Sam Najmi Resume

1. SAM NAJMI
5891 Ranger Court, Norcross, GA 30092 (404) 668-8304
sam7najmi@icloud.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Committed team player with 25 years of technical experience in mechanical engineering. Patented engineer
proficient in design, commissioning, repair and operations. Served at various levels of management, product
engineering, service and sales. Consistent achievement in analytical and decision-making abilities across
diverse industries and sectors, including data centers, light mass transit rail, and refrigeration systems.
REGULATION PROFICIENCIES
• UL, Underwriters Laboratories ● FCC, Federal Communication Commission
• NSF, National Sanitation Foundation ● FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• CUL, Canadian Underwriters Laboratories ● CSA, Canadian Standards Association
• EPA, Environmental Protection Agency ● DOE, Department Of Energy 2017
• CRMA, Commercial Refrigerator ● Energy Star 3.0
Manufacturers Association
SPECIFIC SKILLS
• Project management ● Plastic injection molding, over mold ● Sheet metal fabrication
• Mech. commissioning ● 3D modeling software proficiency ● Material process select
• New product lab testing ● Auto-Cad, Pro-Engineer, Solid-Works ● Circuit board layout
• Critical facility operation ● HVAC system design, select & layout ● Finite element analysis
• PLC experience ● Plumbing design, layout, fixture select ● Gig, test fixture design
• BMS, BAS experience ● New product design and development ● CNC operate experience
U.S. PATENTS
• Glass front, anti-condensation refrigerated display case, Patent No. US 5,606,863 A
• Communication Adapter, Patent No. US D750,605 S
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Mechanical Commissioning Engineer 2015 – Present
Primary Integration Solutions, Inc. McLean, VA
• Mechanical Commissioning: Led performance acceptance testing of mechanical systems in mission
critical facilities including, Facebook (Des Moines, IA), T-Mobile (Dallas, TX), Duke Energy
(Indianapolis, IN), and Wells Fargo Bank (St. Louis, MO).
• Project Management: Planned, organized, and executed new projects. Set and managed project budgets
and scheduling, prioritized multiple projects; optimized time utilization and expense control.
• Design Review: Performed design review, peer review, and performance testing of complex mechanical
systems and Building Management System (BMS) control of Data Centers.
• Report Writing: Prepared pre-functional and functional test scripts and the final commissioning reports.
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2. • Critical Facility Equipment Testing: Commissioned equipment included: Chiller plant (air and water
cooled) with thermal storage, expansion tanks, cooling towers, makeup water systems. Air Handling
Units (AHU’s), Energy Recovery Wheels (ERW), split systems, Evaporative Cooling Systems,
Dedicated Outside Air Systems (DOAS), Fan Coil Units (FCU), Computer Room Air Conditioning
Units (CRAC/CRAH units). In row cooling systems, overhead cooling systems, VAV/CAV boxes. Unit
Heaters (UH), Cabinet Unit Heaters (CUH), Battery generator room’s exhaust systems. Leak detection
system for hydrogen, refrigerant & chill-water. Fuel-Oil systems (day, belly and storage tanks), Fuel-Oil
cleaning polisher systems. Fire protection systems, including clean agent. In LEED AP projects, gray
water system and usage.
• Factory Witness Test (FWT): Witnessed testing chillers (air & water cooled), Air Handling Units
(AHU), Computer Room Air Conditioning units (CRAC), Designated Outside Air Units (DOAS).
• Software Usage (Common for Data Centers): Proficient with LATISTA and BIM-360.
Mechanical Engineer-Contractor 2015 – 2015
S. Najmi, INC., Norcross, GA
Contracted with the following two companies:
Mechanical and Plumbing Design Engineer
The Safaie Landry Partnership, Inc., Norcross GA
• Building Load Calculation: Performed load calculations for entire building in order to select proper heat
and cooling systems for the specific designed project.
• Air Flow Design: Created ductwork layout drawings using design master software. Calculated and
designed air distribution and selected the ideal type of duct, VAV/CAV, and diffusers for the buildings.
• Plumbing Design: Designed plumbing and selected plumbing fixtures for the entire building. Produced
drawings for water, sanitary, and gas riser diagrams. Consulted architect and owners for selection and
routing.
• Energy Calculations: Performed energy calculation for building for different disciplinary states.
• White Box Design: Designed and developed white boxes for commercial retail buildings, chain hotels,
mini rise and high rise buildings.
Mechanical Commissioning Engineer
HESM&A/Salas O’Brien, Inc., Atlanta, GA
• Mechanical Commissioning: Led performance acceptance testing of mechanical systems in mission
critical facility, Microsoft Data Center in Boydton, Virginia.
• Report Writing: Prepared pre-functional and functional test scripts and the final commissioning reports.
Used LATISTA software.
• Critical Facility Equipment Testing: Commissioned Mechanical equipment included: AZ (dP) Central
Controller, Air Handling Units (AHU’s), Fan Coil Units (FCU), Dedicated Out-side Air Systems
(DOAS), Cabinet Unit Heaters (CUH), Electrical Unit Heaters (EUH), Duct Humidifiers, Heat Trace
Systems, Heat Load System, Computer Room Air Conditioning Units (CRAC), Evaporative Cooling
Systems, VAV/CAV boxes, Exhaust Systems, Domestic Hot Water Systems, Leak Detection System,
Fuel-Oil Systems (belly storage tanks), and Fire Protection (Pre-action & VESDA System).
CO2-Refrigeration Mechanical Engineer (Consultant) 2014 – 2015
Coca-Cola Company, North America, Atlanta, GA
• Project Management: Plan, organize, and execute new projects. Optimize time utilization while setting
and managing project budgets and scheduling.
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3. • New System Design: Serve as key member of engineering team for research, prototype design,
evaluation, and new subsystem development. Research, and improve thermoelectric cooling
technologies, and heat loss technologies.
• Post Production Development: Implement continuous new design and application improvement for new
CO2 refrigeration systems and energy conversation technologies.
• Product Development: Evaluate and supervise third party consultants to design and develop CO2
refrigeration system and thermoelectric refrigeration systems.
• Manufacturing and Supplier Planning: Develop and manage mid-level technical supplier relationships
for equipment platforms and customer requirements. Provide input and implement strategies and
technical development plans to ensure the products competitive advantage in quality, cost, and
performance.
• New Product Management: Lead new technology commercialization plans appropriately to support
business initiatives. Independently manage simultaneous, mid-range projects with varying time
horizons.
• Test Lab Oversight: Establish, monitor and evaluate laboratory testing to meet regulatory bodies and
standards such as DOE, EPA, Energy Star, and UL.
• Regulatory Compliance: Establish test plans, evaluate energy performances, and facilitate energy audits
for CO2 refrigerated coolers to meet DOE-2017, Energy Star 3.0, and other code requirements.
• Bills of Material Creation: Introduce new CO2 refrigeration system package of bills of material across
manufacturers with different cooler models per design specifications.
Project Manager, Senior Design Engineer 2013 – 2014
Landis+Gyr (Energy Management System) Alpharetta, GA
• Patent: Designed communication filed tool adapter, (Patent No. US D750,605 S).
• Project Management: Planned, organized and executed new projects. Set and managed project budgets
and scheduling, prioritized multiple projects, optimized time utilization and expense control.
• Product Development: Designed and developed new communication field tool adapter, electro-
mechanical packaging system. Coordinated closely with Tokyo Electric and Power Company (TEPCO)
through Toshiba (the parent company) engineering and manufacturing teams. Engineered parts for the
utility RF/Bluetooth field tool adapter in the form of plastic injection over-mold; fabricated sheet metal
parts. Selected fasteners & inserts per specifications. Contributed to circuit board layout and design.
• New Product Testing: Led the testing for communication field tool adapter enclosure assembly. Verified
new product design for environmental specifications, including salt fog performance test, temperature
range test, vibration (horizontal and vertical) plane test, drop test, hammer test, water spry test (IP-54),
and heat sink test evaluation and validation.
• Regulatory Compliance: Tested for regulatory requirements, UL, CUL, FCC and CSA equivalent.
• Post Production Development: Reviewed and improved cost and time management options of
performance tasks for global supply chain team for material, parts, assembly, and storage utilization.
• Bills of Material Creation: Designed and set up bills of material on diverse models of utility company’s
read and control display devices per customer’s specifications. Implemented BOM in ARENA software.
• Customer Service: Assisted and the customer service department. Trouble shooted, and tested product
failure parts and system assembly for degraded material and manufacture defaults.
Mechanical Commissioning Engineer 2009 – 2012
Hood Patterson & Dewar, Inc., Norcross, GA
• Mechanical Commissioning: Led performance acceptance testing of mechanical systems in mission
critical facilities including, Apple Campus (Maiden, NC), Verizon Business (Beltsville, MA), American
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4. Express (Whitsett, NC), Lowe’s Company (Winston-Salem, NC), Synovus Technology Center,
(Columbus, GA), State Farm Upgrade (Irvin, TX), Aflac PSA Campus IT Building (Columbus, GA),
AT&T (Alpharetta, GA; Gainesville, FL; and Hoover, AL), Publix IT Campus (Alpharetta, GA), QTS-
Metro (Atlanta, GA), Canon USA (Melville, NY).
• Project Management: Planned, organized, and executed new projects. Set and managed project budgets
and scheduling, prioritized multiple projects; optimized time utilization and expense control.
• Design Review: Performed design review, peer review, and performance testing of complex mechanical
systems and Building Management System (BMS) control of Data Centers.
• Report Writing: Prepared pre-functional and functional test scripts and the final commissioning reports.
• Critical Facility Equipment Testing: Commissioned equipment included: Chiller plant (air and water
cooled) with thermal storage, expansion tanks, cooling towers, makeup water systems. Air Handling
Units (AHU’s), Energy Recovery Wheels (ERW), split systems, Fan Coil Units (FCU), Computer Room
Air Conditioning Units (CRAC/CRAH units). In row cooling systems, overhead cooling systems,
VAV/CAV boxes. Battery generator room’s exhaust systems. Leak detection system for hydrogen,
refrigerant & chill-water. Fuel-Oil systems (day, belly and storage tanks), Fuel-Oil cleaning polisher
system. Fire protection systems, including clean agent. In LEED AP projects, gray water system and
usage.
Mechanical and Plumbing Design Engineer 2006 – 2008
McVeigh & Mangum Engineering Inc., Atlanta, GA
• Building Load Calculation: Performed load calculations for entire building in order to select proper heat
and cooling systems for the specific designed project.
• Air Flow Design: Created ductwork layout drawings using design master software. Calculated and
designed air distribution and selected the ideal type of duct, VAV/CAV, and diffusers for the buildings.
• Plumbing Design: Designed plumbing and selected plumbing fixtures for the entire building. Produced
drawings for water, sanitary, and gas riser diagrams. Consulted architect and owners for selection and
routing.
• Energy Calculations: Performed energy calculation for building for different disciplinary states.
• LEED AP Projects: Managed LEED AP projects to meet or exceed the point criteria system.
• Design Review on Cold Dark Shell: Performed design review on civil plans, in order to design cold dark
shells for construction, per architect’s criteria.
• Bids & Pricing: Prepared and drafted bids by reviewing shop drawings for construction purposes.
• White Box Design: Designed and developed white boxes for commercial retail buildings, chain stores,
(DSW, NTB, Flowers, Firestone, Michaels and Ross), hotels, chain restaurants, mini rise buildings,
banks, carwash, pet day-care facility, and public schools.
Project Design Engineer 2004 – 2005
Seasons 4 Inc., Douglasville, GA
• HVAC System Design: Designed heating and cooling systems (air handlers, split systems, desiccant
systems, energy recovery, package units, multi-zone dual and triple deck units) for supermarkets,
schools, and hospitals. Handled more than half of the engineering work-load of the supermarket division
within the first year of employment.
• Bills of Material Creation: Conducted sizing and component selection, cost feasibility standpoint and
creation of BOM. Created control strategy and sequence of operation for the unit designed.
• Production Package Creation: Created production packages containing detailed manufacturing
instructions for the two plants.
• Load Calculation: Performed all load calculations and duct sizing to recommend an efficient system
design through consulting engineers to select an appropriate unit for their application.
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5. • Onboarding and Training: Administrated the training and mentoring of the new project engineers.
• Retrofit design: Designed replacement rooftop units to match existing roof curbs and duct locations.
Collaborated closely with the testing station in order to meet the engineering specifications of the units.
• Software Programming: Developed two applications using visual basic program to replace the existing
outdated program to assist engineers in calculating motor heat and temperature rise through the units,
and compressor line sizes.
Design Engineer, Contractor 2003 – 2004
S. Najmi, INC., Norcross, GA
Senior Design Engineer and Project Manager 2001 – 2003
LB FOSTER COMPANY, Norcross, GA
• Project Management: Planned, organized and executed assigned projects across submittal of the
drawings to the authorities for approval to supervision of the project through multiple timeline.
Collaborated with assigned vendor and vendor’s design and production lot. Forecasted production
monthly and optimized time utilization within budget. Coordinated closely with the vendors to improve
quality and delivery dates.
• New Product Design: Designed the rail boot system for the mass transit industry, both isolating the
running rail electrically as well as mechanically. Added more dampening to the system and eliminated
electrical leakage, noise, and vibration.
• New System Design: Designed air and water cooling system for the hydraulic test station platform for
the Direct Fixation Fasteners (DFF).
• Product Testing: Investigated closely with the test lab on design and production testing of the mass
transit products to meet or exceed transit authority’s standard requirements.
• Post Production Development: Improved the design of Maryland Transit Authorities twin concrete block
ties for the light rail industry. Modified, improved and designed the standard transit product line
provided by LB Foster Company.
Project Manager, Designer Engineer 1994 – 2001
HEATCRAFT, Kysor/Warren div., Conyers, GA
• Patent: Designed glass front, anti-condensation refrigerated display cases. (Patent No. US 5,606,863 A)
• Project Manager: Planned, organized, and executed new projects. Optimized time utilization while
setting and managing project budgets and scheduling.
• New Product Design: Led a team of junior engineers on design and testing of the new 2600 series deli
display cases. Sized up coils and selected the components for the refrigeration circuit for the new case
designs.
• New Part Design: Designed parts for display cases in form of aluminum extrusions, vacuumed forming,
castings, and plastic molding parts to replace the more labor intensive sheet metal fabricated parts.
• Software Programing: Programmed and supported Bystronic laser machine for sheet metal fabrication.
• Manufacturing Planning: Performed tasks for plant, and store planning, and layouts.
• Test Lab Oversight: Managed the custom product research and development lab.
• Regulatory Compliance: Tested new case designs for temperature, BTU load, and adequate airflow to
meet specifications for UL, CRMA, NSF, and other health code requirements.
• Bills of Material Creation: Designed and set up bills of material across many different model corner
cases with different angles per customer’s specifications.
Manufacturing Engineer 1992 – 1994
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6. Pioneer Air Systems Inc., Wartburg, TN
• HVAC System Design: Designed refrigerated air dryer systems for the compressed air lines per
customer’s specifications. Responsible for piping design, sizing up, and selection of refrigeration
components for the air dryer systems. Designed and coordinated modification to HVAC systems
required for air dryer start-up and operation.
• Pumping Station Design: Designed and developed pumping stations for diverse clientele and special
specifications, ranging from single to dual systems, with lead and lag design.
• Oil and Water Separator Design: Designed oil and water separator, modified for compressed air systems.
• Commissioning: Performed troubleshooting and analysis of the systems with inadequate airflow and
cooling capacities to prevent excessive down time of units. Analyzed field conditions, test results and
vendor information in preparing essential capacity, performance and static pressure calculations.
• Custom Design: Designed new system per customer’s specifications, including chiller, pumping station
and dryer.
• Project Management: Established system testing and preventive maintenance for material control and
manufacturing. Supervised personnel to safely produce quality end items on schedule and within budget.
Quality Control, Process Engineer 1991 – 1992
North American Safety Valve Industries, Kansas City, MO
• Operations: Reduced inventories to moderate levels and implemented total inventory control systems.
Responsible for annual cost saving of $67,000.
• Processes: Facilitated the reproduction control of pressure relief valve systems.
• Quality Control: Facilitated inspection and quality control of the surplus valves. Assisted with blueprint
problem solving of the parts. Directed the drafters on Auto-Cad software in response to changes in
manufacturer’s designs and tolerances.
• Test and Evaluations: Tested remanufactured safety valve through a series of test procedures, ensuring it
meets or exceeds new valve criteria.
EDUCATION
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri - 1991
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Certifications
First Aid CPR AED
OSHA Construction Safety
TECHNICAL ABILITY
• Structural and mechanical design drafting ● Plus software ● AS/400
• Computer Aided Design software ● Lab View Software ● Basic-4
• Computer programming experience ● Versa Cad ● ARENA software
• Design Master Software ● DASTEMP ● Microsoft office
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7. Pioneer Air Systems Inc., Wartburg, TN
• HVAC System Design: Designed refrigerated air dryer systems for the compressed air lines per
customer’s specifications. Responsible for piping design, sizing up, and selection of refrigeration
components for the air dryer systems. Designed and coordinated modification to HVAC systems
required for air dryer start-up and operation.
• Pumping Station Design: Designed and developed pumping stations for diverse clientele and special
specifications, ranging from single to dual systems, with lead and lag design.
• Oil and Water Separator Design: Designed oil and water separator, modified for compressed air systems.
• Commissioning: Performed troubleshooting and analysis of the systems with inadequate airflow and
cooling capacities to prevent excessive down time of units. Analyzed field conditions, test results and
vendor information in preparing essential capacity, performance and static pressure calculations.
• Custom Design: Designed new system per customer’s specifications, including chiller, pumping station
and dryer.
• Project Management: Established system testing and preventive maintenance for material control and
manufacturing. Supervised personnel to safely produce quality end items on schedule and within budget.
Quality Control, Process Engineer 1991 – 1992
North American Safety Valve Industries, Kansas City, MO
• Operations: Reduced inventories to moderate levels and implemented total inventory control systems.
Responsible for annual cost saving of $67,000.
• Processes: Facilitated the reproduction control of pressure relief valve systems.
• Quality Control: Facilitated inspection and quality control of the surplus valves. Assisted with blueprint
problem solving of the parts. Directed the drafters on Auto-Cad software in response to changes in
manufacturer’s designs and tolerances.
• Test and Evaluations: Tested remanufactured safety valve through a series of test procedures, ensuring it
meets or exceeds new valve criteria.
EDUCATION
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri - 1991
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Certifications
First Aid CPR AED
OSHA Construction Safety
TECHNICAL ABILITY
• Structural and mechanical design drafting ● Plus software ● AS/400
• Computer Aided Design software ● Lab View Software ● Basic-4
• Computer programming experience ● Versa Cad ● ARENA software
• Design Master Software ● DASTEMP ● Microsoft office
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