Salman Riaz

Salman Riaz

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    ICT Sales Consultant | Strategic Leader |Business Development

  • Education

    • Preston Institute of Management Sciences & Technology

      2004 - 2006
      Engineer's Degree Electronics
    • Aligarh Institiute of Technology Karachi

      1999 - 2003
      DAE Electronics
  • Experience

    • SIEMENS Pakistan. Engg. Co. Ltd

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2006
      Telecommunications Engineer

      HIPATH communication Systems

    • Oman Cables Industry (SAOG)

      Apr 2006 - Dec 2017
      Assistant Manager - Networks & Security

      • Plan, develop and publish information Security Policy as per ISO27001 guidelines.• Establish Network controls to safeguard the organization against possible network cyber threats• Plan and implement High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) for entire network to reduce RPO/RTO.• Prepare and submit annual /quarterly performance report to management.• Manage Capital and Operational Expenditure in efficient manner.• Responsible to maintain and negotiate annual maintenance contract with vendors (Local and international).• Operations and Maintenance of entire Network in the company worth of appx. 0.5 Million USD.• Configuration and maintenance of Cisco Switches (29xx, 45xx 35xx), WLAN Controllers (55xx), P2P wireless link, UPS (Eaton,APC), Environmental Monitoring System (APC), Cisco Industrial Switches, ASA Firewall, Fortigate Firewall, Forti-Analyzer and Fire Eye.• Responsible and accountable for maintaining the network up time with four Nines’ (99.99%).• Manage multiple data centers in virtualized environment which includes administration, capacity planning and monitoring.• Plan and execute Network Vulnerability Assessment (NVA) with NESSUS.• Managing Industrial Network connectivity solutions of Industrial Automation equipments including PLCs, Industrial PCs, Barcode Printer, Laser Devices, Power Substation devices.• Responsible for all IT expansion projects within the organization includes new manufacturing plant and Office buildings.• Continuous Network monitoring and configuration with Cisco Works and Solarwinds NMS. . • Relationship Building and coordination with local ISPs.• Managing IP Telephony and structured cabling (Copper & Fiber) in office and factory areas.• Coordinate with external ISO auditors. • Operation and Maintenance of IP Telephony and DECT services. • Manage CCTV, 50 + Bosch Cameras and Access control devices Show less

    • Rahat Computer Services

      Dec 2017 - Oct 2021
      Business Unit Head ICT

      • Leading a Corporate Business Unit which holds 500+ enterprise customers and 70+ workforce across GCC.• Accountable for Annual Revenue. • Strategy development for the organization to invest in new verticals for business growth.• Operational Excellence for business process to reduce Cost & Time.• Pre-Sales consultancy for Network, Servers, Wireless, CCTV, Structured Cabling solutions (CISCO, HP, DELL, Fortigate, Sophos, EnGenius, HIKVISION, Aruba, APC) • Develop business proposals with responses to tenders, including technical, financial and legal • Anticipate, prepare and manage clients’ visits and audits.• Use performance management techniques to monitor and demonstrate achievement of agreed service levels• Initiate and follow public relations actions with potential, new, as well as established clients• Understand, interpret, and analyses customer's requirements and generate BOQ and BOM• Deliver Proof of Concept (POC)• Respond to RFP and RFI by competitive and cost-effective solutionResponsibilities as ICT Consultant:- Work on Various Technologies as Pre-Sales ( Fortigate HP, Aruba, Cisco, EnGenius Wireless Solution, Access Control, Level1 Industrial Switches, Structured Cabling, Servers (HP, DELL) Show less

    • Starlink Qatar

      Oct 2021 - Dec 2024
      Senior ICT Sales Manager

      ICT Business GTM and Strategic Growth along with Ooredoo Oman for B2B customers.ICT Solution Designs, Driving Sales Team.ICT vendor onboarding inline with business needs.

    • Ooredoo Oman

      Oct 2024 - now
      Senior ICT Manager- B2B Marketing
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • ISO/IEC 27001

      Udemy
    • Sophos Certified Engineer

      Sophos
      Dec 2017
    • CCNP Security

      Cisco
      Mar 2016
    • CCNA Routing & Switching

      Cisco
      Mar 2012
    • CCNA Security

      Cisco
      Jul 2010
    • Selling to Executives

      LinkedIn
      Oct 2019
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    • Comptia A+

      CompTIA
    • Sangoma Certified

      Sangoma
    • NSE 1, 2 & 3

      Fortinet
    • Engenius Wirelesss Certified

      EnGenius Technologies
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Salman Riaz
      Toastmaster International Speech- First Prize Toastmaster International Jun 2017
    • Awarded to Salman Riaz
      IT Champion of the Quarter Oman Cables Industry Mar 2017
    • Awarded to Salman Riaz
      Team Lead of the Quarter Oman Cables Industry Aug 2013
    • Awarded to Salman Riaz
      Employee of the Month Oman Cables Industry 2008