Muhammad Athar Shah

Muhammad Athar Shah

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Network Engineer
New York, United States

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    Cloud, Network and IT Support
    MURRAY HILL MANAGEMENT LTD · Contract
    Nov 2023 - Current (2 years 11 months)
    • Ensured minimal downtime and connectivity in large scale, multi vendor environment by troubleshooting cisco, Juniper and Arista switches and Routersf or LAN, WAN, VPN, VOIP connectivity
    • Extensive experience in network buildouts, expansion, and decommissioning projects
    • Troubleshooting Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols LLDP, CDP, STP, Trunking, MLAG, Port Channeling, MPLS
    • Complex troubleshooting of BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, EVPN, VxLAN with various path attributes and Routing Policies
    • Network Access Protection using ACLs, Stateful Inspection, IPS, VPN, Firmware and signature upgrade, Log Monitoring, User Authentication, URL Filtering, and Failover.
    • Built and implement network configuration templates distribution, wire
  • M
    Cloud, Network and IT Support
    MURRAY HILL MANAGEMENT LTD · Contract
    Nov 2023 - Current (2 years 11 months)
    • Ensured minimal downtime and connectivity in large scale, multi vendor environment by troubleshooting cisco, Juniper and Arista switches and Routersf or LAN, WAN, VPN, VOIP connectivity
    • Extensive experience in network buildouts, expansion, and decommissioning projects
    • Troubleshooting Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols LLDP, CDP, STP, Trunking, MLAG, Port Channeling, MPLS
    • Complex troubleshooting of BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, EVPN, VxLAN with various path attributes and Routing Policies
    • Network Access Protection using ACLs, Stateful Inspection, IPS, VPN, Firmware and signature upgrade, Log Monitoring, User Authentication, URL Filtering, and Failover.
    • Built and implement network configuration templates distribution, wir
  • refresh mental health
    Remote Meraki Network Engineer
    refresh mental health
    May 2023 - Sep 2023 (5 months)
    • Performed network site survey and heat map for AP placement at over 600 physician’s offices, mental clinics and immediate care facilities
    • Assisted in creating configuration templates for enterprise wide new and Old Locations
    • Designed new network infrastructure including switches, firewalls and access points to convert existing network to new corporate standards
    • Created BoM and coordinated shipping of equipment to multiple locations simultaneously
    • Physically installed all equipment on-site and performed all back-end configuration needed (i.e. Meraki dashboard, telecom, SD-WAN connectivity, update network monitoring software, etc.)
    • Coordinated TTU with ISP vendor for WAN cutover while on-site
  • refresh mental health
    Remote Meraki Network Engineer
    refresh mental health
    May 2023 - Sep 2023 (5 months)
    • Performed network site survey and heat map for AP placement at over 600 physician’s offices, mental clinics and immediate care facilities
    • Assisted in creating configuration templates for enterprise wide new and Old Locations
    • Designed new network infrastructure including switches, firewalls and access points to convert existing network to new corporate standards
    • Created BoM and coordinated shipping of equipment to multiple locations simultaneously
    • Physically installed all equipment on-site and performed all back-end configuration needed (i.e. Meraki dashboard, telecom, SD-WAN connectivity, update network monitoring software, etc.)
    • Coordinated TTU with ISP vendor for WAN cutover while on-site
  • Arthur Lawrence Pakistan
    Network and System Analyst
    Arthur Lawrence Pakistan
    Jun 2019 - Apr 2023 (3 years 11 months)
    • Design, develop, implement and coordinate systems, policies and procedures
    • Ensure security of data, network access and backup systems
    • Act in alignment with user needs and system functionality to contribute to organizational policy
    • Identify problematic areas and implement strategic solutions in time
    • Preserve assets, information security and control structures
    • Engage within IT onboarding / separation processes
    • Ensure 100% network and system uptime
    • Help develop SLA / OLA with all functional managers
    • Ensure vendor management and IT procurement
    • Enterprise IT audit and maintain AD, e-mail exchange and barracuda system
  • Training
    IT Helpdesk Support Technician
    Training
    Apr 2015 - May 2019 (4 years 2 months)
    • Maintenance of Network, Computer, CCTV and inventory Management
    • Complete IT Helpdesk Management for end users PCs, VOIP, Laptop
    • Preventive and Quarterly maintenance of IT equipment
    • User Account Management via Active Directory
    • Configuring connectivity of daily Web-Ex meeting between Pakistan, US and Philippines regions
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  • Cisco
    Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA)
    Cisco
    May 2023 - Current (3 years 5 months)
  • Certiprof
    Lifelong Learning
    Certiprof
    Mar 2022
  • A
    Bachelor's degree, Information Technology
    Al-Khair University, Pakistan
    Jan 2001 - Jul 2004 (3 years 7 months)
    Equivalent to Associate Bachelor of Information Technology
    Evaluated by Globe Language Services - Member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES)
  • A
    Bachelor's degree Information Technology
    Al-Khair University, Pakistan
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    Best trainer award on "Writing professional emails" by 360training, Inc 2011