## BIO
Certifications: One year Diploma in Computer Attended advance course of Unix and Oracle 5 Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Red Hat Certified Linux Administrator. TCP/IP Certified Linux Administrator. Apache Certified Administrator. Operating Systems: Linux (Redhat, Slackware), Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.X, Windows 3.X, MS-DOS 6.X, SCO Unix, SCO Open Server, Windows 2000 Server § TCP/IP, SLIP, PPP, Microsoft TCP/IP 3Com, IBM, Compaq, Longshine, Livingston, Boca, Rocketport, Equinox, IBM X-Series Servers. SQL, Bourne Shell Sripting, Perl, C, MySQL, PHP4 January 2004 – To Date Telecard & Supermet Limited (ISP in Karachi-Pakistan) Systems Analyst § IPV6 configuration under Linux. § IPv6 based apache server configuration. § Automated the hosting tasks using Borune Shell scripting. § Designed Network Monitoring System § Configured PHP/Mysql Web Server under Linux. § Install & Configured RANCID on Linux to monitor router configurations. § Enabled Greylisting support in Sendmail to protect systems from email SPAM and mails from illegitimate servers. § Install & Configured MRTG & CACTI to monitor bandwidth utilization. § Install & Configured Windows 2000 Servers. § Involved in daily Internet Servers monitoring & Customer problem rectification. § Install Configured and maintaining WIKI for Online SOPs. § Design and Implemented Network Monitoring System and Alarm Management System. § Built SMTP & POP Servers in Network Operations Center using Sendmail, MailScanner, ClamAV Antivirus, Qppoper. § Installed and tested Asterisk with SIP based soft phones. January 2002 – June 2003 Sahara Network (ISP Located in Dammam ,Saudi Arabia) Network Administrator § Responsible for complete Ensim and Cpanel based web hosting solutions. Including dedicated and shared hosting under Linux platforms. § Worked on IBM X-Series based hosting servers. § Automated the hosting tasks using Borune Shell scripting § Connected Hosting servers with RODOPI Billing System § Responsible for SMNP based monitoring for all ISP services using Cricket. § Responsible for installation and configuration of Unix based Corporate Email system. § Configured Bandwidth Limit Server on Unix and Developed its web based Administration Panel in PHP/Mysql. August 2000 – October 2001 Naylorparkes Associates Karachi Pakistan, Joint venture of B2B U.K. Plc. Network Administrator § Installed and Configured Red Hat Linux 7.0 and connected it with Windows network using Samba § Configured Apache 1.3.12 with support of PHP4 Language on Linux platform § Installed and Configured MySQL backend server under Linux. § Enabled Support of JSP (Java Server Pages) in Apache 1.3.12 under Linux § Configured Local DNS server under Linux using BIND 8. § PHP4 scripting on [login to view URL] including shopping cart and all the administration stuff. Feb 1997 – Dec 1998 Acsys Ltd. (Satellite & Communication Co.) Karachi-Pakistan System / Network Administrator Responsible for the designing, implementation and installation of Internet Services of Acsys with the name of Cyberaccess. During this period, worked on the following projects, some of the details are as follows: § Responsible for the design, programming, customization, installation and training of Application Softwares. § Responsible for the design, programming, installation, training, and overall maintenance of Linux based Applications including backup procedures, configuration, and recovery. § Performed a technical role in the configuration of Access servers/Terminal servers, DNS, SMTP mail server (including Sendmail configuration), UUCP, IRC, Web and Proxy servers. § Utilized the IP Masquerading Feature to solve routing problems between non registered IP addresses on the Internet. § Configured CERN proxy server under Linux. § Configured Apache proxy server as firewall under Linux and Windows NT as well. § Customized Sendmail so that it can handle mails of multiple domains for Corporate clients. § Configured Intranet servers under Linux for Corporate Clients. § Developed web based balance/usage report and password changing utility for customers using CGI programming in Bourne Shell, Perl and C language under Linux. § Configured Equinox modem pools under Linux § Configured Multiple serial port cards of Rocketport, Equinox, Boca and Longshine. § Configured PPP servers and modems for dial-in purpose. § Subnetting. § Hacking tools experience such as cracker 5.X to build Unix Security. Jan 1998 – June 2000 Promoted as Senior Development Engineer § Responsible for the testing, configuration of Internet Softwares and after the successful testing implementation of software in Cyberaccess. § Configured RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) server under Linux/Unix for ISP billing, accounting, and tracking and authentication purpose. § Disk Quota, RAID and DHCP implementation under Linux. § Livingston PortMaster PM2E30 Configuration. § End User Support to over 200 Corporate Customers. Available on request
## Area of Expertise
Linux System Administration, cPanel, Plesk, Hosting Servers Expertise Shared and Dedicated. PHP/MYSQL, Bourne Shell Scripting.
