Wireless Engineer

SHAKEEL ZAFAR 248-***-****

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Farmington Hills, MI 48335 linkedin.com/in/shakeelzafar TELECOMMUNICATIONS and AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL Tactical Planning / System Design / Commissioning/ Operation/Sales/Support CORE COMPETENCIES

• Wireless Networks • CDMA/GSM/UMTS/LTE • CV2X Technology

• Cisco Routers • 4G & 5G technology • DragonWave Microwave

• Pathloss 5/LOS/Link

Planner

• ATOLL RF Planning

• Keysight UXM5G

• ADAS

• TCP/IP/IPv4

• R&S CMW500

• Cambium Microwave

• BTS/Node B/ENodeB

• RF Design

• BlueTest RTS-65 Reverb

• Matlab

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES–NOVI, MI

Wireless Solutions Engineer Sep 2019-Nov 2024

• Subject Matter Expert for ADAS and CV2X (Cellular V2X technology).

• Supported Qualcomm CV2X OBU development team.

• Worked with customers and suppliers on interoperability testing for C-V2X and automotive Cyber Security.

• Expert in Keysight’s UXM 5G Network Emulator solution for providing 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G support for automotive TCUs and Mobile devices.

• Provided support for Automotive Cyber Security Penetration Testing.

• Provided Demos and support for 2G,3G 4G,5G, CV2X, Nemo, e-Call and Cyber Security solutions thus creating more than $2M in sales.

• Worked on Redar Target Simulator (RTS) and Radar Scene Emulator (RSE) demos and support. FORD AUTOMOTIVE–Product Development, Dearborn, MI

RF Engineer Dec 2017- Aug.2019

• Part of Ford’s RF team responsible for Cellular Requirements, 4G/LTE automobile antenna selection, positioning on vehicle according to antenna pattern and coax cable lengths.

• Calculation of TIS, TRP and Throughput using anechoic and reverb chambers.

• Calculation of cellular link budget to calculate available margins for antennas and cables. RISE BROADBAND–Loveland, CO

RF Engineer July2016- Dec.2017

• Responsible for planning, design, integration and parameter tuning of ZTE LTE 8700, Ericsson 5212/5216 eNodeB BBU including RF frequency planning using ATOLL. Dragonwave and Cambium MW design using Link Planner/Pathloss 5. Creation and evaluation of CIQ, RFDS and SCIP approvals.

• FCC microwave license co-ordination for 6,11,18 and 23 GHz band.

• Plan, design and implementation of Cambium 450m Access Points for high speed Fixed Wireless internet access.

SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS - Farmington Hills, MI

Lead Microwave and RF Engineer Jan. 2014-Sept.2015

• Responsible for DragonWave/Aviat 6, 11, 18 and 23 GHz microwave, construction, design and implementation for Sprint's Network Vision project thus providing high speed backhaul for LTE Cell sites. Design cell sites according to CIQ and RFDS.

• Designing MW links by using Pathloss.5 and Google Earth, Troubleshooting MW links with field crew for network issues, performed Line of Sight Surveys. Frequency co-ordination with FAA/FCC via comsearch/Micronet. Atoll RF design for regional cell site cluster. ALCATEL-LUCENT- Columbus, OH

Remote Integration and Test Engineer Feb.2010-Dec. 2013

• Responsible for remote integration of Lucent’s 1BTS Node B for ATT’s US UMTS Network

• Added 2nd, 3rd and 4th carriers to ATT’s 1BTS CDMA/EVDO Node Bs to address increasing bandwidth demand

• Worked on migration from ATM backhaul to an all IP backhaul for the entire ATT’s UMTS/CDMA network. EBTS parameters creation according to CIQ and RFDS.

• Test and turn up of Lucent's 9412 LTE eNodeB for ATT, Verizon and Sprint using SAM5620. SPRINT NEXTEL- Livonia, MI

Technical Support Engineer II Sept. 1999-May 2009

• Subject Matter Expert in Motorola Base Site Controller (BSC), Call Processor (CP) and Transcoder

(XCDR) technical troubleshooting, test and turn-up including MTL links. Planned, designed and implemented Nextel’s wireless cellular network for states of Michigan and Ohio. DATACOM – Lafayette, LA Aug. 1998-Aug. 1999

RF Engineer

• Responsible for creating critical engineering packages. This included RF design, floor plans, battery reserve, installation notes and materials list which resulted in a cost-effective installation of telecommunication equipment at the customer’s premises. TRANSFORM TECHNOLOGIES, Salt Lake City, UT

Systems Engineer Feb. 1998-Jul. 1998

• Acted as a consultant for planning and commissioning Bidirectional Amplifiers in order to enhance cellular coverage. Creating SCIP documents for local government approvals. EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Iowa State University- Ames, IA

TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS

• BSS Sub-System Planning Motorola, UK

• Alcatel 1630/1631 DACCS Alcatel, Richardson, TX

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) New Horizons, Livonia, MI Cisco ID CSCO11765301

• CDMA Overview Sprint Nextel, Livonia, MI

• eCall, NTN Malaga, Spain

• CV2X, UXM5G Boblingen, Germany

• ATOLL Loveland, CO

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