ANUM AHMED PIRKANI

+447380244402 A highly motivated and hardworking individual with

over 4 years experience into electrical designs and
anum.apirkani@gmail.com systems development. Proven abilities in testing,
aap711@student.bham.ac.uk analysis, project co-ordination and managing
Born: 1st Dec 1991 complex research projects to the very highest
standard. I am seeking an opportunity in industry
Flat 10, Room 2, The where my knowledge and skills will be utilized and
Spinneys, Pritchatts Road, expanded with challenging prospects and
Birmingham, UK professional development.

EDUCATION

2008-2012 BE Electrical (Telecom) CGPA: 3.51 NUST

Military College of Signals
2006-2008 F-Sc A1 (87.2%) Bahria College Islamabad
(Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics)
2004-2006 Matric A1 (92.1%) Bahria College Islamabad
(Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology)

WORK EXPERIENCE
PCB Team Lead, RF/ MICROWAVE June 2013- Present
AKSA-SDS PVT. LTD.
www.aksa-sds.org
NATURE OF JOB:
o Research and Development
o Understanding electronic hardware design, radiation & effect of interfering frequencies
o Designing PCBs for military applications and consumer electronics, which require high
precision and flawless design
o Performing simulation for testing purpose; analyzing and interpreting test data
o Monitoring products in use to improve on future design
RESPONSIBILITIES:
o Logic Development, testing and troubleshooting of designs
o Project Cost Estimation and Components Sourcing
o Quality assurance and control
o Qualifying the final product or system
o Preparing product document and giving presentations
DESIGNING AREA:
o RF & Microwave Power Amplifier Designing, transmitters and receivers design
o Reverse engineering and modification of designs according to latest technology
o Designing of RF Splitters and Combiners
o Designing of Micro strip and strip line Couplers
o RF & Microwave PCB Designing
o Developing and Testing Analog and RF circuit designs
 CONSULTANT ELECTRICAL ENGINEER June 2014- Dec 2014
MARITIME BROADBAND
www.maritimebroadband.com
NATURE OF JOB:
o Recommending design concepts and modifications based project requirements
o Performed highly specialized design, research, and analysis on a project-by-project basis
o Preparing electrical drawings, specifications, calculations, charts and graphs
o Categorizing customer requirements and designing the products accordingly
o Project Cost Estimation and component finalization

SUMMER INTERNEE June 2011- August 2011

NETKOM
www.netkom.com.pk
NATURE OF JOB:
o Performing professional engineering work in the planning, operation and maintenance of
electrical/ telecom distribution systems
o Ensuring signal transmission/ reception by BTS

PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENTS

AKSA-SDS PVT. LTD

O Interrogator Transmitter & Receiver: Development of Transmitter and Receiver (project
head) of IFF interrogator of Air borne jet aircraft
Transmitter modules: Signal Generator, Modulator, Exciter, Switch, Power Amplifier,
Self-Test,
Frequency: 1030MHz
Power = 1.8kW
PW: 0.8us
Receiver modules: Front end, Self-Test/ Modulation, RF-IF converter, Local Oscillator,
Quadrature Phase Detection, Interface board
Frequency: 1090MHz
Sensitivity = -88dbm
Dynamic Range: 55dbm

O Transponder Receiver: Development of Receiver of IFF transponder of Air borne jet aircraft
Receiver modules: Front end, RF-IF, Demodulator, Local Oscillator, Isolator, Decoder
Frequency: 1030MHz
Sensitivity = -78dbm
Dynamic Range: 55dbm

O YLC2 RADAR Power Amplifier: Designed 8 stage Final Power Amplifier in Primary Radar
Frequency: 1.2Ghz- 1.4GHz
Output Power: 1.2KW
 O Low Noise Amplifier: Used for amplifying very low power GPS signals, the LNA works on both
L1 and L2 bands of GPS standard for higher accuracy, controlling the noise figure of
front end it amplifies the desired GPS frequencies. LNA also has protection circuits
in place (i.e. blanking as well as over voltage protection).
L1 Frequency: 1575.42 MHz
L2 Frequency:1227.6 MHz
Gain:45 db min
Current : >90mA
Bandwidth: +/-10MHz on both L1 and L2
Sensitivity: -120dbm

O High Power Amplifier: Designed a 4 stage solid-state final power amplifier used in ATC radar
which takes an input power level of 10 watt and generates an output greater than
1500watt.
Frequency: 2.7Ghz- 3GHz
Input Power: 40dBm
Output Power: 62dBm
O High Linearity Amplifiers: Designed 1W & 2W high linearity amplifiers
O Wilkinson Dividers: Designed narrow and broadband multi stage Wilkinson dividers
O Matching Networks: Simulation and Development of amplifier matching network
using Micro Strips & lumped components
O Filter Designing: Design RF & Microwave filter designing using micro strips and lumped
components
o S parameter analysis: Analysis of Smith Chart & S-Parameter for design optimization
O Couplers: Design of hybrid/ directional couplers for use in front end and amplifiers
O WLAN & BLUETOOTH Module: Logic Development and design of the modules of project
assigned by MITSUMI Corp
o Design of Printed Circuit Boards: Design of Printed Circuit Board using Advanced Design
System (ADS) and Altium design tools
o Fabrication Files: Generation and final review of gerber files required for the fabrication of
printed circuit boards

MARITIME BROADBAND
o Ku Band Feed array: Designed RF portion of Ku Band Feed Array with high sensitivity and an
optimized beam shape.
The array was designed using computer modelling and optimization techniques
Designed 90 & 180 degree hybrids and 4 Crossed antenna element
o Coupler Combiner Board: Receiver inputs from 4 antennae and outputs to receiver
Transmits the antenna signal to monopulse board
Multiple DC Bias filters used
o Monopulse Board: Inputs from Coupler board and outputs to IF filter
180 degree hybrids used
o IF Filter Board
 MCS, NUST
o FINAL YEAR PROJECT:
Deployment o f Veh i c u l ar A d h o c Net w o r k f o r Lo c at i o n U p d a t e s u s i n g
Di st an c e , Doppler and Direction Technique
The project involves deployment of VANET architecture for updating local dynamic
map using non GPS architecture. It aims at developing a Real Time
Communication Model between vehicles by Updating of Angle of Arrival and
relative distance between the vehicles on highway with each vehicle showing
the exact position of nearby vehicle on a Local Dynamic Map (LDM)
o AM radio receiver: Designed a TRF (tuned radio frequency) receiver for the AM band
Verified the circuit by simulation using Pspice.
Achieved the frequency ranges from 520kHz to 1710 kHz with a 50mW
audio power into an 8-Ohm loudspeaker

o Adaptive filtering: In detailed study of filters and their coefficients using MATLAB
o Password phishing: Performed coding in WordPad to hack passwords in network security
o Design of 3-D figures and machine components: Design was made using AUTOCAD 2008
o Automatic traffic signal with time display: ICs were used to make a traffic signal
o Infrared visitor counter and room light controller: Microcontroller technology employed
o Design of Audio Signal Mixer with Bass and Treble Control: Analysis was made using
MATLAB

TRAININGS/ TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

o Training on Precision Measuring Equipment by ROHDE & SCHWARZ (2013 & 2015)
o Two weeks training on Function and Working of Network Analyzer (2013) Five weeks
training on Altium Software (2013)
o Visited PTCL headquarters and analyzed the Transmission and Reception

TECHNICAL SKILLS
ADS HFSS FEKO Altium Pspice Simulation P-CAD

Keil Matlab Cadence Proteus and Ares AutoCAD C++

AREAS OF INTEREST
Antenna and Hardware Circuit Analysis Analog/Digital Communication Nano
RF systems Design Signal System Planning Technology
Processing & Optimization
 TEST EQUIPMENT FAMILIARITY
Spectrum Oscilloscope Signal Network Logic Power DMM
Analyzer Generator Analyzer Analyzer Meter

ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
o Delivering projects from Concept to Manufacturing within Specification, Budget & Time Limit
o Strong cross-functional and problem-solving skills
o Achieved A grade in Communication and Interpersonal Skills during Under-graduation
o Successfully worked both alone and in design teams
o Well versed in communicating and interpreting technical information's, both diagrams and
mathematical
o Ability to handle crisis by being adaptive to the changing technology, ideas, situations and
conditions and to work effectively under stress
o Being undergraduate final year projects leader, I made the best possible team that was
able to achieve its set objectives prior to the given deadline and got excellent grade

ACHIEVEMENTS AND AFFILIATIONS

o Commonwealth Scholarship Holder Postgraduate (Taught) 2017-18
o Owner and Blogger at www.technocate.webs.com
o Under Secretary HR. in IEEE MCS Branch (2010-011)
o 98.15 percentile in GAT 2012
o Cash prize for maintaining a CGPA above 3.5 in Bachelors form 2nd semester till 7th
o Federal Board Merit based Scholarship for Outstanding Intermediate Result
o Participated in NESCON held in FAST and stood 2nd in the quiz competition
o Received merit scholarship from Bahria College Islamabad for SSC and HSSC education
o House Captain & member dramatics club, Students Council, Bahria College Islamabad
o Member girls basketball team; MCS, NUST
o Participated in Inter-board Netball and Basketball Tournaments and got a Gold Medal
o Member, Islamabad Club

LANGUAGE SKILLS
o Fluent in English and Urdu

REFERENCES
REFERENCES
o Will be furnished upon request