Summary

Dedicated and Proficient System/Network Engineer with over 6 years of extensive experience across diverse industries including Telecom, Educational, Govt. Financial Sector and Oil/Gas. Demonstrates a strong technical acumen diagnostic skills, consistently delivering solutions to enhance usability and optimize performance. Proven track record of successfully navigating complex technical environments and contributing to the seamless operation of critical systems. Adept at troubleshooting and problem-solving, ensuring the reliability and efficiency of IT infrastructure.

Projects

Oil Depots CCTV Network Design
Migration of Email Services and Depots CCTV Setup Design

Experience

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Deputy Manager Network Infrastructure & Security
Flow Petroleum Private Limited
Jul 2023 - Present | Lahore, Pakistan


Supervising System and Network Administrations for 7 Companies within Flow Group, encompassing Oil Depots and a Refinery.
Guiding a geographically dispersed team of 5 IT Engineers, fostering collaborations and ensuring effective operations across multiple offices.
Handling technical administration of SAP Business One Infrastructure and legacy applications, ensuring seamless operation in both On-Premise and Cloud environment.
Managed ZOHO Mail Server administration, overseeing user creation, Implementing Spam Control measures and formatting group level policies.
Ensures security of On-Premised and Cloud based Windows Servers along with Endpoint users through the deployment of Cloud based Kaspersky AV with EDR capabilities.
Managing group-level web hosting and DNS record administration on Cloudflare for seamless presence and accessibility.
Administration of QNAP NAS device for streamlining backup operations, ensuring data integrity and accessibility.
Conducts comprehensive analysis, design, and configure LAN across all sites including Oil Depots and the Refinery to ensure optimal performance.
Implementation of Load-Balancing and failover configurations on Mikrotik CCR 1009 Router to optimize network traffic distribution and ensure uninterrupted connectivity in case of system failures.
Administration of VLANs at the Head Office using Cisco switches, ensuring efficient network segmentation and configuration for enhanced performance and security.
Established and Administrations of Inter-site connectivity seamlessly through Site to Multisite VPN.
Administration of Ubiquiti Wireless Network comprising over 15 devices while implementing and enforcing wireless user policies for optimal network performance and security.
Windows AD administration, overseeing user accounts, security policies and domain services to ensure efficient and secure network operations.
Implementation and administration of PRTG NMS to comprehensively monitor and manage all sites, ensuring real-time visibility and proactive response to network performance across the infrastructure.
Administration of CCTV Surveillance Room having more than 200 cameras from all remote locations helping security department in technical areas.
Design a comprehensive and cost-effective CCTV solution for Oil Depots in compliance with Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority of Pakistan’s standards, ensuring safety, security and adherence to industry regulations.
Enforcing IT policies established by the IT Governance department to ensure adherence to standardized practices and regulatory compliance within the organization.
Effectively managing IT vendors, overseeing relationships, contracts and performance to optimize collaboration, cost-effectiveness and service delivery.
Conduct testing and evaluation of new tools and technologies to assess their suitability and benefits for organizational integration and efficiency improvement as per the demand.

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Network Administrator
Flow Petroleum Private Limited
Mar 2022 - Jun 2023 | Lahore, Pakistan


Managing the System and Network Administration of over 130 nodes ensuring their optimal functionality, security and performance.
Configuration and Management of Mikrotik RB, demonstrating expertise in optimizing its settings and ensuring efficient network management.
Administration of Netgear and Cisco managed switches, ensuring seamless network operations.
Proficiently analyzing, designing and configuration of LAN and WAN including the installation of network software for optimal functionality.
Management of Site to Site VPN.
Configuration and management of Postfix Mail Server.
Emails Configuration and Management.
Windows Server 2012, 2016 Configuration and Management.
Implemented and administration of PRTG NMS ensuring comprehensive monitoring and management of network infrastructure for real-time visibility and proactive performance optimization.
Configuration and management of DHCP and DNS ensuring efficient IP address allocation and domain name resolution for seamless network functionality.
Administration of ERP and legacy financials applications, overseeing their configuration, optimization and day-to-day management to enhance organizational process and efficiency.
Configuration and management of VMware virtualize environment for optimal performance.
Configuration and management of ESET AV, ensuring robust protection against malware and implementing security measures for optimal antivirus performance within the system.
Management and administration of Webhosting and domains. Overseeing the webhosting and domain settings to ensure seamless online presence and accessibility.
Installation of new tools and technologies as per specific requirements, showcasing adaptability and proficiency in integrating cutting-edge solutions to meet organizational needs.

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IT Officer
PRAL (Pakistan Revenue Automation Ltd)
Dec 2020 - Feb 2022 | Lahore, Pakistan


Successfully conduction System and Network Administration of more than 100 nodes, ensuring their optimal functionality, security and overall performance.
Effective administration of Windows Server 2012 and 2016, overseeing AD,DNS and DHCP.
Management and configuration of Cisco as well as Huawei managed switches. Ensure efficient network operations and optimized configurations for enhanced performance by implementing VLANs.
Configuration and management of PFSense Firewall Proxy, implementing robust security measures and optimizing network traffic for enhanced performance and protection.
Management of virtual machines on the VMware Hypervisor platform, ensure efficient virtualization, resource allocation and overall system optimization.
Proficient in Network troubleshooting, promptly addressing service issues and requests. Offers timely and effective technical support across the site to ensure seamless operations and user satisfaction.
Creation of email accounts for new users, ensure seamless integration into the communication infrastructure and facilitating their access to email services.
Set up desktop computer equipment and install all network and system software, including operating systems and user software packages for new users.
Installation of new tools and technologies as per specific requirements, showcasing adaptability and proficiency in integrating cutting-edge solutions to meet organizational needs.

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Assistant Network Administrator
Virtual University of Pakistan
Aug 2018 - Dec 2020 | Jhelum, Pakistan


Administration of 4 physical machines, specifically Dell PowerEdge T310, hosting 8 virtual machines handling roles such as AD, DHCP, DNS, Gateway and PFSense. Additionally manage the 5 Juniper EX2200 Switches to optimize network performance. 
Effectively management of network comprising more than 100 PC’s, overseeing their maintenance, security and overall performance to ensure seamless and efficient performance.
Installation and configurations of University’s Online exam server, ensuring its proper setup to facilitate secure and efficient online examination processes.
Responding promptly to service issues and requests, providing comprehensive technical support across the campus to ensure uninterrupted operations and user satisfaction.
Creation of email accounts for new users, ensure seamless integration into the communication infrastructure and facilitating their access to email services.
Set up desktop computer equipment and install all network and system software, including operating systems and user software packages for new users as well as in computer lab.

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Network Support Engineer
Nexlinx
Mar 2018 - Jul 2018 | Lahore, Pakistan


Offering L2 and L3 support to Optical Fiber and Radio Links customers, ensuring the resolution of technical issues and optimizing the performance of communication infrastructure.
Monitoring CIR and Radio links using Advance Host Monitoring and PRTG, ensuring continuous surveillance and proactive management of communication infrastructure for optimal performance.
Conducting troubleshooting activities for GPON addressing and resolving network issues to maintain seamless and reliable connectivity of users.
Perform speed testing and link testing, evaluating the performance and reliability of network connections to ensure optimal functionality and identify any potential issues.
Installing printer drivers and sharing on network.

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IT Officer
United Group of Colleges
Jan 2018 - Mar 2018 | Gujranwala, Pakistan


Oversee System and Network administration of the College, ensuring effective IT operations, security and support. Manage computer lab facilities to facilitate an efficient learning environment.
Efficiently troubleshoot diverse network issue, offer effective solutions and collaborating with staff and external vendors to resolve complex problems.
Oversee the documentation of college IT assets to ensure efficient tracking.

Education

Corvit System Lhr
Certification, ‎
HCIP (R&S)
Incomplete
2021
Corvit System Lhr
Certification, ‎
CCIE (R&S)
Incomplete
2021
Corvit System Lhr
Certification, ‎
MCSA 2012
Incomplete
2018
University of Gujrat
Bachelors, Bachelors in Science, BS IT‎
Computer Networks and Communication, Data Communication and Networks, Information Security and Network Administration
CGPA 3.3/4
2017

Skills

Intermediate Meraki Wifi
Expert DNS
Expert NTP
Intermediate Vmware etc
Expert Accounts / Manager
Expert Application Servers
Expert CCNA
Expert CCNP
Intermediate CCTV Watching
Expert Cisco
Intermediate Computer Networks (R&S)
Intermediate Computer science / IT
Intermediate CV Screening Skills
Expert DHCP
Expert DNS
Expert Ecellent Communication Skills
Intermediate End user support: L1 & L2
Expert FTP
Beginner Handling Assignments
Expert HTTP
Expert Implementation And Configuration
Intermediate Information Security Management
Expert Infrastructure Management
Intermediate IP Networking 
Expert IT Infrastructure Operations
Expert LAN
Intermediate Linux
Intermediate Linux Servers (Samba, Mail Server Etc)
Intermediate Linux System Administration & Security
Intermediate MCP
Expert MCSA
Intermediate Microsoft Active Directory
Intermediate Microsoft Outlook configuration
Beginner MS 365
Beginner MS Excel
Intermediate MUST HAVE DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTER NETWORKING
Intermediate MySQL
Expert Nat
Intermediate Network Engineer
Expert Network Infrastructure Command
Intermediate Network Monitoring Systems (Cacti, Nagios, PRTG)
Expert Network Security Administration
Expert Networking
Expert NOC
Expert Operating System Administration
Intermediate OS Troubleshooting
Intermediate PFsense, Squid Server
Intermediate POP/SMTP/IMAP
Intermediate Query Language
Intermediate Record Keeping

Languages

Expert Urdu
Intermediate English

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Ahmad Contacts

Habib Ullah Zia
Virtual University of Pakistan
Umair Bashir
Road Prince
Mubin Akhtar
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan (CPSP)
Awais Ahad Khan
Pak Matiari-Lahore Transmission Company (Pvt) Ltd.
Sufiyan Asif
AK Hotel & Suites