Shahid Ajaz

Experience

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  Private Freelance

  Apr 1995 - Jan 1998

  Software and database programmer

  Develop different type of software packages in C++ and FoxPro.

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  AT&T Canada

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2001

  Senior Core Engineer

  • National IP Backbone Design: Developed a state-of-the-art National Core IP Backbone for AT&T Canada.• Forecast and budget the national bandwidth, core hardware, and facility requirements.• Technical lead in making BGP policies with downstream, private, public and transit peers across various route exchange points and public NAPs.• Migration of countrywide dial-up architecture (from Netcom, AT&T WorldNet MIS with 100+ POPs using Cisco/3COM based) into the new AS.• Release Engineering Documentation from IP-Engineering for all Technical Service Descriptions and Design Architectures. Show less

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  Group Telecom Inc

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

  Sr. Core Engineer

  • Design, Engineering and implementation of MPLS VPN service using existing IP Infrastructure for deployment in Group Telecom’s network. Service is based on MPLS technology (RFC 2547bis). This is to leverage our existing assets to generate additional revenue• Release Engineering Documentation from IP-Engineering for all Technical Service Descriptions, Routing Architectures and BGP provisioning guidelines.

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  ORION Ontario's Research and Education Network

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2006

  Manager IP Technologies

  • Ontario’s dedicated network for Research and Educational institute (RNE) • Managed IP infrastructure and developed new products as per partner organization requirement

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  Hydro One

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  Senior IT Consultant

  • One of the world biggest private network and dedicated Data Center for health sector.• Transformed business requirement into technical requirement and Identified technologies, services and resources.• Lead MPLS based Core network for SSHA with limited resources.

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  Cisco

  Jun 2007 - now

  Working in Data Center consulting team covering Qatar, Kuwait and Pakistan. Managing complex DC engagements focusing on end-to-end solution with business and technical consulting, Multicloud strategy and DC transformation. Technical lead for different type of data center projects. Design, implement and Integrate different type of Data center infrastructure solutions.

  • Technical Solutions Architect

    May 2018 - now

  • Solutions Architect

    Sept 2015 - May 2018

  • Network Consulting Engineer

    Jun 2007 - Sept 2015