Abdallah Suwan

Experience

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  Dubai Municipality

  Jul 2012 - Sept 2012

  Trainee Engineer

  Worked in the IT infrastructure section under the network unit to design, implement and expand the network.Network connectivity troubleshooting, ping, tracert and telnet.Cisco routers & Nortel switches configuration in particular VLAN configuration/troubleshooting.Investigating, diagnosing and resolve network problems.Communicating and negotiating with users, specialists, other staff and suppliers.

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  6th Joint IFIP Wireless & Mobile Networking Conference

  Apr 2013 - Apr 2013

  Organizer
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  Dubai Municipality

  Sept 2013 - now

  Network Engineer

  •Configure, support, implement and administer Fortigate firewall environments in line with IT security policy.•Design and Implementation of Aruba/AeroHive Controller wireless technology.•Experienced with Skybox firewall assurance for firewall policy auditing and analytics.•Experienced in multiple network devices configuration and management (Juniper, Nortel/Avaya and brocade).•Designing and working with Etisalat to provide MPLS and backup 3G-4G links.•Installing, configuring and supporting the Polycom Video Conference Solution.•Combined experience in Date Center & Network Technologies; LAN/WAN, TCP/IP, Routing Protocols and Security.•In Depth knowledge of and experience with major internet routing protocols specifically BGP and OSPF.•Experienced with PRTG network monitoring tools, Nexthink, Rapid 7 & Splunk.•Experienced with Kaspersky Security Center 10.•Installing, configuring and supporting network equipment including firewalls, proxy servers, switches, WAN accelerators.•Provide remote support to on-site engineers and end users/customers during installation.•Upgrade data network equipment to the latest stable firmware releases.•Secure network systems by establishing and enforcing policies, and defining and monitoring access.•Liaising with third party partners and suppliers to ensure that faults are resolved within the correct time frames and to agreed SLA’s.•Part of Dubai municipality infrastructure RND team where we test new technologies and apply them as required.•Problem solving skills needed to troubleshoot network issues.•In-depth understanding of multiple operating systems.•Efficient in time management and able to multitask.•Installing and improving network equipment Show less