Rami Khardaji, Network Consulting Engineer

Rami Khardaji

Network Consulting Engineer

Cisco Systems /BMH

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Diploma, CCIE
Experience
21 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 1 Months

Network Consulting Engineer at Cisco Systems /BMH
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since February 2014
Senior Specialist IP Core at Etihad Atheeb Telecom (GO)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • October 2009 to February 2014

• Responsible for day-to-day operations of IP/MPLS Network serving in 36 regional POP across the Kingdom.
Essential Duties:
• Leading a Team of Network Engineers (L1/L2) to ensure the effectively responsibility/functionality execution to meet business objective.
• Design, plan and implement Core and Access Networks and work collaboratively with Specialists from WiMAX, ISP, IMS and Business Solutions.
• Performs analysis, diagnosis and resolution of highly complex networking problems
• Review, coordinate and approve network changes to ensure flawless implementation across the MPLS Network
• Provides ultimate direction for ongoing maintenance, project implementation and network operations
• Coordinate and manage the MOI Lawful Interception network integration
• Enforce strategic network standards in design implementation and operation.
• Identify opportunities for improving the network infrastructure and presenting to management.
• Leading interconnection POP links installation commission and testing with Tire1 providers.
• Project Management.
• Participate in tender evaluation and influence technology strategy directions.
Vendor Management:
• Accountable for network infrastructure and provide coordination with the Vendor for issues, roadmap, new IOS releases and upgrades.
• Lead and troubleshoot incompatibility issues with L3 & R&D.
• Leading the commissioning, Installation and testing process for the upgrades projects
• Re-engineering of network designs to meet customers’ demands incensement
• Builds simulated networks in test labs to resolve highly complex problems and compatibility issues.

Network Infrastructure Engineer at Arab Bank Syria
  • Syria - Damascus
  • January 2008 to September 2009

• Planning, implementing & supporting LAN/WAN hardware, software and Internet/Intranet/Extranet integration network connectivity, diagnosing of network failures and resolving any problems.
• Maintaining and monitoring data center facilities and equipment’s to meet 99, 999% SLA uptime standards.
• Technical evaluation, development and design of tough service offerings and solution for co-location and dedicated connectivity offerings.

Pre-Sales Network Engineer at Syria Group.LTD
  • Syria - Aleppo
  • November 2006 to January 2008

• Supporting the main account in Telecom and Government sectors.
• Generates standard project documentation including detailed test plan for highly complex networks.
• Generates network configurations from Low Level Design of highly complex networks.
• Support post sales activities to ensure successful delivery.

Business Delivery Engineer at General Networks
  • Ukraine
  • January 2003 to July 2006

• Mainly post sales implementation for (Last-mile, CE, managed networks infrastructure)
• Implementing fixed access network projects (outdoor) and ensure smooth implementation/cut into the live network.

Education

Diploma, CCIE
  • at Cisco
  • September 2012

CCIE SPv3 #36806

Master's degree, M. Sc. Degree Computer Systems and networks
  • at The National Aerospace University
  • February 2006
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering
  • at The National Aerospace University
  • June 2004

Specialties & Skills

MPLS VPN
• MPLS services: BGP-VPN2547/4364, L2 4447 (VPWS/L2Circuits), L2VPN, VPLS (4761/4762) H-VPLS (4762/Q
• Good Innovative and creative problem solving skills. Highly effective in analyzing problems and ac
• HW/SW: various venders (Cisco, Juniper, Brocade, ZTE, Ericsson) software based and ASIC/FPGA (cent
• Resiliency, Fast convergence & Protection: VRRP, HSRP, IP FRR LFA,R-LFA, MPLS-TE, MPLS-FRR
• Routing Protocols: OSPF, ISIS, BGP, MP-BGP
• L2: STP, RSTP, MSTP, Trunking, Etherchannels
• Extensive experience on Plans and executes highly complex Network Upgrade & Test scenarios of new
• Extensive experience on Network Migration activity

Languages

English
Intermediate
Russian
Intermediate