ANAND SHANKAR

6146 Hollywood Dr., Irving, TX, 75039 ∙ anand@ou.edu ∙ (918) 982-2075

Objective

Seeking full time opportunity to develop my knowledge, engineering expertise and research methodologies in the

field of telecommunication.

Education

University of Oklahoma,

M.S in Telecommunication Engineering,

University of Rajasthan,

B.E Honors in Electronics and Communication Engineering,

Tulsa, OK

December, 2015

Rajasthan, INDIA

July, 2009

Profile Summary

  · 6 years of Diverse and cumulative work experience in professional as well as research lab environment.

  · 5 years of experience as testing and support engineer of wireless protocols with international network providers.

  · 3 years of experience in fault debugging, troubleshooting of KPIs focused on CDMA, HSPA, LTE and EVDO.

  · 2 years of technical & practical experience in wireless WCDMA/LTE domain in both core & packet network.

  · Strong problem solving and analytical skills for SS7 call flows related to GSM, GPRS, and UMTS.

  · Experienced to drive test RF parameters and optimize network performance through trace analysis.

  · Experienced in IREG testing and configuration validation at different network nodes.

  · Very good working knowledge and experience with Agilent/JDSU Tools: ST, CRMS, SA, Packet Tracer.

  · Strong interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to lead a team in global environment.

  · Experienced to act as a data analyst and business consultant for global wireless service providers.

  · Experience in project planning, deployment and vendor management in multinational environment.

  · Knowledge of telecommunication industry standards for GSM/WCDMA/LTE and Basic IP call Process.

  · Strong research background in the field of networking and telecommunications.

Work Experience

University of Oklahoma, Graduate Research Assistant, May 2015 – December 2015, Tulsa

  · Research based on “Security in Software Defined Networks”.

  · Identified possible threats and vulnerabilities in software defined networks.

  · Designed & proposed an authentication protocol to secure communication between SDN controllers.

  · Designed communication network architecture for redundant and efficient SDN networks.

  · Worked towards implementation of proposals and recommendations in practical environment.

JDSU India, Product Application Engineer, June 2010 – August 2014, Gurgaon (India)

  · Analysis and troubleshooting of international roaming related issues for various global service providers.

  · Service and Quality assurance of various unilateral & bilateral international roaming KPIs.

  · Network quality maintenance by examining traces of SS7 signaling (MAP) and packet protocols (GTP).

  · Validating configurations on MME, HSS, SGSN, GGSN, PGW, SGW, DNS, EPC, and PCRF nodes.

  · Skilled to use drive test and data collection tools deployed by JDSU for various client networks.

  · System support for configuration, management and fault resolution of LINUX and UNIX servers.

  · Signaling optimization through link tapping from STPs to DXCs and terminating traffic to servers.

  · Support presales and project teams for POC testing of various small cell projects.

  · Act as a liaison between technical and business teams of multiple vendor and client organizations.

  · Plan and execute SOW, SLA and KPIs delivery for new projects along with budget of deployment.

Avaids Technovators, Engineering Trainee, August 2009 – June 2010, Gurgaon (India)

  · Worked as business trainee to analyze the competitive market, prepare proposals and presentations.

  · Coordinate with multiple teams from start to end for successful completion of projects.

  · Synchronize with various clients, outsources and contractors to secure products and services.

Internships

National Resource Center for Youth Services, Network Consultant, May 2015 – December 2015, Tulsa

  · Recommended and implemented system enhancement methods to raise network up time.

  · Installation and configuration of the network equipment and user devices.

  · Analyze, troubleshoot, resolve and maintain record of network and system related issues.

Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth, Business Analyst, January 2015 – May 2015, Tulsa

  · Analyzed business and market for a non-profit organization based in Swaziland, Africa.

  · Developed an expansion strategy to extend the current business both in and out of Swaziland.

  · Analyzed finances of about $ 2 million expansion and created 5 year cost projection of expansion.

Bharti Airtel, Optical Engineering, July 2008 – August 2008, Delhi (India)

  · Use simulation tools to design and verify optical deployment in the networks.

  · Proposed innovative solutions and design methodologies for a long lasting deployment.

  · Analyzed various physical failure mechanisms of optical networks.

Jasper Engineers Pvt. Ltd., QA System Engineering, July 2007 – August 2007, Noida (India)

  · Analyzing and reporting on production reliability failures and identifying the root cause of failures.

  · Circuit debug and analysis for any needed design changes to address functionality failure of products.

  · Evaluation of production lots suspected of quality or reliability issues.

Technical Knowledge

  · Cellular Networks: Vo-IP, Vo–LTE, SS7, GTP, CAMEL, ISUP, EPC, APN, SASN

  · Networking: TCP/IP, MMS, UDP, WAP, DHCP, SNMP, SIP, AAA, Diameter/Radius

  · Routing Protocols: OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, RIP, STP

Academic Project

  · Information and Telecommunication Education and Research Association (ITERA), Fall – 2015

Designed a secure and reliable VPN-MPLS based network architecture to be deployed in and out of office

for a company’s central office located in Manchester, NH and staff offices located throughout US.

Team Size – 4

  · FM Transmitter and Receiver, (B.E Final Year)

Assembled a FM transmitter and receiver to broadcast music with on campus. The project was an

amalgamation of both the electronics and telecommunication fields.

Team Size – 3

  · Ultrasonic Proximity Detector, (B.E Final Year)

Assembled an Ultrasonic Proximity Detector which worked at the frequency of 40 kHz, to alert the end

users about the presence of a moving object within the field of view.

Team Size – 2

Awards and Recognition

  · Received performance of excellence award at JDSU (2014).

  · Recipient of Merit scholar award at SIT (2009).

  · Session presenter at Rajasthan Engineering Colleges Society.

  · Secured first position in inter college poster presentation competition.

  · Secured first position in inter college elocution competition.