EDUCATION

• Doctor of Philosophy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA, 2006
• Master in Operations Research, The George Washington University, Washington DC, 1981
• Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Aryamehr (Sharif) University of Technology, Tehran, Iran 1976

CERTIFICATES

• Registered Professional Engineer in GA and several other states through National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
• Certified Energy Manager by American Energy Engineers
• Certified Commercial Energy compliance inspector by City of San Francisco, CA
• Certified eQuest Energy Modeling for Southern Building, by Georgia Tech, August 2001
• Indoor Air Quality training by EPA, 1995
• Mold Mildew and Moisture training by Building Sciences Corporation, 1995
• Fundamentals of Building Control Systems by ASHRAE, 1998  

ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

• Assistant Professor, Southern Polytechnic State University, Present
• Adjunct Professor, SPSU, Summer 2006
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Georgia Institute of  Technology, August 2003-2006

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1994 to 9/03: Newcomb & Boyd, Atlanta, GA.: Sr. Associate

1992 to 94: Makarechi & Co. San Francisco, CA.: President

1988 to 92: Bentley Engineering, San Francisco, CA.: Vice President, Director SF Office

1986 to 88: Benbassat & Sporidis, Silver Spring, MD.: Chief Engineer

1979 to 86: Shefferman & Bigelson, Silver Spring, MD.: Group Head

1972 to 79: Sho’le Khavar Corp. Tehran, Iran: Design Project Engineer

Professional Affiliations:

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning   Engineers (ASHRAE)
American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)
Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA)
National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)
Operations Research Society Omega RHO

1-     High Performance Building Round Table, sponsored by Johnson Controls and published by Consulting Specifying Engineers, (Makarechi, Crockett et al. 2002) .

http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/Metasys/articles/pdf/Roundtable.pdf

2-     Building Automation Systems at the Crossroads published by Consulting Specifying Engineer, (Makarechi 2004) .        http://www.csemag.com/article/CA420972.html?text=makarechi

3-     Dynamic Decision Making Applications for Buildings paper approved for presentation and publication, (Makarechi 2004) .  http://www.eas.asu.edu/pbsrg/seminars/conferences/cib/pres_followup.htm

4-     Global Optimization Systems (GOS) paper presented to and published by Building Futures Council, (Makarechi 2005) . http://www.thebfc.com/Las_Vegas_Doctoal_Program_2005.htm

5-     A step towards the development of performance indicators for building automation systems, (Makarechi 2005) .

6-     Dissertation Proposal for Developing Automation Performance Index, (Makarechi 2006) .

7-     Well-posed-ness Guarantees In Energy Plus Building Simulation Program, (Makarechi 2004) .

8-     Energy Performance Indicator Tool, (Makarechi 2004) .

9-     Integrated Utility Systems Business Plan, (Makarechi 2004) .

10- Building Simulation Assisted Global Optimization Systems Using Real Time Information, (Makarechi 2003)

HONORS AND AWARDS

• ASHRAE Region III energy award for efficient design second place 1984
• Several Carrier, Trane, Singer, Cleaver Brooks, Marley, BAC, B&G  Technical Development and Training Awards