Ibrahim Alabdrabalnabi

Network Consulting Engineer - Pre-Sales & Post-Sale

MSc Network Security 2xCCNA(RS|Secrutiy) CCNP R&S

Cell Phone: +1-(312)-593-4606 (Email is preferred)

Address: Edgewater, Chicago. IL 60660 ( Willing to relocate )

Email: ialabdra.jobs@gmail.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/ibrahim299/

Work Experience
Sr. Network Engineer
Vinakom Communications

March 2014 Present

USA. Schaumburg, IL

Troubleshoot tire2 and tire3 trouble tickets, T1 and fiber turn-ups and work closely with field technicians and PMs.
Perform preparing, planning, designing, implementation, operate and optimize of network life cycle for our customers.
Participate frequently in on call 24x7 schedule with my team including weekends, after hours work and holidays.
Monitoring the performance of 1000+ remote nodes and NOC and DC equipment using SolarWinds NPM and NTA.
Worked usually on Cisco 6500,4500,4849,2800,2430,3350,7200,ASA5505 and ASA5510.

Sr. Network Systems Engineer

Jeraisy Computer & Communication Services Co.(JCCS) (Cisco Gold Partner)

Apr 2009 Dec 2011

Pre-sales & Post-sales support to account managers throughout the sales cycle to achieve business objectives.
Participating in pre-sales and post-sales as SE and NCE supporting Account Managers and Sales Executives to
grow the business and hunt business opportunities in the market.
Design, plan, propose and recommend solutions to meet customer requirements Generate detail technical
network/system proposals base on technology product offerings.
POC test, Implementation, troubleshooting, High Level Design, Low Level Design.
Work in Pre-Sales in wide rage of technologies of, but not limited to, Routing and Switching, UC and Security.
Design solutions, Response to RFP RFI RFQ, prepare Pricing\Quotations\BOM using Cisco Commerce Workspace,
Design and plans for the hardware and software applications, and providing documentation and Visio diagrams for the
projects and tenders including technical write up and SOWs.
Working on designing solutions based on, but not limited to, following technologies: Cisco Catalyst 6500/4500/3750
series. Cisco Nexus 7k\5k. Cisco Routers 4451,3900,2900,1900. Cisco UC, Cisco Security and Wireless.
Evaluates hardware/software solutions from various vendors
Managing the contact between Cisco and Customer to raise the technical problems and service requests.
Tender & Request for Proposal (RFPs) Studying and propose the solutions as customer requirements.
Attend Pre-Tender Meetings with the customers to get the exact requirement of the customers.
Prepare the project plan of the project with all details of the major and minor tasks.

Technical Project Manager (Jan 2010 Dec 2010)

Network Upgrade 10G Project in Royal Commission For Jubail & Yanbu Project.

Lead the technical implementation and past-sales team.

Manage the technical integration and coordinate the scheduling and resourcing.
Develop full-scale project plans and supervise the project progress.
Develop the business relationship and hunt more business opportunities with customers.
Proactively manage changes in the scope and manage the potential risks.
The project include implement and configure CRS-1, Nexus 7000\5000, Catalyst 6500,4500,2900 switches.

Network Consulting Engineer

Cisco Systems Inc.

Jan 2008 Feb 2009

Working on HLD, LLD and NIP for customers.

Implementation, Integration, Testing & Troubleshooting.
Network Optimization Services to provide: Syslog Analysis reports& Software, Infrastructure Analysis Report.
Network-level problem resolution including troubleshooting customer's network for configuration and hardware issues.
Problem root-cause analysis at the network infrastructure level and a recommendation report that includes root
cause, next steps, and recommendations for corrective and preventive actions.
Software referrals to address critical problems across customer network include a high-level risk assessment.

Technical Assistance Center (TAC) Engineer (rotation). (Jun Jul 2008)

Provide High level of Technical online/telephonic support remotely to Ciscos customers over the world.
Troubleshooting Cat 6500, 4500 and 3500 switches Cisco routers and modules failures.
Troubleshooting Switching and Routing Technical failures.
Inspecting IOS bugs and recommend versions upgrade.

Troubleshooting hardware failures.

System Engineer
Yokogawa Middle East

Sep 2007 Dec 2007

Involved in Khurais project for Saudi Aramco as DCS Engineer

Supporting in system creation of logics, graphics and sequences on CS3000.

Creating & Adjusting Subsystem's tags.

Reviewing and updating P&ID (Piping & Instrument Diagram) sheets.

Complete professional training for around 3 months on company's products and software

Excellent knowledge in DCS, (Centum CS 3000 & ProSafe PLC) Engineering & Maintenance,

Foundation FieldBus and Stardom controllers.

Networking Lab Administrator

King Fahd University Of Petroleum and Minerals

Feb 2007 Jun 2007

Setup the topology for required labs for the students studies
IOS upgrade and password recovery for the routers and switches.
Perform Desktop software configuration and deployment.
Troubleshooting and Maintenance of the Lab devices and Printers.

Web Developer
Saudi Electricity Company

June 2006 Dec 2006

Developed a new version of project called (Capital Project Tracking System) using Visual Basic (VB.NET), ASP.NET
and SQL server (this project helps company management around the kingdom to track their projects) and got grade
(A) for Coop training project and company evaluation.

Co-Founder of Dtarget.net
Online SMS Services

Jan 2005 Dec 2010

Education
Master Degree in Computer, Information & Network Security. Nov 2013
Network Security Concentration, GPA 3.69/4
DePaul University Chicago, IL
B.S in Information and Computer Sciences. Jul 2007
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Saudi Arabia
Current and Active Certification
Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP Routing and Switching
Cisco Certified Network Associate CCNA Routing and Switching
Cisco Certified Network Associate CCNA Security
Passed CCNP Security - SENSS 300-206: Implementing Cisco Edge Network Security Solutions
Preparing for CCIE written and lab exam.
AWARDS
Successfully Completed Cisco's GTAP Associate Network Consulting Engineer Curriculum.

Knowledge and Skills

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Networking: DHCP, VLAN, PPP, DTP, Frame Rely FR, STP, VTP, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, QoS, MPLS,
EIGRP, IPv6, RIP, OSPF, BGP,GRE and IP Multicasting.

Network Security: MPLS, MPLS VPN / VRF, VPN, IPSec, AAA, TACACS, RADIUS, DMVPN.

Networking and Security Assessment Tools: Solarwinds, Wireshark, Nmap, Snort, Nessus

Regulation Compliance: HIPPA, SOX, PCI.

Programming Web Development: (C#, Java, Visual Basic). ASP.NET (C#, VB), JSP, CSS & JavaScript.

Database Systems Oracle9i, SQL & MySQL.

Operating Systems: Windows, Mac OX, Linux.

Courses
Self-Study Courses
- CCDA Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions
- CCNA Security (IINS) Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security.
- CCNP Security (SENSS) Implementing Cisco Edge Network Security Solutions.
- VMware Cloud Fundamentals
- On progress CCIE R&S preparation
Project Management, Leadership and Presentation
- Project Management Professional PMP Exam Preparation Course (4th Edition).
- Project Management Fundamentals.
- Professional Skills (Teamwork Skills) (Interpersonal & presentation Skills) (Time Management and Project
Management).
- ACSW1 (Advanced Communication Skills Workshop) Presentation Skills By Alan Carroll & Associates
Cisco Advanced Technologies
- Advanced Services Cisco CRS-1 Essentials
- Cisco Datacenter Infrastructure Network 2: Cisco Nexus 7K, 5K, 2K
- Cisco Datacenter Infrastructure Network 1: Cisco 6500, 4500, 4948
- Cisco Cat 6500 Switch Architecture Bootcamp.
- IPv6 and IP Multicast Bootcamp.
- Implementing BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) Bootcamp.
- CCNA & CCNP courses (ICND1, ICND2, BCMSN, BSCI and ONT)
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert) Written Exam Preparation.
Technical Assistance
- TAC (Technical Assistance Center) Tools, Used by Cisco Systems TAC Engineers.
- TAC Supplemental: Cisco Router and Switch Architecture - IOS Architecture.
- TIPS v1.0 TIPS (Presentation Skills with Practice Presentations).