SELENE SAGHAFI, MSc

https://www.linkedin.com/in/selene-saghafi-556a216/

San Diego, CA 92130 ~ 949-***-**** ~ ad0lws@r.postjobfree.com Dedicated and innovative project and program manager with excellent analytical and interpersonal skills bringing 10 years of experience in engineering with program and project management certificates and Applied Artificial Intelligence with deep learning and Python programming skills. Dynamic and energetic leader with excellent ability to think out of the box, utilize analytic skills and combine innovative techniques to achieve optimal solutions. Expertise in coordinating diverse technical teams and contributor to reliable, efficient, and productive team performance through viable workable solutions. Skilled in translating business requirements into effective technical solutions to bridge the gap between business and technology to gain optimal profitability. I have managed to keep myself up to date, achieving multiple awards and certifications that enhanced my management, financial planning, time management, and multitasking skills. U.S. Green Card Holder & Canadian Citizen

Languages: English (Fluent), Dutch (Intermediate), Persian (Fluent) CORE COMPETENCIES:

Data Collection / Analysis

Project Procurement

Program Management

Technology Equipment/ Systems

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

PYTHON Programming

Technical Solutions/Sales/Marketing

Oral and Written Reports

Performance Prediction

Cross Functional Collaboration

Technology Analyst

Team Management

Problem Resolution

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Research Engineer: Self Employed ~ Jan 2013 - Now Prepared and achieved the following certificates while on leave due to a child/family care situation:

• "Business Analysis" ~ IIBA LinkedIn Certificate

• "Developing a Program Management Blueprint with Click Up" Coursera Certificate

• "Business Analysis & Process Management" Coursera Certificate

• "Project Management Tracker using Google Sheets" Coursera Certificate

• "Data Analysis using Google Spreadsheets" Coursera Certificate

• "Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management" ~ University of Virginia

• "Scrum PSM1 Preparation" ~ Udemy

• "Agile Project Management" ~ Google

• "Artificial Intelligence & Deep Learning" ~ IBM

• "Python for Data Science, AI & Development" ~ IBM

• "AWS Machine Learning" ~ Amazon

• "Machin Learning" ~ Stanford University

• “Volunteer teacher assistant” in a school in Irvine County

Research Engineer - Technology Management Department ~ Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands ~ Jan 2011- March 2012

Conducted and researched on the adoption of accountability of marketing communications practices by firms and the strategic financial management, concepts and cases”.

Associate Researcher - Electrical Engineering Department, Mixed Signal Microelectronics Group ~ Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands ~ Sep 2009 – Dec 2010

• Desined and simulated a Ka-Band Low Noise Amplifier considering Correlation between HEMT External Noise sources using MATLAB and ADS (Advance Design System)

• Established a novel Charge Redistributed Binary Weighted Split Digital Analog Converter & a new optimum design.

• Designed and simulated a low power SAR and Cyclic ADC using 150 nm technology.

• Developed and implemented Power Reduced Monolithic Sensor System (PREMISS) as a RFID Reader project.

• Estimated and simulated the power and area for an Analog to Digital Converter for an ultra low power, low cost ADC in RFIDs.

Deputy Project/Program Manager ~ Huawei Technologies Co. LTD ~ Jan 2006 – March 2009 o Mentored team members on several GSM (Global System for Mobile communication) projects for our key customer, South Africa Mobile Telephony Network (MTN), and successfully driving future viable business opportunities. o Met with stakeholders, fostering transparent communication regarding project issues and decisions. o Led meeting with external and internal teams to align on project goals. o Negotiaated and managed to ensure cost efficiency. o Developped Project schedule, planned and tracked project status and risk management. o Managed and mentored skills sufficient to lead and align cross-functional teams including Network Planning, Site Acquisitions, Civil works and Telecom implementations. o Improved subcontractors’ activities based on the implementation schedules for project planning and project quality assurance using ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and analyzed the status and gaps. o Trained our customers on advanced features through screen share apps, and prepared Project Management and Methodology seminars (Waterfall & Agile project methodologies). o Conducted a Project Evaluation Review to assess team leaders’ progress for the project in different stages of the project while communicating effectively with the technical and non-technical individuals dealing in the project.

Project/Program Manager ~ Parasp Co. LTD ~ Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 Planning, implementing, and managing two GSM projects for our clients Siemens and Nokia. o Managed internal meetings with the team leaders during the project operational phase. o Planned and led internal meetings and mentored skills to lead and align cross functional teams including Network Planning, Site Acquisitions, Civil works and Telecom implementations. o Managed project resource allocation for different technical teams of Network Planning, Site Acquisition, Civil Works and Telecom teams, mentored subcontractors, monitored and reported project progress to the customers.

BTS (Base Transceiver Station) Commissioning Supervisor ~ Parasp Co. LTD ~ Jan 2004 – Jan 2005

• Played a key role for Siemens mobile sites’ BTS commissioning, antennas, feeders and jumpers DTF (Distance To Fault) test using Rohde & Schwarz Spectrum Analyzer. Used skills and tools: MATLAB

Microwave and Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer, Researcher and Designer ~ Mobin Saman company ~ Sep 2003 – Dec 2004

• Supervised the design, simulation and Implementation of Microstrip Bandpass Filter in 8GHz, Interdigital Microstrip Bandpass Filter in 2.4GHz, Power Splitter in 2.45GHz center frequency, Power Amplifier in 1.65GHz with AH-312, Two Stage LNA in 8GHz with ATF-36077 and NBB-30,

Used skills and tools: MATLAB, ADS (Advance Design System), Microwave Office, C++

Teacher Assistant in Electronics Laboratory ~ Sharif University of Technology ~ Sep 2000 – Sep 2002 Supervised and conducted Electronics laboratory students in Electrical Engineering group under supervision of Dr. Alavi. TRANSFERABLE STRENGTHS & QUALIFICATIONS

Relationship Management ~ Vendor Relations ~ Decision Making ~ Team Leadership ~ Problem Resolution ~ Maintenance and Troubleshooting ~ Financial Services ~ Microsoft Excel ~ Internal / External Communications ~ Hiring / Recruiting / Staffing ~ Artificial Intelligence ~ Decision Making ~ Technical Support ~ Quality Customer Service ~ Budgeting ~ Marketing ~ Microsoft Project ~ Coaching & Mentoring EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES

• “Project Management New Concepts” Certificate ~ TUV Academy ~ June 2005

• MSc in Electrical Engineering –Telecommunications ~ Amirkabir University of Technology

• Relevant Coursework: RF (Radio Frequency) concepts and components, RF/Antenna Fundamentals, LNA, PA, mixer, PLL, ADCs and DACs, ADS (Advance Design System), Serenade, Microwave Office

• BSc in Electrical Engineering – Electronics ~ Sharif University of Technology o Relevant Coursework: Electronics Circuits Design, Data structure & Algorithm, System design, C# Automation PUBLICATIONS

• S Saghafi, Foad A. Malekzadeh, ‘A New Consideration of Correlation between External Noise Sources in HEMT Two Temperature Model’, 2003 IEEE AP-S Topical Conference on Wireless Communications Technology, Hawaii, USA, Oct 2003.

• M.Sc. Thesis: ‘Design and Analysis of Millimeter-wave Low Noise Amplifier in Ka-band’, Advisor: Dr. A. Abdi pour, Tehran, Iran, June 2003.

• S Saghafi, IIR Filter Design Using Optimization Methods, the 6th Student Conference on Electrical Eng., Jan 2003.

• B.Sc. Thesis: Designing and simulating a series of nonlinear telecommunication circuits including AM Demodulator and Frequency Multiplier using Varactor Diode, Advisor: Dr. F. Farzaneh, Feb 2000

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