Design Engineering

OMAR J. RASHAD

**** *. ******** ******, ********, NY, 13210 312-***-**** ***********@*****.***

Linkedin URL: http://www.linkedin.com/in/omaralsammarraie

EDUCATION

Syracuse University 08/2013 – 05/2015

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (GPA 3.75)

• Analog Circuit Design – complete design process of LNA from schematic to layout and

fabrication

• Digital Design – design and gate-level synthesis of logic circuits from execution units to

top-level design using VHDL, RTL design

• VLSI; timing analysis and delay minimization, heavy use of Synopsis HSpice, testing and

verification

• Digital and wireless communications – designed and published a novel frequency offset

estimation algorithm for 4G OFDM PHY signals (details provided)

American University of Sharjah, Sharjah – United Arab Emirates (UAE) 08/2006 – 12/2010

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Almajd Satellite Broadcasting FZ LLC, Dubai – UAE 07/2011 – 07/2013

Digital Signal/RF Transmission Engineer

• Performed root-cause analysis on the compression, encryption and scrambling stage of the

d igital broadcast system

• Designed the broadcast and video signal processing system (multiplexers, MPEG encoders,

scramblers, modulators, LNBs) according to commercial requirements

• Designed broadcast parameters (modulation mode, FEC rate, symbol rate tuning

f requency …)

• Analyzed signal status in the company lab using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and

performance metrics such as bit-to-noise ratio and bit-error rate (BER)

• Supervised signal t ransmission performance from the frontend to the uplink (baseband,

I F, RF) and executed emergency procedures in case of downtime

Buildex Telecommunications, Dubai - UAE 06/2010 – 08/2010

Wireless Field Engineering Intern

• Deployed, tested and configured of WiMAX antennas

• Participated in product design at the company headquarters

American University of Sharjah, Sharjah - UAE 02/2010 – 10/2011

Researcher (with M. El-Tarhuni, PhD)

• Designed novel frequency estimation algorithm on the PHY layer – simulated fully in

M ATLAB - for OFDM 4G systems with very accurate performance

• Published “A Two-Stage Pilot-Assisted CFO Estimation Scheme for OFDM Signals” at the

A nnual International Conference on Telecommunications 2012 (AICT) and awarded ‘Best

Paper Award’ by IARIA in Stuttgart, Germany

• Published a journal version in the ACTA press journal of technology (publication ID JC

214-1044)

SKILLS

• MATLAB, C++, Python 3, VBA, S imuLink, L abView, PSPICE, CAD

• HSPICE, VHDL, Verilog, VCS, Synopsys tools, Agilent ADS

• Digital circuit design, ASIC/FPGA, RTL design, DFM, DFT, static timing analysis, testing

and verification, CMOS

• Analog design, t ransmission line theory, microwave amplifiers, RF engineering

• Working knowledge of industry standards like OFDM, CDMA, 4G, LTE, W iMAX

• Research and creative thinking, system modeling, very good command of mathematics

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