Imran Afzal

Imran Afzal Mirza

Principle Consultant DataCenter Integration Services.

 More than 15 years of computer experience including System Administration, Department

Management, and strategic hardware/software evaluation, server /DC planning and
installation.

 Innovative individual with proven ability to identify, analyze and solve problems to
increase customer satisfaction and control costs through expertise in, Business Impact
Analysis, Security Audit for Network / Servers and cross functional team leadership.

 Involved in successful ISO27001 certification of Digital processing Systems.

 Worked as Team Lead from Systems and Network side to implement ISO-27001 security
certification.

 Implemented the security related policies across the network.

 Managed teams and projects with users ranging from 2 to over 200 people, in very diverse
environments.

 Implemented VMware based private cloud using VMware ESXi.

 Designed and Implemented Hyper-V based private cloud for a DR-site in Kuwait.

 Proven ability to effectively analyze the computing needs of different departments and to develop
strategies for meeting those needs.

 Experience of managing Tier 3 Data-Centers

o Manage server architecture and streamline the data center process to improve efficiency.

o Responsible for ensuring data center availability and reliability of multiple data center to meet
the requirements of data operations

o Responsible for dealing with all third part vendors.

o Handle responsibilities of developing communication channels for providing accurate

information, externally and internally

o Perform the task of providing support to the staff in preventative maintenance and repairing of
systems

o Responsible for providing 24 hours support with the Ops Team as required.

o Performed data center renovations to ensure an energy efficient system.

o Involved in installing, configuring and maintaining routers, firewalls and virtual private
networks.

o Manage network device alarms and perform basic troubleshooting to diagnose and repair
network hardware systems.

o Involved in resolving software problems on all Windows/UNIX and Virtual environments.

o They carry out accounts and systems administration by managing user accounts/network file
share rights, resetting passwords, and maintaining various operating systems.

o They review and oversee the deployment of software patches and updates.

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o They also carry out performance-tuning operations on data center storage systems to ensure
high level of data quality, availability, and security.

o Expertise in system integration and networking.

o Self-motivated and capable of operating with minimal supervision.

o Strong customer service, trouble shooting and organizational skills.

o Ability to produce effective results in a fast paced, multi-tasking environment.

o Experienced in developing and motivating highly focused teams.

o Ability to work independently and as a Team Player.

Summary of Qualification:

1997 - 1999 MS Islamabad, Preston University

1993 - 1995 B.Sc Punjab, Pakistan

Certifications / Technical Expertise :

 Oracle / SUN Certified System Administrator for Solaris 10.

 Oracle / SUN Certified Network Administrator for Solaris 10

 Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices. (Cisco Academy)

 Diploma in Computer Applications. (National Institute of

Electronics)

 VMware Certified Associate 6 Data Center Virtualization.

 VMware Certified Professional (VCP-DCV) 7.0

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Professional Experiences:

TechTrack Riyadh, Saudia Arabia.

Duration : 1st April, 2021 to till now

Designation: Principal Consultant DC integration Services
Reports to: Hammad Ahmad Bhatti
Skills & Responsibilities

 Working at the Telenor’s end in the Infra Planning department.

 Responsible for the provisioning of Infra for all the new projects.
 Managing the current ESXi based virtual environment.
 Responsible for providing new VMs to the UDs.
 Responsible for managing the resources / compute / Storage for the virtualized environment.
 Responsible for provisioning / Installation / Configuration of the Physical Hardware for the
DataCenter.
o Servers
o MDS Switches
o Storages
o Physical Cabling
o Etc
 Responsible for all the communication with the hardware vendors.
 Responsible for End to End installation of all the Hardware equipment in the DC.
 Responsible for providing the forcasting related to infra utilization of current projects.
 Responsible for calculation the TCO based on the user requirements.

Business Analytics (Pvt.) Ltd

Duration: Mar 2016 – 31st March, 2021

Designation: Manager Systems / Networks
Reports to: Company President.
Business Analytics (Pvt.) Ltd. is delivering innovative Information Technology
solutions to a diverse portfolio of customers, ranging from Small & Medium
Enterprises to Giants of the industry.

Skills & Responsibilities

 Managing over all BA Network including the Data Center and the User
support.
 Managing Linux and windows based servers.

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 Established and managing a private Cloud based setup using VMware

ESXi 5.1.
 Installed, configured and managing the Linux based SVN server for
version control.
 Installed, configured and managed the following JIRA (Atlassian) based
products.
o Jira Software for Project and issue tracking.
o Confluence for Document Collaboration.
o Jira Service Desk for IT Service desk and customer
services.
 Installed, Configured and managing the network, using Kerio Connect,
a software based firewall.
 Managed a DR-Container Site implementation project in Kuwait.
 Managing the installation of Infrastructure with Huawei.
 Managing the configuration and Installation of Huawei E-9000 Servers.
 Managing the configuration of Hyper-V based Hosts and VMs.
 Communication with different vendors for the installation /
implementation of Huawei Container based DR-Site.
 Successfully completed the following Huawei DSV partner trainings.
o Huawei CBS Testing Training.
o Huawei CBS Infrastructure Training.

Huawei Telecom
Duration : June 2012 – Jan 2016
Designation: Senior System Administrator
Reports to: Manager IT
Skills & Responsibilities:

 Responsible for overall Network and System Administration of

the Huawei Data Center (Aiwan-e-Iqbal Lahore).
 Responsible for managing a datacenter with multiple
environments, which includes SUN Solaris 10, HP-UX,
RedHAT Linux, SUSE 10 / 11 Linux, AIX.
 Running the health-checks on all the UNIX, Linux, Solaris and
Windows based servers.
 Worked on creating test environments on UNIX, Solaris and
Linux based servers, making the environments ready for
Customer Demos and testing.

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 Providing user support to customers and internal users on

issues related to system administration.
 Providing user support to all the internal users on IT related
issue, which includes OS installation, problem solving, Software
installation etc.
 Responsible Installing / Configuring / Managing Huawei’s ATAE
(R3) Blade Servers, OceanStor s3900 Storage, using USM and
ISM for the test CBS Environment.
 Installation of USM Server.
 Installation of SUSE 11 on ATAE Blade servers using USM.
 Installation of Windows 2008 Server on ATAE Blade servers
using USM for test CBS Environment.
 Installation of Oracle 11g on ATAE Blade servers using USM for
test CBS environment in Lahore LAB.
 Installation of ultra-path using the USM.
 Involved in setting up the OCS/CBS test environments in
Lahore LAB, on ATAE R3 Blade servers using iDeploy.
 Installation of servers using i2000 for CBS Environment.
 Configuration of CBS SLB using iDeploy.

Involved in working with different clients for Huawei

Warid Telecom:

 Provided system level support to TABS development teams in

Warid Telecom.
 Performed health checks on Warid Telecom servers.
 Creating test environments on Solaris and Linux based servers for
the development teams.

Ufone:

 Installation and configuration of VGS-SCG for Ufone-KHI. (VAS)

 Installation and configuration of OS on the blade servers using
i2000.
 Installation and configuration of SCG switches.
 Configuration of SLB using iDeploy. (deployment tool)

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 Configuration of iCache. (Cache Servers for SCG)

 Performing health checks on all the servers.

Telenor:

 Configuration of complete IPCC network.

 Integration with the customer.
 Configuration of Huawei Eudemon 1000E Firewalls.
 Configuration of Huawei S9300, S5328 Switches.

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Digital Processing Systems

Duration : April 2003 ~ June 2012

Designation: Manager, Technical Support Department
Reports to: Company President.
Skills & Responsibilities:

Digital Processing Systems Inc. is a US based Software development

company, having offices in Kuwait, UAE and Pakistan .

 Handled the tasks of troubleshooting network and server

systems.

 Provided system installation, configuration management,

capacity planning and performance tuning.

 Successfully lead small groups and projects.

 Handled the tasks of administering Solaris, Linux and Windows

based servers used in production environment.

 Managed and deployed version control system like VSS, SVN.

 Performed deployment and configuration of Apache in

production environments
 Overall management of Local Area Network, running on
Windows 2000 / XP
 Management of remote and local servers running Solaris / Linux
/ Windows.
 Installation of DNS Servers.
 LDAP Servers
 Also implemented IPMP on a Server running Solaris 10.
 Provided technical support for software, hardware, networking,
server and peripherals for more than 200 users including
remote and local users.

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Diallog Broadband Islamabad, Pakistan

Duration : Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

Designation: Technical Consultant

Reports to: Manager Systems / Networks

Skills & Responsibilities:

I was involved in designing the network (WAN) of more than 25 locations in

Rawalpindi
& Islamabad, centrally connected with the Data-Center in Islamabad. (E-Enablement /
Diallog Broad-Band). A Project of Pakistan Police Department.

I have also done the Complete testing and Proof of Concept for the Installation and
Setup of SUN-RAY Servers and SUN-RAY thin clients which includes.

 Installation & Configuration of SUNRAY Server.

 Connecting SUNRAY Clients with the Server.
 Configuration of Applications on SUNRAY Server to be accessed
from clients.
 Installation / Configuration of Remote Desktop on SUNRAY Server.
 Installation / configuration of Windows 2003 Server for windows
applications.
 Accessing Windows desktop on SUNRAY Thin Client
 Accessing the SUNRAY Server from a remote location with WiMax
connectivity in-between, for testing network utilization /
performance.
 Installation and Configuration of Sun Secure Global Desktop

SDI Technologies Islamabad, Pakistan

Duration : Mar 2000 - Apr 2003

Designation: Network Engineer

Reports to: Manager Networks

Skills & Responsibilities:

SDIT is a US based firm working in the field of Medical Transcription and providing
turn-key Networking solutions to various organizations.

 Complete Setup and management of SDIT’s Medical Transcription

setup including LAN and overall management of transcription related
issues.
 Complete Installation & Maintenance of the Local Area Network.
 Installation of FTP servers to download the data from the dictation
machines in US.
 Installation and Maintenance of Servers running Windows 2000
professional /Windows 2000 Server/ XP / Red Hat Linux.
 Maintenance of Web servers, Mail and proxy services, FTP Server using
Red Hat Linux.

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 To provide solutions for all kinds of Software and Hardware problems of

the computers.

Apollo OnLine Islamabad, Pakistan

Duration : Jun 1998 - Mar 2000

Designation: Assistant System Administrator

Reports to: Manager Networks

Skills & Responsibilities:

Apollo OnLine is the Internet Service Provider in ISB.

 Complete installation, commissioning, testing and maintenance of
Apollo OnLine.
 Responsible for overall management of Apollo Online's network.
 To manage a Solaris and Windows NT based network.
 To provide technical help to the corporate customers. To make
work schedules and to assign duties to engineers and technicians
for the efficient running of all the shifts.
 The work includes configuration and installation of SUN Enterprise
450, Compaq proliant as Internet Information Servers. Nortel’s
Rapport 8E Access Servers, Cisco AS5300 and Cisco 2500 / 2600
series routers / access servers, Cisco 1900 catalyst switches for
LAN / WAN connectivity.
 Configured and installed Livingston Radius Server for the
authentication, authorization and accounting of remote dial-in
users.
 Configuration of Sendmail and Apache Web-server for mail and
WWW services.
 Support of the PTCL network (PDN) that consists of PDN switches all
over Pakistan.
 Work includes the configuration and management of the PDN
switches using SPARC-20s and Nortel’s Network Management
System (NMS) release 9.

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CompuNet OnLine Islamabad, Pakistan

Duration : Apr 1997 - Jun 1998

Designation: System Engineer

Reports to: Manager Networks

Skills & Responsibilities:

CompuNet OnLine is the Islamabad’s first graphical based Internet Service Provider.

 To manage the NT based network.

 Provide technical support to internet clients.
 Involved in sales and marketing, installation, maintenance and
providing technical help to the customers.

Mainly involved in providing technical support to users via telephone on the

CompuNet Online support Department.

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