Muhammad Saqib, IT Manager

Muhammad Saqib

IT Manager

Vantage Printers

Location
Pakistan
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering
Experience
12 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 9 Months

IT Manager at Vantage Printers
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • My current job since January 2016

Network Administration:
Taking care of network infrastructure, Servers, Firewall, Printers.
Managing Bandwidth distribution, implementing Network policies.
Configuration and monitoring of cloud services and storage solutions. Implementing new solutions when required.
Configurations of routers&access points across departments when need. Troubleshoot and resolve existing when required.
Configuration and monitoring of Email Services, Email backups.

System Administration:
Hyper-V configuration, implementation, Failover and Disaster recovery. Configurations of new Servers.
Acronis backups, integrations and disaster recovery.
ERP server integration, web deployments and monitoring.
CCTV surveillance and backups.
Configuration of Barracuda Spam Firewall, Anti SPAM policies, Email and domains filtration.

Projects in Queue:
Office 365 Implementation
Cisco Webex
Apache Web Server
Media&File Services
Cloud Storage
End to End site policies
Backup implementation, Acronis, VEEM
Web to Print Solution

NOC Consultant at X-Centric Solutions
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • September 2013 to September 2015

I was responsible for maintenance and support of High Availability Systems. Monitored WAN and LAN Networks to ensure smooth connectivity. Kept track of Services running on different servers and generation of regular reports. First line of Technical Support for the Services Provided. Identified, troubleshoot and rectified Issues. Ensured timely executing of Back-ups and Restoration Policies. Reviewed, proposed and implemented improvements to overall Systems. Ensured Compliance of Escalation Procedures and SLAs.

Tools used
. AVG Managed Workplace .Autotask .Citrix .Info Nimble Storage .Vistarait .Pagerduty .Office365

Major Achievements
• Completed Email and domain configuration on all clients in Simpex BPO
• Assisted in deployment of Xendesktop 7.5 and AVG Managed workplace monitors.
• Assisted and completed deployment of 25 Server Upgrades from 2008 to 2012
• Completed Servers patching and scheduled patching activity in Vistara
• Applied monitors in 112 servers and integrated with monitoring tools
• Assisted in deployment of Call center setup for Simpex BPO

Resident Engineer at PARCO
  • Pakistan - Multan
  • November 2012 to August 2013

I was responsible for
• Technical Support (Tier-1, Tier-2)
• Configured and setup network devices, workstations.
• Assigned Tickets and Remote helpdesk Support.
• Reported to Manager and work on field for LAN/WAN infrastructure.

System/Network Engineer at NADRA
  • Pakistan - Multan
  • May 2011 to October 2012

I was responsible for
• Set up Network on site with LAN infrastructure
• Installed and configure Backup applications in Workstation and Servers
• Configured DVBs and troubleshoot switches.
• Performed health check and routine audits on all site items.
• Submitted Reports (daily backup) and attended monthly meetings.

Tools Used
. DVB .Switches .Database Servers .LAN .Office .Wireless Routers

Achievements
• Succefully completed case load of five different sites in lower Punjab
• Maintained records of sites, audited and relocated when required
• Managed crowd and controlled situations where local bodies and Administration required

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering
  • at University College of Engineering & Technology
  • April 2011

Data Communication Database and Algorithms Software Life Cycle Signal and Systems Management Information System

Specialties & Skills

Customer Service
Server Administration
System Administration
Managed Services
Network Administration
Windows Server
Proxy Server
Active Directory
Firewall
Xen Desktop
Remote Desktop Services
Hyper V
Managed Services
Customer Support
Office 365
Linux Server
Routers
Technical Support
Microsoft Office
Switches
Project Managet

Languages

English
Intermediate
Arabic
Beginner
German
Beginner

Memberships

ICRG
  • Researcher/Promoter
  • January 2013

Training and Certifications

CCNA (Training)
Training Institute:
Corvit
Date Attended:
April 2013
MCSE (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2014
Valid Until:
January 9999