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Farukh Chohan, IT Support Engineer

Farukh Chohan

IT Support Engineer·Qatar Financial Authority (Business Academy)

Qatar

Bachelor's degree, BENg(Hons) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 4 years, 3 months

IT Support Engineer

March 2013 - May 2013

Qatar Financial Authority (Business Academy)

Doha, Qatar

March 2013 - May 2013

► Technical Support - Assist in handling all I.T related requests and issues from client employees and clients troubleshoot and find the cause in order to take appropriate corrective action and thus minimize downtime and inconvenience to the user.
►Carryout installations - Upgrades and negotiate with users and suppliers as appropriate, ensure that account is taken of the needs for quality, security and availability by use of techniques, tools, methods and standards.
►Conference and meeting rooms - Assist and provide support for the conference rooms, covering such requirements as telephone, overhead projectors, LCD etc. ensuring all are organized in a user friendly and aesthetically pleasing way.
►IP Telephone - Assist to configure Cisco IP telephone and assigned to employees and tenants.
►Building Access Control - Provide and create Building access card to all the employees and tenants.
►Inventory Control - Maintain hardware and software inventory in line with normal operational work by means of conducting physical inventory check (PC/Laptop/ PDA etc.) to update with the management system.
►Investigate, diagnose and resolve requests for all client users and clients as directed in a timely manner.

Company industry:
Other Business Support Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Engineering Logistics Coordinator

May 2012 - March 2013

Louis Marine Equipment Sale

Doha, Qatar

May 2012 - March 2013

►Follow up deliveries quoted/ serviced products to the customers
►Documents, records and data control
►Purchase requirements
►Monitoring and measuring customer satisfaction
►Employee evaluation
►Stores monitoring
►Visa monitoring

Company industry:
Maritime & Marine Engineering
Job role:
Support Services

IT Support and Data Management

November 2010 - January 2012

Packages UK Ltd

United Kingdom

November 2010 - January 2012

► Responsible for diagnosing and resolving hardware, software, and end users problems
► Maintain a wide range of computer software programmes such as help desk tracking software and printers configurations
► Maintain the infrastructure and systems to meet the company needs
► Configure the router and switches for various purposes

Company industry:
Industrial Production
Job role:
Information Technology

Call Center agent

July 2010 - September 2010

Qatar Telecom (Qtel)

Doha, Qatar

July 2010 - September 2010

 Worked in a highly competitive environment, which involved meeting strict sale targets while ensuring quality customer support.
 Motivating others as part of a team and learning the importance of teamwork myself
 Understanding customers' needs and problems, and providing them solutions which often required out of the box thinking.
 Developed my communication skills and boosted my self-confidence while being exposed to different accents and customers from all over the world.

Company industry:
Telecommunications
Job role:
Customer Service and Call Center

Site Engineer

February 2010 - July 2010

Techno Q

Doha, Qatar

February 2010 - July 2010

 Prepare designs, quotes, and proposals of IT Infrastructure systems
 Supervise and manage the implementation/ execution of assigned projects
 Train Techno Q staff members on selected topics
 Implement Company Quality Management System
 Trained in sales of IT Infrastructure systems such as Infrastructure cabling,
active components, PABX system and Data center.
 Trained in planning department for projects scheduling, work break
down scheduling (WBS), logistics and project execution procedure
 Installed patch panels and patch cord organizer in the cabinet in various places such as Pearl Qatar, Mezza (Qatar Science Technology Park) and Al-Hitmi Tower
 Tested the connections of Patch Panel by Fluke Tester at places such as Pearl Qatar and Mezza (Qatar Science Technology Park)
 Installed fiber optic cables in Al Hitmi Tower

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Office Administration

June 2009 - September 2009

Qatar Islamic Insurance Company (QIIC)

Doha, Qatar

June 2009 - September 2009

 Documentation of clienteles' specific data -their existing facilities, and the relevant physical conditions of things to be insured with reference to their insurance requirements.
 Designing appropriate insurance plans depending upon the needs of customers.
 Providing them customer support
 Sought new customers through networking and self-research.

Company industry:
Insurance & TPA
Job role:
Administration

Trainee in PbX and Key System, Data Networking, Office in a Box and IPT Centric Department

June 2009 - August 2009

Qatar Telecom (Qtel)

Doha, Qatar

June 2009 - August 2009

 Installation and maintenance of PbX and key system in different offices
 Installation of routers for networking in many places such as American Embassy, Banks and different offices.
 Set up Server and installation of operating system
 Installation and configuration of switches and routers for various purposes
 Installation and configuring of CallManager Software and its features, such as adding CISCO VoIP phones, call park, video conference etc.

Company industry:
Telecommunications
Job role:
Information Technology

Labor Market Surveyor

November 2008 - January 2009

Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs

Doha, Qatar

November 2008 - January 2009

 Managed the survey
 Translated Arabic version into English
 Entered collected data into computer

Company industry:
Other Business Support Services
Job role:
Other

Office Administration

June 2007 - October 2007

Louis Marine Equipment Sale

Doha, Qatar

June 2007 - October 2007

 Marketing equipments for marine and shipping companies.
 Handling large & expensive orders often against large sum of cash
 Ensuring successful delivery of orders.
 Providing customer services to clients
 Maintenance of files and sale records, as well as providing accounts assistance

Company industry:
Maritime & Marine Engineering
Job role:
Secretarial

Broadcast Liaison Assistant

November 2006 - January 2007

Doha Asian Games Broadcast Service (DAGBS)

Doha, Qatar

November 2006 - January 2007

 Assisted Broadcast Liaison Manager and looked after all TV crews
 Managed player interviews, camera positions and seating
 Looked after the commentators ensuring they had start lists, information

Company industry:
Other Business Support Services
Job role:
Other

Education

University of Derby

June 2011

June 2011

Bachelor's degree, BENg(Hons) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

United Kingdom

GPA (point): 3.8 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.8 out of 4

Completed all the modules with the first hon-our degree ► Participated in "pc and network support" competition ► Member of the "The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)" ► Lab assistant for "power electronics & application" course

College of North Atlantic -Qatar

December 2009

December 2009

Bachelor's degree, Telecommunication Engineering Technology

Qatar

GPA (point): 3.5 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.5 out of 4

 Scholarship from Exxon Mobil 2009 CNA-Q  Selected for Student Mentor’s club 2009 CNA-Q  Member of Robotic club (Telecommunication and Mechanical group) 2008 CNA-Q  Member of Global village Event 2008 CNA-Q

Skills

Networking Strategies
Expert
Networking Strategies
Expert
Cisco CallManager
Intermediate
Cisco CallManager
Intermediate
Cisco CCNA
Intermediate
Cisco CCNA
Intermediate
Networking Strategies
Expert
Networking Strategies
Expert

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
Urdu
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Memberships

IET

Engineer

September 2011

Training and Certifications

Certifications
CCNA
NIIT
Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
Basic Life Support Course
Qatar Red Crescent
Apr 2010 - Apr 2010