Ziad Sababa, IT Business Controller (Operations)

Ziad Sababa

IT Business Controller (Operations)

Dubai

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Higher diploma, Computer Science
Experience
27 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :27 years, 2 Months

IT Business Controller (Operations) at Dubai
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 1988 to October 2015

•Lead a team of 7 IT staff in a professional effective manner to improve customer service
•Managing and supporting Exchange 2013 infrastructure with High Availability
•Administering Hypervisors running Win Server 2012 Datacenter in Failover Cluster Manager and Managing Virtual Machines, P2V migration using SCVMM 2012
•Installing and Configuring Win Server 2012 Domain Controllers, Active Directory Services and deploying GPO on Domain and OUs levels
•Installing, configuring, administering and troubleshooting of DNS & DHCP Services on Domain Controllers
•Experience on Migration from Win 2008 Domain to Win 2012 Domain and from Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2013
•Experience on Cross-Forest Migration from Win 2003 Domain to Win 2008/2012 Domain & from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010/2013 using ADMT tools
•Installation and Administration of BlackBerry Enterprise Servers v12 & v5.0 in HA
•Installing, configuring, administering a Secure Web Gateway Solution - Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG 2010)
•Configuration and Administration of SCCM/SCOM 2012
•Installing, configuring, administering an Enterprise Mail Gateway Security Software - Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Suite (IMSS 7.5)
•Installing, configuring, administering Trend Micro OfficeScan Endpoint Protection on all Servers & Workstation in the Network (OfficeScan Server 11.0) and Trend Micro ScanMail for Microsoft Exchange
•Administer and Manage VMware VSphere 5.5 Servers in HA, Manage ESXi Hosts/Storage/Network/VMs using VCenter Server v5.5
•Managing and administering all Microsoft Software licensing renewals (Assurance /True-ups)
•Responsible for Annual Maintenance Contracts, Licensing renewals and Support for Hardware/Software, PABX \{Soft-Ex Call Management System\} and UPSs
•Evaluate and recommend on IT related equipment Hardware/Software, Network devices and PABX related purchases and requirements

Education

Higher diploma, Computer Science
  • at Istituto Tecnico Dell'Istruzioni - Maxwell
  • November 1987

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Microsoft Exchange 2013
Customer Service
Microsoft Servers
Administration
Team Leadership
IT Services Management
Network Administration
Microsoft Active Directory
Data Center and Virtualization
Microsoft Exchange Servers - 2013
Security

Languages

Italian
Expert

Training and Certifications

MIMIX 7 – Operation and Administration (Training)
Training Institute:
GBM
BlackBerry Enterprise Solution V5.0 Essential Course (Training)
Training Institute:
BlackBerry
Configuring, Managing and troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 - 10135A (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft
Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 - 20410A (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft
A+ (Certified Service Technician) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 1997
IBM Storwize V7000 Implementation Workshop - SSE10 (Training)
Training Institute:
GBM
Core Solution of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 - 20331 (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft
Configuring and troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure - 6421B (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft
Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (2.1) (Training)
Training Institute:
Cisco
MCP + I (Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 1998
Introduction to i5, iSeries and AS/400e for New Users - OE98 (Training)
Training Institute:
GBM
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage V5.5 (Training)
Training Institute:
VMware
Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (2.2) (Training)
Training Institute:
Cisco
ERP JD Edwards 9.0 Configurable Network Computing (Training)
Training Institute:
Oracle
CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2003
IBM PureFlex Systems Fundamentals with Implementation Services - NGTBI (Training)
Training Institute:
GBM
Administering a MS SQL Server 2000 Database - 7072A (Training)
Training Institute:
MS
iSeries System Administration and Control - OL19 (Training)
Training Institute:
GBM
iSeries Control Language Programming - OL20 (Training)
Training Institute:
GBM
MCSE Windows 2003/2000 (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 1999
Windows 2003 (System Administrator & Systems Engineer) (Training)
Training Institute:
MS
Project Management Professional (Training)
Training Institute:
Spectrum
MCSA Windows 2003 (Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 1999
ITIL V3 Foundation (Training)
Training Institute:
Spectrum
BlackBerry Enterprise Solution V5.0 Comprehensive Course (Training)
Training Institute:
BlackBerry
Planning, Deploying and Managing Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 - 6451B (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft
Installing, Configuring, and Administering MS Exchange 2000 Server (Training)
Training Institute:
MS
IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2014
Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 - MS50357 (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft
Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (2.1) (Training)
Training Institute:
Cisco
i5 and iSeries System Operator Workshop - AS24 (Training)
Training Institute:
GBM
MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 1998

Hobbies

  • SPORT