Patrick Perini Email & Phone Number

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Network Planning and Engineering of Hawaiian Telcom Central Offices. MPLS planning of Nokia 7X50 Service RoutersGPON planning of Nokia 73XX OLT ShelfsDWDM transport planning using Fujitsu FW7500/9500 and Nokia 1830 PSS platformsPlanning and management of statewide Microwave Radio Network - Radio Builds & Decoms

Denver, Co And Honolulu, Hi

I formed my own consulting practice Engineered For Reception, Inc. to help businesses understand and develop communications technology and services for their customers. A summary of clients and work performed include:Qualcomm, Inc. - RF Engineer and Instructor for Engineering Services Group- Performed comparative coverage analyses for GSM and WCDMA networks at 900 and 2100 MHz- Developed link budgets and propagation analyses for CDMA2000 and UMTS Indoor Networks.- Developed courses: UMTS and CDMA2000 Indoor Network Planning, UMTS, 4G LTE and 5G NR Fundamentals for Engineers and Business Professionals- Teach Qualcomm staff, operators and OEMs 3G CDMA, 4G LTE and 5GNR radio standards, Network planning, Repeaters, and Distributed Antenna Systems.Centerline Solutions, formerly ATECS, LLC - RF Engineering- Performed EME analysis to ensure RF safety at cell sites- Designed and installed inbuilding coverage using repeater and DAS- Developed WiMAX deployment solution; spectrum analysis, vendor assessment, and initial RF design- Assessed technology proposals and standards development in 802.20 and 802.16e- Interference analysis between Inmarsat and Iridium satellite communications systems. Developed interference analysis tools based upon aircraft orientationConcentris Systems - 802.11 RF Frequency Translator Design and Development- Consulted engineers on microwave systems performance, circuit design and development.- Evaluated RF requirements including simulation software, test equipment, evaluation boards and test fixtures.SEMTAS - Antenna & RF Engineering- Reduced interference between SIGNET/SINCARS systems through antenna positioning.- Developed specifications for wireless tracking systems in coal mines. Wrote RFI and RFQ for antenna. - Design and simulation of electrically small loop antennas for a 2-500MHz wideband receiver for Navy. Evaluated shipboard electric field strengths at high and low receive powers to determine dynamic range requirements.

Instructor for Graduate Level Course on Cellular and Wireless Communications- Wireless technologies and spectrum, system capacity, propagation, interference, modulation and link budgets- Student 1X-EVDO and WiMAX Technology Assessment for City of Honolulu Public Safety data network at 700MHzInstructor for Senior Level Course on Microwave Engineering and Computer-Aided-Design (CAD)- Transmission line thoery, S-parameters, amplifier & filter design, microwave systems performance - Microwave simulation using Agilent Advanced Design System (ADS)- Student Filter Design Project including design, simulation, fabrication and test of a microwave filter

Instructor for Senior Level Course on Antennas and Radiation- Antenna Concepts of Gain, Directivity, Radiation Patterns, Polarization, Array Theory, Thin Wire Antennas, etc.

Strategic Planning of Broadband Access Technologies and Services- Evaluations of broadband wireless access technologies for high speed data services- 3rd Generation Wireless Technology Analyses - Capacity versus Coverage, Cost- Free Space Optics (FSO) Technology Analyses - Distance versus Reliability, Cost Research and Development of Cellular and Personal Communication Systems (PCS) - Antenna technologies for wireless communication systems - AMPS, GSM, CDMA- Smart Antenna Systems development and testing in mobile radio environments - Project Leader for Antenna & Microwave Technology Projects for U S WEST Wireless 1995-99- Published periodic reports on R&D efforts, made oral presentations to executive teams- Microwave Radio & Spectrum Expertise – Cellular, PCS, ISM, UN-II, 802.11a/b, millimeter wave- Wireless Communications Expertise - Antenna Diversity, Smart Antennas, Propagation & RF Engineering PAST PROJECTS: - Multibeam Antenna Field Experiments: Effective antenna gain, angle diversity gain- IS-95/CDMA Antenna Diversity studies: Polarization, angle, space, and temporal- Super-cooled Low Noise Amplifier testing: Sensitivity analysis, field trial testing- Cell-site Propagation studies: Antenna down-tilt and in clutter coverage assessments- Ultra Wideband Interference study: Evaluated UWB interference to CDMA network

Instructor for graduate engineering course on Computer Aided Design (CAD) of Microwave Circuits - Transmission line theory, microwave network analysis, passive & active microwave circuit design

Radar Systems Group, Aug. 1987 - Oct. 1992- Resident engineer for the design and development of the SIR-C Antenna at Ball Aerospace - Technical interfacing and project monitoring between Ball Aerospace and JPL- RF design engineering, weekly reporting to JPL during antenna development and production- Completed graduate studies at the University of Colorado at BoulderShuttle Imaging Radar (SIR) Group, June 1985 - May 1987- Design and development of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems and radar electronics- Designed microstrip antennas, phase shifters, microwave circuits, and analog & digital electronics

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