Mohmad Yusuf Shaikh

• Technical lead of WINTEL, Active Directory, MS-Exchange, System Center, VMWare, Citrix and Planning and automating enterprise backups for critical data using SAN, NAS, and traditional storage devices.
• Played a key role in the organization''s digital transformation journey by enabling agile infrastructure solutions that supported evolving business needs.
• Championed a culture of continuous improvement among team members through knowledge sharing sessions and training opportunities related to new technologies in the field of Infrastructure Engineering.
• Performs analysis, design, and development of security features for system architectures. Develop and maintain metrics for data driven reporting, analysis, and proactive improvements.
• Introduced use of security metrics to mitigate vulnerability by analyzing historical threats, addressing risks/gaps/violations and implementing improved protocols.
• Collaborates with IT staff to develop and implement airgapped immutable golden copies of data to protect and restore data and systems in the event of natural disasters and cyberwar.
• Spearheaded the migration of legacy systems to modern platforms, resulting in improved functionality without sacrificing security or compliance requirements.
• Reduced downtime and increased system reliability through proactive monitoring and maintenance of critical infrastructure components.
• Maintained regulatory compliance by adhering to industry standards and implementing necessary controls within the IT environment.
• Install, configure, support, and administer business and automation applications across multiple data centers; encompassing test, staging and production.
• Prepare and review business case for projects to be presented for budget approval with L3/L2 management.
• Prepare RFP for projects. Evaluate and review RFP responses.

• Consultant and Subject Matter Expert involved in providing business and technical consultancy in deployment and management of Wintel based personal computers and servers.
• Involved in architecture, design, implementation and operational assistance for various implementations of Microsoft System Centre and Quest Software technologies.
• Preparation of presales presentations and RFP build processes. Also involved in grooming of new recruits in Microsoft System Centre and QUEST technologies.
• Achievements:
• Instrumental in development of skill on Microsoft System Centre Technologies leading to the organization being awarded with Microsoft Gold Certification.

• Core member of the sales and engineering teams involved in acquiring key accounts and business development.
• Handling presales and post sales implementations besides advising customers on new technologies aimed at better output.
• Development of solutions for customers based on business requirements, delivery of sales presentations and monitoring implementation of Proof of Concept.
• Also involved in development of ad-hoc DR process for crashed systems besides handling day to day implementations of IT processes.
• Achievements:
• Recognized for design and execution of first Juniper NSM solution in Middle East for a major financial house.
• Played key role in setting up Sonicwall Gold partnership in coordination with Sonicwall besides developing an incentive program for the consultancy firm.

• Provide technical consultation for implementation of high-end solution with Checkpoint Firewall, RSA SecurID, TrendMicro, Websense, Fortinet Firewall, Cisco PIX Firewall and Windows Infrastructure Services.
• Also involved in handling presales activities pertaining to critical technical issues in coordination with the business development team.

Simplified troubleshooting processes by creating detailed documentation for system configurations, procedures, and best practices.

• Provisioned new software and hardware for use, following established security policies.
• Managed user access rights to maintain a high level of information security while ensuring appropriate levels of accessibility for authorized personnel.
• Supported the implementation of new technologies by providing technical expertise and training to colleagues as needed.
• Installed important security and functionality patches to maintain optimal protections against intrusion and system reliability.
• Enabled smooth transitions during hardware and software upgrades, minimizing disruptions to endusers.
• Implemented and maintained virtual private networks.
• Implemented, developed and tested installation and update of file servers, print servers and application servers.