SAQUIB G FANCY

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Kitchener, ON N2P 2A5 Cell: 647-***-****

Profile

Experienced UNIX Systems Administrator. Key strength is the ability to work with all levels to achieve, with a minimum of overhead, both business and project results

Personal Skills

Proven, respected & trusted leaderProven ability to achieve goals within a defined time and budgetDedicated team player - as both leader and team memberPractical and pragmatic decision maker driven by resultsExcellent written and oral communication & presentation skillsExperienced project manager and resource managerResourceful and very adaptable at achieving goals

Management & Technical Summary

15 years experience in various Banking/Services/ISP/HealthCare/IT management positions (mostly in a senior technical role)15 years experience with various flavors of UNIX Operating Systems (Solaris, AIX, Unix System V, etc.)10+ years experience in project management encompassing deployment and implementation of various UNIX systems.10 years experience in leading and managing technical teams10 years experience in managing deployments of Unix Systems.3+ years in designing systems for an ISP, and hosting setup.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Grosche International Inc. April 2010 to Present

Cambridge, OntarioAs an Infrastructure Lead/Unix administrator of Grosche International, my responsibilities include managing the day-to-day operations of the organization.Working with team of two IT specialists, Network and Desktop Support personnel, and Windows/Exchange Administrators.Provide governance oversight in third-party vendor IT contract maintenance – ensuring availability of hardware and software service levels with vendors with alignment to business needs.Maintenance of all the Sun Servers, i.e., from T1000’s, to M3000 servers.Install, configure and customize Solaris on Sun SPARCstation and Sun Servers depending on users and application requirements in TCP/IP networking environment.Install and configure devices and peripherals and ensure smooth operation. Also, configure devices for shared use of disks and printers.Responsible for the maintenance of the Unix Operating system (Solaris 10) including debugging software and hardware problems, installation of new operating system releases.Ensure all servers are kept at the latest patch levels.Ensure all system documentation is complete and updated.Responsible for the backups of all the Sun Systems via VERITAS Net Backup. Automated system checks and various tasks via UNIX scripting.

Waraqa Aluminum & Glass Works LLC. January 2008 to March 2010

Ajman, U.A.E. Working in the capacity as an IT Manager. A fairly small organization required me to be directly involved in managing the Sun Servers. Managing the team, when required. Provide governance oversight in third-party vendor IT contract maintenance – ensuring availability of hardware and software service levels with vendors with alignment to business needs. Install, configure and customize Solaris on Sun SPARCstation and Sun Servers depending on users and application requirements in TCP/IP networking environment.Install and configure devices and peripherals and ensure smooth operation. Also, configure devices for shared use of disks and printers.Responsible for the maintenance of the Unix Operating system (Solaris 10) including debugging software and hardware problems, installation of new operating system releases.Responsible for the maintenance of all the Sun systems, i.e., from Blade 100 WS, to E4500 clustered servers.Ensure all servers are kept at the latest patch levels.Responsible for the backups of all the Sun Systems via VERITAS Net Backup. Ensure all system documentation is complete and updated. Taking a project from scratch and see to its fruition. Automated system checks and various tasks via UNIX scripting.

Generica Systems January 2005 to December 2007 Dubai, U.A.E Generica Systems was formed in July 2004, as design center for Microwave Radios for mobile communication. As a founding member of the company I was made responsible for managing the operational, financial, and IT Management duties for the Dubai Office, which also was the Head office based out of Dubai Internet City.Working in the capacity as an IT Manager. Managing the team of five IT specialists, inclusive of Unix Administrator, Network and Desktop Support personnel, and Windows/Exchange Administrators.Provide governance oversight in third-party vendor IT contract maintenance – ensuring availability of hardware and software service levels with vendors with alignment to business needs.

EHDF, Dubai, UAE. July 2001 to December 2004EHDF is a fully owned subsidiary of Dubai Holding, providing hosting/fully managed solutions to its clients within and outside UAE.Working in the capacity of an ISP Engineer, providing DNS, Web hosting, emails, to the clients on a SUN/iPlanet platform as well as collocation/fully managed services to Data Center clients.As a team lead helped in writing technical proposals for various hosting solutions. Also help in the presentation of the solution and meet with the customer when required. Providing complete Pre and Post Sales support.Responsible for the maintenance of all the Sun systems, i.e., from Blade 100 WS, to E4500 clustered servers.Ensure all servers are kept at the latest patch levels.Responsible for the backups of all the Sun Systems via Veritas Net Backup.Upgraded from Solaris 2.6 to Solaris 8 on all the Sun servers, including the cluster servers. Upgraded from Sun Cluster 2.2 to Sun Cluster 3.0, with the help of Sun PS.Installed and supported BEA Weblogic in ISP/Telco environment for various Oracle DB related applicationsEnsure all system documentation is complete and updated.Apart from System support, my responsibilities include to look after the iPlanet web server, the LDAP, and the iPlanet Mail Server.Upgraded from Netscape 4.X to the latest Sun One Products with the help from the vendor.

University Health Network Toronto, ON November 1998 to February 2001The scope of the project was to change the existing legacy systems to a distributed Unix environment. My responsibilities included the change over from the Mainframe systems to various Unix platforms, such as Sun Ultra’s, IBM H50’s and S70’s, Data General, and DEC. Configure, and customize Solaris on Sun SPARCstation and Sun Servers depending on users and application requirements in TCP/IP networking environment.Responsible for the maintenance of the UNIX Operating system (Solaris 2.x, AIX 4.3.2, AIX 4.3.1, AIX 4.21, DG UX, and DEC OS) including debugging software and hardware problems, installation of new operating system releases.Install and configure devices and peripherals and ensure smooth operation. Also, configure devices for shared use of disks and printers.Responsible for the security and backups for all Sun, IBM, DG, and DEC systems.Ensure all system documentation is complete and updated. Ensuring all aspects surrounding security and hospital protocol are met for audit regulations.Upgraded Solaris to 2.6_Y2K on 2 Sun Sparc servers, and ensure proper functionality in the new environment.Upgraded AIX toY2K compliance, on 15 IBM H50 servers, and ensure proper functionality in the new environment.Upgraded DG UX toY2K compliance on 6 Data General Servers, and ensure proper functionality in the new environment.Automated system checks for operational purposes.

Bank of Montreal Toronto, ON June 1998 to October 1998

Solaris Administrator for Y2K.Install, configure and customize Solaris on Sun SPARCstation and Sun Servers depending on users and application requirements in TCP/IP networking environment.Responsible for the availability of critical Bank Systems (Fraud Detection Merchant/Customer Call Centers) on a 7x24 basis.Responsible for the maintenance of the Unix Operating system (Solaris 2.x) including debugging software and hardware problems, installation of new operating system releases.Install and configure devices and peripherals and ensure smooth operation. Also, configure devices for shared use of disks and printers.Responsible for the security and backups for all Sun systems.Ensure all system documentation is complete and updated. Ensuring all aspects surrounding security and bank protocol are met for audit regulations.Upgraded Solaris to 2.5.1_Y2K on 13 Sun Sparc servers, and ensure proper functionality in the new environment.

Fujitsu ICL Dubai, U.A.E. March 1992 to March 1998

Customer Support Engineer I 06/96-03/98.

Customer Support Engineer II 03/94 -06/96.

Customer Support Engineer III 03/92 –03/94.Managing the Small Systems team, when required, vetting customer orders from the Sales team to ensure correct system configurations and ensuring that enough spare stock is held to maintain the new/existing customer base. Providing Pre/Post Sales support.Installation, Tuning, and Upgrades of UNIX machines at customer sites. Providing first and second line support on UNIX.Administering UNIX systems connected to a LAN/Wan of PC’s. Performing activities such as creating/modifying users, creating file systems, kernel tuning, configuring asynchronous devices such as modems, terminals, and performing periodic backupsTraining UNIX and Microsoft courses. Producing and preparing the UNIX training manual for UNIX foundation and Administration Courses.Installation and upgrade of Oracle at various customers’ sites.Conversant with network trouble-shooting hardware such as Fluke LAN testing equipment and Data analyzers.Implemented an Ethernet/fiber optic network of Windows 95 Systems connected to a Windows NT Server, and a SCO UNIX box, for a large construction company.Administering Windows NT systems connected to a LAN/Wan of PC’s running Windows 95/WFWG 3.11. Performing activities such as configuring network printers. Configured a Windows NT Server to act as a router connecting three networks. Configured disk mirroring, creating/modifying users, creating user profiles for different users/groups, setting RAS, maintaining System Policies for individual workstations through Windows 95 Policy Editor utility, performing periodic backups, and implementing NT logon scripts.Implemented an Ethernet/fiber optic network of Windows 95 Systems connected to a Windows NT Server, and a SCO UNIX box, for a large construction company.Project management for the Installation of a HP-UX 9000 server, with full CAT 5 Networking installation, for large Shipping Company.Member of the Quality Management System. Part of the Quality Team to enhance the procedures and internal working of the company for achieving the ISO9002 Quality Certification.

Education and Professional Development:

B.Sc. in Computer Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, USA

PMP course completion, working towards PMI Certification.

Relevant Skills: Systems:

SUN SPARC Servers and Workstations, IBM RS6000, Fujitsu RISC Based SPARC Systems.Operating Systems:

Solaris 2.5.1, Solaris 2.6, Solaris 8, Solaris 10, AIX 4.3.2, AIX 4.3.1, AIX 4.2.1, DG UX, DEC OS, Linux, UNIX System V Release 4.0 & 4.2, SCO Unix, SCO Unixware, Windows XP, Windows 2000.Software:Sun Cluster 3.0, Sun Cluster 2.2, VERITAS Volume Manager, VERITAS Net Backup, iPlanet Web server, iPlanet Mail Server, and iPlanet LDAP Server.

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