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Enterprise Architect & IT Infrastructure Expert

-  12+ years of experience in Fortune 500 environments specializing in enterprise infrastructure.

-  Extensive experience in developing architecture blueprints that map business strategy to technology architecture and developing roadmap of improvements to meet strategic goals.

-  Subject matter expert in storage, backup, data replication, virtualization, network convergence & cloud computing with understanding of full technology stack across server platforms, hypervisor, OS, network, routing, firewall, load balancer, database, middleware, applications, web, and security.

-  Track record of providing technical and management leadership in driving IT projects to completion under challenging conditions.

-  Adept at writing SOW, evaluating vendors/technologies/solutions, conducting POC, sizing, and capacity planning; and translating business requirements into technical scope in dynamic environments.

-  Experienced in managing matrix teams, interfacing with the business, and interacting up to C- level.

-  Deep expertise across financial services, hedge funds, insurance, telecom, media & transportation verticals.

-  Master of Science (coursework) in Technology Management (GPA 3.85/4.00), 2009

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

-  Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (4-yr), 2003

FAST - National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences, Lahore, PK (Acceptance Rate: <10%)

Received scholarship (80% tuition fee) for sophomore, junior and senior years

- DR&BC Planning and Management	- Managing HDS Disk Arrays
- EMC Storage Technology Foundations	- NetApp Storage Fundamentals
- ITIL Service Management Essentials	- Implementing SAN for SAP
- Designing & Implementing FlexPod/UCS Solutions	- Cisco Next-Gen Data Center Architecture

Storage, Backup, Replication, Disaster Recovery, High Availability

·               Architecture & Design (Expert), Implementation (Expert), Operations (Advanced), Deep experience in Parity Analysis, Capacity Planning, Sizing, Deduplication, Compression, Performance Optimization, Tiered Storage, and environments as large as 3.5 petabytes.

·               NetApp (Expert): FAS/V 6x00/3x00 series, Data ONTAP (7/c-mode), OnCommand suite, SnapMirror, SnapVault, FlexClone, SnapManager, DTA Migrations, WFA, SnapShot

·               Hitachi (Expert): HDS Lightning/USP, HiCommand, Shadow Image, TrueCopy, HORCM.

·               EMC (Advanced): EMC VMAX/DMX, ECC, SYMCLI, PowerPath, TimeFinder, SRDF, Clariion CX, Celerra, VNX, Isilon, Unisphere, NAVICLI, Replication Manager.

·               HP Technologies (Intermediate): HP EVA series, CommandView EVA.

·               Brocade & Cisco (Advanced): zoning, planning, network design, implementation and operations.

·               Storage Protocols (FC, FCoE, iSCSI, NFS, CIFS), Emulex LP, QLogic HBA.

·               (Expert) Backup, Data Protection and DR architecture, design, implementation and operations.

·               Backup Software: Symantec NetBackup (Expert), BakBone NetVault (Basic).

·               SnapManager (Expert) for Oracle/SAP/VI (VSC)/SharePoint.

·               Tape Libraries & Hardware (Advanced): StorageTek, Quantum, ACSLS.

 

Virtualization & Cloud Infrastructure

·               Architecture & Design (Expert), Implementation (Expert), Operations (Intermediate).

·               Adoption, migration and automation for private, public, and hybrid cloud infrastructure (Expert).

·               VMware (Advanced), FlexPod (Expert), Vblock (Intermediate), vCAC (Basic), VDI (Intermediate).

·               AWS (Advanced): designing for highly available, multi-zone/multi-region, auto scaling architectures, integrating EC2, S3, EBS, ELB, VPC, etc.

·               Cisco Technologies (Advanced): Cisco UCS, Nexus.

·               OSI Layer (Advanced).

 

Databases, Applications & Other

·               Operating Systems (Intermediate): AIX, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, RedHat Linux, Windows, VMware ESX, Veritas Volume Manager.

·               Database storage architecture (Expert), RDBMS Systems (Intermediate).

·               Intermediate to Expert level with Oracle, Sybase, DB2, Exchange, SharePoint and SAP.

·               Visio (Expert), MS Project (Expert), Crystal Reports (Beginner), MS Office (Expert), C/C++ (Intermediate), Cognos Reporting/BI (Beginner).

·               Expert in Data Center (P2V, V2V) and Storage (homogenous and cross-platform) Migrations.

·               Enterprise Architecture (Intermediate), System Architecture (Expert), Distributed & Scalable Architecture (Expert), Application Architecture (Intermediate).

 

Standards, Methodologies & Frameworks

·               Well versed in: TOGAF, eTOM, ITIL, SOX, HIPAA, PCI, CMMI, ISO 9001/27001, iDNA

 

SKB Inc – Los Angeles, CA / Tampa, FL                                                                                       Aug 2012 – Oct 2015

Infrastructure & DR Architect                                                               Client(s): SITA, Bridgewater, Intel, DTCC

SKB is a provider of management & technology services to Fortune 500 organizations.

 

-    IT Disaster Recovery and High Availability – Developed strategies, designs, and architectures to improve DR, BC, and HA within applications and infrastructures of a global financial market player (designated as SIFMU and RegSCI Entity as part of Dodd-Frank Reforms). Led and implemented risk management programs in working with other IT stakeholders.

-    ITaaS & Private Cloud Implementation – Acted as SME on huge migration effort from multiple legacy data centers to next-gen cloud data center (NetApp/Nexus/VMware) covering 500+ P2V app migrations in mission-critical environment.

-    Enterprise Storage Architecture – Developed enterprise data center storage strategy and direction including current state assessment, future vision determination, detailed gap analysis, and planning for gap closure for multiple data centers (2+ petabyte storage) spread across North America and Europe.

-    Enterprise Data Protection Strategy – Developed enterprise data protection strategy encompassing global data centers ensuring business SLAs are met for each tier using heterogeneous approach (Oracle RMAN, VSC/SMVI, NetApp SnapShot, NetBackup).

-    Enterprise Public Cloud POC (Amazon Web Services - AWS) - Configured n-tier architecture with web, app and database servers on AWS (using EC2, Route 53, EBS, CloudFront, S3, RDS, SNS and CloudWatch) including full design, implementation and migration of test-bed applications.

-    Public Cloud Backup - Configured EC2 attached EBS & RDS Snapshots to provide for apps & databases tier backup & recovery (Glacier).

-    End-to-end Infrastructure Inventory & Best Practices – Re-architected and implemented OnCommand Insight OCI (aka SANscreen) to produce detailed reports of current state of storage practices and technologies including Oracle, VMware, Solaris and NetApp.

-    Backup & Disaster Recovery Implementation – Helped client strategize, define, and implement backup (SnapVault) and Disaster Recovery (SnapMirror) in geographically distributed data center and office locations to support SLA with worldwide business operations (US and Malaysia).

-    Provisioning/Build Automation – Participated in data center-wide initiative to automate build of new infrastructure (server, network, storage) using CA IT PAM and NetApp WFA tools.

-    Capacity Planning & Tech Refresh – Participated and led discussions for capacity planning and finalizing BOM for new equipment / order placement.

-    Vendor Management & Technology Roadmap Development - Worked with vendors to align cloud storage & backup product roadmap with future business needs.

 

EVT Corp – Dallas, TX                                                                                                                        Aug 2010 - Jun 2012

Storage & Cloud Solutions Architect                                             Client(s): Wal-Mart, HBO, FoxTv, TimeWarner

EVT Corporation is a leading system integrator for NetApp and related technologies.

 

-    Virtualization / Cloud Storage Architecture – Helped customers define cloud architecture using NetApp FlexPod, Cisco UCS & Nexus, and VMware technologies (competed against Vblock).

-    NetApp Storage Architecture & Upgrades – Helped customers define storage solutions including architecture, tiering, virtualization, backup, and disaster recovery. Led upgrades from 31xx to 32xx and 62xx systems; also performed upgrades of Data ONTAP with minimal impact.

-    Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Rollouts – Designed & implemented large-scale virtual desktop environments on VMware View and Citrix XenDesktop with back-end on NetApp for 5,000+ users.

-    Migrations - Performed migrations from NetApp/non-NetApp to NetApp for upgrades, consolidation, and/or conversions (32-bit to 64-bit aggregates, P2V, etc.) using SnapMirror, VxVM and DTA.

-    Pre-Sales Engineering and POCs – Working with account managers to support the sales process for Fortune 500 customers. Generated quotes, responded to RFP’s, developed proposals, and achieved revenues of over US$10m per annum. Set up POCs for evaluation of new data center technology.

-    Delivery & Implementation – Responsible for installing, configuring, and rolling out new NetApp hardware including FAS and V-Series systems (62xx, 32xx, 31xx), UCS hardware, and VMware ESX.

-    Customer Management – Advised customer on best practices and process optimization for day-to-day operations, and assisted in capacity planning in a very dynamic and challenging business environment.

 

BlackRock – San Francisco, CA                                                                                                     Dec 2009 - Aug 2010

Sr. Infrastructure Consultant

BlackRock is the world’s largest institutional money manager through acquisition of BGI.

 

-    Global Storage Operations – Responsible for management of ~1.7PB of storage infrastructure spread across SAN, NAS, and CAS technologies in 6 locations globally running on EMC Symmetrix (DMX-3/4), Clariion (CX3/4), Celerra (NS70xg), Centera, NetApp FAS 3000, Brocade (24K, 48K), Cisco MDS (9513, 9134), NetBackup 6.5.x, StorageTek (L700, L1400), and Quantum (i500, i2000) systems.

-    Backup Optimization – Provided specific recommendations to optimize backups that resulted in saving of backup space/tapes, network bandwidth, and server computing by about 18% for the specific application (Exchange) resulting in cost-savings for the organization.

-    DR & BCP Planning & Testing – Helped in developing, planning, and executing procedures for full-blown Data Center failover and failback testing.

-    Integration of Legacy BlackRock and Legacy Barclays Global’s infrastructures – Helped in massive integration effort of two global organizations and their mission-critical infrastructure spread across multiple data centers globally (US, Canada, UK, Japan, Germany, Australia).

 

NetApp              - Los Angeles, CA / Champaign, IL                                                                                        Feb 2007 - Dec 2009

Storage & DR Architect                                                Client(s): AIG, CBS, Hallmark, Union Bank, Amdocs, Amgen

 

-    SAN / Storage Architecture - Helped Fortune 1000 customers in design and implementation of high-throughput, highly scalable, and high-growth architecture for storage, backup, and DR in environments as big as 3PB storage and as high performing as 400 MBps on each server. Platforms included Sun Solaris, AIX, Linux and Windows running mission-critical 24x7x365 applications.

-    Data Migration – Helped plan, design, and execute host-based and storage-based migrations data migrations (100+ TB) with zero data loss and minimal downtime.

-    Storage Consolidation for Heterogeneous Environment (AIX, Solaris, Windows) – Configured volumes/LUNs and performed masking, zoning, HBA configuration, and host configuration.

-    Disaster Recovery (DR) Implementation – Designed and architected bunker and remote replication for DR including RPOs, RTOs, and bandwidth requirement for applications.

-    Operations Support – Acted as primary contact for customer during post-implementation phase, and developed strong relationships with sales, delivery, and support teams.

-    Storage Throughput Analysis & Optimization – Provided in-depth performance analysis and solutions for enhanced application performance in complex environment. Identified and tuned parameters in various layers to get as high as 1.5GB/sec on FAS6040 active-active cluster.

 

Warid Telecom - Lahore, PK                                                                                                      Dec 2005 - Dec 2006

Systems Engineer

Warid Telecom was multi-billion $ telecom venture by Singapore Telecom (SingTel) and Warid Int’l.

 

-    Part of planning, deployment, and support of a enterprise storage and backup environment consisting of HP XP, Clariion CX, Sun StorEdge 69xx, Brocade 3900/4100, and StorageTek L series.

-    Data Protection Solution – Assisted in design & configuration of SAN backup using NetBackup.

-    Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity – Planned enterprise-wide business continuity & disaster recovery solution including RTO, RPO and bandwidth computation.

-    Systems Roadmap – Part of the team devising data center roadmap for the next 3 years.

 

Orascom Telecom (Mobilink) – Lahore, PK                                                                         Aug 2003 - Dec 2005

Lead Storage & Backup Administrator

Orascom Telecom was the world’s eighth largest mobile network group by customer numbers at one point.

 

-    Led operations and architecture for storage, backup & DR supporting 24x7 mission-critical telecom apps.

-    HDS Storage Implementation (Tier-1) – Implemented Tier-1 SAN using 2Gb FC network comprising Brocade3900 and HDS9980 supporting HP-UX (RP8400) platform.

-    HP Storage Implementation (Tier2) – Redesigned and expanded SAN to 2Gb FC network comprising Brocade 3900 and HP EVA5000 connecting to HP-UX, Tru64UNIX, and Solaris servers.

-    Backup Solution with Veritas NetBackup/StorageTek – Implemented one of the largest SAN Backup Solutions at its time in the region with StorageTek, NetBackup, ACSLS, and NetVault.

-    Disaster Recovery – Tested disaster recovery solution using TrueCopy replication on HDS storage.

-    Storage Evaluation – Participated in storage product evaluations (HP, EMC, HDS, SUN, IBM) and contributed to storage and backup architecture design and capacity planning decisions.

 

PwC Consulting              – Lahore, PK                                                                                                      Jan 2003 - May 2003

IT Contractor (Software Engineering)                                                        Client(s): The Coca-Cola Company, SITA

 

-    Worked in development and roll-out of ERP application suite for PwC’s major customers.

 

-        Top 1% of the class rank in high school; elected Vice President of the senior class.

-        Awarded Best Regional Professional Services Consultant at NetApp.

-        Contributed to RedHat and NetApp official tools/manuals.

-        106^th position among about 10,000 freshman students across the country.