Thomas Thomas, Senior AD/Messaging Specialist

Thomas Thomas

Senior AD/Messaging Specialist

Diyar United Company

Location
Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
Education
Master's degree, Information Systems
Experience
26 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :26 years, 6 Months

Senior AD/Messaging Specialist at Diyar United Company
  • Kuwait
  • My current job since July 2004

Job responsibilities:
❖ Responsible for designing and managing KOC Exchange 2010 messaging infrastructure with 8 mailbox
servers, 4 HUB Servers, 4 CAS Servers, 4 Edge servers and 2 TMG servers with 24 active databases and 48
passive data base copies with 15000+ Mailboxes and Remote site Exchange Servers (Lonodon, UK)
❖ Publishing of Exchange CAS Servers, Skype Servers and other company Websites using TMG
❖ Designing and administrating corporate Outlook Signatures and Banners for users using Exclaimer Outlook
Signature Manager Software.
❖ Maintaining Exchange GAL using KOC Organizational Structure based on Users Team Codes
❖ Managing Email Security (Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus and Content Filters) using Symantec Cloud Message Labs
Portal and Microsoft Forefront Protection for Exchange.
❖ Responsible for Managing and Administrating Office 365 Cloud Services - Exchange Online in Hybrid Mode
with 8500 mailboxes.
❖ Managing Azure AD and Private Cloud
❖ Managing Security and Compliance for Office 365 services.
❖ Experience with setting up ADFS, ADFS Proxy (WAP) Servers for Office 365
❖ Responsible for managing and monitoring AD Infrastructure with 19 Domain Controllers spread across 8
sites including Remote London(UK) AD site.
❖ Administering Windows 2008 Active Directory Services(DHCP, Certificate Services)
❖ Administering Internal and External DNS Servers.
❖ Creating Group Policies for Desktops, Users and Services based on the requirements.
❖ Responsible for designing and administrating Active Directory OU structure for Users and Computers on
KOC Organizational Structure.
❖ Bulk modification to the users properties using AD Modify and custom LDAP Queries and PowerShell Scripts
❖ Inactive AD Computers and Users clean up based on the IT Policy.
❖ Experience with Windows 2008 R2 & Windows 2012, Windows 2016 Hyper-V installation and configuration
❖ Responsible for Managing Skype for Business

Technical Consultant /Senior Systems Engineer at Path Solutions
  • Kuwait
  • February 2000 to July 2004

http://www.path-solutions.com/
Founded in 1992, Path Solutions is a recognized market leader specialized in the provision of Islamic and
Investment software solutions for banks and financial institutions. Path Solutions is ISO 9001:2000 certified
organization and it’s Headquarters in Kuwait, its Research and Development centre in Beirut and its support offices
in Manama, London and Kuala Lumpur, while maintaining a presence through partner companies in other locations
around the globe.
Job responsibilities:
❖ Primarily responsible for Implementing and administrating Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000 based
networks at the Head Office and at different Client Locations having Windows 2000 Terminal Servers,
Oracle Database servers, Mail servers, Proxy Server, DNS Servers and Web Servers.
❖ Installing, Configuring and administrating Oracle 8 and 8i Database Servers and application servers at
different client locations.
❖ Installation and Configuration of Microsoft Windows Servers(NT &

Systems Engineer at M/s Abhinand Computer Services
  • India
  • November 1998 to December 1999

Installing, configuring, troubleshooting of Win NT, Win 95 & Win 98
❖ Installing and troubleshooting of Intel based computers
❖ Configuring Microsoft Outlook as an Exchange Client.
❖ Installing Y2K patches for OS's and other MS-applications.
❖ Configuring Computer to become the part of a network
❖ Installing of software’s like MS-Office, MS -Project 98, Visual C++,
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❖ Configuration of network printers
❖ Installation and configuration of Exchange Sever 5.5
❖ Network Cabling (UTP, CAT5

Customer Support Engineer at M/s Cascade Technologies Pvt Ltd
  • India
  • December 1997 to October 1998

Assembling, Installing and troubleshooting of Intel based computers and other peripherals.
❖ Installing, configuring, trouble shooting of Windows NT servers and Workstations in a Workgroup and
Domain models.
❖ Assembling and troubleshooting of Intel based computers.
❖ Administration of Windows NT based machines and Preventive Maintenance.
❖ Crimping and installation of AT &T Cat -5 and Co-axial cables.
❖ Setting up of workgroup and Domain Model Network
❖ Configuring NT Server as File Servers, Application Servers, Print Servers and proxy Servers
Trainings & Workshops
➢ Exchange 2016- Design and Administration Firebrand UK

Education

Master's degree, Information Systems
  • at Annamalai University
  • July 2015

Bachelor's degree, Computer Application
  • at Madurai Kamaraj University
  • June 2011

Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA)

Diploma, Computer Science and Engineering
  • at Department of Technical Education
  • July 1996

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High school or equivalent, PDC
  • at M.G.University
  • April 1993

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Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Servers
Hyper V
Active Directory
Microsoft Exchange Server
ACTIVE DIRECTORY
ADVERTISING
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
ANTI VIRUS
BANNERS
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
CONTENT MANAGEMENT
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
DELL SERVERS

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English
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