Grigoris Georgakis, Mechanical Engineering Instructor

Grigoris Georgakis

Mechanical Engineering Instructor

American University of Sharjah

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics
Experience
5 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :5 years, 5 Months

Mechanical Engineering Instructor at American University of Sharjah
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • August 2014 to December 2017

Teaching responsibilities at College of Engineering are listed below:

MCE 216L Engineering Drawing and Workshop
Descriptive geometry, orthographic projections, and computer-aided design. Introduces the use of basic machines, the development of hand skills and safety in the workshop.Theory + Laboratory‎

MCE 226L Computer Applications in Mechanical Engineering
Boolean algebra, introduction in algorithm solving, Programming in C language, Theory + Laboratory

MCE 326L Computer Applications in Mechanical Engineering II
Programming in Matlab, Simulink Matlab toolbox for mechanical simulations, Theory + Laboratory‎

MCE 311L Engineering Measurements
Concepts of measuring methods-signal conditioning-data acquisition, Laboratory

Research Associate at Texas A&M University at Qatar
  • Qatar - Doha
  • April 2013 to July 2014

University of Texas A&M at Qatar
• Name and address of employer
Sustainable Energy Research Laboratory (SERL),

• Type of business Academic / Research
• Occupation or position held Research Assistant
• Research at Utilization of concentrated solar power for emission-free production of hydrogen through solar thermal decomposition
• Mechanical drafting and designing. Detailed drawings for auxiliary parts for the research needs.
• Main activities & responsibilities
• Design of solar reactors for emission-free generation of solar fuels and commodities.
• Setup of experimental devices and operation of high flux solar simulator for the assessment of solar thermal research. Development of data acquisition codes in
graphical programming environments (LabVIEW)

Mechanical Engineer at Calpak Cicero Hellas SA
  • Greece
  • December 2010 to July 2011

• Name and address of employer Calpak Cicero Hellas SA
• Type of business Development and production of solar thermal energy systems
• Occupation or position held Technical Departments
• Study of Central Solar Heating Systems
• Market research for production needs
• Main activities & responsibilities
• Conduct & Evaluation of experiments for product optimization
• Technical drawings

Education

Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics
  • at University of Patras
  • July 2010

OCTOBER 2004 TO JULY 2010 • Title of qualification awarded Diploma ( five-year degree, equivalent to MSc) • Name and type of organization University of Patras, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics • Note ( note scale 0 to 10) 7, 1 • Diploma thesis title Experimental Output Comparison of Solar Thermal Systems

Specialties & Skills

Team Leadership
Engineering Drawings
Instrumentation
Engineering
DATA ACQUISITION
ENERGY SYSTEMS
LABVIEW
MARKET RESEARCH
MECHANICAL DRAFTING

Languages

English
Expert
German
Intermediate
Greek
Expert

Memberships

Technical Chamber of Greece
  • Member
  • October 2010
ASHRAE
  • Affiliate member
  • November 2015

Training and Certifications

Design and Selection of Heat Exchangers (Training)
Training Institute:
ASME
Date Attended:
May 2015
Duration:
24 hours
HVAC design (Training)
Training Institute:
ASHRAE
Date Attended:
November 2015
Duration:
40 hours
Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer Preparation Course (Training)
Training Institute:
Texas A&M University
Date Attended:
May 2013
Duration:
40 hours

Hobbies

  • travel, cinema, music, bicycle, chess