Summary

Ayaz is ITIL V3 Certified Incident management, Problem management, Change Management, configuration management and knowledge management processes implementation professional experienced in Data center IT operations and infrastructure management with enterprise systems using private cloud and internet .Experienced in web applications , databases, virtualized servers, network and Blade systems in a 24/7 environment.Worked as Data Centre IT operations lead with Hewlett Packard UAE.

Projects

Smart Learning Project UAE

Experience

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Director IT Operations
DATAPOINT Technologies
Dec 2016 - Present | Karachi, Pakistan

Looking after IT Telecom CCTV and biometric projects all over Sindh.  Managing team of developers to develop applications related to Time and Attendance, LMS, Ecommerce and Web Site development.  Looking after GEPON Setup operation which include fibre optic cable laying , Splicing of fiber optic cables. Providing FTTH connectivity for the residential broad band internet.  Looking after all technical issues related to System and Networks. 

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IT System Engineer
King Fahad Speciality Hosital
Aug 2017 - Nov 2017 , Saudi Arabia

• HP Blades 7000 chassis, BL660C GEN9 and BL 460C GEN9 blades.
• HP IMC (Intelligent Management Centre software).
• SCCM, SCOM, SCVMM, Hyper V, SQL.
• Windows Server 2008, 2012 R2.
• Microsoft Exchange 2010, 2013 Administration.
• Learning Management System (LMS), Microsoft SharePoint, Lync 2010.
• Cloud Based Application EMS, SMARTPUPILS and WebHR.
• Office 365, Azure, Hybrid cloud implementation.
• F5, Fortinet Firewall, HP Wireless Access Point Controller.
• ISO27001 implementation.
• HP 3PAR.
• ITIL V3

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Data Center IT Operation Manager
Hewlett Packard UAE
Sep 2013 - Sep 2015 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Majorly involved in technical Project Delivery, IT Operations and Support.
• Provide solution specific knowledge in support of projects initiated by customer
• Design the solution to satisfy the customer’s request for service.
• Deploy the solution as designed during the design phase.
• Manage Data Centre Operations and provide a single point of contact for customer requests for the services deployed.
• ISMS Coordinator for ISO27001 certification.
• Helped in ISO 20000 certification for Capacity Management and Availability management.
• Availability Management. Make sure to provide 99.9 % availability for all applications hosted in data centre.
• Change Management. Ensure proper steps are taken to implement change in production by attending CAB meetings by getting approvals on project implementation and roll back plans.
• Capacity Management. Providing capacity reports Quarterly.
• Incident Management. Follow up with the incident manger on P1 and P2 incidents and timely engage and escalate issues to support teams as per the SLA.
• Team Management. Prepare roster, set KPI for each team member and resolve personal issues without effecting timelines.

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IT Infrastructure Engineer
CGI
Aug 2009 - Aug 2013 , United Arab Emirates

• IT Infrastructure management, Incident management using Remedy and Data backup management.
• VPN connectivity using RSA Secure ID.
• System Administrator for Windows 2003 and Windows 2008R2 servers.
• System Administrator MS Exchange 2007 servers.
• Microsoft outlook integration with MS Exchange servers 2007
• Microsoft Patch management.
• Backup Scheduling using VERITAS Backup Exec.
• Distribution List management.
• Creation of service accounts.
• IT support for the Laptop users in 3 countries i-e UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
• Monitoring VPN links with UK for all the 3 regions.
• Windows 7 Deployment using MDT2010 (Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010).

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IT Engineer
ARABTEC
Aug 2007 - Aug 2009 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Microsoft Technologies used such as windows 2003 server enterprise, Active Directory, SQL 2005 Database, provide technical assistance to customers including modem installation, software setup, and assist with network access.
• Provide IT Helpdesk Support using BMC Remedy Tool, Field Service Assistance,
• End to End support and provide solutions to address Customer needs.

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IT System and Network Engineer
Emerging Technologies
Jul 2001 - Jul 2007 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Administering DNS in an Active Directory environment.
• Administering DHCP on Microsoft Window 2000 servers, Windows 20003 Servers and Microsoft Small Business Servers 2003.
• Administering Windows File and Print Sharing services.
• Modifying the Windows Registry, including Adding and Modifying values, and customizing permissions.
• Windows Configuration (includes service packs, networking, debugging). • Antivirus installation and patch updating.
• Microsoft ISA Server Installation administration.
• Microsoft Exchange server 2003, Installation, Domain preparation and administration.
• Anchoring all pre & post installation activities and rendering quality services.
• Addressing performance bottlenecks and ensuring maximum network uptime.
• Assisting in the design, implementation of the network, troubleshooting network problems and conflicts.

Education

University of Sindh
Masters, Masters in Science, ‎
Information Technology
2000
Mehran University of Engineering & Technology
Bachelors, Bachelors in Technology, Electronics‎
Electronics
Grade A
1990

Skills

Expert Cloud Computing Knowledge
Expert Data Center IT Operation
Expert Hyper - V
Expert IT Operations Management
Expert Virtualization
Expert VMware
Expert Windows Server

Languages

Expert English
Expert Sindhi
Expert Urdu

Ayaz Contacts

Sarmad Ghulam Qadir
Server4Sale