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SHEMIN ABDUL MUTHALIF

Al Khobar

Summary

Vessel ICT Technician with 6+ years of hands-on experience monitoring, maintaining, and troubleshooting shipboard electrical/electronic and ICT equipment - including servers, communication antennas, telephone systems, GMDSS, SATCOM/NAVCOM, and full IT/network infrastructure - aboard offshore support vessels for ARAMCO and ADNOC operations. Skilled in defining maintenance work priorities, proposing maintenance schedules, and managing spare-parts and material stock levels to sustain uninterrupted work continuity. Consistent record of applying IT/communications modifications to keep vessels compliant with project requirements, while strictly following safety procedures and practices. Sustains 99.9% communications and IT uptime across a multi-vessel fleet, with strong cross-functional coordination with captains, crew, vendors, and shore-based operations. STCW/Basic Safety Training, CCNA, and CompTIA Network+ certified; fluent in English.

Overview

3
3
Languages
1
1
Certification
8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Marine Operations & IT Specialist (Telecommunications & ICT Focus)

Rawabi Vallianz Offshore Services
Al Khobar, Dammam
01.2021 - Current
  • Monitor and control on-board electrical/electronic and ICT equipment - servers, communication antennas, telephone systems, GMDSS, VSAT, Starlink, OneWeb, Iridium, Thuraya, and HF/VHF/UHF radio - in compliance with safety procedures, sustaining 99.9% uptime across a multi-vessel fleet.
  • Define maintenance work priorities and propose maintenance schedules for ICT and communications equipment, coordinating rapid diagnosis and resolution with captains and crew to minimize operational disruption.
  • Propose required quantities of spares and material stock levels to management, ensuring continuous availability of critical ICT and communications equipment.
  • Apply IT and communications system modifications to keep vessels compliant with project IT requirements, GMDSS/SATC/IMN standards, and flag-state/IMO regulations, including LRIT/SSAS activation, deactivation, and reporting.
  • Support ARAMCO inspections and IMO compliance audits, maintaining ICT/communications equipment documentation, network diagrams, connection schematics, and operational/radio logs for audit readiness.
  • Liaise with ICT/communications equipment vendors, satellite service providers, agents, and shore teams to coordinate servicing, spares procurement (PR/PO), and installation of new systems, ensuring work activities comply with safety practices.
  • Deploy and manage cybersecurity infrastructure (UTM/firewall, VPN, Active Directory, endpoint protection) and full IT/network support (Windows/Linux, Microsoft 365, TCP/IP, VLAN) safeguarding vessel and shore-based ICT systems.
  • Support integration of vessel digitalization and automation platforms (Smart Ship, SCADA, PLC controllers) with shipboard ICT and monitoring systems.

IT Technician

Syhawk security systems
Dubai, United Arab emirates
01.2019 - 06.2022

IT support

Maritime IT and Satcom , Navcom support

Zener marine services
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • VSAT , FBB, Iridium, Thuraya , Stalink, One web, Satellite network support
  • Configuring switches , routers , creating VLAN, Configuring firewall, security Policies
  • Data bandwidth user control
  • Installing configuring application software, antivirus , endpoint protections
  • Ship Supporting Planned maintenance software such as Smart Pal and Smart OPS
  • Ship desktop and Laptop computer support at electronics level
  • Ship Navigation equipment like Navtex, Gyro , AIS, GPS, Inmarsat C , LRIT, SSAS, RADARS X band and S band support
  • HF , VHF, UHF, MFHF support ,
  • Support for Automation panels such as Praxys and AMS
  • vendor coordination
  • PR, PO, BOQ preparation
  • Conducting training and meetings
  • Ship IMO compliance checking , flag registration, work permit , ISM coordination support
  • Dry doc ship respoir coordination
  • Captain crew telecall support
  • CCTV, Access control , Satellite TV ( TVRO ) Ip ITV support

Education

CCNA Course - IT

I Net infotech
India
01-2018

CCTV Course - IT

I net infotech
India
01-2018

Computer Hardware Course - IT

CTTC
India
01-2017

Electronics Course - Electronics Course

CTTC
India
01-2017

Bachelor of Arts - Social science

Kerala university
India
01-2016

Post Graduate Diploma - Computer Applications

NCET
India
01-2015

Higher Secondary School - Higher secondry school

Kerla state government
India
01-2013

SSLC - 10th class

Seconadry school leaving certificate
India
01-2011

Skills

  • Servers
  • Communication antennas
  • Telephone systems (VoIP/PABX)
  • GMDSS
  • HF/VHF/UHF radio
  • VSAT
  • Starlink
  • OneWeb
  • Iridium
  • Thuraya
  • Navtex
  • SATC/IMN systems
  • Maintenance scheduling and prioritization
  • Spares/material stock-level planning
  • Preventive & corrective maintenance
  • Work-continuity management
  • Safety procedures and practices
  • LRIT/SSAS activation & reporting
  • GMDSS/SATC/IMN management
  • IMO compliance audits
  • Flag-state registration
  • ARAMCO inspection coordination
  • Windows Server
  • Linux
  • Microsoft 365
  • TCP/IP
  • VLAN
  • Routing & switching
  • VoIP
  • PABX
  • Project IT requirement configuration
  • UTM/firewall
  • VPN configuration
  • Active Directory
  • Endpoint protection
  • ECDIS
  • AIS
  • Radar
  • GPS
  • Gyro (integration with communications systems)
  • Captain/crew liaison
  • Vendor & agent coordination
  • PR/PO processing
  • Network diagrams
  • Maintenance & radio logs

Certification

  • STCW / Basic Safety Training
  • CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)
  • CompTIA Network+ (N+)

Languages

English
Hindi
Malayalam

Custom

2 months, Saudi Arabia, Open to worldwide offshore deployment

Timeline

Maritime IT and Satcom , Navcom support

Zener marine services
01.2021 - 01.2022

Marine Operations & IT Specialist (Telecommunications & ICT Focus)

Rawabi Vallianz Offshore Services
01.2021 - Current

IT Technician

Syhawk security systems
01.2019 - 06.2022

CCNA Course - IT

I Net infotech

CCTV Course - IT

I net infotech

Computer Hardware Course - IT

CTTC

Electronics Course - Electronics Course

CTTC

Bachelor of Arts - Social science

Kerala university

Post Graduate Diploma - Computer Applications

NCET

Higher Secondary School - Higher secondry school

Kerla state government

SSLC - 10th class

Seconadry school leaving certificate
SHEMIN ABDUL MUTHALIF