SANKET KULKARNI
Graduate Student at Southern Methodist University
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linkedin.com/in/sjkulkarni
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Cellular Technology Knowledge:
3GPP, CDMA, UMTS, EVDO, LTE,
VoIP, VoLTE, IMS, Diameter, WLAN.
RF Collection Tools: TEMS
Investigation, NEMO, QXDM,
Wireshark.
RF Design Tools: ATOLL, ASSET,
MapInfo Professional, OPNET.
Networking Protocols: HTTP,
SMTP, TELNET, TLS, RTP, SRTP, SSH,
DNS, SNMP, DHCP, TCP, UDP, IPv4,
IPv6, RIP, RIPv2, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP,
MPLS, VTP, STP, RSTP, WAN, HSRP,
VRRP, GLBP.
Tools/Applications: MS Word,
Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, MySQL,
AWS, Openstack, VirtualBox,
PyCharm, Mininet, GNS3, MATLAB,
Cisco Packet Tracer, RADIUS, Keil
Micro-Vision, Proteus.
Languages: C/C++, JAVA basics,
Python basics, HTML.
Operating System: Windows,
Linux, Mac OS.
CERTIFICATIONS/
TRAININGS
TelXperts- VoLTE Training
1. Rigorous Training on LTE
Architecture and SAE/EPS/EPC.
Learned various VoLTE services-
CSFB, SRVCC, Voice over IMS.
2. Learned signaling protocols like SIP
and Diameter in IMS and its
interfaces, GSMA IR.92 and IR.94
profile and VoLTE End-to-End
Signalling and VoLTE call flows.
Cisco Certified Network Associate
Routing and Switching
(CSCO13121321).
Udemy- Python Programming for
Network Engineers
Created python scripts for routers on
GNS3 environment.
Paper Publication- "A review of
SCADA Systems in Indian
Railways"
Published paper in International Jounal
of Engineering Technologies (IJERT), Vol.
3 - Issue 11 (November - 2014).
SUMMARY
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) and Experience in Network Testing, Planning and Project Management, Currently finishing up my Master's Degree in Telecommunications and Management and actively seeking challenging opportunities. 2015/08 -
Present
Student Assistant- Office of Information Technology Southern Methodist University
Provide IT Help Desk services to the students of Cox School of Business. Configured RF technology devices like Antenna distribution systems
(UA844SWB) for different frequency bands and channels for mixer with proper RF cabling.
Provide support to the CEO's/VP's in CEO Speaker Series in Executive-MBA. 2014/11 -
2015/07
RF Engineer (Graduate Trainee)
Idea Cellular Ltd.
Worked with GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+ wireless technologies on 900/1800/2100 MHz frequency bands throughout my responsibilities at Idea.
Assisted Senior Engineers in the Network team with ASSET/ ATOLL/ MapInfo Professional tools for Radio Network Planning and Optimization. Used mobile tools like TEMS Investigation for Drive Testing services for identifying and troubleshooting call drop, handover fail, Block call, etc. Assisted the project management team in gathering requirements for project, built test-cases and monitoring Key Performance Indicators
(KPI).
WORK HISTORY
2015/08 -
2017/05
Master's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering
Southern Methodist University
Academic Projects:
Project Management- RFP for Enterprise OSS/BSS Service By Comcast Designed Business aspects like User/System/Business Requirements, Specifications/ Concept Diagram, Test-cases/Requirement Matrix and Risk Analysis.
IMS/ VoLTE Testing Using Rhode & Schwarz CMW500 Protocol Tester. As a part of VoLTE/IMS training at TelXperts, engaged with Base Simulator - CMW500 for VoLTE call quality and IMS terminal protocol stack testing. Generated reports on UE voice quality for downlink/uplink using PESQ/POLQA KPI's, SIP and IP Communication using Wireshark and test case run for a method of Circuit Switch Fall Back to WCDMA with RRC Connection Release. Cloud Computing Configuration Using AWS Cloud Platform Worked on Amazon Web Services Platform based on Elastic Cloud Compute(EC2) and DNS Route 53 to link two containers of same region using elastic load balancer and public DNS Server.
LTE Network Design and Analysis Using OPNET Simulations Designed cellular network on OPNET for LTE network profile to test the network efficiency, connectivity and seamless handover transfers. 2012/08 -
2015/08
Bachelor's of Engineering in Electronics
University of Mumbai
EDUCATION