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Work History
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Certification
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Mohammed Hassan Alkhalifah

Dammam

Summary

Senior Enterprise Support Engineer with nine years of experience in information technology and services industry... Skilled in professional communication, maintaining and optimizing, and troubleshooting OSs, Network and System Administration, Active Directory, and basic security concepts.

I am seeking a Service Desk or System Administration position in a reputable and ambitious company.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Technical Support Officer

Maarif Education
09.2021 - Current

My key responsibilities:

o Handle computer labs software installation and OS issues troubleshooting - 6 computer labs, 150 workstations total -.
o Prepare and configure laptops for teaching and admin staff ( OS installation, productivity application installation, remote support tools installation, Joining Azure active directory domain,..etc,).
o Provide technical support regarding E-Learning tools ( smart boards, E-Podium system, MS teams application, ..etc,)
o Follow up with contractors regarding hardware and software issues if required

Network Support Engineer

STC Solutions
02.2021 - 04.2021

My key responsibilities:

o Dealing with end users' issues through a ticketing system and following up until issues get resolved.
o Resolving connectivity issues and setting up network information throughout hospital subnets and buildings.
o Handle Windows OS installation procedures (installation, upgrading, basic productivity applications installation, peripheral devices installation).
o Handling printers configurations and sharing settings.
o Windows server installation and basic configurations (Domain join, Remote connection, ..).

IT Service Desk Engineer

TECHNOLOGY CONTROL CO.
01.2020 - 01.2021

My key responsibilities:

o Work closely with the customer representative to understand technical issues.
o Handle Windows OS complete installation procedures (installation, upgrading, basic productivity applications installation, peripherals devices installation).

Senior Technical Support Engineer

Leader Investment Group
12.2014 - 12.2019

My key responsibilities:

o Receive customer issues, feedback, and queries through different channels (Email, Phone Calls, and WhatsApp) and register them in the ticketing system ( Jira ticketing system application).
o Work closely and follow up with the software development team and the customer until the issue gets resolved according to SLA.
o Check software solutions (desktop and mobile platforms) thoroughly throughout the software lifecycle to make sure they are bugs-free before production deployment.
o Transfer technical knowledge to project resident support engineers when it is required.
o Create user manuals for software solutions.
o Resolve 1st-level customer issues using remote desktop technologies (RDP, Team Viewer, and Any Desk).
o Support software development team regarding customer site visits to deploy new software releases and prepare site reports as references.
o Prepare and communicate support ticket reports with the IT service delivery manager.
o Responsible for preparing live demo infrastructure and equipment inside customer environments.
o Participate in determining the root cause for service failure and support escalation.
o Apply preventive maintenance periodically on infrastructure devices to make sure services are up and running.

Education

Bachelor of COMPUTER & INFORMATION SYSTEMS -

Sudan University of Science And Technology
Sudan - Khartoum
10.2010

Skills

    Technical skills:

    o Using a troubleshooting methodology to get customer issues resolved efficiently and effectively

    o A very good understanding of SDLC concepts

    o A very good understanding of networking basic concepts (OSI model, TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, network equipment functions, network architectures and designs, networking protocols - DNS, DHCP, FTP, …etc -, )

    o Windows server installation (GUI and Core) and basic configuration (remote management, NIC teaming, NTFS permissions/Sharing permissions,)

    o Active Directory installation and configuration (Users management and automation, Domain join,…)

    o Computer architecture designs and virtualization configuration and management (VMware and Hyper-V)

    o Hands-on experience working on Windows workstation OS installation and optimization tasks

    o Hands-on experience working on printers and multifunction devices configuration and maintenance

    o Hands-on experience working on hardware equipment maintenance (upgrade and replacement tasks)

    o Mobile devices configuration and maintenance

    Personal skills:

    o Excellent relationship management with business and team

    o Ability to work under pressure

    o Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and priotrize them based on business requirements

    o Ability to work individually and within a team and keeping productivity up

Languages

Arabic
Native language
English
Upper intermediate
B2

Certification

1- Comptia A + ( Self - Study )

2- Comptia Network + ( Self - Study )

3- CCNA 200-301 ( Online course )

4- MCSA 2019 ( Online Course )

I'm also in the middle of an online course that include the following certifications - will complete within two months -

1- CCNP Encore 350 - 401

2- CCNP Enarsi 300-410,

3- Fortinet NSE4

Timeline

Technical Support Officer

Maarif Education
09.2021 - Current

Network Support Engineer

STC Solutions
02.2021 - 04.2021

IT Service Desk Engineer

TECHNOLOGY CONTROL CO.
01.2020 - 01.2021

Senior Technical Support Engineer

Leader Investment Group
12.2014 - 12.2019

Bachelor of COMPUTER & INFORMATION SYSTEMS -

Sudan University of Science And Technology

1- Comptia A + ( Self - Study )

2- Comptia Network + ( Self - Study )

3- CCNA 200-301 ( Online course )

4- MCSA 2019 ( Online Course )

I'm also in the middle of an online course that include the following certifications - will complete within two months -

1- CCNP Encore 350 - 401

2- CCNP Enarsi 300-410,

3- Fortinet NSE4

Mohammed Hassan Alkhalifah