Signal Processing Electrical Engineering

Syed Ismail Shah

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HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE

. Over 20 years of professional experience in areas related to cellular

wireless, mobile phone field testing and digital communication.

. Technical Expertise in the area of LTE, HSPA+, HSPA, UMTS, EVDO (Rev.

A, B) and CDMA2000 1x Advanced.

. Carryout analytical assessments regarding policy roadmap for emerging

Information Communication Technology (ICT) solutions.

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh,

PA, USA 1997

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, PA,

USA 1993

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, UET, Peshawar, Pakistan

1989

RELATED SKILLS

LTE: Air Interface, Call Processing, Network Planning, LTE Advanced, Self

Organizing Networks (SONs) and the Evolved Packet Core Network

UMTS: Radio Interface Protocols and Procedures, HSDPA Protocols and

Physical Layer, HSUPA Protocols and Physical Layer, HSPA+ Protocols and

Physical Layer, UMTS and HSPA Network Planning

CDMA2000 1x and EVDO: CDMA2000 Physical Layer, CDMA2000 Voice Network

Optimization, CDMA2000 Data Network Optimization, CDMA2000 EVDO Rel. 0

Overview, CDMA2000 EVDO Rev. A, CDMA2000 Multicarrier EVDO, CDMA2000 1x

Advanced and CDMA2000/EVDO Network Planning.

Tools Used: QXDM Pro, ATOLL, Windcatcher and ACTIX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consultant (Current Projects)

2/2013-date

. Qualcomm Inc, USA and Central Asian Cellular Forum (CACF).

Conducted network audits, technical training courses on LTE, UMTS and

EVDO, field testing of mobile phones and optimization of 3G and 4G

networks & technologies. Supervision of application development and

augmented reality applications for cell phones.

Recent Activities:

o LTE Call Processing session for Engineers from Real Future,

Bangkok, Thailand: 5/27-30, 2013.

o Taught two session of LTE Technical Overview and LTE Interface

course to Engineers from Real Future, Bangkok, Thailand. 4/23-

26, 2013 and 5/7-5/10, 2013.

o Taught the LTE Technical Overview course as a co-instructor at

Qualcomm, San Diego, USA. 4/9/13.

Member (Telecom), Ministry of IT, Government of Pakistan (GoP)

6/2011-2/2013

Member (Telecom) is the highest Technical Management Position (MP-I

scale) in the Ministry of IT (IT and Telecom Division) and heads the

Telecommunication Wing of the Ministry.

Job Description: Provided expert technical advice on policy issues

relating to Fixed Line, Broadband, Cellular Wireless (3G/4G), and

satellite communications. Carried out analytical assessments regarding

policy roadmap for emerging Information Communication Technology (ICT)

solutions, technologies and related spectrum issues.

Engineering Consultant, Central Asian Cellular Forum (CACF), www.3gca.org

1/2005-6/2011

Job Description: To provide training and consultancy services to

cellular mobile operators in the Central Asian and African regions.

Device field testing. Technial workshops on LTE, UMTS. Technical

audit, optimization and network planning of UMTS, HSPA, CDMA2000 and

EVDO networks in Central Asia, South Asia and Africa.

Consultant, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, Islamabad

1/2005-8/2005

Job Description: Provided technical advice on the limited mobility

issue related to the Wireless Local Loop Services in Pakistan

Adjunct Faculty, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL, USA

3/2008-6/2011

Job Description: Served as the committee member to evaluate the

research conducted by PhD students in the area of antenna design for

wireless communications

Director, Wireless Technologies Center, Iqra University, Islamabad,

Pakistan 1/2004-6/2011

Job Description: To conduct studies in different areas of

telecommunication and to teach undergraduate and graduate courses

related to Digital Communication, Wireless Communications, Network

Security and Signal Processing in Wireless Communication.

Senior Member Technical, Center for Advanced Research in Engineering Pvt.

Ltd, Pak 1/2003-1/2004

Job Description: Head of the algorithm design group. Supervised the

projects related to the design and implementation of wireless modems,

Universal receiver and the telemetry system.

Senior Member of Technical Staff, Communications Enabling Technology, Pak

6/2000 - 1/2003

(An off-shore development of a US based Company AVAZ Networks), Software

Technology Park, Pakistan.

Job Description: Head of the algorithm design group. Worked on

algorithm design and development for:

. Fax Modems based the ITU standards V.21, V.27ter, V.17 and V.34.

. Voice codecs based on ITU standards G.711, G.726, G.728 and G.729

. Line Echo Cancellers based on the ITU standard G.168

. DTMF detection algorithms

. Fax over IP protocols based on T.38 standard

. The algorithms were developed in connection with development for a

chip design for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and Fax over IP

(FoIP) applications.

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Electronic Engineering

8/1998 - 6/2000

Ghulam Ishaq Khan (GIK) Institute of Eng. Sciences and Tech. Topi, KP,

Pakistan

Job Description: - Taught courses related to Digital Communication,

Wireless Communication, Digital Image Processing and related areas.

. Supervised numerous undergraduate projects related to wireless

communication and signal processing

. Interaction with the Cellular Wireless Industry

. Represented the institute at workshop/seminar related to Natural

Resource Management and Remote sensing at the University of

Waterloo, ON, Canada.

. Development of laboratories related to Communication Systems and

Digital Image Processing

System Analyst III, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh,

PA, USA 5/1996 - 7/1998

Job Description: Implementation of computer tools for data analysis

and signal processing as well as other research related tasks.

Research resulted in several abstracts and manuscripts in scientific

journals.

Researcher, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

8/1995 - 4/ 1996

Job Description: Worked research project related to heart rate

variability, where different techniques of time-frequency analysis to

heart rate variability data were evaluated. Publication related to the

application of the evolutionary maximum entropy spectral analysis

techniques for heart rate variability analysis.

Electronic Engineer, Telecommunication Division, Siemens, Islamabad,

Pakistan 7/1989 - 8/1991

Job Description: Remained posted in the Telecommunication Division.

Worked on Sales, Installation, Commissioning, and Maintenance of

Electronic Telephone Exchanges, Fax Machines, Telecommunication Cables

and Cable Accessories. During this period, also completed three week

training in Germany related to Telecommunication Cables and

Accessories.

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