HPE Aruba Networking

Business Development Lead, HPE Aruba Networking Edge Services Platform | EMEA

Category Lead Aruba Edge Services Platform ( Central, Wireless, SD-Branch) Solutions | EMEA

Category Lead - Wireless Solution | EMEA

Part of Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, covering the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa).  
Involved in Sales Enablement primarily focused on Aruba Mobility Solutions and Cloud. In helping the sales teams with the content, training, and tools they need to increase sales. Providing salespeople with what they need to consistently have valuable conversations at each stage of the buyer’s journey.

•	Connecting sales teams to the most relevant content for each opportunity in the buying cycle.
•	Providing flexible ways to present content to customers.
•	Delivering real-time visibility into whether or not customers find content engaging.
•	Applying advanced analytics so pitches and content can be optimized.

Involved in customer meetings for crucial deals that is slipping to competition. Present the Aruba solution and difference that gives added value to customer in today digitalized world. 

Involved in Seminars and Events as presenter demonstrating the strength Aruba brings with its great portfolio to customers with overall benefits and RoI’s.

Consulting System Engineer & Solution Sales Enablement | EMEA

Employee of Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, covering the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa).  Involved in building Education vertical related solutions based on Aruba Technology and Products.

Involved in meeting Education customers in the region presentation Aruba solution knowhow, giving them heads up on the technology and the use cases to power there campuses.

Involved in PoC (Proof of Concept) to win deal against competition, in demonstrating the capabilities of the Aruba wireless products and the deliverables to customers.

Involved in Seminars and Events as presenter demonstrating the strength Aruba brings with its great portfolio to customers with overall benefits and RoI’s. 

Also covering other verticals (Healthcare, Hospitality, Retail) in the Middle East region.

Solutions Architect - Education Vertical | EMEA

Hewlett-Packard

Part of the HP wireless BU, covering the MEMA (Middle East, Mediterranean, and Africa).  Involved in Designing, Implementing and Troubleshooting wireless and wired related cases. 
Involved in delivering presentations to End Customers, Partners, and Consultants on the HP Wireless solution knowhow.
Enabling partners with tools and knowledge to design and implement HP wireless products.
Involved in PoC (Proof of Concept) to win deal against competition, in demonstrating the capabilities of the HP wireless products and the deliverables to customers.

Wireless Solution Architect

Al Futtaim Technologies

Pre-sales, Design and Implementation of Data/ Wireless and Security Devices, for Enterprise Customers.  
•	HP – Data Networking, Wireless and Servers
•	Cisco  – Data Networking, Wireless, Security & IP-Telephony
•	Alcatel-Lucent  – Data Networking, Wireless, Security & WAN Switching
•	AVAYA – Data Networking, Wireless
•	Fortigate - Security
•	Aruba Network – Wireless
•	Meru - Wireless
•	Aerohive - Wireless
•	Ascom-DECT
•	Cyberoam - Security

-	Handling ICT Projects related to Data Networking, WLAN, Enterprise Security Design, Implementation and Maintenance.

Have Designed Networks for  different verticals for Datacenter, Security and Wireless :-
-Hospitality Customers, 
-Enterprises, 
-Transportation, 
-Government,
-Education Sector,
-Bank

Design Consultant & Product Manager

-	Level-3 Customer Support on LAN, WAN, WLAN and Security, NAC and VPN related Issues.
-	Troubleshooting: 
             Core Switching/Routing/Security Issues, 
             Wireless, 
             VoIP, 
             NMS (Omni Vista), HP IMC & Open View, Cisco Works, 
             SBC, 
             RTLS
-         Customer SLA :- Support Customers with Level-3 Support within the given SLA.

Sr IT Consultant

Slash Support PVT LTD

-	Team Lead (Alcatel-Lucent – TAC): - L2  & L3, Wireless – Aruba Devices, Firewall 
Support Customer with LAN, WAN, WLAN Support
-	Troubleshooting: Core Switching/Routing Issues, MPLS, ATM, Wireless, VoIP, NMS (Omni Vista).
 Others : (VRRP, 802.1ad (LACP), STP loop, 802.1x, 802.1s, AVLAN)

Team Lead Alcatel-Lucent US TAC

Intellicom Contact Centers

-	Handling Cisco Devices Routers: - 3845, 3640, 2610XM, 2611, 1721. Switches: - 6009 2950,   3548.  IGX, PIX Firewall 515. IPLC Links, Frame-Relay Links, VPN.  
-	Configuration and Maintenance of LAN and WAN.
-	Remote Monitoring of Cisco Devices with Whatsup Gold, and Solarwind Network Performance Monitor.  
-	Responsible for designing and implementing Microsoft Solutions like Windows 2000/2003 Active Directory, Exchange server 5.5/2000/2003, ISA Server, IIS Server, SQL Server 
-	Implementing Migration projects from old mail systems to Exchange 2000/03 mail systems.
-	Providing Complete Antivirus implementation for corporate networks (Symantec, MacAfee etc.).
-	Planning and implementing storage and backup strategies of servers.
-	Managing team of engineers for the customer support related issues and maintaining SLA’s with corporate clients.

IT Engineer

Reliance Communications

Involved in Managing all the Enterprise Customers for Reliance Infocomm (RIL).

Core Responsibility was to work on the CE Equipments ( Cisco, Nortel, Juniper) Configuration, Implementation, Performance Monitoring and Troubleshooting of Wide Area Networks.


Core Activity Involved :-
Installation, Maintenance & Troubleshooting of Dedicated Leased Lines, Direct Internet access Links & ISDN Links for various Customers in Delhi-NCR.

Products & Technologies :-
Cisco Routers, L2/L3 Cisco Switches & Other Network Physical Layer Devices, Using Dynamic Routing protocols (OSPF, RIP, BGP), Static Routes and configuring Inter-VLAN Routing.

Monitoring of Routers, Switches, Firewalls & WAN Links using Network Monitoring System Tools like MRTG/PRTG/WHATS UP GOLD 11.0 for Network uptime, Network traffic usage, capacity and to ensure optimal Network performance.

Managing Video Conference Setup, and managing VCs with various internal Clients whenever required. 

Along with the activity strict SLA was to be maintained.

Network Engineer

Design Consultant and Product Manager for IT Infrastructure & Security Domain to support ICT and ELV Business.

ICT Data, Wireless Expert to support ICT Customers in the Middle East Region (UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Pakistan & KSA). 

Recognised for my effective expertise in designing and validating of Technical Projects as well as a promoter and adviser/enabler to Customers, Business Partners on competitive offerings for their customers on HP, Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco & AVAYA Products.


•	Designing, Consultation on ICT Solutions with Multi-Vendor Products, Integration with different 
        Applications.
•       Supporting stakeholder priorities and business needs 
•	Enhancing the level of service delivered to stakeholders 
•	Reducing and whole-of-Business costs 
•	Overcoming the limitation and constraints of a current solution to a up-to-date & cost effective     
        solution
•	ICT Customization Policy 
•	Security Policy & Strategy
•	Cloud Computing Design & Strategy 
•	Environmental Sustainability of ICT 
•	Data Centre Design & Strategy

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