Abdul Saboor
Portage, MI 49024
Email: abmdz7@r.postjobfree.com -- Ph: 269-***-****
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Summary:
> 5+ years hands on experience in Linux system, routers, switches,
firewalls and servers administration.
> Linux Administrator and System Engineer with more than 5 years of
experience impacting organizational performance through expert
development, enhancement, and administration of complex technical
platforms
> Highly organized, proactive, multitask oriented and able to prioritize
tasks to meet project's deadlines.
> Able to work independently and within the team.
> Able to create positive and professional business relationship with
internal and external clients.
> Developed ability to work in fast-paced atmosphere.
WORK EXPERIENCE
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Network Engineer
Dec 2007 - Dec 2009
Divine Leather Inc, Galesburg, Michigan
. Administered Linux servers and successfully installed, configured
and managed Apache web server and FTP server using Red Hat Linux.
. Installed and configured different operating systems e.g. Red Hat,
Windows, SUSE, Cent OS Debain and Ubuntu using RAID5 and LVM
technology.
. Maintained the availability of a company's computer resources
including servers, workstations, laptops, printers and multimedia
equipment.
. Recommended, evaluated and purchased IT assets and additional
responsibilities included documentation of general systems
administration processes, dissemination of critical information
(e.g. security, software updates) to the general users in the
company, as well as diagnosing and troubleshooting network,
hardware, and software problems. Used and corrected network and
building diagrams.
. Designed and configured LAN/WANs using Cisco 2500, 2600 and 3600
series routers and 1900, 2960, 3560 and 6500 switches. The scope
included configuring VLANs, STP, VTP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, ISDN, and
VPN technologies.
. Involved in site survey for WLAN for different companies as
consultant and installed and configured wireless access points.
. Configured, managed and troubleshoot network shares using NFS and
Samba in Linux/Window systems network.
. Managed Cron jobs for system backups.
. Configured and managed ACLs on routers.
. Responsible for providing help, support and assistance in initial
installation of the system, setup and maintenance of the user
account, data recovery, Symantec backup, Microsoft Office,
Antivirus software etc.
. Configured and maintained the patch and backup Windows 2003
servers, and Configured Active Directory and maintained the user
accounts and polices with in active directory
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Linux Network Administrator
Jan 2002 - Dec 2006
AdSoft, Pakistan
. Performed LAN Administration including: adding and deleting users,
performing regular backups, and maintaining LAN security.
. Performed phone support for all remote sites and traveling corporate
personnel. Determined computer-related needs for the entire
corporation.
. Managed group and user account permissions for users.
. Installed and configured DNS, DHCP servers for LAN.
. Configured FTP servers to maintain shared folders in the organization.
. Configured and implemented Bind and Apache web servers.
. Settled up automatic installation and configuration of new servers and
workstation using kickstart.
. Configured and implemented Samba installation and configuration on
different platform in heterogeneous network environment.
. Installed and configured different operating systems e.g. Red Hat,
Windows, SUSE, Cent OS.
. Using VMware installed different systems through network based, CDs,
and DVD.
. Used cron to schedule command execution on Linux server and
workstation.
. Tested and evaluated trial, shareware and free products that
facilitate in developing new lab exercises like Matlab, Etherpeek and
Airopeek Protocol Analyzer, Sygate Personal Firewall, and Snort - IDS.
. Designed and configured Wireless Network for the company and
troubleshot Co-channel interferences and wireless security problems in
WLAN
EDUCATION
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M.S Master in Business Administration (MBA)
Spring Arbor University, Jackson, Michigan
November 2009
B.S in Computer Science
I.B.M.S University, Pakistan
June 2005
Certified in CCNA Cisco Certified Network Association
Certified CompTIA Linux +
COMPUTER SKILLS
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. CCNA Certified.
. CompTIA Linux +
. Red Hat Linux
. Cent OS/ SUSE
. Solaris
. Citrix
. FreeBSD
. VMware/vSphere/ESX
. Cisco IOS (Routers and Switches)
. RAID
. LVM
. Shell Scripting
. Basic Programming
. Perl
. Mysql
. TCP/IP
. Microsoft Office 2003/2007/2010
. Microsoft Exchange Server 2003/2007