Absar Shah

Voice
 +92 321-2000302
+971 50-6142790

Email
AbsarShah@gmail.com

Address
R-453 Sector 10,
North Karachi,
Karachi-75850

Website
http://www.absarshah.com

 

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 Professional Objective

To pursue a career that will facilitate the utilization and development of my technical, leadership and interpersonal skills.

 

Education

Bachelors in Electronics Engineering (2003-2007)
CGPA 3.02
National University of Science and Technology, Karachi - Pakistan

Major Subjects (Click to expand/collapse)

  • Microprocessor Architecture
  • Microcontroller Design
  • Signals and Systems
  • Feedback Control Systems
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory
  • Instrumentation
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Digital Communication Systems
  • Fiber Optic Communication

 

 

GCE O & A Levels
7 A’s (O Levels)
3 A’s (A Levels)
The City School, Karachi - Pakistan

 

 


Experience

Technical Intern at Mobilink GSM, Pakistan

Mobilink GSM is the largest cellular service provider in Pakistan, both in terms of network coverage and customer base.

  • Worked on cell planning to install new base stations to improve coverage and capacity
  • Gained experience working on several GSM planning and testing software such as AIRCOM Enterprise v5 (ASSET), TEMS Investigation and MapInfo Professional 7

Design Projects

  • Studied the behavior of electromagnetic waves in air using maxwells equations (EM Wave propogation in light of Maxwells Equation)
  • Completed a GSM Jammer project, which disrupts GSM communications in a given area by generating disturbance signals on downlink frequencies. (Senior Design Project) – Nominated for CNS Gold Medal more
  • Participated in the acclaimed National Engineering Robotics Contest (NERC) 2006, which aimed for an automated, autonomous, indigenous robot. more
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    Video of the robot in its very early stage. Here it is a simple line-follower.
  • Created a feedback control “blimp altitude control” circuit using dumb polling using a 8051 microcontroller, a DC motor and a ranger.
  • Created a interface card between an 8051-based training board and a PC via parallel port interface which provided the board with an easier command interface.
  • An Automated Relative GPA Calculation Program in C with a custom-created GUI

 

Management / Leadership Exposure

Developed management skills leading different projects at the University. Have also been involved in organizing several alumni reunions and sports tournaments.

 

Computer Skills

  • MATLAB 7, C, VB 6.0, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, Microcontroller Programming (8051), Assembly, MultiSIM 8 Circuit Simulator.
  • Windows, Microsoft Office, Mac OS X, Linux.
  • Possess overall high aptitude and intuition with computers.

 

Awards / Achievements

  • Was awarded a plaque at the O Levels convocation for outstanding academic performance
  • Received Honorable Mention Award for developing a website for the IEEE Computer Society History Competition (CHC60)
  • Created a PHP-based personal website (http://www.absarshah.com), and maintain a personal blog at http://blog.absarshah.com