Sam Sirry

Sam Sirry IT Proffesional in the fields of Software Development, Server Management, Networking, and Virtualization. E-mail:-Cell Phone: - Current address: Istanbul - Turkey Passport: Turkish PROFILE I am a success-driven IT professional with over 26 years of actual experience in various IT fields seeking a professional career or business opportunity. Personal traits: o Values: Integrity, professionalism and dependability. o Motivated, detail and goal oriented computer savvy and problem solver. o Have outstanding logic abilities and skills in critical thinking and analysis. o o Able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and work on multiple projects; able to work on own initiative and as part of a team. Have an eye for tiny details, and strive to maintain high-quality standards. o Flexible and quick in learning new tasks and adapting to emerging business requirements. o Have a wide knowledge of IT in hardware, software, operations and networks. o Skilled in verbal and written communications, interpersonal interactions (like partnering, conflict management, consulting, etc.), and decision making. Fluent in Arabic and English, with a good hold on Turkish – able to work productively in a multi-national environment. o Expert in: o HCL/IBM/Lotus Notes multi-lingual application development and database design (using Lotus Formula, Lotus Script, and Java) for the Notes Client and the Web. o HCL/IBM/Lotus Domino server administration (Mail and Applications, replication, HTTP, troubleshooting). o The Notes and Domino security model. o Multi-lingual application development in Microsoft Visual Basic 6 or equivalent scripting languages (e.g. VBA in Microsoft Office suite). Experienced in: o The Proxmox Virtual Environment hypervisor, and virtualization in general. o ZFS and OpenZFS (file systems). o Linux Server administration (RHEL/CentOS and Debian). o Windows Server administration (Server management + IIS). o Cyber security, threat modeling, and threat management. o Computer networking and network architectures, network management tools & utilities. o Network firewalls. o Network routing. o VPN setup and management. Site to site, mesh, hub-spoke. o DNS records and DNS server management. o Networking concepts and operation, connection topologies, the TCP structure, packet routing, filtering, and the inner workings of the essential TCP-based protocols (e.g.: DNS, SMTP, HTTP, FTP, Telnet, POP, etc…) The HTTP/S protocols (versions 1, 1.1, 2, 3). o Sam Sirry résumé - Last updated- - Page 1 of 4 o The SMTP protocol. o Online privacy controls. o Web hosting on Linux. o Web application development using XPages (originally: Java Server Faces) on Domino server. o HTML4, HTML5, and CSS3. o Binary data encoding and representation (UTF-8, UTF-16, ANSI), codepages, locales... o Using SQL with relational database programming. o Application development in Microsoft VB.NET. o o File formats and the different algorithms of data encoding/decoding (including the different image, audio, video and compression (e.g. zip) formats). Image editing (Photoshop, GIMP), sound editing (Sound Forge, Audacity), and video effects (AVIdemux, Windows Movie Maker). Remote and telephone-based user support, issue troubleshooting, and end-user training on new systems. o Simple electronic circuits design, robotic designs and programmable microcontrollers as a hobby. o UPS installation and maintenance. o Maintenance of batteries (charging, balancing, reviving): Lead-Acid, Ni-Cd, Li-ion and Li-polimer. o Electrical connections. Domestic distribution circuits. Load calculations. Safety ratings. o Background knowledge (things that I understand very well how they work): o Computer architecture: Hardware engineering, interrupts, PCI bus, Serial and Parrallel communication. o Assembly language, and CPU instructionset. o Electronic logic CMOS and TTL circuits. o javascript, javascript libraries. o OOP languages. o LLM (Large Language Models) and GPT. o Digital audio encoding and compression. o Digital video encoding and compression. o RSA cryptosystem. o DES encoding. o SHA hashing algorithms. o TLS/SSL (certificates, authentication, and encryption). o Blockchain technologies. o o Wireless communication: Analog video signalling, AM signals, FM signals, DSP, GSM (2G), UMTS (3G), LTE (4G), and 5G designs. Wired communication: Serial, Parallel, the OSI model for digital networking, DSL. o IPv6. Sam Sirry résumé - Last updated- - Page 2 of 4 WORK EXPERIENCE Business Owner Yusran Software Solutions, Istanbul - Turkey Business owner and manager. Since 2008 Yusran is a small software development establishment specialized in the IBM Lotus Notes applications. Yusran was established in 1994, became a proud member of the Syrian Software Industry Forum, and now it has more than 3,000 clients in the private and public sectors in Syria. Yusran earned an IBM Business Partner status through the development of high-quality solutions using IBM technologies, and excelled in developing software for the legal sector, in addition to other multi-lingual applications. My role is to run all aspects of the business (except for marketing, sales, and user support): Write code, manage and organize tasks between employees, maintain servers, etc… I was running this business in Dubai - UAE, then moved to Syria in 2008 where a better market was available. In 2013 the business was moved to operate from Turkey. Since 2020 Yusran started offering data (files) and website hosting services, in addition to renting managed and unmanaged virtual servers (https://yusran.cloud/). ********************** Business Owner Yusran Software Solutions, Dubai – UAE Business owner responsible for all activities. - (Same business and role description as above) ********************** IT Manager / Software Developer MindShare Advertising Agency, Dubai – UAE - Working simultaneously as a system administrator, software developer, and user-support technician, responsible for six offices (in the Arabic gulf region), from server management (Windows and Lotus Domino), to programming any required internal solutions, and user support. Also responsible for remote adminitration of six additional offices in north Africa. Server & Network Administrator:  Lotus Domino server administration (Mail and Applications) across multiple domains and geographical locations.  Microsoft SQL server administration.  Windows 2000 and IIS server administration.  Management of network devices: Firewalls, routers, switches and connections between servers. Computer Programmer / Software developer:  Expert programmer in the Lotus Notes environment on both Web & Notes UIs.  Expert Programmer in the Visual Basic 6 environment. User support and Maintenance:  Providing friendly support for more than 200 users across the network over multiple locations, remotely, over the phone, or in person. Sam Sirry résumé - Last updated- - Page 3 of 4 WORK EXPERIENCE (cont.) Software Developer Yusran, Damascus – Syria - Computer Programmer:  Developer in the Lotus Notes environment (for web and Notes client interface).  Developer in the Visual Basic environment.  Web designer. Technician for all aspects:  Troubleshoot and fix a wide range of system problems (hardware/software/networking) in house and for our clients. ********************** HUMAN LANGUAGES Language Profeciency English Fluent in speaking, reading, and writing Official Arabic Fluent in speaking, reading, and writing Syrian Arabic Mother toungue Other Arabic dialects Very good undestanding of all dialects, except to the west of Libia. Turkish Advanced in speaking, reading, and writing. HOBBIES & INTERESTS o o o o o Reading: theoretical physics and cosmology. Learning and advancing: civil engineering, astrophysics, biology, and biochemistry. Assembling and repairing simple electronic circuits. Programming microcontrollers and robotic designs. Researching new technologies and how they work. EDUCATION Damascus University - Syria Bachelor of Sciences (B.Sc.) Specialization: General Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry Graduated: 2004 Damascus University - Syria 3rd year student (as of 2012). Specialization: Law Science. COURSES o o o o o o o French language course – The French cultural center in Damascus (1 class, 1998) Spanish language course – Cervantes institute (3 classes,-) German language course – Goethe institute (1 class, 2003) Intermediate Windows Server Management (2003) Development of Management Skills – SCS (Syrian Computer Society) (2011) Basic Life Support (2012) Turkish language course (TÖMER) – Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi (completed level B2 in 2014) * References  Some official references can be made available upon request. Sam Sirry résumé - Last updated- - Page 4 of 4