Resume of Telecom Engineer

Title
Telecom Engineer

Primary Skills
Socket-level Programming in C C++, Perl, Visual Basic

Location
US-MN-Minneapolis (will consider relocating)

Posted
Apr-21-07


Objective
Seeking a full-time job position in the field of Telecommunications

Education
•M.S. in Electrical Engineering
Expected May 07
University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities, USA
Cumulative GPA: 3.641
•B.E. in Electrical Engineering May 05
University of Mumbai (previously Bombay), India
Cumulative Marks: 73.73%, Ranked in top 5% in the University

Computer skills
•Programming Languages: C, C++, Perl,Visual Basic, Assembly language for Intel 8085 microprocessor
•Software: MATLAB, Simulink , OP-NET,MS Access, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio, Adobe Acrobat
•Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/2000/XP, UNIX

Work Experience
•IT SPECIALIST, HAMM CLINIC, ST PAUL , MINNESOTA
Oct 06 --Present
•Installed, maintained and repaired computer systems when needed including updates for operating system and Internet security software.
•Assisted finance director in determining clinic's technology needs and make recommendations for future purchases.
•Trained new employees to use the clinic's software, including Microsoft Office and software used for billing, scheduling and tracking patient information.
•Created and ran reports on clinic data, including those based on financial data, patient demographics, and clinic operating metrics.
•Updated the clinic's external website.
•Made changes to phone system settings when needed.

•SUMMER INTERN, TELECOM DEPT, MAYO CLINIC, ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
Jun 06 --Aug 06
•Gained basic knowledge and skills in all aspects of Telecommunications including analog and digital switching principles, signaling techniques ( Q.Sig), trunking and transmission technologies, and industry standard practices.
•Used telecom network and system management tools, specifically Avaya Site Administration (ASA)
•Evaluated new products and technologies: Installed the Avaya IP Agent in the Help Desk area of Mayo Clinic for the first time.
•Prepared computer-generated reports and analyzed the data: Worked on the Avaya Call Management System (CMS) and SAI Call Accounting Systems
•Installed and carried out regular administration and maintenance of Automatic Call Distribution (ACD): Independently set up and tested new ACDs in Mayo Clinic.
•Worked in the Voicemail WorkGroup which looked at the new Voicemail system to replace the existing Avaya Intuity and Octel system in all three sites of Mayo Clinic.
•Gained experience with traffic engineering for large telecommunications PBX switching systems
•Experienced some of the newer telecom technologies including Voice over IP (VoIP), Unified Messaging, Quality Monitoring Tool (QMT), Application Enablement Services (AES) etc
•Worked in a large campus environment: Mayo Clinic has about 30,000 employees in its Rochester campus, and about 60,000 stations
•Led the team that worked with vendors like Avaya and AllSystems to replace an old PBX in Assisi Heights. Acted as a 'bridge' between the vendors and my tech team.
•Acquired ability to analyse and troubleshoot telecom system problems, identify appropriate solutions, implement the best solution and keep clients informed until problem has been resolved: During my internship, several issues came up with ACDs, trunks that were resolved timely by me.

•RESEACH ASSISTANT, CARLSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT,UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Jan 06 -- May 06
•Worked with Prof. Gediminas Adomavicius, in developing GUI for Combinatorial Auction Test Suite (CATS) in Visual Basic.
•The GUI was designed to run DOS executable file i.e. without having the source code the file executes from its location.

•STUDENT EMPLOYEE, TECHNICAL HELPDESK, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Aug 05 -- Jan 06
•Worked with ADCS Helpline as a Technical Helper, helping patrons with their computer and internet troubleshooting

Projects
•Silicon Integrated Optical Devices Nov 06
•Studied various silicon integrated optical devices such as Silicon Integrated Optical Sensor and SAW programmable Optical Filter. Silicon integrated optical devices are cost-effective and do not suffer from electromagnetic interference and can be integrated with signal processing electronic circuits.

•Democratizing the Internet Service Infrastructure with *Cast
Nov 06
•Designed and implemented successfully a multi-user network service called *Cast (Multicast/Anycast/Broadcast/Unicast). Then, the Caster was used to develop various applications such as Chat service, Public address system etc. The goal of the project was to demonstrate a new, more democratic approach to Internet infrastructure that makes it easier for users to provide innovative services.

•Name Registration and Lookup Oct 06
•Implement successfully a two-level name registration and lookup service. This is an application-layer protocol similar in function to the DNS, but with a different architecture and very different infrastructure. The implementation was done using socket-level programming in C

•Coding Oct 05
•Performed coding and decoding of BCH(Bose, Ray-Chaudhuri, Hocquenghem), RS(Reed-Solomon) and Turbo codes (Berlekamp-Massey, Meggitt, Soft Viterbi and log-MAP decoders) using MATLAB

•Study of Cellular Communication Systems
Oct 05
•Studied the various cellular communication systems; compared GSM with CDMA system and provided an overview of research being carried out in B3G (beyond third generation) systems including MIMO-OFDM channels, Multi-hop Radio Access Cellular ,WiMAX (802.16)

•Voice over IP July 04 - Apr 05
•Implemented successfully peer to peer communication using a code developed in C++ using SIP (Session Initiation Protocol)

•Computer-controlled Robot oCT 03
•Led the team in building a remote controlled robot capable of crossing hurdles and hurling a ball up to a distance of 1 meter
•Developed a code in C to control the motion and operations of the robot
•Designed and built the interfacing electronic circuit

Relevant Courses
•Graduate Courses: Computer Networks, Fiber-Optics Communications, Prediction and Filtering, Wireless Communications, Digital Communications, Error-Control Coding, Information Theory, Probability and Stochastic Processes, Applied Linear Algebra.
•Undergraduate Courses: Communication Engineering, Digital Communications, Electronic Devices and Circuits, Digital Electronics, Analog and Digital Integrated Circuits, Electrical and Electronic Measurements, Instruments and Instrumentation, Control Systems, Industrial Controllers and PLC, Signal Processing, Microprocessors, Computer Programming, Numerical Techniques, Engineering Mathematics, Computer Applications in Power Systems, Electromagnetic Fields and Waves, Project Management.

Technical Seminars
•Presented well researched seminars on
•Western Power Grid in India
•Role of Neutral Grounding in power systems
•Overcurrent relays for power system protection

Achievements
•The JRD Tata trust scholarship for three consecutive years (awarded to top 0.1% students in the University of Mumbai)
•Awarded a certificate by "The Times of India" for writing the best SOP.
•Awarded certificate of merit from C.B.S.E.* for being among top 0.1% of 119863 successful candidates in Chemistry in
XII Board Exams.
•Won award for distinctive performance in National Science Olympiad 1998 of Science Olympiad Foundation.

References
Available Upon Request

Certifications
See above


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