Dhwani Patel
Tel No.: 301-***-**** • Email Id: *************@*****.***
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND :
Masters of Science, Telecommunications Engineering Expected May 2015
University of Maryland, College Park GPA: 3.6/4.0
Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communication September 2012
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Dubai Campus GPA: 3.6/4.0
TECHNICAL SKILLS :
Wireless Technologies: GSM/EDGE, CDMA,WCDMA, UMTS, LTE, OFDM, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, MIMO, Bluetooth, WWAN
Network Protocols: IPv4, IPv6, TCP, UDP, HTTP, DNS, DHCP, ARP, ICMP, OSPF, IGRP/EIRGP
Programming: C, C++ JAVA, MATLAB
Tools and Software: Mentum Planet, MapInfo,Poseidon, Proscout, NARDA, SIMetrix, HSPICE, Excel Analytical Solver
WORK EXPERIENCE :
RF ENGINEER – INTERN September 2014 - Present
Infovista, Virginia
Working on Model Tuning assignment Project and radio network planning and designing using Mentum Planet 7.0
Studying construction drawing from Siterra and aligning antenna location to the actual field antenna locations
Running propagation analysis and assigning models for technologies CDMA,LTE FDD and LTE-TDD
Working on Propagation signatures and automatic model assignment process to deliver optimal RF design
Assisting team with creation of drive routes using Street and Trips software
ELECTROMAGNETIC EMISSION REPORT CREATOR AND ANALYST- INTERN June 2014 - August 2014
Telnet-Inc., Maryland
Generated EME/EMC reports for AT&T, Verizon and Sprint using Microsoft Visio
Analyzed the RF emission per cell site using Roof view software to ensure compliance with FCC regulatory guidelines
Identified contributor’s percentage and provide solutions and signage for non-compliant site
Verify quality of data and proper completion of audit and technical worksheet, audit photo and EME readings
GRADUATE SOFTWARE ENGINEER August 2012 - June 2013
Teleysia Networks Pvt. Ltd, India
Assisted in design, development, and deployment of new Java-based vendor application system for Telecom-services industry
Analyzed and Generated Electromagnetic Field reports for compliance with DOT-India regulatory guidelines
Trained on Drive Testing using TEMS tool
TECHNICAL TRAINING:
January 2015 – March 2015
Certification in C/C++ Software Development, Rajesh Patkar Institute of Software Engineering
ACADEMIC PROJECTS :
Distributed Networking Application in JAVA of Client – Server Model for UDP October 2014 - December 2014
Programmed a Client – Server model for User Datagram Protocol with Socket Programming in JAVA using API’s
Implemented a reliable data transfer protocol technique over the unreliable User Datagram Protocol on the transport layer
Incorporated security aspect of the data transfer using encryption algorithm for secure communication over the network
OFDM-based LTE transceiver using MATLAB February 2014 - May 2014
Designing a complete LTE transmitter/receiver communication system using MATLAB
Exploring the design and implementation issues caused during implementation of the OFDM-based system block design
Aim to observe change in BER by changing SNR by varying channel condition
Base Station locator using C March 2014
Performed basic site survey and calculated the EIRP signal received from existing base station on each grid point in the area
Performed grid EIRP computation over the entire area of consideration using dynamic grid computation until best result is found
Processing the computed data program suggested the best location for an addition base station to be installed
GSM system Deployment using Mentum Planet 5.5 September 2013 - December 2013
Designed and simulated the cell site deployment in GSM band in Washington DC using 25 Base station
Optimized and improvised coverage by changing parameters and performed link budget analysis per site.
Analyzed the microwave interference using Poseidon AWS interference calculator
Drive testing on T-MOBILE network using Proscout November 2013
Performed basic site survey and observed the signal behavior using Proscout software and equipment
Observed cellular coverage, planning, handovers between various T-Mobile base stations
Processed drive test data dealing with interference problems, call drops and handover failure