MUHAMMAD AWAIS ARIF       

Address: #24, Ibn-e-sina Road, Sector G-10/3, Islamabad, Pakistan

Phone: 0344-8555222, 0314-5227713, 051-2213212

Email: awaisarif8@hotmail.com

CAREER OBJECTIVES

To make the most of the knowledge gained in my professional studies and enhance my capabilities by working in a prestigious organization through dedicated hard work and contribute positively for attaining professional excellence.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

2004-2008    National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NU-FAST), Islamabad

                B.E. Telecommunication Engineering

2002-2004    Beaconhouse Margalla Campus, Islamabad

               Advanced Level (A-Level) Cambridge (Engineering)

WORK EXPERIENCE

1. Technical Support Engineer at Netsolace Inc.

      1^st June 2009 – Present

      Responsibilities & Tasks:

• Windows Troubleshooting
• Software Troubleshooting
• Troubleshoot and resolve network related issues (DNS, Domain, Active directory)
• Hardware Troubleshooting
• Updating Client Software with new builds that are released
• Resolving issues faced by the clients
• Using SQL Programming, Queries to resolve database issues
• Client Handling; Contacting clients to inform about software updates, extract weekly sales reports from terminals, request access for servers and terminals

2. Alcatel-Lucent

      October 2008 - January 2009   

   Responsibilities & Tasks:

Interned as Radio Network (Radio Frequency Planning) Engineer in China Mobile Pakistan (Zong) Project and accomplished the following:-

• Technical Site Surveys: Surveyed Northern Region for new BTS site installations
• RF Drive Testing: Conducted various drive tests for coverage and capacity sites
• OMC Terminal: Worked on OMC terminal to check site status and issues faced by sites

FINAL YEAR PROJECT

Characterization of Antenna Arrays

Goal: Modelling and characterization of Dipole and Microstrip antenna arrays by changing their parameters like length, width, lambda and frequency and analyzing their radiation patterns.

• Literature review on antennas
• Modeling of basic antennas (Monopole, Dipole & Microstrip)
• Modeling of basic antenna arrays (Dipole Antenna Array & Microstrip Patch Antenna Array)
• Characterization of Dipole Antenna Array
• Characterization of Microstrip Patch Antenna Array

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS TRAINING

July 2008             CCNA Certification Training 

                             Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices

                             640-802 ICND 1 & 2 training for CCNA (Corvit Islamabad)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Applications: AutoCAD, PSpice, Xilinx, Packet Tracer, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005
• Antenna Design Softwares: Ansoft HFSS, CST Microwave Studio, Remcom XFDTD, Agilent Advanced Design System
• Hardware and Software : Hardware/Software installations and troubleshooting 
• Networking: High level of expertise in TCP/IP technology and computer networking, , Cisco Router Programming, Domain name server, Active directly, LAN network setup and configuration, troubleshooting network related issues
• Programming Languages: C++, Assembly, Verilog and Matlab 7.0
• Drive Testing & Planning Softwares: TEMS Investigation and MapInfo Professionals
• Other: Strong Communication and Presentation Skills, Ability to work under pressure

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

• Worked as the Regional Project Manager in a Brand Activation firm “Bull’s Eye 360” on Ufone Project from January 2009 - April 2009

   Responsibilities & Tasks:

• Supervision of activation officers and reporting to the Activation Head
• Getting permissions for marquee setup from universities and colleges
• Management of efficient rollout of marquee setup
• Getting permissions to book venues for events
• Complete management and rollout of the events
• Managing Brand Ambassadors
• Regular reporting of updates to the head office
• Management of the team and staff under me
• Client Servicing
• Managed various projects for Event Management and Productions firm “ACX Productions” Islamabad
• Organizer of various events in University level
• Organizer of Nascon 2007,Nascon 2006 & Nascon 2005 Exhibitions in FAST University