Ch.Rehmat Ali +92-300-9461522
+92-321-9461522
305, Block.4, D-I, Town Ship [email protected]
Profile
Work History
HP Support Engineer Aug 2004 – Sep 2009
HP Singapore, Singapore Islamabad, Pakistan
o Provided
onsite support and services to Nokia Networks on account of HP Singapore.
o Tasks
included inspection of the server rooms and monitoring of the equipment
installed on different locations (3 offices in
o Equipment
included HP DL380 G3,G4,G5 rack mounted servers, HP Storage Arrays, HP MSL 6000
Tape Library, HP ProCurve 2650 Switches, Cisco
Catalyst 2940, 2950, 3550 series, all these devices were installed, mounted and
configured by myself and occasionally reconfigured and fixed also in case of
bugs, errors and mis-configurations.
o Provided
support to Nokia Mobile
Consultant (Linux/Unix) Dec 2008 – Feb 2009
Teralight Pvt
Ltd,
SAMENA Telecommunications Council
o Configured
RHEL 4.7 machines with Apache as web server for both www.teralight.com and www.samenacouncil.org with Tomcat,
Java and Mysql.
o Setup
BIND to serve name-server requests with master and slave configuration.
o Setup
Postfix as primary mail server to serve the requests from both domains, with
compilation of mysql and sasl-authd
options for virtual users.
o Configured
Pure-Ftpd as primary ftp service on web and ftp
servers to store web and ftp related users and site information and details.
o Setup
MySql as the database system for the organization to
server requests regarding web, mail, ftp and db users and queries as well.
o Successfully
Implemented and setup the following protocols and services also for Teralight Pvt Ltd, like httpd (ssl), postfix (smtp-auth), mysql 4/5, phpmyadmin, squirrelmail, mailgraph, nagios, dkfilter, iptables, portsentry, tcpwrappers, sshd, logwatch, logcheck, awstats, rsync, webmin, etc..
o Successfully
setup and configured replica servers and services located at
System Administrator (Linux/Unix) Nov 2006 – till to date
Axvoice Inc.
o Responsible
to manage linux servers based on CentOS
4.4 & 5.
o Managing
web, mail, db, ftp, ntp and nfs
services on 64bit Intel machines.
o Responsible
to maintain web and db backups on periodic basis.
o Successfully
Implemented and maintaining the following protocols and services at Axvoice,
like httpd (ssl), postfix (smtp-auth), mysql 4/5, otrs, php, phpbb, phpmyadmin, wordpress(blog), phpmybackup, asterisk-1.4.2,
bootp, squirrelmail, mailgraph, mailscanner, spamassassin, clamav, mrtg, nagios, smokeping,
dkfilter, iptables, portsentry, tcpwrappers, sshd, logwatch, logcheck, awstats, cups, yum,
etc..
Linux Instructor Jan 2006 – Oct 2006
EVenture
Solutions Pvt.,
o Teaching
Red Hat Enterprise Linux courses to professional users at institute premises.
o Teaching
Enterprise Linux customized courses to professional users and administrators so
that they can successfully deploy the Linux and its tools, and can efficiently
maintain their production servers.
Red Hat Instructor Nov 2004 – Nov 2005
OpenTech
Pvt. Ltd,
o Worked
as a Red Hat Instructor to teach Enterprise Linux courses like:
§
RH033 (Red
Hat Linux Essentials)
§
RH133 (Red
Hat Linux System Administration)
§
RH253 (Red
Hat Linux Networking and Security)
o These
courses build the greater understanding of Linux users from scratch to expert
level. In result, they will feel confident to deploy Red Hat Enterprise Linux in
the enterprise computing environments.
o Also
responsible to provide support to public/private sector’s clients using Red Hat
Enterprise Linux.
Systems Administrator, (Linux / UNIX) April 2004--Sep 2004
Freezone
Internet Services,
o Handling Freezone’s 30 live servers running Debian, Solaris, Fedora, HP-UX, including NS, MX, SMTP, POP, WEB, DB, Intranet, Ticketing system and Messenger servers.
o Configured POP3/IMAP/eSMTP servers using Postfix/Courier/Mysql, on Debian 3.0 having more than 10,000 mailboxes.
o Configured Cerberus HelpDesk System (ticketing system) for customer support department using Apache, Postfix, Amavis, Clam-av.
o Maintaining MXs servers on Solaris 8 & 9 on Sun Fire E250 & E450 as inbound email gateway/router for customer’s emails for more than 7000 domains.
o Maintaining the main hosting server on Debian 3.0 with Apache, Apache-ssl to host around 3000 sites.
o Maintaining the (Ensim) Webppliance 3.7 on Fedora, hosted 700 domains, running sendmail, apache, mysql, pop3, squirrel-mail, bind, proftpd, clam-av, spamassassin.
o Configured
NAGIOS to monitor all servers and their services.
o Pureftp-MySql and Proftp are
running to serve the hundreds of ftp clients to their virtual domains space.
o PowerDNS is running with MySql to
resolve more than 4000 domain names.
System Administrator, (NT & Linux) July 2000--March 2004
o Installed and Configured Samba2.2.1 File Server on Mandrake 9.0
o Configured Squid Transparent web proxies on FreeBSD/x86 and Red Hat 7.2
o Configured NAT, IP-Masquerading to masquerade internal traffic to external link on Red Hat 7.2
o Configured webmin 0.9 for remote administration on Mandrake 9.0
o Configured static routes to connect LAN segments via Red Hat 7.2
o Installed and configured Apache2.0 to host online digital library site on Red Hat 7.2
o Set up a lab of 20 PCs with three OS (Red Hat 7.2, FreeBSD4.8, Win2000 Pro) on each system to provide variety of operating system for research purposes.
o Setup university web site with Apache 1.3.1 on WinNT 4.0 Server (Compaq ML-370)
o Set up Network Supervisor to monitor LAN traffic on 3Com Layer-II Switches.
o Configured Bind 9.2 as caching-only name server on Red Hat 7.2
o Configured WinNT as PDC with Exchange5.5,Worldclient and Wingate
o Managing HP Network Printers (HP 2200 DN , HP 2100 TN)
o Installed and configured DSL modem for internet connectivity of 512 Kbps with port forwarding.
o Configured TCP/IP port blocking with Zone Alarm Pro on NT Server 4.0
Network/Hardware Engineer Nov1998--July2000
BIM&CS (
o Installed Windows NT 4.0 network including LAN cabling and testing
o Configured file services on Windows NT 4.0 Server on Dec Alpha
o Installed and configured MS Proxy 2.0 , IIS 4.0 for web and proxy services
o Configured one lab of dual boot with NT workstation 4.0 & Red Hat 6.0
o Maintained & troubleshoot the network printers and LAN Print Servers.
Network & Hardware Engineer Jan1999--Sep1999
Computer Graphics & Systems
o Established LAN for APC Factory, HIT, Taxila Cantt.
o Installation of NT Workstation for World Bank on Dell Notebooks and configured them to communicate with central server at Washington Headquarter of World Bank
o Provided LAN based support & services to OGDC, Blue Area
o Provided system support services to Federal Beuro of Statistics (FBS), G-8
Network and Hardware Engineer May1996--Nov1998
Data Tech Services (Pvt) Ltd. Blue Area,
o Established LAN of 20 nodes for Naval Head Quarter (NHQ), G-6
o Established labs based LAN to 21-Century College for Computer Professionals, F-8
o Experience
to configure/setup/troubleshoot these devices (HP, Epson Printers, Planet
Printer Servers, Stabimatic UPS, 3Com/D-Link
o Experience to assemble, install, configure and troubleshoot the computer system (486, Pentium-I, Pentium-II, Pentium-III, etc)
Experience
Operating Systems
o
Red Hat
o
Red Hat Linux 6.2, 7.2, 7.3, 9.0
o
Fedora Core 2/3/4/5
o
CentOS 3.3/4.4/5
o
Suse Enterprise Linux 9.3
o
Mandrake Linux 9.0
o
Slackware
Linux 9.0/10
o
Turbo Linux
Server 7
o
Debian/GNU Linux 3.0
o
Solaris 8
& 9 (on Sparc)
o
FreeBSD 4.8/5.2
o
MS Windows NT 4.0 Server/Workstation
o
MS Windows 2000/XP Professional
o
MS Windows 3.0,3.1,95/97/98
o
MS Dos 6.22
Microsoft BackOffice Components
o Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
o Microsoft Internet Information Server 5.0
o Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
o Microsoft
Proxy Server2.0
LAN / WAN Devices
o Ethernet Hubs - Unmanaged (3Com) (Super Stack II 500)
o Layer 2 Ethernet Switches – Managed (3Com) (Super Stack II 3300)
o Layer 2 Ethernet Switches – Managed (Cisco) (1900, 2940, 2950, 3550)
o Layer 2 Ethernet Switches – Managed (HP) (ProCurve 2650)
o
o Layer
3 Routers (Cisco)
(2600, 2501, 1751 Modular)
o ADSL Modem/Router (S.Stream5200, DSL305EU)
o
o Wireless Access Point (3Com)
Linux/Unix Tools
o Apache,
Squid, Samba, Postfix, MySql, NIS, NFS, BIND, DHCPd, Vsftpd, WuFTPd, Proftpd, PowerDNS, Kickstart, RAID, LVM, Amavis, Clam-Av, SpamAssassin, Nagios, Cerberus, Webmin, Squirrelmail, IPTraf, Chrootkits, rsync, rinetd, SUNWvts, SUNWexplu, Squid-Graph,
Squid-Guard, Adzapper, Dansguardian,
Mysar, net-SNMP, MRTG, DRBD, SNAT, DNAT,
Port-Forwarding, etc…
Security Tools
o Snort
2.0, PortSentry, Tripwire, TcpWrappers,
Ssh, Nmap, Iptables, etc..
o Zone Alarm Pro 4.5/6.5/7
Network Designing Tools
o Microsoft
Visio 2002
o Visio Professional 5
Languages
o C,C++
o HTML
o BASH
Other Tools/Apps
o Apache Web Server 1.3.0 for NT, VMWare 5.2, SecureCRT, PenguinNet, SSH Secure Shell 3.2.2, MDaemon, World Client Pro, Wingate Proxy Servers, Win Route Pro 4.1, Win proxy 2.0/3.0, CSM Proxy Servers, MS FrontPage 98, 2000, Links & Lynx , PcAnywhere, Radmin, VNC, etc..
Hardware Platform
o Intel 386, 486, Pentium, Pentium II, Pentium Pro, Pentium–III,
Pentium-IV, SparcStation5, SF250, 450, V240, HP Compaq ML-370,
HP DL380 G3, G4, G5 Servers 3.6-Xeon, HP MSL6030, HP Storage Array, TOSHIBA, DELL
Education
o Master in Information Technology (MS-IT) (2005)
Certifications & Trainings
Red Hat Corporation, U.S.A
o Red Hat Certified Engineer (ES 3) (93% marks) (Dec 2004)
o Red Hat Certified Technician (ES 3) (100% marks) (Dec 2004)
Sun Microsystems, U.S.A
o Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 9 (80%) (Apr 2006)
o Sun Certified Network Administrator for Solaris 9 (93%) (Jun 2007)
Hewlett Packard, U.S.A
o HP-UX Certified System Administrator (2003)
Linux Professional
Institute, U.S.A
o Junior Level Administration (LPIC- Level 1) (2003)
Cisco Systems, U.S.A
o Cisco Certified Network Associate 2.0, (2001)
Microsoft Corporation, U.S.A
o Microsoft Certified Professional (1999)
o Microsoft Certified System Engineer (1999)
o Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet (1999)
Brain Bench Corporation, U.S.A
o Linux Administration (general) (2005)
o Certified Network Technician (2000)
o Certified TCP/IP Administrator (2000)
o Certified Windows 95 Administrator (2000)
o Certified Windows NT 4.0 Administrator (2000)
o Master Windows NT Workstation Administrator (2000)
o Certified Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Administrator (2000)
Centia Private Limited,
o Successfully completed a 15 days Training Session on Sun Hardware (Sun Fire 5800, 3300, E450, V240,etc..) and SunOS (Solaris8 and Solaris9).
COM Wave Institute of Information
Technology,
o Attended
Training Sessions of Cisco Router Configuration & CCNA 2.0
BIM&CS and UNDP,
o Attended
three days workshop on Web Authoring
arranged by UNDP & BIM&CS.
o Certification
in Computer Networking (Novell NetWare) & Turbo C Programming.
o Certification in Computer Hardware and Maintenance.
Bareela Information Technology,
Pvt. Ltd.,
o Attended
three days workshop on Cisco Router Configuration
and Implementation.