Fadi J.

Al-Mashni
(Network Engineer)
Mobile: +962 79 879 4516

Email: fadi.almashni@gmail.com

Personal Information

Marital status: Single

Nationality: Jordanian
Date of birth: 11 April 1983
Profession: Network Engineer / Security Engineer

Objective

A qualified Senior Network Engineer with extensive hands on expertise in network engineering, network administration,
and network security.

Continuously seeking a challenging and growth oriented opportunity which would utilize my experience in attaining
personal and organizational goals.

I am known for thinking outside the box, problem finding and solving, creativity, diligence, flexibility, decision making,
patience and showing attention to detail. My natural curiosity about network problems and difficulties which led me to
pursue my career as a senior network engineer.

Educations

BSc, Computer Engineering.

Philadelphia University/ Amman, Jordan.

Courses & Conferences

Jefferson/Overseas Technology Institute (Washington, D.C. 2015)

SonicWall UTM security (Jordan 2012)

Cisco ASA firewall security. (Jordan 2012)

(BCCPA) Blue Coat Certified Proxy Administrator. (Dubai 2012)

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) (Switching & Routing) in

Teleprobe academy. (Jordan 2010)

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Communication System Ltd" (CCS) academy. (Jordan 2008)

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Professional Experience

American Community School (ACS)

December 1st, 2014 till now
American Community Schools of Amman
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IT Specialist / Network Security Engineer.

My main job at ACS is to design and build a new network in the organization, building new security
structure, applying new security rules and policies and activating the VPN connection.

Technologies that I am working on till now at ACS:

Cisco Switches
Dell switches
Brocade Switches
Cyberoam UTM machine
Aruba wireless controller.

Current projects & responsibilities at ACS:

Brocade Networks Vlaning (Design, deployment and setup).

Preparing (Design, deployment and setup) a new Data Centre including all systems, networks and a new APC UPS
power calculations and setup.
Publishing the ACS services over a new DMZ considering all security requirements (Design, deployment and setup).
I am the contact person with all technologies vendors and ISPs.

Engicon
(Project based contract)

December 2013 to April 2014

Network Engineer/ Administrator

My Project with Engicon was upgrading the Network speed and performance, dealing with IT companies
vendors, setup new firewall & creating VPN connection.

Rubicon Group Holding (RGH)

March 2008 to September 2013

RGH is Jordan's premier company in interactive multimedia e-education and animation/ gaming. Since its inception,
Rubicon has gone full thrust in the creation and development of innovative educational, training, and entertainment
solutions based on cutting edge technologies in the fields of multi-media programming and gaming.

RGH has a team of over 300 employees in four locations: Amman (Jordan), Los Angeles (United States), Manila
(Philippines) and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). Together, RGHs world-class team collaborates to provide a unique
perspective into the realization of compelling digital content and immersive entertainment. www.rubiconholding.com

Sr. Network Engineer

Taking over IT projects from the project plan, studying project cost, contacting and dealing with vendors and suppliers,
supervising the technical team to deploying and implementing the whole project for most of IT systems and appliances.
Following up behind the newest technologies in the market to achieve the best design and suitable scenarios for the
company.
Providing the technical support and technical consultation in person or over phone & email for headquarter and other
companys branches around the world (Amman, LA, Manila and Dubai).
Responsible of providing technical proposals to the management for most of IT systems and network projects in the
company and following up the project and giving the right technical suggestions to insure the project goals achievements.
Responsible of preparing all technical reports and needed documentations.
Handling the comparison tables for many brands of the IT products during the project planning stage.
Preparing the project schedule and responsible of the time line and delivery.
Managing the help desk and ticketing systems process, tasks and monitoring.
Providing assistance to the IT manager by handling the communications with other departments in the company such as
finance, HR and marketing department and handling many processes like preparing PO, RFP, Resources Allocation KPI
reports ... etc.
Design and deploy networks (LAN/WAN) to ensure their smooth and reliable operation for fulfilling business objectives
and processes. Including, routers, switches, firewalls, WAN-accelerators and other network equipment.
Designing, implementing and developing network infrastructure.
Maintaining and configuring network hardware and software.
Providing technical support for implementation pre and post go-live.
Providing technical support to clients and end users.
Monitoring network traffic and optimizing performance (eg. SolarWinds, Spiceworks, SonicWall Monitoring System and
Bluecoat monitoring System), and ensuring stability, availability and performance for network components.
Identify, evaluate and recommend network related tools and emerging network technologies.
Ensure network connectivity of all servers, workstations, telephony equipment and other network appliances.
Promoting cross-company and inter-company relationships.
Providing consultation and troubleshooting for network cases for headquarter and worldwide branches.
Oversee installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of customer's hardware and software.
Identifying, diagnosing and resolving network problems.
Ensuring network connectivity of all servers, workstations, and network appliances.
Conducting research on network products, services, protocols, and standards to remain abreast of developments in the
networking industry.
Responsible of QOS and bandwidth management.
Writing network specification documents.
Provide guidance to the team members.

Administration on the company systems (ERP, Inventory, Attendance), active directory, domain, and network traffic
monitor systems.
Providing support on the company systems to clients and end users.
Principal liaison between the application users and the development team to define business requirements, system goals and
help resolve technical issues.
Work closely with development team to translate any concerns regarding the requirements.
The contact person on KSA E-Learning system project between the company developers and the customers.
Liaise with business leaders and service providers in order to gain information and support for recommendations.

Main Projects RGH

Network enhancement and development for Pink Panther and Ben & Izzy projects, Computer Network Engineer, 2008.
Render Farm Network implementation for Pink Panther and Ben & Izzy projects, Computer Network Engineer, 2008 2009.
Rubicon Group Holding location movement, Creating and implementing new network design, Computer Network
Engineer, 2010.
RGH HQ-Branches Network VPN Connections and WAN accelerating implementation (Amman-Los Angeles, AmmanManila, Amman-Dubai and Los Angeles-Manila), Computer Network Engineer, 2011.
RGH Multi-Layer Security, Computer Network Engineer, 2011.
Postman Pat the Movie (UK) & Santa Claus the Movie Render Farm Network Implementation, Computer Network
Engineer, 2012.
RGH ERP Service Publishing & Network Load Balancing, Computer Network Engineer, 2013.

Technical Knowledge & Key Skills

Expert in Cisco technologies (switches, firewalls and MLS).

Knowledge about VPN technologies (IPsec, MPLS).
In depth knowledge of TCP/IP.
Strong knowledge of Microsoft products and technologies (Outlook, AD & Domain controller, Microsoft Office...etc).
Knowledge of routing protocols: EIGRP, BGP and OSPF.
Excellent troubleshooting skills.
In-depth WAN troubleshooting knowledge.
Working independently with service providers.
Strong knowledge of LAN related technologies: STP, Vlans, VTP, etc.
Working technical knowledge of HTTP/S, DNS, POP, SMTP, FTP, SNMP, etc.
Strong knowledge in Dell Switches.
Strong knowledge in Firewalling, NATING, Routing, (ASA, PIX, Palo Alto, Cyberoam and SonicWall)
Expert in UTMs, (Sonic Wall and Palo Alto).
LAN / WAN / Site-To-Site VPN / VPN client / VLANs.
Strong knowledge QoS (Quality of Service) and bandwidth management.
Publishing Services.
GW antivirus/IPS.
WAN accelerators, (BlueCoat, Riverbed).
Expert in BlueCoat proxy security.
Microsoft Lync Server 2013, deployment and configuration.
TMG FireWall.
Knowledge of Lynux & Windows servers (setup and configuration).
Expert in Webfilting, (Websense, Webmarshal, Smart Filter, SonicWall and BlueCoat web filter).
Knowledgeable of many database management systems such as Oracle9i, Oracle10g, and MS SQL Server.
BlackBerry, server setup and administration.
UPS SNMP monitoring.
Strong Knowledge in systems administration.

Soft Skills

Troubleshooting and problem solving skills.

Ability to adapt to change and work under pressure.

Ability to work in multinational teams.

Self-motivated and effective team player.

Languages

Arabic Mother tongue

English - Very Good in both writing and speaking.

Other interests and information

Soccer
Swimming
Reading
Full Driving Licence- Jordan

*References will be made available upon request