Objective: A position as Structural/Seismic Engineer
Highlights of Qualifications:
• Ph.D. in structural and earthquake engineering
• Six years of experience in designing concrete and steel structures (industrial and residential)
• Successful management of three large projects
• Skilled with several engineering programs such as SAP2000, PERFORM-3D, and OpenSEES
• Experienced with standards for seismic rehabilitation of existing buildings such as FEMA356, ASCE/SEI-41, and OSHPD guidelines for California healthcare facilities
Education
• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Earthquake Engineering), The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 2011
• M.A.Sc. in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering), Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, 2001
• B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, BIHE, Iran, 1996
Awards and Honors
• Nominations for Distinguished PhD Dissertation and Governor General of Canada’s Gold Medal for Outstanding Academic Record, 2011
• Graduate Student Travel Award, Tongji-UBC Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, Shanghai, China, 2008
• University Graduate Student Fellowship, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 2007-2009
• Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Graduate Student Travel Award, EERI annual meeting, Los Angeles, USA, 2007
• Graduate Dean’s Nomination for Excellent Master Thesis, Carleton University, Canada, 2001
Professional Affiliation
• American Concrete Institute (ACI)
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
• EERI Student Chapter at the University of British Columbia: Visiting Speaker Coordinator.
• Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE)
• Structural Engineers Association of British Columbia, Canada (SEABC)
• Canadian Association for Earthquake Engineering (CAEE)
Computer Skills
• Engineering programs such as SAP2000, ETABS, AutoCAD, MATLAB, Mathcad, OpenSEES, XTRACT, Bispec, and general software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, etc.
Employment
• Research Associate, Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada 2008-2011
- Planned and directed a collaborative study on “Seismic Performance of Existing Reinforced Concrete Buildings”, with participants from University of California, Berkeley, USA, National Taiwan University, and the University of Br...
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