Amirhossein Karimi

Tehran, Iran | a.karimi.mech@email.com | +98 912 000 0001 | linkedin.com/in/amirhossein-karimi

SUMMARY

Mechanical engineer with 7 years of experience in rotating-equipment reliability and energy optimization for gas-fired power plants. Built maintenance programs that raised fleet availability from 91% to 96% and delivered USD 1.2M in annual savings. ISO CAT II vibration analyst, experienced with API 610, 617, and 670 standards.

SKILLS

• Reliability: RCM, FMEA, root-cause analysis, vibration analysis (ISO 18436 CAT II), oil analysis
• Equipment: gas turbines, centrifugal pumps and compressors, gearboxes, lube-oil systems
• Tools: SAP PM, Bently Nevada System 1, ANSYS Mechanical, AutoCAD, Python for condition data
• Standards: API 610 / 617 / 670, ISO 10816, ASME PTC

EXPERIENCE

Senior Reliability Engineer — MAPNA Group, Tehran | 2021 – Present

• Directed condition-based maintenance for 14 gas turbines across three combined-cycle plants, raising availability from 91% to 96% in two years.
• Diagnosed a recurring compressor-bearing failure through vibration and oil analysis, eliminating an outage pattern worth USD 400K per year.
• Rewrote preventive-maintenance intervals for 220 rotating assets using failure-history data, cutting maintenance hours 18% with no reliability loss.
• Led a five-person condition-monitoring team and trained 12 site technicians in vibration data collection.

Mechanical Engineer — Pars Energy Consultants (EPC), Tehran | 2017 – 2021

• Performed pump and compressor sizing and datasheet preparation for two petrochemical projects with a combined USD 60M equipment scope.
• Reviewed 300+ vendor documents against API 610 and 617, resolving 45 technical deviations before fabrication.
• Supervised installation and alignment of 28 pump trains during commissioning, achieving first-run acceptance on 26 of 28.

EDUCATION

M.Sc. Energy Conversion, Mechanical Engineering — Sharif University of Technology | 2015 – 2017

B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering — Amirkabir University of Technology | 2011 – 2015

CERTIFICATIONS

• ISO 18436-2 Vibration Analyst, Category II
• IOSH Managing Safely
• Project Management Professional (PMP) candidate, exam scheduled