Summary

Data Center Professional with 10 years of proven technical experience in a Data Center career span with diverse expertise in running day-to-day 24x7 Tier-III compliant - carrier neutral - Data Center Operations and Data Center Facility Management. Well versed in Data Center Standards (TIA-942 and CDCP best practices) along with the hands-on experience in network monitoring and network deployment for Data Center Customers. Lead multiple Data Center projects and successful in building, migrating and optimizing data centers operational structures, services, technologies, teams and Standard Operation Procedures to improve performance / PUE, minimizing risk and enabling competitive growth.


Projects

Replacing Cooling topology for Multinet Pvt Limited.

Experience

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Senior Executive Datacenter and systems operation
Ufone GSM
Mar 2018 - Present | Islamabad, Pakistan



Assist in RFPs and RFQs for new installation in IT facilities.
Manage Datacenter 24/7 team for smooth datacenter operations.
Technical support for Data Center & coordination with vendor for trouble shooting and rectification of critical faults in CRAC’s,UPS's and battery banks
Performing electrical and cooling load management to ensure proper Data Center operating environment is maintained. Also, responsible for electrical and cooling calculations to size systems to ensure reliability and redundancy targets are met.
Allocate space for new hardware.
Responsible for Asset and Inventory management in the Data Center.
Manage access list, periodically review access list for potential deletions.
Assist in coordinating vendor preventive maintenance activities and in escalation management.
Monitor consumption of space, power & cooling capacities.
Power and energy efficiency calculations for Data center physical infrastructure which includes PUE and CCF calculations
Promote engineering best practice, continuous improvement, and value engineering.
Reviewing incident reports, documenting periodic trend summaries, and providing updates and recommended actions to management
Supervise contractors who perform servicing or preventive maintenance.
Preparation of Visio based Rack Diagrams for PTML Data Center.
Manage and coordinate with vendors to resolve any incidents during emergency situations
Develop and maintain methods of procedures, standard operating procedures, emergency response procedures, preventive maintenance programs, and all technical documentation. Ensure standardization and consistency with best-in-class operating practices.

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Resident Engineer Data Center Operations
Jaffer Brothers (Private) Limited
Nov 2016 - Mar 2018 | Rawalpindi, Pakistan


Working in Data center Operations in UFONE . Monitoring and managing the operations of Data center.
Monitoring and maintaining entire Data Center IT & Power Network as per TIA-942 standards.
Providing Remote Hand Support, technical support and provide status updates .
Deployment and expansion of Datacenter facility. Implementation and Maintenance of equipment and network site.
Power and Load management.
Monitor the solutionS running in Data Center Environment and report if any vulnerabilities observed.

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Network Engineer
MULTINET PAKISTAN PRIVATE LIMITED
Mar 2014 - Nov 2016 | Islamabad, Pakistan


Working in Data center Support Team .
Monitoring and managing the operations of Data center.
Monitoring and maintaining entire Data Center IT & Power
Network as per TIA-942 standards.
Providing 24/7 Remote Hand Support, technical support and status updates to internal and external customers co-located in Data Center.
Implementation and Maintenance of the internal and external customer equipment and network site.
Power and Load managment for customers.
Cloud services monitoring and daily status reports of all VMs and servers running.

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Trainee Engineer
TEACH
Nov 2013 - Mar 2014 | Islamabad, Pakistan


internship with the chief engineer as trainee engineer.
Assisted in surveys and technical audits for USF projects and Bid proposals

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Customer Servicer Officer
CMPak Pvt Ltd (Zong)
Jul 2013 - Oct 2013 | ICT, Pakistan


Call Center representative .

Education

University Of Engineering & Technology Taxila
Masters, Masters in Science, MS- engineering management‎
Project Management, Human Resource Management, Financial Accounting For Engineers
CGPA 3.0/4
2018
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Bachelors, Bachelors in Science, Telecommunication Engineering‎
Computer Science Telecom and Networks, Digital Signal Processing, Fiber Technology
CGPA 2.6/4
2012
GOVT. GORDON COLLEGE
Intermediate/A-Level, Faculty of Science (Pre-Engineering), HSSC‎
Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
Percentage 69%
2007
Foundation Skills
Matriculation/O-Level, Matric in Science, SSC‎
Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
Percentage 75%
2005

Skills

Expert Asset Management
Beginner Auto Cad
Expert BMS
Intermediate Busways
Expert CCTV
Intermediate Cooordination Skills
Expert Data Centre Architecture
Intermediate Data Collection
Intermediate Data Management
Expert DCIM
Intermediate Fire Control Systems Management
Intermediate Gliffy
Expert Handling Assignments
Intermediate HVAC Maintaince
Intermediate Microsoft Visio
Intermediate Ms Excel
Intermediate Power Cables
Intermediate Power Distribution Network
Expert Receptionist Task Management
Intermediate TCCF
Expert Third Party Vendor Management
Intermediate UPS Systems Knowledge
Intermediate Visio
Intermediate Voltage Systems Handling Skills

Languages

Expert English
Expert Urdu

Endorsements

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Moddassar Aziz
Senior Executive IT (Enterprise Infrastructure Planning), CMPak Pvt Ltd (Zong)

Atif is a very hard working person and a team player.

Atif Contacts

Hafiz Hassan Iqbal
Bazaar Technologies Private Limited