Electrical Years Experience

Xia (Summer) Zhao

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QUALIFICATIONS

. Master's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering and intensive

research work in the telecommunication area

. 3+ years experience in C++ and 2+years experience in Java programming

. Strong knowledge of wireless communication systems, emerging cognitive

radio and WiMAX technologies

. Highly knowledgeable(2+ years) in Circuit Design and Digital Signal

Processing

. Strong algorithm design and analysis skills (2+years)

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (3.71)

Montana State University (MSU), Bozeman, MT 08/2008-05/2010

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT), Beijing, China

09/2004-05/2008

WORK EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, MSU

01/2009-Present.

Project: Wireless Communications Networks for Rural Areas (funded by

National Science Foundation and Advanced Acoustic Concepts, Inc.)

. Designed scheduling and routing algorithms for emerging cognitive radio

mesh networks.

. Implemented and evaluated the proposed algorithms using C++ and the

OPNET modeler.

. Performed frequency benchmark testing against WiMAX technologies.

Teaching Assistant: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, MSU

08/2008-12/2008

. Managed grading and feedback systems for class ECE 308 - Signal and

System Analysis and class ECE 334 -Electromagnetic Theory

Internship: Motorola (China) Electronic Ltd., Beijing 08/2007-03/2008

. Designed and implemented testing methods and processes.

. Tested the performance of a WiMAX radio system in terms of throughput

and Quality of Service (QoS) support using Iperf 2.0, Netspan and

Wireshark

. Planned and organized company events.

RELATED COURSEWORK AND RESEARCH

. Class project: Advanced Analog Circuit Design, Montana State University

12/2009.

. Class project: Advanced Digital Signal Processing, Montana State

University 04/2009.

. Research project: The Saturation Throughput and Delay Analysis of DCF in

IEEE 802.11 WLANs,

Wireless Technology and Electromagnetic Compatibility Lab

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication 02/2008-06/2008.

PUBLICATIONS

. B. Mumey, X. Zhao, J. Tang, and R. Wolff, "Transmission Scheduling for

Routing Paths and Multipaths in Cognitive Radio Mesh Networks" 7th IEEE

SECON 2010, June 2010

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

. Programming Languages: C++/C#, Java

. Operating Systems: Linux, Unix, Windows

. Database: Oracle, SQL server

. Software: VHDL, Pspice, Protel, AutoCAD, Matlab, OPNET modeler, OPNET

ITGuru and MS Visio.

. Bilingual - English and Chinese (Mandarin).

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