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Resume:
Dr. AMAR NATH RAY
Home Address:
Shawnee, KS 66216
913-***-**** (Cell)
*********@*****.***
EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KS.
Ph.D. in Solid State Physics 7/96
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KS.
MS in Physics 5/93
UNIVERSITY OF VISVA-BHARATI, WB, INDIA.
MS in Physics 12/79
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KS.
Visiting Professor in Physics, 1996 – 97
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:
WEST SAFETY SERVICES
Worked as a Senior System Architect since April 2015 to August 2016. Provide support for Network Design, Development, and Architecture, Implementation over 3 G and 4 G, Location Based Services and Testing on NG 9-1-1.
TELETECH TEAM
Worked as a Director of Telecom from August 2014 to April 2015. Provided support for Development, Implementation, Testing and Training. More information is available at www.teletechteam.com. Author of the training manual “Introduction to IMS Based VoLTE”.
SPRINT
Worked as a Senior Strategic Developer in the Network Architecture Core Access Group from 2011 to 2014
Role:
Voice over LTE (VoLTE):
Provide design and architectural support for EPC and IMS Core. Provide communication call flows between PCRF, the Bearer Binding and Event Reporting Function (BBERF) and the PCSCF.
Provide system architecture, integration, development and deployment support. Experience with different EPC and IMS Core elements like PDSN, SGSN, GGSN, MME, SGW, PGW, PCEF, PCRF etc.
Provide design and architectural document on VoLTE 9-1-1. Provide RFP requirements for VoLTE.
Provide design and planning document for Spectrum Management with VoLTE.
Provide call-flow diagrams for eCSFB
Provide a Real-time Traffic and QoS Management System using multi network access technology platforms.
Adjustment of Scheduling Parameters to improve the signal effectiveness based on far-end access technology network
Next Generation (NG) 9-1-1
Provide test plans for evaluation of NG 9-1-1 for Sprint.
Provide a whitepaper on IMS based VoLTE 9-1-1
Network platform compatibility with HD voice:
Provide support for analyzing the impact for variation of energy per bit/symbol on the efficiency of HD voice quality over LTE and non LTE platforms
Standards support:
Support NENA IEC-6 as a primary representative of Sprint for developing standards on NG Emergency 9-1-1
Provide support and contributions to the Sprint team at CSRIC-4C to develop a specification standard on Next Generation Emergency 911
Work with the Sprint team in the Emergency Services Interconnection Forum (ESIF) committee on VoLTE 9-1-1
Owner of many US patents (total number of published and pending patents is 152. Most of them are assigned to Sprint and CenturyLink). They are available following the links provided below.
a.Published Patents
b.Patents Pending
CENTURYLINK
Worked as Senior IP Security Engineer in the Voice Solutions Group, from 2009 to 2011
ROLE:
Responsible for providing network design and solutions for Next Generation 911
Providing long-term planning and proof of concept for new products and technologies associated with Next Generation 911
Providing plans, system design, consultation, and contributing to industry standards for evaluating different analog, IP CPE and network elements
Supporting technology planning and holding architectural lead position for the “Transition to IPv6” project.
Providing internal evaluation specifications for IPv6
Responsible for planning and designing Local Loop Access
Providing technical and research support to the Industry Standard Committees to preserve the best interests of the company
Supporting new technology with unique ideas and innovations.
EMBARQ
Worked as Technical Architect III in the Network Technology Planning (2007 – 2009)
SPRINT (1997 – 2007)
Worked as Pr. MTS (Member of Technical Staff) in the Network Planning &Technology Assessment group and supervised the TTE (Telephone Terminal Equipment) Lab from 1997 to 2007
Working as a voting member in several TIA (Telephone Industry
Association) TR-41 Standards Committees including Analog CPE,
VOIP (Voice over IP), CID (Caller ID), STD (Stutter dial tone), RF Immunity, TIA-470 B & C and TAD (Telephone answering device)
Submitted several contributions to different TIA- TR-41 subcommittees. Selected as the Chair of ANSI/TIA TR-41.3.12 standard committee for setting up a standard on CPE Voice Mail Devices
Worked as a SME in the Sprint Wireless Mesh Network project
Worked as the head of the Sprint VOIP CPE (Customer Premises
Equipment) evaluation lab
Worked as the NSD Lead for the Sprint Home HUB Project and prepared the Sprint Internal Standard, TSD & NDDD for Home HUB
Worked as the SME on voice quality for the Sprint C2P Project
Set up Sprint Internal Standard for evaluating Analog & ISDN CPE
HONORS & ACTIVITIES:
Elected as a board member of FCC Part-68 (ACTA) in 2008
Member and contributor for CSRIC 4-B committee on NG-911
Received one of four Top Inventor Awards from Embarq in 2007
Nominated for the 2003 Sprint Technology Leadership Award
Received 2002 Sprint Values of Excellence Award within LTD Network group for outstanding achievement in product evaluation and quality control
Selected as one of the four most productive employees for the third quarter of 1999 in the entire Sprint LTD (Local Telecom Division)
Received 2004 Sprint Values of Excellence Award within LTD
Network group for outstanding achievement in product evaluation
Sole recipient of MSI (Midwest Superconductivity Inc.) fellowship, 1995 – 96
PRESENTATIONS:
Invited Distinguished Speaker, Tec Mahindra, New Delhi, 2007
Seminar Speaker, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1996
Colloquium Speaker, Material Science Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, 1996
Invited Distinguished Speaker, International Workshop on High Temperature Superconductivity, Jaipur, India, 1997
Invited Distinguished Speaker, Southern Illinois University Innovative Systems Conference, 2009
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Presented three papers at APS (American Physical Society) conferences
Published papers in national and international journals
Prepared six white papers for Embarq
Prepared twelve white papers for Sprint
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