Electrical Engineering

¬Ninos J. Donabed

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Milton, MA 02186 E-mail: ********@*****.***

Education

Master of Science Northeastern University, January 2007

Electrical Engineering • GPA 3.70/4.00

• Thesis: “Development of a Calibrated Bistatic Rayleigh-Born Bottom Reverberation Model for Range-Dependent Continental Shelf Environments”

• Thesis Committee: Purnima Ratilal, Carey Rappaport, Sunwoong Lee

Bachelor of Science Northeastern University, June 2003

Electrical Engineering • GPA 3.74/4.0, magna cum laude

• Tau Beta Pi Honors Society

• National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Professional Experience

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Alexandria, Virginia

Patent Examiner. Review and decide whether the U.S. government will grant exclusive rights to patent applications for inventions. Research the field of technology for patent applications, performing technical and legal patent analysis, and generating reports of findings to the patent applicant. Participate in formal and hands-on training on the legal and technical requirements for patents. May 2007 to present

Northeastern University – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Boston, Massachusetts

Research Assistant. Researched the effects of background reverberation in continental-shelf environments on long range sonar with the help of course work done at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Helped develop theoretical and numeric models for an ultrasound vibrometer to sense displacements of a randomly rough vibrating surface for the U.S. Military. Participated in the 2006 experiment on George’s Bank sponsored by the Office of Naval Research. Presented research findings at the 149th Annual Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. January 2004 to November 2006

Northeastern University – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Boston, Massachusetts

Teaching Assistant. Developed and delivered lab lectures for a Linear Systems undergraduate course. Prepared course materials, tests and quizzes for graduate and undergraduate courses in Computer and Electrical Engineering. Provided students assistance with course materials for both graduate and undergraduate courses. September 2003 to April 2004

NVIDIA Corporation

Santa Clara, California

Design Engineer Intern. Conducted research and provided support for the Systems Engineering group. Developed algorithms to detect visual errors in graphics cards. Drafted reports that assisted the Sales Department in developing its marketing strategy. Tested NVIDIA engineering boards in a lab environment. Created the Signal Integrity team’s internal website. June 2004 to September 2004

Awards, Grants and Honors

2006 Best Student Paper Award, 16th Annual CDSP Conference, Northeastern University

2004-2006 Research Assistantship

2003-2004 Teaching Assistantship

1999-2003 Dean’s List

Publications and Conferences

A. Galinde, N. Donabed, S. Lee, N. C. Makris and P. Ratilal, "Range-dependent waveguide scattering model calibrated for bottom reverberation in continental shelf environments," Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Volume 123, Issue 3, pp. 1270-1281 (March 2008)

P. Ratilal, M. Andrews, N. Donabed, A. Galinde, C. Rappaport and D. Fenneman, "Model for continuously scanning ultrasound vibrometer sensing displacements of randomly rough vibrating surfaces," Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 121:2, pp. 863-878 (2007).

Assyrians of Eastern Massachusetts, Arcadia Publishing (2006).

The Significance of the AAS Online Library: A Source for Diaspora Research, presented at the Middle East Studies Association Annual Conference (2006).

Dominant source of background reverberation during the Acoustic Clutter 2003 experiment, presented at the 149th Annual Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America.

Professional Memberships and Certifications

• Certificate of Training, United States Patent and Trademark Office (8-month intensive program)

• The Patent and Trademark Office Society

• Acoustical Society of America

• Middle East Studies Association

Community Service

Council for Assyrian Research and Development

Advisor

Toronto, Canada

(2006 to Present)

Assyrian Academic Society

Technical Advisor

Chicago, IL

(2003 to Present)

United Assyrian Association of Massachusetts

Vice President, Board Member, Technical Editor

Boston, MA

(2003 to Present)

Skills

Programming languages and software: East, West, Dialog , Matlab, C, Linux, Unix, Latex, Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Windows, HTML, Web Design, Microsoft Office Suite.

Foreign Languages: Assyrian and Spanish.

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