Dawood Ahmed

• Insightful, results-driven IT Professional with 10+ years of experience in the administration, operation and maintenance of IT Network Infrastructure, Cloud Network Engineering and Technical Project Management. • Strong communication skills and the ability to communicate efficiently with technology and executive audiences. • Excellent educational history with a B.S. In Electrical and Electronic Engineering, a M.S. In Telecommunications Engineering, as well as certifications including CCNA, CCNP Enterprise. Key Expertise Area : Network Engineering Skills: # Routing & Switching: Experience of implementing and maintaining Enterprise Network using dynamic routing such as OSPF, EIGRP, BGP etc. Hands on experience on configuring VLAN, VTP, STP, HSRP, VRRP, Port channel, VPRN etc. # Security: Enterprise Security Policies using Firewall, IPS, VPN (IPSec) # Cloud Network Engineering # SD-WAN solution deployment # Nokia Service Router Operating System # Cisco, Juniper routing, switching, security device configure # Fortinet Fortigate Firewall # Troubleshooting IP Network and Systems # Network monitoring: syslog, Zenoss, MRTG, Wireshark, Nagios # Wireless Controller & IAP (Aruba) # QoS Project Management Skills: # Planning, Solution Design & Implementation of Large Scale Network Infrastructure # Technical Project Management # Project Planning # Resource Management # Stakeholder Management # IT Service Management as per ITIL process # Risk management # Change management # Cost optimization # Reporting # Communication & Training Certifications: CCNA, CCNP Enterprise, Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Core, Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Advanced Infrastructure Implementation