Michel Ghandour, Regional IT Specialist

Michel Ghandour

Regional IT Specialist

Medica Group

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Master's degree, MEng - Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Experience
2 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :2 years, 11 Months

Regional IT Specialist at Medica Group
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since January 2023

- Working as a Microsoft Azure Global Administrator.
- Managing and maintaining Room Server infrastructure.
- Providing comprehensive hardware and software support to all users.
- Participating in software implementation testing and integration efforts.
- Implementing security measures using a proxy server (Zscaler).
- Administering user accounts and resolve issues in SAP Business One (SAP B1).
- Performing troubleshooting of systems and network problems to ensure high
availability.
- Handling IT-related responsibilities across multiple regions, including KSA, UAE, Kuwait, and Lebanon.

IT Specialist at Nestlé Waters - Lebanon
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • April 2022 to January 2023

- Working with functional business representatives to ensure that systems
support business requirements.
- Conducting rigorous testing of solutions during new releases to ensure bug- free new versions.
- Serving as an Active Directory Administrator, overseeing domain management, auditing user permissions across multiple platforms, revising disaster recovery
strategies, providing technical support to users, and ensuring compliance with
regulations and policies.
- Maintaining up-to-date documentation, including end-to-end processes, training materials, and testing procedures.
- Managing a community of super/key users in the market, ensuring their
proficiency and ability to provide first-level support to end users.
- Enforcing data quality and accuracy through routine data cleansing activities.
- Troubleshooting end-user/key user system issues and collaborating with
suppliers to resolve them.
- Participating in regular Business Continuity Planning (BCP) testing and ensuring
the business's ability to manage processes without disruptions to systems.

Telecommunications Engineer at Lebanese IT Syndicate
  • Lebanon - Jounieh
  • November 2021 to April 2022

- Implementing and deploying Learning Management Systems and Solutions for
organizations in Lebanon and internationally.
- Managing Local Networking, including configuring Switches & Routers,
implementing Voice over IP, handling cabling, and configuring Network Security
devices.
- Administering network components using Visual Studio.
- Handling SQL database queries proficiently.
- Setting up PBX central systems for efficient communication.
- Troubleshooting and diagnosing system and network problems both on-site
and off-site.
- Installing and configuring computer hardware, operating systems, and
applications.
- Contributing to the development of security operation tasks.

Information Technology Trainee at Bank Misr Liban (BML)
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • April 2019 to June 2019

- System & Network Security
- Internet Advanced Proxy Security
- Email Security Appliance with Advanced Malware Protection
- End Point Security (including malware protection, DLP, patching and vulnerability management, disk encryption)
- Employee Awareness Program
- Application Security (core banking, access control)
- Local Networking: Switches & Routers, Voice over IP, Cabling & Network Security devices
- Users support
- Oracle Database

Telecommunications Engineer Trainee at Huawei Technologies
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • August 2016 to September 2016

- Sites Maintenance & Implementation Services
- Observation of the different components of the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) and the BSS (Base Station Subsystem)

Education

Master's degree, MEng - Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • at Antonine University (UA)
  • September 2020
High school or equivalent, Lebanese Baccalaureate in Sciences
  • at Ecole des Sœurs de la Charité de Besançon Baabda
  • July 2012

Specialties & Skills

Cloud Computing
Windows Azure
IT Security
Troubleshooting
IP Networking
Local Networking: Switches & Routers
Users support
System & Network Security
Communication skills

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Yeastar Certified Technician (Certificate)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (Certificate)
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (Certificate)