ramees ahmed, IT Engineer

ramees ahmed

IT Engineer

National petroleum construction company

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Master's degree, Networking and System Administration
Experience
16 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 1 Months

IT Engineer at National petroleum construction company
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since March 2011

- Managing the Enterprise Backup Infrastructure & Technical Support.
- Designing, installing, maintaining and troubleshooting Storage and Backup environment in NPCC.
- System center configuration manager 2012 Administration.
- Evaluates system specifications, input/output processes, and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility
- Analyze all aspects of the existing infrastructure and recommends modifications that will enhance system reliability, availability, serviceability and scalability
- Work with teammates, clients and other teams to identify and address systems problems
- Evaluate new developments and recommend infrastructure modifications
- Provide in depth consultation to application teams on a variety of different applications
- Assist in defining standards, guidelines, best practices and metrics
- Participates in the development of business strategy
- Develops and manages business plans to achieve objectives
- Leads large, complex projects to achieve key business objectives
- Solves unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business
- Translates highly complex concepts in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences
- Manage Backup Environment comprising of HP Storage Works D2D4324 library, HP Storage Works 6600-series Virtual Library System and HP MSL 8096 tape library with Symantec Net Backup Exec 2010 R3 Software and HP Data Protector Express.
- Work with architecture and operations team on review of entire environment and executing initiatives to reduce failures, defects and improving overall performance
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team of other Storage and Backup Engineers to support deadlines; ability to work independently as well
- Ensure documentation of entire backup and storage environment and data replication relationships are current
- Maintain Metrics around Storage and Backup components and ability to report for the purpose of Capacity planning.
- Manage Day-day Operational tasks (Software Installs / Code Upgrades) and Datacenter operations.
- Ability to take a lead in evaluating new products and technologies.

Ass.IT Manager at Tawasul Transport L.L.C
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • October 2008 to December 2010

- Managing the IT Operations in TAWASUL TRANSPORT.
- Installed and configured the company IT setup- Windows XP, VISTA. Microsoft windows XP & VISTA Active Directory & Email systems.
- Managing and monitoring the Server logs and reporting to the teams and get solutions from vendors and other knowledge bases.
- Administering and Monitoring SQL Server - assigning login accounts, roles & permissions to users and backup database etc.
- Installs, supports and maintains desktops, scanners, plotters, printers and print servers.
- Administering and maintaining the Network - assembling the high configuration PCs for various requirements.
- Provide onsite hardware and software technical support related to PCs, Scanners, and printers for users.
- Managing and monitoring mail security and updates Antivirus -Symantec Antivirus, with all production Server’s windows 2003 and workstations.
- Researching and recommending equipment and software solutions for stated needs.
- Maintenance and trouble shoot the Hardware and software related problems.
- Providing all kind of IT-support to all staff on daily basis.
- Maintaining IT operations in other branches using new remote technologies.
- Supervising IT-Technicians for daily MDT (Mobile Data Terminal) works.
- Maintaining & monitoring operations in Taxi Dispatch System.
- Solving Daily MDT problems both software and hardware

Jr.Software Developer at INFOTECH GLOBAL SOLUTIONS BANGALORE INDIA
  • Other
  • October 2007 to May 2008

- Determines operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions.
- Documents and demonstrates solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code.
- Prepares and installs solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming.
- Improves operations by conducting systems analysis; recommending changes in policies and procedures.
- Obtains and licenses software by obtaining required information from vendors; recommending purchases; testing and approving products.
- Updates job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
- Protects operations by keeping information confidential.
- Provides information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing development and service issues.
- Accomplishes engineering and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
- Develops software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle.

Education

Master's degree, Networking and System Administration
  • at R.I.T
  • October 2014

Pursuing M.S in Networking security and system administration with current grade A.

Bachelor's degree, B-tech in Computer science and Engineering
  • at university of calicut
  • June 2007

Specialties & Skills

System center configuration manager 2012
System Administration win7,win8
Technical management
Microsoft server 2008, 2012
Symantec Backup Exec 2010
SQL administration
Network Infrastructure
Technical Support

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate
Malayalam
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Training and Certifications

MCITP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2012
Valid Until:
June 2012
Web development Java\J2EE, oracle 9i SQL fundamentals (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2008
Valid Until:
March 2008
PMP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2013
Valid Until:
March 2013
CCNA,MCSE (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2009
Valid Until:
September 2009