Farzad Dastvar

7004 Kennedy Blvd. E, Apt #18a ∙ Guttenberg, NJ 07093 ∙(201) 920-7501.

OBJECTIVE:To obtain a full-time position in the field of Mechanical Engineeringin an activemanufacturing environment with an emphasis on technology integration. My special interests include Mechanical Design Engineering, Drafting, Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM).

AVAILABILITY: Immediate

RELOCATION:I am available for relocation

SALARY:Negotiable

CITIZENSHIP: U.S. Permanent Resident

EDUCATION:Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ - GPA: 3.70 / 4.00

Master’s Degree in Systems Engineering, May 2012

Azad University

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Solid Design), Feb 2008

SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows 9x, 2K, XP Pro,Vista, Windows7, Server 2K3

Programming Language:Basic Knowledge in Java, C# and JavaScript, MATLAB

Internet Technologies: HTML, XML, Network+

Software: AutoCAD, Solid Works, Mechanical Desktop, ANSYS, CORE 6.0, System Dynamic Models (Vensim and Stella), MS Office, MS Project, MS Power Point, Excel, MATLAB, R, Monte Carlo Simulation (Crystal Ball), Network Visualization and Analysis Tool (Gephi), UML

Certification:

Windows XP Professional

Tehran Institute of Technology | License #96748 | March 2009

Network +

Tehran Institute of Technology | license #82457 | August 2008

ANSYS

Tehran Institute of Technology | License #56674 | March 2007

Design & Industrial by AutoCAD 2004

Tehran Institute of Technology | License #30080 | October 2005

EXPERIENCE:

Jacobus Lounge at Stevens Institute of Technology, Employee, Sept 2011 – May 2012

  • Attended the front desk to make sure everything is in order;
  • Helped any students with equipment

Jahan Mehran Co.,Mechanical Designer and Analyzer, May 2008 – May 2009

  • Jahan Mehran is an automotive manufacturing and systems integration company;
  • Responsible for using Mechanical Software (AutoCAD and Solid Works) to design new molds and make improvements to existing molds;
  • Measured the molds to make sure drawings are correct and made corrections to drawings as needed;
  • Performed simulation and analysis using advanced engineering and software design methodologies;
  • Taught Mechanical Software to co-workers.

Pars-Khodro Co.,Mechanical Engineer Supervisor, March 2007 – May 2008

  • Pars-Khodro is an advanced automotive and intelligent transportation company;
  • Performed analysis, modification and modernization of Nissan Maxima new product offering using advanced engineering methodologies;
  • Completed company productivity analysis using engineering methodologies and software tools which increased company throughput and profitability;
  • Used Monte Carlo Simulation tool (Crystal Ball) and MS Excel to find out how many employees and parts are needed for each assembly line section and calculated the cost based on that;
  • Provided manufacturing and engineering projections for assembly line production;
  • Performed manufacturing Quality Control (QC) data analysis and determine the best alternative for assembly line modification.

PROJECTS:

Modeling and Simulation Applicability and Use, Jan 2012 – May 2012

  • Performed modeling and simulation analysis to study applicability and use of advanced mathematical analysis methodologies using Crystal Ball, Excel, Stella and Vensim tools;
  • Used probability and statistics in simulation, formulated modeling problems, built effective models, analyzed data, and used models to evaluate alternative designs and processes that occurred in the development of complex systems and products;
  • Reviewed the modeling techniques that are used in decision analysis, including Monte Carlo simulation and system dynamics modeling.

Trade Economic Analysis, Jan 2012 – May 2012

  • Analyzed foreign import and export volume and its interdependency to energy markets using System Dynamic Tools (Vensim and Stella) and visualized the trading between countries using Network Visualization and Analysis Tool (Gephi);
  • Developed imports and exports economic model using statistical and dynamic analysis methodologies.

ATM Machine Monitoring Project, Aug 2011 – Dec 2011

  • Identified stakeholders, gathered, analyzed and refined all stakeholder requirements, turned them into the system and software requirements;
  • Defined interfaces between components with Use Cases and Sequence Diagrams in Visio;
  • Investigated existing ATM machine functions based on the priority level of performance using Requirements Management and Functional Modeling Tool (CORE 6.0);
  • Developed system testing methodologies.

Fault-Tracking System for Vending Machine, Jan 2011 – May 2011

  • Created a Concept of Operations (ConOps) for the system;
  • Designed a remote-machine tracking system to analyze performance and report operation failures to field maintenance as well as report the status and other attributes that affects user interface availability.This fault-tracking system provided cost saving and systems performance efficiencies;
  • Performed requirements analysis and architectural design, built Use Cases, created operational and support scenarios and examined disaster recovery and risk mitigation methodologies;
  • Used decision making tool (House of Quality - QFD) to define the relationship between the user requirements and technical requirements;
  • Used Gantt Charts in MS Project to estimate the timeline, schedule and cost for the project and determined the critical path.