USMAN ANSAR KHAN
10 Fairmount St, Medford, MA 02155
Tel: (617) 470-0303, email: usman_a.khan@tufts.edu
EDUCATION:
Tufts University
 MS Electrical Engineering, December, 2003
 Awarded Full Scholarship and Research Assistantship; Current GPA: 3.83
Medford, MA
 Courses include Microwave Eng., Satellite Based Communications, EM Fields and Waves, Communication
Systems, Digital Image Processing, Eng. Management, Microwave Integrated Circuits, CAD for Microwave
Circuits, Antenna Theory, DSP, Radar Eng. RF IC Design, Advanced Feedback Control Systems
Tufts University
 BS Electrical Engineering, May, 2001; Magna Cum Laude
 Cumulative GPA: 3.67; Major GPA: 3.75; Dean’s List 97-01
Medford, MA
EXPERIENCE:
4/01-present Tufts Millimeter / Submillimeter Wave Laboratory
Medford, MA
Research and Teaching Assistant
 Lead research team that investigates dielectric properties of biological mixes, solids, and liquids
 Designed IBM SiGe 1 GHz Low Noise Amplifier using Cadence
 Designed Distributed Broadband and Low Noise Amplifiers using ADS EESOF
 Obtained Free Space Dielectric Measurements using an Agilent 8510C Network Analyzer
 Taught labs for Intro. To Micro. Circuits and Micro. Integrated Circuits classes
6/00-8/00 Currentage Group of Companies
Islamabad, Pakistan
Intern: Marketing and Supply-Chain Management Division
 Conducted market research on the Pakistan Petroleum Industry and worked with Supply Chain
Management to address client requirements
 Compiled report on the State of the Pakistan Petroleum Industry comprising of past, present, and future
market projects and actors, and Currentage’s potential in the market
 Participated in a Health, Safety, and Environment Inspection visit to PPL Gas Production Field in Adhi
and Deutag International Drilling Site in Meyal
 Attended training course on marketing, entrepreneurship, and business management
7/99 – 8/99 Alcatel Pakistan Limited (APL)
Islamabad, Pakistan
Assistant to Manager Manufacturing Engineering in Quality and Manufacturing Department
 Worked on SMD, Card and Rack Assembly and Final Testing of digital telephone supply lines including
trouble-shooting of CP II and FGL
 Facilitated Store Management and developed programs for scheduling and tracking of international and
domestic shipments according to ISO Quality guidelines
 Conducted survey and presented a report on Employee Satisfaction in APL
SKILLS:
Knowledge of AutoCAD, IDL, ADS EESOF, MATLAB, Cadence, PSpice, 8085 Assembly language, Java,
C, UNIX, DSP Programming, as well as Microsoft and Windows applications
ACHIEVEMENTS:
2003 Presidential Award for Citizenship and Public Service, Member of Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and
Golden Key National Honor Society,
ACTIVITIES:
9/00 - present
8/97 – 12/99
8/98 – 5/99
4/99
Community Service: Travel to schools to educate 6th Grade children on social and environmental issues
Captain of Intramural Soccer and Volleyball Teams
Vice-President of Tufts Association of South Asians
Organized Reception and Lecture by Pakistani Ambassador to the United Nations, Ahmad Kamal, in Fletcher
School of Law and Diplomacy
LANGUAGES: Fluent in English, Thai, Urdu; Proficient in French, Punjabi