Rashad Mehmood *** Penitencia St, Apt# *

E-mail: acqzfd@r.postjobfree.com CA 95035, Milpitas

Phone Cell: 408-***-****

SUMMARY:

MCS graduate with more than 10 years of professional strength and experience providing services for IT networking and data communication which include configuration of CISCO switches and routers, Domain controllers, Virtualization and various types of servers in a corporate setting. Providing outstanding services and proficiency in setting-up, troubleshooting and managing IT systems. In addition, I offer knowledge, experience, and excellent analytical and organizational skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

-Supervised and managed a team of computer network for the implementation, management and support of the 700 Nodes, enterprise Network consisting of Active Directory services, Microsoft ISA Server, File Server, WLAN, Wireless Bridges, Print Server, Solar Winds NPM, Disaster Recovery, Backup Server and Internet Security and Antivirus Server, Cisco Modular Switches and Routers,

-Involved in the personnel training, professional development, evaluation of current and future network designs as required to maintain network integrity, efficient data flow and scalability.

-Monitoring and enhancement in existing IT infrastructure.

-Responsible for contacting vendors worldwide for the best available hardware technology and Software Resources.

-Working on Virtualization, using VMware and Virtual Box as hosted hypervisor.

-Server Management including monitoring of Network and Servers, network Security issues that involves maintenance of antivirus servers, trouble shooting and desktop support.

-Maintain Backup of Servers using 2nd Copy and Windows Backup Application.

NETWORK MANAGEMENT

-Responsible for organizing, directing and evaluating the operations of information systems, electronic data processing (EDP) and IT Helpdesk.

-Provide technical leadership for network designs, problem resolution escalations. Planning, coordinating, implementation and operation of Cisco Switches and Router. VPN configuration, WLAN and LAN devices.

-Develop, implement and operate telecommunications software during the installation and implementation of computer hardware.

-Analyze user's requirements, and design and develop system architecture and specifications.

-Develop and conduct design verification, simulations and prototype bench tests of components

-Standardize all WAN and LAN hardware, IOS images and configurations of Cisco products.

-Implemented, configured and supporting wireless network using UBNT wireless bridges.

-Configurations for a range of Cisco products supporting a switched VLAN (layer2) environment running EIGRP and BGP routing protocols.

-Installation and configuration of POLYCOM video conference device.

-Resolving escalated network issues like latency, link failure, connectivity, and packet drops, Configure SNMP, syslog server and Network devices, Using monitor tools like Solar Winds and other network analyzer software.

-Worked with basic website development using JSP. Involved in software development using C++, Visual Basic, HTML, JAVA, MS ACCESS and ORACLE.

-Experience in assembling of computers, Installation, Configuration and Troubleshooting of all desktop peripherals.

EMPLOYMENT:

Onstak Inc. (http://www.onstak.com) Milpitas, USA March 2015 – Present

Network Engineer:

Working with complex LAN management.

Working with Layer2 and Layer3 Devices.

Experimenting on complex routing using OSPF, IGRP and BGP as layer3 and configuration of VLANS, STP, PVSTP, RSTP and VLAN Pruning.

Working with Data Center implementation.

Working with Cisco UCS, Nexus and SAN.

Working with VMWare for Virtualization.

Learning Python for scripting and integration.

Masood Textile Mills, (http://www.masoodtextile.com) Faisalabad, Pakistan Oct. 2009 – March 2015

Sr. System/Network Engineer:

It’s a well reputed and quality oriented manufacturer of knitted apparels. To reach its global clientele (Reebok, Nike, Tommy Hilfiger etc.), MTM has its presence in the variety of international trade through the Web. MTM uses state-of-the-art client/server technology for its market information processes to coordinate its network of global buyers and agents around the world.

I was responsible for managing a network of more than 700 nodes consisting of 7 remote sites connected through wireless Bridges using UBNT devices, configure WiFi devices (b/g/n) and its security, windows server as DC, ADC and ISA server as internet proxy server, Scheduling Backup of data, Other responsibilities included planning, upgrading and installation for the future growth of the network. In addition, I managed the WAN Links provided by Two ISPs over wireless media and also Data Connection over fiber to one remote site, configuration of POLYCOM video conference devices.

Care for the network security issues by configuration of firewalls, Anti-Virus for corporate sector, intrusion detection, Data Loss prevention,

Virtualization using VMware and VSphere using Dell 2900 and R610 series servers as hosted hypervisor, also implementation of ESXi hypervisor installation.

Working with Layer2 and Layer3 devices for switching and routing.

Securing network at layer2 by configuring port security.

Configuration of VLANs and Routing Protocols on Cisco Devices,

INOV8 Ltd (http://www.inov8.com.pk) Lahore, Pakistan May 2007-Sept. 2009

System Engineer:

INOV8 Ltd. has become the leading provider for technology and consulting solutions in country for the mobile and branchless banking ecosystem including financial institutions, mobile operators, agent networks, merchants, money transfer organizations, regulators and governments.

Responsibilities include in their Wireless Email server in collaboration with Mobilink (Mobile Service provider). I was also responsible to install, configure, troubleshoot and manage the LAN servers like ISA, DC, ADC, Antivirus, Exchange Server and some application servers and deployed various projects in numerous organizations on demand. Configure and manage WLAN and implementing WLAN security.

Worked with layer2 and laye3 cisco devices for switching and routing.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

-Excellent Command over Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point). Microsoft windows 2003, 2008 server; ISA server 2004, 2006; Exchange server 2003; Forefront TMG

-Clustering windows application servers, Virtualization using VMware and Virtual Box, configuring Active Directory Services, Disaster Recovery management.

-Cisco 2610, 2811 routers, Cisco 2950, 2960, 3560 Switches

-Solar Winds NPM

-Understanding about SaaS and IaaS in cloud computing.

-Virtualization using MS Hypervisor and VMware managing using VSphere.

-Working with SAN/NAS.

-Working with layer2 and layer3 devices.

TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS:

MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional, MCP-ID = 3085289)

CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate CCNA-ID = CSCO11294432)

CCNP Training (Cisco Certified Network Professional) from NETS Lahore

MCSE Training (Microsoft Certified System Engineer) from IFACT Faisalabad

ADT Training(Applied Diploma in Telecommunication) from NETS Lahore

Computer Fundamentals (Win XP) www.brainbench.com

JCP Training(Java Certified Programmer)

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