UNIX/LINUX Expert

UNIX Administration/Architecture and E &P Applications Deployment position in a dynamic environment applying cutting-edge technology and offering opportunity for innovation, versatility, further skills development and career development.

Application Support and System Administration
Installed, Configured, Commissioned and Troubleshooting of SIS Applications(Interpretation, Simulation and Asset management applications) running on Solaris, RedHat, AIX and Windows operating platform at in-house and client locations.
Implemented solution for G&G user to transfer GeoFrame data to Petrel and vice versa by using OpenSpirit
Commissioned and Administered Hardware and E&P applications inside at National Oil Company of Pakistan (OGDCL) and in-house. Further in Saudi Arabia commissioned and deployed hardware and SIS software in IOCs (International Oil companies – LUKSAR, EniRepSa and Sano Saudi Gas), KJO (Khafji Joint Operation) and ARAMCO.
Hardware upgraded of one of the ISP (Alo2Net) VodaTel Riyadh
Implanted Seismic Data Management solution at KJO, Saudi Arabia in which I installed and configured the ProSource Suite (SIS, SLB product); the integral parts of this state of the art technology are LDAP, Tomcat Web Services, OpenSpirit, arcSDE Oracle, and SIS applications like eSearch for Physical Assert Management.
Scheduled preventive maintenance at all in-house and client locations and reduced hardware failure by 99%.

Network Administration
Designed and implemented network of 200 PCs, 5 SUN servers and 20 SUN workstations with load balancing at Informatics Complex and improved 25% network efficiency from previous setup.
Professionally trained to administer mission critical networks and client/server environment and exercised this knowledge at all locations running with Schlumberger applications in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia for better performance.

Data Management (Oilfield related)
Professionally trained in backup, restore procedures and techniques for Windows and UNIX based setups.
Commissioned Disaster Recovery and business continuity plans at all client locations and in-house by using Veritas and Legato applications in addition to self created shell scripts with library storage as well as standard storage solutions.
Restored and backup of Oracle database for all setups through self created auto-scripts on daily basis in all client and in house Schlumberger
Hands on experience with disaster recovery techniques to recover mission critical data at Premier Oil Company, Pakistan.

Education and Professional Training
Education
1994 – M.Sc. Systems Engineering, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
1991 – M.Sc. Applied Mathematics & CS, Punjab University, Pakistan
1988 - B.Sc. Mathematics and Physics, Punjab University, Pakistan

June 2000 – Schlumberger Orientation Program (OFS1), Dubai
August 2000 – 5 days ORACLE DBA by Oracle, Abu-Dhabi
March 2001 – Microsoft Certified Professional (Windows 200)
April 2001 – 4 days ZEH plotting Solutions by ZEH, Abu-Dhabi
May 2001 – Schlumberger MERAK training for System Administrators, Dubai
April 2002 – 5 days Shell Programming course for System Administrators by Sun Microsystems, Dubai
November 2003 – 5 days Services iForce Technical Symposium by Sun Microsystems, Midrand, South Africa
March 2004 – 10 days Redhat Linux Systems Administration and Network Security by Redhat Linux, Dammam, KSA
March 2004 – Redhat Certified Technician (RHCT)
July 2005 – 2 weeks training on Linux Cluster / Eclipse and Gigaviz Install and LSF, KL, Malaysia
December 2005 – 5 days training on People Management (OFS3), Dubai
November 2006 – One month course on IM, Cairo, Egypt

Personal: Date of Birth: April 9, 1968
Nationality: Pakistani
Family Status: Married with 4 kids
Permanent Address: 61/3, Kacha Gojra, GOJRA - 36120,Pakistan
Residence Iqama: Saudi Arabia (with NOC and transferable)