Resume of Dr. Madjid Karimirad

Dr. Karimirad has more than 7 years of work and research experiences in offshore technology with emphasize on marine structures. This covers Post-Doctoral and PhD researches, working expertise and competence in offshore oil and gas business. The work and research results have been published in several technical reports, theses, book chapters, journal scientific papers and conference proceedings. His knowledge covers several aspects of offshore mechanics, hydrodynamics and structural engineering. Different projects focusing on these issues have been carried out during the past years. Fields of Expertise

Offshore structures, Wind technology, Marine structures • Structural dynamics, • Stochastic Nonlinear phenomena, • Dynamic loads and responses, • Offshore mechanics, etc.

Personal Information Date of Birth: June 14, 1982

Residence: Permanent Norwegian work/settlement permits, Norway (since 2007)

Marital Status: Married

Children: One daughter (born 2009) Contact information Work: Aker-Kvaerner, Trondheim, Norway http://www.kvaerner.com/ Home: Edgar B. Schieldrops V. 20A, NO-7033 Trondheim, Norway Mobile: +47 944 84 785 Email: madjidkarimirad@gmail.com madjid.karimirad@kvaerner.com

Position (Affiliation) Senior Structural Analyzer Kvaerner (Aker-Kvaerner), Trondheim, Norway, http://www.kvaerner.com/ Education

A) January.2011---August.2012 (20 months): Post-Doctoral, CeSOS and NOWITECH, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway

Centre of excellence Post-Doctoral topic: “Alternative offshore wind turbines for moderate water depths”

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B) 2007---2011 (41 months): Ph.D. at NTNU/CeSOS, Norway (Marine Structures) March 1st 2011, defended Doctoral thesis with trial-lecture: “Marine Operations Related to Installations of Offshore Wind Turbines”. Doctoral committee members were:

• Prof. Nigel Barltrop (Research Director, Strathclyde-Glasgow, UK) I • Prof. Finn Gunnar Nielsen (Chief Researcher, Statoil, Norway) II • Prof. Jørgen Amdahl (professor, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway) III

Ph.D. thesis topic: “Stochastic Dynamic Response Analysis of Spar-Type Wind Turbines with Catenary or Taut Mooring Systems” ISBN 978-82-471-2527-4 Electronic ISBN 978-82-471-2526-7 Printed

Supervised by: Professor Torgeir Moan IV, Director of centre for ships and ocean structures, CeSOS/NTNU; also, Chief-Editor of the Marine Structures Journal

Ph.D. courses at NTNU, Grade A

Course title Professor Methodology, Theory of Science and Ethics Torgeir Moan Finite Element Method Kjell M. Mathisen; Torgeir Moan Sea Loads Walter Lian Stochastic Theory of Sea loads Walter Lian; Sverre K. Haver Dynamic Response of Marine Structures Carl M. Larsen Advanced Topics in Structural Modelling and Analysis Torgeir Moan Stochastic Methods Applied in the Analysis of Marine Structures Torgeir Moan; Arvid Næss; Carl Trygve Stansberg; Bernt J. Leira Hydrodynamic Aspect for Marine Structures Odd M. Faltinsen

C) 2005---2007: Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering/Marine Structures (Top Student)

D) 2000---2005: Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering/Marine Engineering

Patent

Combined wind turbine and wave energy convertor (focus on the synergy effects) Patent application number: GB 1204415.2 List of Inventors: Torgeir Moan; Made Jaya Muliawan; Madjid Karimirad; Zhen Gao

This is an international patent dealing with a combined wave and wind energy device. The patent emphasized on synergy effects combining the wave and wind power in one unit. However, other aspects such as dynamic responses, structural integrity and reliability through limit states are among other issues. The introduced concept is included in case studies for EU-project, Marina Platform. http://www.marina-platform.info/ The concept is granted the model tests in laboratories by EU, Marinet facilities. http://www.fp7-marinet.eu/

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The patent includes an offshore spar wind turbine and a torus heaving buoy wave energy device, so called, STC platform (Spar-Torus combination). TTO (technology transfer AS, NTNU) is our partner for this patent. The Idea is to commercialize the concept in longer time perspective with partnership of relevant international and national companies.

Editorial Board Member

“Journal of Shipping and Ocean Engineering”, David Publishing Company, USA http://www.davidpublishing.org/davidpublishing/journals/J6/ship2011/oceam2011/395.html Reviewer

• Journal of Marine Structures • International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE conference • IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology

The reviews are performed upon official requests from international journals and conferences. Publications

1. Karimirad M. (2012) Mechanical-Dynamic Loads. Book Chapter, Wind Energy Technology, In: Sayigh A, (ed.) Comprehensive Renewable Energy, Vol 2, pp. 243–268. Oxford: Elsevier. http://store.elsevier.com/product.jsp?isbn=9780080878720

2. Karimirad M. and Moan T., “Stochastic Dynamic Response Analysis of a Tension Leg Spar-Type Offshore Wind Turbine”, Journal of Wind Energy (Wiley), Wind Energ. (2012) © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. DOI: 10.1002/we http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/we.1537/pdf

3. Yihan Xing, Madjid Karimirad, Torgeir Moan, “Modelling and analysis of floating spar-type

wind turbine drivetrain”, Journal of Wind Energy (Wiley), 2013, DOI: 10.1002/we.1590

4. Karimirad M. and Moan T., “A simplified method for coupled analysis of floating offshore wind turbines”, Journal of Marine Structures 27 (2012), pp. 45-63, DOI information: 10.1016/j.marstruc.2012.03.003 Most read articles, http://www.journals.elsevier.com/marine-structures/most-read-articles/

5. ZY Jiang, T Moan, Z Gao, M Karimirad, “Effect of shut-down strategies on the dynamic

responses of a spar-type floating wind turbine”, OMAE2013, ASME 2013 32nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE2013-10214, Nantes, France, 2013

6. Karimirad M., “Modeling Aspects of a Floating Wind Turbine for Coupled Wave-wind-

induced Dynamic Analyses”, Journal of Renewable Energy, DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.12.006, Renewable Energy 53 (2013) 299-305

7. T Moan, Z Gao, M Karimirad, E E Bachynski, M Etemaddar, Z Jiang, M I Kvittem, M. Muliawan,

Y Xing, “RECENT DEVELOPMENTS OF THE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF FLOATING WIND TURBINES”, The Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA), ICSOT 2012: International Conference Ship & Offshore Technology 2012, DEVELOPMENTS IN FIXED & FLOATING OFFSHORE STRUCTURES, 23-24 MAY 2012, Busan, South KOREA

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8. Karimirad M. and Moan T., “Comparative Study of Spar-Type Wind Turbines in Deep and Moderate Water Depths”, the 31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE2012 conference, OMAE2012-83559, Published by ASME, 1-6 July, Brazil

9. Karimirad M. and Moan T., “Feasibility of the Application of a Spar-type Wind Turbine at a Moderate Water Depth”, DeepWind conference, 19-20 January 2012, Trondheim, Norway, published by Journal of Energy Procedia, Elsevier, Energy Procedia 24 ( 2012 ) 340 – 350

10. Yihan Xing, Madjid Karimirad, Torgeir Moan, “EFFECT OF SPAR-TYPE FLOATING WIND

TURBINE NACELLE MOTIONS ON DRIVETRAIN DYNAMICS”, DE-RISKING OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE DESIGN, Scientific proceedings of the European Wind Energy Conference (EWEA2012), 16-19 April 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark

11. ZY Jiang, M Karimirad, T Moan, “Response Analysis of a Parked Spar-Type Wind Turbine

under Different Environmental Conditions and Blade Pitch Mechanism Fault”, The Twenty-second (2012) International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE, June 17−22, Rhodes (Rodos), Greece

12. Made Jaya Muliawan, Madjid Karimirad, Torgeir Moan and Zhen Gao, “STC (SPAR-TORUS COMBINATION): A COMBINED SPAR-TYPE FLOATING WIND TURBINE AND LARGE POINT ABSORBER FLOATING WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER – PROMISING AND CHALLENGING”, the 31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE2012 conference, Published by ASME, 1-6 July, Brazil

13. Made Jaya Muliawan, Madjid Karimirad, Torgeir Moan, “Dynamic Response and Power Performance of a Combined Spar-type Floating Wind Turbine and Coaxial Floating Wave Energy Converter”, Journal of Renewable Energy; Renewable Energy, Volume 50, February 2013, Pages 47-57

14. Karimirad M. and Moan T., “Tension Leg Spar-Type Offshore Wind Turbine with Upwind or

Downwind Rotor Configuration”, Oral presentation and publication at the proceedings of the AWEA-WINDPOWER2011 conference, May 2011, Anaheim, CA, USA

15. Karimirad M. and Moan T., “Wave and Wind Induced Dynamic Response of Catenary Moored

Spar Wind Turbine”, Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering 2012, Vol. 138, Issue 1, pages 9-20, ASCE doi:10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000087 2011 Top Downloads: http://ascelibrary.org/wwo/

16. Karimirad M. and Moan T., “Extreme Dynamic Structural Response Analysis of Catenary

Moored Spar Wind Turbine in Harsh Environmental Conditions”, Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (JOMAE), Vol. 133, iss. 4, 041103-1, ASME doi:10.1115/1.4003393

Most Downloaded Articles, http://scitation.aip.org/journals/doc/ASMEDL-home/most_downloaded.jsp?KEY=JMOEEX&Year=2011&Month=6&agg=md

17. Karimirad M., Meissonnier Q., Gao Z. and Moan T., “Hydro-elastic Code-to-Code Comparison

for a Tension Leg Spar Type Floating Wind Turbine”, Journal of Marine Structures, Volume 24, Issue 4, October 2011, Pages 412-435 doi:10.1016/j.marstruc.2011.05.006

Most read articles, http://www.journals.elsevier.com/marine-structures/most-read-articles/

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18. Karimirad M. and Moan T., “Ameliorating the Negative Damping in the Dynamic Responses of a Tension Leg Spar-Type Support Structure with a Downwind Turbine”, Scientific proceedings of the European Wind Energy Conference (EWEC2011), March 2011, Brussels, Belgium

19. Karimirad M. and Moan T., “Extreme Structural Dynamic Response of a Spar Type Wind

Turbine”, ASME 2010 29th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Paper No. OMAE2010-20044, China, June 2010

20. Karimirad M. and Moan T., “Effect of Aerodynamic and Hydrodynamic Damping on Dynamic

Response of Spar Type Floating Wind Turbine”, Proceedings of the EWEC2010, European Wind Energy Conference 20-23 April 2010, Warsaw, Poland, April 2010

21. Jonkman J., …, Karimirad M. …, “Offshore Code Comparison Collaboration within IEA Wind

Task 23:Phase IV Results Regarding Floating Wind Turbine Modeling”, 2010 European Wind Energy Conference (EWEC) 20-23 April 2010, Warsaw, Poland, April 2010

22. Karimirad M., Gao Z. and Moan T., “Dynamic Motion Analysis of Catenary Moored Spar

Wind Turbine In Extreme Environmental Condition’’, Offshore Wind Conference 2009, Stockholm, Sweden, September 2009

23. Karimirad M. and Moan T., “Wave and Wind Induced Motion Response of Catenary Moored

Spar Wind Turbine’’, Computational Methods in Marine Engineering Conference, Norway, June 2009 (Published by CIMNE, Spain)

24. Karimirad M., “Dynamic Response of Floating Wind Turbine’’, Journal of ScientiaIranica,

Sharif University of Technology, April 2010, Transaction B: Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 17. http://www.scientiairanica.com/PDF/Articles/00001260/karimirad.pdf

25. Karimirad. M., Askari. M and Seif. M. S., “Investigation of scale effect correction factor in ship

resistance model test”, Journal of science and technology, Sharif University of Technology, ISSN 10248-7167, No. 40.2, page 171-176 and 196-197

26. Karimirad. M., Seif. M. S. and M. Behzad, “Estimating the Error of Wave Maker Flume”, 11th

Conference of Marine Industries, Tehran, Iran, 2009

27. Karimirad. M., Asadian. M and Seif. M. S., “Motions of the Model of a Barge in Wave Maker Flume ”, 10th Conference of Marine Industries, Tehran, Iran, 2008

28. Karimirad. M. and Mazaheri. S, “Design of SBMs in Persian Gulf ”, Second Offshore Conference,

Tehran, Iran, 2007

29. Karimirad. M. and Ghasemi. M., “MSc. Examination Collection, Mechanical Engineering”, Published-Book, Tehran, Iran, 2006

30. Karimirad. M., Askari. M and Seif. M. S., “Estimating Accuracy of Model Test in Towing Tank”, 7th

Conference of Marine Industries, Paper No. 102-76, Tehran, Iran, 2005

31. Roostami. M., Karimirad. M., Moosavirad. S. M., and Seif. M. S., “Evaluating Influence of Slamming Force at Dynamical Response of Ship Structure”, 7th Conference of Marine Industries, Paper No. 102-84, Tehran, Iran, 2005

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Submitted, under review

32. ZY Jiang, M Karimirad, T Moan, “Response analysis of a parked spar-type wind turbine considering blade pitch mechanism fault”, International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering

33. ZY Jiang, M Karimirad, T Moan, “Dynamic response analysis of wind turbines under blade pitch system fault, grid loss and shut down events”, Journal of Wind Energy (Wiley), under review, Manuscript ID WE-12-0194

34. Made Jaya Muliawan, Madjid Karimirad, Zhen Gao and Torgeir Moan, “Extreme Responses of a

Combined Spar-type Floating Wind Turbine and Floating Wave Energy Converter (STC) System with Survival Modes”, Journal of Ocean Engineering, under review, OE-S-12-005191

35. Yihan Xing, Torgeir Moan, Madjid Karimirad, Mahmoud Etemaddar, “Influence of the design

parameters of a spar-type floating wind turbine on component loads, with emphasis on the drivetrain”, Journal of Wind Energy (Wiley), (under review)

Theses

1) PHD: “Stochastic Dynamic Response Analysis of Spar-Type Wind Turbines with Catenary or Taut Mooring Systems”, NTNU

2) MSC: “Designing of Out-door Seakeeping Test System”, Sharif U. of Tech. 3) BSC: “Design of 35000 DWT Product Carrier’s Propulsion System”, Sharif U. of Tech.

Co-supervision

Main Supervisor for all cases: Prof. Torgeir Moan

Involved in advising 3 PhDs at NTNU:

• Yihan Xing (Drivetrain of wind turbines);

• Made Jaya Muliawan (Combined wave and wind energy devices);

• Zhiyue Jiang (Faults and transient events for wind turbines);

Involved in supervising 4 MSc students at NTNU:

1) a. MSc project thesis (Autumn 2011)

MSc-Student-Tech. Inge Moy, “Dynamic Response Analysis of a Spar-type Wind Turbine in Moderate Water Depth”, Dynamisk analyse av en vindturbin i moderate vanndyp

b. M.Sc. Thesis in Marine Technology (Spring 2012)

MSc-Student-Tech. Inge Moy, “Parameter Sensitivity of Short-term Fatigue Damage of Spar-type Wind Turbine Tower” Parameter sensitivitet av korttids utmattingskade av spar-type vindturbintårn

2) MSC thesis in marine technology (Spring 2011)

Stud.Tech. Thomas Solberg Dynamic Response Analysis of a Spar type Floating Wind Turbine (Dynamisk responsanalyse av en flytendevindturbin av Spar type)

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3) MSC thesis in marine technology (Spring 2011)

Stud.Tech. Jon Erik Lønøy Lygren Dynamic Response Analysis of a Tension Leg Floating Wind Turbine

4) MSC thesis in marine technology (Spring 2011) Stud.Tech. CHENYU LUAN Dynamic Response Analysis of a Semi-Submersible Floating Wind Turbine

Awards and Honors

1. Granted Post-Doctoral Fellowship, CeSOS and NOWITECH, NTNU, Norway 2. Granted Ph.D. Fellowship, CeSOS, NTNU, Norway (Centre of Excellence) 3. Top Student, M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering/Ship Structure, Sharif University of Tech.

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Work and Research Experiences

Responsibilities & Tasks:

• Structural analyses • Component analyses • Advanced hydrodynamic analyses • Computer aided design • FEM analyses of fixed and floating platforms • Linear and non-linear structural analyses of modules • Method development including design • Contact with clients, class society, contractors and other specialist environments

* Currently, Senior Structural/Marine Analyzer, Kvaerner, Norway Projects related to Structural analyses of oil/gas platforms (EPC projects)

A. Martin Linge Jacket (Client: Total and Statoil) Sling laydown platform (autumn 2012):

• Design, FEM analyses and Code checking based on Norsok and ISO for main structure and local design of bolt, weld and connecting plates

• Lifting analyses • Design of Grating and local/global utilization check

Software applied: Genie, Sestra, Framework (DNV codes) Methods: Load combinations including transportation, launching, and operational (global

and local functional loads), Linear FEM structural analyses by Sestra

B. Edvard Grieg Jacket (Client: Lundin)

Grillage and seafastening (winter 2012---spring 2013):

• Design, FEM analyses and Code checking based on Norsok and Euro codes for main members (K-roll braces) and local design of gusset plates, weld connections; Saipem barge local structural check Software applied: Sesam, Genie, Framework (DNV codes) including scripting, Mathcad

calculations Methods: Load combinations for transportation, Stability, buckling and member checks

*November.2010---August.2012, Post-Doc. Scholar, CeSOS/NTNU and NOWITECH/SINTEF Offshore wind technology projects http://www.sintef.no/projectweb/nowitech/ Post-doctoral research aspects

• Conceptual study of base platforms for offshore wind turbines • Alternative offshore wind turbines for moderate water depths

o Wave and wind induced coupled analyses considering aero-hydro-servo-elastic modeling o Coupled mooring system- structure integrated analyses o Simplified methods vs. comprehensive approaches, introducing fast method while

maintaining specified accuracy o HAWC2 vs. TDHMILL3D

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o Structural integrity and functionality of system in operational and survival conditions • Comparison of spar-type wind turbines in deep and moderate water depth (DeepSpar vs. ShortSpar) • Investigating the feasibility of floating wind turbines in intermediate and shallow water depths • Nonlinear Stochastic Dynamic Responses- Structural and motion responses (Coupled wave and

wind loading for 5-MW wind turbine units) • Patent application for wind and wave energy device • STC (spar-torus combination): A combined spar-type floating wind turbine and large point

absorber floating wave energy converter o Dynamic structural, motion response and power performance o Responses of STC in harsh conditions considering different survival modes o Synergy effects of combination wave and wind energy devices o Patent application for a promising combined system

• Drivetrain of wind turbines o Modelling and analysis of floating spar-type wind turbine drivetrain o Floating spar-type vs. land-based o Parametric study of platform design and its influences on mechanical components of wind

turbine • Fault conditions

o Steady-state response of a parked spar-type wind turbine considering blade pitch mechanism fault

o Dynamic response analysis of wind turbines considering blade pitch system fault and shut-down events

o Land-based wind turbine vs. floating wind turbine regarding the responses under fault conditions

• Structural Dynamic Response of Multi-Body Systems (wave energy convertors and wind turbines) • Parameter Sensitivity of Short-term Fatigue Damage of Spar-type Wind Turbine Tower

*August.2007---November.2010, Ph.D. Scholar, CeSOS, Norway Floating wind turbines projects http://www.cesos.ntnu.no/ PhD research aspects

• Modelling and analyses of MW wind turbines • Catenary mooring and tension leg mooring systems

o Nonlinear spring model o Physical model of the lines o Structural damping of the mooring lines

• Environmental conditions o Joint distribution of the wave and wind o Stochastic wave and wind modelling o Avoiding repetition of the wave and wind time series o Number of frequencies, cut-in and cut-out frequencies o Effect of the sample size

• Damping o Structural damping effects of the tower/support structure o Aerodynamic damping o Hydrodynamic damping o Negative damping

• Control and servo o Constant torque control algorithm o Modifying the controller gains and tuning the controller

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• Aerodynamics o Tower shadow effects o Upwind (potential tower shadow model) o Downwind (jet tower shadow model)

• Comparative studies o Hydrodynamic and hydro-elastic code-to-code comparison o Parked versus operational conditions o Wave-induced versus wind-wave-induced responses o Constant and turbulent wind speeds o Rigid and elastic body o Rotor configuration

• Extreme value estimation o Monte Carlo simulations o Up-crossing rates o Extrapolation methods o Evaluation and application of contour surface methods for offshore wind power units

• Code-to-code comparison and numerical tools evaluation o Usfos-vpOne vs. HAWC2 o DeepC (Simo-Riflex) vs. HAWC2 o HAWC2 vs. FAST

• Offshore code comparison collaboration within IEA wind task 23:Phase IV results regarding floating wind turbine modeling

*2008 and 2009, Teacher Assistant of FEM course (TMR 4190), NTNU Abaqus workshop and FEM course for 5th year students *2006-2007, Design Office, Iran Marine Industrial Co. (SADRA), Design Engineer LPG and shuttle oil tanker projects, as naval architecture *2006, Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture Laboratory, Sharif University of Tech,

Research assistant in Marine Laboratory, Sharif University of Technology, Designing of Out-door Seakeeping Test System, financed by Center of Marine Research and Development, Iran http://www.sharif.ir/web/en/

MSc research aspects

• Motion response analysis • M.Sc. Dissertation: Wave induced motion (Designing of Out-door Seakeeping Test System) • Wave maker, Generation of regular and irregular waves in flume) and evaluation of motion of

simple marine vehicles • Coupled responses of offshore structure, FPSO and SPM • Dynamic of marine vehicles • Hydrodynamic lift for high speed craft • Neural network (basics) • Water impact (study of wedge structural reaction in slamming)

*2005-2006 (part time), Educational guider for talented-students (Momtazeh-Iran High School, Tehran) Invited lecturer at school (two semesters)

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*2005, Tiva Group, Marine Design Office, Outfitting and Structural Engineer Structural engineer, fuel tank FEM analyses for high speed crafts

*2004 (limited), ISOICO, Design Office Structural division, scantling of ships *2004-2006 (part time), Teacher Assistant, Sharif U. of Technology Maxsurf, Autoship, hydrostatic analyses for marine vehicles http://www.sharif.ir/web/en/ BSc research aspects

• B.Sc. Dissertation: Design of 35000 DWT Product Carrier’s Propulsion System o Including Model Tests, o Model Making, o Engine and Propeller choosing (Propulsion) and comparing with KOMAC Designing)

(This vehicle was produced by ISOICO in Iran)

Computer Software Familiarities

Programming and Math: FORTRAN, Pascal, Matlab and Simulink, WAFO, Mathcad

Mechanical Engineering: Autocad, Mechanical Desktop (MDT)

Wind Engineering: HAWC2, FAST

Structural Analysis: Ansys, ABAQUS, USFOS, Sesam-Genie, Framework, Sestra, Xtract Soil-pile-structure: Splice Coupled dynamic response: DeepC (DNV Sesam codes), Simo/ Riflex

Wave and Hydrodynamic: WAMIT, WADAM, HydroD, WAJAC

Offshore, Ship and Ocean Engineering: Tribon, Maxsurf, Autoship

CFD: Fluent, Paraview

Modeling: MultiSurf, Sesam GenieE, Gambit

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Training during work

Cayac introduction by Kvaerner-Verdal Jacket design by Kvaerner-Oslo USFOS,

USFOS workshop (DNV), by Prof. Amdahl USFOS theoretical background

Teambuilding by Kvaerner-Oslo Courses in business integrity for employees in Jackets business (kurs i forretningsintegritet

for medarbeidere i Jackets forretningsområde) Project execution manager and explorer (PEM, PEX), Aker-Kvaerner SESAM codes, by DNV-Norway

GeniE, Wajac, Sestra, Splice, Framework

Sesam codes applications for oil-gas EPC projects (Internal training by Kvaerner-Oslo) Standards and international codes

European standards (Euro codes); Norsok; GL; BV; LR; DNV; API; ABS; IEC Recently used standards: Eurocode: Design of Steel Structures

• NS-EN 1993-1-1 Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings • NS-EN 1993-1-5 Part 1-5: Plated structural elements • NS-EN 1993-1-8 Part 1-8: Design of joints

NORSOK Standard N-004, Design of Steel Structures Recommended Practice, DNV-RP-C205, Environmental Conditions and Environmental Loads Rules for Planning and Execution of Marine Operations, DNV IEC 61400

• IEC 61400-1, Design requirements (wind turbines) • IEC 61400-3, Design requirements for offshore wind turbines

Language Proficiency

Norwegian: Intermediate (Trinn to)

Persian: Mother Tongue

English: Fluent, TOEFL

Spare Time Activities

Guitar Playing, Hiking, Fishing, Writing and Reading

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Visited countries (business and pleasure)

Norway, Ukraine, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Italy, China, Brazil, Belgium, USA, Iran (home country), France, Turkey, Netherlands, Portugal

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