Mechanical Engineer with a Master Degree

To obtain a challenging and rewarding engineering position at a company in the oil, petroleum or consulting industry where I can help my employer grow and succeed.

August 2004 -Present Wayne State University Detroit, MI
Graduate Research Assistant
• Project funded by the US Army and the Automotive Research Center (ARC).
• Calculation of the Instantaneous Frictional Losses to enhance fuel efficiency and engine performance http://arc.engin.umich.edu/arc/research/ta4/T4EstimationOfInstantaneous.htm
• Instrumentation of an experimental set-up to measure the frictional losses
• Calibration/testing of force sensor, torque sensor and accelerometer.
• Data Acquisition from force sensors, torque sensors, accelerometers and pressure transducers using LabVIEW.
• Computer codes generated using Matlab/Simulink and FORTRAN.


Aug 2004 -Aug 2005 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
Teaching Assistant
• Teaching Assistant for the “Statics, Mechanics of Material” course.
• Teaching Assistant for the “Dynamic Modeling and Controls” course.

2003-2007 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
• Controls, Dynamics and Vibrations area with a 3.7GPA.
• Master thesis in friction calculation funded by the US Army.
1999-2003 University of Balamand Beirut, Lebanon
Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
• Study of the Aerodynamics of vehicles using CFD.

• Presented in the 2007 Automotive Research Center (ARC) conference meeting in Ann Arbor, Michigan USA.
• Active Member, Society of American Engineers (SAE).
• Active Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Fluent in Arabic, English and French.