Senior Network Engineer
GASCO
Total years of experience :11 years, 11 Months
- Team lead managed 10 engineers to support gasco sites network with 700+ network devices and 4000+ users.
- Designed and implemented networks in collaboration with project engineers.
- Designed Data Center Network infrastructure according to best practices and recognized standards.
- Managed the data center, design and configure of Cisco Nexus 9K, 7K, 5K and 2K.
- Managed the data center SAN, configuring MDS switches, FCoE and FC.
- Implemented and maintained wireless network infirastructure.
- Implemented and maintained firewalls, series switches and security appliances.
- Troubleshot and maintained all networking devices and infrastructure across the enterprise including switches, routers and firewalls.
- Visually inspected temperature sensors to maintain health of servers and network devices.
Network Engineer provides support for Sphere Networks’ Arena Network Management products.
Arena Network Management (ANM) suite consists of: Arena Network Manager (ANM), Arena Traffic Analyzer (ATA), Arena Adaptive Access (AAA), Arena Configuration Manager (ACM).
Network consultant: During developing process of NMS products, network consultancy is done from my side to approve and help R&D team.
Deploy Arena products in the following customer sites:
- Municipality of Greater Amman (MoGA): Deploy ANM and ACM in MoGA network. MoGA network consists of 2000 nodes.
- Abu Dhabi’s Chamber of Commerce (CoC): Deploy ANM, ACM, ATA and AAA in CoC network. CoC network consists of 1000 nodes.
- And others.
Deploy Arena products as Proof of Conecpt (PoC) in customer sites:
- Site survey: Check the network design in customer site. Depending on the customer needs, configure Arena NMS software to comply the customer needs and give ideas about enhancements.
- During PoC, network consultation is done for customers if required.
- Configure and customize Arena NMS softwares to convey the customer requirements.
\[May 2004 - Aug 2007\] PDN NOC Engineer from PISC side, and my main role was administrating the PDN NOC for the STE, and preparing it to go on online:
• PDN (Public Data Network) Project, for Etisalat:
o PDN project is one of the largest data communication projects in Syria. The Network Implementation Plan is a product of the collaboration of PISC, Getronics, Nixu, Alcatel and Sofrecom. The main services that this project is providing VPN connections, also Provide a backbone for new ISPs in Syria, using MPLS VPN, VPDN.
Experience acquired from this project:
- BGP, MPLS engineering.
- Good understanding of enterprise network design and implementation(L2TP, BGP, MPLS, xDSL)
- Configuring Point of Presence ( PoP ) for xDSL and Dial-up users to PDN. This includes PoP router, cisco 5800 RAS, Alcatel DSLAM, cisco 7401 LAC router.
- Network management using Cisco Works suite
- Veritas Netbackup Management.
- Administering RADIUS system.
\[Jul 2006 - June 2007\] MOE ( Ministry of Education ) project ( Technical Manager of MoE project)
MOE project is one of largest data communication project in Syria. It connects Ministry of Education with Education directorates and schools in a large data network.
I worked as a technical supervisor of the second and third phases of the project, which includes connecting of 2000 schools and Directorate of Education in provinces.
MoE network connects about 2000 schools (which they are distributed in different locations in Syria) to the closest KeyMile UMUX (UMUX contains MSDSL cards and E1 card) using DSL connection, and E1 to connect to HQ network.
Experience acquired from this project:
- Designing of MOE network for phase 2.
- Very good experience in Keymile products (UMUX1500, UMUX1200, MUSIC200, MUSIC100, .. ) installation and configuration.
- Cisco routers configuration and troubleshooting.
CCIE certified Routing and Switching. CCIE#24616
Bachelor degree in Informatic Engineering 2003