FAWWAD KHAN
*th Jackson Avenue Apart A, Warren, PA 16365
Mobile: +1-484-***-****, Email: ****.********@*****.***
Objective:
A highly skilled solutions-oriented IT Network Professional having over 10
years of extensive experience in installation/configuration and support of
complex network infrastructures with strong analytical and problem- solving
skills. I am currently looking to secure a long-term position with an
organization where I can utilize my knowledge and skills to meet the
growing organizational needs.
Academic Qualification:
M.Sc Network Engineering
2013
University of Sunderland, United Kingdom
Bachelor of Commerce
2001
University of Sindh, Pakistan
DIPLOMA IN IT
Nor College of Professional Education, Karachi Pakistan
2005
Technical Skills:
Installation / Management / Administration / Experience / Knowledge
Operating Systems: MS Windows 7, XP, Vista, Linux
Server: Windows 2003/2008 Server, Active directory, Exchange.
Networking: LAN/WAN, DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, SNMP, SIP, VPN, FTP, VLAN, VTP, IP
addressing and subnetting, Network Address Translations (NAT),
Understanding IPV4, IP V6 etc.
Telecom: VoIP, IP Telephony, Cisco Phones, Soft phones, PABX, Quality of
service (QOS) Hardware/Systems: Cisco Routers (2600, 2800, 2900, 3900,
7200)/Switches (Layer2 Catalyst 2950, 2960, 3550, 2560, Multilayer switches
3700).
Wireless: Wireless router, Wireless Access Point, Wireless LAN, WLAN
security WEP and WPA, Protocols 802.11q/b/g/n.
Routing/Switching Protocols: RIP/RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, STP, RSTP,
Trunking Protocols 802.1q, Cisco Load Balancers and Load balancing, HSRP
VRRP .
Security: Firewall configuration Cisco Pix and Checkpoint firewall, IPsec
VPN, MPLS VPN, Access Control list (ACL), Policy Maps etc.
WAN: Frame Relay, PPP, MPLS, ADSL, ISDN, Broadband.
Software: MS Office 365, Antivirus, Microsoft Outlook (2000, 2003, 2007,
2010), etc.
Professional Experience:
Sr. Network Engineer April, 2014 to Dec
19th 2014
Zippo Manufacturing Company, United States of America
WAN technologies, such as MPLS, Metro-Ethernet, DS1/DS3, or OC3.
Force10 and Cisco switches and routing solutions, including 40G Leaf /
Spine topology
Compellent SAN management
VMWare 5.1 / 5.5
VMWare Horizon View and thin client technologies
Routing/Voice protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MGCP, SIP, H323).
Palo Alto Firewall (DLP, Anti-Bot, URL filtering, VPN).
Riverbed WAN/client optimization.
Cisco Call Manager v7.x/8.x/9.x.
Remote access technology, particularly Palo Alto VPN and VMWare Horizon
View
Configuration Iron-ports.
Communication with Vendors (Dell,Palo Alto and Cisco)
Network Engineer
Project In-charge
University of Sunderland .United Kingdom March
2010 to June 2013
Responsibilities included complete Firewall migration from Cisco works VMS
Firewall MC to Cisco Security Manager (CSM).
Setting up virtual VMware lab machines in order to test before migrating to
the live system. Migrating thousands of network objects, services, service
groups, NAT translation rules, firewall rules to the CSM.
Responsible for the overall network security including Intrusion Detection
Systems (IDS), Cisco PIX Firewalls, Cisco-based IDS solution from scratch.
Configuration and Troubleshooting of VOIP Telephone.
Configuring Cisco Routers and Multilayer switch series 3900, 3550, 3560.
4500 and 6500.
Installation and upgrade of IOS on Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Servers
and PC's.
Configuration/installation of Wireless equipment (Cisco 800 series and
AP's) for WIFI clients.
Configuring Cisco equipment UC and Cisco IP telephone sets (7940, 7942G).
Third level support and performance management for the entire network.
Design, implementation and rollout of special event WLAN hotspot solutions.
Troubleshooting and Configuration of VLAN in Trunking protocol.
HP Networks configuration and troubleshooting
Windows 2012 Server installation.
Active directory configuration
IT Manager
Ary Digital Network, Pakistan June
2007 to Nov 2009
Senior engineer in a core team responsible for transformation of Legacy,
Voice and Data networks to single and simplified network which will support
all voice, video and data traffic globally, providing -greater business
flexibility at lower cost.
Worked in a team of 20 engineers on shift based pattern 365 * 24/7
Monitoring and troubleshooting all network and security-related incidents
with remedy tool ensuring all the telecom infrastructure is operational,
up and running 99.99 % while quality being maintained.
Responsible for implementation and support of multivendor and complex
network infrastructures with diverse network technologies like Cisco and
Microsoft, 3 Com, HP etc.
Responsible for successful implementation and completion of network
projects in accordance with the Project plan and as directed by the Project
managers.
Travel to client sites for configuration/installation and troubleshooting
of data and voice infrastructure for clients as and when advised by the
help desk or scheduled maintenance or even if required on short notice.
Configuring Cisco Routers and Multilayer switch series 2800, 2900.
Installation and upgrade of IOS on Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Servers
and PC's.
Configuration/installation of Wireless equipment (Cisco 800 series and
AP's) for WIFI clients.
Configuring Cisco equipment UC and Cisco IP telephone sets (7940).
Equipment racking and stacking, cabling, installation and configuration
during network transformation.
Decommissioning old hardware (Legacy Switches and Routers).
Perform site surveys used to capture important information that allows for
any necessary site remediation work, new hardware and circuits to be
installed at the client sites.
Next day support to ensure smooth running of client's business. Ensure that
all end device connected and fully working, troubleshoot faults if any.
On-site staff training of the new network systems and products installed.
Out of hours on call support / remote support every alternate week.
Update and completion of customer internal documentation.
Incident investigations and generation of reports if and when the
transformations take more time than anticipated and to do a root cause
analysis to determine the reason for failure or delay.
Network Administrator
Century 21 Textile and Sportswear (PVT) Ltd. UAE Oct
2002 to May 2005
Worked in a team of 2 engineers on shift based pattern monitoring
troubleshooting all network and security-related incidents with remedy tool
ensuring all the telecom infrastructure is operational, up and running
99.99 % while quality being maintained.
Configure and troubleshooting wide range of devices and technologies from
Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Linux, Juniper, Nortel with respect to the
service level agreement (SLA).
Install and troubleshoot Routing and Switching protocols like RIP, BGP,
Spanning-tree, trunking (802.1q, ISL) and other layer 2 switching
technologies etc.
Configuration of Layer 2 and Layer 3 load balancing using Cisco Load
Balancing as and when necessary to allow for high availability of network
resources.
Successfully completed various engineering changes and implementation
projects involving routing, switching, VPN and Microsoft technologies.
Installation, configuration and troubleshooting of Firewalls like PIX and
checkpoint and security features like ACL's.
Configuration of different types of VPN, e.g.: IPsec site-site, remote VPN
and Web VPN.
Installation/configuration of WAN technologies like PPP, PPOE, Frame- relay
and ADSL.
Sin house network support for the organization locally installing,
configuring and tuning of Windows server 2002 Active directory, MS outlook,
MS Office Products, VM ware and PC support.
Installation and upgrade of IOS on Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Servers
and Pc's.
Responsible for supporting more than 3000 devices for over 35 plus overseas
customers.
Work closely with network engineers, field technicians, equipment vendors,
and telecom carriers to troubleshoot and resolve various types of network
issues and outages.
Problem Management, change Management using Remedy and documenting the
same.
Configure internet circuit migration/Upgrade from 256 kbps to 768 Kbps and
T1 Full for tier 2 customer.