Apr **** - Present
Babak Farrokhi
Apt #* - No ** - Nour Ally Farid Afshar St - Zafar St Tehran - IRAN
+98-912-***-**** • *****@********.***
Objective
Looking for a position utilizing a strong background in UNIX system administration, Information Security and Network Engineering, where I am able to further develop my skills by being encouraged and challenged in my work with continuous learning and professional growth.
Key Qualifications
I have strong experience in UNIX System Administration, Coding (C, Perl, Python, Lua), TCP/IP Networks (IPv4 and IPv6), Network Security and System / Network Scaling. I have over a decade's experience in engineering management, and excel at hiring the right people and building effective teams.
Career Highlights
● Author of “Network Administration with FreeBSD 7” (PACKT Publishing, 2008) – ISBN 184*******
● Involved in setting up the first private Internet Service Provider in IRAN (1996)
● Developed and deployed the first private Internet Service Provider in IRAQ (2002- 2003)
● CTO of two successful broadband internet startups, in charge of planning, design and development
● Founder and CTO of a successful InfoSec Startup in Iran with major customers, including largest mobile operator in Middle East (MCI) and first 3G network operator in region (RighTel)
● 17+ of experience in Service Provider business
● Completely familiar with Service Provider business model
● Conducted several training courses on Unix operating systems including Solaris and BSD systems, trained over 200 engineers
● Involved in National broadband access network design and implementation for more than 4 years
● Active member of FreeBSD development community (ports) since 2004 Work Experience
CTO / Co-Founder
Imen Pardis Technologies
● Managed a cross-functional team of over 15 engineers. Jul 2004 - Present
Mar 2010 - Apr 2012
Aug 2006 - Jan 2010
● Trained over 200 engineers in various areas including BSD/Solaris Operating Systems and Information Security
● Helped major customers to migrate to OpenSource solutions by providing consulting, training and design services
● Created BisPhone messaging network (OTT) which enabled over two million users to communicate using their smartphones
● Designed and developed high performance (carrier grade) network management and security solutions
● Designed and Developed CDN solutions for customers with specific requirements
● Assisted Enterprises and Network Operators to enable IPv6 in their networks by providing various services including Training, Design and Deployment
● Helped partners and customers to make their infrastructures more scalable and resilient by designing and implementing Load Balancing and Traffic Distribution solutions
● Developed complete Carrier Grade NAT (CGN/LSN) solution for major mobile network operators with millions of customers
● Created NetOS operating system (Based on FreeBSD) as a basis for our Carrier Grade appliances, including ipCGN and ipDNS
Developer
FreeBSD Project
● Ported and maintained over hundred various open source software to FreeBSD platform as Ports Committer
COO
Bistalk Telecom AG
● Managed team of over 20 engineers and specialists
● Managed a sophisticated international IP based telephony operator
● Created value added services over VoIP networks
● Managed the Local Internet Registry (LIR) with RIPE NCC CTO
DATAK Telecom
● Managed a team of over 30 engineers
● Redesigned and managed a complex multi-vendor metro area network which utilized different WAN technologies and access methods (FWA, MWA, xDSL, Metro Ethernet and WiMax)
● Designed and Implemented Residential VoIP services as value-added for broadband customers
● Designed a public WiFi network using captive-portals
● Managed the Local Internet Registry (ir.datak) with RIPE NCC
● Successfully designed and deployed IP Address Management (IPAM) solution to manage IP addresses for more than 20,000 broadband customers as well as Service Provider's network infrastructure
● Designed and deployed large scale broadband access termination solutions (PPPoE and L2TP) using Juniper ERX solution
● Successfully migrated existing billing solution to a carrier grade billing solution and integrated with OSS system
Aug 2004 - Aug 2006
Aug 2000 - Aug 2004
2000 - 2001
1997 - 2000
● Developed several pieces of software in C and Perl in FreeBSD and Linux, mostly related to OSS integration and network management
CTO
Shatel
● Managed a team of over 30 engineering staff in different technical areas
● Successfully built a fully functional technical infrastructure from the ground up and hired talented engineers
● Designed and implemented a national scale ADSL broadband network with over 20,000 ports in initial phase
● Designed general purpose datacenter for broadband aggregation and application services using Cisco and Paradyne gear
● Developed plan for first Internet Exchange point in Iran
● Managed the Local Internet Registry with RIPE NCC (ir.shatel)
● Built an operator grade service infrastructure to provide critical services such as DNS and Billing
Technical Manager
DATAK Internet Engineering GmbH
● Deployed country-wide IP-over-Satellite VSAT network based on SCPC and DVB technologies
● Designed and implemented VoIP services for oil rigs in Persian Gulf using Cisco equipment
● Successfully designed and deployed QoS and SLA management solution for VSAT customers
● Managed to become largest LIR in region
● Successfully designed and implemented one of the largest ISP and access providers in IRAN
● Created technical plan during inception phase of ADSL access networks in IRAN
● Managed a complex IP/DVB based VSAT hub
Co-Founder / Director of Network Services
Planet Networks LLC
● Successfully implemented a dialup ISP
● Developed ISP billing solution based on TACACS+ protocol for Cisco Access gateways
● Conducted Solaris System Administration courses for MCI (Mobile Network Operator)
Technical Manager
Apadana
● Developed several web based CGI applications using MS Visual C
● Developed site specific billing solution based on Windows NT and Microsoft IAS services (Radius)
● Developed a full-featured mail server (SMTP and POP3 protocols) on Windows NT 4.0
● Implemented many infrastructure services such as DNS, Web, AAA and DHCP on 1995 - 1997
April 2008
April 2008
June 2009
October 2015
Windows NT
● Implemented content control solution for Microsoft Proxy Server in Windows NT 4.0 (ISAPI DLL)
Software Developer
Gozineh Pardaz Ltd
● Developed Terminal Communication and Fax software with a team of four engineers in DOS and Windows environments
● Developed general software for internal use (such as general purpose installer utility in DOS and Windows) using Turbo C, Turbo Pascal and MS Visual C++ 4 Publications
Book: Network Administration With FreeBSD 7
Packt Publishing
Article: Tunneling with FreeBSD
Packt Publishing
Article: IPv6 with FreeBSD
Packt Publishing
Presentation: DDoS Mitigation Tools and Techniques MENOG 16
Other Activities
Beside my core skills, I enjoy playing Tennis (NTRP 3.0), Listening to Jazz And Blues music and reading lots of books