NETWORK /SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
descon engineering (uae)
Total years of experience :20 years, 2 Months
PROJECTS:
Abu Dhabi ZADCO Upper Zakum 750 Offshore Oil Field Development to Date.
Abu Dhabi ENEC Power Plant (Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation) Baraka Nuclear Power Plant 2014 to Date.
Abu Dhabi GASCO Acid Gase Flare Recovery Project 2013-2014
Abu Dhabi GASCO & ADCO Buhasa Shutdown 2013.
Abu Dhabi GASCO Habshan Live Plant Projects 2013.
Abu Dhabi Ummal Naar Takreer (Shutdown 2013),
Abu Dhabi Fertil (Shutdown 2012),
Abu Dhabi Takreer Expansion (Daewoo Project 2012),
Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company- DAS Island (Shutdown 2012)
Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company- Takreer (Shutdown 2012),
*Provide technical expertise/ recommendations in assessing new IT software/ products; and take initiatives to support and enhance our existing (Microsoft based) systems
*Investigate and resolve application functionality related issues to provide first level support; and troubleshooting for Sage Pro ERP ACCPAC (Finance, STORE and Inventory Control) system
*Set-up of Descon’s Project Management & Control Systems at multiple project sites.
*Assist in managing a proactive relationship for 3rd party application development and programming consultants.
*Assist network administration/ administrator(s) with application installation and testing.
*Troubleshoot technical issues and identify modifications needed in existing applications to meet changing requirements.
*Analyze data from the corporate database and identify data integrity issues with existing and proposed systems (and implement solutions).
*Provide assistance and advice business users, in the effective use of applications and information technology.
*Provide SQL administration in live and test environments.
*Verify database and data integrity.
*Participate in monthly meetings with the IT network Core team to discuss progress and the issues to be resolved; and report progress on a monthly basis to the CIO.
*Assist in the creation of the system design and functional specifications for all new development projects
*Serve as a liaison and facilitator between all AUH-BA remote sites to assist in addressing and resolving IT related issues.
*Provide staff and users with assistance, to solve computer related problems, such as malfunctions, system crash problems, etc.
*Test, maintain, and monitor computer, programs and systems inventory, including coordinating the installation of computer programs and systems.
* Consult with management to ensure agreement on system principles/ policies.
*Maintain and log all BA’s inventory of hardware i.e. computers, printers, scanners, projectors, switches and LAN/WAN Accessories.
*Maintain and update a record of the BA’s all users’ emails (leavers/joiner’s report), NT accounts, security groups and share the same with DHQ-ICT core team on monthly basis.
*Liaison with Etisalat to provide internet/ phone facility for new AUH-BA projects.
*Designed and implementation for an entire network of Descon Engineering for new projects
* Designed and developed the entire Network of DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS Inc. Karachi Office
* Maintenances LAN/WAN infrastructure, Network devices, and telecommunication services for the operation of the Company. Plans, analyzes, installations and supports the Company LAN / WAN system
* Responsible for connectivity between all LAN / WAN based hosts and the centralized Servers FTP Servers, Proxy Servers, Centralized Anti Virus Servers, Windows Software Update Servers (WSUS), Domain, ADC Servers and SQL Database etc.
* Management of Backup & Recovery of All Servers (Windows & Linux) via Acronis Server
* Remote Configuration and Management of Proxy, FTP, VPN, NAT, Domain and Update Server’s
* Administration, maintenance and support to over 250 Nodes
* Installation, configuration and troubleshooting of CISCO 7606s, 4700, 3600, 2500, 2600 series routers and CISCO layer3 switch 3750 & CISCO 2950, Catalyst 1900 series switches.
* Bandwidth allocation, Network design/planning and Variable Length Subnet-Masking (VLSM), IP Subnetting & allocation to IT companies
* VPN configuration, VLANs, Trunking Protocol and Spanning Tree Protocol.
* Routing Protocol like (BGP, OSPF, RIP, EIGRP)
* Linux administration and support on Centos and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
* Configuration and management of Domain Name Server and Squid cache server.
* DHCP and NAT configuration and management.
* Installation, configuration and troubleshooting of Network Monitoring System NMS (Solar Wind Network Performance Monitor System).
* Installation and configuration of Wireless Access Point.
* Setup a Domain and additional Domain Controller, File server, DHCP, Proxy and VPN server based on Windows Server 2008.
* Installation and configuration of Microsoft Exchanges 2010.
* Installation and configuration of Cisco ASA Firewall and Cisco 2960 switch.
* Setup WSUS server based on windows server 2k8
* Installation, configuration and managing Active Directory on Win Server 2k3.
* Installation, configurations and Managing PDC and ADC domain controller.
* Installation of Microsoft Office, logon and logoff scripts using through Group Policy Object
* Global catalog server, DNS and Active Directory Schema replication
* ISA 2004 Proxy server, DHCP, VPN and Server Security
* Role Transferring Schema Admin, Domain controller, PDC, RID Global catalog server from Primary Domain Controller to Additional controller
* Manage local and wide-area Data Networks by providing access to Network resources, maintaining equipment, and monitoring Network performance.
* Evaluate and recommend server hardware and software components and upgrades as required
* Install, Upgrade and Configure Client Accounts, Network printing, directory structures, rights, security and software on file servers
* Installation and configuration of Cisco 7200-VXR, 3845, and Cisco Switch 3550 and Implementation of BGP & EIGRP.
* Configuration of ZYXEL IP DSLAM IES 2000, 1248, 1248-51V, IES 1000 Series, IES 708-221 Series and CPE: SDSL, VDSL and G.SHDSL.
* Administrate and maintain the group of Windows 2000/2003 high availability servers ensuring uptime, applications & operating system patches, maintenance releases, applying appropriate security policies, Group Policy Objects (GPO), and performing backup and recovery duties.
* Maintenance and troubleshooting of DNS, DHCP and Gateway Support on Windows 2003/2000 Server.
* Installed and implemented Microsoft ISA 2000 server
Bachelor Degree