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C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E

PERSONAL DATA Name Ahmed Bahaa Eldin Farrag Current Employment MS System Engineer

Address 2149 St Anas Ibn Malek Maadi, Cairo Telephone +20 100 9889822 E-Mail ahmed_b_farrag@yahoo.co.uk Date of Birth 11.05.1980 Place of Birth Alexandria, Egypt Nationality Egyptian, EU residence and work permitted. Family Status Married

EDUCATION 1997 – 2002 Faculty of Commerce, Alexandria University (Major: Accounting) 1984 – 1997 Victory College English School

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TRAININGS & CONEFRENCES 2016 Currently studying CISSP 2015 MCSA Windows 2012 2011 Mashreq Information Security for System Administrators 2008 MCSE Windows server 2003 2007 Citigroup Information Security Services 2006 Citigroup Information Security for System Administrators 2004 Java Solution Developer (Sun Certificate) 2002 Access 2000 at Arab Academy for Science & Technology - Grade A 1998 Windows 95 at Arab Academy for Science & Technology - Grade A

LANGUAGES

- Arabic mother tongue

- English fluent - German Goethe Certificate B1 (EU Standard)

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WORKING EXPERIENCE Mashreq Bank Egypt 06/2009 – today Information Technology System Engineer

Contribution

- handling country servers for both consumer and corporate business including 50+ servers as file, database, backup, scanning, web and application servers

- implementing and managing the backup process - implementing and managing scheduled replication process - implementing and managing web server and database security for middleware - implementing and managing central print, web and scanning servers - restructuring and administrating Egyptian resources through Exchange and

Active Directory - implementing Disaster Recovery scenario with all required setup and tests - implementing and managing Shavlik solution for Windows updates - creation of standard build images for desktop/laptops and servers - scripting management tools for required administration scope - 1st level user support and Blackberry installation services - ATM Installation and first level Support - Handling ATM availability and network expansion.

Accomplished Projects

- expanding Mashreq ATM Network and upgrade all machines to Windows 7 - managing ATM availability and stability - Mashreq servers migration to Windows2008 & Windows2008R2 - implementation of disaster recovery plan for Mashreq Bank - implementing of Scheduled Backup plan with HW/SW configuration and

Symantec NetBackup 12.5 - creation of Std. Image for migrating all Mashreq Desktops from Windows XP

to Vista, windows 7 and all servers from Windows 2000, 2003 to Windows 2008 - Migration of Mashreq Bank Data Center to a new location with all required

setup and preparations

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Citigroup N.A Egypt 02/2005 – 06/2009 Server Administrator

Contribution:

- handling Egyptian servers for both consumer and corporate business including 50+ server as file, scanning, print, database, web and application

- handling backup process using Arc Serve - middleware administrator handling Web hosting Instance on IIS platforms - managing secure build and remediation for middleware servers - managing capacity planning and server patching (VTM) - building and preparing MS SQL servers according to Citigroup secure build

standards - acting Database administrator backup - auditing IT Controls for external vendors

Citibank N.A (Consumer Finance) 02/2005 – 06/2007 System Administrator

Contribution:

- building and managing all technology infrastructure related issues covering consumer finance company working as sales agency for Citibank in all their premises within both Cairo & Alexandria

- handling related voice and networking scope for consumer finance including Avaya Voice PBX in connection with Citibank premises

- vulnerability and threatening management coordinator - Citibank first touch engineer

Accomplished Projects

- isolating Consumer Finance from Citibank network and building new separated infrastructure with dedicated domain and web mailing system

- preparation of new site for Consumer Finance with preparation for all required infrastructure to access Citibank domain and voice network then migration of 80 users to the new site

- migration of all Citibank servers from windows 2000 to windows 2003 - migration of four different Citibank premises to a new centralized building

with all data center preparation and setup (server side preparation) - implementation and configuration of EMC Replistor for disaster recovery

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COMPUTER SKILLS Blackberry and Mobile Devices

- Handheld installation and Enterprise integration Database

- SQL skills - Microsoft SQL Server Administration

Hardware

- General hardware Skills on Desktops, Laptops and HP servers/Blade Enclosures.

Internet

- Web Developer and Middleware Administration - Macromedia Dream Weaver and HTML coding - Microsoft Internet Information Services IIS

Networking and Communications

- Wide Site Administration Skills - installing GSM, analog & digital Lines - programming and installation for AVAYA PBX Using Terranova, Definity Site

Administration and Avaya Site Administration Operating Systems

- Windows Server (2000, 2003, 2008, 2012, CCSB Secure build and Virtual servers)

- Windows Client OS Programming and Scripting

- Java Certified Programmer - writing CMD and VBS scripts for managing and administrating the

environment as enforcing and hardening security on all servers and machines Servers

- building and configuring secure builds, Wrap, Print, File, Backup and DB Servers, ISA, DNS, VPN, DHCP and WSUS Servers

- implementing virtual servers (Hyper V and VMware) - implementing and managing Shavlik Servers - configuring and managing Active Directory - implementing and configuring Exchange 2007 - implementing and managing Windows Deployment Server

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Software

- software installation, software trouble shooting and wrap deployment - Microsoft Office - VMware - Acronis backup & Recovery - Macromedia Dreamweaver - Adobe Photoshop - Macromedia Flash

OBJECTIVE I am seeking to work within an environment that will challenge me further while allowing me contributing to the continuous growth and success of the organization. I would like to take step forward on switching towords Information Security, IT Controls, IT Auditing and Business Contineuty Planning Fields. I am looking forward to work within environment that promotes new technologies/services and provides

me with the opportunity to meet and exceed assigned business goals.