Antenna Design Engineer

Anup Nandkumar Kulkarni

****, ********* **., *** *** Email: **************@*****.***

San Diego, CA – 92115. Cell: (619) 366- 8390

Career Objectives: To work in the area of antenna research and design which uses my skills and gives me opportunities to sharpen my technical knowledge.

Academic Background

• San Diego State University San Diego, CA, USA

Master of Science, Electrical Engineering GPA: 3.32), Expected Graduation: Summer 2011

• Shivaji University Kolhapur (M.S), India

Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communication (First Class with distinction)(Graduated- June 2007)

MS Thesis Research

• Title: “Investigation on compact internal antenna solutions for future 4G LTE wireless devices with MIMO implementation”

Thesis Advisor: Dr. Satish Kumar Sharma

(Email: *******@****.****.*** and webpage http://electrical.sdsu.edu/faculty/satish/index.html)

Financial Supports: National Science Foundation’s CAREER project under Prof. Satish K. Sharma

Research Publications and Awards

• A. Kulkarni and S. K. Sharma, “A Compact Multiband Antenna with MIMO Implementation for USB Size 4G LTE Wireless Devices”, 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Antenna and Propagation and USNC/ URSI National Radio Science Meeting Spokane, Washington, USA. (Accepted for presentation and publication).

• A. Kulkarni and S. K. Sharma, “A Compact Multiband Antenna for USB Size 4G LTE Wireless Devices with MIMO Implementation”, ”, IEEE , Antenna and Propagation Trans. (Submitted).

First Prize (shared with two other students) - IEEE Student Poster Competition at CLAS TECH Symposium and Exhibition Nov.12, 2010

Poster Title : “A Novel Compact Multiband Antenna for USB Devices” (Co-author/Advisor: Prof. Saish K. Sharma)

Technical Skills

• Simulation Software: Ansoft HFSS v11 & v12, Ansoft Designer v4.

• Antenna fabrication using the LPKF milling machine.

• Calibration and measurement with Anritsu Vector Network Analyzer (37269D) for the scattering parameters

• Antenna radiation pattern measurements (Far field) using Anechoic Chamber (Orbit/FR System).

• Programming skills Matlab, HTML.

• Standards: LTE, GSM, Bluetooth, Wimax, UHF.

Relevant Coursework (MS, EE)

EE645: Antenna and Wave Propagation EE540: Microwave Device & Systems

EE740: Advanced Topics of Physical Electronic (Antenna Design) EE631: RF Electronic Circuit Design

EE602: High Speed Network Design EE558: Digital Communications

Key Projects during MS Course Work

•A group Project to study the MIMO parameters like envelope Correlation and mean effective gain affecting of a MIMO antenna system, with simulating a double element PIFA system.

•Design of Circular patch antenna for GPS applications.

•Design and simulation of Monopole working at the ISM frequency band.

•A group review project on satellite Antennas.

•A group Project on Theoretical Design of MAC Layer for IEEE 802.11n standards.

•Study of LTE Uplink and Downlink management system (Channels).

Work Experience

•Research Assistant (July 2010 – Present)

Antenna and Microwave Lab (AML), San Diego State University under Prof. Sharma

•Electrical Engineer at BHARAT FORGE LTD. Pune (M.S) INDIA (June 2007- Jan 2008)

Research Interest

Compact Antenna Design solutions, RF Circuits Design.

References: Available on request

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