Looking for job openings suitable to my profile
in Bangalore,Inida. I have 20 years of work experience
in RF/Wireless technology and have good experience
in Radio certfifcations as well. Below is my detailed
resume.
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R.Sujatha Gopinath
# B6-003, L & T South
City
Arekere Micolayout, Banerghatta Road
BANGALORE – 560 076
Home: +91 080 41466781
Cell: +91 9900962382
Email:
sujatha_gopinath@rediffmail.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Strong and diverse experience of twenty years
in RF and Wireless domain. Substantial expertise
in design and development of RF/wireless systems &
products for point to multipoint system, digital
microwave communication system, satellite , VSAT
systems and also products for Zigbee, WiFi &
Bluetooth applications.
Successful completion
of several time bound projects – 2.3 -2.4 GHz Spread
spectrum system for Malaysian telecom, 3.5-3.6 GHz
Spread spectrum system for Indonesian telecom, Satellite
terminals and systems for Indian telecom, several
RF amplifiers and transceivers for Indian organizations.
Well experienced in establishing microwave links
and carrying out frequency planning for telecommunication
operations. Thorough understanding and working knowledge
on antennas.
Extensive involvement in providing
technical support to - Testing team for setting
up complete test facilities and to carry out entire
range of RF tests; Production engineering team to
mass produce radios.
Strong knowledge on
different modulation and demodulation methods, filtering
techniques and base band functionality. Familiar
with wireless standards – Zigbee, WLAN (802.11 a/b/g)
, WCDMA, WiMAX, etc .
Adept at analyzing
situations and developing alternative solutions
based on experience, research, staff input and imposed
guidelines.
Extensive exposure to test equipments
like network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, vector
signal analyzer , vector signal generator, power
meter, etc.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCEHTS – Bangalore, 2006 -Till
Present
Technology Specialist
Honeywell
Technology Solutions (HTS), is an integral arm of
Honeywell, one of the world's premier global and
progressive companies. As Honeywell’s key regional
arm of excellence, HTS provides technology, product
and business solutions meeting global standards
of quality, innovation and lifetime performance.
Responsible for validation and verification
of wide range of wireless products developed at
Honeywell Bangalore for various applications like
large industrial wireless networks for oil refineries,
gas plants and mining ; Short range commercial monitoring
and control applications; Automation and control
of residential and commercial buildings; Safety &
security applications ; Health monitoring . The
Radio technologies involved in all these products
includes Zigbee, WLAN, Bluetooth and GPS.
Prime focal for Radio certifications of all
Honeywell wireless products for Global regions.
Accomplishments:• Established and standardized
validation and verification methodology for the
different Radios used in various wireless product
and systems of Honeywell.
• Full fledged RF
lab has been established , involved from initial
stages of identifying all the required RF instruments,
equipments , testing tools until installation and
operation of the same.
• Achieved Radio Certifications
for Asia Pacific and Middle East countries for one
of the widely used Honeywell Industrial wireless
product
• Achieved FCC certifications and CE
marking for several wireless products developed
at Honeywell
• Mentored and coached team of RF
Engineers . Conducted training classes and workshops
on RF and Wireless topics.
EWL – Malaysia,
2001-2006
RF Manager
Embedded Wireless
Labs Sdn Bhd (EWL), R&D lab based at Malaysia,
well known for product development catering to telecommunication
/ wireless markets right from concept to commercialization
level.
Responsible for design and development
of several spread spectrum radios for fixed point
to multipoint telecommunication systems used by
telco’s to extend connectivity to remote places.
This involves conducting weekly review meetings,
design review meetings, forming schedules - follow
up, guidance and direction to engineers with their
activities, interfacing with other teams and management,
interaction with vendors and customers.
My
job responsibility also includes – Study of latest
and improved techniques, arriving at innovative
solutions/methods to enhance the performance and
reduce the cost of radios. Extensive support to
installation and commissioning team, providing valuable
inputs / feedback on radio link aspects.
Accomplishments:
• Successfully completed development
of several radios for varied requirements of Telco’s
from South Africa, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Malaysia
on schedule. The development involved every single
stage of product cycle , starting with formation
of product specifications , followed by system level
design, circuit level design, design verification,
validation and manufacturing engineering support.
• Arrived at effective solutions to overcome several
design challenges for the development of radios
. Design challenge was due to the unique requirements
of the system and the product being proprietry.
• Coined and tested, solution oriented antenna mounting
strategies to overcome the coupling issues between
transmitter and receiver .
• Established microwave
links to Malaysian telecom and Bangladesh telecom
successfully.
• Engineered the entire setup for
automized testing of radios.
• Streamlined the
process of execution of tasks and technical documentation.
ITI Ltd., Transmission R&D, Bangalore,
1996-2001
Senior Engineer
Indian Telephone
Industries (ITI Ltd.) – Pioneering Telecommunication
industry in India.
Spearheaded Amplifier
project , assumed entire responsibility for complete
in house development of SSPA’s and LNA’s – Started
with study phase, followed by arranging training
programmes for the team to upgrade with the necessary
skills and equipping lab with high end instruments
and design packages(ADS) .
Accomplishments:
• Designed and developed compact and antenna feed
mountable 5 watt transceiver for VSAT remote station.
Optimised its design for output power, cost and
compactness. The product passed through rigorous
environmental conditions and was successfully productionised.
• Completed development of rack mount 20 watt SSPA
for 8 GHz microwave communication system. Trouble
free operation of these amplifiers in the field.
• Met pressing needs of satellite communication
division by coming out with low cost C-band 650k
LNA that had excellent performance.
ITI
Ltd., Bangalore, 1991-1996
Executive Engineer
Played active role in a dynamic team working
exclusively on up/down converters and Transceivers.
Came up with timely solutions and suggestions for
optimized design and issues faced at several stages
of development. Complete involvement in all stages
of development which included block level design,
circuit design, simulation, layout making, fabrication
and testing.
Used ADS software package extensively
for simulation of amplifier circuits and layout
generation. Authored design documents, test procedures
and operating manuals.
Accomplishments:
• Successfully designed and developed C-Band
rack mountable up/down converter for Indian department
of telecommunication to be used in satellite systems.
• Developed transceiver for VSAT system to meet
stringent specifications of Indian defense organization.
ITI Ltd., Bangalore, 1987-1991
Assistant
Executive Engineer
Part of a team in the
development of RF subsystems. Completed post graduation
in communication engineering in the year 1990.
Accomplishments:
• Several RF subsystems
like medium power amplifiers, microstrip / strip
line filters, couplers and power dividers/combiners
were developed for use in up/down converters and
RF transceivers.
EDUCATION
• Masters degree ( research based ) from Electrical
communication engineering department, Indian Institute
of Science (I.I.Sc), Bangalore, INDIA -1990 . Research
work done on “Log periodic array of circular microstrip
patch antennas”.
• Bachelor of engineering in
Electronics and telecommunication , University Visveshwaraiah
College of engineering, Bangalore, INDIA – 1985.
PERSONAL STRENGTHS
• Analytical thinking, logical approach to issues,
problem solving skills and decision making.
•
Tolerance, empathy and understanding towards people
.
AWARDS
“Best New Performer” award for outstanding contribution
to the company from Embedded Wireless Labs – 2001.
“Team Excellence” award for relentless effort,
focus and determination demonstrated for Kingfisher
Wireless project - 2008