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Summary
I am a seasoned IT professional with corporate mind and positive attitude. I’m an adaptable and efficient team player with good communication skills at all levels. I have more than 10 years of experience in the field of IT. I’m looking for a senior role where I can develop my skills further, researching new technologies and reveling in new challenges.
Specialties:
• IT Operations and Network Operations.
• Transformation of business strategy into IT strategy
• IT governance and IT policies.
• IT service delivery and IT helpdesk.
• Enterprise NOC / Monitoring System
• IT Procurement & Budgeting
• Converged Infrastructure and VDI
• Data Center Operations and Installation as per TIA 942 standards.
• Team and Vendor Management
• Planning of IT Infrastructure and Networks.
Projects
• FINCA Bank: Delivered and commissioned data center primary and DR site.
• Green Village Camp Afghanistan: Managed mini ISP
• Etisalat Afghanistan: Delivered and commissioned data center.
• Mobilink Microfinance Bank (VimpleCom Ltd): Delivered and commissioned data center
• Mobilink (VimpleCom Ltd) - Delivered and Commissioned two Data Centers
• Cisco Systems: Delivered and commissioned new data center in Islamabad.
• Unilever: Network deployments and troubleshooting.
• Standard Charted Bank: Delivered and commissioned Cisco Routers to all North branches.
• Allied Bank Limited: Delivered IT networking to North branches.
• Central Bank of Afghanistan: Deliver Video con solution
• Khushhali Bank: Delivered and commissioned data center + Head office 1000+ nodes
Projects
Experience
Sr. Manager Networks & Infrastructure Planning
• I am managing IT & Network operations of 140+ Branches nationwide and ensuring IT service delivery.
• Collaboratively working with different functional IT groups and stakeholder for the smooth running of business operations.
• Managing the IT team by recruiting, identifying the talent and trying to use them in a way where they can work perfectly with their best level of expertise.
• Develop IT strategies / Polices and transform business initiative into technology.
• Managing external vendor performance for IT operations against agreed SLA and ensure timely implementation of projects and responsible to support Head of IT in succession planning.
• Overseeing the deployments of applications, evaluating the requirement of hardware infrastructure needed for them and provide those platforms accordingly.
• Risk Assessment of new IT and business initiative.
• Handling annual budget and ensure cost effectiveness
• Implement procedures adhering to ISO 27001 standards.
• Vendor management, and ensure the compliance of agreed OLA’s and SLA’s.
• Coordination with application stakeholder for the smooth running of branchless banking technology operation.
• I am working at FINCA head office from last 3 Years since April 2016.
Network Administrator
• I was managing external vendor / ISP for Network operations against agreed SLA and ensure timely implementation of projects.
• Was managing Network assets inventory and LAN/WAN.
• I provided Network support to 130+ branches nationwide and handled 1000 nodes in Head office.
• I was responsible for the procurement of Network hardware / ISP links.
• I was looking after the new branch network expansion nationwide.
• I prepared connectivity / Internet budget for Bank according to CAPEX/OPEX.
• I worked around 1 Year in Khushhali Bank head office.
Manager Network & Communications
• I was managing a Mini ISP at Green Village Camp in Kabul with group of 3 people and distributed internet to different companies & users over 2000+ around the camp.
• I prepared several technical & financial proposals for different projects and was directly reporting to CEO of the company in UK.
• I used to provide technical support to the users.
• I used to deal with issues on emails/telephones and troubleshoot them accordingly.
• I worked around 2 Year in NTES Group Kabul, Afghanistan.
Specialist Networks
• Was responsible for the entire network operations of Branch and Core.
• I was managing Network assets inventory and LAN/WAN.
• Provided Network support to 30+ branches nationwide and handled 500+ nodes in head office.
• I was looking after the new branch network expansion nationwide.
• I also created Remote access VPN and several site to site VPN with 3rd party for banking channels.
• Was responsible for the procurement and approvals of Network hardware / ISP links.
• Prepared connectivity / Internet budget for Bank according to CAPEX/OPEX.
• I worked around 1 Year in Mobilink Microfinance Bank (Formerly Waseela) head office.
NETWORK ENGINEER
• I prepared several technical & financial proposals for different projects and was reporting to Senior Manager Technical in Karachi.
• Looking after network support issues in North region.
• I delivered different nationwide projects for the deployment of Network Hardware (Router, Switches & AP’s) and Cablings to ABL, Standard Chartered, RBS, HSBC, Unilever and Nokia Siemens.
• I delivered and work as team leader for the construction of data centers for Cisco Systems in Islamabad.
• Looked after the RBS bank cablings, preventive maintenance of North region branches.
• I was managing the IT support team recruitment and managed the team of Technicians and Engineers.
• I also served Mobilink Microfinance Bank (Formerly Waseela) for more than 1 year.
• I worked around 4 Year in Sysnet Islamabad branch.
