SUMMARY:

• 24 years of experience in Information Technology, including design and development of client/server applications, network design and administration, and software project management.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programming Languages: C++ (8 years), C (10 years), BASIC (15 years), V Basic (12 years), Java (8 years)

Operating Systems: Microsoft OS stack up to windows server 2016, OS2 Warp, UNIX, SUN OS, Linux (different versions) and Mac OSx

Programming and Software: MS Visual C++, Visual Basic, Borland Builder, Borland C++, Visual J++, MS office & API System programming, extensive background knowledge of Microsoft .Net Framework, GIS systems (ESRI,GeoServer, Maptitude, UMN Map server), familiarity with Python, Java scripting and VB scripting.

Networking: Design and implement small/medium/large LAN and Wan projects using HP, 3COM, Cisco, Extreme and Foundry Network Equipment. Monitoring and troubleshooting networks and Firewalls (Software and hardware)

Virtualization and Cloud Computing: Design/ implement and maintain private and public virtualization projects for small to enterprise level companies and public sector. VMWare vSphere, Hyper - V, VDI.

HPC and parallel computing: Design/ implement and maintaining HPC solutions with Microsoft HPC and Linux distributions (Suse and Rocks) for more than 1k processors.

Messaging: Microsoft Exchange from include full clustering and hosted setups. Office365 and mobile management Intune.

Database Technologies: Oracle 6/7/8/9/10/11, MS SQL Server, MS Access, MySQL, Code Base, FoxPro

Design/Development: OO Design Method and Type Oriented.

Network Security: Design, Implement and Monitor all aspect of IT security in compliance with PCI, HIPPA,SOX, ISO 17024, NIST SP 800, FISMA/FedRamp.

Project Leadership: Resource Planning, Project Scheduling, Work Time Estimates, Development Processes, Individual and Team Mentoring, Proven Track Record for Organizing and Delivering Large Projects (i.e. Project Leader of Golestan Co. Intranet & Extranet for Tehran City Municipality).

Other: Client/Server Application Database, Distributed systems; Team Building through Effective Leadership; Work Equally Well Individually or Within a Team; Technically Strong in all Aspects of Development.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

IT Director

Responsibilities:

• Managing day to day IT operation including core business trading systems. Increase reliability of infrastructure by entreating best practice designed network and virtualization platform.
• Help and support development team of 10 developers and 6 researchers with .Net framework source code control and build secure code signing system for company. Provide 3 redundant systems for company as development, test and production.
• Move all of the company operations to %100 virtual including all servers and desktops (VDI) using VMWare VSphere and VMWare view (later Horizon View).
• Inquire and build company MPLS network and backup networks.
• Help company to migrate from in house equipment to colocation facility and build a secure and reliable communications between all endpoints.
• Disaster recovery planning, design and implementation of reliable solution (Veeam, Zerto, Unitrend) with minimum RPO with 3rd party provider on deferent geographical locations. Include building new Colo in Chicago for full active/active DR platform.
• Embody latest Microsoft Cloud platform for research and expansion including Azure cloud/Azure AD/Intune/Cortona advanced cognitive services.
• Build a secure advanced remote Browsing platform for company and close all Internet access to user VMs.
• Design and implementation of unified communication system with secure archiving capabilities for compliancy.
• Help company to migrate to Microsoft office 365 email solution design and build of cluster SMTP servers for in house proprietary software’s to able to safely send out emails to customers.
• Run security audit of IT systems and gap analysis of all operations including IT for compliancy to SEC, FINRA and NFA.
• Design and implementation of Next Generation Firewalls (FORTIGATE/Palo Alto/Cisco FirePower/FireSight) on all offices including IPS/Antivirus/Antimalware/Web filtration and wireless management.
• Design and implementation of advanced networks using Cisco Catalyst 4500/6500 and nexus 5k/9k series and HP Aruba chassis.
• Implementation of Symantec Endpoint protections.
• Inquiry and implementation of enterprise password management system (Thycotic)
• Risk analysis and IT operations budget management.
• Full documentation of network, security systems, DR, Backup, Unified communication.
• Inquiry and implementation of continues monitoring system (AlienVault/Carbon Black/Dell Secure works) including IDS and log correlations.
• Inquiry and helping for implementing Dell secure works monitoring systems.
• Implementing DUO dual factor authentication on multiple levels.
• Help development team to use latest technology for managing their codes and keep them secure also build a documentation system on SharePoint for developers to help achieve compliancy.
• Design and build company database structure and move developers from flat file practice to use databases. Using Microsoft SQL Server 2014 and 2016 Clustering.
• Design and build company SharePoint structure and migrate deferent departments to use SharePoint.
• Employ 3rd party security and fishing simulation Wombat security for all users.
• Implement corporate SOX approved security policy.
• Design, Implement and Monitor all aspect of IT security in compliance with PCI, SOX, ISO 17024 and NIST 800.
• Design and implementation of corporate disaster recovery and backup (Veeam, Zerto, SRM, DPM).
• Working with cloud computing technologies (Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, VMWare vCloud Air)
• Provide expertise to create high throughput time sensitive data streaming for Tick data.
• Design and implementation of company small super computer (512 Core) for analyzing market data using Microsoft HPC and RocksCluster distribution.
• Vendor Management and DDQ of all parties involved.
• Implementing Atlassian Jira and Confluence platform and including source control tools and project tracking.
• Director of IT IMPAQ International.
• Managing day to day IT operation of government contracting company. Design private cloud computing of the company and virtualize %100 of operations. Move company to next generation of networking security and business continuity while maintaining operation of superfast growing company.
• Building sustainable IT team for both engineering and help desk and help the company to enter to biding in IT contracts for government.
• Cost management and IT budgeting to bring down the cost and create visibility for other groups about cost of IT operations.
• Design and implementation of unified communication system with Microsoft Lync for multi office conferencing and employee communications.
• Help company moving troubling local exchange servers to Microsoft office 365 and integration with Microsoft Azure infrastructure.
• Working with cloud computing technologies (Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure)
• Rebuilding company call center with new networking system with integration to DOL call centers.
• Technologies used, VMWare vSphere 5 with operation manager, Microsoft system center configuration management (SCCM) including protection. Building 10G backbone for network and deploying POE edge switches for access and VOIP.
• Building FISMA compliance and air gapped system for specific company projects.
• Deploying disaster recovery for mission critical systems using VMWare SRM.
• Start VDI project for company to reduce cost and management overhead.
• Migrate old SharePoint 2010 systems to new 2013 version with Metalogix.

Confidential

Director of IT Enterprise Operations/Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Manage all aspect of IT projects include design, control, implement, maintain.
• Design network infrastructure and implement it in company private cloud computing system.
• Work with accounting department to manage IT budget and prepare next year budget estimate base on business requirement.
• Working with VMWare Vsphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Cluster servers, SAN Storage systems (iSCSI and FC) from (HP, DELL, EMC, Promise, NetApp), MS Exchange 2010 High Availability, Microsoft Office 365 SQL Server clustering, Network Security Include Cisco ASA, MS and Symantec NAC, Design and implement Microsoft administration and management suite (SCCM, SCSM, SCOM).
• Unified communication system With Exchange UM, communication server and Microsoft Lync with Cisco Call manager, Nortel/Avaya.
• Design, implementation and management of MS SharePoint product 2010/2013.
• Design and implement multiple private cloud computing using VMWare 4.X and 5.X in high availability (clustered) with Vsphere, vCloud, vApp technology include most VMWare management tools (vCenter Operations, Orchestrator, Config manager, Converter)
• Network management includes Solarwind Orion products, HP PCM+.
• Extensive knowledge of SIM security and log correlation software like Log Logic MX, SIM and TriGeo/Solarwind SIM, NESSUS, SPLUNK.
• Implement corporate extensive government approved security policy.
• Design, Implement and Monitor all aspect of IT security in compliance with PCI, HIPPA, ISO 17024,FISMA.
• Design and implementation of corporate disaster recovery (Dell AppAssure, Veeam, VRanger).
• Provide for staff and customers on all aspect of IT technology based on Vendor’s curriculum.
• Provide expertise to create GIS solution using ESRI ArcGIS and Geo Server.
• Design and implementation of company small super computer for weather prediction modeling using Rocks cluster system (MPICH and MPICH2)
• Provide for staff and customers on all aspect of IT technology based on Vendor’s curriculum.
• Administration and maintaining of Deltek Products include GCS, Time and Expense, Costpoint and Impromptu.

Confidential

Senior network Engineer & IT Manager

Responsibilities:

• Design and implementation of client virtualization projects using both VMWare and HyperV clusters.
• Network design, Implementation and supervising work with Cisco, Sonicwall, Fortinet, ISA/TMG Server, Forefront security and all GFI product.
• Managed IT department including networks, software & hardware.

Systems Network Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Administration of Hosting Servers, Security Administrator, Internet Service Providing Administration.