Asif Iqbal, IT Administrator (Project Lead)

Asif Iqbal

IT Administrator (Project Lead)

Aurora Aviation -SA

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Computer Sciences
Experience
12 years, 2 months

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Total years of experience :12 years, 2 months

IT Administrator (Project Lead) at Aurora Aviation -SA
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2014 to March 2015

Aurora Aviation S.A - subsidiary of Aurora Jet Fuel DMCC (Switzerland) is a young, dynamic, highly professional company providing quality innovative flight management services to clients globally.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:-
•Review existing outsourced Exchange 2010; define project scope, guideline, deploy Office 365 hybrid with in-house Exchange 2013, also established IPSec between Dubai and London office with ASA 5505.
•Deploy Win Servers 2012 infrastructure with VMware/VSprhre 5.0 virtualization, Active Directory, DNS, Exchange 2013, modutltlsgate, anti-spam solution in-timely manner.
•Migrate more than 50 mailboxes including BB/smart-phones from outsource Exchange to on-premise with Office 365.

Systems Network Engineer at Lafarge
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • August 2007 to June 2014

•6 times honoured to be the “Star of the Quarter Employee”
•Implement global Active Directory, under my lead Pakistan transform into 1st nation to finish AD migration including infrastructure/mails/application servers’ alongside 300 workstation/client accounts. Select MENA project lead for smooth AD migration / incorporation with Lafargeone.net.
•Roll out MS Exchange Server, assembled IBM Lotus Domino/Notes in Pakistan, formulate err free relocation of 300 MS Exchange mailbox to IBM Lotus Domino; provide conceptualizing preparing sessions to end-clients.
•Roll out IBM Lotus Domino, execute Google Cloud, lead this undertaking & Pakistan turns into 1st nation to relocate its whole Domino customer to Gmail with Google Cloud.
•Lead worldwide Symantec Endpoint Protection for MENA, implement global IS/IT principles in Pakistan.
•Lead and actualize Windows XP exit, Lotus Domino retreat, ISA passageway venture.
•Implement backup internet with aggregation, eliminate the single point of failure.
•Segregate and escort critical FLS, QIMS, LUCIE; industrial network and made secure communication between EMEA datacenter and LP industrial servers
•Implement VPN SSL solution and migrate Pix VPN users to Cisco Any Connect
•Configure & administrated IPSec Site-to-Site VPN between Head Office Islamabad to Corporate Office Paris.
•Project lead to replaced old Redline AN80i to RDL2000 solution.
•Implement Polycom/Tandberg, Cisco Jabber VC solution & integrate with Lafarge EMEA hub
•Restructure HO-Plant P2P WAN connectivity with redundency and cost effieciency.
•Implement Websense, Postini, Qualys, Alaloop, migrate 50000 Lotus address list in MS Exchange Server.

Core Responsibilities:-
•Administrating well over 300 instances / NW nodes including fibre optic/wireless communication amongst 10 sites.
•Administrating Active Directory, DNS, SAN, ISA Servers, Exchange 2003-07, IBM Lotus Domino/Notes, SEPM & WSUS.
•Administrating Routers, L2/L3 Switches, WAN, PIX, ASA to escort the Network Security and Internet traffic.
•Technical obligation included, plan, configuration, deployment/optimizes network/system services and help-desk operations, responsibility for configuration management and overall operational readiness of these in multi-operating systems environment, supporting the operational requirements /strategic initiatives and troubleshooting.
•Professional responsibilities included project management, inter/intra-coordination, escalation support, took after corporate policies / procedures and escort information security, documentation and as required reports to higher management.
•Additional obligations included but not limited to 2nd level support of general systems/network administration, as required technical support/training for new technical professionals. 2nd/3rd level support for different LAN/WAN and framework’s issue. Summon preventive measures to address correspondence for systems / networks malfunctioning.
•Perform daily schedule tasks, verifying /integrity & availability of Hardware, server/system & network resources.
•SWOT analysis of present high-end/client end hardware /software to higher management, responsible for technical documentation and coordinate with internal /external stakeholders.
•Manage the provision of business continuity support at various levels including systems administration, clients, management, quality, security, business applications, information transfers to minimize down-time of IT services.
•Responsible of SLA’s/SOP's, identify the risk area, define strategy to mitigate the same, take choices to change the course of operations, forecast IT Budget, Purchasing new IT devices in BU.
•Organize the management review process in the most effective way and ready to respond to business challenges. Create & keep-up the SOP manual, structured & staffing to ensure optimum performance at floor
•ERP operations, training, documentation & support, developer6i, Discoverer9i and CSM.

AIMS / IT Controller at Pakistan International Airline
  • Pakistan
  • November 2004 to August 2007

Career Highlights:-
•Supervise for 24*7 operational support to Islamabad Airport.operation, engineering, stores, flight operations and various department.
•Administrating network sites ISB Airport, Rawalpindi DO Office, Islamabad Sales Office, Kharian and all norther stations.
•Project leader to establish communication between the Gilgit, Skardu Airports and Muzzafar Abad Booking Office with the PIA main network backbone Islamabad for online operations.
•IT Help Desk activities at Islamabad Airport with responsible of LAN, WAN, Routing & Switching, ADS, Lotus, PABX, Communication, critical Services areas etc.
•Team Lead as Airline Information Management System in Islamabad, provide training, consultancy to the Flight Operation, Flight Services departments in Islamabad.
•Participate monthly Air Craft design routes, Cockpit, Cabin Crew assignment in AIMS Cell Karachi for upcoming monthly Rosters & supervise daily routine work.
•Supervised Hajj Operation’s Reservation module in Islamabad and trained, supervise the complete Hajj Operation in Hajj Terminal with Reservation and Ticketing Staff.
•Working as a PIA Safari Flight Coordinator.
•Customization of Airline Information Management Systems.

Systems Administrator at THE EDUCATORS ( A Project of Beacon House School of Systems)
  • Pakistan
  • September 2003 to November 2004

worked as a System Administrator responsible for maintining, configuring LAB, Databases, Internet and llook after accounts

Education

Master's degree, Computer Sciences
  • at College for Professional Studies (Al-Khair University AJK)
  • November 2003

Provide complete MIS Systems for "THE EDUCATORS (A Project of Beaconhouse School of Systems) "circumscribing online registration/ admission to the pupils eke result online, faculty, campus related information’s using MS-Access, HTML, DHTML, Java Script, and ASP.

Master's degree, Geography
  • at Punjab University Lahore
  • April 1999

Geography is the science that studies the lands, the features, the inhabitants, and the phenomena of the Earth. the modern geography is an all-encompassing discipline that foremost seeks to understand the Earth and all of its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but how they have changed and come to be. Geography has been called "the world discipline" and "the bridge between the human and the physical science. Research Report:- •Demographic Survey of Mansehra City Worked as a team leader to comprehensive analysis, recommendations about the demographic settlement of Mansehra City Pakistan. As well as future trend, hazards, solutions etc

Bachelor's degree, Statistics, Applied Psychology, Geography
  • at Punjab University Lahore
  • October 1997

Reward for the participation of 25th All Pakistan Annual Geographical Conference.

Specialties & Skills

Help Desk Management
Information Security Management
Exchange Server
Windows Server
MS W2K3 & W2k8 Network Infrastructure
MS Exchange Server 2003 & 2007
Data Centre management
MS ISA Server 2004, 2006
MS W2K3 & W2k8 Application Infrastructure
IBM Lotus Domino & Notes
LAN and WAN
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager
HP SAN Storage
Cisco Firewaal PIX & ASA
Cisco Switching & Routing
Routing Protocols RIP v2, OSPF, EIGRP
Cisco Switching & Routing

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Punjabi
Expert

Training and Certifications

CCNP (R&S) (Training)
Training Institute:
Corvit Systems International
Date Attended:
October 2014
Duration:
120 hours
Cisco Certified Network Associate (R&S) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2014
Valid Until:
January 2017
AED / CPR (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2014
A+ (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2003
Visible Felt Leadership (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2009
Time Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2010
Computer hardware certifications (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2003
Valid Until:
March 2003