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Profile of Ahmed Alashwah
Current Title: Senior Systems Engineer
Current employer: Patient Keeper Inc
Salary range: $90k to $100k
Looking for permanent or contract Permanent
First strongest industry: InformationTechnology
Second strongest industry: Management
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Legally able to work in the US Yes
Will I consider relocation Yes
Preferred region: MA
Second preferred region: NY
Third preferred region: CA
Percentage I am willing to travel: 100%
Will you consider international placement Yes
Desired international location: Egypt
Please contact this candidate via Email.
Can recruiters contact you at work No.
email Address: **@**********.***
Telephone:
Extension:
Mobile Phone: 617-***-****
Home Phone:
Address 1: 39 Higgins Street
Address 2:
City: Allston
State: MA
Province:
Country: US
Education:
Education: Master's Degree
Major: Linguistics
Year Graduated:
Security Clearance:
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Ahmed Alashwah
39 Higgins Street
Allston, MA 02134
email: ********@*******.***
SUMMARY
Energetic and motivated individual with over 10 years experience in
managing, systems design, consulting, support, multiplatform systems
integration, system administration, and indepth understanding of
heterogeneous and complex computing environments, systems architecting and
management, development, network protocols, databases, multiple desktop
and host operating systems, and client management.
Work
Experience
Patient Keeper Inc
March 1, 2001CurrentSenior Systems Engineer and Field Engineer
Design and configure Linux and Solaris Oracle Application Servers.
Take part in a team environment, in creating processes for developer
release management.
Design and implement network solutions on different sites throughout the
states.
Implement veritas netbackup on NT and Linux platform to remotely backup
oracle dump files
Configure EMC Clariion storage systems on Solaris and Linux platforms to
support application failover.
Support developers to provide a standard path scheme for application
binaries and configurations.
Automate Solaris, Linux, and Oracle installations for quick product
generation.
Implement security standards, HIPPA compliant methods to communicate
with systems in the field,
Including VPN gateway to gateway, SSH and dialup secure
connections.
Develop remote monitoring tools using outbound secure shell connections
from clients sites.
Northern Light Technology
August 1998
February 9, 2001Senior Systems Engineer and Network Administrator
Lead and supervised a team of 6 staff members in the Systems department.
Managed a complex of highlyvisible NT servers used for email, research,
and internet access in a leading role of system manager. Monitor system
performance, track capacity and usage, supervise account administration,
respond to emergencies on and offhours, compile, install, and configure
software, interact with vendor technical and sales support, perform system
tuning, operating system upgrades, and OS maintenance. Plan and develop
new services.
Administered several missioncritical NTbased servers including the
main email gateways jointly handling over 200,000 email messages daily,
software license servers, DNS servers, ph/CSO and LDAP servers and
fileservers on UNIX and NT.
Built and maintained Exchange Server on multiple sites.
Consult and advise on design, technological feasibility, functionality
and implementation of complex new systems both internally and for other
departments.
Proposed and influence decisions on purchases of software and hardware
for server systems, public facilities and services.
Design, implement, and support of server hardware, software, and
infrastructure. Install and administer client operating systems. Document
Unix/Windows NT administration methodologies and procedures. Administer
and manage server structures, including performance, capacity,
administration of server applications, security, maintenance of fail-safe
and secure server environments. Extensive Knowledge with server file
system structure and strong working knowledge of a network consisting of
Unix and Windows NT.
Create and link domain controllers in a multiple domain environment,
configured with WINS, DHCP and DNS all enabled cross routers.
Integrate PCs, Macintoshes and UNIX machines to share files and
printers through multi-protocol NT and UNIX servers.
Install and configure Windows NT 4.0 server/workstation and
applications.
Apply extensive internet security to servers in the enterprise.
Support end-users with application conflicts, hardware and networking
issues.
Transformed the infrastructure for the entire company: automated remote
applications installation, upgraded RAS system, implemented a central
control for virus protection, installed and implemented Intel LanDesk
Management Suite to remote control machines and meter inventory software
and hardware.
Write user-friendly manuals to simplify specific applications usage.
Deployed BackupExec to automate scheduled backups for all critical
servers and workstations.
Harvard University
December 1995July 1998NT Specialist, Harvard University, University information System
Perform WAN and LAN engineering while troubleshooting users problems
on- and off-site using extensive knowledge of NT Server in the enterprise.
Execute hub installations and upgrades from punch down blocks to user
desktops.
Established a complete and new network environment with hubs, routers
and switches.
Wrote scripts to automate applications between departments.
Led team of 4 for special projects, including conversion from legacy
systems.
Built NT servers and workstations along with all relevant applications.
Supported Mac environment along with NT and 95 OS.
Troubleshot problems with printers, workstations and resolved software,
hardware and associated network issues.
Utilized Ghost and server backups for new machine rollouts and hard
drive replacements.
Upgraded MS Office, Outlook and set up access to Exchange servers.
Reset passwords and assigned server access privileges to new users.
PC Technical Specialist, Harvard University, Technology Product Center
Reformatted and configured Windows 95 on desktops.
Assigned network protocol to clients for restricted Novell/NT
environment.
Installed Cisco 2924 switches and upgraded network hubs.
Tested connectivity for workstations in local- and wide-area networks.
Reconfigured bandwidth allowance for NT servers and Cisco routers.
Coordinated installs and upgrades with central Network Operations Group.
PC Technical Specialist, Harvard University, Harvard Business School
Configured workstations with NT 3.51 and/or upgraded to NT 4.0.
Modified TCP/IP settings, assigned IP addresses.
Built laptops with Windows 95, software applications and remote access
to network.
Tested and troubleshot local connectivity problems and software issues.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
December 1993October 1995Research Assistant, Media Lab
Collaborated on OCR of Handwriting project
Programmed in Paradox and tabulated statistics.
Supervised and supported two labs for graduate students.
Provided training on Latex.
Boston Technology Experts
July 1991October 1993
Refurbished and fixed computer hardware and printers bought form
auctions before exporting them to countries overseas.
Administered the LAN and supported internal systems.
Massachusetts Alternative Delivery
January 1991June 1991
Established and supported a remote operation using Windows 3.1 for
Workgroups and worked with network applications using modem to modem
protocol.
Independent Consultant
1993Present
Translate clients business needs into technology based solutions,
design systems and procedures, recommend and implement environments and
applications through analysis and investigation of existing practices and
procedures, customize solutions to client needs and train users.
Professional Productivity Point International, Boston, MA
Training Microsoft Windows NT / SQL Server Administration Program, 1998.
Coursework completed, MCSE At Boston University.
Technical Operating Systems: Windows DOS, 3.1-98, NT 3.51-4.0-2000, Novell
3.1-4.0, Mac OS 7.1-
Skills 8.0, UNIX, basic VMS, Linux, Client Server: MS Exchange Server
5.0, MS SMS 1.2, NT Server 4.0, NT 2000.
Protocols & standards: tcp/ip, NetBeui, IPX/SPX, Apple Talk, NFS, RPC,
BootP, DHCP, DNS, Kerberos, SMTP, POP, IMAP, NNTP, NNTP, FTP, HTTP, LDAP,
ODBC, and other internet protocol.
Software: Intel LanDesk management suite 6.02, 6.03, BackUpExec, Intel
LanDesk Virus Protect 5.02, 5.03, Reflection, PcXware, Lotus Notes, Home
Site, NetObject Fusion, SendMail, Meeting Maker, Paradox, Activeperl, PGP
and many others.
Network: Cisco 7513, 7505, 3620, 2503 series routers, 2900 series
switches, hubs.
Education: M.A
. in Linguistics, Alexandria University, 1989.
B.A
. in Linguistics, Alexandria University, 1986.
MCSE 8 months course given by Microsoft, Boston University, 1998.
Certificate, Mastering Advanced HTML, Harvard University 1997.
C++ in UNIX Environment, Harvard University, 1997.
Certificate of Mastering BASICS, 1986.
END OF PROFILE
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