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Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Managed the IT budgeting and forecasting process, optimizing CapEx and OpEx allocations while ensuring alignment with organizational financial goals.Led SLA negotiations and compliance management, ensuring effective IT service delivery within defined budget constraints and performance metrics.Oversee deployment, monitoring, maintenance, development, upgrade, and support of IT infrastructure, including servers, networks, data centers, and storage systems.Oversee backup, disaster recovery planning, and business continuity procedures.Develop and enforce IT policies to improve efficiency and effectiveness.Oversee integration and management of Building Management Systems (BMS), ICT, and Extra Low Voltage (ELV) systems, including security, access control, CCTV, and fire alarms.Ensure seamless integration of BMS, ICT, and ELV systems with IT infrastructure.Collaborate with engineering and facilities teams to manage intelligent building systems.Implement IT security measures, including firewall, VPN, antivirus, and intrusion detection systems.Manage relationships with vendors and service providers for procurement and smooth operations.Lead initiatives for cost optimization, automation, and technology adoption.

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Ensuring the smooth functioning of the data center, including power and cooling systems, server racks, networking equipment, and other infrastructure components. Monitor and maintain environmental conditions to guarantee optimal performance and prevent downtime.Oversee the configuration, installation, and maintenance of servers, storage systems, switches, routers, and other networking equipment. Monitor system performance and take necessary actions to address issues and ensure high availability.Implement and maintain robust security measures to protect the data center from unauthorized access, cyber threats, and potential breaches. Enforce compliance with data protection regulations and industry standards.Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans and procedures to ensure the continuity of critical business operations in the event of system failures or disasters.Collaborate with vendors and suppliers to acquire necessary equipment, negotiate service contracts, and ensure timely delivery of hardware and software.Supervise a team of IT professionals, including system administrators, network engineers, and data center technicians. Provide guidance, training, and performance evaluations to ensure a competent and motivated workforce.Respond to system outages and other technical issues promptly, identifying the root cause and implementing corrective actions to prevent recurrence.Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of the data center's infrastructure, procedures, and configurations.Assist in preparing the IT budget for the data center operations. Optimize resource utilization and control costs while maintaining a high level of service quality.Stay updated with the latest developments and advancements in data center technologies. Implement best practices and innovative solutions to enhance efficiency and performance.

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Develop and implement VM templates, cloning processes, snapshot techniques, and backup strategies.Ensure robust disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity planning (BCP) for virtual environments.Perform capacity planning and optimize performance through tuning activities.Design, deploy, and manage enterprise storage solutions, including SAN, NAS, and DAS.Monitor storage performance, utilization, and capacity; implement storage tiering and manage data lifecycles.Oversee data protection measures, including backups, snapshots, and replication; ensure data integrity, availability, and security.Lead infrastructure upgrades, migrations, and expansions; manage infrastructure projects from start to finish.Implement and enforce security best practices; conduct audits and risk assessments.Managing IT staff by recruiting and training employees, communicating job expectations, and monitoring performance.Overseeing the annual IT budget and ensuring cost-effectiveness.

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Install, configure, and maintain physical and virtual servers to ensure optimal performance and reliability.Design, deploy, and manage virtual environments using platforms like Citrix. VMware, Hyper-V, or KVM, optimizing resource utilization.Install, configure, and maintain SAN/NAS storage systems, ensuring efficient data management, backup, and recovery processes.Implement, maintain, and support hospital PACS, ensuring seamless integration with other hospital systems and reliable storage and retrieval of medical images.Design, implement, and maintain network infrastructure, including routers, switches, and firewalls, ensuring secure and efficient connectivity.Implement and maintain robust security measures for servers, storage, virtualization, PACS, and network infrastructure, including regular audits and updates.Monitor the performance and resource usage of IT systems, performing regular maintenance, updates, and troubleshooting to resolve issues promptly.Develop and manage comprehensive backup and disaster recovery plans for servers, storage, virtualization environments, and PACS.Maintain detailed documentation of IT systems configurations, procedures, and changes, ensuring accurate records and operational manuals are available.Provide technical support for IT infrastructure issues, collaborating with other IT teams, vendors, and service providers to ensure smooth hospital operations.

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Provide Optimized Technical Solutions to meet the requirements of the enterprise. Managing and Maintaining Voice and Data networks.Network administration (user account management, e-mail systems including e-mail web server, internet access, office systems and applications support) Customer service and expectation management with clientsImplement and support virtual servers and desktops using Xen Virtual Infrastructure.Configuring and Managing of Hospital's Servers (Dell VRTX) Network Switches and Fortigate Firewall,Configurinng Managing PACS Server and its integration to X Rays, Ultra Sound, ECG Machines and C Arm Machines

Al-Rashid Tower Al-Ma'Athar Street, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Assists in the planning and implementation of additions, deletions and major modifications to the supporting infrastructure Network and Internet connectionOversees troubleshooting, systems backups, archiving, and disaster recovery and provides expert support when necessary.Troubleshoots, diagnoses, and resolves first and second level hardware, software and network connectivity problems, escalating more complex problems to the respective department and/or vendor for resolution.Provide support for 1000+ PC and printers and other it related devices to end users on Windows XP, Windows 7, and Windows 8 based Operating System.Design, maintain, and repair the company’s and Site’s passive network (cables, hubs, patch cords, and panels) and active hardware (switchers, routers, hubs, and network cards).

Devonshire Street, Manchester, Uk

Responsible for managing and monitoring local area network and CCTV system of company.Responsible for buying, selling & repairing of computers, laptops and electronic items.Installing, configuring and maintaining desktop & laptop PCs and peripherals such as printers, copiers and fax machines.Printer operates, troubleshooting, service, diagnose, repair and resolve problems of printing equipment including printers, copiers and fax machines.I have experience in all type of desktop computer and laptop repairing, troubleshooting, assembling, dissembling, upgrading, data recovery installation of all kind windows versions, software and did this job on call out as per customer request.

Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan

Provide Level 2 support for 20+ end users on Windows NT/2000/XP based Operating System.Supervising and delegation of work, projects and daily tasks to team of Systems Administrators.Troubleshooting MS Office 97/2000 suite, Internet Explorer, Netscape, Adobe and other Third Party Apps.Training and assisting Junior System Administrators on the network infrastructure and end users.Rollout and troubleshooting effort of laptops and Desktops.Responsible for Account creation for new hires/Account Lock Outs/Account Disabled for termed users.Exchange account creation using Exchange utility. Liaison between users/Exchange group for email issues. Administering network shares to files/folders by assigning user permissions in User Manager/WebAdmin.Installation and configuration of network printers, local alone printers.Imaging and Reimaging high profile users desktops and laptop support using Ghosting software. Assigned project clean ups of global groups and domain users from servers.Evaluate new technology for job efficiency and made fact based recommendations to Senior Management.

Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan

Responsible in data migration. IMAC: (Installs, Moves, Adds, Changes) & PC Deployment.Networked client/server CPU and printers by TCP/IP.Backup client files to and from the server.Installed latest software; configured conflicts and internal hardware settings.Setup software by remote programs. (Net meeting, VNC, etc.)Assisted employees to the new setup.PC Troubleshooting, Repair Registry and Configuration;Backup, Disaster recovery, Desktop and Technical Support.Wiring/Cabling, Network Tester, Multi meters.Knowledgeable in Electronics, Schematic Diagrams & Soldering.