Hafiz Sulaman Nazir

nazirsulaman@gmail.com
00966508213275

An achievement-driven professional targeting senior-level assignments in Network

Administration and Network Monitoring with an organization of high repute
Key Skills Industry Preference: IT

Network Administration Profile Summary

Routing & Switching A goal-oriented professional with over 4 years of experience in Network
Administration, Troubleshooting & Configuration and Network
Monitoring
Troubleshooting & Configuration
Skilled in enhancing network systems & provisioning support for system
engineering activities entailing mapping business processes, studying
Voice Video Collaboration workflow to design technical solutions, ensuring business functionality &
enhancing competitive advantage
Network Security
Experienced in analyzing information system needs, evaluating end-user
requirements, custom designing solutions, troubleshooting for complex
Network Monitoring information systems management
Proficient in managing configuration, maintenance, migrations of large scale
Vendor Management engineering systems and application software & hardware devices with a
focus on systems / network administration including diverse networking
Network Implementation set-ups
Excellent in technical project management including scheduling &
Team Building & Leadership negotiating with clients for iterative product development and delivery,
balancing work distribution to meet project deliverables & delivery as per
quality & time norms
An effective communicator with excellent relationship management skills
and strong analytical, problem solving & organizational capabilities

Timeline
BS Telecom and
Wateen Solutions
Networks COMSATS
University (Pakistan) Limited (Pakistan)

Sep’10– Sep’14 July ’14- Sep ’17 July ’17- July ’19

Wateen Solutions
Limited (Pakistan)
 Work Experience
Wateen Solutions Pakistan July ’14 – July ’19
Network Engineer
Growth Path:
July’14 – September’17: NOC Engineer
September’17 – July 2019: Technical Support Officer

Key Result Areas (across the tenure):

o Hands-on experience of CUCM, IM & Presence, Expressway-E, Expressway-C, TMS, Huawei SC server and Huawei SMC
server.
o Hands-on experience Cisco MX series including MX300, MX700 and MX800, Cisco SX series including SX20, SX80
Cisco DX series including DX70 and DX80 Huawei RP series including RP-100 and RP200 and RP9050
o Hands-on experience of Huawei Wireless controller AC6605 and Access Points
o Installation of CUCM 9.x & integration with CUBE
o 24x7 support of OMV SLA
o Deployed DR site for Bank of Punjab including Catalyst 4506, 2960, 3560, 3945-ISR, 891-F Routers
o Implemented IPSwitch Whatsup Gold
o Led the set-up for more than 1000 cellular sites (Cisco Wireless, Core switch, Router and Access Switches)
o Led a team of 6 Network Support Specialists for routine maintenance of Warid Telecom Satellite Network
o Configured, installed and troubleshot various network devices and services such 3400,2941
o Provided thought leadership management in defining, implementing, ensuring, measuring & continuous
improvement of Warid RAN-Optimization process along with quality standards, frameworks, practices and
measurements

Key Result Areas (across the tenure):

o Implementation and troubleshooting of Routing and switching protocols
o Engaging CISCO TAC and Huawei JTAC for critical issues
o IOS upgradation and password recovery of Network devices
o Implementing technology planning and direction, strategy development, leadership and implementation, business
and operational transformation execution and business solution delivery
o Following procedures, change management best practices, ensured network availability and maintenance of disaster
recovery stance
o Working in the Network and Infrastructure Section team including Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network
(WAN) and Wireless in implementing the organization’s IT standards, framework and strategy
o Providing technical support for troubleshooting complex issues effectively while ensuring minimum downtime &
maximum availability of network

Education
o BS Telecom and Networks from COMSATS Wah Cantt(Pakistan) in 2014

Certifications

o CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)

o HCNA (Huawei Certified Network Associate )

Trainings
o Huawei Certified Network Associate - HCNA (University of Engineering and Technology – Pakistan)
o Cisco Certified Network Professional – CCNP ( PakSpace, Pakistan)
o Cisco Certified Network Associate – CCNA (PakSpace, Pakistan)
o Communication Skills in the Workshop (University of Gujrat)
Technical Skills
o Cisco routers 1800, 2500s, 2941, 3600s 2941, Cisco 3845 , 2921 ,2911, 2851
o Catalyst Switches, 2900XL, 3550, 3650, 3750, Metro Ethernet 3400
o Layer3 Protocols: Static Routing, RIPv2, RIPnG,IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP,IPv6, Traffic Engineering, Policy Based Routing
PBR, Layer 3 Switches,
o Layer2 Technologies: Catalyst CatOS and IOS based Switches, VTP, STP, MST, RSTP, Trucking, VLANs, Logical Ether
Channels - Port channels,
o Network Software: OPManager, Solarwinds, IPSwitch Whatsup Gold, Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager
 o Red Hat Linux (6.1, 7.1, 7.3, 8.1, 9.0, Fedora Core 1, 2, 3), Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 2000, Microsoft Windows
XP/2000/7/8/10

o Personal Details
Date of Birth: June 06,1991
Languages Known: English, Urdu, Arabic
Address : Jubail
Marital Status: Married
Nationality: Pakistani
Passport: HD9824261
Iqama: Transferable

Please refer to the Annexure for Projects

ANNEXURE
Project Details:
Wateen Solutions Pakistan
Project Title / Client: Jazz (Pakistan)
Period: June18 – Present

Description:
Operations includes:
o Wireless: Configured and supported on Huawei AP5030, AP7110 and AC6605
o Barco Video Wall: Installation and maintenance of 2X2 Barco Unisee video Wall
o Collaboration: Configured and integrated CUCM, IM & Presence, Expressway-E, Expressway-C, TMS, Huawei
SC server and Huawei SMC server.
o Collaboration End Points: Cisco MX series including MX300, MX700 and MX800, Cisco SX series including SX20, SX80
Cisco DX series including DX70 and DX80 Huawei RP series including RP-100 and RP200 and VP9050
o Integration and configurations of the Cisco and Huawei backend infrastructure for smooth daily operations
o Configured Cisco Jabber and Microsoft Skype for Business for smooth communication across all platforms
o Integration and monitoring of Blue Jeans infrastructure with existing Cisco infrastructure
o Integration of Cisco SX-80 and Sony N9200W with Barco Unisee Video wall
o Engaging CISCO/Huawei TAC support for troubleshooting and for RMA of faulty devices
o Detailed root cause analysis and identification and reporting of incidents
o Installation, Configuration and Support on Huawei wireless infrastructure including Huawei Access Points Ap5030
and AP 7110 with Huawei Access Controller AC6605.

Project Title / Client: Punjab Saaf Pani Company

Description:
Operations include:
o Routing: Configured and supported on Cisco routers 2811,1811,1812
o Switching: Configured and supported on Cisco Switches 2960,3550,3560,2960X

Project Title / Client: Punjab Prison Foundation

Description:
Operations include:
o The project of Govt of Punjab, to establish telephony booths in 11 sites (jails) of Punjab.
o Implementation of Bicom System IP based PBXware
o PBXware supports a wide range of PSTN and VoIP technologies. Creation of Enhanced Voicemail, IVR Auto
Attendants, Conference Bridges, Music on Hold,
o Least Cost Routing, national/global voice networks, and much more are all deployable as a single unit or redundant
network.
o IP PBXware Application
o FXO and FXS Gateway
o Implementation of PRI
o Implementation SIP Gateway
Project Title / Client: Warid Telecom (Pakistan)
Period: ’july14 – August 17

Description:
Operations include:
o Routing: Configured and supported on Cisco routers 2941
o Switching: Configured and supported on Cisco Switches 3400
o Configuration of Cisco Switches ME 3400
o Configuration of Cisco RAN-O Router ME 2941
o Static IP routing for GSM traffic
o Maintaining the proper KPI’s for the network.
o Coordinating with other transmission teams in order to solve the problem related to abis interface.
o Working on the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager, Monitoring and management of the network.
o Monitoring the backhaul status of every link through which traffic of the sites is passing.
o Monitoring and troubleshooting of errors on media.
o Making sure that traffic passing through the abis interface is experiencing proper QoS (QUALITY OF SERVICE)
treatment.
o Having close look on the voice traffic passing through abis interface and making sure that jitter and transmission
delay must be within acceptable range.
o Making the configuration changes according to the requirement of the network and adding the new devices or
replacing the faulty devices from the network.
o Coordinating with teams working in field for the layer 1 problems.
o Configuring the multilink for the backhaul media according to traffic on the short haul and making sure all sites
operate without congestion.