I am seeking a position in information technology in the Middle East . I would like to pursue a career in your company to utilize and enhance my knowledge and expertise in computer engineering, information technology, and telecommunications. I am a software engineer in Nortel Networks working on the Traffic Operator Position Services (TOPS) telephone switch. I have good experience in software design and development and I also have an academic instructional background.

Attached below is my resume, looking forward to hear from you.

Respectfully;

Khalid Tariq

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Khalid Muhammad Tariq

Address: 1241-B Patrick Circle / Cary, NC, 27511, USA

E-mail: ktariq@nortelnetworks.com - Phone: (919) 380-0244 - Fax: (919) 991-8505

Objective

Pursuing a career to utilize and enhance my knowledge and expertise in computer engineering / information technology / telecommunications.

Education

B.Sc. in Computer engineering, May 97, GPA 3.38 - North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA.

Present Occupation

Software engineer in Nortel Networks working on the Traffic Operator Position Services (TOPS) telephone switch. Nortel is one of the pioneer companies in telecommunications. Nortel works with customers worldwide to design and deliver data, Internet voice and video solutions that speed their success. Primary responsibilities of position include software development for Nortel (Digital Multiplex Switch) DMS 200 Operator Switches.

Experience

Nortel Networks (2.5 years: Jan. 1997 - present)

· Currently working on data communication utilities feature of TOPS Internet Protocol (IP) project. The project involves connecting DMS switch to Intelligent Workstation (IWS) operator positions via Internet. The individual feature in this project involves developing a Command Increment (CI) tool to test and debug IP communications through the data communications layer,

· Designed, developed, and tested Originating Line Number Search (OLNS) foreign language feature. The feature involved servicing telephone subscribers to automated announcement nodes and operators of their preferred language using TCAP signaling.

· Designed, developed and tested TOPS Flex Automatic Number Identification (ANI) feature. The feature added Flex ANI of 27 for coin phone and Flex ANI of 29 for inmate callers.

· Worked as a co-op on Product Library System (PLS) and made LayMan loads for the Redirection group in Generic Services Framework (GSF). Learned and wrote code in Protel II for Generic Operational measurement, Alarm, and Log (GOAL) classes. Wrote codes in Smalltalk to introduce graphics in the Smalltalk Architecture Model (STAM) for the Redirection software design. In the second term, worked on Problem Reporting Systems (PRSs) for Extended Peripheral Module (XPM) verification group.

Durham Technical Community College (1.5 years: Jan. 1998 - present)

· Currently teaching introductory course in Visual Basic programming. The course introduces programming in Visual Basic and covers the different programming constructs.

· Taught Operating Systems Survey course for four semesters. The course introduces concepts and theory behind an operating system. The course details all the components of an operating system including memory manager, process manager, file manager, device manager and the user command interface.

· Taught Unix Shell Programming course for two semesters. The course introduces the Unix operating system kernel and utilities. The course covers in detail programming in Unix Shell and the UNIX editors.

Wake Technical Community College (6 months: Jun. 97 - Dec.97)

· Taught Introduction to Visual Basic Programming course for one semester. The course covers different programming constructs used in Visual Basic. The course also introduces programming in MS Windows.

· Taught Data Structures course for one semester. The course covered various data structures like Stacks, Queues, Linked-lists, B-Trees, AVL Trees, Direct and Indirect graphs.

North Carolina State University (2 years: Aug. 94 - May. 96)

· Taught the introductory lab to Unix for three semesters. The lab included introduction to the Unix operating system and different applications in Unix like Frame Maker, Xess, Emacs, Interleaf, Dec Write.

· Taught the C++ introductory level lab for two semesters. The lab included programming in C++ using conditional statements, loops, functions, arrays, and structures.

· Taught the advanced C++ course for one semester as a teaching assistant. The course included concepts of classes, inheritance, pointers, stacks, queues, polymorphism, object-oriented programming.

· Worked as a Unix lab operator for two semesters. Main duties involved monitoring the computer lab, provide support and trouble shooting.

Islamic Association of Raleigh (3 years: Jun. 96 - present)

· Maintaining the web pages (http://www.islam1.org) for the association as a web-master. The job includes programming in HTML and Unix.

· Teaching introductory and intermediate level C++ courses. The courses include topics of conditional statements, loops, functions, arrays, structures, classes, inheritance, pointers, stacks, queues, polymorphism, object-oriented programming,

Computer Skills

· Languages

C++ Smalltalk Visual Basic HTML

Protel II Protel Verilog MIPS

Perl Motorola 68KAssembly VHDL Java

Javascript UNIX Shell Scripts

· Operating Systems

UNIX (Solaris/HPUX) Windows95 MS-DOS

· Applications (UNIX & Windows 95)

-Graphics and Multimedia

ObjectCenter SoundForge Adobe Primiere Astound CakeWalk XV Adobe Photoshop PowerView PowerPoint -Circuit Design and Analysis

Synopsys Cadence Spice

-Math/Statistics/Spreadsheets

S-Plus Maple Xess

Excel Access

-Word processing:

Framemaker Interleaf MS-Word DECwrite Postscript

Honors and Awards

· Nortel Carrier Networks Gold Award of Merit for completing TOPS Flex ANI, a twenty weeks feature in eight weeks.

· Graduated with Cum Laude (GPA: 3.38).

· Nortel/Bell Northern Research Scholarship 95/96 due to high academic performance.

· Member of Phi Eta Sigma and Golden Key Honor Society Eta Kappa Nu.

· Semester's Dean List (fall 93, spring 94, fall 94, spring 94, and spring 95).

· Companion of Saint Patrick (Top ranking freshmen award in engineering).

Activities

· President of the Pakistan Student Association in NC State 95/96.

· Member of Nortel Employee Club.

References

Available upon request.