Network Manager

Managing all network activities

Network Manager
Pharmaceutical Solutions Industry, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (2003 ¡V till date)
Subsidiary of Fresenius; German Pharmaceutical Company

Project Management:
„Q Developed project strategies, requirements documents, test and implementation plans
„Q Consulted with management and reviewed project proposals to determine goals, time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements and allotment of resources
„Q Annual forecasting and monitoring of 1,000,000 Saudi Riyals Information Technology budget
„Q Perform technology assessments to enhance operations and standardize services
„Q Oversight for vendor selection, contract negotiations and procurement of all IT related areas
„Q Communicated and coordinated with business staff, team members and senior management
„Q Developed and implemented IT policies and procedures to ensure data accuracy and security
„Q Directed and coordinated activities of IT personnel to ensure smooth operation of local and wide area networks and functional system of PSI

SAP Implementation:
„Q Performed gap analyses and designed solutions to resolve functionality gaps between the software and business requirements.
„Q Installed IDES users training purpose





Wide Area Network:
„Q Solely responsible for design and implementation of Wide Area Network at PSI
„Q Maintain all Cisco equipment at 4 sites and 6 subnets
„Q Configured and implemented frame-relay PVCs, end-to-end security using 56bit Data Exchange Standard (DES), dial backup using Dial on Demand Routing (DDR), RADIUS and remote access
„Q Successfully implemented VoIP using g729r8 codec between 4 sites to carry out all telephone and fax traffic

Local Area Network:
„Q Built, maintained and enhanced the high availability, high performance datacenter that host 24x7 business application using raised flooring, cable trays, redundant cooling system, power from multiple sources and fire alarm system
„Q Planned and managed implementation of +500 nodes network installation using fiber backbone with four Intermediate Distribution Frames (IDF) and Systimax GigaSpeed cable meeting structured cabling standards

London College of Business & Management, London, United Kingdom 2003
„Q Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in computer engineering with a minor in computer science
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„Q MCSE: Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
„Q MCP: Microsoft Certified Professional

I am a UK graduate and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: MCSE, working in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. I am currently working as a Network Manager in Pharmaceutical Solutions Industry. Highlights of my job profile are:
• 7+ years of IT experience, consisting of 2+ years in leadership, 5+ years in security, design, implementation of LAN, WAN and ERP applications
• SAP Basis installation, upgrade, operations, support packages, transport system etc.
• Installation, maintenance and operation of the company¡¦s SAP R/3 systems.
• Participating in the company¡¦s SAP implementation projects.
• Responsible for managing the strategy development and execution of all IT projects
• Work with senior management on constructing business strategy, incorporating IT to deliver competitive advantage
• Designed and implemented Compaq cluster in active/active configuration using disk mirroring and fiber channel storage
• Experience with mission critical applications, high availability, disaster planning and recovery and business continuity
• Manage IT ¡V people, projects, technology and budget
• Ensuring that IT meets costs, quality and service budgets
• Ensure business requirements are clearly captured, defined and linked through to functional deliverables