Seeking a challenging & rewarding career within the nuclear industry
DR. M. A SALIMI
Flat #2, 138 Sherborne Road, Yeovil, Somerset BA21 4HQ
Tel: +44 7883 732803 (M), +44 1935 410430 (H) Email: ma_salimi[at]yahoo.com
Date of Birth: 21 Jan 1957, British Citizen
Highly skilled Principal Systems Safety Engineer with expertise developed in safety critical sectors (Nuclear, Oil&Gas, Process & Aerospace).
AREAS OF EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE
1. Project engineering and management, specification/proposal development, proposal reviews, bid evaluation and selection, project costing and scheduling, provision of technical support to aid business development, marketing activities and program management;
2. Power and process plant systems design review and analysis, plant systems safety review and performance evaluation;
3. Modelling and simulation of fluid flow (gas/oil), heat and electric loads (CFD, STAR-CD, SolidWorks/COSMOS, CircuitMaker/SPICE);
4. Nuclear systems (NSSS, BOP) safety reviews and analysis (PSAR, FSAR, SRP, NRC, PWR, WWER, Thermal-Hydraulics, RELAP);
5. Safety critical systems life cycle analysis & review, SIL level & LOPA analysis (IEC 61508, 61511); system, environmental & health safety / hazard risk assessment (HAZOPS, HAZID, HAZAN, EIA, QRA & PRA);
6. Systems reliability, availability & maintainability studies & analysis (RAM, RCM, FMEA, FMECA, FRACAS, FTA , FAULT-TREE+);
7. Development, implementation, and modification of operator training simulator (OTS) system software models for both limited and full-scope training simulators for nuclear power plants (ANSI/ANS3.1, 3.5, 10CFR50 App. B );
8. Systems engineering life cycle development, requirements analysis, capture and management (DOORS);
9. Integrated Product Development System, process and design cost improvement techniques (Six Sigma, DFMEA & PFMEA):
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1) AgustaWestland Helicopters, Yeovil, Somerset, UK: Principal Systems, Safety & Reliability Engineer (Contract) 2009 - 2010
Performed hazard assessment and safety analyses of AW159 Rotorcraft structural and mechanical component parts, assemblies and systems utilizing established methods and procedures to ensure product designs were in conformance with company, customer, and aerospace reliability and safety standards (EASA, JAR/FAR25, CS 25.1309, AMC 25.1309, System Design & Installation, MIL-STD-0056 & MIL-STD-882D). Provided technical assistance to assigned organizations (client & their customers) as required;
1. Reviewed contractual and certification requirements for reliability and safety implications of AW159 Rotorcraft.
2. Reviewed AW159 engineering designs and deign changes to ensure all were in conformance with safety and reliability, contractual and certification requirements.
3. Identified certification specification compliance methods for AW159 reliability and safety program (CS25/AMC 25.1309, Sec 6, 8 & 11).
4. Conducted safety analysis to support Rotorcraft Safety Case program requirements and deliverables. Analyses included hazards identification and assessment, components, structures and systems potential functional failures & failure modes (FMECA).
5. Conducted detailed safety analyses covering consequential, cascade and dormant failures, pilot, crew and maintenance failures, environmental adverse effects (EMC, EMP & Lightning effects) to support program requirements and deliverables.
6. Identified required testing to demonstrate compliance with reliability and safety requirements (Lightning Protection Requirement).
7. Reviewed Lynx Rotorcraft master maintenance schedule for evaluation of AW159 program reliability and safety performance.
8. Performed critical review of AW159 Rotorcraft Crew Seat reliability analysis and Windshield Services System safety analysis reports.
9. Presented reliability and safety analyses results to internal and external customers (Joint Hazard Review Meetings).
10. Developed a series of Hazard Assessment & Safety Analysis documents for AW159 Rotorcraft covering Secondary Airframes, Internal & External Role Equipment, Furnishings, Freight & Stowage Equipment.
2) Honeywell Aerospace, Yeovil, Somerset, UK: Principal Systems, Safety & Reliability Engineer (Contract) 2006 - 2008
Responsible for providing systems engineering support with design and development of complex ECS/AMS for DASSULT Falcon F7X; and performing assessment of various systems and sub-systems reliability, maintainability and safety impacts resulting from modifications, redesign, or other major hardware/software changes made to various aircraft platforms (Nimrod, GRIPEN, HAWK, EFA, & M346);
Working independently and within a multi-site, multi-group and cross-functional team, I have played active roles in the following tasks:
1. Reviewed and updated documentation related to F7X component level design, specification, configuration and various qualification testing and analysis, ensuring AMS and all its constituent subsystems (BAS, ECS & Pressurization System) together with their associated components complied with industry standards, customer and regulatory requirements (FAR/JAR 25, RTCA/DO160D, DO178B, MIL-STD-2173, MIL-STD-785, MIL-STD-882D, MIL-STD-1629, APR 4754, APR 4761);
2. Supported F7X AMS component and system level testing and qualification in line with specified performance requirements for core components and technologies including turbo-machineries, pneumatic and electro-mechanical valves, heat exchangers and associated electro-mechanical and electronic sensors, actuators and controllers.
3. Supported F7X AMS development life-cycle; design reviews and improvement, system level requirements analysis, allocation, and management (DOORS), system modelling, implementation, integration and performance testing and evaluation; system configuration management, change process controls and documentations;
4. Supported F7X maintainability analysis and predictions; Reliability-Centred Maintenance (RCM), Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) and Logistics Support Analysis (LSA), incorporated within an LSA database (ELSA);
5. BAE/NIMROD (ECS, Hydraulics, Oxygen & SONOBUOY Launcher Tube Systems): Reviewed systems design changes and updated their respective system reliability assurance reports (Reliability Predictions, Critical Items List , FMECA tables & FRACAS reports) to reflect the latest design changes;
6. SAAB/GRIPEN (OBOGS, BEOS & PSU Systems): Updated MSG-3 analysis & functional FMEA to reflect the latest design changes;
7. BAE/HAWK (Air-mix Breathing Regulator): Performed Product FMEA to improve design and product development processes;
8. EFA (Ventilation Supply Package): Reviewed & updated safety assurance document based on design modifications using FTA.
9. AIRMACCHEI/M346 (ECS & CPCS Systems): Reviewed and updated safety assurance reports (Reliability Predictions, FMECA, and Safety Analysis using FTA methodology
10. Reviewed FRACAS inspection reports, extracted in-service fault and failure data and updated HAY in-service database.
3) RWE- NPOWER Group, Regenesys Technologies Ltd, UK: Principal Systems Engineer/Project manager 2000 – 2005
I was involved in the unique design/construction EPC projects of a series of utility-scale (15MW) energy storage plants based on Regenerative Fuel Cell (RFC) technology sometimes known as Redox flow cell technology.
Responsible for certain project engineering and management tasks described below;
1. Developed project specification bid evaluations, selection, vendor technical management, project costing and scheduling.
2. Performed Full RFC plant system electrical/hydraulic network modelling, simulation, analysis, design modification and optimisation;
3. Performed analysis and provided support for the development of the containerised RFC plant design and trade studies;
4. Performed plant systems thermal-fluid modelling, analysis and design optimisation, CFD engineering, P&ID reviews;
5. Performed RFC Plant hazard studies (HAZOPS, HAZID, HAZAN) environmental impact and safety risk assessments (FTA/QRA/EIA);
6. Managed EPC contracts with external contractor and provided engineering & design support to fabrication and experimental facilities;
7. Involved in developing data-centric applications, and information management systems (IMS);
8. Managed software engineering projects covering the entire development lifecycle, QA, Integration, testing, verification, validation and documentation; Supported outsourcing and managing academic research and development projects in support of RFC Technology;
9. Performed various Quality Assurance engineering activities, auditing & inspecting internal & external contractors; (Quality Management ISO 9000 series, Health, Safety and Environment protection, ISO 14000 series, Energy & Heat Transfer, ISO 13601-13602 Series);
10. Provided technical support for business development and marketing;
11. Certified as Technical Officer (RWE Project Management Certification Program);
4) Baker Hughes - Imperial College of London, UK: Engineering Research Associate 1998 – 2000
Responsible for carrying out an advanced research project on an inert process equipment (hydro-cyclones) used in the oil & gas industry for separating multi-phase and multi-component streams; hydro-cyclone performance evaluation and design optimization;
1. Created complex 3D CFD models of liquid/solid of swirl flow mixtures in chemical hydro-cyclone separators using STAR_CD.
2. Performed multiphase and multi-component fluid flow analyses using the Eulerian-Lagrangian approach.
3. Applied and compared complex turbulence modelling techniques to analyse the hydro-cyclone separation processes.
4. Validated CFD model predictions against experimental results generated by a separate and parallel research work.
5. Conducted parametric studies on hydro-cyclone separation performance and design optimization.
5) IAEA - Nuclear Technologies Consortium, UK: Senior Consultant Engineer 1997 – 1997
Took part as a lead engineer in critical reviews and documentation of findings of a large number of safety inspection projects sponsored, co-ordinated and executed earlier under the auspicious of IAEA in co-operation with some member countries in support of Eastern European NPP modernisation programs;
1. Performed critical reviews and documented safety issues of Russian design WWER type rectors built in Eastern Europe covering such areas as thermal hydraulics, LOCA analysis (RELAP), pressure systems and engineered safeguard systems, based on findings of investigations, inspections and studies undertaken by various international advisory groups and consultants.
2. Performed general reviews and documented critiques on Russian nuclear regulatory codes and standards (OPB88) in comparison with western standards: 10CFR50 App. B, NRC Reg. Guides, ANSI/ANS3.1, 3.5 (Selection, qualification and training of NPP personnel, NPP Simulator for use in operator training) ASME Code Sect III, ANSI B31.1 and some IEEE related standards.
3. Reviewed UK’s nuclear radioactive waste inventory schedule and program management.
4. Performed testing and evaluation of an Information Management System developed for NIREX as a management decision support IT-based tool in aid of UK’s nuclear radioactive waste management program.
6) GEC-Marconi Simulation, Fife, UK: Senior Simulation Engineer 1994 – 1996
1. Developed, tested, verified & validated OTS software models for Sizewell 'B' Full-Scope OTS Upgrade Program;
2. Performed comparative studies of simulator generated data against RELAP runs and actual plant operational data for specified scenarios to validate and evaluate the OTS performance as well as fine tuning the OTS in compliance with ANSI/ANS3.1, 3.5;
3. Compiled and documented Sizewell B generic and specific plant system models.
7) ABB IMPELL Ltd, Cheshire, UK: Systems Safety Engineer (EII, EIII) 1989 – 1993
Safety Analysis Group, Systems and Safety Engineering Section;
Joined ABB as an Engineer II, to work in the general area of Nuclear/Process Engineering and fluid flow and heat transfer;
1. Performed a complete flow analysis of Sizewell 'A' nuclear power plant general service water pipe systems using a computer code called PIPENET;
2. Modified and implemented a micro-based PWR simulator known as CEPAC (Combustion Engineering Plant Analysis Code) for Sizewell 'B', UK's first PWR;
3. Involved in development, modification and implementation of ABB-CE Nuclear Steam Supply System (NSSS) model set for UK's first PWR power plant full scope training simulator; this was a joint venture between GEC-Marconi and ABB-CE, which was carried out for Nuclear Electric. Total conversion of NSSS source codes and databases from British to International Standard Units;
4. Compiled Sizewell 'A' Nuclear Safety Schedule based on the plant various long-term safety reports;
5. Performed Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA) on Steam Condensate Breakthrough Monitor (an Alfa detector) for the Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (THORP) owned by British Nuclear Fuel Company;
6. Performed Critical Review of the safety case for Zircaloy dust explosion and the safety case for Zircaloy layer ignitions in THORP Head End Plant and the associated heat transfer models and the computer codes;
7. Performed reliability analysis of Ninian, Cleeton and Magnus oil and gas pipelines emergency shutdown valves and sub-sea isolation systems using Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA) and Fault Tree Analysis (BP Exploration, Pipelines Safety Project);
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
British Gas / Manchester University, Manchester, UK: Research Assistant 1984 - 1988
Ph.D. research work sponsored by EEC and British Gas; the collaborators included United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, British Gas, and Inter-atom of Germany, University of Bergamo in Italy and Manchester University. The main objective of the project was to develop hierarchical simulation techniques susceptible to parallel processing as an ideal tool for simulating large-scale systems with reduced computation time. Took Responsibility for the development of parallel algorithms for simulating dynamic flow of gas in pipelines and networks; these algorithms were based on the decomposition-co-ordination techniques. The findings of this research work were submitted for a Ph.D. thesis from which three papers have been published.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Manchester University, Manchester, UK: Research Student 1982 - 1983
M.Sc. project was in the field of Computational Fluid Dynamics. Responsible for the modification and validation of a turbulence model known as Algebraic Stress Model incorporated in a computer code called PASSABLE used for teaching and research at UMIST. For this purpose a two dimensional self-preserving wall jet was taken as an example of a complex turbulent flow for investigations. A conference paper on the findings this research project was presented in the European Workshop on CFD held in UMIST in 1983.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member of Institution of Nuclear Engineers (UK);
Member of British Nuclear Energy Society;
Member of European Nuclear Society;
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Ph.D. Systems Modelling and Simulation Engineering, Manchester University, Manchester, UK, 1987;
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Manchester University, Manchester, UK, 1983;
B.Sc. Nuclear Engineering, Manchester University, Manchester, UK, 1981;
PUBLICATIONS
1. Simulation of two-dimensional turbulent wall jet over convex surfaces, European Workshop on Computational Fluid Dynamics, UMIST, 1983;
2. Comparison between sequential and hierarchical simulation of gas flow in a single pipe, Large Scale System Journal, Sep. 1988;
3. Comparison between sequential and hierarchical simulation of gas flow in gas networks, Large Scale System Journal, Sep. 1988;
4. Hierarchical dynamic simulation of gas networks, Civil Engineering Systems, Feb. 1989;
5. Parallel simulation of gas networks using hierarchical techniques, Ph.D. Thesis, UMIST, 1988;
6. CFD Modelling of Cyclone Separation Processes, Post-Doctoral Research Report, Imperial College, London, Feb-2000;
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