Network Engineer - CCNA

Taha Hussain Lughmani

**** ** **** ****** *** N-*16 ♦ Gainesville, Florida 32608 ♦ ************@*****.*** ♦ 316-***-****

OBJECTIVE:

Seeking a challenging co-op/full-time position utilizing my Telecommunications/Computer Engineering skills

EDUCATION:

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering Expected Graduation Date: Dec 09

University of Florida Gainesville, FL

CGPA: 3.83/4.0

Bachelor of Science in Telecommunication Engineering Graduation Date: May 07

National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences Islamabad, Pakistan

CGPA: 4.0/4.0 with “Summa Cum Laude”

Class Rank: 1/90

CERTIFICATIONS:

Cisco Certified Network Associate ( CCNA ) , with 98.6% score

EXPERIENCE:

Jr. Network Engineer Aug 06-Aug 08

Telemedia Limited Islamabad, Pakistan

• Responsible for network service maintenance of company and clients small businesses

• Documented different network designs with VLSM

• Responsible for trouble shooting and maintenance of about 90-100 nodes

• Responsible for troubleshooting routers, switches, VLANs, STPs, OSPF, EIGRP etc

Network Engineer (Intern) May 06 – Aug 06

Pak Telecom Mobile Limited Islamabad, Pakistan

• Worked in the Mobile Switching Center (MSC) and data network

• Worked with the protocol analyzer in live switch

• Helped in troubleshooting the international roaming problems

• Coordinated with different departments like Operations & Maintenance Center (OMC-R, OMC-S)

RF Engineer (Intern) May 05 – Aug 05

Burraq Telecom Limited Islamabad, Pakistan

• Assisted various RF Engineers

• Performed the drive testing of various sites

• Worked with the MapInfo and TEMS Investigation GSM software

Technology Consultant January 09 - present

University of Florida Gainesville, FL

• Troubleshooting hardware and software problems

• Providing the customer support

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Expertise of CISCO IOS

• Expertise of router and switch commands

• Experienced in CDP, VLAN, EIGRP, OSPF, RIP, PPP etc

• Experienced in Opnet and Netwok Simulator (NS-2) for simulating different wireless/wired protocols

• Experienced in link budget analysis

• Experienced in using MapInfo and TEMS Investigation GSM software

• Understanding of FCC regulations

• Experienced in C, C++ and assembly language for Microprocessors

• Experienced in Verilog using XILINX and Agilent ADS

• Experienced in VHDL design for FPGAs

• Experienced in MATLAB in designing filters and solving signal processing problems

PROJECTS:

Designed a small scale networks lab

• As a network engineer, implemented a small scale networks lab

• Used access points, switches, routers and general purpose PCs

• Implemented VLANs and STP along with OSPF

• Work varied from setting up the cross cables to configuring switches, routers and access points

• Installed different network simulator soft wares for the lab like Opnet IT, NS2, Ethereal

Simulation of Ethernet and Token Ring Networks under different scenarios

• Simulation was done in Opnet and NS-2

• Implemented different scenarios of Ethernet and Token ring networks to analyze the network parameters such as network congestion, packet loss etc

Simulation of a chat room in LINUX

• Implemented the chat room using BERKLEY SOCKETS

• Language used was C++

• Provided a real chat room environment for users to interact

Code Compression of 32 bit binary file

• Implemented the code compression in LINUX

• Language used was C++

• Bit mask and run length based compression was used

Simulation of an “Authentication System” for a database

• AVL trees were used as a data structure

• Language used was C++

Design of a non-interfering FM radio receiver in Agilent ADS

• Designed and implemented the receiver architecture

• Selected building blocks from commercially available parts

• Simulated/calculated the performance and MDS

• Plotted the emission spectrum at antenna connector to the FCC requirements satisfaction

CDMA Implementation on FPGA Board using VHDL

• Implementation of CDMA system on an FPGA board was an attempt to make an inexpensive solution

• MATLAB simulations were done for deep understanding of CDMA technology

• Behavioral, Pre-place and Post-place simulation were done using Model_Sim

• Chip Scope Pro was used to show simulation from FPGA board to PC screen

Implementation of a Microcontroller based Wireless Transmitter

• Used Atmel 8051 and Assembly Language

• Using the above mentioned chips and discrete components, the transmitter was built

LEADERSHIP:

• Student Head, Engineering Problem Solving Competition March 07

• Examiner, Outreach Scholarship Program, Ministry of IT/Telecom August 06

• Volunteer, Earth Quake Relief Camp October 05

HONORS AND

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Graduated with a “Summa Cum Laude” Bachelor degree July 07

• Placed in Dean’s list of honor for 4 years during the Bachelor degree Fall 03-Spring 07

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