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• Responsible for delivering professional services related to Riverbed SteelHead, SDWAN, and SteelFusion products in the EMEA region until May '17, followed by the same role in the APJ region.• Engaged extensively with customers, addressing both technical and non-technical aspects in interactions with executives and engineers.• Possessed a strong grasp of project management concepts and project life cycles, with a strong focus on meeting customer needs.• Developed and managed client relationships, taking into account cultural considerations in delivering client engagements.• Lead enterprise network transformation and to architect and design network and securitysolutions that align with business requirements and industry trends.• Collaborated with customers to understand their requirements and translated business requirements into technical specification, considering state of art technology and business needs.• Conducted hands-on tasks including deployment, configuration, troubleshooting, and product demonstrations for Riverbed products.• Prepared technical design documents, that includes Configuration templates, high level design, low level design and bill of materials (BoM).• Oversaw the technical aspects and design of assigned projects, offering technical leadership and guidance to project teams and clients, actively participating in the planning and execution of implementations and migrations, with a focus on achieving smooth transitions and successful results.• Acted as a local facilitator for customers, bridging communication with Riverbed Technical Support (TAC) for issue resolution.• Provided coaching, mentoring, and support to colleagues as needed and cultivate an environment that encourages the exchange of knowledge by guiding junior engineers and offering assistance during incidents, thereby stimulating growth and the enhancement of skills.

More then three years of consultancy at Riverbed Technology, mainly on Steelhead and Steelfusion product line.Managing customers and partners in Gulf and Europe region.Frequent traveling within Gulf

Working as a technical consultant for Riverbed Products Responsible for providing technical and technological support to develop new sales opportunities working in close co-ordination with Sales department.Educating customer & gathering customer requirements keeping in mind the business impact for customer & changing business needs. Throughout involvement from the beginning of new opportunity till the deal end.Conduct Proof of concept for riverbed product along with riverbed technical team. Designing and preparing write-up & solutions for WAN optimization opportunity. Involvement in sale and pre-sale meeting with Customers within Gulf.Solution designing based on customer requirements keeping in view the technical & commercial viability for the customer’s businessRiverbed appreciated my contribution and I have been awarded as “Rising Star 2011“ reward Frequent travelling across the Middle East region.Having Great contacts in Enterprise Re seller throughout Middle East.Riverbed technology introduced and deployed in oil & gas sector, ministries and financial institution throughout middle east. Within office engaged in a security projects.Involved in HP Networking/pro-curve Pre-Sales for almost a year.Conduct meeting , designed BOQ & prepared write-up & Solution for HP Networking.

Projects1. FBL-RBS Integration ProjectResponsibilities:Working in Implementation & Designing PhaseWorking on 3845 and 3945 Series Router & ASA 5520 Implement Mulitple Area OSPF & Redistribution for static RoutesConfigured ASA in transparent mode and perform Nating & Pating to avoid duplication Routes.Configured Failover scenario between available Paths & DevicesConfigured IPSec Over GRE tunnels.2. PIA Data Core ProjectResponsibilities:Working as a Resident Network EngineerInvolve in daily operations regarding LAN, WAN or Core Network.Working on 6513 & 6509 Switches in VSS technology, 3845 Series Routers, 4849, 3750 & 2900 Series SwitchesWorking on FWSM, IDSM & NAM modules.Working on NAT in Out of Band mode for complete LAN site.Implement BGP, EIGRP,Redistribution, VTP, ACLs, Port security, multiple contexts FWSM, IPSLA tracking, HSRP, Static NAT & PAT.Configured Multichassis Ether channels.Configured FWSM in Multicontext and apply policies.Monitoring IPS regularly and update signature.Configured PBR and IPSLA trackConfigured Syslog server, SNMP & PRTG for monitoring LAN Link & WAN links.

ResponsibilitiesWorking in P&G- Egypt as a site-support Engineer for Network & Voice setup from BT (3rd party contractor EDC). Directly Reporting to BT and provide Daily basis Reports.Manage and coordination with Voice and WAN vendors.Manage & Troubleshoots MPLS Links for WAN connectivity.Troubleshoots PRI, E1 Leased Line for Voice & Backup Links.With the coordination of BT, Design & Implement any new enhancement in P&G site regarding Voice or Network SetupTroubleshoots any Voice or WAN related issues with BT-NOC coordination Internal Projects for P&GLAN Extension: Provide Consultancy regarding Voice & Network setupSupervise the project and involve in Designing & Implements Implement Cisco 3750 Switch and installed Base Stations.Transformation Phase for PG PLANT Network: PG Plant LAN / WAN network setup upgradeInstallation and of 8MB multilink WiMax Link and MPLS Links Installation of Core Router and Core SwitchesInstallation of Lan SwitchesCoordination with Verizon and Global Crossing for the MPLS Link for the Intranet traffic.Coordination with RAYA Internation for the Internet Traffic.Daily Troubleshoot and Monitoring Intranet/Internet Link with the coordination of BT-NOC

ResponsibilitiesProjectsPTCL URL FILTERING Provide complete power system solution which includes UPS for Dark Fibre Link & DWDM links for 10Gbps b/w two Exchanges (MRD & P/C) Deploy Policies for PTCL customers around the nation.Working on Blue Coat for implementing policies and caching.Provide Support for Foundry Devices & Blue Coat DevicesImplement Policy base Routing Implement VRRP on Server Iron for Load BalancingImplement OSPF b/w PTCL Pie Network & Foundry DevicesUse 10Gbps Links b/w Foundry devices and Pie Networks.HBFC DMVPNConfigure multipoint GRE Tunnel over IPSec (DMVPN) on Cisco 3825 & 2800 series Routers to connect Remote sites securely.Configure multiple area OSPF which include Backbone area, Ordinary area and Stub areas as their routing protocol.Configure Syslog Server, NTP Servers and SSH for secure router management purposeProvide training to the HBFC IT staff for DMVPN and Basic Network Trouble shooting IFFCO LAN & WAN ImplementationAct as a Resident Engineer for Implementation Phase.Manage and maintain complete data centre, which include Rack mounting, Patch Panel, cable management and mount of network devices.Configure the network devices that include ASA 5500 Series, Multilayer Switch (3750), Router 1800 and 2600 series, Layer 2 switches (2960) and Access Point Cisco aironet 1131 series.Monitoring and Manage Radio link from Head Office to Branch Office through PRTG and Solar Winds.Configure VLANs, Static Route and ACL Configure Site-to-site VPN between H.O ASA 5510 and Dubai ASA 5510.Configure Remote Access VPNs on ASA.Configure the Regional Office Router for the WAN connectivity through DSL and DXX.Configure the AG1131 Aironet Access Point.Engro WiFi ImplementationDeployment of 1841 series Router between Two sitesConfigure GRE-Tunnel between these sites Deployment of Access Points Cisco AG1131 for LAN users