Ab Farooq
Islāmābād, Pakistan
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Summary
'm highly motivated Microsoft Certified Enterprise Administrator in Azure And M365 with 11 years of experience.I
am also frequent Technical Content writer/speaker on windows server,Office 365, Microsoft End Point Manager
( MDM & MAM Solutions), Azure and exchange server technologies.
Find me on Microsoft Tech Net
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/FarooqAbdul
Experience
Sr.Consultant Microsoft 365
Self Employed
Oct 2017 - Present (3 years 7 months +)
Technical Support and Consultancy for:
Microsoft 365
ADFS Deployments
Hybrid Exchange Organization Design and Pre-planning
Exchange Server Migration and Planning
Office365 Technical Overviews
Office 365 Managed identities
Passthrough & PasswordhashSync with SSO configurations
Microsoft Intume (MDM and MAM Solutions)
Unified Messaging (Skype &PBX) or Microsoft Teams Solutions with M365 E5 Phone systems
Teams voice setup (Direct Routing)
On-Boarding New Clients
MDM and MAM In tune
DLP and ADP Solutions
Azure Rights Managements and Azure Information Protection
Security and Compliance
-------------------------------Azure Compute
------------------------------Azure Site To Site VPN
Azure Site To Point VPN
Azure Servers & Storage
Azure NSGs & Network Watcher
Azure Advance Protection
Azure VNets Subnet & Subnet Gateway Deployment
Azure Security Center and app deployment
Designing and deploying solutions on Microsoft Azure
Implementation of advanced security, authentication and SSO across cloud and on premise
Implementing Hybrid scenarios with workloads shared across on premise and Microsoft Azure
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Office365 On-Boarding Engineer T-3
PCM: The Right Technology, Delivered.
Mar 2016 - Sep 2017 (1 year 7 months)
Technical Consultancy to new clients on Deploying and configuring Exchange online and office365
services.
Technical Demos on Office365 identities.
Technical demos on Azure AD and AD
On-Boarding New Clients
Technical Support on newly migrated clients
office 365 and exchange online Migration Support.
IT Assistant Admin
United Nations
Jun 2015 - Mar 2016 (10 months)
Office365 Administration (Skype for Business, EXCHANGE online)
ADDS,ADFS,ADRMS,ADCS services configurations.
DNS,DHCP,WDS and DFS server Role configurations and troubleshooting.
Assist in the upkeep of the ICT Infrastructure such as Servers, Desktops, Laptops, Printers and other
IT equipment, by regular monitoring, analyzing and resolving the problems. Ensure all the equipment is
secured against network threats, protected against virus and backup schedules are adhered. Manage a
suitable inventory of spare equipment to ensure availability of spares when required
•Perform installation, configurations, connections startup and shutdown related task etc.
•Conduct day end activities including daily backups, maintenance etc.
•Coordinate with vendors in planned and unplanned maintenance, upgrade and support etc.
Sr.Microsoft Cloud Architect
En Pointe IT Solutions
Aug 2011 - Jun 2015 (3 years 11 months)
Sr.Cloud architect Office 365.
Some of the key jobs I performed as Sr.Microsoft Cloud Architect are as:
Exchange online,/On Premises,
SharePoint online, Lynch online
Office 365 migrations and deployments,
Configurations and troubleshooting all related quires. Troubleshooting Exchange 2010,2013 and 2016
quires.
Domain DC Migrations and Upgrades
Powershell scripting
Office 365 Technical Overviews
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
McAfee Technical Support Engineer-2
August 2011 to sep2012
Technical Support(Tier-ii&iii) Troubleshooting with Data Protection, system Security, Email and Web
Security, Saas and Network Defense via email and over the phone at enterprise level.
Software and security policies implementations via ePolicy Orchestrator in single or multiple domain
infrastructure.
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Also having handsome practical experience on Implementation of Multiplayer Switch security via HSRP
and VVRP, port security and network designing.
Technical Support Executive Bit Defender T-2
Ovex Technologies Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd.
Mar 2011 - Aug 2011 (6 months)
Technical Support both for Domestic and Enterprise clients.
Interact with end-users to provide problem resolution via the telephone, chat, email and remote desktop
support for hardware, software, and other items.
Provide accurate and complete descriptions of problems, inquiries and requests in a problem
management ticket system.
Network Technician/Engineer
Airblue
Jan 2009 - Jan 2011 (2 years 1 month)
Desktop services,LAN/ WAN troubleshooter.
Installation servers and machines.Troubleshooting all end user's issues.
Printer installation, patching,Antivirus updates and outlook related issues.
Severs upgrades and Patching
ADDS gPo configurations
Provide accurate and complete descriptions of problems, inquiries and requests in a problem
management ticket.
Provide proactive end-user management notification of problems.
Perform junior administrative tasks, such as password resets, permission management, account
creations, remote software installations, etc.
Education
University of Sindh
BS SoftwSoftware Engineering and Telecommunication systems, Computer Software
Engineering
2003 - 2007
System Analysis & Designing, Digital Logic Designing, Microprocessors. Telecommunication systems
System Networks
Licenses & Certifications
MCSE: Messaging - Microsoft
Issued Jan 2015 - Expires Jan 2018
F169-xxxx
MCSA: Office 365 - Microsoft
F066-xxxx
MS: Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions - Microsoft
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F102-xxxx
MCPS: Microsoft Certified Professional - Microsoft
F062-xxxx
STS - Symantec Technical Specialist Awards in EndPoint Protection, Symantec
Mobile Management - Symantec
COMP-xxx
Symantec Technical Specialist - Symantec
MS: Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 - Microsoft
MCSE: Productivity — Certified 2016 - Microsoft
Office365 Identities - Microsoft
Microsoft Certified Trainer- - Microsoft
Issued Nov 2017 - Expires Nov 2018
https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/417ad5eb-a1a-f9-c8f99cd47afe/linked_i
MCSE: Productivity — Certified 2016 - Microsoft
https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/a69e2427-c1c1-4936-b543-6a1ebf2b1195/linked_i
Microsoft Certified Trainer- - Microsoft
Issued Aug 2020 - Expires Aug-
Microsoft Certified Trainer- - Microsoft
Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA Routing and
Switching) - Cisco
Issued Jun 2020 - Expires Jun 2021
Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate - Microsoft
Issued Mar 2021 - Expires Mar 2023
Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate - Microsoft
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Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert - Microsoft
Skills
Active Directory • IT Service Management • VPN • ITIL • Microsoft Exchange • Windows Server •
Help Desk Support • Servers • DNS • Troubleshooting
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