Mohammed Azher Rabbani

Experience

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  Sunnet Systems Ltd

  Jun 2003 - Jun 2006

  Network Administrator

  1. Installation & Configuration of Cisco switches & Routers 2. Pre sales activities for both active & passive Networks. 3. Managing IT infrastructure like servers, network devices and appliances 4. Designed network diagrams for LAN and WAN5. Responsible for the inventory, time scheduling and updating material reports6. Research on Distributed denial of service (DDoS) mitigation for Internet security

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  StorIT Distribution fzco

  Jul 2006 - Sept 2007

  Technical Support Specialist - Storage & Backup

  1. Implemented & configured EMC Arrays viz., Symmetrix-DMX, Clariion CX2, CX3, Celerra etc.,2. Configured EMC Legato Networker, Veritas Backup Exec, Veritas NetBackup SW, Quantum Enterprise Tape Library’s, and Quantum StorNext File System & StorNext Storage Manager.3. Implemented zoning for Qlogic, Brocade and Cisco SAN switches to ensure effective StorageCommunication & successfully moved an entire SAN fabric from a distributed architecture to a core-switch architecture.4. Deployed EMC Mirror View SW for real time data replication across multiple sites & configured snapshots using EMC SnapView & Data Migration using EMC SAN Copy SW. Show less

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  StorIT Data Storage Solutions (I) Pvt Ltd

  Oct 2007 - Aug 2008

  Pre-Sales Consultant

  1. Supported the sale of complex systems integration and consulting engagements involving advanced technologies, solutions and vendors for Storage & Virtualization Technologies across EMC & VMware product families for Enterprise & SMB sized Customers.2. Engaged in RFP bidding, providing technical compliance, solution description, identified & quantified cost analysis and communicated non-standard costs, risks to bids and developed risk mitigation strategies..3. Provided Installation assistance, for clients who want “Proof-of-Concept” evaluation, that helps product managers to motivate their market specification and positioning of new products. Show less

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  Spusht Technologies

  Sept 2008 - Aug 2010

  Assistant Manager - Technical Services

  Responsibilities includes:1. Administered tactical services to clients for the core Applications, in terms of performance, reliability, scalability, and security & executed the full project life cycle as per the business plan proposed, coordinated with Vendors, discussed with stakeholders, conceptualized & outlined on change requests, shaped architecture diagrams, demonstrated business continuity, disaster recovery solutions, validated DR tests, standardized the IT Infrastructure & IT transformation.2. Worked in a matrix organization to address product design and marketing specification of next generation product line. Participates in performance and internal quality management groups.3. Leads technical sales calls & qualifies sales opportunities in the terms of customer technical requirements, competition, decision making process and funding. 4. Provided technical leadership and support to the Middleast sales team to structure commercial propositions to close viable, risk-aware, large and complex deals that involve multiple services, practices (Systems and/or Software). Show less

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  StorIT Distribution fzco

  Sept 2010 - Mar 2015

  Responsibilities is as follows:1. As the team lead, wrote project proposals, designed a BOQ from drawings, a competitive responses to RFP’s n RFQ’s based on clients requirements, supervised and addressed multiple projects on Cloud computing business. Streamlined project management cost, hired & trained new team members, advocate on-site and remote consultations to prospective clients and worked with marketing and documentation groups as required.2. Gained broad experience on building competitive solutions focused on the BIG Data Analytics, Software Defined Data Center (SDCC), & Application mobility with deep understanding of critical business drivers in multiple markets & industries.3. Routinely benchmark the depth & breadth of various customers for high profile engagements, conducted executive workshops & represented partners at executive forums for effective business relationship between Vendors & Customers.Key Business Achievements:1. Outstanding record of deploying Mellanox Infiniband technology in 2014 to build an innovative business strategy that accomplished a tracked record of $1.3M capital budget, $400K staffing budget, $375K maintenance budget & slashed payroll/benefits administration costs to 60%.2. Delivered $1.1 million in cost savings through aggressive negotiation of contracts and achieved bests pricing on a budgeted $ 4.5 million project for EMC HW/SW purchased, license expenses & offer long-time business consulting services for better organization design. Show less 1. Responsibilities includes end to end support of EMC-VNX Storage, EMC Symmetrix-VMAX Storage, EMC-ISILON Storage, Dell Compellent Storage & Huawei OceanStor Storage Arrays for capacity planning, data structuring, storage performance, data provisioning & monitoring maintenance activities (viz., Firmware’s upgrades, Hardware replacement etc.,).2 Managed the multiple projects for clients in business verticals viz., Airline & Aviation, Finance & Banking, Consumer, Education, Federal/Central Governments, Healthcare, Insurance, Military, Police, Media & Broadcasting, Oil & Gas, & Telecommunications & strengthen the converged infrastructure by deploying the EMC VSPEX solution that engineered, & spearheaded the virtualization program to remodel the Micro & Modular Data Centers Key Achievements:1. Deployed the Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Project using EMC RecoverPoint SW bundle with VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM), & SilverPeak WAN Optimization Software to enable continuous Data protection for any Point in Time recovery to optimize RPO & RTO for mission core applications & implemented EMC Control Center for Data Analysis Show less

  • Senior Business Solutions Architect & Consultant

    Apr 2013 - Mar 2015

  • Project Manager

    Sept 2010 - Mar 2013
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  Enterprise Systems Trading LLC

  Apr 2015 - Jun 2018

  Senior Systems Engineer

  Responsibilities is as follows:1. Involve in IT and Telecommunication Industry with a mix of core technical, pre sales and channel sales management which involves product demos, proof of concept, customized presentations, managing pilots & prototypes, solution documents, High Level & Low level Designing, arranging Technical Workshops and commercials to support the sales team.2. Facilitate business meetings, public speaking, white boarding, individual consulting, executive presentations, and quarterly performance evaluation to elevate strategic mind share with cross-functional project team & foster a cohesive work environment.3. Work closely with the Vendors / System Integrators to identify System requirements & provide pre/post sales support, end user training and any other required support for Strategic Accounts.4. Engagements during Pre RFP, RFP, proposal and post RFP, Technical meetings, Virtual scenarios and through Demo equipment demonstration for better understanding of proposed solutions.5. Accountable for designing the Avigilon Video Analytics & Access control systems6. Keeping a track of the latest market trends, technologies, business requirements and coordinating with the core teams to explore the future possibilities of the ever changing businessKey Business Achievements:1. Conduct partner enablement session for the partners & Clients of Huawei on IT, IP and UC&C solutions; maintain the strong market awareness and knowledge of competitive technologies.2. Configuration of Huawei OceanStor Storage Array & Integration of Mida Call Recording & Call Billing SW with Huawei IP PBX System.3. Deployed over 40+ new Clients engagements through my team, which involves Network Deployment - WLAN Infrastructure, Server’s & Storage, solution design for the SAP HANA DB, Oracle DB, Network Management Applications, Enterprise Unified Communications, Antlabs solutions & Avigilon Security systems compliance checks. Show less

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  Sangfor Technologies

  Jul 2018 - Jun 2019

  Senior Solutions Manager

  • Technology Evangelist in evaluating, designing and conducting proof of concepts for Sangfor aCloud Hyper Converged Infrastructure & Sangfor aDesk Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.• Acquired functional Knowledge of all aspects on Sangfor Cloud Security using NFV (Network Function Virtualization) for virtual appliances like vAF (Application Firewall), vIAM (Internet Access Management), vAD (Application Delivery) & vWANO (WAN Optimization) • Design Solutions for Sangfor Security Management, Security Visibility, Security capabilities like Neural-X, Enginer Zero & Network security platforms i.e IAM, NGAF, AD, WANO & SD-WAN• Organising business meetings, public speaking, white boarding, individual consulting, executive presentations, and quarterly performance evaluation to elevate strategic mind share with cross-functional project team & foster a cohesive work environment. Show less

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  FVC

  Jul 2019 - Feb 2020

  Senior Presales Consultant - Network

  • Design SilverPeak SD-WAN solutions based on the customer different network topologies for an Inline Router mode, Inline Bridge mode, and Out-of-Path Router mode, to get full visibility & control on different Applications & Bandwidth utilization to reduce overall TCO.• Looking after the latest market trends on SD-WAN technologies in respect to battle cards to push SilverPeak SD-WAN solutions of the ever changing business & new opportunities.• Carrying out enablement session for the Partners & Clients on Netscout nGeniusOne, Infinitstream Platform, vStream, vScout, Packet Flow Switches, nGenius Pulse, Netscout Decryption Appliance, Netscout Arbor DDoS protection & Arbor Global Threat Intelligence.• Coordination with the System Integrators / End Users to identify WAN-Edge, Network & Application performance requirements & build the Technical solution document along with BOM & provide end user training and any other required support for Strategic Accounts Show less

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  Precise Technologies

  Mar 2020 - now

  Lead Technical Consultant