Intern @ Observed the fabrication line and the testing department to learn the processes used for producing and testing of telephones and coaxial cables. From April 2009 to June 2009 (3 months) Teaching Assistant @ - Advised and planned the studying schedule of 50 pre-university students that qualified for the National University Entrance Exam. - Tutored high school students in Mathematics and Physics to prepare them for University Entrance Exam. - Collaborated with the professor to hold problem-solving sessions, and trained students to use electronics’ laboratory equipments. From April 2006 to October 2008 (2 years 7 months) student advisor and consultant @ Supervising 50 12th grade students to help them with time management and studying strategies to succeed in the nation-wide university entrance exam, for 2 years at Kherad high-school in Iran (all of them got accepted to universities.) From August 2006 to August 2008 (2 years 1 month)

Master's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 3.65 @ University of Southern California From 2011 to 2012 B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, 3.5 @ Sharif University of Technology From 2006 to 2010 Shirin Vakilian is skilled in: Pspice, Simulink, Cadence Virtuoso, SPICE, Matlab, Altium Designer, PCB design, RF simulation in IE3D, Microsoft Office suite, Unix/Linux, Apple OSX, Windows OS, Verilog, Microsoft Office, Windows