omer ali, IT Manager

omer ali

IT Manager

NFC IET

Location
Pakistan
Education
Master's degree, Communications Engineering
Experience
14 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 0 Months

IT Manager at NFC IET
  • Pakistan - Multan
  • My current job since December 2014

 Improved liaison with Higher Education Commission (HEC) utilizing the IT resources
 Implemented HEC PERN, IT services, CALs and University wide DreamSpark Services
 Established the Video Conference Room facility for the University
 Negotiated the University internet bandwidth and respective IT services
 Drafted university wide IT infrastructure policies, rules, SOP and Industry standard based services that helped to reach the user related IT performance by over 60%.

Network Infrastructure Engineer at NFC IET
  • Pakistan - Multan
  • December 2010 to December 2014

Strengthened running Microsoft solutions by upgrading to Server 2012 R2. Improved IT Team, subject matter expertise and overall University infrastructure.
 Modernized corporate Email, Calendar and Document management to Google’s cloud based solution. Increased productivity by over 50%.
 Transformed processes, aligned objectives and enabled organization to save over $20K in terms of hardware which is now well channeled towards future research work.
 Negotiated one-time $20K investment in technology, that enabled infrastructure for future business activities, eliminated security threats, also reduced overall cost of operations.

Data Mining & Mapping Specialist at Lloyds Solicitors
  • United Kingdom
  • September 2009 to March 2010

I worked a project with Lloyds solicitors where my key job roles were to develop a database for the multiple branches of the Law firm. I was also involved in the data warehousing for their previous records and provided first hand support and troubleshooting over the period.

Education

Master's degree, Communications Engineering
  • at The University of Manchester
  • November 2008

Sep 2007 - Sep 2008 The University of Manchester MSc Communications Engineering (Grade: A / 2:1) Units covered advance modules of Digital Signal processing, Optical communications, Microwave Communication, Satellite communications, Mobile Communication and Radar Engineering. The program included workshops, technical presentations, project planning, negotiation, disaster recovery and lab work. Reports were submitted individually and in team also.

Bachelor's degree, Computer Systems Engineering
  • at NFC Institute of Engineering & Technology
  • November 2006

Jan 2002 - Nov 2006 NFC IET (Multan, Pakistan) BSc Computer Systems Engineering (Grade: A /Merit) The vast choice of majors that I took covers a wide range of career streamlines; my research and projects groomed my theoretical knowledge. My majors included; VLSI design, parallel processing, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Logic Design, Advance Maths, Linux Shell Programming and Personal & Mobile Communications. Technical Work Experience Dec 2010 - Present NFC Institute of Engineering & Technology, Multan

Specialties & Skills

Cisco Switches
Cisco Routers
Cisco IOS Routing
Cisco Unified Computing
Cisco Catalyst Switching
Servers
Virtualization and Automation
Cisco Nexus OS
Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Office
Server and Network Orchestration
Firewall and Load Balancer Design
Active Directory

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Memberships

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE
  • Member
  • February 2007
IAMCT
  • Regional Member
  • June 2014

Training and Certifications

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2016
Valid Until:
September 2018
Palo Alto Networks - Accredited Configuration Engineer (ACE) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2016
Solarwinds Certified Professional (SCP) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2014
Valid Until:
June 2019
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2014
Valid Until:
August 2018
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2013
Valid Until:
August 2018
Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2015
Valid Until:
August 2018
Certified Secure Computing User (Training)
Training Institute:
Military College of Signals NUST
Date Attended:
December 2013
Duration:
40 hours
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert CCIE Data Center Written (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2015
Valid Until:
July 2018
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2015
Valid Until:
June 2018
Microsoft Specialist - Hyper-V and Server Virtualization (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2014
Valid Until:
August 2018
Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) - Cloud (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2016
Valid Until:
May 2020
Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) - Networking (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2016
Valid Until:
May 2020
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2016
Valid Until:
June 2020
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2014
Valid Until:
August 2018

Hobbies

  • Home Automation
    Designed, deployed and managed personal home automation kit which is used to monitor and remote the appliances over internet