Electrical engineer

Dara Ó hAnnaidh

** ********* ** • Chapel Hill, NC, 27514 • Tel: 919-***-**** • E-mail: ******@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Seeking to leverage 5 years of research, troubleshooting and innovation as an electrical and telecommunications engineer to secure a medical device engineer position.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

A motivated, hardworking and highly regarded electrical engineer with a proven track record of analytical thinking and problem solving. Valuable experience gained in a world-leading telecommunications company, following from extensive postgraduate research in Radio Frequency engineering. Creative and determined in team environments and in leading roles. Logical thinking, confident and decisive.

EDUCATION

• Master of Engineering Science in Radio Frequency Engineering, National University of Ireland, Dublin, November 2005.

• Achieved a Master of Engineering Science by research in Radio Frequency Engineering, through the study of non-linear noise in transistor oscillators and its simulation in C and SPICE.

• Published a paper entitled “Non-linear noise in GaAsFET oscillators”, and presented findings at the European Microwave Conference, Paris, 2005.

• Bachelor of Electronic Engineering, National University of Ireland, Dublin, May 2003.

• Graduated near the top of my class, having studied biomedical engineering as an elective subject.

SUMMARY OF STRENGTHS

• Circuit Design

• Software Testing and Engineering

• Electrical Engineering Research

• Programming in several languages

• Excellent Presentation Skills

• Wireless network troubleshooting

• CAD tool experience

• Team Building and Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ERICSSON, Dublin, Ireland. March 2007 – Present

Wideband CDMA UTRAN Customer Support Engineer (2008 – Present)

• Analyzed and answered up to five customer service requests and consultations per week regarding network configuration and optimization of the UMTS/WCDMA Ericsson Radio Network Controller (RNC) and Radio Base Stations (RBSs).

• Accomplished a high success rate with regard to accuracy and speed of delivered customer service requests.

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• Reproduced live network faults in the customer support laboratory, leading to root cause analyses of customer issues.

• Contributed technical expertise to fellow team members at bi-weekly team meetings, resulting in the implementation of innovative and efficient solutions.

• Provided vital 24/7 on-call emergency network support to customers as part of a roster of customer support engineers, as well as task force investigation and report presentation.

Systems Test and Verification Engineer (2007 – 2008)

• Verified system level software prior to global release on a monthly delivery.

• Performed test planning, test case development and test execution.

• Rigorously tested new network features and functionality.

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PERISHER BLUE, New South Wales, Australia. 2006

Rail Safety Engineer

• Ensured rigid railway safety standards on a monorail system which resulted in a 100% safety record.

• Cultivated a safety conscious transportation environment through effective communication.

Electronic Engineering Laboratory Demonstrator (2003 – 2005)

• Demonstrated and supervised 15 laboratory assignments per year for final year undergraduate Electronic Engineering students.

• Assessed and graded 30 laboratory reports per assignment.

COMPUTER SKILLS

• C, C++

• PERL

• UNIX

• ISTQB software tester certified

• VERILOG

• RF engineering CAD (ADS)

• IP networking

• Matlab

• Rational Rose RT

• Excel

• Powerpoint

• Assembly language

• Word

• SPICE

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

• Citizenship: Canadian and Irish.

• Languages: English, French, German, Irish.

• Leisure Interests: Gaelic football, hurling, soccer, snowboarding.

• National University of Ireland Scholarships for Academia and Gaelic Football.

• Captain, County Wicklow Gaelic Football Team, 2008; Player, 2001– present.

• School President, 1999.

• Volunteer Coach for Youth Gaelic Football.

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