System Administrator
United Materials Company (MAWAD)
Total years of experience :16 years, 11 months
Installing, upgrading and troubleshooting IT infrastructure.
Creating, upgrading VMs in VMware ESXi hosts.
Migrating Physical machines to virtual when required.
Working with Microsoft Active Directory Domain services and Group Policies.
Configuring and Modifying the ACLs and storage quotas in File server.
Monitoring and managing SharePoint workflows.
Participated in ERP migration from Orion to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.
Training & supporting Dynamics AX users.
Planning and testing the disaster recovery using Symantec system recovery and Unitrends.
Working with Oracle BI and eCRM servers.
Installing and monitoring the logs in Sophos Endpoint.
Updating website content when required and taking backups frequently.
Maintain both Microsoft exchange Online and POP email hosting.
Troubleshooting branch office technical issues remotely.
Scheduling the necessary backups to NAS/Unitrends and verify the logs.
Configuring and troubleshooting Wireless devices and Biometric attendance system.
Monitoring the surveillance cameras and Disk usages in DVR systems.
Maintaining the documentation about the IT infrastructure changes like licenses and renewals.
Coordinating with IT manager while purchasing software/hardware peripherals.
Kuwait Pipe Industries (KPIOS), KUWAIT.
•Responsible for designing and implementation of company network infrastructure.
•Introducing and integrating new technologies into existing environment.
•Setting Up a new network and connecting it to the existing one.
•Implementing RAID levels in HP Proliant DL and IBM SystemX Servers
•Installing, updating and troubleshooting Windows O/S and software issues
•Monitoring servers’ performance and network communications.
•Installing and troubleshooting of Active Directory Services, DNS, DHCP and IIS.
•Controlling the usage of internet and network resources by applying group policies.
•Configuring Mailboxes and distribution groups in exchange server 2007.
•Configuring Network storage (NAS‐iSCSI) and Symantec Backup solutions.
•Backup/Restore exchange Information Store using Symantec Backup Exec.
•Creating FTP users and applying permissions as per requirements
•Configuring Scheduled Tasks to run backups and scripts.
•Managing users’ ability to access Data from file server by applying Access Control Lists.
•Monitoring Database server and backing up daily.
•Creating NAT policies, VPN connections. Access rules, content filter and IPS in Sonicwall Firewall
•Monitoring and troubleshooting mail flow in sonicwall
technical queries and troubleshooting any reported problems quickly.
•Installing and upgrading hardware and software for customers.
•Designing, implementing and expanding networks for client companies.
•Configuring and troubleshooting wireless/wired network devices like Printers, routers, repeaters and Access Points
•Installing Antivirus and Backup solutions.
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