Tahir Khalil Email & Phone Number

Karachi, Pk

Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan

• SAP ASE (16.0) Administrator• Backup/Restore of production/test databases• Plan & Perform regular maintenance activities on production/test databases• Performance & tuning• TSQL development• Linux Shell Scripting (bash) for routine tasks.• Develop & maintain inbound & outbound data interfaces (mainly in bash with JSON/XML/CSV or API calls)• Support development team in planning & development of new modules as database development specialist.

Karachi, Pakistan

• Leading a team of consultants to engage in world-class IM consulting with leading enterprises around the globe • Client expectation & relationship management

Karachi, Pakistan

• Assist in various project management & system development activities• Implementation of aligned business strategies with IT Operations • Manage and lead OI/BI development in QlikView® & Power BI• Take care of infra-structure related issues• Facilitate implementation of IT projects• Ensure SOP implementation • Consult with relevant stakeholders to solve operational complexities in field execution, audit and other programs.• Develop co workers by mentoring, supporting and identifying their Training needs.

Karachi, Pakistan

• Provide technical solutions to various customer in field of:• Database administration – Sybase ASE (specifically)• Business contingency/continuity planning development• Support services • Application system architecture

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Worked as resident technical consultant for Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank. • Install, configure and upgrade Sybase database software and related products• Automated monitoring of Database Servers (Production and non-production)• Identifying and Troubleshooting problems related to Sybase• Design and monitor system storage• Maintain Warm Standby Sybase Replication• Plan and carryout DR scenarios• Implement IT Security and Audit policies and procedures.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

• Responsible to manage the mission critical application running on Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise & Sybase Replication environment.• As member of virtual teams works with other team across Operations to review, evaluate and implement necessary changes to infrastructure environment. • Responsible for substantial technical decision-making or for teams of staff. • Initiate and makes time available to ensure general technical competencies and specializations are kept up-to-date in line with industry developments. • Involved in various application migration projects in different regions of DHL.• Support development department in performance/tuning of production DB.

District Brno-City, Czech Republic

• Install, operate and maintain complex centralized and distributed computer systems in a multi-vendor environment for mission critical database applications. • Perform last level support to all customers, infrastructure and develop solutions to stabilize customer environments in over all European region. Additionally, worked as Focal Point of German Database Customers (includes financial institutions & large manufacturing concerns) for both Sybase & Oracle Teams of 4 people in IDC Brno. My additional responsibilities were:• Customer oriented sub-team lead (IT Specialist Lead)• Workload distribution within the customer oriented sub-team• Changes preparation / review / assign / close, problems review / resolve / escalate in the whole Change Control/Management Process.• Contact point for customer specific, technical and organizational questions relating specifically for databases and project management support.• Lead in takeover of devices (activation/deactivation)• Lead in large customer specific projects - IT infrastructure upgrades, server consolidations and services transfers.• Systematic problem analysis and resolution with Service status reporting• Represented IBM GSDC CZ as a member of COE (Center of Excellence) for Sybase in overall IBM world (majority of group members were in UK, USA & Brazil).

Karachi, Pakistan

• Overall administration of Pakistan I.T. Department & heading 14 staff members as Department’s number two – holding organizational designation of Second Vice President, directly reporting to Country IT Chief.• Project Management – managing all technology related projects.• Database Administration of Sybase Servers as well as Back-end development. Having very good exposures of database troubleshooting, Backup & Recovery methodologies and user management. • Involved in software development projects along with a team of Java developers for system analysis, design and implementations. Provides support for Database objects & application performance issues.• Involved in various policy making tasks and have developed & implemented various policies like Internet Usage, Security, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity & Users Access policies complying with international audit standards. • Liaison for Audits (SBP/International Audits/Internal Audits/External Local Audits/IT Specific Audits).• Successfully implemented and tested warm site for Disaster Recovery Plan.• Involved in development, implementation & maintenance of Bank's various products like ATMs, Switch Connectivity, Debit Card, Web Banking, and GSM Phone Banking & Tele-Banking Services.• Implement (PMI) Project Management Institute methodologies within IT department of the bank for Project Management.

Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan

• Designed & developed Applications for Export, Finance, Production and Stores.• Application development in FoxPro