Summary
Creative engineer, independent fast learner with strong leadership, teamwork, critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Professional and Technical Skills
• Over 3 years of experience in digital signal processing encompassing: DSP design, Software-Defined Radio, Real-Time DSP, digital signal processors, DSP firmware, adaptive algorithms and waveform detection.
• Developed multiple MATLAB algorithms & Simulink models for various applications.
• Developed firmware on microcontrollers and microprocessors with their associated SDKs & development tools.
• Proficient in C & assembly language software development, implementing fixed point & floating point processing algorithms.
• Proven leadership roles and hands-on expertise in FPGA development. Specifically implementing RTL logic on COTs, utilizing VHDL design & verification in Xilinx ISE environment.
• Knowledgeable in 4G LTE and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wireless communication protocols.
• Exposure to VLSI digital hardware design through Cadence schematic design, layout design, place and route.
• Developed Python scripts.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel & Power Point.
• Formally trained in embedded systems, RTOS and android app design.
• Exposure to audio and voice processing.
• Experience in object-oriented code development with C++ & Java.
• Skilled in multiple EDA tools: Xilinx, TI CCS, Agilent ADS Microwave Office, Eclipse & Cadence.
• Experience operating test equipment: oscilloscopes, power supplies, DVMs, computer based test programs, frequency counters, signal generators and spectrum analyzers.
Employment History
University of Tennessee – Graduate Assistant
Knoxville, TN. 2012 - Present
• Teaching Assistant for the following courses:
o DSP
o Real-Time DSP
o Microwave Circuits
o Digital System Design
o Circuits
• Created & designed the lab-work for a new Advanced DSP course.
• Research Assistant in Indoor Localization Project. I designed & implemented digital design techniques to improve precision of the system, involving custom FPGA boards & microwave circuits.
GEA Grasso Adearest – Junior Sales Engineer
Dubai, UAE. 2011 - 2012
• Troubleshooting and repair of components in large-scale refrigeration systems in food industry.
• Handled customer service to clients requiring spare parts, requiring a strong attention to detail.
Steepest Ascent – Intern/ Industry Project
Glasgow, UK. 2010
Extension of Master’s Thesis. Involved in DSP system model-based approach to the design, implementation and analysis of wireless digital communication. I created a custom design methodology for realizing 4G LTE compliant components on FPGA at the Physical (PHY) layer to guide staff engineers. This has given me hands-on industry experience on 4G LTE communication protocols in the mobile environment.
Education
University of Tennessee, Knoxville – MSc Electrical Engineering
Aug 2012 – Dec 2014 (GPA 3.65)
Took advanced courses in: DSP, Embedded Systems, VLSI, Digital System Design and Microwave circuit design. Projects included: Software Defined Radio in embedded systems & design of GPS app on Android OS.
University of Edinburgh, Scotland – MSc System Level Integration
2009 – 2010
Tailored embedded software and hardware design topics to analyze modern electronic systems (Microcontrollers & FPGAs) with an emphasis on DSP systems. Covered the methodology from system specification to final implementation for deep-submicron ASICs and FPGAs. This was a one-year intensive program, which required hard work, strong programming skills and working under pressure.
Thesis - Conceived a 4G LTE-compliant component on to a Xilinx FPGA board.
University of Manchester, England – BEng Mechatronic Engineering
2006 – 2009 1st Class
A multidisciplinary degree with a foundation in electronics. The degree has provided me with the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze and design complex electro-mechanical systems. Systems that blend control systems, actuators, sensors, power supplies and a human-machine interface into one design.
Team Leader: Construction of an autonomous automotive buggy capable of following a white line around a track and up a slope, required applying real-time embedded system concepts.
Senior Design Project: MATLAB simulation of a robotic arm capable of determining the most efficient path to reach a target through reinforced learning.
Interests
Electronic Hobbyist: I build & fix computers. Par...
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