I am a self motivated and organized professional with over 25 years of experience in the field of computer Networking and event management, Over five years of experience Stakeholders Engagements, arrangements and coordination of training / workshops, in coordination with national and international organizations.
In addition to my official activities, I am also engaged with International Cooperation on Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), as volunteer for Arabic Script and Latin Scrip Domain names. I am also member of Program Committee of Pakistan School on Internet Governance (PKSIG), Middle East School on Internet Governance (ME-SIG) and Middle East DNS Forum
Played pivotal role in establishment of Pakistan Internet Exchange Point at Islamabad and Karachi
Projects
SIM Information System 668
IXP Workshop
Member of Program Committee of Middle East DNS Forum
PKSIG at Virtual University Lahore 2016
Workshop on DNSSEC and IPv6, Islamabad 2012
IPv4/IPv6 Routing Workshop at Habib University Karachi
IPv6 Routing Workshop at LUMS Lahore August 2016
SANOG 29th Conference and Workshop, Islamabad 23-30 Jan 2017
Internet Exchange Point (IXP) at Islamabad Pakistan
I am working as Deputy Director (ICT/Network) in Pakistan Telecom Authority. My key job responsibilities are as under:
• Playing key role in establishment of IXP in different cities of Pakistan, by creating consensus among all stakeholders like ISPs, cellular mobile operators, academia, HEC and ISOC Islamabad Chapter and in coordination with ISOC global and NSRC
• Liaison with Academia, cellular mobile operators and ISPs for proliferation and early deployment of IPv6 and DNSSEC
• Liaison with national and international organizations on Internet Governance and capacity building activities in Pakistan
• Organized training session on modern technologies like IPV6 and DNSSec through international organizations like APNIC, ICANN and SANOG
• Project Management of telecom footprint for coverage area of cellular mobile, WLL, FLL and broadband services in Pakistan, SIM Information System (668) in Pakistan and SMS based Survey System
• Development of comprehensive IT roadmaps and delivered applications & infrastructure projects for PTA
• Heading Network and Security team of PTA
• Implementation and auditing of Information Security Management System (ISMS) ISO 27001 in Pakistan Telecom Authority
• Preparation and implementation of SLAs with vendors
• Management of security policies through Firewalls, Routers, Proxy Servers, Active Directory, VPN and Spam filters.
addition to above I am also involved in Internet Governance forums in Pakistan.
Volunteer Work for Internet Development and Governance
International Cooperation on Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Mar 2013
- Feb 2018
| Working online, USA
In addition to my official assignments, I am also working on volunteer basis in different forums of ICANN, especially in the Middle East and Adjoining Countries (MEAC) region. I am active member of Task Force on Arabic IDNs (TF-AIDN), member of Latin Script Generation Panel, member of program committee of Middle East DNS Forum.
My association with ICANN started with fellowship to attend ICANN meeting at Beijing, China in 2013 followed by ICANN meeting at Buenas Aires same year. Since then I am working as member of TF-AIDN on volunteer basis for the development work on Arabic Script IDNs (Arabic Script domain names), which will enable to have domain names in all local languages of Pakistan
IS Officer
Instaphone
Dec 1997
- Aug 1998
| Islamabad, Pakistan
Network and System Support
Education
Corvit, Islamabad
Short Course,
Ethical Hacking Training
Information Security and Network Administration
Completed
2017
International Telecom Union (ITU) and ToT
Short Course,
IPv6 Infrastructure Security
Completed
2015
Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC)
Short Course,
IPv6, DNSSEC and IRM
Security Management
Completed
2012
United States Telecom Training Institute (USTTI)
Short Course,
Cybersecurity and ICT Polices
Security Management
Completed
2012
Iqra University
M-Phill,
MS Telecom & Networks
Telecom and Networking
Completed
2010
SANOG 17, held at Colombo Sri Lanka
Short Course,
Network Forensic and DNSSEC(urity)
Security Management
Completed
2010
SGS Pakistan
Certification,
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Information Security Awareness and ISO 27
Completed
2010
Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology
Masters,
Masters in Science,
Master in Computer Science
Computer Science
CGPA 2.7/4
2004
Microsoft online (MCSE)
Certification,
MCSE
Computer Networks and Communication
Completed
2000
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU)
Bachelors,
Bachelors in Arts,
Computer Applications
Mobile sector of Pakistan observed an astonishing growth during years 2001 to 2011. Subscribers were purchasing mobile SIMs from mobile operators’ service outlets, retailers and authorized franchises. There had been no restriction on number of SIMs to be registered under a specific CNIC as a result of which a subscribers registered more than one SIM. The situation led to a security concern, where a SIM registered under one subscriber(s) was being used by another un-identified user.
In order to address the potential associated risks, PTA decided to develop “SIM Information & verification system” by using which mobile subscribers are able to find out the total number of SIM(s) registered against their respective CNIC number with each mobile operator of the country. The system has facilitated mobile subscribers to block those SIM(s) which presently are not under their usage.
25.6 Million unique National ID cards have been verified against 80.7 Million SIMs to-date. Almost 16 Million unverified SIMs have been blocked and 3.5 Million SIMs are being evaluated & re-verified. Despite heavy load from the users, system responds to queries within seconds and no down time has yet been observed since its official launching in May 2010
A five day Internet Exchange Point (IXP) workshop was organized by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) from 18 to 22 April, 2016, at PTA headquarters, Islamabad. The workshop was aimed to educate Pakistani ISPs and Mobile phone operators to understand commercial and technical aspects of IXP.
Ms Jane Coffin Business Development Director Internet Society (ISOC) covered commercial aspects of IXP and Dr. Philip Smith NSRC, conducted hands-on workshop for the technical resource of ISPs and mobile operators.
Workshop was attended by IT & telecom industry experts, representatives of telecom companies, ISPs and HEC.
Member of Program Committee of Middle East DNS Forum
I am member of Program Committee of Middle DNS Forum since year 2015, where I have been actively involved in developing agenda for the Events at Amman 2015, Tunis 2016 and Cairo 2017
Coordinated with Virtual University Lahore to conduct Pakistan School on Internet Governance (PKSIG) 2016, as one of the steering committee member, as annual capacity building activity on Internet Governance in Pakistan.
I delivered two lectures, one on New gTLD and IDNs program of ICANN for domain names and second one on the role of governments & ITU in Internet Governance
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in collaboration with Asia Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC) hosted 3 days technical training workshop on Internet Resource Management (IRM), DNS Security (DNSSEC) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). The workshop was held on 18-20 July 2012 at Local Hotel Islamabad. The objective to host this International training workshop was to provide a capacity building opportunity for technical community members.
This training workshop highlighted key essentials of Internet resource management. It focused on understanding the structures, processes, procedures and policies involved in requesting, allocating and managing Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and Autonomous System (AS) numbers. The deployment of DNSSEC also be discussed in detail with practical demonstration.
This workshop also focused on providing an understanding and hands-on exposure to IPv6, its structure, operation and technical features. IPv6 addresses and architectures, issues related to the deployment, transition and co-existence with IPv4 will also be examined.
IPv4/IPv6 Routing Workshop at Habib University Karachi
I coordinated with Asia Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC) and Habib University Karachi to conduct IPv4/IPv6 Routing workshop at Habib University Karachi, which was attended by large number of participants from IT & Telecom sector and academia, from Karachi. APNIC designated Mr. Aftab Siddiqui to conduct training on behalf of APNIC, whereas I was coordinating with APNIC, Habib University Karachi and IT & Telecom sector, as one of the capacity building activity to migrate from IPv4 to IPv6.
I coordinated with Asia Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC) and LUMS to conduct IPv6 Routing workshop at LUMS Lahore, which was attended by large number of participants from IT & Telecom sector and academia. APNIC designated Mr. Aftab Siddiqui to manage training on behalf of APNIC, whereas I was coordinating with APNIC, LUMS and IT & Telecom sector, as one of the capacity building activity to migrate from IPv4 to IPv6.
SANOG 29th Conference and Workshop, Islamabad 23-30 Jan 2017
Chairman PTA and ED HEC nominated me to work with SANOG management to conduct 29th capacity building activity at Islamabad and after through deliberation SANOG management agreed to conduct its 29th Conference and Workshop at HEC Headquarters, H-9, Islamabad.
I coordinated with all stakeholders SANOG, APNIC, ICANN, ISOC, NSRC, google, Facebook and other organizations to facilitate visas, resultantly 13 foreigners participated in the SANOG 29, at Islamabad.
I also coordinated with HEC team, which played a vital role in all administrative issues in managing three days Conference/ Tutorial and five days workshops. In addition to regular training facilitation, PTA and HEC arranged dinners and cultural shows, in the honor of foreign instructors and participants from IT & Telecom sector, universities and other organizations
Internet Exchange Point (IXP) at Islamabad Pakistan
Played pivotal role in making consensus among all stakeholders of IXP in Pakistan, including PTA, ISPs, Mobile Phone Operators, academia, HEC and ISOC Islamabad.
The process was started in April 2015, where all stakeholders were consulted and as a result of detailed consultations, IXP board has been seated, which selected me as secretary to IXP board, unanimously. IXP board worked for the establishment of 1st IXP at Islamabad, HEC Headquarters H-9, Islamabad, resultantly, IXP at Islamabad has been established at HEC H-9, Islamabad, where eight operators are exchanging their traffic. The project was inaugurated by Ms Anusha Rehman, Minister of IT & Telecom in January 2017
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