Ahmed Shaalan, Senior IT Consultant / Project Manager

Ahmed Shaalan

Senior IT Consultant / Project Manager

New Bakkah Foundation

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Master's degree, Information Technology - Networking Specialization
Experience
22 years, 0 Months

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Senior IT Consultant / Project Manager at New Bakkah Foundation
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since April 2012

New Bakkah is newly established NGO based in Geneva, aiming Human integration .

• Design and manage implementation of VPN across foundation offices using Sonicwall VPN
• Manage applications development, Integration (Dynamics AX ERP & CRM)
• Database administration and using SSRS.
• Evaluating and report about new Technologies
• Vendors evaluation and manage outsourcers

Integration Engineer at AQSACOM
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2008 to December 2011

AQSACOM is providing Security solutions and applications for operators and Service carriers.
Solutions integration (du Project) Emirates Integrated Telecommunication Company (TSRM) :-
• Building data retention system with different interfaces to Mediation systems
 File-Level integration to HPIUM for CDR collection
 File-Level integration to EAI for subscribers information changes

• Collection and reformatting CDRs, TAP roaming files and loading into centralized clustered MS SQL 2008 database
• Call Co-ordinates information database
• Write automation scripts for different manufacturer switches as NSN MSC, Siemens EWSD, Nortel NGN, Cisco MGX, Huawei IGW, Italtel IGW)
• Integrating with IN for pre-paid and calling cards database

Systems Administrator at Brightstar Corp.
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2005 to February 2008

1-Infrastructure management :-
a-Manage dubai data centre (Domain Controller windows 2003 server, Application servers with Provision remote access solution - previously was using citrix-, MS SQL 2005 database Servers, MS Exchange server 2003)
b-Manage Cisco PIXs firewall (tunnelled to Miami HQ - another one tunnelled to JAFZA WH)
c-Manage Cisco call manager express CME
d-Monitoring/ supporting remote access users from UAE locations and other subsidiaries

2-Software Support
a-MS Solomon (Business Dynamics) ERP system consultancy for 2 companies, with database management.
b-Creating/customizing reports using crystal reports.
c-Supporting Java POS Website.
d-Supporting VB application (Service centres) with its database MS SQL 2005.
e-Monitoring Systems integrations (ERP with POS and Service tool), monitoring SQL jobs Execution.
f-Managing the company’s website running on Apache server /1.3.3.4
g-Daily routine administrative tasks: Errors documentation / backups

IT Support Eng. at Advanced Business NIT (Ebtco)
  • Egypt
  • January 2002 to November 2004

1- Daily operation tasks in MS Network environment (Domain Controller - MS ISA server - MS Exchange server )
2- Help Desk support (Phone calls - customer visits)

Education

Master's degree, Information Technology - Networking Specialization
  • at Preston University
  • August 2008
Bachelor's degree, Computer Sciences
  • at Sadat Academy for Management Sciences
  • June 2001

Graduation Marks: 78 % Graduation project : Information system for an stock exchange company

Specialties & Skills

Telecommunications
Microsoft Servers
Cisco devices
SQL Server 2000 2008
Team Management
all windows versions
Linux (redhat - mandrake)
Microsoft Exchange Server
Microsoft Exchange Conferncing server
Microsoft Internet Security and acceleration server (ISA server)
Visual Basic.net
Macromedia Dream Weaver
Microsoft System management server
CISCO ASA 5550

Languages

English
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Arabic
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