Engineer Engineering

Alif Khawand

Email: *********@********.***

Address: **** ****** ******* ****, #**

City: Tallahassee

State: FL

Zip: 32308

Country: USA

Phone: 954-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $110,000

Willing to Relocate

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Alif M. Khawand

1643 Eagles Landing Blvd., Tallahassee *********@********.*** 954-***-****

Design Engineer * Engineering Management * Product Development

Professional Profile An accomplished engineer with a comprehensive career in various electrical and electronics industry sectors. Fulfilled a multiplicity of technical and administrative roles, working for large to mid-size organizations. Leveraging an exceptionally rich mix of skills and experience, established a considerable record of achievements including designing and/or leading the development of complex commercial systems & products and introducing numerous innovations. A well-organized technical and business visionary with a proven aptitude for process improvement, cost savings, and cycle reduction.

Key Leadership Strengths Enthusiastic, determined, and a multidisciplinary engineering professional with unwavering adherence to personal & business ethics. As an individual contributor and/or projects leader, established record for outstanding performance. Straightforward, team player, management & effective communication style allowed me to lead various teams, build relationships, and facilitate communication across business functions and remote geographical locations. Supported by exceptionally talented teams, I was able to take countless projects from conception to actualization, meeting budget, and exceeding projects objectives.

Main Professional Roles, Experience & Skills Business Roles/Functions

* Strategic planning/tech. Innovations

* Marketing & Sales Support

- Marketing requirements documents

- Competitive analysis

- Technical presentations & training

- Client relations/contract negotiations

- Promotional media (web, brochures)

* Process Improvement/Cycle Reduction

- Minimize/optimize HW/SW platforms

- Components & platforms re-use

- Inventory & cost reduction

- Supply chain & manufacturing support

- Quality improvement

* Technical Documents Edition

- Product specifications

- User/operation manuals

* Customer Support

- Factory & field support Engineering & Technology Expertise

* Embedded HW & SW Design

- Single-platform design & emphasis on re-use

- Distributed-intelligence modular design

- Reduces catastrophic main controller failures

- HW/SW interface, SW-defined UI/functionality

- Remote equipment diagnostics & control

* Combinational/Sequential Logic Design

* Serial and Parallel Data Communication

- RS-232, RS-485, I2C, SPI, single-wire, infrared

* Top-Down/Structured/Documented SW Coding

- Multi-thread API`s /Low-level HW Drivers

- Proprietary command-line interface

* Broad Technology Expertise & Knowledge Base

- Biometrics, sensors, LAN, WLAN, WiMAX, BT

- GPS, MP3, VoIP, internet protocols & security

- A/D, D/A, remote sensing & data acquisition

* High-Tension Single/Multi-, Commercial & Residential Power Distribution & Control

Professional Accomplishments * Drove ITT School of Electronics Technology-Tallahassee Campus ranking from #140 to #20 among 145 campuses nationwide, and to #1 among 14 campuses in Florida.

* Designed and led the development of countless custom and commercial lighting/HVAC automation & energy control, machine-to-machine, robotics, and communications products.

* Worked on a project with a sensor manufacturer and the Canadian government to create a proof-of-concept for a public safety system, to plan, and manage a validation pilot program. As my employer`s representative and key technical lead, I participated in presenting the solution architecture, in generating cost estimates, and in business and strategic contract negotiations. The success of the pilot led to a larger scale project order.

* Led the integration of biometric, medical, hazardous/illicit-material, and short-range radios, into cellular handsets, transforming them into a powerful communication, remote data-acquisition, and personal health & safety tool.

Alif M. Khawand

Computer Skills, Tools & Instruments Productivity & Programming

* Microsoft Windows

* MS Office Suite Tools

* DOS, C/C++, Assembly Language

* Schematic, PCB Layout, FPGA CA tools

* Speech/audio editing tools

* Ladder Logic/PLC Controllers

* Prior mechanical design tools ACAD Engineering Development Tools & Instruments

* Wireless Communication Test Set

* Oscilloscopes, Logic & Protocol Analyzers

* Function Generators, Frequency Counters

* Multimeters, Power Supplies

* IDE tools (EVAL, DEV Boards), ICE expertise

* Custom Verification & Debugging tools Designs

* Rapid prototyping, bread-boarding experience

Intellectual Property, Achievements, and Awards * Inventor/Co-inventor:

- US Patent #7240832: Payment Brand Announcement at a Wireless Payment PoS

- US Publication # 2006/0089163: Method and system for delivering messages

- Patent disclosure ID: 54417, A predictive method to facilitate RF coexistence of other technologies on a WiMAX device

* Consistently recognized for engineering excellence and outstanding performance

* Constantly ranked in the top 10-20% performers among all Motorola employees

* Illuminating Engineering Society Award for designing the first computerized control system, used from 1982 to 1995, to program and automate the renowned City of Miami Orange Bowl -Half-Time lighting show-, viewed by over 70 M college football championship enthusiasts

Work History ITT Technical Institute, Tallahassee, FL. 06/2010 - Present

Chair, School of Electronics Technology

Digital Lighting Systems, Inc. (DLS), Miami, FL. 06/2008 - 04/2010

Systems Engineering Manager

MOTOROLA Inc., Advanced Technology Group, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 05/2000 - 05/2008

Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff

Director of Local Connectivity & Biometrics Team

Director of Near-Field-Communication (NFC) Center of Excellence

Digital Lighting Systems, Inc. (DLS), Miami, FL. 1980 - 04/2000

Founder and Chief Technology Officer

Adjunct Professor 1980 - 2000

University of Miami, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department

Barry University, Computer Science Department

Miami-Dade Community College, Math, and Science Departments

Embry-Riddle University, Continuing Education Department

Education Master of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

Bachelor of Science, Physics

University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

Languages Fluent in French and Arabic

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