Seasoned IT Support Engineer possessing in-depth knowledge of troubleshooting, system administration and network management. Demonstrated ability to resolve complex technical issues swiftly and effectively, improving operational efficiency. Strong communication skills foster productive relationships with diverse teams. Previous impact includes streamlining processes and enhancing system performance across multiple organizations.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
IT Support Engineer
Travel Technology System.
Sharq, Kuwait
12.2008 - Current
Installed, configured, tested, and maintained operating systems, application software, and system management tools.
Provided technical support to end-users on a variety of computer software and hardware issues.
Developed and maintained user accounts, permissions, and access rights.
Performed troubleshooting to diagnose and resolve complex technical problems.
Conducted research on emerging products, services, protocols, and standards in support of system development efforts.
Managed daily backup processes for all servers using enterprise-level backup and recovery software solutions.
• Maintaining hardware inventory and records of software licenses.
Configured routers, switches, firewalls, and wireless controllers.
Configuration and maintenance of the domain server, group policies, email server, antivirus server, etc.
System Administrator
Techno Solutions Co
Kuwait City, Kuwait
01.2005 - 10.2008
Created user accounts and managed access rights for users.
Configured and maintained system hardware, software and network components.
Installed, tested and evaluated new systems, applications and patches.
Troubleshot application errors and provided technical support to end-users.
Performed regular backups of critical data and documents.
Implemented security measures such as firewalls, antivirus programs.
Deployed operating systems upgrades and security patching in accordance with IT policies.
Maintained inventory of hardware assets including servers, laptops, desktops.
Set up user accounts, permissions and passwords and defined network policies and procedures.
Supported, configured, maintained and upgraded customer networks and in-house servers.
Monitored application and print servers, rapidly responding to faults and malfunctions.
Managed storage solutions, including NAS and SAN, optimizing data accessibility and redundancy.
Conducted regular system backups and disaster recovery operations, minimizing data loss during critical failures.
Configured and supported virtual environments using VMware and Hyper-V, optimizing resource utilization.
Administered user accounts, permissions, and access controls, enhancing security and compliance.
Network Administrator
Professional's Syndicate Co
Lahore, Pakistan
02.2001 - 08.2004
Installed, configured, upgraded and troubleshot hardware components such as servers, PCs and printers.
Configured and maintained routers, switches, firewalls, wireless networks and other network devices.
Monitored system performance to ensure availability of all services and systems to authorized users.
Provided technical support for local area networks, wide area networks and Internet connections.
Performed data backup operations on a regular basis to ensure the security of critical information.
Implemented security measures such as firewalls, encryption technologies and access control lists to protect data from unauthorized access.
Maintained inventory records of all hardware components used in the network environment.
Installed and supported hardware and software for desktops, servers, and printers.
Updated hardware and software upon availability and supervised network to eliminate bottlenecks.
Oversaw VPNs to deliver secure virtual network access to remote users.
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer on Windows (MCSE).
Certified Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHCE 3.0).
Oracle Certificate Professional O.C.P. (Oracle 9i DBA),
Languages
English
First Language
English
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Urdu
Proficient (C2)
C2
Arabic
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Timeline
IT Support Engineer
Travel Technology System.
12.2008 - Current
System Administrator
Techno Solutions Co
01.2005 - 10.2008
Network Administrator
Professional's Syndicate Co
02.2001 - 08.2004
Master of Science - Computer Information Systems
Hamdard University
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting And Finance
Punjab University
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