Information Technology Professional

Tariq A. Sherriff

Citizenship: USA

Languages: English – Native Language

Arabic – Fluent (Bilingual)

Email: *****@******.***

Tel. (USA) 1-718-***-****

Mobile (Egypt): +2010.9168.6187

Mobile (Kuwait): +965.6093.0527

Decisive, action oriented and results-focused certified Senior Information Technology Professional, Project Manager & Trainer with extensive years of progressive technical, program / project management & training experience in the United States, Gulf Area, Egypt, Iraq. I am driven by new challenges, a desire to be successful in all endeavors and skillful in navigating all aspects of complex projects.

Skills:

Demonstrated to effectively manage, analyze, operate, administer, maintain, test, and implement the network interconnection of devices, systems, and communication services to meet the functional objectives of businesses

Comprehensive knowledge in all facets of web design & development, internet and application implementation.

Adept at developing effective security policies and procedures, project documentation and milestones, and technical/business specifications.

Qualified instructionally and technically to deliver instructor-led courses to computer professionals who develop, support and implement solutions that use diverse vendor technologies

Experienced in managing the full-life cycle of candidate technical recruitment processes (sourcing, networking, screening, and conducting in-depth technical interviews of top tier technology talent within the Information Technology sector)

Platforms & Tools: Microsoft Operating Systems (All versions including 2012 R2), Active Directory and related services (DNS, DHCP, WINS, etc.), Mac OS, Linux., VMware, System Center Servers 2007, 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, Operations Manager, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Office Suite – Office 365 Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio and Microsoft Visual Studio®. Microsoft Exchange Server, CASP, CISSP, Checkpoint Firewall, Virus Protection Utilities.

Information Security: ACAS, Retina Scan, GFI LANguard, Gold Disk, IAVA Information Security Patch

Networking: TCP/IP, ISO/OSI, IPX/SPX, SNA, VPN, SSH, PGP, PKI, CCNA

Development: .NET, ASP.NET, C#, WSH, WAP, XHTML, DHTML, JScript Cold Fusion,

Education & Credentials:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Systems - Networking/Telecommunications – City University, Bellevue, WA. CASP – Certified Advanced Security Professional, CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional, MCSE – Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, CCNA – Cisco Certified Network Associate, CWSP – Certified Wireless Security Professional

Professional Experience

Vectrus, Kuwait January 2014 – Present

The Operations, Maintenance and Defense of Army Communications in Southwest Asia and Central Asia (OMDAC-SWACA) program provides operations and maintenance services and support for communications and information systems. Headquartered in Kuwait, this program exceeds Defense Information Systems Agency standards (99.95%) for reliability and protection of the largest, most dynamic network ever deployed in combat. Security is maintained for unclassified, secret, and top-secret information networks.

Enterprise Systems Management (ESM) Systems Engineer III, – Jan 2014 - Present

Key Responsibilities:

Provide theater level Enterprise (Tier III) installation, configuration, testing, problem resolution and operation & maintenance support for critical core infrastructure assets in support of the Southwest Asia Cyber Center (SWACC) for various technologies.

Manage and administer Windows and Linux assets in a highly virtualized environment.

Identify and apply security measures necessary to prevent unauthorized individuals any access to enterprise resources located within the area of responsibility in accordance with DoD standards and requirements (STIGs)

Develop and maintain operational documents (SOP) - installation and configuration procedures

Technical Recruiter III, – May 2014 - Present

Key Responsibilities:

Perform full-life cycle candidate recruitment for the OMDAC-SWACA Program (sourcing, networking, screening and recruiting of top tier technology talent within the Information Technology (IT) Sector).

Responsible for recruiting passive and active candidates to fill Network Operations, Systems Operations, Security Operations and Cyber Defense positions for both direct hire and contract positions.

Make initial contact, pre-screen candidates, conduct in-depth technical interviews, and facilitate the hiring process.

Develop methods to stream-line internal recruiting processes and to reach and attract top tier IT professionals using a variety of sourcing and recruiting methods. This includes methods of advertising, posting and publicizing vacancies, searching Brass Ring, job boards, data bases, and using social media to find qualified candidates

Make hiring decisions when requested.

Peace Line Royal, Saudi Arabia August 2013 – January 2014

IT Project Manager – Peace Line Booking Project / Information Technology Department.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, Integrate and Implement the Active Directory/ Network architecture

Identify options to integrate various business systems, application directories and security enablers

Develop a high level plan for end-user migration to the new environment

Provide documentation of the new environment

Provide knowledge transfer to Peace Line Royal

New Horizons, Cairo, Egypt May 2011 – August 2013

Senior Trainer - Develop Official New Horizons curriculum, Training professionals in Business, Soft Skills, English (ESL) and Information Technology.

Tiger Swan International, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Nov 2010 – Feb 2011

IT Project Manager - Global Stability Division / Information Technology Department.

Key Responsibilities:

Run complex projects/programs from design and development to production. Define requirements and plan project lifecycle deployment. Define resources and schedule for project/program implementation.

Create strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning. Plan and schedule project deliverables, goals, and milestones. Direct and oversees project engineering team and manages conflicts within group.

Performs team assessments and evaluations. Efficiently identify and solve project issues.

Demonstrate leadership to define requirements for project risk. Develop Requests for Proposals (RFP) for external services. Design and maintain technical and project documentation.

DasNet Corporation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Dec. 2007 – Nov 2010

Network Engineer - Saudi Peace Program Network (SPPN)

Key Achievements:

Successfully deployed, configured and maintain SCCM 2007 in support of the entire SPPN network saving hundreds of man-hours in support of the US Military network.

Proficiently reconfigured the SPPN network’s systems infrastructure to meet all DOD standards and requirements.

Provide advisory and assistance services with respect to state-of-the-art concepts such as World Wide Web technologies, object-oriented and geographic information systems, multi-media applications, and distributed data processing environments.

Verizon Business / US Department of State (DOS), US Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq Oct. 2006 – Nov. 2007

Project Manager / Assistant Program Manager – USG GSM

Direct growth and performance to meet program(s) objectives through strategic planning, establishment of program controls and standards, effective and efficient use of resources, team building, and leadership,

Successfully direct and manage the USG GSM Helpdesk providing direct support to a network customer base of over 10,000 users

Interface with the US Department of State in a technical coordinator function. Identify US Government requirements and convert into technical solutions.

Verizon Business, Kuwait City, Kuwait Jan. 2006 – July 2006

Middle East IP/Hub in-country Network Engineer.

Sr. Verizon Business liaison to customers.

Successfully served as an escalation point for network issues including access routing, customer router configuration, various IP protocol related services such as PIP, MPLS, Dial Routing, and IP data. Efficiently managed Verizon PIP node and data center comprised of numerous computer platforms, operating systems and network topologies

General Dynamics, Arifjan, Kuwait May 2005 – Jan. 2006

Sr. Systems Administrator / Web developer

Managed mission critical systems for Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Enduring Freedom (OEF) including analysis & assessment o project information system operations; assuring the continuous communication between permitted remote site locations across customized firewalls, routers, high-speed switches.

Served as technical lead web developer to CFLCC C3 JCND Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, successfully recommended functional changes. Developed new systems and updated existing systems to meet JCND needs.

Research Triangle Institute (RTI), Baghdad, Iraq Sept. 2003 – Jan. 2005

Regional IT Manager

The Local Governance Project in Iraq, LGP I, mission in accordance with United States Agency of International Development (USAID) is helping to increase access to basic services to fostering the growth of local governance institutions and democracy in Iraq.

Responsible for managing, hiring, training, and supervising the IT support staff for several remote governorate offices.

Successfully completed the architecture, design engineering, installation and testing and transition to operations of a heterogeneous multi-level security TCP/IP communications and messaging infrastructure with automatic redundant fail-over to support mission and time critical applications and messaging systems.

(Business Venture) IT Misr.com, Cairo, Egypt Nov. 2002 – Aug. 2003

Senior Webmaster/ Technical Director

Mr. Sherriff technically directed mission objectives for strategic alliances/Partnerships with American and foreign companies; i.e. Eagle Technology, Inc USA. Established in 1999, IT Misr.com™ is the first all-encompassing web community for the Information Technology (IT) industry in Egypt.

Information Technology Specialist: 1998 – Nov. 2002

American Chamber of Commerce In Egypt (AmCham), -Cairo, Egypt

Systems Administrator & IT Support Engineer

Nozha IT Microsoft Certified Technical Education Partner - Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt

Sr. Trainer & Sales Representative

League, Microsoft Certified Support Center (MCSP & ATEC) - Nasr City Cairo, Egypt

Sr. Systems Administrator & Network Engineer

Memphis International School, Cairo Egypt.

IT Consultant/ Teacher

Helsinki University Knowledge Services Ltd - Maadi, Cairo, Egypt

Technical Assistant

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