Mani kantan, Infrastructure Team Leader

Mani kantan

Infrastructure Team Leader

IMCO Engineering & Construction Company

Location
Kuwait
Education
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA First class 77%)
Experience
24 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :24 years, 1 Months

Infrastructure Team Leader at IMCO Engineering & Construction Company
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • My current job since August 2013

Leading IMCO IT Technical Team for KOC and JO Projects
Provide technical leadership for Consulting Services projects
Network, System design and implementation
Firewall and VPN Implementation and Design
Leading System and Storage Team
IFS ERP Infrastructure Administration
Leading System Administration and Backup Team
Perform analysis of the networking problems as well as provide highest-level crisis management
Leading voice team
Ensure familiarity with Customer network planning, implementation and support processes and procedures.
Troubleshooting Cisco Unity, integration of CMs and CMEs with centralized unity, CME / CUE
Firewall Implementation and Administration (ASA UTM SoicWall Cyberoam Fortigate Etc)
Configuring and troubleshooting NAT, PAT, and ACL etc
Configuring and Troubleshooting Voice Protocols such as MGCP, SIP and H.323
Configuring and troubleshooting T1 PRI, T1 CAS, FXO, FXS
Installation and Configuration of Cisco Call Manager, Cisco Unity, IPCC Express, CCME and CUE
Managing multiple sites with managed replication there are 60 sites in Kuwait and Qatar
LAN/WAN/VLAN/Qos Design and Implementation
Design Implementation and Administration of Cisco ISE and ACS
Avaya CM S8500 Administration using Site administration
Security Analysis
Security Auditing and strategy management
Troubleshoot, configure, install and upgrade Cisco routers (75XX, 72XX, 26XX). Troubleshoot, configure, install and upgrade Cisco Switches (65XX, 4XXX, 35XX, 29XX). Configuring HSRP, Ether Channel on Cisco 3550 & 6509 Switches

Sr. System Administrator at IMCO Engineering & Construction Company
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • August 2011 to August 2013

Windows 2008 Cluster Administration
Windows 2008 Domain Administration
Exchange Server 2007 Administration
Cisco 6513 Core Switch administration
Virtualization using VMware and Hyper -V
There are 69 work Site for IMCO all are connected with head office thru VPN
Site and replication administration of Domain
VLAN and Routing administration
NETWORK Mgmt/ Operations/ Admin/ Deployment/ Design/ Architect
Installation & Configuration of CCM servers & Voice Gateways
VOIP/ VOICE/ IP Telephony/ Call Center Applications Mgmt/ Operations/ Admin
Routing
Design/Implementation and troubleshooting Microsoft Domain
System Administration
Cyberoam Firewall Administration
VPN Management
NAS Server Administration
Microsoft DPM Administration
Backup and Recovery
Opmanager Network Monitoring

Network Administrator at National Takaful Insurance Co.
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • February 2007 to July 2011

Well Known Insurance Company In Kuwait (www.nationaltakaful.com)

I am Responsible for Implementation, Design, Administration and maintenance of Domain and network. National Takaful Domain has multiple branches integrated with tight security and load balancing. All the location usesing centralized Telephony system using Cisco IP telephony. Our Domain has live Web server with SSL security and Payment getaway.


Duties and Responsibilities

Design Implement and Administration of Microsoft domain with Multiple site and replication topology.

Design and administration of Active directory, DNS and Group policy in Windows 2003 and 2008 domain environment.

Microsoft Windows Virtualization with Hyper-V and VMware

Domain Migration and Remote installation

Clustering and Load balancing for Domain

Ensure 99% up time of Server systems and Network

Call Manager Administration : (Cisco Call Manger 6. Voice Gateway 2800)

SRST administration for Branch IP telephony

Design, administration Clustering backup and restore of VoIP System

Domain administration (Active Directory, DNS, Group Policy)

Security Administration :(Sonic wall Fire wall, System Procedure, and policy)

Oracle Application Support

Exchange server administration

Remote Site Administration

Email Security Administration (Inbound and outbound)

File system administration and Backup (VERITAS Net backup)

VPN Administration

Web server Administration

Citrix Server Administration

LAN and WAN Administration

System Engineer at RAD-IT
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • July 2005 to January 2007

Well known Business group in Kuwait they are in Restaurants, Advertisement Medical, and Ministry projects.

Designation: Network Administrator

System Administration
ISA Server Administration
Mail Server Administration
LAN, WAN and Wireless network Configuration, Monitoring
Secured Wireless Network

Network and Support at VASNET COMMUNICATIONS LTD
  • India
  • April 2004 to May 2005

Duties and responsibilities:-

Analyze, design, install, mange and monitor WAN and leaded line Networks to cooperate customers in 24x7 environments.
Giving online help desk technical support to Dialup, VPN, Mail and Web users.
Monitor and Maintain E1/R2 line form the back born Internet
Maintain and monitor RAS, RADIOUS, WAN Modems.
Configuration, Monitor and Maintenance of Routers (CISCO)
Installation and configuration of LAN
Mail server Support

System Engineer at Pals Micro Systems
  • India
  • February 2000 to March 2004

PALS were founded in 1987. it has branches like computer education, software solutions, hardware and networking solution to Corporate and home customers and sale of computer equipments as well as service for the products sold.
Pals Microsystems have one more office in Florida US (www.palsglobal.com)


Designation: System Engineer

Duties and Responsibilities:-

Installing, configuring and maintaining Microsoft server based networks
Installing Configuring Desktop Systems(Windows XP, 2000, 98) etc
Implementation, Administration configuration, Replication of Active Directory
Assembling and installing configuring of computers.
Taking regular Backup of Data
Structured UTP Cabling
Carrying out preventive as well as remedial maintenance.
Analyze & troubleshoot problems and recommend corrective actions
Software Upgrade test and acceptance
Run appropriate diagnostics for recovery and performance
Hardware maintenance
Technical support to remote operators and users

Education

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA First class 77%)
  • at CGU
  • April 2000

Bachelor of Computer Application

Specialties & Skills

IP Phones
Virtualization Technology
System Deployment
Networking Concepts
System and Networking
Teaching
Technical Doumentation
IT consultancy
Network Design
IFS Infrastructure Administration
Virtualization
System Design
Cisco CCIE Security

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Expert
Kannada
Expert
Tamil
Expert

Training and Certifications

MCSA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2009
CCNA Routing and Switching (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2006
MCSE (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2003
CEH (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2016
CCIE Security#51835 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2015
Valid Until:
December 2018
MCSE Exchange Server (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2003
CCNP Voice (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2012