EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

I am a self - motivated and result-oriented IT Professional focused towards company's operational goals by keeping abreast with current and emerging IT technologies. Core competency attribute is the management experience of supervising team of skilled human resources responsible for smooth IT operations; nevertheless has the ability to work as team member or in individual capacity.

Substantial Project Management aptitude of planning, designing, and implementing large-scale Enterprise Network / System Infrastructure, Security Operations Center (CCTV/Bio-Metric appliances), Windows Active Directory, Microsoft Messaging and Collaboration and Back office Application Services along with different emerging technologies as per organization need. Also, have the knowledge of deliver cost effective solutions which meets the business requirement.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Disaster recovery planning,
• IT Project management,
• Data Center Strategy Design,
• System Infrastructure Integration,
• Network infrastructure design,
• Business Process Re-engineering,
• IT Budgeting, IT Policies and MIS Development,
• Active Directory 2003/2008,
• Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007,
• Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007,
• Unified messaging,
• Tailored software development,
• Risk management and data security

KEY SKILL-SET:

Systems Management Microsoft ISA Server 2004/2006, Exchange Server 2003, Exchange Server 2007, MS System Center Operation Manager 2007

MS Windows Server / 2008 roles as Domain Controllers (AD), File Server, WSUS, FTP, DNS, DHCP, IIS and Intranet server

Routers Cisco 1700, 1800, 2600, 2800 Series router, Routing Protocols RIP v1/2, OSPF, IGRP, and EIGRP

Switches ExtremeBlackDiamond6800 (L3 Switch),Extremesummit48si, Extreme x450a switches, HP ProCurve Switch 2810, Cisco 2900, 3500 Catalyst, 4500 series core Switch

Security Devices Sonic wall 3600 and Sonic wall TZ-170, Barracuda 400 Spam Firewall, Cisco PIX 506e, Juniper SSG5, Symantec Mail Security for SMTP V.5

Access-point (WiFi) Cisco Aironet 1240AG, DLink DWL-2100AP, LinkSys WRT54G, Planet Router, Microwave RF antenna with Hautespot (point to point) Bridge Antivirus Symantec Endpoint Security and Trend Micro Centralized Antivirus

Automation Pebble Beach and Ventuz Ticker Solution, Broadcast SAN Storage Omneon and Apple Xserve, KVM Paragon Matrix Switch Raritan UMT8 (KVM) with Computer Interface Module & User Stations, Aten USB KVM Switch

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

IT Consultant: ( )

Confidential

• Provide consultancy for the Implementation of IT and Broadcasting Automation infrastructure which contains the 450+ nodes in five bureaus in Pakistan and one in Dubai.
• Design and implement the Enterprise-wide IT Security Policies and Procedures for SAMAA TV channel. The policy covers all the areas of Security Architecture and Design, Access Controls, Network Security, and Authentication/ Confidentiality etc.

Achievements: (as IT Consultant for SAMAA TV)

• Confidential - Network, System & Broadcast Automation Infrastructure Design: Design and Implement the complete IT infrastructure for SAMAA TV NEWS channel, which contains the latest technologies, to help company to achieve 24x7 news procedure by using IT operations and increase the company\'s ROI in terms of defining the re-engineered IT processes (such as Disaster Recovery solution in countrywide (Pakistan); Migration of Email Server 2003 to Microsoft Exchange 2007 (by giving power to MS-OUTLOOK a feature of MS exchange2007 ANYWHERE option); implement the IT Security Policies and Procedures that increases the confidentiality of company assets)
• Confidential - Active Directory & Email Server Deployment: Design and implement the 800+ users Microsoft Active Directory (AD) in five sites in Pakistan and Dubai (with Primary and Backup domain controllers), the AD implement on three servers with complete roles. And initially Deploy MS exchange 2003 with 400 mail boxes.
• Migration of Email Server (to Microsoft Exchange 2007):

  Deployed (1000+ mailboxes) email infrastructure with unified messaging and communication using - Exchange 2007 CAS, Exchange 2007 MB, Exchange 2007 EDGE, Office Communication Server 2007, and Outlook Anywhere.

• Polio Control Cell (UNICEF & Samaa TV): Represent Samaa TV in successful Polio Control Cell's held at Marriot, Islamabad. Managed and implemented different solutions for Polio Control Cell including Cisco Unified Communication, Alcatel Lucent OMNI-PCX, and Asterisk 1.4, Asterisk Appliance AA50.
• Design email campaign solution: Implement mass email campaign solution as per requirement of SAMAA TV marketing, which provides company to interact with various clienteles (viewers / stakeholder) using email campaign for the awareness of upcoming events.

Assistant Manager, IT: ( )

Confidential

• Rewrote corporate IT goals, objectives, and policies to systematically align with the business plan for growth, profit, and branding.
• Supervised the support of 400+ users running Windows Platform and implemented asset management plan for inventorying equipment and built a network operations team responsible for the internal infrastructure.
• Documented the network and system as manuals including diagrams/schematics and facilitate upper management to define IT related SOPs.
• Successfully deployed the infrastructure of LAN and WAN on nationwide multiple data links, as VPN solutions, DHCP, SSL, wireless, and Microsoft services.
• Configure and Cisco Routers 1841 and 2821 (Static routing, Dynamic routing, Access lists, Serial interfaces for WAN etc)

Achievements:

• Ticker News Gathering Solution: Develop a solution for CNBC Pakistan's news department to gather news from all over Pakistan by in-house design.
• Design disaster recovery solution:, and design a process for interdepartmental contingency plan documentation.
• Confidential - Network and System Restructure: Lead a team to redesign and deploy the local area network of 30+ nodes and a domain controller for CNBC Lahore Bureau.
• Confidential - Network and System Infrastructure Design: Lead a team to design the complete IT infrastructure of 1000+ nodes in seven cities in nationwide South Africa for TV channel CNBC South Africa channel.
• WiFi (hotspot): Design and deploy Cisco Aironet Access Point with Cisco PIX firewall for In-door hotspot in CNBC Pakistan portable client users.
• Black Berry Enterprise Server: Deployment of the BES server with co-ordination of Mobilink engineers and manages all the blackberry services for top-management.

IT Engineer: ( )

Confidential

• Administration of Domain Controllers (AD), File Servers, Proxy Server, Black Berry Enterprise Server and Microsoft Exchange 2003 Front-end / Back-end Servers, MS ISA 2004/2006.
• Manage Nation-wide Antivirus Servers & deploy Security patch Updates and get Data Backup in Power Vault Dell tape drives.
• Manage Cisco Core Router 2800 and Extreme Core switch 6800 to facilitate the complete LAN architecture of Karachi Head office. And extreme 48si, x450a switch to connect inter-branch offices on various floors of CNBC Pakistan. Configuring & Management of Cisco Catalyst 2960G, 2950, 3560 switches.
• Configure & management of firewalls Cisco PIX 506E, PIX 525, ASA 5510, SonicWall PRO 3060, NSA 4500, TZ170, Juniper SSG-5.
• Configures and manages network management system and analyze performance of systems, networks and software applications. And troubleshoot, isolate and resolve problems in effective time frame

System Support Engineer: ( )

Confidential.

• Administration, Management and troubleshoot Windows NT / 2K systems.
• Manage and troubleshoot specific software issues in user systems.
• Manage LAN of up to 500 workstations, laptops and network Printers.
• Manage user profiles, user accounts and security policies on Windows domain.
• Responsible to remove every type of security vulnerability threats in local area network systems.