ashraf attia, Sr. Microsoft Engineer

ashraf attia

Sr. Microsoft Engineer

NourNet

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh - Al-Malaz
Education
Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering
Experience
19 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 8 Months

Sr. Microsoft Engineer at NourNet
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since July 2019

- Managing, Administrating and monitoring customer's Microsoft infrastructure.
- Administering and monitoring active directory infrastructure.
- Installation, configuration and maintenance for Exchange 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019
Office365, Mail flow
- Administrating Mail gateways (IronPort, Symantec SMG, Proof point, Fortimail )
- Provide L3 support, investigating, troubleshooting Microsoft Servers, AD, DNS,
GPOs, ADFS, CA, Email services

IT Network/System Engineer at Microtech software Solution
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • April 2018 to January 2019

*** Duties and Responsibilities.
- Managing and configuring Infrastructure Active Directory Servers, DHCP, DNS
- Manage and configure VMware VSphere Esxi Servers
- Administrating Trend Micro Antivirus Server
- Administrating fortigate Firewall
- Provide Technical Support all Servers & users Devices.
- Provide SQL Server Database administration

** Key Achievements
- Upgrade firewall Firmware to latest version & configure load balance for two internet line, sync fortigate with active directory and reconfigure all polices.
- Upgrade main Esxi Server from v4.1 to 5.5 u3 and upgrade all VMs version to 10
- Upgrade Trend Micro server to latest server release 10 with all client’s agents
- Configure Anew backup Strategy for all VM (using veeam 9.5u3 ) and Servers Data (SQL servers Data )
- Adjust and maintain Internal Panasonic Central Lines

Network Administrator and Systems Engineer at Ministry of Youth and Sport
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • May 2005 to April 2018

**** Duties and Responsibilities.

- Designing, planning and supervise the implementation of Integrated IT Infrastructure (Active and Passive Components).
- Supervise and Provide Technical Supporting for complex issues for network environment which consist of 1500 workstations, 14 servers, 500 Printers connected over cisco infrastructure (backbone, switches, Fiber connections)
- Managing and configuring Infrastructure Active Directory Servers, DHCP, DNS
- Managing and configuring Exchange servers and mail boxes and Backup.
- Administrating Kaspersky Antivirus Server.
- Administrating Firewall systems (FortiGate 1000D).
- Flow up network issues and provide Network solutions

**** Key Achievements

-- Design and implement network infrastructure for lots of Major sports championships (National or International) that where held in Egypt under supervision of Ministry of Sport in different venues with different environment (from 2006 up tell now)
- Upgrade all Microsoft Windows Servers 2003 Environment to Microsoft Windows Servers 2008 Environment then to Microsoft Windows Servers 2012 Environment
- Migrate Microsoft exchange 2003 to Microsoft exchange 2010 then to Microsoft exchange 2013.
- Upgrade security system using Fortinet firewall network security technology by establishing FortiGate 600c. Configuring UTM features, access rules, Nat rules, web and publishing rules. (2010)
- Enhance Security system by moving all Firewall rules to FortiGate 1000D. (2016)
- Upgrade all Cisco infrastructure (replace old Backbone with Redundant Catalyst 4500-X 40 Port 10G and edge switches with Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE). (2015-2016)
- Virtualize all Servers Environment using Hyper-V & VMware Technologies (2016)

Technical Support Supervisor at Cross Communication Company
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • September 2014 to January 2016

part time as Technical Support Supervisor
 Duties and Responsibilities.
- troubleshooting system and network problems, diagnosing and solving
hardware/software faults.
- installing and configuring computer hardware operating systems and
applications.
- technical support supervisor in Al Ghad Tv channel (Outsourcing)

Key Achievements

* design, plan and implement all infrastructure (LAN /WAN and Wireless AP, video,
telephones) for Al Ghad Tv channel (Administration site in Al agouza) (2015)

Technical support supervisor at Middle East Media Center for Studies “ MEMCS” « Online News web site »
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2013 to February 2014

*** Duties and Responsibilities.

- Design, and Implement of Data Center and networks (LAN /WAN and Wireless
Access points) also VPN connections to remote branches
- Design, and Implementation of Video network (Dish antennas, Receivers, video
switches, computer Satellite Cards)
- installing and configuring computer hardware operating systems and
applications;
- Ply as web Master Role: responsible for providing technical support for news
editors and media monitoring teams for issues related to the web site control
panel

Key Achievements

* IT team leader for designing, implementing all infrastructure project (Network,
video, telephone) for El Tahrir channel company ( Dec 2013 - feb 2014 ).

As Network Administrator & Technical Support Engineer at Ministry of Information
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2007 to August 2013

Working in part time for the technical support office for the minister
As Network Administrator & Technical Support Engineer.


• Duties and Responsibilities.
Installs, configures computers, laptops and printers and other equipment on
computer network.
- Analyzes problems (both technical and operational) and arrive at workable
solutions.
- Plan, design, and maintain data networks; implement LAN/WAN maintenance
and Wireless Access points and Manage Cisco Firewall ASA
- Establishes and maintains Exchange Mail and Web Servers

Network &Technical Support Engineer at "Macros for Computers" company
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • September 2004 to May 2005

• "Macros for Computers" company from 1/9/2004 to 1/5/2005

As Network &Technical Support Engineer.

Technical Support Engineer at "NET DOT NET" Company
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • April 2004 to August 2004

• "NET DOT NET" Company from 1/4/2004 to 30/8/2004

As Technical Support Engineer.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering
  • at Zagazik University
  • January 2002

• College: B.C. of Electrical Engineering, Shoubra Faculty of engineering, Electronics & Communication Dept., Zagazik University - Benha Branch Graduation Year: 2002 Grade: Good (67.75%) Graduation project: Realization of Interactive Education System Based on Multimedia and Communication Interconnection. (Digitally Addressable Audio/Video Matrix Selector) Grade: Excellent

Specialties & Skills

Network Design
Firewall Administration
Microsoft Servers
Virtualization Solutions
Active Directory - DNS - DHCP
Oracle Database Administration
BACKBONE
FIREWALL
SOLUTIONS
WIRELESS
Antivirus Server
Network Infrastructre (Active/Passive )
Fortinet Firewall
MICROSOFT EXCHANGE
Mail Gateways

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Egyptian Syndicate Of Engineers
  • engineer
  • August 2002

Training and Certifications

Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2021
Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate: Windows Server 2016 Charter Member (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2019
MCSE - Microsoft Certified System Engineer. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2006
Valid Until:
November 2006
Microsoft Certified Professional Certificate (MCP 2016) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2018
VMware vSphere V5.5 – Data Center Virtualization (Training)
Training Institute:
Royaa
Date Attended:
February 2015
Red Hat Enterprise Linux® systems (Training)
Training Institute:
Logic Academy
Date Attended:
January 2015
Upgrading to Exchange 2010 from Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2007 (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft
Date Attended:
May 2012
OCA - Oracle Certified Associate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2012
Valid Until:
March 2013
CCNA : Cisco Certified Network Associate (Training)
Training Institute:
Cisco
Date Attended:
April 2009