Network Administrator
banawi Industrial Group
Total years of experience :25 years, 6 Months
Experience Summary
(from October 2009 to present)
Moved from Ashwa to Corporate TIG formally BIG (BANAWI INDUSTRIAL GROUP)
Recently completed infrastructure setup project at DIFC Dubai for Group new
Data center, Planning and execution of IBM Blade solution servers on cluster
environment, SAN through a redundant fiber channel Brocade switches, VMware solution with hx5 HA server, Firewall, Router, switches, DMZ, Vlans, Cisco UC5x, Lync & Migration of Exchange from existing servers from Jeddah to new Exchange 2010 on DAC Environment, VPN integration across WAN, Intranet
Design and installation, backup & restore planning IBM Tivoli, CCTV, Access card enrolment system.
Proven Success in Systems Optimization and Strategic IT Solutions and continues growth plan Main motive. ( BIG ).
Technical support lead, Supervised support staff and Prioritized end users issues. Handled problem escalation related to desktop, laptop, Network Printer, and Mac OS
WAN link support: configured multiple MPLS, BLS point-point link, DIA and there escalation in priority to ensure 0 downtime, redundancy with high availability.
Server landscape support ( SAP, Microsoft ): managing log, OS update with cluster server management, timely upgrade with system restart support, IBM TSM array RAID management on SAN, Managing Tape library for backup exec, maintaining exchange 2003 and its performance tuning, Escalating AD & DNS problem, Shared document control,
Security solution support: EPO management MacAfee for desktop and server along with group shield for exchange,
XTM 5x configured VPN, BoVPN, AD integration support, patch update access list for internet categorized access for redundancy and bandwidth sharing, SNAT, NAT, PAT antivirus Malware and intrusion prevention timely control update and support, Email security through XCS with quarantine for spam message according spam rating and release & allow access list based on allowed domain.
(from June 2003 to September 2009)
Network Administrator at Henkel Technologies (IT/IS) Middle East (JV for Ashwa Technologies). Work involve Administrating of Lotus Domino Mail server, creating user’s mail id for Domino Mail Server, Troubleshooting, , Replication scheduling on WAN services with Henkel Germany, Certifying ID’s through RSA token access from SHIVA VPN services for there access for secure mail from internet, Remote server’s access for intranet and Nsf database access to local user also responsible for maintaining Windows NT, Windows 2000/2003, Cisco routers, VPN concentrator, ISA 2004, SUS 2.0 migration to WSUS, Mcafee EPO, & MS exchange 2003 server for Banawihenkel.com mail
Achievements at Henkel switching from dial up access of server ( Germany- Jeddah ) for mail over secure VPN tunnel using CISCO VPN concentrator, Connecting inter branches ( Jeddah - Riyadh) IP VPN (MPLS), with recently concluded Migration & upgrade Domino 5.11 to 6 with single domain structure with participation for integration on ADS & LDAP with management tool using Lighthouse for worldwide adding country initial with xx.henkel.com, Connecting Middle East office for Lotus & SAP server’s with base as Jeddah for Joint venture company of Banawi group.
Work involve maintaining of windows based server running archiving software on SQL server, Satellite internet sharing & handling services for FTP upload and download other services of print spooling on heavy duty LAN printers and desktop support
Successfully conducted the project for Ogilvy Live Great Mall of Hyderabad as an Incharge for IT & Telecom for the whole shopping Festival Bonanza.
Also worked on VPN Networks (Routing Access list extended access list, VPN Tunneling, configuring ports, NATing, Backup IOS & Recovery), Maintaining of VOIP Exchange & also responsible for Servers (Netware 3.11, IIS, Time Sheet
Server, Lotus Notes Mail Server, Lotus Notes Data Server & Lotus Notes Clients& It’s Backup & Recovery of the Database).Responsible for maintaining all Servers at Hyderabad’s Ogilvy office. Associated with the Project of Indian School of Business with LAN & WAN setup.
Work involved Installation of WINNT Server’s & Workstations, Setup of Lab assigning of IP address, configuring IIS Proxy access & restoration of user’s data & recovery, Escalation of problem at user end as Modem Engineer for projects with Gov’t of Andhra Pradesh. Configuring of Unix Server for sending data to their respective head offices and hardware troubleshooting with the above.
Worked as Service Engineer for Telecommunication systems on Micro controller based products. Worked on Programming of Extensions, Installations, Orientations Hardware trouble shooting & upgrading of new released software’s
Microprocesser & Microcontroller Based EPABX.EPAX and there programming
Cisco Certified Network Associate
Cisco Certified Network Associate
Microsoft Certified System Engineer ( Upgrade to previous Windows NT 4.0 version)
Microsoft Certified System Engineer on Windows NT 4.0
Managing Files System Managing Devices DHCP DNS NIS+
Sponsored program by Department of science & Technology ( Goverment of India )
Radio & Television