Muhammad Aqil, Head Of Operations

Muhammad Aqil

Head Of Operations

The Passage, PR Strategists

Location
Pakistan - Karachi
Education
Master's degree, Management Information Systems
Experience
21 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 9 Months

Head Of Operations at The Passage, PR Strategists
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • My current job since August 2002

The Passage is a PR Consultancy firm doing business since 2000. Here, I am:

• Leading and supervising a team of 25+ employees
• Looking after the HR, administrative and disciplinary issues
• Building and control workable processes and systems for all departments and ensuring compliance
• Coordinating with heads of other departments to gauge the needs and requirements of human, equipment and financial resources
• Maintaining and enhancing IT systems in line with the business needs
• Looking after the wired and wireless LAN, VPN and website of the organization and ensure their maximum availability
• Ensuring security and integrity of the data using firewall, antivirus, etc.
• Ensuring proper backup of data on weekly basis
• Managed Windows Server and ISA Server based environment for over 3 years
• Implemented Open Source software (Linux, LibreOffice, etc.) in office environment which have been running successfully since

Owner at SAFNET
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • February 2003 to December 2008

• Provided Internet and file sharing services to 100+ clients using ISA Server 2000 on Windows 2000/2003 server environment; Coverage area was more than 3 km on wired network
• Managed intranet with forum, chat server, file servers and portal
• Laid networks with for home-businesses and small businesses with server configuration on ISA/Windows
• Provide on call support to different home users and organizations for PC and network troubleshooting, installation/ designing and maintenance

Education

Master's degree, Management Information Systems
  • at PAF-Karachi Institute of Economics & Technology
  • January 2010

Secured first position in MBA-MIS and received a gold medal; CGPA: 3.85 Got scholarships in 3 semesters

Diploma, Computer Science
  • at Karachi University
  • December 2006

Secured 2nd position in Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science from Karachi University

Bachelor's degree, Islamic Studies
  • at Karachi University
  • December 2002

Specialties & Skills

Management
Team Management
Analysis
Problem Solving
Computer Skills
PC Maintenance & Troubleshooting
Network Design, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Spreadsheets, Presentations, Word Processing

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Training and Certifications

CCNA (haven't attempted for Cisco certification yet) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2011
Valid Until:
October 2011
Linux SA1 and SA2 (haven't attempted for Cisco certification yet) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2011
Valid Until:
March 2012