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Miguel F. Montes


PERSONAL DETAILS

10 Spencer Street, Parafield Gardens SA 5107
Tel: 0433 318 554
monmf001@students.unisa.edu.au

ABOUT ME

Following the completion of my first degree in electronic engineering in March 2002, I immediately commenced work for Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde, a copper mine which is part of the Phelps Dodge mining group, operating in the southern part of Peru. As part of the ‘Generation’ team, I gained experience in the maintenance of machine control equipment and electrical motors which could be up to 50 HP at the solvent extraction and electrowinning plant. I also obtained experience in Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) which is used for automation of machinery control through a computer network.
As I wanted to redirect my career to the information technology field, I searched several academic institutions in the world and found that the University of South Australia offered a solid telecommunications industry component. Outstanding knowledge obtained at the University introduced me to a great variety of today’s telecommunication advancements as the revolution in wireless internet technology that will completely modify the way we work and learn.
I have recently completed a minor thesis project on telecommunications in conjunction with the Laser Light Scattering and Materials Science Group (LLSMS). My project involved designing and building, from scratch, a remote laboratory. The result was the successful completion of a software solution that by means of well-known Internet standards (H.323 and T.120), allow the control of sophisticated instrumentation over the Internet. My project prepared me for the areas I want to work in: Telecommunications, Instrumentation and Computer Programming.
I am currently working for the LLSMS group, assisting with the supervision of third year engineering student projects. One of these projects consists of enhancing the interaction of a computer-controlled physics experiment and to then make it remotely-controlled over the Internet.
I currently have a full-time work visa and recently I applied for a permanent resident visa as I am planning to stay long-term in South Australia.

EDUCATION

Master of Engineering (Telecommunications), University of South Australia, July 2006

This program provides graduates in information technology-oriented engineering disciplines with an advanced understanding of current practice and technology including:


Bachelor in Electronic Engineering, University of Saint Agustin, November 2002

This program studies the generation, processing, transfer, conversion and control of energy and information. This is achieved through the use of electronic circuits, often in miniaturized form, computer hardware and software and communications networks, either wired or wireless. These are used both in information technology and electrical engineering.

Short Courses

A two-semester course with intense preparation on Information technology courses including: Computers architecture, Networks architecture and administration, Computer programming: C++, Visual C++, Visual Basic and Web page development.
Graduated first in his class at this prestigious Institute

Topics studied: Windows 2000 user mode and a kernel mode, the Encrypting File System (EFS), and Microsoft Management Console (MMC) administrative tools.

Topics studied: Optical fibre communication, optic fibre materials, sensor, communications, transmitters, terminating and splicing.

Topics studied: The public switched telephone network (PSTN), circuit switched services, private branch exchange (PBX)

ABOUT MY PROJECT AT THE LLSMS

 My project consisted of the creation of a software solution which allows laboratory instruments to be controlled over the internet. A remote user connects with the instruments by means of an Internet web browser; he also obtains visual feedback from the laboratory. No-one had worked on this project at the LLSMS group before and I successfully obtained results. This solution provides remote control of equipment effortlessly and cost-effectively over the internet. In contrast, similar commercial tools as IP Nexus and Centra are offered with prices ranging in the thousands of dollars.
I created a Visual Basic program that makes use of the H.323 and T.120 protocol standards. I also created a set of web pages that allows interconnection with the laboratory by means of ActiveX technology. My supervisors named the project a Universal Laboratory Networking tool (ULabNet). The system has been implemented and trialed in the Dynamic Light Scattering Laboratory.
I wrote an academic paper with preliminary results (referenced below) which had been accepted for presentation at several prestigious conferences overseas. The University sponsored me and I presented this at the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference 2006 held in Sorrento, Italy, April 24-27.

PUBLICATIONS

Montes, M.F., Swiatczak, J., Lesniewski, P.J., Thomas, J.C., Golczac, M., “Universal Laboratory Networking System (ULabNet)”, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference IMTC 2006, Sorrento, Italy, April 24-27, 2006
Available on line: http://www.unisa.edu.au/laser/ULabNet/Ulabnet - final version.pdf

My thesis report about the implementation of a cost-free remote laboratory tool can be downloaded here

REFERENCES

Professor John C. Thomas, Professor of Applied Physics, University of South Australia,
+61 8 8302 3053, John.Thomas@unisa.edu.au

Dr Peter Lesniewski, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, University of South Australia,
+61 8 8302 3049, Peter.Lesniewski@unisa.edu.au

Eng. Nicanor Castro Alfaro, Supervisor de Generación, transmisión y planta (Electric generation, transmission and plant), Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde,
+51 54 283363 – 2390, ncastro@phelpsd.com.pe

 

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