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Khurram Shahzad
Cell 0336-2535441
HNO 190 Sec 4-I Saeedabad Baldia Town Karachi- Pakistan
[email protected]
Skype: khurramsystem
Professional Profile
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Extensive experience in installation, administration and networking in various environments.
Work on Cisco Router 2800, 2900 Series, Cisco Switches: 2950, 3750, Cisco Unified Communication
System UC540, Cisco IP Phones: SPA525G, Cisco Wireless IP Phones 7925G, Cisco Aeronet Access
Point 1600 Series, Cisco Wireless Controller 2500 Series.
Fortinet Fortigate NG Firewall
SOPHOS NG UTM and NG Firewall
WatchGuard UTM and NG Firewall
Barracuda Load Balancer ADC
Barracuda Spam and Virus Firewall
Barracuda Web Filter
Nortel BCM50, Nortel IP Phones, Avaya IP Office 500V2, Avaya IP Phones, Polycom SIP Phones, Soft
Phones Cisco Avaya and Nortel
Thorough knowledge of Windows Vista; Windows XP; Windows 7; Windows 2000 Server; Windows
Server 2003; Windows Server 2008; Microsoft ISA Server 2004/2006/TMG Server 2010; Microsoft
Exchange Server 2007/2010/2013.
Active Directory Services; Active Directory Group Policy Objects (GPO); Group Policy Management
Console (GPMC); DHCP and DNS.
Excellent command of running projects employing industry standard project management techniques.
Extensive documentation and training experience.
Firewall/Security design experience Next Generation Firewall i.e. Fortinet, Sophos, Cyberoam.
Successful project and technical team leader and motivator.
Skilled in managing local and wide area network connectivity through maintenance and troubleshooting of routers,
switches, hubs, network cards, and dialup networking.
7 years of workstation and server experience within (LAN and WAN) experience, strong knowledge of implementing
and utilizing and monitoring tools(LAN Desk, WebEx)
Operating Systems:
Microsoft Servers:
Software:
Hardware:
Virtualization:
Networking:
Windows 8, Windows 7; Windows Vista; Windows XP.
Windows 2000 Server; Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2008;AD 2003;
AD DS 2008; Microsoft Exchange Server 2007/2010/2013; Microsoft ISA Server
2004/2006, Microsoft TMG Server 2010.
MS Office 2007; MS Office 2003/XP; Symantec Endpoint Protection.
Dell Desktops, HP Desktops, Dell Power EdgeT610 Server and Intel Server.
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, VMware, Citrix XenServer, Citrix XenApp, Citrix
XenDesktop
Routers; Switches;.
Professional Accomplishments &Trainings
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Sophos Certified Engineer Certified
Palo Alto Networks Accredited Configuration Engineer (ACE) Exam - PAN-OS 7.0 Version
CCNSP Cyberoam Certified Network and Security Professional Certified
Barracuda Networks Barracuda Certified Engineer Certified
Barracuda Networks Barracuda Spam Firewall Certified Product Specialist Certified
Barracuda Networks Barracuda Certified System Engineer (Load Balancer) Certified
Supporting Windows Vista and Windows 7 Operating System and Applications.
Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment.
Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 System Administration.
Training: MCTS Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration (70-640).
Training: MCTS Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring (70-642)
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Khurram Shahzad
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CCNA
Training: MCTS Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator (70-646)
Training: CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate (640-802)
Training: Citrix Certified Administrator for XenApp 6
Training: Citrix Certified Administrator for XenDesktop 5
Training: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007/2010/2013
MCTS Microsoft Windows Vista Client. Certified
MCTS Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006, Configuration Certified.
MCP Microsoft Certified Professional. Certified
JNCIA-Ex Juniper Network Certified Internet Associate (Enterprise Switching). Certified
MCSA Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator on Windows 2003. Certified
Education
Bachelor of Computer Science
2003
University of Sindh, Pakistan
Professional Experience
Softech Microsystems (SOPHOS Distributor, Pakistan)
Sr. Network Security Consultant
April 2014 to Till Date
Responsibilities for Network Security Products. Analyze technical needs, requirements, and status of the network’s security
infrastructure design, integration, and operations. Gathering business requirements and objectives, translating them into
technical solutions. Work with technical management to architect networks security that effectively reflect business needs,
service-level and availability requirements, and other technology parameters. Perform the selection of network security
technologies and products for required for respective solutions. Communicate the role and value of the network security to the
customer organization and present the business case for technology investments. Continually update understanding of
business and technology status and objectives and respond to strategic design requests as the business evolves.
Assisting/consulting customers in identifying their underlying business/technical requirement and recommend the solution
accordingly. Interacting / coordinating with cross technology peers for integrated IT solution. Performing products and solutions
evaluation to maintain & enhance services and support portfolio. Developing proposal in response to RFPs and to support BID
in pre-sale lifecycle. Preparing Proof of Concept (POC).
Some successful projects are:
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Successful migration from Legacy Email Security Gateway to Barracuda SPAM and Virus Firewall at PTA (Pakistan
Telecommunication Authority) Islamabad, Pakistan.
Waseela Bank Islamabad, Pakistan migration from Microsoft TMG to SOPOS XG Firewall
First Women Bank Karachi Pakistan migration from Microsoft TMG to SOPHOS XG Firewall
ICI Pakistan migration from Cisco ASA Firewall and Microsoft TMG to SOPHOS XG Firewall
Javedan Corporation successful project of SOPHOS XG Firewall
British Council Pakistan successful project of SOPHOS XG Firewall
Pak Qatar Takaaful successful project of SOPHOS XG Firewall
POC (Proof of Concept) of WatchGuard NG Firewall for migration from Fortinet Firewall at Pakistan
telecommunication Authority, Islamabad , Pakistan
Successful migration from Blue Coat Web Security to Barracuda Web Security at DP World (Port Qasim) Karachi,
Pakistan.
Successful migration of SOPHOS XG Firewall for migration from Microsoft TMG Server 2010 at Pakistan Petroleum
Limited Karachi, Pakistan.
Successful POC (Proof of Concept) of Barracuda Load Balancer ADC (Application Delivery Control) for Oracle
application load balancing at IoBM University Karachi, Pakistan.
Successful POC (Proof of Concept) of Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall for migration from McAfee Email Security
Gateway at TPL Tracker Karachi, Pakistan.
Successful migration from Microsoft TMG Server 2010 to SOPHOS XG Firewall at Arif Habib Limited Karachi,
Pakistan.
Successful migration from Microsoft ISA Server 2006 Firewall to SOPHOS XG Firewall at Martin Dow Pharmaceutical
Company Karachi, Pakistan.
Successful POC SOPHOS XG Firewall for migration from Microsoft TMG Server 2010 at UBL Bank Karachi,
Pakistan.
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Khurram Shahzad
NTEL Networks
Sr. Network Engineer
Sep 2013 to March 2014
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Deployed Cisco IP Solution on Canada customer site Cisco Unified Communication System UC540.
Deployed Avaya IP Office 500V2
Worked on Nortel BCM 50
Deployed Cisco Aeronet Access Point 1600 with Cisco Wireless Controller 2500 Series with Cisco IP Phones 525G
and Cisco Wireless Phone 7925G on customer site.
Deployed Fortinet Fortigate 60D Firewall on Canada customer site
Worked on LogMe Inn Remote support to customers
Technical Documentation and trainings on customer site.
Microsoft Exchange 2010 / 2013
Info Tech Soft Solutions (IT Products Reseller)
Manager Technical Support
April 2012 to August 2013
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Improved productivity and eliminated redundancies by instituting new technical support and training
procedures that were implemented across organization
Oversaw creation and implementation of Customer-Oriented Satisfaction program, which assessed and
identified strengths and weaknesses of technical support policies and procedures.
Tasked with working across wide range of departments, sales staff, marketing department, and Level I, II, and
III technical engineers to ensure partner satisfaction.
Manage budget for department. Provide senior management with monthly reports.
Responsible for Messaging Server (Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Exchanger Server 2013)
Firewall/Security design using Microsoft ISA Server 2006
Responsible for Secure Internet Connectivity through Microsoft Threat Management Gateway 2010 (formally
known as ISA Server 2006).
Successfully Implemented Data Centre Virtualization using Citrix XenServer 6
Application virtualization across organization using Citrix XenApp 6
Arch Vision Plus, Karachi- Pakistan (Architectural Firm)
Manager IT
May 2006 --- March 2012
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Responsible for Tier level-3 support for all servers related issues.
Responsible for complete system builds, upgrades, migrations, and patch management.
Implemented security policy and virus protection.
Administered change management related to server upgrades and software installation.
Prepared and maintained documentation of technologies, standards and procedures.
Prepared the environment for deployment of Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008.
Analyzed the hardware and software requirements of Active Directory.
Installed, configured, and provide troubleshooting for Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008.
Installed and configured Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Controller
Installed and configured Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 mail server.
Design, implemented a Firewall/Security solution on Microsoft ISA Server 2006.
Implemented and managed IP Addressing Scheme.
Designed, planned and implemented Group Policy, delegation strategies and OU structure.
Managed user accounts, groups, print queues and controlling access rights using Active Directory.
WDS deployment, DNS, DHCP, Printer Management, Microsoft Exchange Server 2010.
Performed day-to-day administration functions, backup and restoration, file server maintenance.
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Khurram Shahzad
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Solely responsible for all IT decision making, support and administration at a site of more than 70 demanding
users’ in a fast paced architectural and engineering environment.
Maintain network proper functioning, ensuring data backup, antivirus protection. Design, setup and maintain
mail server Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.
Managed an Active Directory site; ADUC to create and manage computer, user and group accounts in an
Active Directory environment.
Monitoring server performance.
Shakespeare English & Computer World, Karachi-Pakistan
Network Administrator
Sep 2003 --- April 2006
September 2003 to September 2004
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Maintained technical knowledge in networking area; operating system (Server and PC).
LAN Administration: added users; printers; removed users; controlling access right list.
Monitored server performance.
Responsible for creating, testing PC images.
Provided connectivity (LAN, Internet) troubleshooting and support.
Responsible for coaching co-op students.
Provided deployment end user support for Windows XP, MS Office 2003 and other desktop software.
Backup administration.
Institute Of Commerce and Computer Science, Karachi-Pakistan
Computer Instructor
July 2002 - August 2003
My position as the Teaching Assistant for Networking Subjects is to supervise and evaluate labs and to be available as a learning tool for current students.
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Provided technical support for hardware/software configurations and applications.
Administered and supported local/LAN printers.
Used Asset Insight to keep track of the software installed on the PCs and then use Ghost to create images.
References:
Will be available on request
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