Usman Basharat Email & Phone Number

Pakistan

Islamabad, Islāmābād, Pakistan

Working as Team Lead in IP Project at Huawei GSC Pakistan Department. • Currently Managing & Leading the Saudi Zain IPRAN Project operation, maintenance and expansion of IP Network • Managed & Lead the South Africa MTN Network remote team of Datacom Engineers & providing them Technical Solutions & Troubleshooting support.• IGP & BGP Designing of IP core Network.• Designing & Implementation of IPRAN Solutions (HoVPN / HVPN).• Implementation of MPLS TE to manage resources.• Network Expansion, Scalability and Optimization through new service creation, migration and integration of new devices to live network.• Technical Communication & discussion with Front line/ Customer.• Preparation of Solution (MOP/RFC) for implementation. • Solution Reviewer of Low-medium-High Level Activities and ensure Network Safety & Information security.• License, patch-update and version upgrade for ATN, NE40E-X8, NE40E-X16

Pakistan

Responsible for providing 24/7 technical and operational support as IBM Resident Engineer to UFONE (an Etisalat group company) as per agreed SLA. Monitor day to day performance KPIs, generate and keep records, audit service logs and events. Implement network management, system troubleshooting and coordinate for resolutions. Maintaining Cisco WLAN and IP-telephony set-up. Manage the complete IT setup in an environment of 2000 nationwide employees. Managed and optimized local area network performance for spanning tree, implemented high-availability, port-security, and ACLs. Co-ordinate with third party vendors for IPsec and extranet connectivity on ASA 5555 and Huawei E1000. Provide technical support for Integration of VAS infrastructure with vendors’ servers. Managing network access for teams on enterprise firewall ASA 5585. Configuration and implementation of security measures for routing, switching and firewalls. Administration and Management of Network devices e.g. Routers, Switches, Firewalls, VPN Concentrators and other wired and wireless network appliances. Collaborate with TAC teams to troubleshoot layer 2 or layer 3 network issues. Upgradation of network hardware and creating RMA for malfunctioned devices. Ensure security compliance on all nodes. Led the optimization and audit of NMS solution. Structured daily and weekly KPI reports and updated network drawings. Monitor and ensure optimum network KPIs between production and DR sites in different locations, setup bandwidth profiles and monitoring netflow reports.

Isamabad, Pakistan

Monitoring Network by using NMS Huawei i-Manager U2000 client. Make implementations plans i.e. Version update / Patch up gradation plans. Hand on experience on Huawei Router NE40-X16/ NE40-X8/ NE40-X3. Hand on experience on Huawei Switches 9300, 2300, 2700, 5300, 5700. Carried Patch up gradation activities on Routers and Switches to provide maximum performance. Carried Version up gradation activities on Firewalls, Routers and Switches to provide maximum performance. Fine Knowledge of protocols like EIGRP, OSPF, BGP Protocols etc. Managing L3VPNs and L2VPNs. Responsible for providing support, manage maintenance, administration, configuration, trouble-shooting, fault isolation and resolving IP network issues. Creating Network Topologies and IP plans. Effectively coordinate with CS department of Huawei, so that root-cause analysis (RCA Report) can be done in shortest possible time. Analyzing Network Interface Traffic based on data throughput, success rate, and Traffic flow in out using Genie ATM server. Analyze and Monitor sites Power related issues using NET ECO Servers. Set up users account and client passwords.

• Currently working on a project HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.• To resolve different issues regarding system & to provide system support to the whole hospital staff.• To solve problems on Windows platforms, monitor & identify problems in network. • Troubleshoot switch/router/server & to check and maintain logs of switches and routers. • Manage and monitor Exchange server 2003 on HP SAN cluster environment and active Directory server 2003 in order to keep the operations running. • Monitor installed equipments/application.• Resolve network layer 2 issues and forward layer 3 issues to regional supervisor in order to ensure proper working of equipments. • To Troubleshoot and configure CISCO and JUNIPER routers and Switches.