Yawer Hussain Hameedi is an experienced IT professional from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia seeking a new career opportunity. He has over 10 years of experience in network administration and IT project management. Currently he works as a Presales Engineer for Sahara Net in Saudi Arabia where he is responsible for gathering customer requirements, developing solutions, and managing projects. Previously he held several roles with increasing responsibility in network engineering, operations, and customer support. Hameedi has extensive technical skills and professional certifications in networking, operating systems, and hardware platforms. He also has a MBA and BCS degree from Iqra University.

1. Kingdom of Saudia Arabia
Yawer Hussain Hameedi
yawerhussain@gmail.com Cell #: 0537254822
Career Objective
A result driven IT Professional with extensive experience in the IT administration. In depth expertise in the
implementation, analysis, optimization, troubleshooting and documentation of LAN/WAN network systems,
proven ability to lead and motivate teams to ensure success, Track record for diagnosis complex problems and
consistently delivering effective solutions.
Professional Experience
Sahara Net Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Presales Engineer April 2012 -> To Date
 Gathering Customer requirements via corresponding with the customers (Emails, Phone Calls, meeting or
any other medium of communication).
 Studying customer’s pain point and growth plans.
 Engaging with Sales Team in the field for meeting and presentations.
 Propose a solution that addresses and exceeds the expectations, considering budget and time constraint.
 Creating and delivering informational presentation that defend the solution and persuade the customer
to buy it.
 Creating and modifying the Scope of Work, work breakdown structure (project tasks), Bill of Materials
(BoM), and Network Diagrams.
 Involvement in the proof of concept.
Cyber Internet Services (Pvt.) Limited.
Senior Network Engineer April 2006 -> Nov 2011
 Solid understanding of IP addressing, network design, communication protocols and network
infrastructure, Imparted 1st and 2nd tier support and scrutinized network documentation.
 Delegated to the Administration of Group Companies LAN/WAN network connected within three
buildings.
 Delegated to open incidents with vendors and handle issues
 Handled network problems and troubleshoot network issues
 Managing users on Active Directory using Microsoft Windows 2003 Server.
 Responsible for maintaining users on Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 (Creation, Deletion etc.).
 Working on the Windows based Webhosting solution running Plesk Software. Responsible for the day to
day operations which include creation of the domains, assigning permissions, limits etc.
 Managing routers, switches (Juniper, Cisco, Maipu, Foundry)
 Profound knowledge of frame relay and MPLS, managing firewalls and troubleshooting
 Acting as Incharge Network Operations, Taking care of Day to day operations related to NOC (Network
Operations Center).
 Supervision of the DSL Internet team to help resolve the technical issues promptly.
 Configure and managing Paradyne, Siemens, Huawei DSLAM Infrastructure.
 Managing Shifts for 24x7 Operations, thus helping in smooth operation of the department.
 Helping/Educating junior engineers in performing daily operations and issues.
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2. Cyber Internet Services (Pvt.) Limited
Customer Support Engineer September 2004 -> March 2006
 To entertain entire inbound Calls received regarding the Cyber Internet Support. Where responsibility
also includes receiving and troubleshooting Calls, received from Nationwide
 Assist junior engineers to provide Online Technical Support (Internet).
 Act as a coordinator between Customer Support Department and Network Operation Center.
 Assist Network Operation Center to maintain and update software at company’s FTP site.
 Install, Configure, and Manage all Windows Platform (2000, XP etc).
 Provide Online Support to customer for almost all browsers and email clients with configurations.
 Install and configure Desktop / Laptops and accessories.
Tulle Institute of Management & Information Sciences
Administrator & Course Coordinator September 2000 -> April 2002
 The responsibilities were about taking care of the Management in the absence of the Managing Director
 Looking after the Office Administration and Staff. The responsibility also includes regarding the
Recruitment of Personnel.
Technical Expertise
Area of Expertise
Network Architecture, Configuration and Implementation, Diagnosis, troubleshooting, Problem Resolution, System
Analysis, Technology Deployment
Operating Systems
All Platforms of Windows, Linux (Centos, Ubuntu)
Networking
DNS, DHCP, SNMP, SMTP, BGP, MPLS, FTP, TCP/IP, VPN
Software
MS Office (All Platforms), VM-ware, Secure CRT
Hardware
Juniper Platform (M10i, M10, M7i, M5, J6350, J2300)
Cisco Platform (7513, 7206, 6513, 4507, 3750, 3400, 2960)
Foundary Platform (Bigiron, Fastiron)
Maipu Platform (6800 Series, 3900 Series, 3400 Series, 1800 Router Series)
Lucent Max TNT RAS and PSAX 1250
Huawei/Paradyne: (MA5100, MA5105)IP and ATM DSLAM.
NMS Experience: CastleRock SNMPC, Alcatel NMS (For commissioning GPON Links), Huawei N2000 (Managing DSL
Connections, Creating Adding PVCs), Huawei T2000 (Managing Local E1s, and E3s which were all connected on
Ring).
Education
Year Institution Qualification Grade/CGPA
2008 IQRA UNIVERSITY MBA 2.9
2003 IQRA UNIVERSITY BCS - H 3.08
Professional Certifications and Training
JNCIA-ER (Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate – Enterprise Routing)
JNCIS-ER (Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist – Enterprise Routing)
JNCIS-M&T (Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist – M & T Series)
JNCIS-E (Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist – E Series)
JNCIA-EX (Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate – Enterprise Switches)
JNCIS-FWV (Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist – Firewall)
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3. NSP.365 Attended Workshop with hands on experience conducted by NSP (Networker’s Society of Pakistan) for
Routing Protocols and Cisco IP Telephony
NSP MPLS Bootcamp Attended Workshop with hands on experience conducted by NSP (Networker’s Society of
Pakistan) for MPLS.
Projects
 Lakson Group Automation Project: Managed all the switches and network devices installed within 3
building complex. Creating local monitoring via SNMPC Software. Set up Syslog server for all network
devices.
 Network Audit: Setup procedure and guidelines for configuration audit.
 Datacenter Expansion: Extend data center at Headoffice as per the TIA-942 standards.
 NOC Centralization: Worked on NOC centralization. Setting up tools to monitor nationwide network (44
managed/unmanaged POPs) nodes from Headoffice.
Extra Curricular Activities
 Executive Member of Computer Society
 Member of Iqra Student Council
 Event Organizer - All Karachi Hardware & Software Competition
 Organizer - All Pakistan Hardware & Software Competition
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