Yasir Akram

14721 NE 61ST CT, Redmond WA 98052

C: +1 (425) 777-5321 E: yasirakram_1988@yahoo.com

Senior Software Developer and Embedded Design Engineer

Objective

I am looking for a software development position at an organization which offers an opportunity

to work on interesting and challenging real world problems in a good and healthy working environment.

Summary

Skilled Software Developer with more than six years of extensive hands-on experience of

designing and coding commercial software in various languages and technologies. I love to develop and

fix code. I also have an experience of writing code for different microcontrollers including Arm7, Arm9,

iMX31 (Arm11), iMX51 (Cortex A8), CortexR4 and Cortex R7.

I have been mostly working for embedded software development in the domain of 4G

networks. Working in u-blox on LTE UE protocol stack, I have contributed in various positions for

protocol stack development which include redesigning the memory manager, optimizing the stack for

Cortex R4/R7 and iMX31 platforms and working on PDCP/RLC sub layers of the Layer 2. In my current

position I am managing and developing Radio Interface Layer of LTE modules for Android platform. Prior

to that I was working in And-Or Logic where I was part of the team working on various real time

firmware and hardware development for different processors.

Experience

Senior Specialist Engineer, u-blox AG Switzerland – (www.u-blox.com) May 2011 - Present

I have been working at u-blox for more than four years. I was initially part of the Embedded

Team mostly tasked with running our LTE-UE protocol stack with different hardware and RTOS

combinations to provide our customers with a working setup of their choice. This provides customers

with a working foundation on which they can build their solutions. I moved to Protocol Stack

development team by end of third Quarter of 2012 where I worked for PDCP/RLC (UL 2) team. While

there, I successfully carried out the optimization activity resulting in significant performance

improvements. After that I moved to the Radio Interface Layer (RIL) development in the Fourth Quarter

of 2014. There I am managing the RIL from its planning, development and testing to its release delivery

phase. It also includes resolving and discussing all the issues reported by customers in our RIL.

Accomplishments

  · Integration of u-blox RIL with android Jellybeans, Kit Kat and Lollipop.

  · Resolving issues of LTE protocol stack on different embedded platforms; including ARM, CORTEX,

XSCALE and others.

  · Integration of LTE protocol stack and ThreadX RTOS from ArmV6 to Armv7 arm architecture.

  · Performed performance comparison of LTE protocol stack on different platforms.

  · Redesigned memory manager into hierarchical memory manager to reduce locking.

  · LTE protocol stack (PDCP/RLC) Layer2 optimization to reduce D-Cache and I-Cache misses which, as

a result, improves the performance of stack by taking fewer instructions to process each MB.

  · LTE protocol stacks integration with open IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem).

Embedded Design Engineer, And-Or Logic – (www.andorlogic.com)

Jun 2009 - May 2011

I worked at And-Or Logic for 2 years. I designed developed, debugged and upgraded projects

which involved Atmel-ARM7 Processor, TI-MSP430 Microcontroller, T1/E1 Transceivers, Xilinx CPLDs and

Voice/Fax/Data Modems. I worked for the development of real time device firmware for different

products and carry out its hardware and software testing and debugging. It also includes design and

implementation of embedded software and communication protocols.

Accomplishments

  · Design and implementation of encryption key exchange mechanism.

  · Design and implementation discovery mechanism of a device over the network and its network

monitoring system.

Skills

  · Fast learner

  · Commendable Analytical and Problem solving skills

  · Hands-on experience of C/C++, Assembly language, Verilog HDL, Systematic design in OrCAD/PCAD

and some on Python.

  · Hands-on knowledge of TCP/IP and LTE.

  · Development experience with Arm7, Arm9, iMX31 (ARM11), iMX51 (Cortex-A8), Cortex R4, cortex

R7 and other micro controllers.

  · Experienced with tools like Visual Studio, Xilinx ISE, Arm Development Suit (ADS-5), IAR Workbench,

Matlab and many Open Source tools like GCC, Make, GDB and Eclipse.

  · Experienced with debugging and tracing tools, which includes Arm Dstream, Real View Ice (RVI) and

LauterBach Trace32.

  · Operating Systems: Linux (Ubuntu) and Windows (XP, Vista, 7).

  · Version Control: SVN, Perforce and Git.

  · Project Tracking Tools: JIRA and Redmine

Education

BS Telecommunication Engineering — 2005-2009

National University of Computer and Emerging Science (FAST-NU)

Islamabad, Pakistan

  · Awarded in Dean’s honor list three times for academic achievements.

Certifications

  · LTE Air Interface certification from ENKI in 2014.

  · Business Communication Skills certification by Mercurial Minds in 2014.