RFand Wireless Engineering

Arjun Trivedi

**** ******* ****** #*** *******, WA 98121, 229-***-****, *********@*****.***, www.linkedin.com/in/arjuntrvd

Willing to Relocate: Yes Available Immediately

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Cellular Technologies: GSM, CDMA, EVDO, UMTS, HSPA, LTE. (OFDMA, SC-FDMA, MIMO)

WLAN Technologies: WLAN - Wi-Fi aka IEEE – 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac.

Network Protocols: ARP, TCP, UDP, IPv4, RIP, BGP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, DHCP, VLAN.

Programming Languages: Intermediate - JAVA, C, HTML, SQL.

Lab Equipment: Spectrum Analyzer, Network Analyzer, Oscilloscope, Function Generator, Power meter.

Tools: iBwave, Shanon, Mentum Planet, Inssider, Xirrus, Ekahau, Aerohive, CommView, Eye P.A, Wi-Spy, Wireshark, WindCatcher, MATLAB, Eagle, Cisco Packet Tracer, Oracle Express, Eclipse, MS Office.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Field Test Engineer Aug 2017 – Present

Client: Samsung Electronics America Inc., Bellevue, WA

Employer: BTI Solutions Inc.

Testing on 3GPP standards based on GPS and cellular system such as GSM, EDGE, WCDMA, HSPA, LTE and VoLTE(IMS, SIP and EPC) conducting various types of mobility and stationary RF test cases in the field.

Analysis and determining issues, check the similar/same issue history, design test plan (location, models, basic parameters, considerations, etc.), field test and/or lab test, set test environment and parameters regarding network circumstances.

Documenting reports and communicate with design team and QA team. Analyzing logs, troubleshooting issues from field for UMTS/GSM CSFB, LTE Data calls, metric test with specific logging/analysis tools such as Shanon.

RF Intern Feb 2017 – May 2017

Teleworld Solutions, Chantilly, VA

Performed post process analysis and sanity checks of Drive Test results from Sprint’s LTE/VoLTE cell sites on various parameters RSRP, RSRQ, CINR, MCS, CQI, BLER, PRB, Throughput etc. KPIs for Uplink and Downlink reports from handset.

Worked on wireless post processing tools like Nemo WindCatcher which helped in mapping the client’s needs into concise reports using MS Access, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint.

R&D Fall Intern Sep 2016 – Jan 2017

Cloud N LLC., College Park, MD

Integrated NFC services within medical nebulizer to track and validate data on user, distributor and manufacturer side using Bluetooth.

Implemented MFRC-522 RFID system to validate solution cartridges and assisted with other necessary product development aspects along with PCB design.

Electrical Engineering Intern Jun 2016 – Aug 2016

Heraeus Noblelight America LLC. (Heraeus Inc), Gaithersburg, MD

Operated Altium Designer CAD (similar to Allegro Cadence) tool for creating Schematic, Footprint and Layout for the PCB Design of different components of products and modem alongside operating Database on SAP for Bill of Materials (BOM).

Created and revised Source Control Drawing (SCD) for components along with their documentation to link MS Access Database in Altium Library and also provided documentations for the project summary.

Created and processed PCB circuit layouts, Fabrication Drawings, Gerber files and track through to final assembly.

Systems Engineer Trainee Oct 2014 – Mar 2015

Infosys Technologies Limited, Mysore, India

Completed the generic training in subjects of OOPS, RDBMS, S.E and developed eCommerce Web application based on JAVA (J2EE and JavaScript), DBMS, and HTML.

Worked on Oracle 10g Express for Database Management in SQL in order to pull up the data from the tables.

Electrical Engineering Summer 2013 Intern Jun 2013 – Aug 2013

Kansas State University, USA

Studied Wireless Communications subject with laboratory applications and also represented Gujarat state of India as a team leader of 60 Summer Interns through managing and organizing events.

Arjun Trivedi

2300 Elliott Avenue #401 Seattle, WA 98121, 229-***-****, *********@*****.***, www.linkedin.com/in/arjuntrvd

Willing to Relocate: Yes Available Immediately

RELEVANT PROJECTS

Designing an Indoor MIMO Distributed Antenna System (DAS) using iBwave, DAS Aug 2016 – Dec 2016

Designed a MIMO DAS system for a 5-floor building using iBwave.

Demonstrated the systems for HSPA and LTE multi-carrier multi-technology operators.

Optimized design to minimize passive component losses with antenna locations depending on no. of Antennas and Carrier Power Trade-off to comply with coverage quality constraints.

WiSpy Spectrum Analysis and Interference Analysis, WLAN Aug 2016 – Dec 2016

Performed indoor & outdoor Wi-Fi Survey using Wi-Spy and VisiWave.

Observed Wi-Fi utilization and interference caused due to Microwave Oven, RFID, Bluetooth Speaker, Wireless Mouse in Chanalyzer using Wispy tool.

Surveyed site for U of MD Engineering building to shift channels and locations of Access Points (APs) modems operating on 2.4 and 5 GHz. to get optimum coverage based on heat and interference maps.

GSM and LTE Cell Site Planning, Analysis and Deployment, AWS/PCS Aug 2015 – Dec 2015

Deployed a network of 30 cellular base stations in Washington DC area and surrounding suburbs, along with 4 LTE cell sites in the College Park area on Mentum Planet tool (similar to Atoll).

Modified parameters like topography of site, Antenna’s - EIRP, height, azimuth and down tilt to meet the given coverage threshold requirements.

Generated Interference analysis report of network and analyzed link budget using Poseidon Interference Tool on microwave frequencies in the 1900 MHz band.

PCB Design for legacy components used in the Irradiator Jun 2016 – Aug 2016

Created Schematic, Footprints of all components with 3d embedded step files.

Start to end processing of PCB design along with Assembly Drawing, Fabrication Drawing and Gerber Data for the project on various layers.

Referred the Data sheet, modified parameters on size and location of pads, hole diameter, vias, cuts, polygon pours and slots for optimizing the design for practical use.

Distributed Network Application in JAVA using UDP socket Aug 2015 – Dec 2015

Developed a code which ensures data transfer and cryptographic authentication between client and server based on UDP’s unreliable data transfer services.

The reliability was ensured using integrity check algorithm, timeout and re-transmission for secured communication.

Image Processing and Streaming Applications on Raspberry Pi May 2013 – May 2014

Implemented the R-Pi computer chip by designing milieu of Image Processing and Human Gesture Recognition Technology.

Broadcasted and live streamed through IP address pooling and forwarding on dedicated website through both USB Dongle Modem and LAN connection and demonstrated the various real-life application like Web Surveillance.

RELEVANT COURSES

DAS and Small Cells, Fundamentals of Wireless LANs, 3G/4G Systems, Digital Communication Systems, Advanced Networks and Protocols, Wireless Communication, Operational Research, Marketing & Strategic Management.

EDUCATION

University of Maryland, College Park Aug 2015 – May 2017

Masters of Science, Telecommunications Engineering (ENTS) GPA: 3.47

L.D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, India (Gujarat Technological University) Jun 2010 – May 2014

Bachelors of Engineering, Electronics and Communication GPA: 7.67/10.00

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