Faisal Rashid Ahmad, Networking & Information Technology

Faisal Rashid Ahmad

Networking & Information Technology

Saudi Kinda.co

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
High school or equivalent, faculty of Science
Experience
12 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 2 Months

Networking & Information Technology at Saudi Kinda.co
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since June 2012

• Technical lead duties and management of technical projects
• Designing and implementing customers’ network infrastructure
• Configuring and implementing Remote Access Solution: IPSec VPN, EasyVPN, SSL VPN, Citrix Access Gateway, Citrix Secure Gateway
• Configuring Pix to Pix, ASA to ASA and Router to Router VPN
• Implementation of HSRP (using IP SLA) and GLBP
• Configuring VLANs, VTP, Etherchannels
• Configuring intervlan routing on Layer-3 switches
• Securing switch access
• Designing and implementing wireless architectures (Cisco Aironet APs and Cisco 4400 series controllers)
• Configuring Voice VLANS and QoS VLANs
• Configuring routing using OSPF and policy routing using route maps
• Hardening Cisco devices - Implementing IDS and IPS, Cisco IOS Firewall, AAA
• Implementing traffic filters using Standard and Extended access-lists,
Distribute-Lists, and Route Maps
• Building and maintaining Visio documentations for Clients

Senior Cisco/Juniper Network Engineer at Fedari.co
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 2015 to January 2016

• Gather and collate network requirements by working with clients and colleagues.
• Design secure and scalable networks.
• Assist in sizing effort for the network part of projects.
• Assist in pricing for the network part of projects.
• Install secure and scalable network devices.
• Work with OS and application teams to ensure client service success.
• Document all network set-ups.
• Follow both customer and company standard ITIL processes e.g. Change Management.
• Liaise with support teams, working together to resolve customer issues.
• Work as part of a team with excellent communication skills.
• Work with clients during all stages of projects.
• Highlight and document all network risks of projects.
• Coach more junior members of staff.

Network Engineer at Mitsubishi Fuso
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • March 2012 to April 2013

• Technical lead duties and management of technical projects
• Designing and implementing customers’ network infrastructure
• Configuring and implementing Remote Access Solution: IPsec
VPN, Easy VPN, SSL VPN, Citrix Access Gateway, Citrix Secure
Gateway
• Configuring Pix to Pix, ASA to ASA and Router to Router VPN
• Implementation of HSRP (using IP SLA) and GLBP
• Configuring VLANs, VTP, Ether channels
• Configuring interval routing on Layer-3 switches
• Securing switch access
• Designing and implementing wireless architectures (Cisco AirNet
APs and Cisco 4400 series controllers)
• Configuring Voice VLANS and QoS VLANs
• Configuring routing using OSPF and policy routing using route maps
• Hardening Cisco devices - Implementing IDS and IPS, Cisco IOS
Firewall, AAA
• Implementing traffic filters using Standard and Extended access lists,
Distribute-Lists, and Route Maps
• Building and maintaining Visio documentations for Clients
• Troubleshooting hardware problems in regards to: all the server
Range, SAN boxes, tape backup units, switches, KVM
• Solving software problems - Microsoft (Windows NT/2000/2003;
SQL Server 7.0, 2000; Exchange 5.5, 2000, 2003; SMS 2003;
MOM 2 2003), Dell's applications, VERITAS Backup Exec, Arc Serve
2000; Citrix XP, Met frame 3 and 4
• Troubleshooting and solving networking issues - TCP/IP, DNS,
DHCP, Layer 2/3 network devices

Education

High school or equivalent, faculty of Science
  • at Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, Multan
  • April 2022
High school or equivalent, F.A general group
  • at Allama Iqbal Open University
  • May 2020
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at University Of London - Royal Holloway
  • August 2016
Diploma, CCENT
  • at Cisco Certifications
  • August 2015
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at University Of London - Royal Holloway
  • August 2015
Diploma, CCNA
  • at Cisco Certifications
  • March 2015
Diploma, CCNP
  • at Cisco Certifications
  • July 2014

Cisco Certified Network Professional

Diploma, Information Technology
  • at Pakistan institute of Pakistan
  • August 2012
Diploma, Computer Operator
  • at Pakistan institute of Pakistan
  • August 2011
High school or equivalent, FSC
  • at The Govt. Emerson College
  • March 2010
Diploma, Hardware
  • at Faran Educational complex
  • November 2009

HARDWARE AND NETWORKING

Diploma, Linux End User
  • at Faran Educational complex
  • May 2009
Diploma, CIT
  • at Faran Educational complex
  • August 2008
High school or equivalent, .
  • at Pakistan International school
  • April 2008

Matric Results

Specialties & Skills

IT Management
Cisco Routers
Computer Hardware Troubleshooting
PC Networking
web site management
domain configuration

Languages

Arabic
Intermediate
English
Intermediate
Urdu
Intermediate

Hobbies

  • Long Drive, Sea side , play games , customize car , songs , interesting in new technology