Muhammad Mir Email & Phone Number

Riyadh, Sa

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

To provide hardware and software specification for IT equipment in projects.To manage IT infrastructure for group of companies at 4 locations in Riyadh Design, deployment and management of company’s server farm with Server 2016/2019 on Hyper V 2019 and VMware 7 (vSAN, NSX-T)Centralize secure access to company resources via Group PoliciesAdministration of Accounting and Payroll software in head office and linked to other 3 locations via dedicated wireless link and VPNTo… Show more To provide hardware and software specification for IT equipment in projects.To manage IT infrastructure for group of companies at 4 locations in Riyadh Design, deployment and management of company’s server farm with Server 2016/2019 on Hyper V 2019 and VMware 7 (vSAN, NSX-T)Centralize secure access to company resources via Group PoliciesAdministration of Accounting and Payroll software in head office and linked to other 3 locations via dedicated wireless link and VPNTo prepare policies and procedures for the departments to improve operationsTo provide consultancy for non-IT projects on procedures and operationsManagement and control of the company resourcesTo identifying quality requirements and standards for the operationsTo identify, escalate, and resolve issues that arise during the project executionTo identify project roles, responsibilities, required skills for the project and to create staffing plan to help HR departmentTo ensure timely and appropriate coordinating and communication of project informationPreparation of evaluation and progress reports for monthly and quarterly meetings Show less

Al Kharj, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

To propose hardware and software requirements for up-gradation of existing server farmTo perform up-gradation of vShpere 4.0 to vSphere 5.5 on HP Server Blades BL460 G6 and SB600 storage servers on C3000 Blade chassisPlan and perform V2V conversion of entire server farm to from VMware to Hyper V 2012 coreEnabling Replication between Core and remote DR siteTo upgrade production servers from Windows Server 2003 R2 to Windows Server 2008 R2 To modify VLAN architecture in Cisco… Show more To propose hardware and software requirements for up-gradation of existing server farmTo perform up-gradation of vShpere 4.0 to vSphere 5.5 on HP Server Blades BL460 G6 and SB600 storage servers on C3000 Blade chassisPlan and perform V2V conversion of entire server farm to from VMware to Hyper V 2012 coreEnabling Replication between Core and remote DR siteTo upgrade production servers from Windows Server 2003 R2 to Windows Server 2008 R2 To modify VLAN architecture in Cisco Catalyst 4506 and HP Blade Switch GbE2c to improve data transfer among VMware hosts, iSCSI Storage and production networkOn site and off site data backup via Backup Exec 2010 R3To propose hardware and software requirements to upgrade server and storage capacity to support additional load from four remote sites.To prepare training material for the IT support staff and conduct training session with cloned environment of original server farm. Show less

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Design and deployment of IT infrastructure redundancy and fault tolerance for corporate officeDeployment and management of Virtual server farm on HP DL380 servers and Fiber Channel SAN HP P2000 with Hyper V 2012 core and P2V transformation of existing servers.Deployment & Management of ERP Servers (Epicor 9 & Menaitech) with High-Availability and Fault ToleranceMaintaining a Replica DR site.Maintaining Physical hosts with Virtual Machine Manager 2012 SP1Maintaining Backup… Show more Design and deployment of IT infrastructure redundancy and fault tolerance for corporate officeDeployment and management of Virtual server farm on HP DL380 servers and Fiber Channel SAN HP P2000 with Hyper V 2012 core and P2V transformation of existing servers.Deployment & Management of ERP Servers (Epicor 9 & Menaitech) with High-Availability and Fault ToleranceMaintaining a Replica DR site.Maintaining Physical hosts with Virtual Machine Manager 2012 SP1Maintaining Backup with Data Protection Manager 2012 SP1 Deployment of policy based resource access and data securityDeployment of Automated installation, scheduled updates and AntivirusTo prepare server and software requirements for new projects and interaction with clients and sub-contractorsPROJECT AT SCHOOL OF COMMAND CONTROL & COMMUNICATION (PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE):Management of IT infrastructure running on HP Blade platform (HP 3000 chassis HP BL460c and HP SB600AIO storage)Management of virtualized server farm hosted on VMware 4.0Configuration of iSCSI based SAN for VMware hostsConfiguration of DRS and High Availability on server farmBackup and Recovery solution with Symantec Backup Exec.PROJECT PREPARATORY YEAR KING SAUD UNIVERSITY:To prepare proposal for exam servers specification and network bandwidthUp gradation of exiting IT infrastructure with managed servicesDeployment of WDS for fully automated installation for large number of computers for PY campus.To propose Cisco configuration to support automation of installation and maintenance PROJECT PREPARATORY YEAR CAMPUS TAYYIBA UNIVERSITY MADINAH AL MUNAWARA:To meet with dean and his IT team to evaluate available resources to launch LMSTo submit proposal for server and storage requirement for the LMS and exam serverInstallation of Hyper V core 2012 host and virtual machines for LMS and exam serverInstallation and configuration of Replica server for fault tolerance and disaster recovery Show less

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Successfully completed PIE expansion project for PTCL, the largest telecom service provider in Pakistan. The project involved up gradation of Internet-Backbone including 27 sites nationwide in Pakistan. The equipment included deployment of GSR 12410 Routers, 7609 Routers, 7513 Routers, 7206 Routers and 6506 Catalyst Switches. Major responsibilities included;Acting as a single point of coordination among PTCL ITI teams, Cisco and sub-contractors.To arrange and depute site preparation… Show more Successfully completed PIE expansion project for PTCL, the largest telecom service provider in Pakistan. The project involved up gradation of Internet-Backbone including 27 sites nationwide in Pakistan. The equipment included deployment of GSR 12410 Routers, 7609 Routers, 7513 Routers, 7206 Routers and 6506 Catalyst Switches. Major responsibilities included;Acting as a single point of coordination among PTCL ITI teams, Cisco and sub-contractors.To arrange and depute site preparation teams to meet project timeline and standards.Conducting weekly site visits to evaluate progress and quality of work.Supervision of equipment installation & configuration schedules.Statistical analysis of weekly reports from all sites related to site preparation, equipment delivery/ installation & commissioning to evaluate the project progress for the monthly meetings with PTCLCoordinate with PTCL teams to remove any possible discrepancy in site preparation/ configuration.To conduct and complete Provisional Acceptance Testing of the installed equipment to achieve acceptance from PTCL ITI team.Responsible for the commissioning of Arbor IPS system installed at three Core sites.Maintaining support for any type of fault calls on 24x7 basis.SPECIAL TRAINING FROM ARBOR NETWORKS USA:Have attended special training session by Arbor Networks USA in Islamabad for the configuration of Peakflow IPS device & Peakflow Traffic Reporting devices for DDoS mitigation. The training sessions were delivered by Arbor Engineer specifically for the configuration of the three Peakflow devices at PTCL Core sites. I personally completed the configuration and acceptance was achieved after successful testing with PTCL IT teams.WARID TELECOM PROJECT:Successfully, executed 5 projects for Jazz/Warid. The projects involved installation & commissioning of 30KVA generators at 500 sites nationwide. The scope includes installation, commissioning and support for all 500 sites. Show less

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

To design university’s network and hardware architecture along with software requirements and propose hardware specification for servers, switches and router.To manage a multi domain infrastructure using Windows 2003 Enterprise Servers & Windows 2000 Advanced Servers as Domain Controllers, File Servers, Exchange 2003, ISA, SMS, SUS & Windows Media Servers on IBM xSeries and Acer Altos servers connected with Cisco 3750 switches and Cisco 2800 router for internet access To instruct on… Show more To design university’s network and hardware architecture along with software requirements and propose hardware specification for servers, switches and router.To manage a multi domain infrastructure using Windows 2003 Enterprise Servers & Windows 2000 Advanced Servers as Domain Controllers, File Servers, Exchange 2003, ISA, SMS, SUS & Windows Media Servers on IBM xSeries and Acer Altos servers connected with Cisco 3750 switches and Cisco 2800 router for internet access To instruct on duty Network Administrator and System Administrators about Network optimization & troubleshooting.To design proper Security Policies for Domain Controllers & Fileservers to maintain user rights and to provide network security. Managing PKI Certificate services for client authentication and confidentiality.Also managing quota limits on File Servers for user data limits and on Exchange Server 2000/2003 to manage mailboxes.To implement fault tolerance using RAID1 & RAID5 on mission critical Servers and maintaining redundant data backups on Tape drive as well as hard drives. To Design ISA Firewall Policies & Content Filtering Rules for Web Filters.Remote troubleshooting of client systems through SMS Server.Managed Network-Based installation of larger networks through Windows RIS as well as with Un-Attended Installation procedures.To evaluate available resources and produce strategies to optimize system and staff efficiencyTo handle all technical and managerial correspondence with Head Offices regarding Computer hardware and Lab Staff.To manage all 8 labs including Engineering labs and their staff.CAMPUS PROJECT:The project involved IT LAN/WAN setup for a newly built campus. Major responsibilities included;To propose hardware specifications for servers and workstations.To build a team of professional for the execution of project and arrange necessary training.To install and configure network and storage servers for the campus network. Show less

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Administration of TCP/IP routed Network connected from LAN to WAN based on Windows NT 4.0 & Windows 2000 Servers and Workstations.To install & manage Domain Controllers, File Servers, IIS 4.0 & Proxy Server 2.0 for the local intranet.To prepare & configure the RAS Servers for the Wide Area Network to connect the Motorway Interchanges starting from Lahore to Islamabad over Microwave links and Leased Lines.To implement security & take regular backup.To implement RAID1 & RAID5 for… Show more Administration of TCP/IP routed Network connected from LAN to WAN based on Windows NT 4.0 & Windows 2000 Servers and Workstations.To install & manage Domain Controllers, File Servers, IIS 4.0 & Proxy Server 2.0 for the local intranet.To prepare & configure the RAS Servers for the Wide Area Network to connect the Motorway Interchanges starting from Lahore to Islamabad over Microwave links and Leased Lines.To implement security & take regular backup.To implement RAID1 & RAID5 for fault tolerance. To monitor Wide Area Network containing 5 Intra-networks and troubleshoot problems related to Windows NT 4.0/2000 Network.MOBILE TEAM IN-CHARGE:To provide instructions to the team of support engineers to troubleshoot network problemsTo guide and help on-duty engineers to troubleshoot any serious network problemTo provide bug reports in the running software to the Software DepartmentTo provide technical consultancy for the project to improve Network Performance and Data Integrity at interchanges. Show less

Ms Telecom, Data Communication, Telecommunication, Wireless Networks, Mobile Networks, 3.25

Detailed study of Emerging Network Technologies, Legacy Telecom Networks and infrastructure Detailed study of Wireless Network.

Bsc. Hons. Computer Sciences, Computer Science, 3.2

Operating Systems Programing Languages Digital Logic Design Computer Graphics Data Structures Database Management Systems Data Security.