RESUME

Nikola Cackov

E-mail: ncackov@cs.sfu.ca

Phone: (604) XXX XXXX

Education:

Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

· Student, Master of Applied Science in School of Engineering Science, 2002 - current

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia

· Bachelor of Science, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, 1996-2001.

Slavco Stojmenski High School, Stip, Macedonia

· High school student, Mathematics and Natural Sciences option, 1992-1996.

Employment history:

April 2001 to July 2002: System engineer – Networking

PEXIM Computers, Skopje, Macedonia (www.pexim.net)

· Installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of Cisco networking equipment.

· Development of banking software.

· Course instructor to banking employees for the use of the software.

· Development and maintenance of software for Internet banking.

August 2001: Internship

Estonian Broadcasting Transmission Centre, Ltd., Tallinn, Estonia (www.ersk.ee)

· Assembly, setup, and testing of Tesla TV transmitter.

July to August 2000: Internship

Macedonian Telecom Operator “Makedonski Telekomunikacii”, Regional Centre Stip, Stip, Macedonia (www.mt.com.mk)

· Study of the structure and operation of EWSD Digital switching system.

Skills:

· Detailed knowledge of TCP/IP protocol suite.

· Proficiency with MATLAB (especially wavelet analysis tools).

· Strong knowledge of OPNET simulation software.

· Familiarity with Microsoft Windows, DOS and Solaris Unix operating systems, experience with DOS batch programming.

· Strong programming skills in Pascal and Delphi programming languages, knowledge of C# and SQL, experience with Microsoft SQL Server.

· Familiarity with Cisco networking equipment: routers, layer-2 and layer3 switches (700, 800, 1600, 2600, and 3600 series; Catalyst 1900 and 2900 series; Catalyst 4000 and 6500 series); strong knowledge of Cisco IOS and Catalyst OS (CatOS).

Publications:

· D. Sharp, N. Cackov, N. Laskovic, Q. Shao, and Lj. Trajkovic, “Analysis of public safety traffic on trunked land mobile radio systems,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC) Special Issue on Quality of Service Delivery in Variable Topology Networks, vol. 22, no. 7, pp. 1197-1205, Sept. 2004.

· N. Cackov, B. Vujicic, S. Vujicic, and Lj. Trajkovic, “Using network activity data to model utilization of a trunked radio system,” Proc. 2004 International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems (SPECTS ’04), San Jose, CA, July 2004, pp. 517-524.

· N. Cackov and M. Bogdanov, “A translation and scale invariant wavelet transform,” Proc. Summer Electronics and Signal Processing Symposium, Ohrid, Macedonia, June 2002, pp. 87-92.

Poster:

· W. Zeng, H. Zhang, J. Liu, N. Cackov, S. Vujicic, B. Vujicic, V. Vukadinovic, and L. Trajkovic, “Improvement of TCP over wireless links,” ASI Exchange, Vancouver, March 11, 2003.

Volunteer and extracurricular activities:

· February 16, 2003: IAM-CSC-PIMS Senior Undergraduate Math Modelling Workshop – tutor for OPNET to undergraduate students visiting the Communication Networks Laboratory (CNL) at SFU.

· January 2003 - current: Co-webmaster for SFU CNL webpage.

· December 2000: Member of the campaign team of a presidential candidate for the Faculty of Electrical Engineering Student Society in Skopje, Macedonia.

· Spring 1995: Member and graphic designer for the environmental organization “Vinozito (Rainbow)” in Stip, Macedonia.

Hobbies and interests:

· Reading: psychological and urban novels.

· Music: finished elementary music school (1985-1992), instrument piano.

· Sports: hiking, skiing and swimming.