Sr. Systems - Network Admin for the Group
Bhatia Brothers FZE
Total years of experience :30 years, 6 Months
Successfully implemented Projects from evaluation, budgeting to different Business Units and implementation, like Manage Engine Service Desk Plus, Storage & Backup - NetApp, VC - Polycom, Citrix XenApp 5, DMS - ViciDocs, Desktop Central and Google Apps for the whole Group.
In-charge for Design, implementation and maintenance of the infrastructure for the Data Center of the Co-operate office with L2 / L3 Cisco devices, UCS, CIPT and connectivity to other branch offices in all GCC Countries.
Successful evaluation of different Storage and Backup software like EMC, NetApp; selection and implementation of the cost effective and easily manageable solution for the whole group.
Expert in installation, configuring and troubleshooting various HP Servers, VMWare server, Citrix Servers, Desktops, Laptops, Smart Phones and Tablets, configuring and troubleshooting Cisco Switches and Cisco Routers
Expert in configuring Dell SonicWALL, Cyberoam and hands-on experience in checkpoint Firewalls.
Good working experience in Cisco Call Manager 6.2 and Unity Connection, IP Telephones, Wireless AP.
Knowledge in troubleshooting routing protocols Like BGP, MPLS and Lease Lines, Ether channels.
Successfully implemented and moved four servers from physical to virtual in VMware running vSphere 5.5 and OS Windows 2012 R2.
Successful leader in implementation of ERP - JD Edwards from in-house software.
Successfully configured the Switches and Firewall with minimal access rule and routing of traffic on Cisco switches and routers, Lease Line, MPLS Line and Firewalls effectively and controlled the users’ unauthorized access for the whole group.
Prepared, successfully implemented and audited the IT Security Policy and Procedures as per ISO requirement for the whole group.
Successfully created site-to-site VPN to all branch offices for the movement of the data center.
Reduced Telephone expense by 20% by creating a full list of all type of telephone, fax, internet and other lines for the whole group and disconnecting unwanted telephone lines.
Tested, verified and implemented new Antivirus Software and Spam Filter Solution for the group.
Sharing resources of NetApp to users and allocating the space for Servers. Administering and guiding the Junior Administrators for configuring the device.
Configuration of Servers in VMWare and upgrading, updating and moving of physical servers to it.
Successful evaluation of different VC solutions from three vendors, arranging POC’s and selecting the apt one.
Maintain schedule backups for hardware, software and ERP and ensure that it is success.
Dealing with the Dealers for the warranty of the infrastructure, Software licensing and maintaining them systematically.
Ensure that the IT infrastructure design is in line with the enterprise architecture.
Monthly audit of all IT process and report these ISO audit results to higher management.
Manage the IT Budget and expenditure on hardware and software.
Works with other technical support specialists and team members to ensure optimum desktops and servers network environment performance, security, and availability.
Define and communicate project milestones, SLAs and resource allocation to executive team, department leads, support staffs and end users.
Domain registration and dealing with various vendors and Etisalat and Du for telecom related works.
Preparing Annual Budget, Daily and monthly Backups and monthly reporting to the MD.
Responsible for maintaining, upgrading and purchasing of the PC’s, printers and software.