This document is a resume for Faheem Iqbal Ansari. It summarizes his objective to utilize his technical, management, and interpersonal skills in the field of information technology. It then lists his professional experience implementing IT infrastructure solutions including unified communications, contact centers, networking, security, and Microsoft/Cisco integration projects for various organizations in Pakistan. His technical skills and professional certifications from Cisco, Juniper, Microsoft, and other vendors are also outlined.

1. 566674019050000<br />FAHEEM IQBAL ANSARI<br />A-1301 Gulshan-e-Hadeed Ph II Bin Qasim Town<br />Karachi, Pakistan<br />Home # (+92-21)34710917<br />Mob # (+92-334)3145747<br />E-mail: Faheem.ansari84@gmail.com <br /> <br />ObjectiveTo excel in the dynamic and intensely competitive field of Information Technology by utilizing my technical, management & interpersonal skills to achieve growth with prosperitySummary4+ years of leading experience with reputable track record providing IT Infrastructure Designing, Planning and Solution Implementation and also other I.T servicesStrong working relations with renowned principles such as Cisco, Juniper, HP, Symantec & Microsoft, Net / Quintum, VMware & Aspect.Enjoy good business relations with key I.T resellers in Pakistan & across the GlobeStrong Interpersonal and Communication skills with a proven record of teamwork, interaction and leading resources from the front.Traveling & working exposure throughout Pakistan<br />ACADEMICS Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS)2003-2006INDUS INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION Karachi, Pakistan<br />PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONCisco Certified Network Associate(Routing & Switching)Cisco Certified Network Associate(Unified Communication)Cisco IP Telephony 6.0(Version 1)Cisco IP Telephony 6.0(Version 2)Troubleshooting Unified CommunicationQuality of ServicesCisco IP Contact Center Express 5.0 (Hands-On Training Completed)Juniper Network Certified Internet Associate –Enterprise RoutingJuniper Network Certified Internet Associate –Enterprise SwitchingJuniper Network Certified Internet Associate –JUNOSMCTS: Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, ConfigurationMicrosoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 – U.C. Voice SpecializationTRAININGS6 months Hands On training on Cisco Devices i.e. Routers, Switches, Firewalls and IPS from APTECH Education System, Pakistan3 Months Hands On Training on Cisco IPT and Quintum VoIP Gateways from AMFCO System, Pakistan3 Months Vocational Training of Computer Hardware from Pakistan Computer Institute, Pakistan <br />Designation & ResponsibilitiesApril 2008 to PresentSr. PS Consultant ---Pre/Post SalesAMFCO International, Karachi, PakistanCore responsibility is to provide high-value technical and business expertise to our clients. The day-to-day activity of our technical team spans all dimensions of IT infrastructure hardware and software specially Unified Communication (Voice/Video). My offerings include network architecture, design, consulting, planning, implementation, remediation and support. My technical knowledge base is cultivated through experience and trainings.Key Responsibilities:Support sales teams to develop competitive strategy including strategic business model, feasible action plan and execution to achieve sales target.Perform market and competitor analysis, and develop competitive solution and strategy roadmap to effectively market Unified Communication, Contact Center, Wireless Network, Core R&S Network Technologies, Network Security, Server Virtualization, WAN SONET/SDH and PON Networks.Participate in project bidding for IT Infrastructure Planning & Designing Cisco and other network projects; involved in network designing, equipment dimensioning, technical proposal write up, POC & documentation.Deliver technical presentations on proposed product and solution and participate in pre-sales activities such as telecom exhibitions, workshops and Solution demonstrationsLead & Manage team of Deployment Engineers that deploy all proposed solution and provide day-to-day monitoring, maintenance and troubleshooting Support to customersDecember 2006 to March 2008Sr. Field EngineerACME Technologies, Karachi, PakistanPrimary responsibilities centered upon client management, interfacing with clients at C-level, requirements gathering to define and generate Statements of Work and performing professional services for these clients (e.g. LAN/WAN design, budgeting, implementation, administration, data center moves, upgrading and troubleshooting)Responsible for Design Network and Data Communication Solutions (e.g. Routing, Switching, VPN, E1 / T1 , Wireless IEEE 802.11x communication, Point to Point Wireless Bridge, CCTV ) Selection of suitable, reliable and cost effective products for designed solution Responsible for policies and procedures of the Help Desk (incident management) and Network Operations Center (24x7 technical support) Responsible for Cisco Routing Operations and change managementOctober 2006 To November 2006InterneeSONERI Bank Ltd, Karachi, Pakistan Being an Internee under supervision of SONERI Bank Ltd, I had an opportunity to learn about the role of Information Technology in banking industry. During this period I learnt, how to work within a dynamic and challenging team and environment September 2004 To July 2006Asst. IT AdministratorAL-Karim Dyeing Industries, Karachi, Pakistan (Part Time)Installation and configuration Local Area Network, File Servers and Proxy Server Troubleshooting of local Area Network Determining the needs of hardware and software support for the company and making arrangement for maintenance support based on need. Installation of software and operating systems <br />Project Piloted during my Jobs and under implementation: <br />Directly manage all aspects of the following projects including Documentation, Proposal Writing and Training Plans<br />DESCRIPTIONCISCO SYSTEM INTEGRATION: NLC SATCOM Pakistan ARMY (Rawalpindi) (Proof of Concept)Implement HUB to Spoke and Spoke to Spoke communication between 5 remote sites connected via satellite link, to transport Voice, Video and Data to all remote sites.Implementation of Aggregation Point at Hub Site using Cisco ASR 1000 Series RouterImplementation of DMVPN using GRE for secure communicationImplementation of Call Addition Control using Cisco 2800 H323 Gateways & GatekeepersIntegration of existing PABXs (ALCATEL, Ericson, AVAYA, Nortel, VOIP Soft Switches) with Cisco Voice Gateways using SIP and E1s IP NGN TRIPLE PLAY SERVICES over FTTH (GPON) Network: NLC PASSCOM H.Q. Pakistan ARMY (Rawalpindi, TARBELA, GHAZI)Design and Implement Secure IP Triple Play Services including Voice / Video Telephony and Data infrastructure of 450 User along with Routing & Switching and Security over Fiber to the home (FTTH) network:Implementation of Site-to-Site connectivity between 8 different sites connected via Fiber Optics and Microwave as backup linkIP infrastructure using OSPF Routing Protocols on Cisco Router 7600 Series with Bandwidth managementConfiguration of Private VLAN infrastructure using Cisco Metro Ethernet Access Switches 3400 Implementation of Cisco Call Manager 6.1 & 7.0 Cluster installed on 3 Core Sites including Centralized Publisher and distributed subscribers based topologyAdministration of Cisco Call Manager application and features including Gateways, VoIP Trunks, IPT Users authentications, Extension Mobility, Access Polices, Call Security and Cisco CUCM Operation Manager Suit to Control and Manage Cisco Unified Call Manager OperationImplementation of Non-Gatekeeper controlled inter-cluster Trunks between multiple sitesConfiguration of Analog Voice Gateway VG224 for Analog users and fax Services using SCCP and Digital Voice Gateways AS5400 for Outstation Dialing using H323Integration of Cisco Call Manager with Nortel CS1000E, Ericson MD110 and Alcatel OMNI-PCX using SIP Standards and Media Gateways Configuration of Cisco firewalls as VPN Server for Application Servers and Secure IP telephony over intranetTechnology Training Lab: PASSCOM Military Collage of Signals (Rawalpindi, Pakistan)Setup a Lab Environment to understand fundamentals of Cisco L2 and L3 Devices, Cisco IP Telephony, Concepts of Gateways and Gatekeeper, Data & Voice Security, Cisco Video Surveillance and Cisco Wireless Network TechnologyContact Center (for Inbound) and ASPECT Unified (for Outbound): Faysal Bank Ltd & Royal Bank of Scotland MergerInvolved in PRESALES activities like Solution Presentation, Demo of Products, Proof of Concepts, Technical write-ups and brainstorming sessions with customer for their 150 inbound and 400 outbound Agents contact center along with IVR design and Core banking application integration with Agent Desktops and CTI ServersContact Center for Inbound and Outbound: TACACCESS Pakistan Involved in PRESALES activities like Solution Presentation, Demo of Products, Proof of Concepts, Technical write-ups and brainstorming sessions with customer for their 25 inbound and outbound Agents contact center along with IVR design and Enterprise application integration with Agent DesktopsIP Telephony and Voice Mail: MARSHAL ENGINEERINGDesign and deploy Cisco IP Telephony System by using Cisco Call Manager Express with Cisco Unity Express (IVR, Voice Mail, and Reporting) integrated with Core Data NetworkLeast Cost Routing: HABBIB BANK LIMITED Deployed Least Cost Routing (LCR) Solution by integrating Quintum Analog Gateway and GSM Gateway with Cisco Call Manager 5.0 and Successful deployed Integration of Analog PABX / IP PABX between Branches and Head office over H.323 by using Quintum GatewaysHOT-Line Call Routing: ATLAS BANK LIMITEDDeployed ATM hotline Solution by implementing SIP on Quintum Voice Gateway and integrate this solution with AVAYA Contact Center Solution with link level redundancy for Voice CommunicationNetwork Security and VPN: PAKISTAN NAVY (RMC Department) & PAKISTAN NAVY SUBMARINE STORE DEPOT (SMSD)Deployed Policy base Firewall, Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), DMZ, Site-to-Site IPsec VPN, NAT, SSL VPN for 10 Tele-users by using Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances 5500 Series with IPS Module and Successfully deployed 44 node redundant Wireless Secured NetworkMicrosoft Unified Communication Integration with Cisco Unified Communication Manager: AMFCO INTERNATIONALIn-House Implementation of Microsoft Unified Communication Mediation Server Rule integration with Cisco unified Communication Manager using Direct SIP Topology along with Dial Plans, Translation Rules, and Route Patterns Unified Presence: AMFCO INTERNATIONALIn-house Implementation of Cisco unified Presence Server integrated with Cisco Unified Communication. XMPP Federation with Microsoft Office Communication ServerData Security: PAKISTAN PETROLEUM LTD (Sui Field / AADI Gas Field Punjab)Deployed Policy base Firewall, DMZ and TREND Micro Antivirus and Anti-Spam Solution for E-mails by using Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances 5500 Series with Anti-X module<br />TECHNICAL SKILLSNetworking Cisco (IOS, CatOS), Linksys (now Cisco), Netkrom, Netgear, Nortel Networks, GrandStream, Quintum, NET Cisco Catalyst, Nortel Switches, HP-SwitchesSecurity / Firewalls:IPsec, VPNs, Cryptography, Key Management, AAA Model (RADIUS, TACACS+, Kerberos), Cisco Authentication Proxy, Access Lists, IOS Firewall, 802.1x, IOS Security Features, DMZ set ups, DoS and common threats prevention, Cisco IDS / IPS (Intrusion Detection / Prevention System), Cisco CSA, Cisco Secure ACS Server, Cisco VPN Concentrator, Cisco EZVPN, Cisco PIX / ASA Firewall, VPN Client, Cisco Security Manager (CSM), Cisco MARS, Cisco NAC / CANACRouting:Static Routing, RIPv1, RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, GRE, MPLS, Traffic Engineering, Policy Based Routing PBR, Route Filtering, Redistribution, SummarizationSwitching & Bridging:Catalyst CatOS and IOS based Switches, VTP, STP, RSTP, Trunking, VLANs, Layer 3 Switches, Logical Ether-Channels, and Transparent BridgingWAN:Leased lines 64k - 2048Mb (PPP / HDLC), Channelized lines (E1 / E3), SONET/SDH, PON, Fiber Optic Circuits up to OC-48 speed, Frame Relay, ATM, ISDN, xDSL, Satellite linksVarious Features & Services:IOS and CatOS Features, HSRP, NAT, SNMP, SYSLOG, NTP, DHCP, CDP, DNS, HTTP, TFTP and FTP Management, RAS Solutions, DNS & DHCP serverVoIP (Voice over IP) / IPT (IP Telephony):IP Telephony utilizing Cisco routers, FXS, FXO, Call Manager, QOS implementationNetwork Monitoring and Management Systems:Cisco NAM, Cisco Works Suite, Cisco SDM, MRTG, NAIGOS<br />PERSONALFather Name: Iqbal Ahmed AnsariDate of Birth: 8th August 1984 N.I.C # 42501-4593476-3 Nationality:PakistaniMarital Status: Single<br />REFERENCEWill be furnished upon request <br />