Engineer Design
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Sifiso Gambahaya
Sifiso Gambahaya
Eindhoven 5611HW
E-mail: adj0vg@r.postjobfree.com
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Background Summary
I was born in Zimbabwe and lived in the USA & India where my father was a diplomat for Zimbabwe. My professional career started in South Africa and I have also worked in the USA, China, Taiwan, UK, and Ireland over the past 15 years. I am currently based in Eindhoven The Netherlands and visit clients and attend trade shows and industry conferences as far as Norway, Bulgaria, Germany, France, Spain and Portugal and the Netherlands to name a few EU countries.
Career Objectives and Personal Objectives:
My aim is to utilize my skills to grow and foster knowledge in telecommunications using my vast experience at an intercontinental level. My skill sets in LTE/5G technologies over the past 15 years give me the access and privilege to be at the epicenter of a global revolution for advancing technology for the greater good of humanity in the 21st century.
Professional Skills
●Engineering software and hardware tools know-how
1.EM simulation tools: CST MWS, FEKO, HFSS and IE3D
2.RF simulation tools: Ansys HFSS, CADENCE AWR, KEYSIGHT ADS
3.PCB simulation tools: Altium Designer,
4.CAD simulation tools: SOLID WORKS and AUTOCAD
5.Signal processing: MATLAB and SIMULINK MATHWORKS PACKAGE
6.Measurement Hardware: VNA and Spectrum Analyzer [ Anritsu, R&S, Keysight]
7.Measurement Hardware: OTA call boxes: R&S and Anritsu] for LTE and 5G
8.Measurement Hardware: Indoor/ Outdoor Field Testing: Keysight NEMO and Field-fox Analyzer for 4G/LTE & 5G field Testing
9.Design of novel measurement systems for GNSS, LTE A WIFI and 5G.
●Managerial skills
●Team leader and Engineering manager
10.Mentorship of junior staff and Enterprise Ireland/ ESA project funding projects
11.Tax credits formulation for R&D to realize revenue for novel products
12.Budget exercise and product management with goal of cost saving.
Language Skills
●English as a 1st language
●French- Basic
●Zulu- intermediate
Professional History
Organization: Taoglas LTD
Designation: Lead Antenna Engineer
Tenure: April 2015-Present
TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
●-Lead for Antenna design of 5G/ LTE IOT, M2M, Internal and External BTS/CPE antennas.
●-Lead of R&D for 5G as well as vehicular LTE and Radar mmW integrated antennas.
●-Creation of new product concepts and implementation for electrically small passive & active smart dynamically steerable beamforming active switched antennas at mmW for commercial applications. Integration, prototyping and industrialization of same.
●-Technical direction and mentoring of junior engineers and interns in antenna design, antenna & device testing, design for test and design for manufacturability.
SPECIALITIES
●-Embedded and external antenna design for all applications.
●-EM simulations and antenna prototyping separately and in customer products.
●-Define and support product tooling.
●-Passive Antenna and active radio device performance testing in various Anechoic Chambers ETS Lindgren, MVG Satimo as well as OATS testing. TRP/ TIS/RSE measurements & SAR simulations.
●-Antenna integration and device certification requirements and process for wireless consumer devices, including FCC, PTCRB, CTIA, ETSI, TIA/EIA.
●-Preparation of specifications and datasheets.
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT:
●-Management of Taoglas Engineers in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) for antenna design, customer support and antenna integration, overseeing strategic engineering operations and heading Taoglas, Ireland (HQ), Germany and France offices.
COMMERCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
●-Recruitment of young talent in EMEA (Europe Middle East and Africa) through academic channels as well as established professionals for the growth of the business.
●-Customer technical support.
●-Sales and marketing support for specification creation, quoting, customer meetings and trade shows.
Organization: Smart Antenna Technologies, [Birmingham UK]
Designation: RF Engineer & Ass. Project Manager
Tenure: July 2014-March 2015
●-R&D of mobile antennas for mobile phones, Laptops, Customer Premises Equipment and peripheral wireless devices.
●-Wideband antenna and electronic circuit design for novel multi-functional single antenna elements for mobile phones (GPS, 2G, 3G, WCDMA, WiFi, WiMax, LTE 4G MIMO all on one antenna)
●-Integration of antenna and associated active matching circuitry.
●-Full Wave EM simulation- Software used CST MWS and HFSS and Antenna Magus
●-RF Circuit Design- AWR Microwave Office, Agilent ADS and Optenni Lab.
●-MATLAB for design optimization and for post-processing.
●-Vector Network, Signal Analyzers and Spectrum Analyzers for measurements
-PROJECT MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
●-Managing RF and Electronic design
●-Conceptualization and design of product industrialization process.
●-Manufacturing, pre-production, productions planning and supervision
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Organization: Poynting Antennas, [South Africa & Shenzhen]
Designation: Electronic Engineer
Tenure: August 2012-July 2014
●R&D of 2G/3G/LTE/WiFi and GP Antennas and RF components for commercial telecommunications using FEKO and IE3D Electromagnetic Simulation Software. Markets of products include the USA, China and Europe. Managing the industrialization of RF products in ShenZhen China through- planning, execution and closing of projects.
A sample of some projects worked on:
●-Design of 3dBi Omni directional LTE PUK antenna (700-2700 MHz)
●-Design of 3 dBi LTE dual polarized Omni-directional ceiling mount indoor DAS antenna (700-2700 MHz).
●-Design of 9 dBi dual polarized LTE directional wall mount DAS antenna (700-2700 MHz)
●-Design of dual polarized LTE PUK antenna with 2.4GHz & 5.8 GHz WiFi Omni Directional antenna along with active GPS.
●-Design of 433 MHz 2dBi Omni-directional RFID patch antenna.
●-Design of EW Direction Finding & Commercial LPDAs from 30MHz-2700 MHz
Organization: Andrew Wireless Systems; CommScope, [SA, Hickory NC USA]
Designation: Radio Planner
Tenure: April 2011-August 2012
●-Wireless coverage survey, RF planning, design of RF systems and managing coverage projects of the Andrew Wireless Innovation Group (WIG) Sub-Saharan Africa. [GSM, WCDMA & LTE]
●-Designing and implementation of coverage enhancement solutions for both indoor distributed systems and macro-outdoor solutions.
Software used: IBwave/ RF-vu
Hardware used:
●Andrew ION M 9/18/21P Fibre Optic Repeater series
●ANDREW RF repeaters Low Mid and High-Power series
●ANDREW/ COMMSCOPE Master Unit
●NEMO for Walk Tests and Drive Tests.
●HUAWEI BTS series and ERICSSON BTS series.
A sample of projects managed from RF design to Commissioning
●-Tshepo Themba Hospital; Soweto [Vodafone]
●-Fourways Hospital: Fourways [ MTN]
●-Koedoe Mall, Pretoria [Vodafone]
●-GreenPark Complex; Sandton [Vodafone]
●-KPMG; ParkTown [Vodacom]
●-Jubilee Mall; HammanKraal, PTA East [MTN]
●-SmartCom; ParkTown [Vodafone]
Organization: Reutech Fuchs Electronics, Reunert, [South Africa]
Designation: RF Engineer & Project Manager
Tenure: May 2008-April 2011
Electronic Development of Fuzes [Electronic Warfare Systems]
●-9.3 GHz PCB active antenna design for FMCW radar
●-Design of oscillator circuit for FMCW radar
●-Testing and integration of antenna into radar
Organization: Maersk Group, [Cape Town, South Africa]
Designation: Customer Services Consultant
Tenure: April 2007-November 2007
●-Running transshipments for the entire Export team.
●-Running the terminal departure report for the Safmarine exports team.
●-Quoting contractual and individual customers on freight rates to Europe, Africa, the middle east and Australasia
●-Bookings, pricing and following up on the bookings on the Global Customer Services System (GCSS) and other specialized business software systems.
●-Liaising with various departments including operations, South African Port Authorities (SAPO) to ensure successful shipments from port of loading to destination.
Organization: University of Cape Town, [South Africa]
Designation: Teaching Assistant, Junior Lecturer
Tenure: 2004-2006
●-Teaching assistant for 2nd year micro-electronics and Analog Electronics, 3rd year Digital and Signal Processing Teaching Assistant.
●-Power Electronics and Power Generators/ Motors supervisor for 2nd year students.
●-Also Radar signal Processing and RF Systems Junior Lecturer for final 4th year students in the Electrical Engineering department of UCT.
Educational Qualifications
Organization: University of CapeTown
Degree: MS Electrical Engineering
Tenure: 2004-2005
My involvement with the Radar Remote Sensing Group (RRSG) equipped me with the necessary tools to kick start my career in Electrical Engineering. My studies centered on the following:
●-Antenna Design [Design of 9.3 GHz 24 dBi Pillbox antenna design for Imaging Radar]
●-Microwave & RF Design of Wireless Systems.
●-Artificial Intelligence.
●-Satellite Systems.
●-Radar & Signal processing.
Organization: University of CapeTown
Degree: BS Electrical Engineering
Tenure: 1998-2003
My dissertation was the Design of a Wideband 4x4 Suspended Plate Base Station Patch Antenna Array [1.5-1.8 GHz] for mobile communications.
My majors were the following:
●-Telecommunications.
●-Digital Signal Processing.
●-Power Electronics
Certifications
●RF & Repeater Fibre Commissioning: Andrew Wireless Solutions, Buchdorf Germany.
●NEMO Certification: NEMO Network Testing Finland.
●4G Technologies and Network Design Certification: CelPlan Wireless Global Technologies, Illinois USA.
References
Melanie Golden
Group HR Head Taoglas
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Chris Anderson
CTO and Founder (AKA the Wizard)
F3 Wireless
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Dave Ghillarducci
VP Engineering Taoglas
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Jeff Shamblin
VP Engineering Taoglas
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