Engineer Manager

Suleman A. Salaudeen

**** ******* *****, ******** ** 95035

Cell: 408-***-****

**********@*****.***

summary

A senior experienced engineering leader with expertise in Software

Development, Systems Integrations, Customer Technical Support and Software

Design Verification; with a proven record of success in implementation, as

well as managing highly skilled technical teams. Proficiency with CISCO

routers and switches, as well as the various network protocols (RIPv2,

OSPF, BGP, VLAN, Layer2 and Layer3 VPNs and MPLS)

Certifications

. CISCO: CCNA

. Juniper: JNCIA

. Project Management Experience and Practices

. Principles of Network Timing and Synchronization

Professional experience

Aviat Networks April 2008 - Present

Senior Software Design Verification

. Designed, tested and monitored software programs, as well as related

hardware

. Developed, documented and revised system design documents and test

procedures

. Provided other staff members with assistance in resolving software and

hardware related problems

. Reviewed and analyzed test results and associated captures to isolate

software and/or hardware problems, and recommending solutions to the

appropriate subsystem(s).

Lead Systems Support Engineer

. As tier3, we provide solution to all issues not resolved by Tiers 1

and 2.

. Train Tiers 1 and 2, as well as customers on configuration and

maintenance of our system

. Provided comprehensive support, configuration, maintenance and

training to our customers on all microwave products

. Responsible for ensuring all issues escalated to my team are resolved

in a timely manner.

. Provide daily report to my management on all cases, and participated

in all design meetings.

. Responsible for all hardware and software upgrades in the lab

. Performed all interoperability tests between our equipment and other

vendor equipment.

Senior "WIMAX" Software Verification and Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities include:

. Configuration of end-to-end WIMAX equipments (ASN Gateways, Base

Stations, Mobile Stations)

. Proficient in the configuration and use of Land Slide WiMAX

performance test system

. Proficient in the configuration and use of APTILO's WiMAX Accounting

and Payment Servers

. Providing Technical Assistance and consultation to field engineers,

and customers.

. Proficient with WIMAX network design, configuration and testing

. Provided support for the following features:

o Features include; Prepaid Accounting, Postpaid Accounting,

Simple IP users, Mobile IP users, Hotline of Prepaid and

postpaid users, hotline of unknown users and more.

Lead Integration Engineer

Responsibilities include:

. Design test suite for Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) for all of our

customers

. Responsible for all customer issues, as well as making Test Plan

presentations during FAT

. Instrumental in all test configuration, as well as performing Factory

Acceptance Testing

. Responsible for signing off on all tests performed by all engineers

and technicians

. Providing Technical Assistance and consultation to field engineers, as

well as customers.

. Proficiency in configuration and Integration all Aviat NMS

At&T Bell Laboratories/Lucent Technologies 1986 - 2005

Technical Manager:

- Coach and develop staff members by providing performance

management, development planning, salary planning, and technical

training. Prioritize the implementation of programs throughout the

various countries. Fosters relationships with customers, and

corporate service organizations in order to orchestrate network

implementations.

- Develop configurations for all standard products in support of the

inside sales team, as well as in-country facing teams.

- Provide standardized SOW for standard product offerings.

- Work closely with customer to define business and technical

requirements.

- Maintained database for technical issues and solutions, and

corresponds with various countries managers to align objectives.

- Deployed members of my team to various parts of the world to

provide consultation, and technical support for all DSL products.

Distinguished Member of Technical Staff (DMTS)

. CDMA Deployment: National Technical Lead for the integration and

deployment of CDMA in India

- Provided technical leadership to various regional leads.

- Provided Integration and Deployment support to our customer in

the US and other parts of the world

- Initiated the use of Remote deployment to cut cost, by limiting

travels throughout India during CDMA deployment for Reliance

networks

. 1xEV-DO Deployment/Integration:

- Lead a high efficiency team to integrated 1xEV-DO into Verizon

network. Supported similar effort in Brazil, China, Venezuela

and Romania.

. ADSL Deployment/Integration

- Provided various DSL demos throughout Asia, which led to millions

of dollars in sales in Taiwan, Malaysia and Korea.

- Provided deployment/Integration, and consulting support to various

customers.

- Promoted Technical Manager to lead a high performance DSL team to

integrate DSL in Taiwan and other parts of Asia.

- Document all aspects of solution, by providing architectural

documentations, concept papers, detailed designs, PowerPoint

presentations etc. Identified internal/external partners to

complete the solutions, and act as technical liaison.

- I supported customer related activities, such as attending customer

meetings, workshops and making presentations. Also supported other

activities, such as trade shows and conferences.

Software Engineer

. 5 Years Software Development experience with 2 years expatriate

assignment in Japan:

- Site manager and Technical Consultant, responsible for nine NOCs

in Nagoya, Japan.

- Responsible for hiring and training of local staff, to

facilitate transitioning of responsibilities upon my return to

USA.

- Responsible for troubleshooting, problem isolation and

resolution of all issues

- As a result of an "out of date" software, I had the

responsibility to ensure downtime is minimized to prevent loss

of revenue; this requires constant network monitoring, data

collection, as well as constant software and/or hardware

upgrades

- Data from various NOCs are collected and delivered to me on a

daily bases for analysis, problem isolation and resolution.

- Developed a test suite, which facilitated the analysis and

monitoring of 5ESS (Lucent's Electronics Switching System).

- Eventually led a team of technical experts to retrofit customer

software from release six to release twelve, thereby stabilizing

the network.

- Trained the customer with the skills necessary to support and

maintain the entire networks

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At&T Bell Laboratories/Lucent Technologies (continued)

. 5ESS Software Design - C language:

- Designed and developed software for Echo Canceling Unit in the

Switching Module.

- Designed, developed and tested the software for Automatic

Allocation of Protocol Handlers.

- Worked closely with Customers to define business and technical

requirements

- Design technical solutions to various complex problems

- Develop customer statement of work in view of customer requirements

- Responsible for technical issues/solutions through design and

delivery of products.

Professional Skills

. Excellent verbal and written communication skills

. Very good at managing multiple projects

. Highly organized, and work very effectively without supervision

. Excellent troubleshooting skills

. Ability to lead simultaneously from the front and rear

. Tools:

o SPIRENT's SMARBIT Network Analyzer

o IXIA's Network Analyzer

o SPIRENT's Land-Slide Performance Test System

o Wire Shark Network Protocol Analyzer

o CALNEX

o ANUE

Education

Master of Science:

. Computer Science, Illinois Institute of Technologies

Bachelor of Science:

. Electronics Engineering Technologies, DeVry Institute of Technologies

Awards

. Bell Labs Presidents award for outstanding innovation and Technical

Excellence

. Employee excellence award for technical leadership during a two year

expatriate assignment in Japan

. As National technical lead, recognized for outstanding contribution to

Reliance Mobility Network in India

. Outstanding innovation and technical leadership for DSL technical

presentation in Swindon UK

. Aviat Networks Outstanding Performance Award

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