Deji Akanbi, Ph.D., P.E.

Address: **** ******** *****, *******, ** 77449

Telephone: 404-***-****

E-Mail: acc6ru@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Deji Akanbi is a proven scholar, researcher, and technology development

leader in the fields of Electrical Engineering and Optics with over 10

years' experience in building, analyzing, and demonstrating novel

electrical and optical systems for communication systems, equipment

interface, oil well instrumentation and data acquisition, electronic

sensors, and fiber-optic sensors for reservoir monitoring. He has a

combination of extensive engineering research and development experience

with business acumen in various industries including the energy (oil and

gas), data communication, telecommunications, and computing sectors. He has

also demonstrated leadership in developing technical talent and working

with technology and business decision makers in engineering, sales, program

management, marketing, and supply chain operations. He has in-depth

experience in electronics, oil and gas instrumentation and equipment, fiber-

optic sensors, pressure and temperature sensing, communication systems,

optoelectronics, electro-optics, integrated optics, fiber optic networks,

broadband networks, digital hardware design, control systems, signal

processing, technology management, vendor management, product management,

technology strategy, and technical education. He is a highly ranked public

speaker and has published several papers in top journals and conference

proceedings in the field of engineering. He has thrived working in

interdisciplinary teams in both industry and academia. He is a licensed

professional engineer in Texas.

Specialties & Skills

Oil well intervention, Oil drilling, Oil production and completion, Oil and

gas technologies, Down hole tools, Surface instrumentation, Equipment

Interface, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics,

Sensors, Diagnostics and Monitoring, Data Acquisition, Communication

Systems, Fiber Optics, Optical Interrogation, Optical Systems, Optical

Sensors, Optical Spectroscopy, Digital Signal Processing, Business Strategy

and Leadership, Research & Development, Technology and Project Management,

Technology Strategy, Vendor Strategy, Product Design and Development,

Technology Consulting, Technical Education

Education

< Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006

Advisor: Prof. Gee-Kung Chang, Eminent Scholar Chair Professor in

Electrical Engineering

< B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, Georgia Institute of

Technology, 2000

Minor in Management, Business, and Technology Strategy

Deji Akanbi, Ph.D., P.E.

Address: 3831 Flatwood Drive, Houston, TX 77449

Telephone: 404-***-****

E-Mail: acc6ru@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Experience

Halliburton, Houston, TX & Duncan, OK

Principal Engineer and Project Leader - Electrical, Electronics, Optics,

Photonics

February 2013 - Present

< Global technology team leader for oil well intervention technologies,

down hole tools design and implementation, pressure and temperature

sensors, electronics, signal processing, control systems, software,

equipment interface, and surface instrumentation for data acquisition and

monitoring using fiber-optic communication systems.

< Designed engineering hardware for surface equipment used in coiled tubing

applications.

< Developed innovative technical solutions to downhole tools and surface

instrumentation for high temperature and pressure environments.

< Led successful projects with interdisciplinary engineering team from the

investigation and idea generation phases to commercialization and oil

field operation.

< Research and development to generate intellectual property for efficient

sensor systems in oil well intervention applications.

< Advisor to senior management on technical and business strategy for next

generation oilfield technologies.

< Worked with project advisor on vendor strategy and price negotiations.

< Evaluated oil field technological problems and deriving solutions based

on feedback.

College of Engineering and Technology, Texas Southern University, Houston,

TX

Visiting Scholar and Energy Research Engineer

Jan 2011 - Dec 2012

< Conducted research, in collaboration with NASA, on fiber-optic sensors

for the structural health monitoring of oil and gas pipeline structures.

< Supervised electrical engineering courses and laboratories in

electronics, digital circuits, computer programming, digital hardware

design, computer architecture, analog and digital signal processing,

fiber-optics, and data communication networks.

Mirc Technologies, Houston, TX

Principal Engineering Consultant, Energy Industry

Sept 2009 - Jan 2012

< Provided a unique opportunity to guide oil and gas customers through all

stages of a project, from initial concept development through front-end

engineering design to project execution and operation.

< Managed a full range of project, process, mechanical facilities,

instrumentation and electrical design for a variety of customers in the

oil and gas industry.

[pic] Deji Akanbi, Ph.D., P.E.

Address: 3831 Flatwood Drive, Houston, TX 77449

Telephone: 404-***-****

E-Mail: acc6ru@r.postjobfree.com

University of Houston, Cullen College of Engineering, Houston, Texas

Adjunct Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jan 2009 - Sept 2009

< Lectured courses in electrical engineering and computer programming

(C, C++) for scientists and engineers

< Advised students on technical and management career tracks in the

technology industry

Hewlett-Packard, Houston, Texas

Senior Electrical Engineer & Team Lead

May 2007 - September 2009

< Developed new laboratory (hardware and software) for evaluating

optical products, optical modules, and subsystems for Storage Area

Networks (SANs).

< Developed technology strategy and business case for the

commercialization of new fiber-optic products in SANs.

< Collaborated with senior management of optical transceiver companies

to research and develop novel storage systems for product

differentiation.

< Developed HP specifications (both electrical and optical) for high-

speed transceiver modules

< Represented HP at various conferences and standard bodies for next

generation optical transceivers using various protocols.

< Published white papers and conference proceedings in HP Tech Con - The

most prestigious conference HP has to offer.

Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Electrical and Computer

Engineering, Atlanta, GA

Lecturer/Graduate Assistant, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Aug 2002 - Dec 2006

< Supervised graduate level course in fiber-optic networks and

microelectronics.

< Lectured undergraduate courses in digital and analog electronics.

< Assisted with laboratory courses in electromagnetic theory and digital

signal processing.

[pic] Deji Akanbi, Ph.D., P.E.

Address: 3831 Flatwood Drive, Houston, TX 77449

Telephone: 404-***-****

E-Mail: acc6ru@r.postjobfree.com

Selected Publications

< Oladeji Akanbi, Jerry Aguren, and Jonathan Lloyd, Proceedings of HP

Tech Con 2008, Boston, Massachusetts.

< Oladeji Akanbi, Jianjun Yu, Gee-Kung Chang, IEEE Journal of Light wave

Technology.

< Oladeji Akanbi, Jianjun Yu, Gee-Kung Chang, OFC 2006.

< Oladeji Akanbi, Jianjun Yu, Gee-Kung Chang, IEEE Technology Letters,

2006.

< Oladeji Akanbi, Jianjun Yu, Gee-Kung Chang, ECOC 2005, Glasgow,

Scotland.

< Oladeji Akanbi, Jianjun Yu, Gee-Kung Chang, Microwave and Optical

Technology Letters, 2005.

< Oladeji Akanbi, Jianjun Yu, Yong-Kee Yeo, Benny Bing, Gee-Kung Chang,

CLEO 200, Baltimore, Maryland.

Patents

< US 20,100,189,434: Dispersion Scheme for Physical Layer Diagnosis In

Bi-directional Dual-fiber Optical Networks

< Filed Feb. 2013: A Modulating Downhole Reflector for Improved

Performance and Reliability in Fiber-Optic Monitoring Systems for Oil

Well Intervention

Professional Affiliations and Honors

< Licensed Professional Engineer, Texas.

< Reviewer for IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology Journal

< Reviewer for IEEE Photonic Technology Letters Journal

< Reviewer for OSA Journal of Optical Networking

< Graduate Affairs Coordinator for National Society of Black

Engineers (NSBE)

< Excellence Award for outstanding technology leadership (Hewlett

Packard)

< Two-time Tower award winner for outstanding academic year (Georgia

Tech)

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