imran shahid

IT Infrastructure Manager at Armada Group

• Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
• My current job since July 2016

Senior IT Infrastructure specialist (Team Leader) at Azadea Group Holding company

• Kuwait - Hawali
• June 2002 to July 2016

• Virtualization Environment

o Vmware Exsi Host
o Microsoft Hyper-V

• Managing the below Major servers

o Microsoft Exchange server 2010
o Microsoft Forefront Server
o JDE (ERP Servers)
o Mcafee Antivirus Corporate Edition
o GFI FAX server integrated with Exchange server 2010
o Microsoft SQL Servers
o Call Accounting System
o Backup (Symantec backup Exec 12 taking Daily, weekly and monthly backup on Tape drives
o Microsoft Office communication server
o Microsoft System Management server
o Microsoft Dynamic CRM (IT Helpdesk System)
o Microsoft Configuration Manager server
o Riverbed (Steal Head WAN Optimization)
o NTI (Data Centre Alert System)

• Backup & Storage

o Veeam Backup & Replication
o Symantec Backup Exec
o SAN Storage

• Handling the below Cisco Devices
o Cisco ASA 5510 Security Appliance
o Cisco IP Telephonic system
o Cisco WLAN controller 4800
o Cisco VOIP router 2821
o Cisco Voice Router 2900 Serices
o Cisco Call Manager (MCS 7800 series)
o Cisco Unity Server (MCS 7800 Series)
o Cisco PIX 506E
o Cisco Router 2610 series
o Cisco Switches 3750 Series

Nat, Vlans and sub-netting, thorough Hardware Firewalls.
Responsible to conduct the training sessions for newly recruited IT member.
Communicating with regional office for the new projects or for the running setup.
Manage the security camera's DVR, writing the CD's from the DVR and etc...
Communicating with IT department of different brands, for IT related Issues and providing the required IT service according to the franchise requirement


Major Projects

Disaster Recovery site by using Veeam Backup & Replication

Implemented Veeam backup & replication solution for business continuity and reliable disaster recovery (DR) with no tolerance for downtime and data loss, and users have 24X7 access on data, below are some benefits which our organization after completing this project.
• Improve speed of disaster recovery process
• Reduces backup time
• Decreases storage costs

Microsoft Hyper-V migration to VMware

Migrated more than 30 Microsoft hyper-v virtual servers to VMware virtualization.

Cisco project on different Malls in Kuwait

Design and installed Cisco infrastructure in Marina Mall, Avenue Mall, Fanar Mall, Alkout Mall, Sharq Mall by using below Cisco devices:-

• Cisco Voice Router :- 2911, 1861, 2901
• Cisco Switches :- 3750, 2960
• Cisco Wireless Controller :- 2500 Series
• Access Point :- Cisco aironet 1041Appliances
• IP Phones:- Cisco 6921, 7911, 7925