NIKOLAY DAKEV
VOLO, IL **020
Phone: 847-***-****
Email: ******@*****.***
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COMPUTER
EXPERIENCE
Languages: C, C++, JAVA, FORTRAN, PERL
Simulation Packages: MATLAB, SCILAB, MATHEMATICA, MAPLE
OS: UNIX, LINUX, ANDROID, MS WINDOWS, VXWORKS, CHORUS,
BREW
Editors: MS OFFICE, LATEX, FRAMEMAKER, VI, VIM, EMACS
Platforms: Mobile Phones, Workstations, PC, PowerPC,
Network Simulators
PROTOCOLS,
TOOLS AND
TECHNIQUES
CDMA, GSM/GPRS/UMTS, ATM, TCP/IP, SNMP, CMIP.
Object Oriented Analysis and Design. Unified Modeling
Language (UML).
Design Patterns. Standard Template Library (STL).
TCP/IP Services. Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP).
ATM Network Management.
Genetic Algorithms and other Evolutionary Optimization
Techniques
Numerical Methods for Nonlinear Optimal Control, DSP
and System
Identification. Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks.
Mathematical Analysis and Differential Equations.
Modeling and Optimal Control of Multi-Body Systems.
Matrix Riccati Equations.
EMPLOYMENT
HISTORY
July ANDROID SOFTWARE ENGINEER - ACCENTURE contractor at
2010-present San Diego CA
Main Duties:
LGE smart phone software development, test, bug fixes
and documentation.
Group Lead for the Benchmark Performance Project;
Lead for the Static Analysis Tools Project;
Prime for the Kernel Tuning Tool Development;
Prime for the Radio Interface Layer support.
2001 - May SOFTWARE ENGINEER
2010 MOTOROLA, MOTOROLA MOBILE DEVICES (2006 - present)
MOTOROLA, MOTOROLA NETWORKS (2001 - 2006)
Main Duties:
2009 - May 2010: ANDROID Radio Interface Layer
development.
Prime for the Cell Broadcast Component for the DROID
phone. Developed a novel algorithm for Data Range
Storage, Processing and Output;
Conformance Testing on Simulator and Live Networks. AT
Command Testing;
C/C++, JAVA, ANDROID platform (Applications, ADB, GIT,
JIRA).
2006-2008: Multimedia software development (BREW,
C/C debugging (JTAG), testing, integration and CR
fixes for CDMA Mobile Phones, including:
Prime for the Image Provider CODEC Component for the
KRAVE ZN4 phone;
Prime for the Common Service Layer Multimedia CODEC
Library;
Multimedia Support for the Software First Time Quality
Improvement.
2005-2006: Software development, testing and System
Request (SR) fixes for the High Speed Access Point UMTS
project.
2005: Prime for GPRS New Product Initiative Customer
Support Coordination.
2004-2005: Performance Simulation, Lab Testing and SR
fixes, including enhancements for PCU performance
optimization.
2004: Software development, testing and documentation
for GPRS projects.
2001-2004: Development of GPRS VXSIM Simulation
Software, Mobile Stub, including:
Prime support for major GPRS features: PBCCH/PCCCH,
EDGE (EGPRS);
Support for the end-to-end simulation environment
PROTEUS;
2001-2005: SANITY Lab Testing.
C/C++, VXSIM, VXWORKS, CLEARCASE, FLEXELINT, POWERPC
1998 - 2001 SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Nortel Networks Canada, Carrier Data Networks
Multi-Service High Speed and High Capacity Passport
15000 Projects.
Main Duties:
1999-2001: Prime for high-level ATM software for the
4pOC12 High-Capacity cards. Lab Testing. SR fixing.
GNU C++ Compiler, VxWorks RTOS, HP testing equipment.
1998: Software design and development of OAM for
"On-Switch" implementations.
GreenHills C++ Compiler and Integrated Development
Tools, CHORUS RTOS for PowerPC board, Epilogue SNMP,
ClearCase, UML/Rational Rose and STL.
1997 - 1998 SOFTWARE DESIGNER
Product Development Department, ATM PVC Group
CrossKeys Systems Corporation, Kanata, Ontario, Canada
Main Duties:
Software design and development for element management
support.
CMIP, C++ Sun Work Shop, Integrated Development Tools
and Visual.
1996 - 1997 SOFTWARE DESIGNER
GANDALF Canada Ltd, Nepean, Ontario, Canada
Main Duties:
Modem Embedded Software. GNU C/C++.
1994 - 1996 REASEARCH ASSOCIATE/SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMER
Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Main Duties:
Development, testing and documentation of C++ Object
Oriented Software for Computer Aided Control
Engineering, Genetic Algorithms, Neural Networks, Fuzzy
Logic and Matrix Riccati Equations.
Developed a novel Unified Approach for solving Optimal
Control Problems using Evolutionary Algorithms.
Paper and documentation writing.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Robotics (Optimization of Dissipative
Properties of Articulated Manipulators) from the St.
Petersburg Technical University, St. Petersburg, Russia
M. S. in Mathematics from the Sofia University, Sofia,
Bulgaria
AWARDS
Royal Society Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University
of Sheffield,
Sheffield, UK.
LANGUAGES
English, Bulgarian, Russian (fluently).