Fahd Zafar

Network / System Engineer at Vision Valley

• My current job since May 2010

A Dubai based Information Technology Company.
Wireless
DU (Smart City Project)
Du is providing internet services in collaboration with EMMAR.
Responsibilities
• Meeting with different vendors to streamline the project and understanding the work limits and altering solutions to meet the customer requirements.
• Performing passive survey for Burj Khalifa At The Top (ATT) to ensure seamless data connectivity for the visitors Burj Khalifa.
• Installation and configuration of cisco access points (2600x) connecting over the WAN (Hreap) to the data center of Du.
• Performing active survey for final verification of RF coverage and seamless data streaming.
Customer: Abu Dhabi Educational Council (ADEC)
Implementing wired and wireless network infrastructure. The project consists of more than 300 schools under ADEC
Responsibilities
• Performing site survey to assess the environment and determine the best placement and RF configuration of access points.
• Visiting ADEC sites to check for site readiness for installation of network devices.
• Preparing configuration as per Network Implementation Plan for each school.
• Installation, configuration of Cisco 4500, 3750, 3850 switches, 5500 Wireless LAN controller & Aironet 1140, 1260, 2600 Access Point.
• Providing technical support to engineers, co-ordinating with Cisco, Etisalat, ADEC and other contractors.
• Visiting ADEC sites for network fault diagnosis and rectification.
• Preparing network documentation, BOQs, executing NRFU tests, performing coverage testing using AirMagnet suite and verifying the site readiness as per ADEC quality standard.
Video Conference
Customer: AMMROC, TRA & Jumeirah Group
Responsibilities
• Site Survey for site room readiness for installation of video conference system.
• Installation, Configuration of Cisco Video conference system controller (VCSC), Video conference system Expressway, Telepresence management system (TMS), Telepresence content server (TCS), and SX20 as an endpoint.
• Preparing documents for site handover and NRFU.
Dubai Airports & ADNOC
Responsibilities
• Implementing proof of concept (POC) for video conference system includes integration with Cisco CUCM for audio and video calls. Video conference system comprises of VSCE, VCSC, Cisco Telepresence Conductor (TC), TMS, TCS, Cisco Multipoint Control Unit (MCU), endpoints (Ex90, EX60 and MXP3000).
Customer: Arab Authority For Agricultural Investment & Development(AAAID)
Responsibilities
• Installation and configuration of cisco SX20. Connecting to different locations through VPN.
Customer: Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HAAD)
Responsibilities
• Installation and configuration of cisco SX20 and configuring ISDN gateway for communication.
Security:
Customer Zain
Implementing security infrastructure of Zain ISP. The project consists of Migration of old cisco firewall & Cisco ACS to new Fortinet firewall (1500D & 1000C) and Cisco ISE.
Responsibilities
Project management and implementation lead for the project.
• Responsible for creating documents (HLD, LLD, NRFU, NIP & Survey).
• Managing funds for the project.
• Making sure project meets project deadline.
Customer: DU (DU Hardening Project)
Responsibilities
• Installation of red hat linux on cisco UCS c220 servers and hardening according to customer requirement.
Technical Support Analyst
United Bank Limited (January 2009 May 2010)
UBL is one of the largest retail banks of Pakistan. Working as TSA supporting more than 300 branches of in North of Pakistan.
Responsibilities
• Includes installation of configuration of Linux and Oracle on Dell power edge 1850 servers.
• Troubleshooting and resolving daily issues for branch related to normal bank procedures.
• Helping branches to run Start of day (SOD) and end of day (EOD).
• Creating shells in linux.
• Creating, modifying clusters and tables in oracle.
• Running required queries for oracle in branches for month end and year end closing.
• Troubleshooting hardware related issues include (Printers & PC’s).

Technical Support Analyst at United Bank Limited

• Pakistan - Islamabad
• January 2009 to May 2010

UBL is one of the largest retail banks of Pakistan. Working as TSA supporting more than 300 branches of in North of Pakistan.
Responsibilities
• Includes installation of configuration of Linux and Oracle on Dell power edge 1850 servers.
• Troubleshooting and resolving daily issues for branch related to normal bank procedures.
• Helping branches to run Start of day (SOD) and end of day (EOD).
• Creating shells in linux.
• Creating, modifying clusters and tables in oracle.
• Running required queries for oracle in branches for month end and year end closing.
• Troubleshooting hardware related issues include (Printers & PC’s).

Intern at Siemens Pakistan

• Pakistan - Islamabad
• October 2008 to January 2009

Local Area Network Deployment
Customer: National University of Science and Technology (NUST)
Deployment of local network in new campus of NUST which comprises of different faculties in different
location.
Responsibilities
• Installation and configuration of 3com switches.
• Creating vlan’s in access layer switches and troubleshooting.
• Patching and termination of CAT6 cables in patch panel and fiber splicing in ODF.
PTCL

Internship at PTCL

• Pakistan - Islamabad
• July 2008 to August 2008

• Learning about the technologies and terminologies of network infrastructure.
• Installation of Mcafee antivirus in PC’s.

• to

research on DDoS attack and to devised the method to prevent network attacked by DDoS.
Gossip protocol is used as a base protocol to inter-connect different devices. Once packet marked
as attack packet the system never allows that type of packet to enter in the network. The
implementation is done in OMNET++.
2008