Sherif El Kinawi

Responsible for planning and executing PoC and Solution Implementations for various IT Security Products such as:

FW/IPS
PKI Solutions
2-Factor Authentication \ Smart Cards
eMail Security

• Initiated Business Continuity Plan (BCP), Created Framework, Policy and Plans.
• ISO 27001 Readiness. Completed documentation and Gap Analysis.
• Protected DW CIT Operations through activating key security solutions, such as: netForesnics SIM|1 and Data|1 Security Incident and Event Management System (SIEMS), Lancope StealthWatch Network Behavior Analysis Tool, nCircle IP360 Vulnerability Assessment Tool.
• Provided security consulting to multiple new projects as needed.
• Built needed manpower capacity for managing existing & future security solutions.
• Provided recommendations for corrective and preventative actions resulting from investigating security incidents.
• Promoted from Security Analyst to Senior Security Analyst, Sept. ‘07

ProtechT-Dubai
Security Consultant August '05 -to- August '06
• Achievements included multiple installation, configuration and maintenance of security products.
• Product range includes: o Bluecoat proxy, Celestix appliance, Surfcontrol web-filter, Websense web-filter
o Packeteer,
o F5 products (such as Big-IP and Firepass),
o FortiGate firewalls,
o Microsoft products (Exchange, Active Directory, ISA, etc.)
o Veritas Backup Exec,
o Cisco PIX, CISCO Routers and Switches,
o Tipping Point IPS,
o ISS products and other security tools.

ECC Solutions-Egypt
Information Security Specialist January '04 -to- August '05
• Managed Security Solutions such as: o Enterprise F-Secure Anti-virus solution for Servers
o ISS IDS
o Cisco Routers and Cisco PIX,
o PIX OS & IOS upgrades and initial configuration
• Developing the Security Policy to comply with ISO 17799 standard.
• Providing training for multiple junior network engineers on Networking Basics, Security Basics, Cisco PIX and Cisco Routers configuration.

UNDP - Project: BEST Egypt
IT Specialist June '03 -to- December '04
• Created Voice & Data Networks at HQ & 4 sites in Upper Egypt.

IBM and MCIT Graduates Training Program - Security Track
Trainee December '02 -to- June '03
• The Course covered Microsoft Active Directory, Infrastructure, ISA and Designing security, as well as Linux Basics, Administration and Linux as a Firewall.
• The track also included CIW foundation, CIW Internetworking Professional and CIW Security Professional courses.
Pyramid Technology - PT Trust-Egypt

Application Specialist-VeriSign July '01 -to- October '02
Provide Technical Support to customers using VeriSign's digital certificates as part of their PKI Infrastructure.

Medical Information Systems Middle East (MISME) Group
Sales/Support Engineer for Applicare & other PACS products January '99 -to- June '01
• Design, install, maintain and administer PACS Solutions for Medical Diagnostic Centers using DICOM Standards to link with CT, CR, MR and other diagnostic modalities.