Lead IT Operations & Infrastructure design, development, implementation, and support for multiple enterprise platforms and solutions. Devise and execute IT strategies in alignment with organizational objectives. Identify business requirements to develop infrastructure solutions.

Planned, executed, and finalized a number of highly profitable Business-critical, compliance, information security, and other projects with budgets of over $1,000,000 in liaison with team members. Lead and manage the establishment of strategic, operational and technical decision-making process required to ensure that IT services are aligned to the organization’s priorities and risk appetite.

Led, developed, motivated, managed, and worked with a high performing team ranging from 5 to 35 members to meet strategic goals and business objectives, while staying within budget.Met system performance and SLA's while contributing in IT strategy planning activities.

Enhanced network & security costs, performance, and end user satisfaction level by designing strategic plans for information security program and overseeing everyday IT operations.Set a benchmark of excellence by devising business continuity, physical security system design, evacuation procedures, information security and workplace violence programs.

Recognized and mapped product and solution gaps and map future market opportunities to collect, arrange, and develop a case based on multiple accounts and show trends.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTSDirected detailed architecture pitches as well as created content to enable solutions architects.Efficiently produced, retained, revised and delivered reports and specifications; reviews completed reports, plans, cost estimates and calculations.Key Projects:1) Prearranged, designed, and executed HP Blade center, Tier 3 Data center, Fortinet firewalls, Cisco Nexus switches, and network infrastructure for City District Government, 1Link, and ARY TV.2) Created tier 3 compliant data center, network infrastructure, data center switching, Fortinet firewalls and McAfee proxy server at PITB and IBA university.

1) Write technical responses and content for proposals in response to RFPs, RFI’s & RFQs.2) Work closely with the sales team and prospective customers as a technical SME during sales calls and sales visits.3) Craft and deliver proposals, requirements documentation, ROI calculations, and Architecture & Integration designs tailored to customer requirements.4) Work closely with Product Management,Project, Marketing, and Customer Support by providing feedback on potential product enhancements and market demands, as well as competitive direction.

Developed and strengthened long term working relations with key accounts members and customers. Steered IT audits, meetings, and site surveys to deliver technical presentations to high level executives.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS1) Assured optimum customer satisfaction levels by delivering excellent service to distributors and customers.2) Facilitated in improving sales productivity by securing the “technical close” in complex solutions.Key Projects:3) Established and implemented IP surveillance solution, cisco switching infrastructure (layer 2 & 3), Cisco firewalls, proxy servers, such server infrastructure at Chaseup Shopping City and ENAR Petroleum.4) Devised data center, including a 600 node infrastructure with layer 2 & 3 switches, IBM rack mount servers, tape library, redundant power infrastructure, unified wireless, data center monitoring system, and next generation firewall at Marie Stops (New Office)5) Held full responsibility for executing 500 D-link switches and 300+ Dlink switches in UBL and State Bank of Pakistan

UCP (Pakistan) is a network solutions provider with a specialty in Voice, Data, LAN/WAN communication and corporate training, UCP was established in 1991 by a team of qualified professional engineers belonging to the fields of Data Communication, Power Infrastructure and LAN/WAN experts the aim and objective was to sell and support LAN/WAN Products and provide turn-key solution as well.Job Responsibilities:1. Work with the Sales Team to develop opportunities with new and existing clients and lead technical sessions with clients to discover requirements and develop solutions2. Focuses on opportunities which have higher volume (5 Million +) or more complex nature (multi-year contract and/or multi technology solutions)3. Prepare project proposals including Bill of Materials, Engineering Professional Services Estimate, and Statement of Work4. Maintain and develop relationships with clients and vendor partners such as Cisco, HP,IBM,D-Link, Emersion ,ESET, Symantec etc5. Evaluate and recommend new technologies and maintain technical certifications as required6. Participate in client and prospective client calls with Sales team and perform customer discovery discussions to understand and document business needs and design requirements necessary for the formulation of optimal solutions.7. Developing tactical and strategic sales plans and proposals to win business for the sales teams.8. Be in charge of project delivery including delivering the project in budget on time and with the right quality.

With New Horizons CLC Pakistan (Master Franchise Of New Horizons Intl)I had been providing training and consulting with Cisco ( CCNA & CCNP)CompTIA ( Network +, Server+ & Security+)Trainings for different clients, Government, co-operation sectors, IT professionals, individually organizations.

Responsibilities:Direct the overall operations of a New Horizons CLC Pakistan, implement New Horizons systems and procedures, and has total accountability for profit and loss out come.Hire Supervise and develop New Horizons CLC Pakistan personal to ensure a highly motivated and efficient staff. Key Accomplishments Launch CompTIA Authorized Training in PakistanLaunch Prometric Testing Services in PakistanLaunch PEARSON VUE Authrized Testing Services in Pakistan(Including CompTIA)

Spearhead delivery of secure, scalable, and highly available network solutions to valued enterprise, telecom and government clients of this Cisco Gold Partner. Provide top-to-bottom business and technical management for division projects, overseeing sales, pre-sale, implementation, and support groups and leading team of professionals⁰ Develop Technical Proposals and Implementation Plans. ⁰ Implementation and Support of new and existing Customer Networks.⁰ Developing project execution procedures and plans for Projects.⁰ Developing Low Level Design (LLD), BOQ and High Level documentation (HLD) for Customer.⁰ Implementing projects as per LLD and escalating any project related issues to the Project Manager/Technology Manager.

Today, LNH is known for its excellent faculty, nurses and staff specialized in every aspect of medical care. Always placing the patient’s need as the top priority and providing the highest standards of clinical care available in Pakistan, it caters approximately 25,000 emergencies, 60,000 inpatients and over 260,000 outpatients each year.LNH after entering the field of education in 1978 now stands in a new era of continuous professional development and technological improvement. To its ambit are: 1) An institute for Postgraduate Medical Studies and Health Sciences. 2) A Medical College -3) A College of Nursing. 4) A Skills Laboratory 5) A School of PhysiotherapyJob Responsibilities:1. Analyze technology industry and market trends and determine potential impact upon the business services and processes. 2. Provide tactical consultation on critical business and IT related problems, research and identify enabling technologies based on business requirements and defined business processes.3. Lead the Solution Architecture platforms to define Liaquat National Hospital IT strategy and target architecture – aligning IT strategy and planning with company's business goals.4. Guide the solution architects to perform analysis and design modeling for the technical architecture of Digital platforms. Provide a consensus based enterprise solution in the domain that is scalable, adaptable and in synchronization with ever changing business needs.5. Supervise the CAPEX/OPEX review for IT infrastructure as required to support the Business Plan(IT Budgeting & Planning)6. Overall IT Infrastructure, Governance and Service Delivery model, in general.7. Responsible for defining and reviewing of policies, procedures, related to the operation of the telecommunication infrastructure.8. Responsible for capacity planning and usage trends to ensure reasonable resources are in place to support business requirement and growth.9. Responsible for business continuity planning

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I am responsible to manage day to day IT Operations for 1000 users with the team of professionals & consultants. Reporting and strategist IT-Contact Center systems while assuring business continuity. Making & deploying, SOP's and System Documentation for Contact Data Center IT Infrastructure & maintaining all IT Contact Center parameters including Inventory & resource planning