steam and chilled water for 17 million square feet of building space spanning 24 Federal Government buildings located in Capitol Hill.
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  • Bechtel National Inc
    Mechanical Engineering Supervisor
    Bechtel National Inc 2015 - 2022
    Washington D.C. Metro Area
    Mechanical supervisor for the world’s largest and most technically sophisticated radioactive waste treatment plant (WTP) at the U.S. Department of Energy Hanford Site in Washington State. This first-of-a-kind project will use vitrification to transform 53 million gallons of radioactive and chemical waste into and immobile glass form. Responsible for designing the fluid and gas systems in the WTP process facilities which include preparing technical reports and studies and design documentation, performing calculations using engineering software, and preparing specifications for complex mechanical equipment for the waste treatment process and supporting systems.
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  • Bechtel Corporation
    Deputy Mechanical Engineering Supervisor
    Bechtel Corporation 2012 - 2015
    Washington D.C. Metro Area
    Deputy Mechanical supervisor for the largest refinery in the world designing two power plants to generate additional steam and power capacity to fulfill the requirement of refinery expansion and petrochemical process units. Responsibilities include design and development of the overall power plant, development of specification and technical evaluation, and assisting Procurement and Construction group.
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  • Bechtel Corporation
    Senior Nuclear Design Engineer
    Bechtel Corporation 2011 - 2012
    Washington D.C. Metro Area
    Senior Design Engineer for a Nuclear Power Plant implementing a Nuclear Steam Supply System (NSSS) Extended Power Uprate (EPU) which increase the licensed NSSS power from nominally 2714 MW to 3034 MW. Responsibilities include design, development and/or review of the modification packages which is implemented during routine outages. Other responsibilities include heat balance studies for EPU conditions to evaluate Balance of Plant (BOP) and equipment performance requirements.
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  • Bechtel Corporation
    Deputy Mechanical Engineering Supervisor
    Bechtel Corporation 2010 - 2011
    Washington D.C. Metro Area
    Deputy Mechanical supervisor for $1.5 billion dollar combined cycle power plant. Responsibilities include design and development of the of the overall plant, review of the performance test procedure, review and application of ASME codes in the overall plant performance testing, and assisting Procurement and Construction group. Other responsibilities include development of design, guarantee, and performance test approach for the ongoing integrated coal gasification combined cycle proposals.
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  • Bechtel Corporation
    Senior Mechanical Engineer
    Bechtel Corporation 2009 - 2010
    Washington D.C. Metro Area
    Senior Mechanical Engineer for $3 billion dollar integrated coal gasification combined cycle power plant. Responsibilities include design and development of the power block, integration of power block with gasification block, auxiliary load development of the overall plant, review of the performance test procedure, review and application of PTC 47 in the overall plant performance testing, and assisting Procurement and Construction group.
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  • Bechtel Corporation
    Senior Technical Specialist
    Bechtel Corporation 2001 - 2009
    Washington D.C. Metro Area
    Senior Technical Scientist in Bechtel’s Advanced Simulation and Analysis Group working projects for Department of Energy (DOE) such as Yucca Mountain and Waste Treatment Plant (WTP). Responsibilities included simulation and engineering analysis of complex multi-phase flow, combustion, radiation, species transport, free surface, and moving boundary problems. Performance Testing Director for a $6B international project of 10 combined cycle power plants. Successfully earned the company a $30M performance bonus. Lead specialist for a $600M Air Quality Control System installation for several coal fired plants in the US. Responsibilities included engineering design, development of specification and technical evaluations for Wet Scrubber, Dry Scrubber, and SCR. Other responsibilities included comprehensive study on co-firing of biomass in a Pulverized Coal (PC) boiler as part of Bechtel 2008 clean coal initiative program.
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  • Encotech, Inc.
    President & Ceo
    Encotech, Inc. 1999 - 2001
    Schenectady, Ny
    President and CEO for a $5M engineering consulting firm in power generation with 20 employees. Responsibilities included developing business strategies, organizational management, business plans, budgeting, and staffing. Major accomplishments include making the company profitable after 8 years of consecutive losses, reducing operating cost by 40%, implementing cost effective execution procedures, and marketing major new products.
  • Encotech, Inc.
    Program Manager, R&D
    Encotech, Inc. 1997 - 1999
    Schenectady, Ny
    Duties included proposal development for energy related clients, schedule/budget development, and project execution. Major clients included Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Korea Electric Power Company (KEPCO). Major accomplishments included development of CFD models for analysis of turbulence and multi-phase flow and Lagrangian particle trajectory analysis for evaluating non-spherical particles.

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Engineering Power Plants Power Generation Project Engineering Nuclear Engineering Design Epc Mechanical Engineering Energy Refinery Project Management Commissioning Construction Factory

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