Mahyar Pedram
Senior Vice President
Transportation
HITE Engineering
Canada
Biography
Mahyar has over 22 years of experience as an electrical engineer in the vertical transportation industry. Prior to joining HITE Engineering Corporation, he served as Senior Vice President of Manufacturing for ThyssenKrupp Elevator Canada. Mahyar began his career in the elevator industry as a field engineer, advancing to design submitting engineer, internal code and standard consultant and subsequently held a variety of technical and managerial positions. He has directly been involved with managing thousands of traction, hydraulic, and MRL elevator projects from engineering design to manufacturing and installation. Mahyar is a certified Elevator Inspector/Consultant and holds an EDM-F licence in Ontario. He is currently a voting member of the technical committee of CSA B44, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7 Performance-Based Code, ASME A17.8/CSA B44.8 Standard for Wind Turbine Tower Elevators and Section 38 of CSA C22.1, Canadian Electrical Code.
Research Interest
fraction, hydraulic, and MRL elevator projects
