Mazen Khalil
Telecommunications engineer
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About Me
An enthusiastic, adaptive and fast-learning person with a broad and acute interest in the discovery of new innovative information and communications technology, I particularly enjoy collaborating with scientists and engineers from different disciplines to develop new skills and solve new challenges.
Telecommunications engineer
Infrastructures Technologiques Québec
Since May 2018
Full-time
Quebec city
Canada
- Infrastructures Technologiques Québec manage the network of the government of Quebec. This network offers a wide range of services based on high-speed optical fiber covering almost all of Quebec. It ensures high-performance, scalable, secure and robust connectivity. It allows, in particular, the pooling and sharing of government application services for all public bodies. My main role is to:
- Develop new telecommunications services and maintain the evolution of existing services.
- Advise and provide technical and economic expertise to clients in the field of data transmission.
- Contribute to the operation and evolution of the management framework of Réseau Intégré de Télécommunication Multimédia (RITM).
- Assist in writing the tender including the technical specifications for point-to-point services (dark fiber, illuminated fiber and Ethernet link), DNS, SD-WAN, cloud, firewall, Wi-Fi and internet.
- Analyze the pricing grid for new services in conjunction with the market.
- Develop feasibility study and data sheet for new services
- Enhance the Wi-Fi service by implementing new functionalities using Cisco Prime Infrastructure.
- Prepare and validate technical proposals according to the client requirements.
- Prepare proposal submission to confirm technical feasibility and associated costs.
- Detect performance abnormalities by analyzing capacity management reports and configurations.
- Assist in writing and in validation of service offerings, billing solutions, business procedure document, installation guide and architecture guide.
- Develop new telecommunications services and maintain the evolution of existing services.
Electrical project engineer
Saudi Oger LTD.
November 2010
to January 2014
Full-time
Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Oger Ltd, was a Saudi construction company, incorporated in January 1978 with its headquarters in Riyadh. I was an electrical project engineer in charge of 5 sites located in Jeddah on the Red sea.
My main role was to supervise the execution of the electrical systems such as grounding (earthing), lightning, power, fire alarm, communication and security systems. Main duties performed:
- Supervised a group of subcontractors in day to day installations, works and activities.
- Managed all of the contacts required for the completion of project while respecting the environment, health and safety, as well as cost, quality and schedule objectives, in close collaboration with the client.
- Prepared as-built drawing onsite.
- Calculated electrical cables sizes based on the actual consumption.
- Designed of electrical panels including circuit breakers for heating, air conditioning and water pumps.
- Worked closely to the design team to resolve mechanical and electrical coordination issues in respect to the code NFPA 70.
- Prepared Bill of Quantity (BOQ) according to shop drawings.
- Supervised a group of subcontractors in day to day installations, works and activities.
Electrical project engineer
Rabya General Contractors LTD.
November 2008
to October 2010
Full-time
Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
- Rabya is a Saudi company founded in 1974 and located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Its initial capitalization is approximately 80 millions USD.
My main responsibility was supervising the installation of the electrical and communication systems rough-in work for the U.S. New Consulate Compound in Jeddah.
- Estimated the cost of materials based on BOQ and project requirements.
- Prepared the shop drawings using Autocad and Revit MEP.
- Configured, implemented and installed of IP telephony and network devices
- Resolved coordination issues of electrical and mechanical systems such as the intersections of systems specifically in shaft and corridor of the building.
- Prepared as-built drawings onsite.
- Organized the schedule of works and acquiring related materials onsite.
- Ensured that the project complies with electrical safety and construction regulations, design requirements and equipment specifications.
- Managed the human resources of approximately 120 electricians in a project of 9 buildings.
- Estimated the cost of materials based on BOQ and project requirements.
Detection of dielectric properties of organs using fiber-antennas integrated in textiles
Theoretical and numerical simulations of novel wireless-communicating textiles featuring multi-material RF fiber antennas embedded into textiles using HFSS Ansys 3D High-Frequency simulation software
Communications and Electronics
End of study project: Design Ultra Wide Band (UWB) micro-strip antenna using HFSS Ansys
Evaluation of studies conducted outside of Quebec by Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration: Bachelor of Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering
End of study project: Design Ultra Wide Band (UWB) micro-strip antenna using HFSS Ansys
Evaluation of studies conducted outside of Quebec by Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration: Bachelor of Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering
Recognition, scanning, exploiting vulnerabilities and obtaining access, maintaining access, covering traces.
Steps in a hacking investigation including Web server logging, log analysis tools and techniques, indications of suspicious activities, vulnerability scans and sessions attacks.
Steps in a hacking investigation including Web server logging, log analysis tools and techniques, indications of suspicious activities, vulnerability scans and sessions attacks.
- Professional engineer of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec, Canada
- ID Number 5075066 since January 2018
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA 2008)
- Published scientific articles in international journals and a reviewer for scientific conferences such as CCECE and IEEE
- Good knowledge of Cisco IP telephony installation and configuration
- 120 hours of Microsoft Windows 2003 Server and ISA 2000 Server Implementation, Management and Maintenance training courses
- Excellent knowledge of HFSS Ansys 3D High-Frequency simulation software
- Good knowledge of Matlab, AutoCAD and Revit software.
- Bilingual French/English, and Arabic as a native language
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S. Gorgutsa, M. Khalil, V. Bélanger-Garnier, J. Viens, B. Gosselin, S. LaRochelle, and Y. Messaddeq, "Novel Wearable RF Textile-Integrated Antennas Made from Multi-Material Fibers," in Workshop on Specialty Optical Fibers and Their Applications, OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America, 2015), paper WW3A.4.
S. Gorgutsa, M. Khalil, V. Bélanger-Garnier, J. Viens, B. Gosselin, S. LaRochelle, Y. Messaddaq "Emissive Properties of Wearable Wireless-Communicating Textiles Made From Multimaterial Fibers," in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 64, no. 6, pp. 2457-2464, June 2016, doi: 10.1109/TAP.2016.2546959.
Roudjane M, Bellemare-Rousseau S, Khalil M, Gorgutsa S, Miled A, Messaddeq Y. A Portable Wireless Communication Platform Based on a Multi-Material Fiber Sensor for Real-Time Breath Detection. Sensors (Basel). 2018;18(4):973. Published 2018 Mar 25. doi:10.3390/s18040973.
Roudjane, M.; Khalil, M.; Miled, A.; Messaddeq, Y. New Generation Wearable Antenna Based on Multimaterial Fiber for Wireless Communication and Real-Time Breath Detection. Photonics 2018, 5, 33. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics5040033
