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Kitchener, On, Ca.

Developing Access Stratum & L1 Controller for LTE–MTC (Long Term Evolution-Machine TypeCommunication) and LTE NB-IOT (Narrow Band-Internet of Things)protocol stacks- RRC Layer design, development & testing- L1 Layer (uplink transmission , synchronization procedures, low coverage., scheduling L1 activities), design, development & testing- Stack testing using Amarisoft, Anritsu and Rohde & Shwartz- Debugging/Bug fixing for Interoperability Testing (IOTs)

 Project aims at designing and developing the Access Stratum of the LTE (Long Term Evolution) protocol stack- Development of Release 9 features for RRC (Radio Resource Control) Layer- RRC Layer (Connected mode & Multi-RAT procedures) design, development & testing- Design and development of error handling for RRC Layer- Study Release 10 features in RRC Connected Layer for effort estimate- MAC Layer maintenance, optimization & testing- PDCP Layer design &… Show more  Project aims at designing and developing the Access Stratum of the LTE (Long Term Evolution) protocol stack- Development of Release 9 features for RRC (Radio Resource Control) Layer- RRC Layer (Connected mode & Multi-RAT procedures) design, development & testing- Design and development of error handling for RRC Layer- Study Release 10 features in RRC Connected Layer for effort estimate- MAC Layer maintenance, optimization & testing- PDCP Layer design & reviews- Development of framework for Layer-2 stress testing & debugging- Conformance testing, adaptation layer development, testing & debugging (using Anite)- Stack porting to platform- Debugging/Bug fixing for Interoperability Testing (IOTs) and live air testing Show less

The project aims at design and development of the Access Stratum of the LTE (Long Term Evolution) protocol stack; Layer 2 and Layer 3 (RRC, PDCP, RLC and MAC layers).- Project scope definition, requirements analysis & release planning. - System architecture design (static architecture, dynamic and tasking architecture). - Software modules design. - Design of multi-mode UE. - Review of design and artifacts developed in the project. - Conducting code walkthroughs.… Show more The project aims at design and development of the Access Stratum of the LTE (Long Term Evolution) protocol stack; Layer 2 and Layer 3 (RRC, PDCP, RLC and MAC layers).- Project scope definition, requirements analysis & release planning. - System architecture design (static architecture, dynamic and tasking architecture). - Software modules design. - Design of multi-mode UE. - Review of design and artifacts developed in the project. - Conducting code walkthroughs. - Main documentation for the project (e.g. Architecture, APIs documents. etc). - Supervision and guidance to a team of 17 engineers. - Interaction with customers; six customers, and following up on their requests. - Providing required inputs to the Project Manager for different activities.- Processes definition (e.g. SVN process, Bugzilla process. etc). Show less

The R&D project is responsible for all horizontal technical activities across the company. Contributed to and supervised the following activities: - Definition of company's Software Development Process. - Producing UML2.0 guidelines and selection of UML modeling tool.- Selection of IDE. - Selection of version control and definition of version control usage policy.- Selection of continuous integration tool.- Producing new version of coding guidelines. - Study of… Show more The R&D project is responsible for all horizontal technical activities across the company. Contributed to and supervised the following activities: - Definition of company's Software Development Process. - Producing UML2.0 guidelines and selection of UML modeling tool.- Selection of IDE. - Selection of version control and definition of version control usage policy.- Selection of continuous integration tool.- Producing new version of coding guidelines. - Study of effort and cost estimation using COCOMO. Show less

Developed for Cypress (CA, USA), the project aimed at defining a wireless sensor network protocol with tight memory requirements using Cypress Hi-Tech Compiler for an 8-bits micro-controlleA team of 3 engineers and myself have: - Defined Wireless Sensor Network protocol (Transport Layer, Network Layer and MAC Layer) after investigating available WSN protocols like Zigbee and other proprietary protocols. - Optimized for minimal memory requirements to fit within the customer's platform.

The project has been designed and developed for Wipro, India. The project aimed at the implementation of WUSB Host, Device and Dual Role Device. Responsible for: - Project scope definition and specification of detailed requirements with the customer.- System static architecture design. - Design of hosted solution for the WUSB device. - Leading a team of 7 system design engineers through the system design activities.- Code size optimization. - Contact with technical peer… Show more The project has been designed and developed for Wipro, India. The project aimed at the implementation of WUSB Host, Device and Dual Role Device. Responsible for: - Project scope definition and specification of detailed requirements with the customer.- System static architecture design. - Design of hosted solution for the WUSB device. - Leading a team of 7 system design engineers through the system design activities.- Code size optimization. - Contact with technical peer at the customer's side. Show less

The Access Terminal has been designed and developed for Via Telecom- Specifying system requirements, components functional and structural design.- Conducting code walkthroughs.- Testing software modules and integrated system.

The 802.16d MAC Layer for both the Base Station and the Subscriber Station has been designed and developed for WiLAN Company- Specifying system requirements, components functional and structural design.- Conducting code walkthroughs.- Testing software modules and integrated system.

The project aimed at designing and developing a computer based exchange. Gained knowledge in wired telephony and associated standards (V5.2 protocol, ISDN User Part (ISUP) protocols, TCAP)

- Specifying system requirements for the 801.11a ; 802.11b MAC layer.- Creating functional design for the MAC layer.- Software development using Java and Java-Based Ptolemy.- Participating in code walkthroughs.- Verification testing of the MAC design using Ptolemy systems simulator.

Embedded Systems Certificate

- "Embedded System Design Using ARM": A+, March 2008. - "Fundamentals of Embedded System": A+, June 2008. - "Fundamentals of Embedded.

B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, Electronics And Communications Engineering