Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
With extensive experience as an IT Manager, I am dedicated to utilizing technology to propel business achievements. Over the years, I have demonstrated my ability to lead diverse teams, oversee intricate projects, and introduce creative solutions that improve operational effectiveness and align with organizational objectives. My expertise spans a wide range of IT functions, including infrastructure management, cybersecurity, software development, and systems integration. I excel in creating and executing IT strategies that align with business objectives, ensuring seamless operations and continuous improvement. Let's connect to explore how we can collaborate and drive technology-forward initiatives together!
Key Responsibilities/Accomplishments: I have joined the company as Assistant Manager of IT, serving and managing complete IT Infrastructure. Actually, the company was downgraded in 2010 and IT Infrastructure was obsolete and does an update since 2007 when it was established. When I joined Etimaad Engineering the company was in the growing stage and the main concern was the growing company’s IT needs at a very minimum cost. Alhamdulillah, I have accepted the challenge and played a very important role in Company’s growth. Successfully designing and deploying a virtual Server’s Infrastructure reduces the cost. Ensuring compliance with security policies using ACL, Firewall, IPSEC, SSL, and IPS, supervising installation, patching, configuration, storage, backup, maintenance, documentation, and procurement of servers and peripheral devices. Maintaining VPN, ER & restoring failed IT service, handling product purchases & overseeing VMs across Datacenters Configuring High Availability (HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP), providing Layer-2 Security and troubleshooting routing protocols, and configuring Route Redistribution. Designing LANs, WANs internet and intranet, Virtual LANs, checking VLANs, Native VLANs, Private VLANs, configuring VLANs, inter VLAN routing STP (PVST), RSTP, MSTP, and conducting quick diagnosis and expertly analyzing systems and network problems and designs
Managing Network and System Infrastructure Managing Remote Side with Head Office via PTP Wi-Fi connectivity as network Monitoring Windows 2008/2012 Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and developing windows physical and virtual servers following Oncology EHR Project. Escalating infrastructure, file systems, and support, troubleshooting and repairing server systems, and installing ESXI 6.0/6.5 Hosts and VCenter Server Licensing, renewing, and budgeting accounts, configuring desktop server virtualization infrastructure VMware and troubleshooting complex LAN/WAN infrastructure. Holding the distinction of building over 20 Clusters, over 200 ESX hosts, building Venter Servers including SQL, NFS, and SAN storage, Veeam backup and replication Implemented solutions to issues, operated network administration (Cisco: Routers and Switches) and planned for IP networks design over LAN environment, and conducted data backups for applications and systems Ensured regular maintenance of servers and backup software. Installed software upgrades, patches, and hardware upgrades checked the security and privacy of networks and computers, and scheduled upgrades and maintenance
Led a team of three persons to complete tasks in a timely, working with the banking sector on 40 sites, and implementing a small information technology Infrastructure with 20 Nodes. Performing installation of cameras on different sites, upgrading and purchasing HO cameras to IP cameras, and focusing on solutions Examined lifecycle management for all server systems, a configured data center with multiple VMware ESXI hosts With High Available and DRS, and assured enterprise application virtualization solution. Switched and routed servers, troubles-hooted and kept a satisfactory level of services, interacted with clients, and resolved problems Monitored windows server 2012 backup, restore, and recovery, deployed and configured exchange server troubles- hooted daily. Conducted DR operations, resulted in successful production failover and alternated data centers and third-party sites, efficiently kept configurations consistent, current, and run optimally Implemented Cisco Unified Call Manager 7. x, 8. x, 9. x, and 11. x-maintained PUB and SUB at the same time for redundancy and configured SIP trunk, and SRST. Managed major circuits, infrastructures, service Networks and Servers troubleshooting as necessary, and continuously maintaining a log of all support Issues