The printable
version of my resume:
[PDF] [DOC]
Last updated: Oct. 11, 2008
PERSONAL First name: Mohammad-Reza (Reza)
INFORMATION Last name: Akhavan
Marital
status: Married with no children
Disabilities:
None
CONTACT Address: Centre for Telecommunication
Research (CTR), King’s College
INFORMATION London,
University of London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, UK
Phone: (+44) (20) 784 828
89
E-mail:
reza (dot) akhavan(at)kcl
(dot) ac (dot) uk
Web: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/pse/diveng/research/ctr/mra.html
Homepage: www.ludd.ltu.se/~akhavan
RESEARCH Wireless Networks,
Wireless Sensor Networks, Computer Networks, and 3G
INTERESTS mobile systems
with focus on HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)
EDUCATION
1) PhD Candidate, Centre for
Telecommunications Research In Progress
King’s College
London, University of London, UK
2) Master of Science in Computer Science
and Engineering Aug. 04 - Jun. 06
Lulea
University of Technology (LTU), Lulea, Sweden
Passed Courses: Computer
Communications, Software Engineering, Computer System Performance
Analysis, Antennas and Propagation, Network Algorithms, Networking
Projects,
Real -Time Systems
3) Bachelor of Science in Electrical-Electronic Engineering Oct.
96 - Sep. 00
Azad University in Tabriz (AUT),
Tabriz, Iran
Rank:
Top %5 Graduate students
of Electrical Engineering Dept. in 2000
4) Diploma in Mathematics & Physics Oct. 92 - May 96
Abouzar
High School, Tabriz, Iran
GPA:
17.39 out of 20
PROFESSIONAL 1) MIEEE (Member of the Institute of Electrical
and Electronic Engineers)
REGISTRATIONS 2) MIET (Member of Institution of
Engineering & Technology)
CONFERENCE K. Phanse, Mohammad-Reza
Akhavan
and Ulf Olsson, Study
of IEEE 802.11 Wireless Networks
PAPERS
in Harsh Environments, The 19th International Congress and Exhibition
on Condition Monitoring
Diagnostic
Engineering Management (COMADEM
06), LTU, Sweden, 12–15 June 2006
CERTIFICATION 1) MCP (Microsoft
Certified Professional)
DIPLOMAS 2) IELTS (International
English Language Testing System) 6.5 – Academic
3) Cisco Systems Diploma, Tabriz
Institute of Technology (TIT)
PROJECTS 1) Performance Limits of IEEE 802.11 Wireless Technologies Jan. - Jun. 06
2) Validation of EURANE model for HSDPA (Offered by Ericsson) Feb. - May 05
3) 8051 Microcontroller Programmer May - Sep. 00
4) Hardware Lock Device Oct. - Nov. 99
CO-CURRICULAR
1)
Laboratory demonstrator for “Computer
Engineering II” module (C++ programming) at King's ACTIVITIES College London, UK
2) Member of Lulea
Academic Computer Society (LUDD) at LTU, Sweden
3) Member of
organizing committee of 1st and 2nd “Intelligent Mice Robotic
Competitions” at
IEEE branch, Azad University of
Tabriz, Iran
PROFESSIONAL 1) IT Engineer (PT) Apr. 07 - Present
EXPERIENCE Azad University in Oxford,
Oxford, United Kingdom
Responsibilities:
·
Direct
responsibility for meeting the internal IT needs of the University
·
Provide
technical plan for computer network infrastructure
2) Technical Expert of Computer Networks,
(FT) Jun.
01 -
Aug.
04
ICT Centre,
East Azerbaijan Science & Technology Park, Tabriz, Iran
Responsibilities:
·
Installations,
maintenance, administration, repairs, upgrades & troubleshooting
of wireless and wired large office
network
·
Server
installation, configuration and troubleshooting
·
Network virus
inoculation strategies
·
Installing and
defining customized backup and restoration solutions
·
Installing DNS,
WINS, AD, DHCP, Firewalls, proxy switches and routers
·
Performance
monitoring and network and Internet support.
·
Daily system
checks, user accounts, permissions, file/print/ workstation
3) Computer Networking Teacher, (PT) Aug. 03 - Aug.04
Tabriz
Institute of Technology (TIT), Tabriz, Iran
Teaching
Subjects:
·
Microsoft
Certified Professional Preparation and Computer Networks
4) Network
Administrator, (PT) Feb. 00 - Apr. 01
Helpdesk, Azad
University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Responsibilities:
·
Support
hardware and operating system software
·
Configuring and
Troubleshooting Microsoft based Network
·
Performing
routine LAN administrative tasks
COMPUTER 1) Software
SKILLS NS-2, OPNET,
Matlab, MS Visio, Gnuplot, NANS2, TraceGraph, NTTac-Plus, MDaemon,
Whatsup Gold, Checkpoint Firewall, MS Office
2) Operating Systems
MS-DOS, Windows 3.x / 9x / NT /
2000 / XP / Vista / Advanced Server 2000/03 (Active Directory), QNX Real
- Time Operating System (RTOS)
LANGUAGES English: Fluent
Azerbaijani (Azeri-Turkish):
Mother tongue
Farsi: Native
Arabic: Good
(Reading/Writing), Basic (Conversation)
GENERAL
Technically minded, eye for details
SKILLS
Team
player, capable of leadership, good communicator and teacher
Organised
and disciplined (punctual, can work under pressure)
Ability
to rapidly self teach a subject
Writing
manuals/technical instructions/documentation
Having spent in several countries and lived with many different
nationalities of people,
I
feel confident about "fitting in" with any culture.
REFEREES Available on
demand
Last updated: Oct. 11, 2008 by M-Reza
|