IT Consultant
GOGC Trading & Contracting WLL
Total years of experience :27 years, 4 Months
Oversee project and software department budgets, managing multiple development projects simultaneously.
● Identify bottlenecks in development process and facilitate usage of advanced technologies, new tools or enhanced processes.
● Communicate effectively with clients, suppliers, and industry professionals to maintain complete and current working knowledge.
● Solved clients IT issues - Determined changes, recommended quality software, projected modifications of software, hardware and networking.
● Oversaw heterogeneous Vmware/Hyper-V deployments, backup production readiness, data migration, switch add/zoning, SAN maintenance
● Performed service delivery according to site lead guide, design workbook, SOW and engagement overview as well as coordinate with customer's onsite facilities and technical contacts regarding readiness and delivery concerns
● Supervised activities to include Infrastructure deployments for clients, maintenance resolution to critical break/fix escalations
● Handled the IT department/Datacenter and managed designing IT infrastructure for the entire group;
● Administered Microsoft Azure Cloud;
● Executed various projects ranging from small to large environments;
● Oversaw configuration, installation, management of company's Cisco devices, network core switches, edge switches, routers and firewalls;
● Collaborated with the SAP team, manage and implement connections to, and the migration from an on-premise environment to Microsoft Azure along with Vendor Partner;
● Advised on and implemented the different resources necessary for varying business needs, such as intensive data processing environments; research and development environments, scalable solutions;
● Managed all aspects of cloud security, firewalls, VPN's, remote access, file sharing, backups, restorations and disaster recovery;
● Researched and implemented new Azure tools to improve efficiency and performance;
● Managed and reported monthly costing, optimized Azure costing to a phenomenal level played principal role in the development and implementation of Cloud workflow automation processes and procedures;
● Developed scripts for automating client/server functions, monitored requests and key metrics for cloud resources.
Projects: The Royal Grammar School, Guildford in Qatar (IT Manager); Sollass Qatar / First Agriculture / AQH Real Estate / First Travel / First Transport.
Working as a Senior Solutions Architect, responsible for all hardware/Infrastructure/Network services for the GSSG Holdings and its subsidiaries. Handling the IT department/Datacenter alone since 2013 and responsible for designing IT infrastructure for the entire group.
Designed and implemented the Citrix Architecture, Group Policies applied on Domain, Organized and Managed a team of Engineers in tiers Level 1, 2 and 3, Segmented the departmental responsibilities and areas of concentration in IT Framework, Areas covering Web development, Network Development, Server Development, Windows Networks Executed various projects ranging from small to large environments, Consolidated the Domain Name Services, Consolidated the Domain registrars, Reduced the IT cost at an exceptional and phenomenal level.
Projects Executed
• GSSGHO \[Organized and Managed a team of Engineers in tiers Level 1, 2 and 3, Handling the GSSG IT Department/Infrastructure independently since 2013.Consolidated the Domain Name Services./Domain Registrars, Designed and implemented Infrastructure Architecture for GSSG from preparing RFP to final implementation phase comprising of Exchange/Virtualization/Cloud /Citrix/SharePoint/Group Policy/Backup Policy/VLAN segmentation/Networking, Involved in Microsoft End-user License Compliance Audit conducted in GSSG as project manager and provided & review the data Collection to ELP completion.\]
• GSSG Subsidiaries -\{Salam Media Cast/ Autoz Group WLL/, Jersey Group (Khalid Manufacturing Company, Jersey Glass, Jersey Archs), Naira International Group, Qatar, Taalum Group (Al Maha Academy, Al Jazeera Academy\} -Single point of contact for the projects and takes them from original concept through final implementation. Prepared RFP, BOQ, Cost Comparison sheet and Select/recommend vendors and contractors, integrates their work into the overall project plan, monitors their progress and assures the quality of their deliverables.
• RizonJet (Doha/Bigginhill) \[Switch configuration, Server Configuration VLAN Configuration, Cisco IP Phone Configuration, Management of Cisco Unified Communications 560; Creating hunt-groups, call legs, cor-lists, DID mapping, etc., Backup Administration\}
Working as a Lead System Analyst, responsible for all software/hardware services the company provides. I was handling the IT department alone for 2 years from 2006-2009 and planned and set up all IT infrastructure at Head office, Proposed and implemented/signed Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (EA) in Qcon for 3 years, Prepared IT Plan, Disaster recovery plan, Strategic Plan, Network Diagram, Prepare ROI/Budget plan for 5 years for the entire system requirement in Qcon.
Working as IT co-ordination manager for Elite group of companies, I am responsible for designing IT infrastructure for the entire group. Involved in supervision on the installation of Servers in HO and other sites which varies from Hospital, Textile wholesale Industry, FMCG Industry, Real Estate, and Computer Educational Institution to Software Exporting Company
Worked as Change control Leader and Client connectivity team lead, Worked closely with the Procurement division to cater the need of the projects in terms of Software, Hardware and Link requirements
Handled the system and security requirements for new sites, Coordinated the VOIP Solution design requirements for various outsourced projects
Working as Remote IT Support manager, managed 3 sites of M/s Smithline Beecham Consumer health care with 20 technical resources to support 5000 people. Accountable for transitioning the IT services from UK to India, Responsible for setting up the remote management functions in India, Managed the account of 2 major BPO/Call center deals for Smithkline Beecham Consumer Healthcare.
Executed the Security Lock downs & Vulnerability Assessments for pilot and steady state projects
Worked as Change control Leader and Client connectivity team lead, Worked closely with the Procurement division to cater the need of the projects in terms of Software, Hardware and Link requirements