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Roya Rezaee

EDUCATION
2011-2016
GT

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Major: High Performance Building

Minor: Model Based System Engineering
School of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology 
Atlanta, Georgia, GPA: 4.0/4.0

2009-2010
USC

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN BUILDING SCIENCE

University of Southern California, School of Architecture
Los Angeles, California

2003-2006
IUST

MASTERS OF ARCHITECTURE

Major in Architectural Technology, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST)
Tehran, Iran

1999-2003
SU

BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE

School of Art and Architecture, Shiraz University 
Shiraz, Iran

EXPERIENCE
Jan 2016-Present
Perkins+Will
Boston, MA
Atlanta, GA

C-DIRECTOR OF ENERGY LAB @ P+W

  • Building Performance Consultant

    • Energy and environmental assessment 

    • Daylight and glare analysis 

  • Building Performance Tool Developer

    • EUI Generator: Energy Use Intensity Target & Benchmark Generator

    • SPEED: Simulation Platform for Energy-Efficient Design

    • WAVT: Water Analysis and Visualization Tool

  • Integrated Design Researcher

    • Design process workflow improvement

    • Design exploration and optimization

May 2014-Aug 2014
Arup
Chicago

INTERNSHIP IN SMART BUILDING @ Arup

  • Improve building integrated automation system

  • Increase space utilization and collaboration system

  • Smart solution to reduce plug loads and other miscellaneous equipment loads

May 2012-Aug 2012
Perkins+Will
New York

INTERNSHIP IN INTEGRATED DESIGN RESEARCH @ P+W

  • New approach to LEED-ND

  • Urban-scale sustainability

  • “Transparency”: Sustainable and healthy building material

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES
2016
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CPHC: CERTIFIED PASSIVE HOUSE CONSULTANT

Passive House Institute, USA, 2016

2010
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LEED ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL

United States Green Building Council, 2010

2008
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CERTIFIED IN“ENERGY SAVINGS IN BUILDINGS”

Iranian Organization for Engineers, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, 2008

2008
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CERTIFIED IN “THE IMPLICATION OF STRUCTURE IN ARCHITECTURE”

Iranian Organization for Engineers, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, 2008

2008
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CERTIFIED IN “SPACE FRAME STRUCTURES”

Iranian Organization for Engineers, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, 2008

2008
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CERTIFIED IN “THE DESIGN OF DETAILS IN CONSTRUCTION”

Iranian Organization for Engineers, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, 2008

SKILLS

Performance Simulation Tools

EnergyPlus, eQuest, Ecotect, IES-VE, HEED, AGI, THERM, WINDOW, WUFI, DesignBuilder, OpenStudio, Design-Advisor, IDA, DIVA, Honeybee and Ladybug

Building Modeling

Tools

AutoCAD, 3ds  Max  (+ MAXScript),  Revit,  Rhino,  Sefaira,  

And parametric tools such as Grasshopper and Dynamo

Data Analysis

Tools

ModelCenter, R, SPSS, JMP, MagicDraw, LaTeX, and Asymptote

Familiarity 

with Programming

Java, C++, MATLAB, EXPRESS (Data modeling language for buildings), SysML, Modelica (modeling language)

Graphic Design

Tools

Tableau, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign

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