- Over 25 years of experience in structural engineering design including industrial buildings, commercial buildings, high-rises, and seismic design. Proficient in various structural design software and codes.
- Extensive portfolio including design of the Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project, various mid- and high-rise buildings in Canada and abroad, industrial projects, bridges, and other structures.
- Educational background includes an MSc in Structural Engineering and experience managing projects and mentoring other engineers.
- Over 25 years of experience in structural engineering design including industrial buildings, commercial buildings, high-rises, and seismic design. Proficient in various structural design software and codes.
- Extensive portfolio including design of the Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project, various mid- and high-rise buildings in Canada and abroad, industrial projects, bridges, and other structures.
- Educational background includes an MSc in Structural Engineering and experience managing projects and mentoring other engineers.
- Over 25 years of experience in structural engineering design including industrial buildings, commercial buildings, high-rises, and seismic design. Proficient in various structural design software and codes.
- Extensive portfolio including design of the Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project, various mid- and high-rise buildings in Canada and abroad, industrial projects, bridges, and other structures.
- Educational background includes an MSc in Structural Engineering and experience managing projects and mentoring other engineers.
- Over 25 years of experience in structural engineering design including industrial buildings, commercial buildings, high-rises, and seismic design. Proficient in various structural design software and codes.
- Extensive portfolio including design of the Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project, various mid- and high-rise buildings in Canada and abroad, industrial projects, bridges, and other structures.
- Educational background includes an MSc in Structural Engineering and experience managing projects and mentoring other engineers.
- Projects Outside Canada - Seminars HIGHLIGHTS - Over twenty-five years of experience in structural design of heavy industrial buildings and facilities; building structures (commercial, residential, and institutional); and lateral (seismic/wind) analysis and design of multi-purpose high-rises - Proficient in Canadian and American design codes (CSA, CISC, NBC, ACI, AISC, and UBC), also familiar with most European codes (BS, DIN and CEB) - Proficient in structural drafting (AutoCAD) and familiar with 3D modeling (X-Steel, Tekla Structures) - Strong skills in structural software (SAP, ETABS, Risa 3D, RAM Steel, S-Steel, Floor) and general software (MS Word and MS Excel) and computer programming - Extensive experience in management of projects and design teams - Part time lecturer for 12 years -Volunteer APEGBC registration interviewer
EXPERIENCE 2010 Senior Structural Engineer @ Fluor Canada - Design of Long Harbour Processing Plant, New Foundland 2007 to 2009 Senior Structural Engineer @ Sandwell Engineering - Design of Strathcona Dam Bridge connecting the body of the dam and the intake tower in the lake, see Appendix A for more information - Design of Erco Hydrogen Recovery pipelines and control buildings - Design of Ambatovy Port off-shore material handling line and control buildings - Management of a few small projects
2004 to 2007 Design Engineer @ Glotman.Simpson Consulting Engineers - Design of Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project (VCCEP), steel horizontal members - Seismic analysis and design of various mid- to high-rise buildings, see Appendix A for a detailed list - Design of steel floors of single storey retail stores - Preparing design spreadsheets for lateral design based on the latest codes
2001 to 2003 Project Manager @ Kanikavan Consulting Engineers - Structural design of Sungun Copper Mine site including 500 residential units, guesthouse, warehouse and reinforced concrete water tanks - Project control and periodic site inspection
Registered Professional Engineer in the Province of British Columbia
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1996 to 2001 Head of Structural Department @ Tehran-Boston Engineers - Structural design of power plants and dam control buildings - Design of office buildings, pump stations, pipe racks, reservoirs and reinforced concrete canals (water supply and water treatment projects)
1993 to 1996 Principal @ Khak-Payeh Consulting Engineers - Structural design of mid- to high-rise buildings - Design of industrial and office buildings - Design of urban traffic bridges - Design management and project scheduling - Periodic site inspection and negotiation with the clients and the contractors
EDUCATION - B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Tehran Polytechnic - M.Sc. Structural Engineering, Tehran Polytechnic - Short course, Power Writing, technical writing of reports, letters, and emails - Short course, Tekla 3-D Modeling
AWARDS Awards for Vancouver Convention Centre, as a member of the design team with Glotman.Simpson Structural Engineers - BC Steel Design, Hugh Krentz Award 2009, Canadian Institute of Steel Construction - Design Award 2009, First Place, Non-Industrial, Steel Joist Institute - Award of Excellence 2009, Buildings, Canadian Consulting Engineers
ACADEMIC - Senior Lecturer, Foundation Analysis and Design, Tehran Polytechnic, 1992 to 2003 (part time)
AFFILIATIONS - Member of Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (APEGBC), Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in British Columbia - Member of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) - Member of Structural Engineers Association of British Columbia (SEABC) - Member of Iranian Construction Engineers Organization (ICEO), Registered Chartered Engineer in Iran - Member of Association of Structural Engineers of Iran
PUBLICATIONS - Code of Practice for Reinforced Concrete Structures and Code for Bridge Loads, Standards Bureau, Management & Planning Organization of Iran - FP292 software in structural analysis & design - Several papers on Seismic Design, scientific journals
HOBBIES - Classical music, Persian Literature and poetry, and Photography
Top Featured Projects, Canada
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Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project
- Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project (VCCEP), 135,000 m2 in 6 storeys, steel horizontal members with spans up to 70 m using customized WWF2500 beams - Strathcona Dam Bridge, Campbell River, 57 m-span access bridge to the intake tower, accommodating the large seismic movements of the base isolated tower - Erco Hydrogen Recovery Project, North Vancouver, compressor building, cold well and pipe racks (towers/bents supported by piles with very limited lateral displacements) - Ambatovy Port, Tomasina, Madagascar, off-shore material handling line and control buildings, complete with footings and piles - Wal*Mart, London, 6,500 m2 in one level, steel roof - Home Depot, Edmonton, complete structural design - Silver Star Shopping Centre, Vernon, 4,500 m2 in 3 storeys, design of steel floor frames - Woodwards Redevelopment, Vancouver, 42 storeys, reinforced concrete slabs
Seismic analysis and design of mid-/high-rise buildings including - Brentwood Residential, Burnaby, 33 storeys - Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, 36 storeys - Vantis, Aliso Viejo, California, 8 storeys - Coco on Spruce, Vancouver, 14 storeys - One Madison Avenue (OMA2) Tower #2 - Symphony Place, Vancouver, 32 storeys - Westgate Park Phase III, Calgary, 32,000 m2 in 34 storeys - 108th Avenue, Surrey, 27 storeys - Symphony Place Dolce, Vancouver, 19,000 m2 in 38 storeys - 365 Waterfront Crescent, Victoria, 22,000 m2 in 8 storeys - Olympic Village Sub Area 2A Parcel 6, Vancouver, 29,000 m2 in 14 storeys - 6351 Minoru Boulevard, Richmond, 18 storeys - Xenex on 12th Residential Tower, Calgary, 23,700 m2 in 23 storeys
Top Projects Outside Canada Residential - Students dormitory and instructors apartments, Razi University, 3,500 m2 - 104-unit residential complex, 12,500 m2 in 4 storeys - 1000-unit residential complex, 75,000 m2 in 4 storeys - Residential & industrial complex, Sungun Copper Mine, including a guesthouse, 5,200 m2 in 5 storeys
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Mid-/High-Rise Buildings - 24-storey residential towers, 16,000 m2, steel ductile moment frames + reinforced concrete coupled shear walls, box foundation at two basement floors - 14-storey parking and cultural centre, 34,000 m2, steel ductile moment frames + reinforced concrete coupled shear walls - 10-storey office buildings, Iran National Factory, 18,000 m2, reinforced concrete ductile moment frames + shear walls
Health Care - Bu Ali 600-Bed Hospital, 72,000 m2 in 5 storeys - Evaz 100-Bed Hospital, 10,000 m2 in 4 storeys
Institutional - Faculty of Agriculture, Razi University, 10,000 m2 in 3 storeys - Faculty of Natural Resources, Mazandaran University, 9,000 m2 in 3 storeys
Industrial - Industrial Slaughter House, 6,000 m2 in 1 level with heavy dynamic loads - Iran Potk Factory, machinery foundations - 5,000 m3/h water treatment, Mobarake Steel Complex - 3 Power plant buildings, 8,000 m2 in 3 storeys each, with heavy dynamic loads
Miscellaneous - Tehran Municipality, in 6 storeys, steel simple frames + bracings, renovated from a residential 3-storey reinforced concrete building - Tehran Grand Mosalla (Friday praying complex of Tehran), west wing, 80,000 m2 in 2 storeys each 7.5 m high with 10 to 20 m spans, reinforced concrete waffle slabs and ductile moment frames - Sports centre & swimming pool, I.R. Iran Airways, 3,000 m2 in one level, reinforced concrete moment frames with 24 m spans - Bridge of Poonak, 14 m-span traffic bridge, pre fabricated reinforced concrete beams and in-situ one-way slabs
Top Seminars - Displacement-Based Seismic Design, SEABC, Vancouver, September 2010
- Chilean Earthquake, Effects on Structures, Carlos Ventura, Perry Adebar, and Rob Simpson, SEABC, Vancouver, April 2010
- Steel Deck Diaphragms, Pierre Gignac and Michael Holleran, Canam Canada, April 2010
- Building Smart Seminar, Chenges to Part 10 of Building Code of British Columbia (BCBC), Homeowner Protection Office, Branch of BC Housing, Vancouver, April 2010
- CSA-A23.3-04 Appendix D - Anchorage Systems, Richard J McGrath of Cement Association of Canada, SEABC (Structural Engineers Association of British Columbia), Vancouver, November 2009
- The Time History Analysis Method, CSCE (The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering) and UBC (University of British Columbia), Vancouver, Nov 2008
Page 4 of 5 Farya Pirbazari PEng 6/26/2011 http://faryacv.blogspot.com/ - Power Writing, technical writing of reports, letters, and emails, Sandwell College, Oct 2008, Vancouver
- The Need for Decision, management decisions and strategies, Vancouver, Jun 2008
- Business English Writing, clarity of sentences in business writing, Vancouver, Jun 2008
- WHMIS, compliance program in Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, Vancouver, Oct 2007
- Quality Management, effective management strategies, Vancouver, Oct 2007
- The Response Spectrum Method, CSCE (The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering) and UBC (University of British Columbia), Vancouver, Jun 2007
- Sika Construction, Vancouver, Repair of reinforced concrete structures, Feb 2006
- Gravity Columns, Vancouver, Prof. Adebar of UBC, Jan 2006
- Lafarge Concrete & Materials: Concrete specialty additives and mixes, Vancouver, Nov 2005
- Seismic Assessment & Retrofit Design Concepts Using A Performance Based Approach, UBC, Vancouver, Jul 2005
- Use of Girder Trusses and Steel Decks in Steel Structures, Canam Steel Works, Vancouver, May 2005
- 3-D Modeling of Structures Using Tekla, Dowco Consulting Engineers, Vancouver, Jun 2004
- Analysis and Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures, and High Strength Concrete, International Concrete Conference, University of Tehran, May 1992
- Analysis and Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures, and Hot Weather Concreting at Persian Gulf, International Concrete Conference, University of Tehran, May 1990
- Analysis and Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures, and Fiber Reinforced Concrete, International Concrete Conference, University of Tehran, May 1988
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