Network Engineer Cisco
Resume:
EHAB ABDALROUF
******@*****.***
Arabic + English
AREAS OF COMPETENCE
Professional objective: Proficient Network Consultant offering more than 20 years of experience in help-desk operations, network maintenance and mobile device support. Applies technical expertise and diagnostic abilities toward solving problems and maintaining usability and performance. Versed in networks Devices, information security innovations and VPNs.
I am veteran of LAN/WAN administration and network engineering, with substantial experience using Cisco, Fortinate, F5, HP, Dell .
Skills : Ability to work with other staff as well as independently; Strong interpersonal and communication skills; Excellent leadership skills; Capability to provide inventive solutions to network issues; Good sense to use available information and resources; Confident to complete projects within deadlines; Clear understanding of responsibilities as network engineer; Strong analytical and time management skills.
Technical Skills: Configure, manage and troubleshoot Cisco routers, switches and firewalls (ASA, Fortinet, Palo Alto); Load Balance F5 and Cisco ACE Application Control Engine module; Network monitoring; Managing; Optimizing; Drawing and Documentation.
Qualities: Dedicated, proactive, team oriented, able to perform a variety of tasks independently, leadership, good listening aptitude
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Network Consultant July 2016 – Till now
Business Associates Company, Dubai, UAE
Provided architecture input and support for Cisco SD-WAN.
, Routers, Firewalls, Load-Balancers, VPN concentrators, and Network Servers.
Design, fix network problems and solutions.
Network Infrastructure upgrade for organization.
Troubleshoot, configure, and monitor firewalls.
Troubleshoot, configure DHCP Server, TFTP server, DNS server, Snmp and Syslog server.
Securing router using multiple access control techniques.
Network design with guest network.
Wireless Network Project .
Installing and configuration monitoring tool .
Configure F5 Load Balance.
Configure and manage PaloAlto firewall.
Network engineer April 2018 - Dec 2019
Nova Networks - Ottawa, Canada
Troubleshoot, configure, and monitor Cisco routers and switches & VPN.
Troubleshoot, configure DHCP Server, TFTP server, DNS server, Snmp and Syslog server.
Troubleshoot, configure, and monitor firewalls.
Troubleshoot WAN related problems including OSPF, EIGRP, BGP
Troubleshoot, monitor F5 Load Balance .
troubleshoot LANs, servers, workstations, and peripheral equipment.
Linux server support.
Met customer expectations for incident resolution according to the service level agreements (SLAs).
VMware ESXi Support.
Provided telephone and email support to customers.
Get involved on the root cause analysis for critical network issues
Network Engineer: July2014-July2016
Jeraisy Company, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Design, fix network problems and solutions.
Network supervisor.
Troubleshoot, configure, install, manage, monitor, and upgrade Cisco routers and switches & VPN.
Troubleshoot, configure, and monitor firewalls.
Install and configure SIEM.
.Data Center- Supervisor ( Power, cabling, Racks, logs, monitor, cooling)
Design and implement new connection to branch offices.
Install and support VMware ESXi.
Troubleshoot WAN related problems including OSPF, EIGRP, BGP routing and design.
Troubleshoot, configure DHCP Server, TFTP server, DNS server, Snmp and Syslog server.
Install and configure core and distribution switches.
Configure & Manage Proxy (Bluecoat & Websense).
Configure and manage PaloAlto firewall.
Linux server support.
Configure and manage FWSM PIX & manage Cisco ASA firewall.
F5 Load Balance LTM administration.
Publish services on internet.
Network Engineer: Jan 2010-June 2014
Ministry of Higher Education, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Design, fix network problems and solutions.
Network supervisor.
Troubleshoot, configure, install and upgrade Cisco, HP, Dell routers and switches & VPN.
Design and implement new connection to branch offices.
Migration Data Center project from building to new building without downtime.
Project DR Data center AS active-active.
Data Center- Supervisor ( Power, cabling, racks, logs, monitor, cooling).
Troubleshoot WAN related problems including OSPF, EIGRP, BGP routing and design.
Install and configure core and distribution switches.
Troubleshoot, configure Cisco MPLS.
VMware ESXi support.
Configure and manage FWSM PIX & manage Cisco ASA firewall & Fortinet.
Troubleshoot, configure DHCP Server, TFTP server, DNS server, Snmp and Syslog server.
Configure and manage monitor software.
F5 Load Balance LTM administration.
Linux server support.
Configure and Manage Cisco WLC & ARUBA .
Configure and manage Paloalto firewall.
Configure and manage Bluecoat & Websense appliance as web filtering and proxy.
Network Engineer and supervisor of IT: Sep 2002-Jan 2010
Private Office of Prince Bandar bin Khalid, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Design, fix network problems and solutions.
Network supervisor.
Design and implement Wide Area Network with Cisco.
Configure Cisco VPN.
Design and implement Local Area Network with WIN2003 domain infrastructure.
Install & configure file servers, print servers & application servers.
Operating systems and application maintenance and support.
Network management and troubleshooting.
Windows 2000/2003 server, domain management, ISA 2006.
SQL Server Administration & Backup management
Windows XP clients, hardware, software(drivers) installations
Troubleshooting on remote users' computer
EDUCATION
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science 2000
Khartoum University (Khartoum, Sudan)
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Cisco CCIE R&S written exam 2013
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA Security) 2010
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) 2008
Training (MCSE+CCNA+CCNP+LINUXREDHAT+EXCHANGESERVER) 2008
(Zoom technology Institute) (Hyderabad – India)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) 2007
Palo Alto Networks (PAN) Install, Configure & Manage (ICM) course 2018
VMware v.6 Install, Configure, & Manage 2018
ACHIEVEMENTS
•Shared with network team and security team to building DR (disaster recovery data center) active–active for Ministry of Higher Education in Saudi Arabia; Reviewed all documents and design with Cisco & F5 and other vendors.
•Changed the internal firewall module with new next generation firewall Palo Alto without downtime.
•Lead network team in Migration Data Center from one building to another without downtime.
•Lead network team to replace the Cisco ACE by F5 Load Balance without downtime.
•Lead network team in High availability project.
•Participated in a lot of tasks and projects in different companies in Saudi Arabia.
References Available Upon Request
EHAB ABDALROUF +1-438-***-**** ******@*****.***
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ehab-abdalrouf-4632a13a
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