Aziz Shakoor

Information Technology Professional who has worked for several years as IT Specialist, IT Field Engineer, IT Managed Service Engineer/Consultant (Supporting oevr 300 clients within different sectors Healthcare, Financial Institutiuons, Education, Government, Manufacturing and Retail) and IT Network Manager. I have experience in managing systems and networks for organizations and buidling teams that are proactive. Over severall years I have coordinated projects in every aspect of Information Technology ( Network Monitoring and Management, Systems Monitoring and Management, Backup and Disaster Recovery, Cybersecurity, VOIP, LAN/WAN infrastructure upgrades, MDM Solution, Wireless LAN, Virtualization, Service Desk and much more.

Additionally, I have experience in Educational Technology Implementation, Technology Management, Erate Funding, Budget management, Vendor Management, Student Information Systems, Student Assessment Testing, Project Management, Google Workspace and classroom Technology. I have coordinated and managed projects (district-wide) in the field of technology. Helped in professional development of users on use of technology.

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Projects Completed

Virtualize Server Environment
Design and build system resources and applications in cloud Azure
Backup and Disaster Recovery
Upgrade LAN and WLAN network devices
Implement High Availablity on critical network devices and services.
Network Monitoring and Management
Design and Build Service Desk for end users
Implement MDM and RMM solution
Upgrade WAN devices and Links
Upgrade VOIP System
Printing Solution
Documents Management System
Refresh user devices (iPads, Chromebooks, Laptops, desktops)

Certifications

Cisco Certified Network Associate CCNA

CompTIA IT Operations Specialist CIOS

CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist CSIS

CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Network+

CompTIA A+

Project Management Professional PMP (Preparing)

Skills

Networking, Routing and switching, Firewall, Wireless LAN, LAN/WAN, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, Network Monitoring, Network Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, NAS, SAN, VPN, VMWare, Hyper-V, Scale Computing, Windows Server, Exchange, Active Directory, Azure, Azure AD, Intune, Office 365, Windows 10, 11, Mac OS, Windows System Administration,, Backup and Disaster Recovery, Cyber Security, Gsuite, Google Apps, Asset Management, Project Management, Mobile Device Management, Student Assessment, Professional Development Training, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Leadership, Building Teams.

Vendor Familiarity

Networking: Cisco, Aruba, Ubiquity, Cisco Meraki, Sonicwall, Fortinet, Watchguard

Server Hardware and Storage : HPE, Dell, Lenovo, IBM, Synology, QNAP, Seagate

Virtualization: VMWare, Hyper-V, Azure, Scale Computing

BDR: Datto, Veeam, Unitrends, Nakivo

Monitoring and RMM: Solarwinds, Whatsup Gold, Nagios, Auvik, Connectwise Automate/RMM, Pulseway, ManageEngine

Security: Nessus, Webroot, Sophos, Sentinel One, Knowbe4, ThreatLocker, Crowdstrike, ConnectSecure, EventSentry