Ali Kavandi

Silver Spring, MD ***** ac4k7y@r.postjobfree.com 240-***-****

Skilled Electrical Engineering professional, offering technical expertise on evaluating electrical systems diagrams/blueprints, testing and trouble shooting circuit elements. Proficient in research, design, built/mill/print, program, test, and troubleshoot of RF PCB circuitry. Excel at collaborating and communicating across departments to clarify objectives and increase productivity.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering

Capitol Technology University, Maryland

December 2014, Dean’s list, GPA: 3.45

Associate of Science, Electrical Engineering

Montgomery College, Maryland

May 2012

SKILLS

Software:

Agilent Genesys

AutoCAD

Basic Stamp

C/C++ programming

GIS

MATLAB™

Microsoft Office

MPLAB

Cadence OrCAD

PCB Design

PLM System

Pro/Engineer

PSPICE

Solid H

EE Skills:

Advanced Analog Circuits

Analog Filters

Comm. Systems and Circuits

Communications Theory

Digital Logic Design

Digital Signal Processing

Discrete Signal Analysis

Electromagnetics

Electrostatics

High Frequency Circuit Design

Measurement Equipment Expertise

Modern Control Systems 1 & 2

Network Analysis and Synth.

Math & Physics: Calculus 1 – 4, Laplace and Fourier Transforms, and Physics 1 – 3.

Language: Fluent in English, Farsi; conversational in Azerbaijan Turkish, Arabic.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Private sector income property, Oxon Hill, MD

January 2016 – Present Construction Project Manager/Advisor

Working on income property renovations. Delegating assignments to subcontractors and workers.

Responsible for scheduling respective parts of the project to ensure timely completion and separation of duties among staff. Briefing and updating personnel prior to commencement of weekly tasks.

Negotiating prices and overlooking project quality and completion. Maintaining project budget, tracking materials purchases and other expenses.

Advising business and property owners as to necessary work and expectations.

Working hands on efficiently with power tools and heavy equipment in a safe manner.

Bechtel Infrastructure, Raleigh Durham (RDU), NC

August 2015 – January 2016 Fielding Engineer

Analyzed the rout of the design, provided field sketches and vault sizes for permitting and construction while staying within the Right of Way for the Google Fiber Project.

As a Make Ready Engineer, studied transmission poles for use and made required adjustments to follow the existing transmission path for the fiber rout while staying within required code. Used tools such as GIS, Google Earth Pro, Microsoft Excel and AutoCAD.

Worked closely with ROW and permitting to engineer the Google fiber design in the required technical specification for the best quality, while still achieving budget goal as OSP.

Overlooked the installation of fiber-optic cables underground with boring machines and overhead on power lines.

Capitol Technology University, Laurel, MD

January 2014 – December 2014 RF Electrical Engineer

Completed senior project on the RF Energy Harvester. Conducted extensive research and designed a circuit using software such as Agilent Genesys, OrCAD, and PSPICE. Following successful design, the circuit was milled and soldered. Using the UHF yagi antenna as the input to the circuit resulted in charging a watch battery.

Bechtel Power, Frederick, MD

Summer 2012 Communications and Transmissions Intern

Worked with the management team on the Alba project for transmission lines between U.S. and Canada. Wrote construction execution plans and created organized templates for future projects. Worked on project costs and scheduling and designed questionnaires for the Transmission Training Modules for the following:

Introduction to Substations

Introduction to Transmission Lines

HV Safety

Civil Work

Electrical Work

Power Equipment

Lockout/tag-out

Montgomery College Robotics Club

Fall 2008 – Spring 2012 Programming/Design Electrical Engineer

Served as an integral part of an IEEE robotics competition team. Focused mainly on building land and marine robotics to compete in a series of obstacle courses. Utilized Basic Stamp/C++ to program and build robots. Designed PCBs and used lab test equipment.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE) 2008 - 2012

Member of Montgomery College’s Robotics Club 2008 - 2012

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