SUMMARY

• A Senior IT and Network professional with more than 20 years career track and outstanding record of accomplishment for designing and delivering technology solutions that dramatically improve efficiency, productivity, and profitability with a demonstrated ability to define and map project scope, specification, project timeline, resources, and budget requirements from point of planning through production.
• In addition, my experience include directing and planning of the holistic IT Infrastructure Design, Strategy Road Mapping, and entire technology infrastructure roll out encompassing core infrastructure, Data Center, Cloud Infrastructure, voice and data communication systems.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Principal Architect

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and maintenance of Architecture Guiding Principles, drawing on architectural knowledge and experience
• Act as a chapter lead - mature and nurture a solution architecture chapter, establish the mission, purpose and standards of the chapter (e.g. agile architecture practices). Act as a change agent and lead the change across architecture capability
• Lead the development of new corporate IT standards, analyzing and understanding potential impact of competing technologies, assessing their strategic significance, defining their strategic role and scope, roadmap, relationship to existing standards, and periodically reviewing Emirates entire IT estate in the context of those standards
• Lead the development and documentation of architectural patterns and solution designs for use in solutions in the areas of Network, Security, Virtualization, Storage, Cloud, Servers, IoT, and other IT infrastructure related domains. Provide expert consultancy and coaching on these to project teams
• Act as an evangelist of agile architecture practices. Foster a team of Solution Architects and engineers to adopt and develop common best practices in delivering high performance solutions. Develop and deliver pragmatic solutions with business value, cost and risks as the core parameters for decision making
• Continuously improve architecture practices by contributing to the enterprise architecture repositories. Contribute standards, practices, other guard rails and guideline principles. Develop and train engineers and other architects on approaches for developing models.
• Track technologies and new business innovations, determine how they relate to Emirates IT strategy, existing standards, platforms and patterns, and lead the work to amend existing assets or create new assets to reflect changes in the technology landscape
• Lead the solution shaping phase for major (more than $1.5m) complex projects, taking full responsibility for the architecture of the solution. This involves developing a solution scenarios / stakeholder model, identifying appropriate strategic solution options, developing high level architectures for those options, leading the evaluation of the candidate architectures, selecting the preferred solution architecture, documenting that architecture and guiding the development team in its adoption and elaboration as a solution design
• Provide expert advice to projects on technical and architectural standards, guiding them on the need to raise exception requests, develop new or amended standards, and on the appropriate use of architectural patterns
• Lead solution design reviews and technical design reviews, ensuring that projects are following agreed corporate strategic direction and alignment to architectural standards and patterns
• Leads architecture development for complex Epics with high business value, working with the agile teams, Technical Product Managers and system teams within Agile Trains OR across multiple Agile Trains. Follow Agile Architecture practices to suit the business and solution context. Guide and advise the solution development when necessary and on proactively identifying solution challenges.
• Lead a strategic incubator project that will take a strategically significant new or innovative technology or architectural approach. This involves assembling and managing the development team, taking full responsibility for the solution architecture, leading the design and development of the solution, and taking overall responsibility for the management of the project, its budget, timescales and dependencies. Such projects will create the foundations for corporate strategic platforms on which Emirates future critical business systems will depend. Significant experience of major systems architecture is needed to ensure that a robust and scalable solution is developed
• Manage, direct, inspire and coach the work and capability of Principal Solution Architect resources as required, and engage in, and lead, a much wider virtual team of senior managers, technical and subject matter experts and business managers consisting of at least 20 individuals
• Own, Manage and maintain the architecture roadmap of complex/large Projects, Products, Environments and Platforms

Confidential

Infrastructure Architect

Responsibilities:

• Develop Confidential Group architecture and standard for network and information systems in the areas of Storage, Virtualization technologies, Green IT, Data Centre, Cloud Computing, Network, and Security by applying the TOGAF framework and incorporating architecture principles
• Communicate and enforce technology standards, policies and blue prints to Confidential Group Operational Companies to achieve business objectives and goals
• Design and architect strategic IT transformation initiatives throughout Confidential Group by considering the business and technical requirements
• Track IT Architecture trends and innovations and assess their applicability for Confidential Group
• Contribute to technical vision, strategy, design patterns, cloud mechanisms and principles that address the requirements and enable world-class Cloud Platforms for Confidential Group
• Develop and implement IS strategies in the areas of VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure), Private/Public Cloud, BYOD for across Confidential operating companies in the region
• Ensure that infrastructure architectures are flexible and support the business needs by maintaining an understanding of business strategies and infrastructure capabilities
• Ensure that the selected solutions are aligned with target architecture and meet the needs of various application solutions designed to run over the infrastructure
• Ensure scalability, robustness, reliability and resiliency of Confidential Group Operations Data Centers, Network, and Infrastructure
• Apply industry best practices for network and information systems infrastructure architecture and management
• Design and implement network infrastructure (LAN, WAN, MPLS, VPN) across Confidential operating companies in the region
• Manage key Confidential Group projects for the implementation of network and information systems infrastructure
• Engage in building and developing strategic relationships with major network and information systems infrastructure vendors in the region
• Manage relationships with Confidential operating companies in the region
• Manage 3 rd parties and the delivery of network and information systems infrastructure initiatives
• Participate in RFPs/RFQs technical scope of work development and technical vendor evaluation to ensure alignment with Confidential Group IT and Technology standards
• Build a strong vendor relationship to ensure an understanding of the vendor's products business and technology positioning. Including product updates, marketing news, training and technical updates
• Conduct research on emerging technologies in support of infrastructure development efforts, developing, documenting, making recommendations, and communicating plans for investing in IT infrastructure, including analysis of cost reduction opportunities.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Confidential Group and across the OpCOs for the setting up of governance, frameworks, and approaches for network and infrastructure design and be the main point of contact for networks, systems, and security solutions
• To guide the operating companies on IT Architecture to align with the group strategy
• Identify and implement strategies for improving efficiencies in capital and operational expenditure
• Contribute and advice on technology and solutions investments for Confidential Group and prepare Confidential Group Technology budgets
• Develop and enforce information security policies and standards across the Group
• Implement group-wide strategy of Regional Shared Services across Middle East and Africa

Confidential

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for designing, testing, and implementing approved IT network strategies according to approved annual operational plans covering the areas of LANs, WANs, MPLS, VPNs, DSLs, VoIP, and VLANs for the communication of data and voice within the Council.
• Participate in developing configuration templates for Cisco, Nortel and Juniper network devices on the Council’s network
• Act as the Technical Lead on all data network and voice designs for the Council
• Act as a Technical Project Manager and ensuring delivery of various internal network, security, and voice projects for the Council
• Identify resources needed and assign responsibilities to individuals
• Manage client engagement services and solution implementations
• Create and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
• Prepare Request for Proposals and Request for Information (RFPs/RFIs) for procurement of network and infrastructure solutions
• Participate in technical evaluations, vendor management and negotiations with vendors to secure a cost-effective and fit for purpose solutions
• Develop and revise business cases and create structure to project planning and implementation; this include leading team meetings, creating and allocating work packages, and establish reporting processes
• Collaborate with cross-functional staffs to coordinate and gather business and technical requirements
• Develop and use Standard Operating Procedures to carry out defined tasks related to planning, installation, upgrade, operation, control and maintenance of local and wide area networks following the ITIL v3 Framework
• Monitor and troubleshoot LAN and WAN connections, bandwidth use, network traffic patterns and volumes and ensuring availability and optimum services
• Providing input into design, re-design, and development of technology products as well as participating in development process

Confidential

Senior Network Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Designing, architecting, and upgrading large complex client enterprise infrastructures
• Leverage both proven and innovative technology approaches to solve challenging business problems
• Provide pre-sales support by holding workshops on-site/offsite, delivering presentations on proposed solutions, methodology and approach, attend and hold client weekly status meetings, assessments, written documentation, deliverables, and technical leadership within my regional operation
• Business development, opportunity identification, and ability to articulate components of BT’s portfolio
• Configure Cisco routers and switches with IP Routing protocols (BGP, EIGRP, RIP, IGRP, ISIS, and OSPF)
• Extensive experience in designing, planning, configuring and troubleshooting DSL, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Frame Relay, ISDN, MPLS, IP, Cisco Ether Channel, 802.1Q VLANS, IPT, Cisco AVVID, Site-to-Site VPN, FTTx (Fibre to the home, premise, and curb) and VoIP based on client’s requirements
• Utilize OPNET and protocol analyzer tools in solving application and network performance issues and identifying security threats/attacks such as Denial of Service (DoS), packet sniffers and IP spoofing
• Work with clients to perform capacity planning, troubleshooting, identifying, and resolving technical problems in their integrated network systems
• Prepare and respond to SOWs (Statement of Work) and RFPs (Request for Proposal)
• Approach clients with the “Network Engagement Methodology” when engaged in Network infrastructure review and performance assessments
• Manage the technology planning and execution of complete network infrastructure from point of set up to production
• Develop and prepare project deliverables for clients