Mostafa Dowedar
Sr.network administrator
Hail
Summary
Methodical Senior Network Administrator with 12 years of experience. Adept at scheduling major network upgrades, creating troubleshooting logs and developing network administration policies. Comfortable working with legacy hardware and software with outstanding time management and prioritization abilities.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
6
6
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Sr.network Administrator
Hail Municipality
04.2022 - Current
- Maintained network performance by performing network monitoring, analysis, and performance tuning.
- Implemented corrective plans of action for network availability and latency.
- Met financial requirements by submitting information for budgets and monitored expenses.
- Established network specifications and analyzed workflow, access, information and security requirements.
- Performed day-to-day LAN and WAN administration, maintenance, and support.
- Troubleshot network problems and escalated problems to vendor.
- Upgraded network by conferring with vendors and developed, tested, evaluated, and installed enhancements.
- Maintained network hardware and software and monitored network to support network availability to end users.
- Identified and immediately resolved issues with network devices.
- Recommended development of plans for systems development and operations.
- Supported project planning team to promptly address hardware and software problems and network emergencies.
- Monitored system performance and responded to alerts.
- Authored documentation for system configuration and troubleshooting.
- Implemented network security measures to minimize data loss.
- Backed up company data to distributed storage centers to avoid massive data loss.
- Assisted IT staff on troubleshooting issues and closing calls.
- Managed data backups and disaster recovery operations to comply with business continuity initiatives.
- Maintained applications to keep software current with necessary software updates and upgrades.
- Planned annual budgets to fund IT projects and control spending.
- Consulted with management to determine scope and priorities of projects and to discuss system capacity and equipment acquisitions.
- Managed computer operation scheduling, backup, storage and retrieval functions.
- Installed, configured and supported local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN) and Internet system.
- Verified continuity of computer and telephone system services for users..
- Introduced management tools to create and manage virtual server computing environment.
Network Administrator
Qassim Municipality
01.2014 - 04.2022
- Perform analysis of network traffic and security events
- Install and configure security-related applications, servers and appliances
- Ensured continuity of business by developing, testing and implementing disaster recovery plans
- Consulted with management and key stakeholders to define business needs and specifications
- Maximised departmental efficiencies by creating and updating technical support documentation for systems and applications
- Participated in on-call shifts at certain times, including holidays and weekends in case of system or network-related emergencies
- Employed cybersecurity knowledge to establish stable connections and firewalls (Sophos, Palo Alto, Fortinet, etc…)
- Planned and executed the selection, installation, and configuration and testing of switches and routers (Cisco, Huawei, Extreme, etc..)
- Evaluated network performance to minimise downtime through preventative maintenance and swift corrective action
- Evaluated existing hardware and software to determine viability, recommending improvements that led to 100% productivity increase
- Conducted in-depth network reviews and tightened security policies to monitor access and prevent cyber threats.
Network instructor & IT specialist
Cambridge Institute
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Instructing network materials
- Graduation projects supervising for students
- LAN&WAN administration for the institute.
Education
BSc. engineering -
MENOFIA UNIVERSITY
Skills
Routing protocolsNetwork configuration, support, repairs and maintenanceNetwork security protocolsVPN troubleshootingFirewall policy developmentNetwork administrationcisco wireless controllerINFINET wireless connectionPRTG monitoring systemServer securityNetwork disaster recoveryVirtual Local Area Network (VLAN)Microsoft ServersAdministration of TrendMicro antivirus, and ScanMail serverAdministration of SEP serverPerformance improvementsMicrosoft Active DirectoryNetwork policy developmentVLAN and IP routingRouter administration design
Security Solutions
Network Security Management
Data Integrity Implementation
Workflow Planning
Virtualization Technologies
Network Architecture Design
Network Security Oversight
Network Systems Installation
Network Repairs and Maintenance
Network Troubleshooting
IP Addressing and Subnetting
VoIP Systems
System Administration
Interpersonal and Written Communication
Server Management
Certification
CCNA - Certified
Timeline
Sr.network Administrator
Hail Municipality
04.2022 - Current
Network Administrator
Qassim Municipality
01.2014 - 04.2022
Network instructor & IT specialist
Cambridge Institute
01.2012 - 01.2014
BSc. engineering -
MENOFIA UNIVERSITY