Tarek A Elarabi

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

P.O. Box 43987 Website: www.tkelarabi.com

Lafayette, LA 70504 USA

e-mail: aboww5@r.postjobfree.com

Cell Phone: +1-337-***-****

Nationality: American

Citizen

Objective

To work as an Assistant Professor for reputed university, which will provide me a good platform to utilize my

teaching, administration and research skills. I am looking for a challenging position that utilizes my knowledge, helps me to

grow my academic career and farther develop my skills and experiences.

Summary of Qualifications

PhD

candidate in Computer Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. (Expected graduation date: December 2012)

Obtained a Master of Science

in Computer Enginee ring from University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA.

Obtained a Bachelor Degree

in Electrical and Computer Engineering from AAST at Alexandria, ARE.

o Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) : Developer for Dynamics NAV-2009 ERP technology.

o Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) since March 2011 [CCNP in progress].

5+ years Experience as Teacher Assistant, Lecturer and Graduate Advisor in the departments of Computer

Science and Computer Engineering for both graduate and undergraduate level students.

2+ years Experience in industrial IT management, instructing, training and consultant.

2+ years Experience in Designing and developing Android and Apple iOS Apps.

Experience in RF Design Engineering with extensive iBwave knowledge for designing indoor DAS Systems.

Expertise in designing, optimizing and implementing video compression algorithms and heterogeneous transcoding

with extensive knowledge of video compression standards, in particular, H.264/AVC and MPEG-2.

Experience in designing efficient low-power architectures and optimized ASIC implementations for digital video

processing codecs and transcoders.

Extensive software design and development skills including Xcode, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, SQL Server 2008,

Oracle, SQL, MySQL, Java, C, C++, C#, Objective-C, ASP and HTML5.

Extensive hardware design, simulation and implementation using circuit and VLSI tools including MAGIC,

CADENCE, Design Vision, ModelSim, Multisim, Matlab, VHDL and Verilog.

Extensive Professional Computer Operating Skills including Linux, Windows and MAC OS.

Problem solving, efficient planning and organizing personality with excellent communication skills.

Acquired skills in working both individually and cooperatively with teams.

Dedicated hard worker with the ability to work on multiple projects concurrently and perform under pressure.

Fluent in English and Arabic.

Education & Professional Training

PhD

in Computer Engineering. (GPA: 4.0/4.0) (Expected graduation date: December 2012)

Advisor: Prof. Magdy Bayoumi

The Center for Advanced Computer Studies (CACS), Lafayette, LA USA.

University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL).

Dissertation Title: Real-Time Heterogeneous Video Transcoding for Low-Power Mobile Applications .

Master of Science

in Computer Engineering . (GPA: 4.0/4.0)

The Center for Advanced Computer Studies (CACS), Lafayette, LA USA.

University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL)

.

Bachelor of Science

in Electrical and Computer Engineering. (GPA: 4.0/4.0)

Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AAST).

College Of Engineering and Technology, Alexandria, ARE.

Cisco CCNA Certified. (CSCO11790900

)

CCNP Candidate (valid through March 2014).

Tarek A Elarabi

University of Louisiana at Lafayette e-mail: P.O. Box 43987 Website: www.tkelarabi.com

Lafayette, LA 70504 USA

e-mail: aboww5@r.postjobfree.com

Cell Phone: +1-337-***-****

Nationality: American Citizen

Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)

- Microsoft IT Professional:

Developer for Microsoft Dynamics NAV2009. [D677-6241]

Installation & Configuration for Microsoft Dynamics NAV2009. [D634-5147]

Work Experiences

Teacher Assistant/ Lecturer/ Academic Graduate Advisor

August 2009Present

The Center for Advanced Computer Studies (CACS) Supervisor: Dr. Magdy Bayoumi

University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL); Lafayette LA USA

- Instructing Computer related course for both in class and online students.

- Instructing digital lab experiments using both Breadboards and Multisim as a simulation tool.

- Instructed Courses: Computer literacy, Java, C++, Digital Logic, OS, Computer Architecture and Programming.

- Instructing and advising graduate level students to plan their course load.

- Preparing, posting and updating the course materials on the online moodle.

- Preparing quizzes, exams and final projects.

- Tutoring and assisting students individually or in small groups.

- Grading lab reports, quizzes, exams and final projects.

IT Professional/ ERP Technical Consultant & Instructor

September 2011Present

ALLCOM, Inc

Director: Mr. Ryan Ahrabi

- Instructing and training employee on ERP software development and implementation.

- Designing, Installing, implementing and developing Dynamic NAV 2009 ERP solution.

- Integrating and troubleshooting industrial automation and control hardware and software solutions.

- Design and developing Android and iOS Apps.

RF Design Engineer

(Intern) May 2011August 2011

Forward Link, A Division of CBM of America, Inc Supervisor: Mr. Byoung Choe

- Design Distributed Antenna Systems (DASs) for major PCS/ Cellular/ LTE service providers to

improve the RF signal coverage and over all network performance using iBwave as main design tool.

- Preparing the buildings' floor plans, 3D modeling of the buildings, selecting the suitable equipment, choosing the

antennae locations and running the RF predictions for modeling the RF propagation.

- Preparing the required reports including BOM (Bill of Materials).

Graduate Teacher Assistant

(GTA) February 2008 - May2009

College of Computer Science, Academy for Science &Technology; AAST Supervisor: Dr. Yasser Hanafi

- Preparing lectures' materials, bulletin board dis plays, exhibits and demonstrations.

- Teaching Structured Programming and Object Oriented concepts using C/C++, VB and JAVA.

- Grading programming assignments and record ing results using electronic marking devices.

Professional Development & Awards

Recognized as Honor Student [2010, 2011 and 2012 ] by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Awarded the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Assistantship [2009 current].

Awarded the Academy for Science &Technology Substantial Student Scholarship [2004 2008].

Awarded The Academy for Science &Technology Distinguished Students' Award [2004 -2008].

IEEE Student Member.

Member and Web Master for IEEE Computer Society Chapter at ULL.

Member of the honor society PHI KAPPA PHI.

Organizing Member in the IEEE SiPS2011 workshop and the UCSWSN2012 workshop.

Tarek A Elarabi

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

P.O. Box 43987 Website: www.tkelarabi.com

Lafayette, LA 70504 USA

e-mail: aboww5@r.postjobfree.com

Cell Phone: +1-337-***-****

Nationality: American Citizen

Research Interests

Video Processing: Heterogeneous Video Transcoding, H.264/AVC INTRA Prediction, Motion Estimation & Scalable Video.

Image Processing: Image Compression & Image Retrieval.

VLSI: Low Power Design & ASIC Implementations.

Networking: Cross-layer Designs, Congestion Control & Resource Management.

Organic Computing: Biological Inspired Systems for Circuit Level Designs.

Selective Publications

Selective projects

Design and Develop iPhone App for Oil Center Research International, Inc (Spring 2012)

45 nm ASIC implementation for a Full-Search Free Intra Prediction for H264/AVC Decoder

(Simulated using C++ and HW implemented using VHDL and synthesizing Cadence tools). (Spring 2012)

RF Reader Application for Android mobile devices for on site RF signal str ength recording. (Summer 2011)

Wear Leveling Controller for flash memory array to overcome the flash endurance problem.

(Simulated using C++ and HW implemented using Verilog and synthesizing Cadence tools). (Spring 2011)

MPEG-2 to H.264/AVC Transcoder for real-time applications.

(Simulated using C++ and HW implemented using VHDL and synthesizing Cadence tools). (Spring 2011)

Multiphase Digital Ultra -wide-band Transmitter optimized for energy-efficiency.

(HW implementation using VHDL,Verilog and synthesizing Cadence tools). (Full 2010)

Client Based Price Monitoring System. (Implemented using JAVA and HTML). (Spring 2010)

References:

Available upon request.

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