Experience

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  Telecave electronics

  Jun 1988 - Aug 1989

  Audio/video technician

  Repair of faulty TV/Video/CD/Audio Hi-Fi Systems.

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  Dms electronics (pvt) ltd

  Aug 1989 - Nov 1993

  Associate customer engineer

  Banyan Vines and Novell Network systemsWang PC, IBM compatible PC systems.Raytheon, Texas Instruments and Memorex-Telex Airline reservation equipmentRacal Datacom data communication equipmentSquare D power protection equipment and programmable logic controllers.

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  M/s.canar office systems co.

  Nov 1993 - Oct 1995

  Customer support engineer

  Plan, Install and maintain Novell Networks.Integration and Inter-Networking.Maintenance of Gulf International Bank Super Server.Pre Marketing Technical support

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  Keells business systems limited

  Dec 1995 - Oct 1997

  Systems engineer

  Plan, Install and maintain RS6000 based IBM UNIX(AIX) Client /Server Networks. Integration and Inter-Networking. (With Novell, WinNT Networks etc.)Web server configuration and maintenance.Pre Marketing Technical supportStructured cabling/Power supervision

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  Ial serco

  Oct 1997 - Feb 2000

  Data communications engineer

  On Secondment to Dubai Petroleum Company from International Aeradio Emirates:Migration of the DPC LAN/WAN which includes drilling rigs and oil fields from an old 4/16 Token ring base with a Cisco 7000 router to scalable Catalyst 6509 Switch based Layer 3 100/1000Mbps Ethernet VLAN comprising 4500 / 5000 / 3500 / 2900 series switches and Fiber Gigabit uplinks and Copper Gigabit to the desktop.

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  Dubai petroleum

  Feb 2000 - Apr 2007

  Senior datacom analyst

  Design/implementation of company network, security and remote access infrastructure during the operator transition from DPC to Dubai Petroleum (DP).Design/implementation of data communication infrastructure for the company Disaster Recovery Project & Business Continuity plan by performing data communication capacity planning, designing equipment layouts and cabling requirements, testing and documentation.Installation of VoIP to selected areas within the DPC local WAN.Installation of Wireless LAN with LEAP authentication and Access Control Server (ACS) as per Conocophillips (CoP) CPISP policies and guidelines for Security.Offshore Communications establishment using Troposcatter Radio integration with E1 links. Use of LOS Radio integration for Drilling rig Communications.Upgrade of the US link bandwidth to 1MB and change the WAN topology to frame relay and later MPLS in coordination with service providers and CoP Global Information Services (GIS) team/s. Show less

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  Petrofac

  Apr 2007 - Sept 2009

  Solutions analyst

  On Secondment to Dubai Petroleum from Petrofac Facilities Management (PFMI) April 2007 onwards, after transition of Dubai Petroleum Company to the government of DubaiDesign and administration of the Network System Security (Firewall, Internet Proxy, IDS/IPS).Administration of the RSA SecurID Two-Factor Authentication system.Providing the solutions for Secure Remote Access facilities and administration of company VPN, PPP Dial-in and Citrix Global Office infrastructure.Providing policy recommendations for corporate information protection policy, ethics, standards, regulations and guidelines.Troubleshooting Network issues and documentation Show less

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  Sundus management consultancy abu dhabi

  Oct 2009 - Jul 2012

  Telecom & network engineer

  On Secondment to Al Hosn GasWorking on setting up IT Infrastructure for Al Hosn Gas, also known as Abu Dhabi Gas Development Company Ltd. (former Joint venture with Conocophillips) company. These systems have to be scalable as they will be the foundation of the future infrastructure growth and expansions. Al Hosn Gas is an OPCO of ADNOC group of companies

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  Al hosn gas

  Jul 2012 - Oct 2017

  Assigned the Security portfolio to Manage Worked on NESA compliance projects across all devices within the organization.Coordinate with Information Security and Governance teams for compliance of industry best practices.Conducted vulnerability assessment once every quarter.Design, build, implementation and turnover to production for Firewalls, EDR solutions like Cisco AMP and also user browsing solutions.Design, build, implementation and turnover to production for 2FA Two factor authentication (Symantec) and also Bluecoat Proxy appliances for URL filtering. Continue to be responsible for the Operational elements related to Network and Security.Specific achievements:Successful Installation of Managed Solution for LAN & IP Telephone System at PLQ Accommodation Complex in coordination with Local ISP Etisalat. This is a 1200 room accommodation complex. Accommodation facility for VIP, Higher Management, Senior and Junior staff including contractor staff. This also includes Several Restaurants, Recreation and entertainment facilities for each section. Show less As Senior Network Engineer responsible for the Network and Security of Al Hosn Gas.Network Security implementation and maintenance across the companyCollaboration system operations and maintenance.Drilling rig VSAT communicationsGas plant PABX and communicationsCompany Remote access systems installation and MaintenanceCompany Network strategy recommendationsCommunications with Service providers regarding new telecom links E1, PRI, MPLS, ADSL and new products.Communications with TRA for licensing and renewal issues for TETRA, UHF/VHF Walkie talkies and Radio repeaters.Guidance of Junior staffSpecific achievements:Successful Implementation of Cisco CUCM / Jabber / Collaboration system integrating Video and Telephone systems which were otherwise in separate Silos. Ease of use for our employees of the collaboration system.Implementation of a robust VSAT communications system moving away from an erratic system which was affecting production.Communications establishment to the Gas plant PABX on time through service provider coordination. This enabled the PABX to be ready for Plant start up. Show less

  • Telecom Lead

    Oct 2014 - Oct 2017

  • Senior Network Engineer

    Jul 2012 - Oct 2014
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  Adnoc group

  Oct 2017 - Jul 2020

  Telecom lead

  Continue to Manage Security portfolio of Al Hosn Gas (Company Name changed to ADNOC SOUR GAS)Al Hosn Gas was re-branded and Company name was changed to ADNOC SOUR GAS in 2017. Worked on change of company Domain name redirection and related Logo changes.Company Focal Point for ADNOC Net link related installation and projects. ADNOC Net is the single MPLS Network link connecting and internet and Intranet between ADNOC HQ and ADNOC SOUR GAS.Management of LAN/WAN and IT Security Infrastructure2FA, Triple A (AAA), Proxy, NG Firewalls, URL Filtering.Product portfolio: ISE, Bluecoat, infoblox, Palo Alto, Checkpoint, Symantec, Securonix SIEMGuidance of Junior staff Show less

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  Standard chartered bank

  Aug 2021 - now

  Technology project manager

  Secondment from Ranvil BPO (Pvt.) Ltd. Business Process Outsource CompanyWork with key business and regional Technology & Innovation stakeholders in delivering projectsClose track of project budget vs actuals and call out any funding related issues that can impact the delivery of projects. Use of Project Tools: ADO (Azure DevOps), Jira, Confluence, Clarity.Project working on: Catalyst ZEUS Global project for moving Applications from DCs in ATOS Hong Kong to cloud for the automation of all of Standard Chartered Bank systems using Azure Devops.Achievements:EUC (End User Computing) Obsolescence project:Successful completion of Project on target of which included Data Center VMWare Servers and LAN/WAN infrastructure upgrade with a Budgetary Cost of US$ 1.5M. Show less