Experience

Modern West

• Canada
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Climate Risk

  • May 2022 - Present

• Technical Lead

  • Jan 2019 - Jun 2022

  • Lead and support the development of corporate emissions compliance assessment for clients by building corporate emissions profiles and evaluating compliance in accordance with relevant federal and provincial environmental regulation. • Build Marginal Abatement Cost Curves to evaluate potential emission reduction projects for clients based on their environmental and economic performance. • Lead the development of carbon offset project evaluation and documentation for different… Show more • Lead and support the development of corporate emissions compliance assessment for clients by building corporate emissions profiles and evaluating compliance in accordance with relevant federal and provincial environmental regulation. • Build Marginal Abatement Cost Curves to evaluate potential emission reduction projects for clients based on their environmental and economic performance. • Lead the development of carbon offset project evaluation and documentation for different jurisdictions and carbon registries. • Support the development of MWA’s core business packages, and proposals to current and prospective clients. • Perform Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies for different sectors and products. • Support MWA’s research for key projects and deliver reports related to such research, including a pilot LCA study for Canadian natural gas production using public datasets in collaboration with Alberta Innovates and Emissions Reduction Alberta. • Performed a gap analysis on LCA of Canadian natural gas production for Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).



University of Calgary

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2013 - Feb 2022

  • Prepared quizzes and additional course materials such as sample questions, and helped with other organizational aspects of different chemical engineering courses such as exam grading • Delivered software tutorials including Aspen Energy Analyzer, Minitab, etc. • Held exam preparation tutorial sessions and presented problem solving strategies for various types of exam questions

• Research Assistant

  • May 2015 - 2021

  • Developing a Mathematical optimization model in General Algebraic Modeling System (GAMS) to find the optimal unconventional oil production pathway in terms of economic and environmental performance with a focus on emerging technologies • Collaborated in the development of unconventional oil production section in the “Oil Production Greenhouse Gas Emissions Estimator (OPGEE)” developed in the Stanford University

• Laboratory Instructor

  • Sep 2014 - Apr 2017

  • Provided instructions on operating Spray Drying, Crystallization and Liquid-Liquid Extraction equipment and helped the students to correctly carry out experiments, analyze and interpret their results • Delivered weekly laboratory sessions to ~60 students in the “Process Fluid Dynamics” laboratory • Helped Laboratory technicians set up new experiment equipment including Spray Drying and Reverse Osmosis in the Chemical Engineering laboratory • Created a vibrant learning environment by… Show more • Provided instructions on operating Spray Drying, Crystallization and Liquid-Liquid Extraction equipment and helped the students to correctly carry out experiments, analyze and interpret their results • Delivered weekly laboratory sessions to ~60 students in the “Process Fluid Dynamics” laboratory • Helped Laboratory technicians set up new experiment equipment including Spray Drying and Reverse Osmosis in the Chemical Engineering laboratory • Created a vibrant learning environment by providing instructions and keeping participants motivated to question, and assessing their own performance

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2012 - Apr 2015

  • Developed a mathematical optimization model in General Algebraic Modeling System (GAMS) to find the optimal design of SAGD water treatment system • Assessed the tradeoffs between cost, energy, water and greenhouse gas emissions for various designs of SAGD water treatment system • Conducted a statistical investigation of oil sands mining operations • Collaborated and exchanged technical results with industrial partners



Process Ecology Inc

• Canada
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Engineer Intern

  • Jun 2018 - Sep 2018

  • Evaluated and validated emissions estimation tools in accordance with relevant environmental regulations • Helped improve the emissions predictions from a proprietary Emissions Reporting Application • Evaluated and validated emissions estimation tools in accordance with relevant environmental regulations • Helped improve the emissions predictions from a proprietary Emissions Reporting Application



Pars Energy Environment Engineering Consultants (PEN)

• Tehran, Iran

• Junior Environmental Engineer

  • Sep 2010 - Nov 2011

  • Performed environmental impact assessments for oil and gas projects • Conducted a research on the environmentally sound management of wastes containing or contaminated with mercury • Performed environmental impact assessments for oil and gas projects • Conducted a research on the environmentally sound management of wastes containing or contaminated with mercury



Kherad Industry Technical and Engineering Co.

• Tehran, Iran

• Junior Process Engineer (Intern)

  • Jun 2010 - Sep 2010

  Collaborated in designing cooling towers Collaborated in designing cooling towers