Arifeen Yousufi, Senior System and Network Administrator / IT

Arifeen Yousufi

Senior System and Network Administrator / IT

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Location
Pakistan - Karachi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Information Technology
Experience
16 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :16 years, 10 Months

Senior System and Network Administrator / IT at sharpimage
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • My current job since December 2014

• Restructure IT infrastructure into virtualization environment.
o Optimize server hardware resources from virtualization aspects and cut the hardware cost.
• Upgrade fire-wall routing and NAT from MiktorTik® advance fire-wall scripting and bandwidth controlling.
o MIKROTIK Multi-Internet distribution and Load Balancing.
o Fire-wall rules to restrict web sites.
o Advance bandwidth script to limit usage of internet browsing and contents.
• VMware ESXi- 5.5 Servers Implementation and Managing.
o Managing Servers and Data Storage from VMware vCenter platform.
o Build Virtual Machines and Data Storage and Virtual Networks.
• Managing and maintenance File-Servers.
o Schedule daily backup from 3rd Party backup and restore utility tools.
• Implement and Managing Active Directory Domain Server on Window Server 2008 R2 Enterprise.
• Communication servers and cost effective solutions.
o administration of web mail online portal \[email, cloud storage, ftp server & collaboration tools\]
o Managing & maintaining Bitrix24: Social Intranet, Task and Project Management web portal server.
• Experience of Microsoft Windows Server (2008 R2 and 2012) and associated technologies including IIS, Microsoft SQL.
• Knowledge of handling servers and client on Centos, RedHat and Mac OS.
• SAN Servers on Fiber Channel HBA.
o Reconstructed data storage servers on fiber channel host bust adapter.
o Build SAN Servers on Open-E: Data Storage Software | Openfiler: Open Source Storage Management Appliance | Microsoft Server 2012 R2 Datacenter.
o Managing & Configuring SAN Hardware.
o QLogic Fiber Channel Adapter (point to point & looping)
o Brocade Fiber Channel Fabric Switch. (soft & hard zoning)
o Managing & build up to 80 TB data storage servers from SAN Infrastructure.
o Configuring Target storage and shared LUNs volumes on iSCSI and Fiber Channel Protocols.
o Managing daily backup on iSCSI and FC shared storage.
o Shared BlockIO & FileIO storage on Fiber Channel to VFX artist & Movies Editors for fast R/W data access and rendering on applications like (Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve).
o Managing & configuring data storage servers on Areca Raid Controller.
• Render Farm
o Configuring & monitoring network render nodes server for Autodesk 3D Max & Maya applications.
• Backburner network render managing software.
o Configuring & managing up to 4U & 6U storage server on RAID Level 6.
o Configuring & managing CISCO L2 Switch for managing VLAN.

System and Network Administrator / IT at AIMVIZ
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • January 2013 to December 2014

• Build IT infrastructure to domain level and optimized network to managed broadcasting.
• Configured fire-wall policy and NAT on forefront TMG.
o Real time network monitoring, reporting and alerting for Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway
• Upgrade fire-wall routing and NAT from MIKROTIK advance fire-wall scripting and bandwidth controlled.
o MIKROTIK Multi-Internet distribution and Load Balancing.
o Fire-wall rules to restrict web sites.
o Advance bandwidth script to limit usage of internet browsing and contents.
• VMware ESXi- 5.1 Servers Implementation and Managing.
o Build server on Dell PowerEdge 2950 III \[Raid 5 Configuration\]
o Build Virtual Machines and Data Storage and Virtual Networks.
• Managing and maintenance File-Server and ERP Backup Servers.
o Schedule daily backup from backup and restore utility tools.
• Implement and Managing Active Directory Domain Server on Window Server 2008 R2 Enterprise.
• Communication servers and cost effective solutions.
o Administration of Google Apps for Business \[email, cloud storage & collaboration tools\]
o Microsoft Office 360 Exchange Server on Cloud \[SharePoint cloud base services\]
o In house exchange server 2010/2013 managing and maintenance.
o Outlook local chat server and file-sharing.
o 3CX Phone System Server on premises VoIP call. \[configure softphone into windows and Android OS\]
• Monitor software, hardware and network health using a variety of monitoring systems.
• The candidate will be expected to be familiar with standard PC hardware, and standard server hardware ranges, including Hewlett-Packard ProLiant and Dell PowerEdge Servers plus related technology (RAID, DRAC etc).
• Experience of Linux (preferably RedHat or CentOS) and associated technologies including Apache, BIND, Exim, MySQL, IP tables.
• Experience of Microsoft Windows Server (2008 R2 and 2012) and associated technologies including IIS, Microsoft SQL
• Knowledge of ISP services and protocols, including SMTP, POP3, FTP, DNS
• Knowledge of virtualisation techniques, in particular the Xen Cloud Platform and VMWare ESXi platform.
• A general understanding of computer and Internet security.
• Understanding of networking, TCP/IP, subnets etc.

Senior Network Engineer at Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry & Darul Sehat Hospital Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • September 2012 to January 2013

• Network Engineer for 500 client PC of two separate building of Hospital and College, Managing VLAN network on Cisco Layer2 and Layer3 switches, Microsoft domain environment and Microsoft platform servers. Managing Exchange Server 2007 in premises and ISA Server 2006. User Help Desk Support.
• Achievements: Update domain and data base Servers from 2003 to 2008 R2 Enterprise, Update and Publish Exchange Server 2010 from Microsoft Forefront TMG 2010. Build VMware ESXi 5.1 Server on Dell PowerEdge 2950 III Server, Configure Raid5 Level and Virtualized the date center to cut the cost and improve the reliability and disaster recovery plans.

IT Network Admin at Samama Group of Co. KSA
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • September 2006 to October 2011

• Help desk support to more than 1000 users from Head office to Branch office all over the kingdom.
• Establish connectivity b/w branch office to head office throughout cooperate network from lease line and VSAT. Configure Cisco 800 Series ADSL router.
• Managing Central Fire-Wall \[Juniper SSG 5 Router\]
• Configuring and Managing Layer2 and Layer3 Switches \[Cisco 2960 / Cisco 3750\]
• Managing and Monitoring Database Backup \[Tape Drive Backup from Symantec Backup Utility\]
• Build HP HP ProLiant and Dell PowerEdge Servers \[Configure RAID Levels\]
• Managing Central Network Storage Drives \[WD NAS Drives\]
• Help Desk Support of Printer Sharing/ Email Archiving and OS and Hardware Troubleshooting.
• Annually Preventive Maintenance of Data Center. \[Air Blowing/ Organized Cabling / Hardware and Network Optimization\]
• Managing & Monitoring Symantec Enterprise End Point Security \[Deployment Servers and Remote Client Installation\]
• Managing & Monitoring GFI Fax Server \[Connected with Exchange Server\]
• Played an Active role in Infrastructure, Security and Business Process Automation domains.
• Designing and upgrading IT infrastructure Network Diagram \[MS Visio\]

Education

Bachelor's degree, Information Technology
  • at University of Karachi
  • November 2005

Specialties & Skills

Network Systems
Microsoft Forefront TMG 2010 FireWall | Exchange and web publiting
Dell PoweEdge 2950 III and HP ProLiant Raid Configuration
MIKRTOIK Firewall routing, ACL, Bandwidth Controling and URL Blocking
Apple Mac OS X Mavericks and Other OS X | Network Sharing
Server Virtualization with Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V and System Center Specialist
Microsoft Server 2008 R2 Enterprise AD, Security, Network Infrastructure, Applications, IIS & MYSQL
VMware ESXi 5.1 Server Virtulization and Solutions.
Exchange Server Premises and Office 365 Cloud Sharepoint
Linux Flavor: Ubantu Server, CentOS and Apache web server
Cisco Layer2 and Layer3 Routing and Switching
Backuap and Disaster Recovery Plan Management and Soultions
SAN Fiber Channel Storage

Languages

Arabic
Intermediate
English
Expert
Urdu
Expert