Mohammed Meeran is a highly experienced IT infrastructure engineer with over 15 years of experience managing systems across Linux, Windows, virtualization and databases. He has held several roles such as senior infrastructure engineer and system administrator for companies in Saudi Arabia, where he was responsible for maintaining high availability, performance and uptime of complex IT infrastructure environments. Meeran also has several technical certifications including in VMware, Oracle and Microsoft technologies.

1. MOHAMMED MEERAN
Riyadh Saudi Arabia  Cell No: (966) 53-8393459  meeranpmo@gmail.com
SR IT Infrastruture Eng.
Proven Success in Systems Optimization and Strategic IT Solutions
 Highly self motivated and accomplished IT Infrastructure Consultant with 15+ years of experience
in IT industry, support and service with implementation management Capacity Planning and desinging
of the ICT System and Data centers ( Production site and Disaster Site)
 Core competency and Skills Windows/Linux system administration, high availability and load balancer
cluster in linux. Windows system administration Managing server infrastructures and data-center
operations across multiple platforms ( Linux, Windows) Virtualization and SAN
 Effectively plan install configure and optimize the IT infrastructure to consistently achieve high
availability and performance.
 Goal-driven and customer support-oriented experienced in dynamic multi-platform environments with
proven knowledge in vendor management and project management.
 Proven ability to create and deliver solutions tied to business growth, organizational development and
systems/network optimization. Skilled problem identifier and troubleshooter comfortable managing
systems, projects and teams in a range of IT environments.
HIGHLIGHTS OF IT SKILLS
 Linux/NOC Administration
 High Availability Cluster
 Load Balancer Cluster
 Data Center Management
 Open Source Monitoring tools
 Oracle DBA 12C
 Citrix
 Apache & IIS Web Server
 Veritas Cluster
 VMWare VCenter ESX /ESXi
and Oracle Virtualbox
 Windows Administration
 IT Security
 MS Office 365 Enterprise
 Database Servers Cluster
Management & EMC SAN
 MSExchange
Servers(Emails)
 Project Managment
 Productivity Improvement
 Workflow Planning
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ALINMA TOKIO MARINE—
Riyadh Saudi Arabia, April 2015 to Till Now
SR.IT INFRATRUTURE ENG.
Key Contributions:-
 Managing and maintaining Red hat Linux Enterprises Servers.
 Managing and maintaining the data centers (Production Site,DisasterSite and branch offices)
 Setup, configuration, general maintenance and troubleshooting of Linux systems.
 Managing Linux systems and server applications
 Assisting DBAs, Developers and QA users, with application operation, performance tuning, and
troubleshooting.
 Managing and maintaining Windows Servers.
 Managing and maintaining AD and DNS.
 Managing and maintaining Vcenter.
 Managing and maintaining Acronis backup for VM.
 Managing and maintaining Symantec Backup Exe2014.

2. MOHAMMED MEERAN
Riyadh Saudi Arabia  Cell No: (966) 53-8393459  meeranpmo@gmail.com
 Managing and maintaining Oracle 11 G DB and Datagurd replication.
 Managing and maintaining Express Cluster.
 Installation and configuration of ESXi 5.0, 5.1 & 5.5 servers.
 Creating cluster in VMware.
 Configuring High Availability (HA), DRS.
 Creation of template.
 Deploying virtual servers using template.
 Cloning of virtual server.
 Rules creation.
 Configuration of VMotion, virtual switch, Vlan in Virtual center.
 Maintenance of virtual center server.
 Providing and maintaining user access in VC, configuring mail alert for any failure in HA, DRS, CPU
or memory.
 Patch management using VMware update manager for ESXi server.
 Trouble shooting issues related to ESXIhosts, Vcenter, Vcenter Heart Beat, HA, DRS, Storage DRS,
Vmotion, and Storage VMotion & Update Manager (VUM).
 Updating documentation of complete process.
 Monitoring & Configuration of Vcenter through VSphere Client.
 Configuring & Managing of VM’s & Pools through VMware View console.
 Updating the Golden Images & taking snapshots & recomposing VM’s.
 Configuring & Monitoring the Hardware status of the servers through NEC Console
 Manager, Troubleshooting NEC Blade Server related issues.
KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Riyadh Saudi Arabia, July 2010 to March 2015
Sr. Infra Eng
Woked as Sr.Infra engineer in Data Center with multiple platforms 300 Physical and Virtual servers
machines cross platform OS with 24/7 service, ensuring 99% uptime for availability of services for 1500
users.
Key Contributions:-
 Configured, deployed and maintained Enterprise Class Servers machines and Multi-Platform OS
 Responsible for Day-to-day systems administration tasks in Linux and Windows.
 Deployed, Managed and Administration of Linux Red hat 5,6 and windows 2003/2008 Servers
 Performed both interactive and automated installations of Red Hat Linux on ESX Servers
 Users and group’s management, Package management and file system permission in Linux and Windows
 Storage management by Logical Volume Management in Linux .
 Configured and deployed Apache Web Server highly Available by Veritas Cluster Suite.
 Installed and configure different open source software BIND, DHCP, Postfix Email services on Linux.
 To ensure all operating systems are upgraded and updated with the latest patches.
 Deployed and administration of Active Directory Services, Group Policies in Windows 2003/2008.

3. MOHAMMED MEERAN
Riyadh Saudi Arabia  Cell No: (966) 53-8393459  meeranpmo@gmail.com
 Active directory migration from windows 2003 to windows 2008
 Configuration and administration of Network Load Balancing and session directory in windows 2003
and 2008.
 Installation, configuration and administration of Exchange 2007 and 2010 server.
 Installed, configured, deployed and performed centralized backup of Servers using Symantec Veritas
Netbackup 6.0, 6.5 and Acronis.
 Installation and Configuration of HP Blade Server machines.
M GROUP —
Riyadh SaudiArabia, July 2007to June2010
Sr.System Administrator
Key Contributions:-`
 Installation, Configuration and management of Linux and WindowsServers.
 Day-to-day operation and performance monitoring of Linux, Windows and oracle Database servers.
 Ensuring 99 %uptime for IT Infrastructure and regularly backup of key servers.
 Providing Support to Complaints & Operations teams regarding different nodes.
 Installation and configuration of MS Exchange Servers
SAFARI MOTORS —
Riyadh Saudi Arabia, Nov 2003 to April 2007
System Administrator
Key Contributions:-`
 Managed MS Exchange server (5.5/2003) with POP3 and SMTP.
 Managed Windows (NT4.0/2000/2003) Servers.
 Designed WAN network.
 Installed and configured Windows (NT4.0/2000/2003) Servers.
 Managed and Maintained ISA2004 Server as an Internet Proxy server as well as Firewall.
 Installed and Configured MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express for client users E-mail.
 Installed and configured anti-virus application (Mcafee, Symantec).
 Installed and Configured MacAfee Groupshild.
 Installed and Configured Spam Controller.
 Managed and maintained CISCO routers.
 Provided User-Level OS support for MS Windows OS (98/98Sec/ME/2000/XP).
 Provided support on Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, Oracle and line of business
Intranet applications
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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
 BES.(Bachlor of Electronics Scince) from Madras University ,Chennai,India .Registered with Saudi
Engineering Counsil as an Associate Engineer.

4. MOHAMMED MEERAN
Riyadh Saudi Arabia  Cell No: (966) 53-8393459  meeranpmo@gmail.com
________________________PROFESSIONAL TRANING AND CERTIFICATION _______________________________________
 Certified VMware Certified Associate (VCA- Datacenter Virtualization)
 Certified VMware Certified Professional (VCP- Datacenter Virtualization)
 Oracle Certified Accosiate 12 C (OCA)
 MCSA (Microsoft Certified System Administrator)