RESUME

Contact Information______________
Mahdi Jafari Najafi Address: 10319 Westlake Dr, Apt 222
Bethesda, MD 20817
Mobile: 001-301-2634232
E-mail: mjbb1644@w
estpost.net
Objective____________________________________________________
A satellite communications/network position where my 13 years of related experie
nce can add value to your organization
Education____________________________________________________
M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Departmen
t
Electronics, 1994-1996 Shari
f University of Technology,
GPA: 17.4 (out of 20.0) Tehran, Iran (ee.sharif.edu)

B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Departmen

t
Electronics, 1989-1994 Shari
f University of Technology,
GPA: 16.5 (out of 20.0) Tehran, Iran (ee.sharif.edu)

High School Diploma, Shohada-e Enghelab

Mathematics & Physics, 1985-1989 Tehran, Iran
GPA: 17.0 (out of 20.0)
Honors____________________________________________________
1994: Ranked 54th among more than 4000 students in MSEE Entrance Examination
, Iran.
MS & BS Thesis_____________________________________________
B.Sc. Thesis: Design and Implementation of a Z80 Microprocessor based syste
m to configure
and control a synthesizer

M.Sc. Thesis: Lossless Data Compression improvement and usage in communicat

ion systems
Experience_________________________________________________
06/97-Present: Informatics Service Corporation, VSAT Network Engineering & Devel
opment Manager
Tehran, Iran
* Responsible for operation & maintenance of VSAT networks Hub/Remotes (HUGHES P
ES HUB
with more than 8000 of PES satellite remotes that were installed in banks br
anches), organizing
resources and configuration requirements, troubleshooting and diagnosis in H
UB center, and
 optimizing Network performance
* Base band and IF (of HUB) equipment installation & commissioning (for 9 HUGHES
PES VSAT networks)
* Responsible for installation & administration of Network Management System(NMS
) for PES HUGHES VSAT networks
* Splitting and merging VSAT networks, and switching remotes among them
* Conducting installation and testing of HUB/Remote equipment to ensure proper w
orking order & isolating equipment start-up malfunctions and taking corrective a
ction
* Analyzing satellite communication networks for data flow, access methods(TDMA/
FDMA), and information processing methods
* Geographical RF Redundancy(for VSAT Network HUB) design and implementation
* SCPC/MCPC Network design and implementation(Using Comtech Satellite Modems CDM
570/625)
* Performing high-level phone support to VSAT networks customers in troubleshoot
ing network issues
* Upgrading VSAT networks HUB/Remotes software and hardware
* Upgrading VSAT Network Server (SW and HW) from Digital VAX to HP Alpha Server
* Design of organization chart and work flow for VSAT Network Operation and Deve
lopment staff
* Corrective maintenance actions to mitigate and alleviate system faults, and en
hance overall performance
* Documentation of VSAT networks HUB (Base band, IF and RF) PM, troubleshooting
and diagnosis procedure
* Periodically evaluating the bandwidth needs of customers and providing soluti
ons for effective bandwidth utilization
* Test and performance evaluation of different protocols (supported by Hub modu
les, including TCP/IP and legacy protocols X.25, Xpad, SLIP, PPP, SDLC, LLC)
* Design and implementation of software projects to search, retrieve and sort ad
ditional information from VSAT networks database (Ingres II DB Type)
* Design and implementation management of software projects to exchange data bet
ween VSAT Networks database
* Design and implementation of some software projects that automate the process
of backup logs, traffic report (daily), also backup, send and restore(automatica
lly) online database in redundant site
* Design and implementation of SW/HW project that monitors capability of main HU
Bs equipment (in IF, RF and some parts of Base band) to work correctly, and if n
ot, disabling the main VSAT networks HUB, and enabling the redundant networks HU
B
* Installation and configuration of Satellite equipment(satellite modem, )
* Performing FAT(Factory Acceptance Test) on DVB/RCS HUB Equipment
* RF equipment operation and diagnosis
07/2004 -03/2006: Nasr Electronics Research Center, System Design Engineer, Tehr
an, Iran
* Design and Implementation HF modem, with BPSK Modulation, FEC Coding, Scrambl
ing,
* Design and Implementation OFDM modem

06/2001- 04/2003: Rayan Saipa Co., Project Manager in Multiplex Wiring, Tehran,
Iran
* Consultant in multiplex wiring (Local Network in Vehicles)
* Design and implementation of a CAN protocol network in cars

07/2003- 12/2003: FARS Co., Senior Engineer, Tehran, Iran

* Configuration and installation of Traffic Counter and Classifier Device( from
Golden River Co, UK ) on one of the Irans roads
* Processing survey data collected by traffic device and Writing a user installa
tion, configuration and
operation document for traffic device
Skills_________________________________________________
Satellite(VSAT) Network Administration(Designing, Configuring, Integrating and
Maintenance)
HUB (IF & Base band of VSAT Network) Installation and Supervisory operation
RF equipment(UP/Down Converter, HPA/SSPA, Ant. Tracking, M&C,) operation, diagn
osis and troubleshooting
Satellite Link Budget calculation
Database operation (SQL & INGRES)
Satellite network Control/Monitor software installation, configuration and supe
rvisory operation
HP/Compaq VAX/Alpha Server/Station Hardware/System Software Installation and Su
pervisory operation
C/C++ /VISUAL C++ programming
OPENVMS, Linux, and Windows installation and supervisory operation
DCL programming(script file of HP OPENVMS operating system)
Thorough knowledge of LAN/WAN protocols (TCP/IP, ATM, Frame Relay and )
LAN/WAN Hardware/Software installation and operation (Satellite Modem, CISCO Ro
uter/Switch and )
Good knowledge of network security
Microprocessor and Microcontroller system design and implementation