Nizar Mohammed Ali Saif Al-Odaini, IT Supervisor

Nizar Mohammed Ali Saif Al-Odaini

IT Supervisor

Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Diploma,
Experience
11 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :11 years, 4 Months

IT Supervisor at Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • November 2009 to March 2013

 Planning and management of Operations activities to ensure timely and reliable operations support for all users in the Company, Qualitative and quantitative smooth running of the Department.
 Supervise and direct Operations staff in carrying out operational procedures.
 Testing, planning and implementing new operational procedures.
 Site planning and preparation.
 Plan and monitor network.
 Configuration and installations of peripherals according to the technical specifications.
 Carry out technical and cost evaluation for senior management for purchasing the office equipment.
 Arrangement and negotiation of maintenance contracts and supervision of related activities.
 Provide technical guidance and training to Operation staff.
 Operate system software release/change management and implementation.
 Troubleshoot of PC software and office equipment before requesting outside support.
 Ensure and monitor physical security and safety of computer installations and data.
 Administration and planning of user menu security.
 Technical IT support for the users-hardware & software.
 Maintain data center of network servers, ISIS servers including support in day to day operations of the servers.
 Networking, communication including ISP related issues and software support.
 Assess the IT requirements with users according to business needs in a cost effective way and ensuring proper setup of all systems.
 Adding new branches to the network that include setup and configuration.

Senior Network Administrator at Zahid Tractor & Heavy Machinery Co. Ltd.
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 2007 to November 2009

 3rd level of IT Support.
 Email server: Lotus Domino installation and configuration.
 Computer Room: Maintain computer room to be in good condition, check servers for proper operation, backup properly done, check the total environment, devices status.
 Lab: Test PC, servers, network devices, application and tools in the lab.
 Cisco routers and switches configuration with WAN/LAN troubleshooting skills.
 AS400 system administration (User profile creation, Devices configuration, Job scheduling).
 Document process.
 Document network diagrams.
 Windows: Installation, Configuration and Administration, windows services management (DHCP, DNS, etc).
 Implementing Active Directory, Group Policies and Security Policies.
 Taking regular backups and assisting in restoration of systems data.
 Installation, configuration & troubleshooting of Windows and Linux servers backup using
using CA ARCserve and Arkeia backup software.
 Installation and configuration of Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager.
 Installation and configuration of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
 Server backup, installation, configuration, and maintenance.
 Cisco Routers and switches configuration.
 Internet Connection.
 Processing the employees clearance form.
 Add new branches to Zahid Tractor’s network that include setup and configuration.
 Work with vendors and business partners regarding application, testing, installation and configuration.
 Monitor network status.
 Monitor the communication lines and co-ordinate with the ISP and remote locations.
 Respond to Help Desk requests requiring network and systems issues.
 Troubleshoot any problem related to terminals, printers and other computer related equipment.
 Co-ordinate with IT Manager, for his queries etc. and keep him updated about the operational problems.
 Assist the users to troubleshoot in case of any abnormality or hardware failure.
 Optimize server performance by conducting routine health checks.
 Install relevant patches and upgrades provided by vendors on servers hardware and software.

Network Administrator at Zahid Tractor & Heavy Machinery Co. Ltd.
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 2004 to December 2006

 2nd Level of IT Support.
 Work with vendors and business partners regarding application, testing, installation and configuration.
 Monitor network status.
 AS400 administrator Support.
 Monitor the communication lines and co-ordinate with the ISP and remote locations.
 Respond to Help Desk requests requiring network and systems issues.
 Troubleshoot any problem related to terminals, printers and other computer related equipment.
 Co-ordinate with Manager, for his queries etc. and keep him updated about the operational problems.
 Assist the users to troubleshoot in case of any abnormality or hardware failure.
 Optimize server performance by conducting routine health checks.
 Install relevant patches and upgrades provided by vendors on servers hardware and software.

IT Support Engineer at Zahid Tractor & Heavy Machinery Co. Ltd.
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • December 2001 to December 2004

- Management, maintenance, upgrade & support of all desktop / laptop and server systems.
- PC and laptop setup & configuration.
- Management of all Group Company data backup.
- Liaising with 3rd party software suppliers to find fault resolution, installing software updates and patches.
- 1st level of IT support.
- Active Directory Maintenance & Group Policy.
- AS400 System support.
- E-Mail Management.

Education

Diploma,
  • at The American Spectrum
  • October 2001
Bachelor's degree,
  • at University of Science and Technology
  • September 2001
Diploma,
  • at Computer Networks
  • April 2001

Specialties & Skills

IT Operations
Windows Networking
Cisco devices
Windows Server
Team Management
Microsoft ISA server 2006.
Effective verbal, presentation and listening communications skills, effective written communications
Cisco routers and switches configuration with WAN/LAN troubleshooting skills.
Management and supervisory skills.
Lotus Domino messaging application.
Thorough knowledge of computer hardware and software systems and programs.
Decision making skills.
AS400 System administration.
Team building skills, analytical and problem solving skills.
Windows server 2008/2003 installation and configuration.

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Intermediate

Memberships

Zahid Tractor & Heavy Machinery Co. Ltd.
  • IT
  • December 2001
Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors
  • IT
  • November 2009

Training and Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP) (Training)
Training Institute:
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Date Attended:
November 2007
ITIL (Training)
Training Institute:
New Horizons
Date Attended:
December 2011
Linux Administration. (Training)
Training Institute:
Jetking
Date Attended:
June 2004
BMW - ISPA Workshop system training October 2011 (Training)
Training Institute:
AGMC
Date Attended:
October 2011
Cognos Report Net Server Administration and power play Enterprise Server administration (Training)
Training Institute:
NCSC
Date Attended:
March 2005
CCNA (Training)
Training Institute:
New horizons
Date Attended:
January 2006
BMW - ISPI Workshop system training (Training)
Training Institute:
AGMC
Date Attended:
June 2010
Cisco Networking Academy Program (Training)
Training Institute:
New Horizons
Date Attended:
January 2006