shahzad yusuf, System Manager

shahzad yusuf

System Manager

A Large Print and Publishing Industry

Lieu
Arabie Saoudite
Éducation
Baccalauréat, B.E Computer Science
Expérience
27 years, 3 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :27 years, 3 Mois

System Manager à A Large Print and Publishing Industry
  • Arabie Saoudite - Jeddah
  • Je travaille ici depuis juin 2003

Developed and executed Technology Solutions including Technology Readiness Assessments and Planning, IT Assessments, Virtualization, Storage and Network Architecture, Security Assessments and Data Compliance.
Administrating a network of SPARC machines Sun E450, Sun Fire V250, V890 and V1280 servers running Solaris 9 and X86/X64 based DELL and HP servers running Windows Servers, along with Macs and PC operators. Provide technical support/training for 250+ staff users and Monitored system conditions (load averages, disk usage etc.).
Upgraded its critical storage systems with SunStorageTek 3510 FC fibre-channel arrays dual-attached to servers. Configured and maintaining StorageTek L25 tape libraries to back up the advertising and editorial database server culminating to manage 14 TB of SAN storage within interabranch facilities.
Developed and deployed Solaris platform for large scale data storage for file and print server using PC net Link and SAMBA. Designer UNIX infrastructure and built to replace 48 Windows servers. A migration scenario has to be designed to move the applications and services from Windows Intel to Solaris Sparc Architecture. Our company is now set for future archive expansion with additional arrays that can easily be added without downtime.
Prepared and Installed Oracle 10g Database server on Sun Server to host our integrated ERP database. .
Back up and restoration of file systems. Write technical documentation. Installed software.
Very experienced troubleshooter. Good grasp of low-level and high tools also to diagnose all types of system and application related issues. Other technical staff routinely requests my assistance to diagnose difficult problems.
Manage three Production units Connected through P2P Wireless LAN and DSL VPN across the city. Setup Our Cisco routers for DSL and VPN
Consolidated more than 50% physical servers to VMware Infrastructure virtual machines with shared storage across EMC Clariion, Dell, and OpenFiler SANs

Senior Technical Support Engineer à DIGI Systems Inc.
  • Arabie Saoudite - Riyad
  • novembre 1998 à novembre 2002

The company specializes in Network solutions and serves multiple industry verticals like Hospitality, Pharma, Fire Safety, Software Development, Manufacturing etc. It has also its ISP wing operating as DIGINET.
• Led a team of customer support engineers for effective rendering network and desktop support.
• Managed the gamut of activities including System Administration, Technical Support/ Troubleshooting, Network Management; Project Planning & Execution.
• Reporting to Manager-Systems.
• Played a pivotal part as a Remote System Administrator for clients across the Kingdom
• Play a key role in maintaining our ISP infrastructure of DIGINET; successfully working on 8 Servers; Domain \{Sun Solaris, WINDOWS NT\} Tools \{Terminal Service, Citrix, \} in the L2 Support Level.
• Successfully maintaining networks of the following clients to name a few
USMTM, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Suliman Al Habib Medical
Center, Al Bander Trading (Center Point) Safi Dairy, Sports Ghornatha etc.
• Executed full system implementation plans by the Project Manager and the installation of the same. Established, implemented and monitored systems and procedures to ensure best of breed IT infrastructure.
• Diagnose and resolve complex problems in the IT environment anticipate and identify risks in order that corrective action can be taken in a timely fashion management.
• Provide support to the IT team of various clients of our company across the country. Administration and integration of WAN/ LAN having large no. of Windows 2000 and Unix Servers with Cisco Routers and Access server having connectivity with ISDN, ADSL and leased lines.
• Job includes installation and Administration of RAS, SMTP and FTP servers, it also includes installation and supporting of software based VPN and Firewalls.
• Designing, planning and configuration of networks from Ethernet topologies, implementation and administration of DNS, WINS, DHCP etc servers.

Support Engineer à N&N Systems and Software Pvt. Ltd.
  • Inde
  • août 1996 à novembre 1998

A Leading IT security company with a history of commitment to providing the best in security solutions to the Indian Corporate. N&N grown up in the value chain by providing diversified IT services to a large customer base which consists of TOP Corporate companies. It is spread all over major cities in the country. Being the key partner of Network Associate Inc., Symantec, Trendmicro, PGP and checkpoint in India it is deployed to provide security software solution such as firewall, VPN, encryption software and antivirus software for corporate houses.

Job Profile : Installation, system & configuration, customizing user access applications, performance monitoring of Network & Servers.

Monitor system usage and response, perform system and database backup, developing a secure transaction framework, perform installation of operating systems and upgrades.

Offering networking customer support solutions service to corporate and government clients viz network support service contract, Annual maintenance contracts of all computer hardware &Software.
Providing advanced technical support to end users, ensuring high uptime & organizing technical presentations/ exhibitions

Éducation

Baccalauréat, B.E Computer Science
  • à KBN College of Engineering
  • juin 1996

Bachelors of Engineering in Computer Science ( Four Year full time). First Class with Distinction

Specialties & Skills

IT Management
System Administration
Project Management
Microsoft Windows 2008 SERVER
Sun Solaris
Cisco Routers
Microsoft ISA firewall and VPN
Application Print MIS/ERP
Microsoft SQL 2005
Macintosh OS X,
ORACLE DBA
VMWARE VSPHERE
ERP (Hiflex, Prinance, Printsmart)

Langues

Arabe
Expert
Anglais
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Formation et Diplômes

Sun Certified System Admin (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
February 2001
Valide jusqu'à:
May 2001
CCNA (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
October 2001
Valide jusqu'à:
December 2001
VMWARE VSphere Certified Professional (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
May 2011
Valide jusqu'à:
July 2011