Profile
4+ years of experience in project management – time planning, project strategy development, project management, establish relationships with numerous stakeholders, promote project objectives and project direction.
4+ years of experience in researching of possible improvement opportunities in IT/Telecom/Networking/Communications technologies. Strong IT background, which was cemented by working within a team on a number of projects in the University and Industry, where novel solutions were developed and validating technical designs based on requirements were made.
3+ research experience by working on EU FP7 Projects which gave me a good experience in maintaining working relationships with numerous colleagues, and allowed me to develop skill in writing reports and preparing presentations on progress.
Qualifications
2011 – 2014
PhD at the School of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University, UK. Thesis title “End-to-End Quality of Service in Emerging Wireless Hybrid networks”.
2009 – 2011.
MSc. with Distinction in “Design and Technology of wireless broadband networks” from the Oryol State Technical University, 2010, Oryol, Russia. Project entitled: “Detection and Elimination of inter-protocols breaks in data transmission systems”.
2004 – 2009
First Class Honours, Bachelor’s Degree in “Design and Technology of wireless broadband networks” from the Oryol State Technical University, 2009, Oryol. Russia.
Career Summary (And Research)
August 2014– Present
Project Leader/Senior Engineer, Huawei Technologies
I work as a part of the System Design and Optimisation Team.
I lead projects on Cross-Layer Design and Optimisation in the LTE/LTE-A networks for Huawei’s Wireless Product Line.
Responsibilities
• Project strategy development
• determining scenarios of interest for further investigations
• control full project lifecycle
• identify, track, manage and resolve project issues
• gather, document and organize project requirements
• coordinate, track, and manage all the activities of project
• collaborate with stakeholders, teams and outsource team members
• provide visibility to stakeholders about status and risks on projects
• contribute to a positive work environment
• design and programming simulation test scenarios
• all duties that can provide team and project success
January 2014 – September 2014, Research Associate: EU FP7 Project GAMMA, Lancaster University School of Computing and Communications, UK.
• Analyse existing simulation software and develop a new simulation model which validates various security threads in aviation security;
• I was responsible for writing reports and preparing presentations on progress
• Research on 3G/4G wireless broadband standards and security risk methods for developing and implementation of the new security risk assessment method for AEROMACS system;
August 2011 – September 2014,
Part-time job, R&D Engineer: Rinicom Ltd, Lancaster, UK.
Rinicom Ltd is a UK based, privately owned global technology company specialising in providing state-of-the art solutions for wireless broadband communications, digital TV broadcasting and wireless video surveillance applications.
I was part of team which formulated project goals and project plan for the development of proprietary COFDM IP MESH system for rapid deployment by first responders. Moreover, I was responsible for verification and testing of the developed solutions, including development of test protocols and TEST-BEDS. I also took hands-on participation in all field trials.
In addition I was responsible for meeting organisation, writing reports and preparing presentations on progress
September 2011 – December 2012,
Research Associate: EU FP7 Project “SVETLANA”, Lancaster University, School of Computing and Communications, UK.
• Identify improvement opportunities on the project
• Development of a comprehensive model for integrating AIRCRAFT sensors with AeroMACS wireless broadband networks;
• Analysis of the readings from sensors for developing a novel sensors fault detection algorithm;
• Study existing simulation software and develop a new simulation model based on C++ and MATLAB code;
• Incorporation of provided data into the developed model;
September 2011 – August 2014, Doctoral Research: Lancaster University, School of Computing and Communications, UK. (Research advisers: Prof. Garik Markarian, Prof. Plamen Angelov).
• Research on End-to-End QoS techniques in 3G/4G Wireless Broadband standards for developing a novel QoS algorithm for hybrid wireless broadband networks to optimize a chosen End-to-End network parameter for a given QoS class;
• Research on authentication processes in 3G/4G Wireless Broadband standards for developing an authentication process for hybrid networks and add ability of control QoS distribution in hybrid networks;
• Research on 3G/4G wireless broadband technologies for developing a novel life-critical systems which are based on hybrid networks and data analysis algorithms;
• Analysis of Life-Critical Systems for developing a new System based on 3G/4G wireless broadband networks with new QoS mapping;
• I have ten publications in leading journals and professional conferences;
September 2008 – June 2010,
Laboratory Technician, Department of Communication systems of the Oryol State Technical University, Russia.
Duties included:
• Selection and purchasing of IT equipment for department;
• The establishment of departmental intranet and software;
• Provide technical support of teaching and research activities in the department;
• Support of teaching and research activities in the department
Key Skills & Competencies
• Extensive knowledge of all major software packages and tools, including Network Simulator NS2 and NS3, Opnet, MATLAB, MatCAD, CorelDraw AutoCAD, PCAD, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL.
• C++, C#, TCL, , PHP, HTML.
• Hands-on knowledge of wireless broadband networks (3G UMTS/LTE/LTE-Advanced, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.16x, TETRA, TETRAPOL) and their simulation using ns2, ns3, Opnet.
Languages
• Fluent in English and Russian
Interests
• Sport, basketball (I was vice captain of the university basketball team in Russia. This involved organising, training sessions and competitions) ;
• Reading literature, classical music, travelling;
Certifications
• LTE Air Interface,
Certification Authority Huawei Technologies,
License number 15WLRUCLS013008,
February 2015 – Present.
• LTE eNodeB Configuration, Operation and Maintenance,
Certification Authority Huawei Technologies,
License Number 15WLRUCLC003006,
February 2015 –Present.
• LTE eRAN Features and Algorithms & Network Statistics Analysis,
Certification Authority Huawei Technologies,
License Number 14WLRUCLC096007 ,
December 2014 –present.
