Ali Raza Rizvi

Information Technology Manager @ Mineral Circles Bearings

About

A seasoned Senior IT professional having more than 12+ years of experience in some of the most prestigious organizations in the UAE and India. Extensive experience in networking operations, Cloud computing services, Cyber security software, data loss prevention, IT policies and procedures, revamping & onboarding state of the art IT systems, strong operational support, IT transformation and resource management. A strategic business minded individual and an efficient team member that contributes to the achievement of objectives with hands on experience in all major software, networking, Cloud computing related functions & hardware and an inherent ability to execute multiple projects and lead a diverse team. Dynamic, detailed and a results-centric leader with a demonstrated record of maximizing productivity while minimizing expenses by organizing people and resources towards effective and efficient pursuit of business objectives

Country

United Arab Emirates

City

Dubai

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Network Security Auditing, Spam Email Stimulation, Ubuntu, MDM, Avaya, VLAN, SAML, Computer Operations, IT Infrastructure Operations, Domain Controller, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Cameras, Barracuda, Avaya Aura, HP aruba, Attendance Management, Veeam Backup & Replication, API, Azure entra ID, NetSuite

Experience

Information Technology Manager

Mineral Circles Bearings

2020-10 - Present · 6 yrs

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

o Managing IT Systems for all outlets in UAE, Morocco, China, Iran and Iraq o Roll Out of Azure and CRM | WMS systems as a enterprise wide implementation o Maintenance of on premise Servers, IT Appliances , Cloud applications, o Maintenance of Azure Cloud Infrastructure, Third party security gateways and share point. o Identify cost cutting and value addition areas in IT o Consult & Design IT Systems for new Projects o Consult and implement a new System or Solution in the company o Microsoft Cloud Computing Engineer Certified

Information Technology Officer

AL MUFADDAL ENGINEERING & MARINE SERVICES CO. PRIVATE LIMITED

2014-12 - 2020-10 · 5 yrs 11 mos

Alquoz

• Responsible for maintaining IT Systems for all markets (UAE, Mumbai,Bahrain,Egypt) • Leading a Team of ERP Expert & IT Admins • Responsible for overall IT functionality of technologies • Responsible for defining IT Strategy, Budgets & SOPs • Implement Esxi server for multiple VM HP Proliant to ensure Business Continuity • Implement exchange, SQL, Webhosting servers • Maintenance of VM Ware Servers & EMC SAN Storage • Responsible for defining IT Strategy, SOPs and up-gradation path • To implement solutions to optimize operations and reduce cost • To implement solutions to reduce risk, increase security and system availability • Responsible for IT Infrastructure of 2 Hotels and 2 Sister companies • Identify key areas of IT Expenditures & Optimize • Management of Exchange Emails and Symantec Backup Systems • Digital Marketing • Catalogue Using Illustrator & Photoshop • Video Design with Audio Adobe After affects • Email Security with inhouse Mail Archival • Branches under My Supervision all connected with Site-to-Site Tunnel (Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Dubai)

IT

Radiance Web Technologies

2011-7 - 2014-11 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Lucknow Area, India

Full Infrastructure Setup With a) Esxi Server with Multiple VM Hp ProLiant, b) Domain Controller (DNS, GPO, DHCP, AD) c) Exchange Server, d) SQL Server, e) Webhosting Server, f) NAS with iSCSI Storage for Server, g) Screenshot of Server, h) Firewall with Site-to-Site VPN Tunnel i) Network and security Audit