Profile

I have acquired immense experience in the world class IT infrastructure during my 20 years in IT industry (both public & private sectors) as Senior Associate, IT Manager, Systems & Infrastructure Manager, Network & Security Manager, Application Development consultant and also have uncanny knack of interacting with clients and catering to their requirements. I have handled multiple tasks to meet project deadlines.

My involvement in senior management and administration has provided opportunities to hone the skills of providing solution to audit and risk findings, project implementations, system training/ best-practices, patch management, network and systems health check-up and administration, LAN troubleshooting skills and hardware selection.  Also have system-related wide experience in the Financial Sector/ Construction Industry/ Automotive Industry and in Policy documentation.

Certification, Training & Education

* Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

* Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

* Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA), Messaging

* Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

* ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management

* Master Certificate in Business Management

* Master Certificate in Leadership Management

* Master Certificate in Operations Management

* Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 DBA – from Mumbai, India

* Project Management Training  35hrs– PMBOK from BearingPoint

* Project Management Research Institute Training  35hrs– SysCom

* Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 & XenApp 5.0 Administration – from Dubai

* VMware vSphere 4.1 Install, Configure, Manage – from Bahrain

* NetApp SAN - Data ONTAP 8.1 7-Mode Administration

* Managing Performance of Others- from Qatar

* McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator and Virusscan Administration  – from Knowledge Village, Dubai

* Administering Windows MOSS2007 Services  – from United Kingdom

* Certificate in 2003 Server

* ISO 9000 : 2000 QMS Lead Auditor Course – from Pune, India

* IIT Certification in TCP/IP programming

* OSP (Oracle Specialist Programme) - Oracle 8i/ D2k

* Certificate in VBasic 6.0 Programming

* Certificate in Oracle 7.1 (with D2K)

* Certificate in ASP Programming

* Certificate in 3DStudioMax

(Currently pursuing PMP – 70hrs attained from Project Management Research Institute)

* Graduated with a Degree in Bachelor of Science majoring Physics and Chemistry & Mathematics as subsidiary from Calicut University

* PGD in Computer Application – Dept. of Electronics, Govt. of India, DOEACC A – LEVEL.

* Diploma in Computer Hardware & Network Engineering

* AISSCE & AISSE

Microsoft Premier Workshops:

* Microsoft Premier Workshop on 20331:Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013
* Microsoft Premier Workshop on Designing a Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Infrastructure
* Microsoft Premier Workshop on 462:Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases
* Microsoft Premier Workshop on Exchange 2010 Administration
* Microsoft Premier Workshop on Transitioning to Exchange 2010 from 200x
* Microsoft Premier Workshop on Active Directory 2008
* Microsoft Premier Workshop on System Center Data Protection Manager
* Microsoft Premier Workshop on SQL Server 2008 Administration
* Microsoft Premier Workshop on Windows Server 2008 R2: Deploying and Managing Failover Cluster- from Qatar

* Microsoft Premier Workshop on 40349:Windows Operating System Fundamentals

Technical Skills/ Exposure

Operating System/ Platform exposure	:	Win2012 R2/ Win 2008 R2/ 2003 Server (Exchange/ISA/IIS), Windows 8/ 7/ (<< Win 3.1 onwards), MAC, Unix, Novell Netware Server 5, MS Dos, CISCO IOS
Hardware	:	HP9000 rp4440 Server, HP DL380 G4,G5, G6 &G8 series, HP Blade C9000 Enclosure, IBM Xeon e-Server, Disk Arrays(RAID), NAS, Tape libraries, Cisco Routers (2800, 1700, 1600), Wireless ADSL Router, Print Server.
LAN/ WAN Technologies	:	VPN, Ethernet, X.25, VLAN, ISDN, DSL, Wireless ADSL, MPLS based on IP-VPN
Protocols	:	TCP/IP, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, IGRP, FTP, telnet, SMTP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, POP3, NNTP, SNMP, RADIUS
Network/ Monitoring/ Replication/ Backup Tools	:	OpManager, VNC, Look@Lan, ZoneAlarm, WINDUMP, PCAnywhere, LogmeIn, ManageEngine, DesktopCentral, SelfService Plus, ADManager, ObserveIT v5, DocAve v5 from AvePoint, Symantec Backup Exec 2010
Security	:	Firewalls (Cyberguard, Bluecoat, McAfee ePO), Citrix XenApps, Gemalto OTP, SafeNet OTP, 2FA, Encryptics, SecureRemote VPN-1, Side Winder, Surf Control, Websense Security Suite, NMap Security Scanner, NIPS, ISS
Languages/ 3GLs/ 4GLs	:	C, SQL*PLUS 3.1, PL/SQL, COBOL, Assembly Language
RDBMS/ DBMS	:	Oracle 8i, SQL 2005/2008, MS Access 2010, FoxPro 2.5, Clipper 5.2d
Front End Tools	:	Developer 2000 (Forms 4.5, Report Writer 2.5), Visual Basic 6.0 (DAO, RDO, ADO, API, MDI), Crystal Reports
Web Tools	:	Bitrix Content Management, ASP, JavaScript, VBScript, DHTML, HTML, FrontPage, Personal Web Server PWS, IIS, Apache, IPlanet Web Server, Edit+, Fiddler 2, Putty, AquaData Studio 8
Other Applications	:	Sharepoint portal 2007/2010/2013 (MOSS), Oracle(11i) E-Business Suit, MS-Office 2010, Kerridge Automotive System, Flash4 (Morphing & Animation),  R&R Report Writer,  Visio 2010, Primavera Project Planner v3.

     

Areas of Expertise

Extensive experience managing high availability production environment. Virtualisation of Server Farm. Proven experience negotiating, development and systemic monitoring of Service Level Agreements. Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects from creation to implementation. Expertise in hardware selection, Installation and upgradation of Server farms, Backup Solution, Setting up Disaster recovery site. Provide solution to Audit & Risk findings.

Areas of Knowledge

Setting-up Operation procedures and Policies. Designing, developing and implementing Client/ Server applications, quality assurance procedures, customer support, system requirement study. Experience of creating user documentation and system documentation, formulation of standards for documentation. Animation, designing and morphing in Flash, AdobePhotoshop.

Professional Experience

Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority

Senior Associate, Information Technology

[Positions Held: i) Sr. Systems & Infrastructure Manager, ii) Sr. Manager, Information Technology]

The Scholars International School

Director - Information Technology

Director - Central Library
Director - Stores

TOYOTA, Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros. Co. W.L.L.

Network Administrator

Global Exports Industry

Systems Administrator