Preston Institute of Management, Science and Technology

CC Tech (Cisco Local Academy)

Progressive Model School

Network & Security SME  -  Solution Design  -  NV1  -  Solutions Architect

Wantirna, Victoria, Australia

Thales

Network / Security Design Engineer

Globalnet Solutions Australia is a IT solutions and services across Australia which also provides Infrastructure as a Service well as Software as a Service. We have major stack in the Education Sector, Retail Industries and SMEs.As a part of the Team, was involve in redesign our own Infrastructure to service our customers.Upgrading of Data Center Switches for higher performance for Infrastructure as a Service.Involve with Clients to assist them with re-design network, troubleshooting. Implementation of new Infrastructure for our Customers

Globalnet Solutions

Senior Network Security Consultant

- Working for BAE System project to serve Royal Saudi Arabia Air Force in resident engineer capacity.•	My responsibility is to provide vBlock infrastructure as per the requirement of Customers with the best practise scenario with high availability of virtual machines, network infrastructure. Including (Nexus 5548, 1000v, C 3560, Cisco UCS B200, Fabric Interconnect 6248)•	Experience in designing and implementing complex solutions based on Storage, Blade servers, virtualization and Vblock converged infrastructure•	Virtualization: Hyper-V, VMware ESXi Server and Vsphere 5 Server installation, configuration and management.•	Build, configure and deploy VMs and templates. Completed Physical-to-Virtual (P2V), Virtual-to-Virtual (V2V) and Virtual-to-Physical (V2P) migration of 2000, 2003, & 2008.•	Taking SNAPSHOTS of Virtual Machines during any Application upgrade and committing the SNAPSHOTS Post successful Application Upgrades or Maintenance•	Installing and Configuring the Capacity Planner.•	 Installing configuring EMC SAN VNX5700.•	Hand on Experience on SAN (Creating LUN, Mapping to Host).•	Installing and Configuring the Site Recovery Manager.•	Involve and managing EMC Aavamar and DataDomain with EMC team.•	Work with the customer to understand their requirement and design recommendation solution.•	Create documentation and managing changes on site documentations.•	Involve in Implementation Plan with the VCE team to implement project.•	Involve in testing for design agreed with customer with VCE engineers•	Work with project manager to identify SOW and team implementation plan

Dimension Data

Data Center (vBlock) Engineer

- My responsibility is to provide network and security design as per the requirement of Customers with the best practice scenario with high availability on Cisco and Juniper devices.•	My area of expertise includes Cisco and Juniper (Routing, Switching, Firewall, Video Conferencing.•	Work with the customer to understand their requirement and design recommendation to develop RFP.•	Create documentation including BOQ / NIP / NRFU and services / products descriptions•	Develop High Level Design as per the requirement with best solution•	Develop Low Level Design with details of effective configuration.•	Develop Implementation Plan to implement project.•	Develop testing for design agreed with customer•	Work with project manager to identify SOW and team implementation plan•	Training Implementation team to execute implementation plan and technical knowledge.•	Senior Integration Architect is the highest level of technical and operational escalation.Projects: Enterprise Sector: Ministry of Health, KSA.•	Managing project as Technical Engineer.•	Developing and control Passive and Active Design documents.•	Involve with the stakeholder to initialize and execute the project under scope.•	Involve with Juniper PS in BOQ, HLD, LLD, NIP and NRFU.•	Met project targeted before timeline. •	Implementing the project involving Juniper EX Series, Switches, SRX Series Firewalls, and Wireless LAN Controller 2800 and 800 Series.Projects: Telecom Sector: STC, KSA.•	Involve in multiple task assigned for different project as Technical Engineer.•	Developing and control Active Design documents.•	Involve with the stakeholder to initialize and execute the project under scope.•	Implementing the Logging Management Switches.•	Involve in POC for Cisco ISE for Wireless users.•	Involve in Juniper SRX 5800 Series Firewall Design change from Clustered to standalone Firewalls.•	Implementation of configuration changes on SRX 5800 Firewall.

Awal IT Services

Security Consultant

- Implementation of Tandberg Infrastructure (VCS Control, VCS Expressway and TMS)•	Providing assistance to Network Operation Team.•	Provide 2nd line support for Data Centres.•	Directly involve with the implementation and upgradation of Network.•	Providing support and maintenance for network all over KSA. •	Management and support for Juniper Router and Firewall•	Management and support for Cisco LMS, CSM with IPM•	Implementation of Cisco Secure ACS 4.2 with replication between sites.•	Implementation of FWSM and ACE for Data centre with failover.•	Providing support and maintenance for Juniper Netscreen Firewalls.•	Involve in different projects as Project Manager (CNS and IPCC and Mini Call Centre Projects)

Zain Telecom, KSA

Team Leader Network Support

International Turnkey Systems, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia From 09/2008 - Present Position: Team Leader – Network & Security•	Working as the Team leader for Network & Security Group and Tandberg Group.•	Managing Different Project for Implementations.•	To attend and solve all the calls forwarded by Help Desk.•	To follow up and ensure calls forwarded to personnel in the team are attended and solved, to assist them in solving problems, if required.•	To perform preventive maintenance for all sites that has been assigned.•	To prepare cost and price for any new hardware and related software that needs to be quoted.•	To train personnel on products and technologies used by ITS, so as to ensure everyone are updated and aware of the latest trends.•	To ensure continuous availability of required spares in the store, in liaison with the storekeeper.•	To have constant communication with vendors, so as to ensure second line support activities are provided by them to customer’s satisfaction.•	To perform site surveys.•	To monitor and ensure proper Installation of any applications / hardware, required by the client.•	To maintain documentation and training material for support services.•	Providing support to existing clients for VMware VSphere v4 and 5.Projects: Telecom Sector: Zain KSA.	Worked on Different Position (Technical Consultant, Team Leader, Project Officer)Military Sector: GCC Project, KSA, UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.	Worked as Technical Consultant and EngineerHigher Education Sector: Prince Noura University & King Faisal University, KSA.	Worked as Project Team Leader, Project OfficerHigher Education Sector: Ministry of Education, KSA.	Worked as Technical Consultant and Technical Team LeaderHigher Education Sector: Taif University, KSAInvolve with VCE team for implementation of vBlock 300..

International Turnkey Systems

Team Leader - Network & Security

Position: Manager Network Operation Running Network Operation Countrywide in Pakistan•	Strong Experience with implementation and design of BGP with accreditation’s Knowledge to Cisco & Juniper Routers and Juniper Firewalls.•	Re-engineered BGP routing (Route Maps, AS-Path prepend, MED, Local Preference) to load balance traffic across multiple ISP’s links •	Advanced CISCO Routers and L3 Switches Configurations, updating the routing like BGP and Frame Relay implementation of Network securities at Data Network Nodes•	Liaison with Provider (PTCL & Trans World) for the up-gradation, down-gradation and commissioning of new circuits for Gerry’s Information Technology and Branch Offices•	Preparation of plans and strategies for Gerry’s Information Technology and clients.•	Analysis and network architecture design of state of the art converged data, IP, FR and ATM based networks and related signalling, Network management, security, network and application protocols.•	Direct and perform network architecture design and analysis of communication networks and protocols supporting the implementation of all aspects related to converged voice and data Service Provider networks.•	Supervise Network Operation for their professional development and training•	Meet with subscribers to discuss their system requirements, specifications and costs•	Development and Implementation of Policies and Procedures to improve the development process and quality of the network projects•	Interact with business units in better understanding the risks and controls and how to manage the same in their daily work.•	Acts as primary organizational interface with vendor and provides internal analysis and support.•	Trade-off and performance studies dealing with the implementation of various services, applications and protocols in as Service Provider Network.•	Evaluation of software products and network equipment /appliances, system and network integration testing•	Reports to Chief Operating Officer

Gerry's Information Technology Pvt. Ltd.

Manager Network Operation

- Configure and implement Remote Access Solution: VPN, ISDN dial up, Fractional T1 •	Network Assessment and Documentation (including technical, operational, and economic assessment) •	Build and maintain Visio documentations for Clients •	Monitoring, Implementation, and testing of Network equipment, i.e. CISCO Routers & Access Server , L3 Switches, Juniper Router(M7i), and Lucent Access Servers.•	Identify areas of weaknesses in policies, procedures and built-in controls and mitigates and recommend improvements.•	Redistribution of routing protocols and Frame-Relay configuration •	Implement data, software and hardware security procedures•	Serious complaints handling, overall maintaining LOG against the network problems.•	Various switching technologies including Netflow and CEF with per-packet load sharing•	Assisting Manager NOC for preparations of proposals, planning and designs for network up gradations.•	Liaison with PTCL and FLAG Telecom for the identification, rectification and resolution of the network related problems•	Configure Traffic Shaping to optimize utilization on ATM Backbone countrywide. •	Responsible for designing and implementation of customers network infrastructure •	Help negotiate hardware, software, and circuit contracts for customers •	E1, Wireless, Fiber and Ethernet connections to customers

Network Engineer

- Administration, Monitor and troubleshoot ISP networking devices and servers and creating backup procedure to minimize the downtime.•	One thousand of dial-up ports deployed throughout Karachi.•	Administration & Monitoring of Modems, Router, Switch, Hub, and International link and to rectify the problem if it occurs.•	Administration, Monitoring and Security of Linux Servers including DNS, Mail, and Port master, SQL Billing, Proxy, FTP and WEB Servers•	Installation, Administration and Management of Solaris 9 Server.•	Responsible for maintaining Askari Bank network infrastructure connectivity via  X.25 and VSAT links for Branches and ATM all over Pakistan •	Troubleshoot  E1, RF and ISDN connectivity issues •	Responsible for designing, implementing and monitoring Co-Location environment •	Configure Cisco Switches (layer 2, 3) •	Design and implement security policies using ACL, upgrade Cisco Routers, Switches and Firewall (PIX) IOS using TFTP •	Build and maintain Visio documentation database of network topology •	Help establish guidelines and standards for Change Procedures

Cyber Access Pvt. Ltd

Network Operation Engineer

- Installation, Maintaining & Troubleshooting Network & Systems.•	Installation, Configuration, Managing & Troubleshoot Windows 2000 Sever & Professional.•	Installation & Managing Terminal Services on Windows 2000 Server •	Installation, Configuration, Managing & Troubleshoot ISA Server.•	Checking the Quality of DSL for Client., Designed and implemented  DSL solution for clients •	Installed and configured workstations for IP based LAN’s•	Installed and configured DHCP Client/Server •	Implemented HP-Openview for network management

Muhammad Khan

Muhammad Khan