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SYED ASGHAR SAJJAD 509 Washington Dr,
Ramsey, NJ 07446 Cell: (908)
583-7588 Email:
syedsjj@hotmail.com PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
¨ A seasoned IT professional with
strong background in systems development methodologies including Program and
Project Management skills with an in-depth knowledge of SYSTEM tools. ¨ A seasoned Data Center Administrator
with Data Center Network designing and deployment expertise. ¨ A seasoned professional with
strengths in identifying and solving complicated network and Voice over IP
issues. ¨ Over 12 years of experience as a
LAN/WAN Network System Administrator in Windows NT 4.0/2000/2003/2008/2012,
LINXU/UNIX, MS Back office suite with all aspects of designing,
administration, network installation, troubleshooting and integration. ¨ Experience in Writing scopes
documentation to describe and develop installation and configuration
procedures for all Operating Systems, Network Applications and related
software / hardware. ¨ Have a very successful track record
in developing and delivering high quality projects in a very timely manner
and within allocated budget. ¨ Excellent writing and verbal
communication, leadership, problem solving and analytical skills
(Multilingual). ¨ Experienced in managing and
delegating work as part of a team in a global matrix organization ¨ Management experience including
supervision, scheduling, coaching, mentoring, hiring and performance
management. (N=21) Extensive experience with:
EDUCATION
¨ MS (Information
Technology)(2014/2015) Montclair State
University, NJ, USA ¨ BS (Information
Technology)(2011/2013) Montclair State
University, NJ, USA ¨ BCS (Bachelor of
Computer Science)
(1998/2001) Al-Khair
University, Pakistan. CERTIFICATIONS
AND TRAININGS: ¨ Microsoft Certified System Engineer
(MCSE-WIN2000 in 2003). ¨ Living Disaster Recovery Planning
System (LDRPS – 2008) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LIBERTY TRAVEL INC,
RAMSEY, NJ10/2007 - Present SR. DATA CENTER
ADMINISTRATOR ¨ Manage assigned project resources
and tasks priorities ¨ Proactively track project-related
issues and risks and develop remediation ¨ Work closely with senior management
to develop strategic plans, technology roadmaps, and detailed budgets ¨ Ensure the consistency and
maintainability of existing applications by creating, maintaining and
enforcing standards/procedures for implementing technical solutions. ¨ Analyze complex IT business needs
and recommend technical solutions ¨ Assisted with the development and
implementation of all IT policies and procedures, including those for
architecture, security, disaster recovery, standards, purchasing and service
provision. ¨ Monitor system performance and
recommend process efficiencies that could be implemented to maximize system
performance and employee productivity. ¨ Participate on all hardware and
software evaluations along with vendor contracts ¨ Make purchasing recommendations and
monitor contract performance ¨ Develop configuration and monitoring
standards for network performance and implement and monitors controls to
ensure the standards are maintained. ¨ Assist with the business needs
evaluation, objectives, and goals, researching IT applications necessary to
meet the local area network hardware and software needs ¨ Installation, configuration and
administration of AlarmPoint Professional Server. ¨ Installation, configuration and
administration of APC InfraStruXure Applience Server. ¨ Installation, configuration and
administration of APC Netbotz 500 devices. ¨ Installation and maintenance of
various manageable PDU/RDU (APC and IBM). ¨ Data Center migration to co-location
and cloud. ¨ Alert Management for PDU/RDU by using
APC InfraStruXure Appliance Server. ¨ Alert Management for Powerhouse UPS
by using APC InfraStruXure Appliance Server. ¨ Alert Management and centralization
of APC Netbotz 500 Devices. ¨ AlarmPoint integration with
HP-OpenView Operations (Windows & UNIX) and HP Network Node Manager. ¨ AlarmPoint integration with ADS by
using LDAP. ¨ Configuration of Alert Message
Groups and ensuring the real time alert delivery to the concerning message
group. ¨ Successfully migrated infrastructure
monitoring system from HP-OpenView Operations to GroundWork Nagios system. ¨ Scheduling upgrades and patching. ¨ NEC PSTN migration to Asterisk
IP-PBX ¨ Asterisk IP-PBX to Cisco Call
Manager migration ¨ Technical documentation of SOP and
RunBooks. ¨ Managed Microsoft SharePoint
document library. ¨ Upgraded UNISYS Output Manager
(DEPCON) Server from 6.0 to 7.0. ¨ Active member of the team
implemented VMWare 4.1 and its upgrade to 5.1. ¨ Active member of the team upgraded
the company’s email system from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010. ¨ Installation, configuration, and
administration of Microsoft IIS 6.0 and 7.5 for the company’s travel web
portals and applications. ¨ Installation, configuration, and
administration of Apache/Tomcat 6.0 for the company’s consumer websites. ¨ Installation, configuration, and
administration of Barracuda Load Balancers for Exchange 2010 environment. ¨ Installation, configuration, and administration
of Linux (CentOS, Ubuntu, FreeBSD) operating systems. ¨ HP-UX administration for legacy
applications. ¨ Design, administration, and
infrastructure migration to Microsoft Azure. ¨ Installation, configuration, and
administration of VoIP recording system OrecX. ¨ Maintenance of public and private
Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 DNS servers. ¨ Installation, configuration, and
administration of MySQL DBMS. ¨ Designed and documented disaster
recovery plan by using LDRPS. ¨ Installation, configuration, and
administration of SVN repositories. LOGICAL EXCHANGE
LLC, DENVER CO06/2006 – 09/2007 SR. SYSTEM/NETWORK
ADMINISTRATOR ¨ Installation, configuration and
administration of Asterisk IP-PBX. ¨
Installation,
configuration and administration of Linux operating systems. ¨ Deployed fully functional auto and
predictive dialer. ¨ Mikrotik Routers and hotspots. ¨ Remote technical support and
maintenance. ¨ Scheduling backup and recovery. ¨ Project management which includes
budget, plan and risk factor analysis. ¨ Scheduling tasks among Level 1
network administrators. ¨ Issue tracking design and
implementation. ¨ Researching a solution for CALEA ¨ Implementing CALEA ¨ Day to day maintenance job of System
Admin server supports by configuring performance alerts send through various
monitoring application like MOM, site scope. ¨ Configure and setup Windows 2003 AD
group Policies and Exchange 2003 Mails servers group polices. ¨ Used OpenLDAP for directory access
availability for VoIP users. ¨ Interfacing with management for
providing best fit solutions for Computer/VoIP Networks. ¨ Configure and setup DHCP Service and
build scopes and super scopes and setup various options needed by the scopes
reservation and server level. ¨ Managed the day-to-day efficiency of
Computer Operations, Telecommunications, Information Technology, LAN/WAN Networks,
and Desktop/VDI systems. CORPORATE VIRTUAL
COMMUNICATION09/2004 – 06/2006 SR. NETWORK
ADMINISTRATOR ¨ Managed a team of associates for the
installation and configuration of Computer/VoIP network. Responsible for
leading, planning and managing multiple complex projects including management
of daily activities including task assignments, hiring and performance
management. ¨ Provided computer network expertise
to the VoIP system for the assigned projects. ¨
Interacted
and collaborate with management for provision of best-fit solutions for
Computer/VoIP Networks. ¨
Installation,
configuration, and administration of Linux operating systems. ¨ Designed Computer/VoIP network based
on the company specifications and requirements. ¨
Procurement
of the equipment for setting up the Computer/VoIP network. ¨
Troubleshooting
and solution of all Computer/VoIP network issues and continuous maintenance of
the Computer/VoIP network including Cisco Call Manager and Unity. ¨ Interfacing with the equipment
vendors and the telecom service providers. ¨ Designed Active directory structure,
by building domains, various sites and organization unit and creating group
policies for security as well as for deployment of applications. ¨ Redesigned Plan and configure the
setup of Active directory in branch office environment. ¨ Configured and setup DHCP Service
and build scopes and super scopes and setup various options needed by the
scopes reservation and server level. ¨ Designed Distributed File Server
root Shares, links and provide file and Folder level security to Users and
groups. ¨ Providing file and Folder level
security to Users and groups. ¨ Installed and configure predictive
and auto dialer. ¨ Installed and configure dial plans
for different projects of the company. ¨ Installed and configure Apache and
Tomcat Server. QUICKLINK
COMMUNICATIONS06/2003 – 09/2004 SYSTEM/NETWORK
ADMINISTRATOR ¨ In my capacity as a System Engineer,
Provided state-of-the-art solutions for Complex and high availability fault
tolerant Windows 2000/2003 operating systems, and Maintain in such a manner
as to minimize unscheduled downtime, in a multi-protocol environment. The
primary responsibilities were to design, implement, and maintain different
sites network systems which included Windows 2003 server application design,
configuration, installation, maintenance, upgrades, troubleshoot and
administration, by handling service breakdowns, tuning and tweaking operating
system. ¨ Responsible for installation,
configuration and maintenance of Computer/VoIP Networks. ¨ Interfacing with management for
providing best fit solutions for Computer/VoIP Networks. ¨ Designing the Computer/VoIP network
based on the company specifications and requirements. ¨
Procurement
of the equipment for setting up the Computer/VoIP network. ¨ Supervising the installation and
configuration of the Computer/VoIP network. ¨
Troubleshooting
and solution of all Computer/VoIP network issues. ¨
Continuous
maintenance of the Computer/VoIP network. ¨ Designed, installed and configured Win
2000 domain controllers in Native mode. ¨ Designed and implemented active
directory to meet the requirements of the organization. ¨ Trained staff on Active Directory. ¨ Installed and configured 40 new
servers with Windows 2000 Operating System and their required applications. ¨ Documented the work done for
installing the Applications and operating system. ¨ Responsible for Server hardware
installation and promotion to Domain Controller in Active Directory,
Communicate migration schedule to users, develop ACL update plan/share
conversion file, Freeze source domain changes, Run Wake on LAN to ensure all
PC’s are powered on, ¨ Updated Users/Groups to Windows
2000, updated resources, updated Exchange accounts, Moved site AD objects
into OU containers, copied data from source to target servers, convert DHCP
to new server, test user login and access to data on target server and
updated Win NT and Win 2000 stations to new domain. Manually updated the
Windows 95 workstations using logon script. HELLO TECHNOLOGIES01/2002 – 06/2003 SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
¨ Capacity planning, performance
monitoring, troubleshooting and management of Server security support,
Performed routine network and security Audits using established security
procedures, to include all Win 2003 (Domain Structures, and Domain Database
Synchronization), MS Exchange Server 2003 administration. Remediation of
deployed production SW system issues, including Proprietary and third party
applications. Applying Service Packs, hot fixes, updating anti-virus engines,
implementation of approved infrastructure changes, including server build out
and upgrades. Monitored and maintained server integrity using event logs, and
Compaq Insight Manager Configure and Implement Fault Isolation Procedures to
provide timely resolution to network problems. ¨ Planed, designed, implemented and
Migrated NT 4 to win2000 by setting the lab and doing the pilot project with
net IQ tool. ¨ Created User and Email IDs in NT
4/2000 and Exchange server 5.5 /2000 ¨ Upgraded Client desktops and Laptops
from NT 4, Win2000 to Windows XP desktop operating system and other
Application setup ¨ Maintenance of Exchange server,
setup of Exchange Clients such Configuring Microsoft Outlook and outlook
express and archiving, transferring mail. ¨ Maintenance & update of
Antivirus and resolve virus issues by various patches and utilities. ¨ Wrote simple scripts for user
profiles to reduce the redundant jobs for admin. ¨ Participated in the migration team
from NT 4 to WIN 2000. ¨ Installed configure and administer
NT 4, WIN2000 and WIN2003 servers ¨ Plan, design, install &
implement Active directory structure. ¨ Installation, configuration and
Administration of IIS Server ¨ Analyzed problem and provide
solution on Win 2000, Exchange, Active Directory, and IP configurations. ¨ Design/Installation/maintenance
of HW and SW (Servers, Network equipments & PC's). ¨ Analyzed, tested,
evaluated and recommended hardware, software and peripherals. ¨ Designing of Computer & VoIP
networks. ¨ Installation, configuration and
maintenance of: o
Computer
& VoIP networks. o
Microsoft
Windows 2003 Server. o
DNS, ADS and
Printer Servers. o
Linux Fedora
Core 3. o
Squid Server. o
Asterisk
IP-PBX o
MySQL and
Apache Server o
Samba Server. o
System Backup o
Restoration
of Files/Database and disaster recovery o
Solving end
user hardware and software problem. NATIONAL SCIENCE
COLLEGE01/2001 – 01/2002 SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
¨ Designed Active directory structure
by building domains, various sites and organization unit and creating group
policies for security as well as for deployment of applications. ¨ Redesigned plan and configured the
setup of Active directory in campus environment. ¨ Configured and setup DHCP Services
and built scopes and super scopes and setup various options needed by the
scopes reservation and server level. ¨ Designed Distributed File Server
root shares, links and provide file and folder level security to users and
groups. ¨ Provided file and folder level
security to users and groups. ¨ Day to day maintenance of System
Admin server supports by configuring performance alerts send through various
monitoring application like MOM, site scope. ¨ Work with Novell 5.x and Microsoft
file Servers. ¨ Configured and setup windows 2003 AD
group Policies and Exchange 2003 Mails servers group polices. ¨ Built various Application servers by
installing Windows 2003 O.S and various Admin Applications. OTHER QUALIFICATION
¨ 1 Year Diploma
(Electronics)
(2000) Rawalpindi Swedish Institute of Technology,
Rawalpindi. Pakistan. ¨ Diploma in English Language
(USA)
(1999) National
Institute of Modern Languages, Islamabad. Pakistan. ¨ Diploma in English Language
(UK)
(1997) Birna
Elca, England. ¨ Diploma in Computer Concepts(1996) ICS
Learning System, USA. STATUS
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