Hatem Ezzat Email & Phone Number

Kuwait City, Kw

Kuwait

Project Planning and Coordination:>Review all documents (RFP, Technical proposal ,Solutions, costing, quotations from vendors) and confirm all points with all departments. >Develop comprehensive project plans outlining tasks, timelines, and resource requirements.Budget Management:>Create and manage project budgets, ensuring financial parameters are met.Risk Management:>Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies. >Proactively address issues that may impact project timelines or deliverables.Stakeholder Communication:>Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.>Provide regular project updates to the Category Head and relevant teams.Team Leadership: >Lead and motivate cross-functional project teams. >Foster a collaborative and positive working environment.Reporting and Documentation: >Prepare and present regular project status reports to the Category Head. > Maintain comprehensive project documentation for future reference and audits.Project Achieved: > Successfully led projects in network infrastructure, campus and Data Center networks, and SIEM solutions. >>Industry Experience<<• Oil and Gas Sector: Managed projects for KOC, KNPC, PIC, KIPIC, Schlumberger, and Chevron, ensuring robust cybersecurity measures. • Banking Sector: Oversaw projects involving Orange, MasterCard, Visa Card, NBK, KNET, and KIB, enhancing security frameworks and compliance. • Enterprise Sector: Directed projects for American and Alghanim, focusing on cybersecurity enhancements and IT infrastructure optimization.

Kuwait

• Accountable for the satisfactory performance of the MATO, NOC Admin & Data Center.• Design, Audit and Manage Colocation Data Center infrastructure & Operations.• Maintain and prepare SLA for all Qualitynet customers• Maintain SLA with International providers• To make decision on day-to-day activities of the department on a timely manner.• Meet the major customers to ensure their satisfaction• Ensure the RFO/Monthly report and planned outages notification sent to the customers• To ensure internally planned outages forms and process is complied.• Develop new methods to improve efficiency and productivity in the Network Operations.• To improve the staff skills to enable them perform their duties to a higher degree of efficiency.• To comply with preventive maintenance procedure and guidelines• Liaison with other Department Managers / Section Heads for day- to-day activities.• To review the weekly and monthly reports prepared by NOC Administrator.• To ensure the data center activities comply with the standards• To supervise and process any additional assignment may designated by management.• To arrange necessary Training to improve Staff Skills• To act as Standby in place of Manager, Network operations

Kuwait

Experienced in the implantation and configuration of large-scale enterprise networks and ISP/Telecom networks (Access and Backbone). Proven expertise in designing and troubleshooting enterprise solutions in IP routing, switching, data center management (VMware and storage), and security for major customers.Key Competencies:Switching:Implementing and troubleshooting VLAN, VTP, access ports, trunking, EtherChannel, spanning tree, and Layer 2 security.Routing Protocols:Implementing and troubleshooting EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, MBGP, cloud, 4G, 5G DDA, and DIA routers.Backbone ISP,Implementing and troubleshooting ISAM, MPLS, MBGP, VPRN, VPLS, EPIP, ISDN, QCS, MUX, SDH, DWDM (Alcatel Lucent).Security:Implementing and troubleshooting Fortinet, WAF, Mail Security, Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, and load balancers, Optimizing data center infrastructure to enhance efficiency and security, contributing to overall performance improvements.Vulnerability Assessment:Conducting comprehensive penetration testing using industry-leading tools such as Nessus, Nmap, Burp Suite, and Active Directory attack techniques, including privilege escalation.Skillfully employing Bash scripting for precise network environment assessments.Proficient in generating detailed vulnerability reports to strengthen IT infrastructure security.Accomplished Projects:Kuwait Oil CompanyKuwait National Petroleum CompanyPetrochemical Industrial CompanyKIPICMinistry of CommunicationMinistry of HealthKuwait Investment CompanyKNETKuwait National AssemblyKuwait Civil Aviation

Active Directory Administration and polices management .installation, management and configurations of Windows server 2008 environment .Handling MS Exchange 2007/2010 and OWA Mailing System.Configuration of File Server and data sharing management .Working on Disaster Recovery project on DR site (Hardware installation HP servers)Install, Manage and implement cisco access switches like 2960,3550,3560,3750, and 4500Implement and troubleshooting ACL, NAT, VLAN, VTP, access ports,trunking, Etherchanel,spanning tree, routing (OSPF, RIP, EIGRP)Knowledge about :Implement, configure and support AAAImplement, configure and support LMSCisco Advanced Security appliance ASA, FWSMImplement, configure and support Iron port