Shaijudeen M.H

PO Box ***,

Al-Jubail *****, Saudi Arabia

+966-********* +966-********* acy40k@r.postjobfree.com Management Profile: Information Technology

Snapshot: Qualified IT professional with over 14 years of experience in System Administration, Infrastructure Management, Exchange Server & Messaging, Virtualization, Technical Support & Networking Operations across diverse organizations; exploring challenging assignments with a professionally managed organization Core Competencies...

System Administration ~ Network Administration ~ Server Management ~ Infrastructure Management ~ Project Management ~ Technical Troubleshooting ~ Resource Management ~ Team Leadership ~ Virtualization & Cloud Computing ~ Exchange Server & Messaging ~ Active Directory Management & Site to Site Replication ~ Routing & Switching

Strengths & Highlights

Server Management – Resourceful in managing installation, configuration, maintenance, up-gradation, migrations and monitoring systems/networks in multi-platform environments ensuring maximum uptime. Proficient in FSMO roles & transferring the roles between primary domain controller and additional domain controllers to and fro easily even if primary domain controller is completely down.

IT Infrastructure Management – Expertise in analysis, design, implementation and management of enterprise-wide IT infrastructures with private/public clouds with in Data centers.

Virtualization & Cloud Computing – Adept at Hyper-V & Virtualization techniques such as Live migrations, Failover cluster & high availability with Server 2016 & 2012. Experienced in Cloud Computing & Microsoft Azure services like Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) & Software as a service (SaaS). Efficient in migrating emails to office 365 exchange from third party email solutions

Messaging Expertise – Talented in installing Exchange server 2008/2010/2013 & configuring failover cluster with DAG, backup and restore.

Technical Competence – Sound knowledge and hands-on practice on several platforms, servers, network equipments, software installations, security applications, enterprise applications / systems etc. Skilled in managing, commissioning, configuration & maintenance of a wide range of network equipments and conducting periodic audits for maintenance of uptime.

Change Management – Efficiency in understanding client requisites, processing change requests and delivering enhancements in terms of servers, networks, infrastructures and enterprise applications. Well-versed in incident management and problem solving activities, fueled by advanced technical expertise of various technologies.

IT Asset Management – Adept at performing several functions of IT Asset Management, right from negotiations with vendors to procurement of hardware / software, software licensing, equipment maintenance etc. Expertise in collaborating with various vendors, handling contracts and ensuring timely delivery.

Managerial Acumen – Proficiency in managing end-to-end process management, custom designing IT solutions and supporting end users & developing technical staff to achieve performance objectives .Visionary leader with extensive exposure of operations management, team management, cross-functional coordination and vendor / supplier management. Effective communicator with ability to take quick decisions, solve complex problems and deliver pre- defined results.

Networking & QoS – Skillful in IP address management, LAN, WAN, VLAN, VPN, configuration of Routers and Switches, QoS techniques such as marking, queuing, shaping & policing of IP packets & Cisco VoiceOverIP collaborative networks ( Audio & Video).

Application Management – Proficient in administering ERP package Oracle JD Edwards, worked as Oracle JDE CNC Administrator. Experienced in installing centralized Primavera Client Server infrastructure with centralized database, daily back & disaster recovery options.

Professional Experience

AUFCO, Saudi Arabia ~ IT Technical Head ~ March 2016 – Till date Accomplishments

Managing enterprise IT infrastructure effectively with minimum downtime Job Profile

Planned, obtained & installed hardware devices including servers, storage devices, backup devices, patch panels, routers, switches and end-user devices of high quality & performance

Implemented RAID, SAN, NIC teaming, load balancing, secondary source of power supply & failover cluster to eliminate single point of failure & ensure high availability of system & components

Managed analysis, design, implementation and administration of enterprise-wide IT infrastructures with private/public clouds with in Data centers

Maintained network and systems by managing product and capability roadmaps, establishing maintenance procedures, and working with systems administrators and other engineers to perform regular network maintenance

Monitored critical network equipments,backbone network, link status & SAN Summary from a network operation center

Planned, obtained & installed softwares on server side and client side which enhances productivity and efficiency of business process

Installed & administered SysAid based asset management & helpdesk service which enables helpdesk technicians to remotely manage incidents and troubleshoot client machines based on tickets

Successfully implemented backup policy for system state data & user data. Managed daily incremental/differential backups and monthly full backups, and restored them successfully many times

Proposed and managed implementation of ERP solution JD Edwards for better administration of HR, finance, supply chain, inventory, estimation & asset management with detailed reporting to top management

Investigating system logs & event logs of servers/systems to oversee incidents & troubleshoot root cause of incidents/errors and take corrective steps to eliminate such incidents happening in future

Collaborated with different vendors for third party supports required in the hardware/software level

Designed & implemented data security plans, high preference and security for sensitive data, NTFS permissions and sharing permissions and managed data migration to the proposed system effectively

Effectively planned & implemented disaster recovery site

Prepared & revised IT policies like data security policy, internet usage policy & email policy

Use windows server update services(WSUS) for security updates & critical updates, and periodically check firmware updates for routers, switches, security cameras and other devices and upgrade them systematically

Providing high quality IT services with complete adherence to pre-defined service level agreements (SLAs) Arabian Pipeline & Services Co. Ltd, KSA ~ Senior Systems Administrator ~ May 2004 – March 2016 Accomplishments

Acquired significant exposure in installing, administering Windows Servers & Apple Mac OSX servers / network infrastructure

Job Profile

Installed,configured and administered Microsoft Windows Servers (2003/2008/2012), Apple MAC OSX Servers(Lion/Moutain Lion/Mavericks/Yosemite/Server 5.X),Redhat Enterprise Linux(5/6/7) & Ubuntu Servers(12.x/14.x/16.x)

Planned, installed & configured domain controllers, multi-domain infrastructure with inter-site NTDS replication between sites at different geographical locations (Jubail-Yanbu-Qatar-Abudhabi)

Designed & implemented high availability of domain controllers with DC/ADC/RODC model & Intra-site NTDS replication between DC and ADC

Upgraded Windows Server 2008 domain controllers to Windows 2012 domain controllers using forestPrep, domainPrep & gpPrep

Migrated Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012 by upgrading the 2003 schema & transferring FSMO roles from 2003 to 2012 domain controller

Provided high level application support for standard Microsoft applications, third party applications like primavera & Oracle JDE. Designed highly professional client server project management infrastructure using primavera & SQL Server with high degree of user/project management. Worked with Oracle JDE implementation team for data migration & designed many custom JDE applications and reports

Engaged in IP address management & subnetting, configuring routers and switches, managing VLANs and configuring static and dynamic routing protocols

Setup site to site VPNs between branch offices, monitored link stability & bandwidth

Installed Exchange Server 2007/2010/2013 & configured client access server, hub-transport server & multiple mailbox servers with failover using database availability group(DAG)

Analyzed, planned & implemented virtualization using multiple Hyper-V 2012 servers with live migrations, SNAPSHOTs, virtual switches, hyper-v replication, failover & importing/exporting VMs.

Designed and installed File Servers, distributed file system, SAN, Volume Shadow Copy Service(VSS) with highly secure data management using strict NTFS and sharing permissions

Implemented backup/restore policy on enterprise level & managed prevention of data loss

Installed & managed biometric time attendance system and door access systems using fingerprint,face detection, RFID Cards

Installed Surveillance cameras, managed streaming and recording of the footage

Administered DIGIUM switchvox VoIP telephone system & managed IVR, call parking, call forwarding and group dialing

Created and implemented group policy & login scripts for automating Windows environments using vbscript & kixtart

IIBM Software Export Division, India ~ Programmer ~ Apr 2002 – Jun 2003 Job Profile

Involved in development & implementation of N-tier Commercial applications, analysis, design, development of databases, RDBMS, GUI based application development

Interacted with clients for collating/ evaluating requirements to align with project deliverables

Ensured compliance to project delivery schedules and other SLA parameters across assigned projects Credentials

Education

Master of Computer Applications, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore (2002)

B Sc. (Physics), Kerala University (1999)

Professional Development

Microsoft Certified Solution Expert (Messaging)

Microsoft Certified Solution Associate(MCSA 2012)

Cisco Certified Network Associate ( CCNA Routing & Switching)

Cisco Certified Network Associate ( CCNA

Collaboration)

Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) 2003 Server

Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator 2003

Server-Security

Oracle Linux System Administration Ed 2, Certificate of course completion

IT Forte

Operating Systems: Windows 2003/2008/2012 Servers, Red Hat Linux 6.0, Mac OSX Server, Ubuntu Server 12.04/14.04/15.10, Ubuntu Desktop, Windows 7/8/10

Virtualization: Windows 2012 Hyper-V, Oracle VirtualBox, Parallels

Messaging/Communication: Exchange Server 2010/2013, Lync 2013, Skype for business, Cisco Unified Communication Manager (CUCM), Cisco Unified Communication Manager Express (CUCME), Cisco Unity Server, Cisco Presence Server

Hardware: HP Proliant Servers, Dell Poweredge Servers, Apple Xserve, Cisco Routers & Switches, HP Switches, Draytek Routers, Apple Airport Base Stations, Linksys Routers, HP Print Servers, Peplink Balance 1350, FingerTec Attendance Machines, Security IP Cameras,Digium VoIP phones, Dell EMC VNXe3200

Switching Concepts VLANs, Tagging, STP, MPLS

Routing Protocols: RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS

Collaboration Protocols: MGCP, SIP, SCCP, RTP, RTCP, H.323

Internet Protocols ARP, ICMP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, LDAP, FTP, NAT, SMB, SSH, RDP, NFS, HTTP, HTTPS, POP, IMAP, NTP, SMTP, SNMP, TELNET, L2TP, PPTP, ISAKMP, IPSec

Security Cisco ASA Firewall, Access Control List,NAT, PAT, Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (Forefront TMG)

Programming Languages/Tools C, C++, Java, Visual Basic 6.0, VB Script

Web Joomla, PHP, HTML, DHTML, Java Script

Databases Oracle 11g, Oracle 8i, MS Access & SQL Server

Others LAN/WAN Networking, Virtualization, VPN, Scripting, Oracle JDE CNC & Load Balancing, NIC teaming, Virtual Disk management, Hyper V, QoS, Access Control List, NAT,PAT

Sample Projects

Domain Migration for Anabeeb,Yanbu

Description: Migration of domain controller from windows 2003 to Windows 2012, installed brand new domain controller 2012 as a member server & transferred FSMO roles from 2003 to 2012.Installed files server, terminal servers & storage pool etc.Setup server room with two Hp 42U server racks, patch panels, Dell Power Edge 2950 servers, routers, switches, Peplink balance 310, Tripp-Lite UPS etc. Alberri Domain Rollout for AUFCO, Al-Jubail,Saudi Arabia

Description: Created a brand new IT Infrastructure using Windows 2012 Server,Hp Prolliant DL380 Servers,Hp thinclients,HP switches & Buffalo terastation NAS devices.Configired RAID-1 for the operating system and RAID-5 for the data.Installed files server, terminal servers & storage pool & transferred data from stand-alone PCs to file server.Configured backup policy.

Domain Migration for Anabeeb,Doha,Qatar

Description: Built brand new server room with 42U size rack, Tripp-Lite UPS, Dell PowerEdge 2950 servers,DrayTek routers,HP switches etc. Created a brand new domain AnaQat.com using all the existing resources

& installed Windows 2008 server, SQL server 2005, Terminal services. Surveillance Camera Network for AUFCO, Al-Jubail,Saudi Arabia

Description: Designed & implemented surveillance camera network with Zavio bullet & dome cameras, hp switches, Western Digital NAS device. Live streaming and recording facilities has been provided. Zimbra collaboration suit for Anabeeb,Al-Jubail,Saudi Arabia

Description: Email migration from exchange server to Zimbra collaboration suit using Zimbra Collaboration Suit in Mac OSX 10.5 platform.

assawayer.com for Assawayer,Al-Jubail,Saudi Arabia

Description: Creation of Website and a content management system using Joomla 2.5,Apache, MySql in Redhat Linux 5 platform.

Online Examination System for Dr. Zakir Husain Institute, Patna

Description: Test Your Skills on your Favorite subject using Visual Basic 6.0, SQL Server Pay Roll System for Dr .Zakir Husain Institute, Patna

Description: System designed to manage and distribute salaries of employees using Visual Basic 6.0, MS Access Library Management System for AIIT, Bangalore

Description: System controls all activities in a Library using Visual Basic 6.0, SQL Server Banking Management System for Dr .Zakir Husain Institute, Patna

Description: System designed to controls day to day transactions in a bank using Visual Basic 6.0, Oracle Linux Intranet Office Network for Infoland Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore

Description: System enabling users to enhance office communication, business process and collaboration using Red hat Linux 8.0 and C, GTK

Date of Birth: 29th May 1979 Languages Known: English, Hindi and Malayalam Nationality: Indian Passport Details: K5272893 valid till 2022 Visa Status: Permanent Reference: Available on Request

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