Prashant Nair

Last updated May 6th 2012
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Prashant P. Nair

Bangalore, Karnataka 560037 India

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OBJECTIVE

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Work in a challenging and designing environment using the experience in project management, SDLC and analytical skills to achieve better progression.

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SUMMARY

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  • Total experience of 7.5 years including project implementation & team management.
  • Knowledge in the areas of wireless, algorithm & application development, QA and SDLC.
  • QAI certification for Project Management course (PMP CTP)
  • Skilled in identifying and solving problems, good at project leadership and interactive skills.
  • Selected as best employee for the Samsung Global Mobility Program 2008 and one of the India representative for Samsung Global Leadership Program 2011 amongst all employees at the center.

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EDUCATION

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August 2001 - March 2004

Arizona State University

Tempe, Arizona

Master of Science

  • Telecommunications

  • 3.4 Grade Point Average

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June 1996 - June 2000

Babasaheb Amebedkar Technological University

Lonere

BTech

  • Electronics and Telecommunications

  • 3.95 Grade Point Average

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WORK EXPERIENCE

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March 2005 - Present
Lead Engineer - Development Group

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd

Bangalore
Chief Engineer II - USN & Automation Group Head:
Samsung Electro Mechanics, India Software Center.
April 2012 to present.
  • Project Lead for Touch Sensor Module, Image Processing Library-2, Web-Server for Routers and many other automation related projects.


Chief Engineer I - USN & Automation Group Head:
Samsung Electro Mechanics, India Software Center.
September 2010 to March 2012.
  • Successful completion of the WiMAX Connection Manager and Device Manager projects
  • Productization of WiMAX products & Enhancement of SEM product SNET Applications
  • Team management of 10 engineers and Quality management of the products for every delivery to head-quarters.
  • Project Lead for LTE Connection Manager, Linux driver implementation for LTE and productization of the LTE product on multiple OS.
  • Project Lead for Tire Pressure Monitoring System - A wireless set of devices to measure the pressure, temperature RSSI etc and display the same on a GUI using a transceiver with a indigenously designed protocol
  • Automation Projects Management - MLCC Chip Inspection Software, Board Template generation & detection, Image Processing Library development and IPL Studio (A GUI Based analysis software).



Lead Engineer III - USN Group Head (All Projects):
Samsung Electro Mechanics, India Software Center.
January 2010 to August 2010.
  • Successful completion and management of all the 3 projects of SNET (ZigBee Applications), ZigBee Profile Development & testing, and Printer related IP algorithms (in total 6 major projects)
  • 2 New Licensing protocols for Samsung Applications proposed and added. One is software based and other software-hardware combination based.
  • New enhancements / requirements handling, task scheduling, bug fixing, proposals for projects and enhancements
  • Defect Management System and Code versioning mechanisms
  • Weekly delivery model proposal to customers
  • Interfacing with QA Group to enhance the stability, robustness & quality of the products at ISC
  • Research on new avenues and possible projects for future.

Lead Engineer I & II - Project Lead:
Samsung Electro Mechanics, India Software Center.
August 2008 to January 2010.
  • Project Lead for the 6LoWPAN (RFC4944), ZigBee Home Automation & ZigBee Pro protocol development for next generation wireless sensor networks.
  • ZigBee Alliance certification for the ZigBeePro Stack within 7 months of development commencement.
  • Management of policies and SDLC processes, GPMS handling,
  • Project scheduling, resource handling, Technical assistance to engineers & designing of the protocol stack.
  • Coordination of development between employees of HQ and Indian Center for protocol development.
  • Customizations for the ZigBeePro and profile layers
  • Successful demonstrations of the stack and profiles to multiple customers at South Korea.
  • Technical consultant for the ZigBee Application projects (3) also

Lead Engineer I - Technical Lead (Protocol Group):
Samsung Electro Mechanics, India Software Center.
November 2007 to August 2008.
  • Leading the team to design, develop & enhance the code for wireless protocols, test WLAN 802.11n applications on Linux milieu including RADIUS server based authentication & association.
  • Core technical lead for the Automation Test Framework (ATF) development.
  • Development of XML parser for the Test Framework & Perl scripts for testing as per Alliance Test Spec.
  • Design of the Automation Test Framework & additional drivers & security stack enhancements
  • HOSTAPD and WLAN Supplicant bug fixes, compilation & merging with ATF for security based associations.
  • Productization of ATF with built-in reporting system, HTML versions of the same with graphs for customers.
  • Software Architect for the 802.11 automated test framework (using Perl & XML) additional tests for alliance.
  • Solving technical (protocol) issues for teams from different projects & enhancing their knowledge base across the wireless platform.
  • Conducting seminars and discussion on vivid innovations and technical information.
  • Proposing new projects on wireless protocols and designing the project related activities.
  • Samsung Global Mobility Program 2008 member - selected amongst employees all over the world.

Sr. Software Engineer - Team Lead:
Samsung Electro Mechanics, India Software Center.
March 2005 to November 2007.
  • Design and Development of ZigBee & UWB wireless security protocol (all modes).
  • Unit, Module, Integration Testing with all layers of ZigBee and MAC of UWB
  • Implementation of the AES-128, CCM* based encryption & decryption, Hashing algorithms (MD5, SHA-1, MMO), Message Authentication Codes, key generation & management & Security Manager.
  • Proposed various practical architectures for network security and key management techniques.
  • Proved loopholes in security algorithm and probable solutions for the same to ZigBee Alliance Security Group.
  • Development and Bug fixing for Network Layer of ZigBee.
  • Developed the code for other layers within the protocol stack
  • Regressive testing & enhancements using scripts, BeeTest GUI and KEIL.
  • Team Lead for Robust testing, ZigFest (South Korea), Stack management & Errata fixes at the center.
  • Bug fixes and enhancements for APS, Profile & ZDO Layers of ZigBee (revision 6 & 12)

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September 2004 - March 2005
Applications Engineer

National Instruments Singapore Private Ltd

Singapore
  • Support clients on a wide range of software and hardware products, design and present new applications, educate customers on a wide variety of software.
  • Customization and testing of programs for clients, and demonstrate product utilities.

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February 2001 - June 2001
Network Consultant Trainee

Citibank NA

Parel, Mumbai
  • Controlled the Wide area network, Local area Network, Video Conferencing, and NSDL.
  • Effectively loaded File Transfer Protocol for the whole branch. Pioneered the process of network updates for the branch.

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RESEARCH

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Researched on information security and interconnection of wireless sensor networks with cellular networks using vehicles for relaying utilizing GPS for location tracking. Achieved reduction in the number of clock cycles by 64% & Data delivery ratio increment by 75%. Simulated the sensor network milieu using Matlab and GloMoSim. Moreover, invented a new technique of data aggregation for wireless sensor networks and SSL authentication for wireless Internet services in a year of research.

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ACADEMIC PROJECTS

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  • Studied on WLAN: WEP, wLLS, key management, IPSEC, encryption algorithms, and security techniques. Developed a link layer security algorithm with advanced encryption and key management techniques.
  • Received the ZigBee Alliance Certification for the ZigBee Protocol & Home Automation

Patents Under Review:
  • Mesh Routing Protocol for 6LoWPAN Networks

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SKILLS

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Programming Languages: C, LabVIEW, HTML, XML and Perl.
Networking Technologies: TCP/IP, ATM, Frame Relay, GPIB, USB, VSAT and video conferencing.
Operating Systems: Windows XP/00/98/95/NT, DOS, Macintosh, Linux Fedora 6.
Cross Compilers: KEIL, AVR
Micro Controller: 802C51F130 [Silicon Labs], 89C521RD2 [ATMEL]
Tools and Applications: GloMoSim, QualNet 4.0, Chipcon Sniffer, DainTree, BeeTest, WinCVS, SVN and Bugzilla.
Scripting Languages: Perl, Shell Script, BeeTest Scripts [XML]
Wireless Standards: 802.15.4 [ZigBee], 802.15.3 [UWB], 6LoWPAN (RF4944) , and 802.11 versions (WLAN).

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PUBLICATIONS

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  • "Energy Efficient Security protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks", IEEE VTC October 2003.
  • "ESPDA: Energy-Efficient and Secure Pattern-Based Data Aggregation for Wireless Sensor Networks", IEEE Oct 2003.
  • "Wireless Sensor Network Security" - REAS Symposium August 2003 at Arizona State University.
  • "SDDA: Secure Differential Data Aggregation in Wireless Sensor Networks", IEEE WSN Operations September 2004.
  • "Energy-Efficient and Secure Pattern-Based Data Aggregation for Wireless Sensor Networks", IEEE CC December 2004.

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PRESENTATIONS

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  • Proposals for the advancement of RFC4944 mesh routing & compression techniques.
  • Commercial Software Licensing Protocol for Samsung Applications
  • Seminar on VSAT Networks and its future advancements. Received accolade for the efforts.
  • Wireless Sensor Network Security for REAS Symposium at ASU.
  • Design of SSL Authentication system in Wireless Internet.
  • WinCVS: (A version maintenance system) Widely appreciated guide to daily usage.

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AWARDS AND HONORS

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  • Accoladed as good employee and given double promotion. Selected as the best employee for the Global Mobility Program in Samsung EM HQ 2008 & 2011.
  • President of Indian Students Association at ASU: Received ASU award for leadership and volunteerism. Pioneered and guided the community service groups in the valley.
  • Treasurer and Webmaster of IEEE ASU Chapter: Won second prize internationally for IEEE website in 2003.
  • Student Leader: One of the five International Students to be selected for the Founders Day. Founder of the International Students Executive Committee at ASU.
  • Nominated for the Hall of Fame Leadership 2003 award at ASU.

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ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGIES

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  • TPMS
  • 6LoWPAN - RFC 4944
  • ZigBee - IEEE 802.15.4
  • UWB - IEEE 802.15.3
  • WLAN - IEEE 802.11n
  • Security Protocols, algorithms & software licensing

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INTERESTS

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  • Working & designing new protocols
  • Writing Poetries, songs, one-liners
  • Music & Reading novels
  • Counseling & Web Development

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CERTIFICATIONS

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  • Korean Language Level 1 (Spoken, Writen, Reading)
  • Web Development & IT - NIIT, Mumbai

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