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ZAFAR IQBAL
(Researcher/IT Professional)
Proficient in Network designing, System administration, maintenance, troubleshooting and
administration. Efficient analytical, problem solving and decision making skills. Able to solve
complex problems and provide run time solutions. Have the ability to meet deadline under
pressure. Experience in supporting Operations. A team player who also can work well
independently. To attain highest level in Education and Research i.e. Post Doctorate and
publish many research papers and invent or discover something which add to humanity
Personal Father’s Name: Fida Phone No:
Muhammad 0332-5285633, 051-20085110
Date of Birth:
Sep15,1981 E-mail:
Marital status: Single Iqbal.zafar9@gmail.com
Address: National zafarbit@yahoo.com
Defense University
Islamabad E-9 CR
section Comp LAB
JTLS (NWGC)

1.Experience Organization National defense University Islamabad

Organization Type University
Designation IT Professionals
Location E-9 Sector Islamabad
Tenure May5,2008 to date
Responsibilities
 Worked as WHIP(web hosted interface Program) Player in NWGC
(National War Gaming Center) For Navy WAR GAME
 Maintained the availability of WAR COLLEGE resources including
servers, workstations, laptops, printers and multimedia equipment
and also Maintained Computer Equipment Store
 Maintenance and troubleshooting of PC’s, of WAR GAMING ROOMS
 Providing Assistance and troubleshooting to DS(Directing Staff)
Network
 Participate in Establishing a temporary Network in NDU For ARMY
HIGHER/SENIOR LEVEL WAR GAMING for Two Months
 Assignment (40 days) of Data Shifting and setting and
troubleshooting PC’s,Printer,LCD’s IN DS NETWORK WAR COLLEGE
 One Month Duty in NDU ISP(internet service Provider)
 Administered multi-server Windows 2000/XP LAN, workstations and
end-users
 Designed and implemented multi-node network expansion
 Implemented Internet proxy/firewall and monitoring solution
 Administered and maintained Microsoft Exchange Server and user
accounts
 Maintained all servers, PC’s, workstations and printers
 Help Desk/End-user support for hardware, software and Windows
operating systems
 Designed and maintained corporate Intranet and Internet sites
 Produced system/network documentation, SOP’s and IT policies
 Maintained network security policy, addressed server security issues
and applied appropriate security patches and upgrades.

NICON Institute of IELTS and IT Training

2.Experience Organization
Organization Type Institution
Designation System administrator/Lecturer
Location Dubai Plaza, 6 th Road chowk, Murree Road, Rawalpindi
Tenure March 4,2008 to date
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Responsibilities  Maintained the availability of company computer resources including

servers, workstations, laptops, printers and multimedia equipment
 Administered multi-server Windows 2000/XP LAN, workstations and
end-users
 Recommended, evaluated and purchased IT assets
 Maintained inventory of IT assets
 Designed and implemented multi-node network expansion
 Implemented Internet proxy/firewall and monitoring solution
 Administered and maintained Microsoft Exchange Server and user
accounts
 Maintained system tape backups and implemented disaster recovery
plan
 Maintained all servers, PC’s, workstations and printers
 Help Desk / End-user support for hardware, software and Windows
operating systems
 Designed and maintained corporate Intranet and Internet sites
 Produced system/network documentation, SOP’s and IT policies
 Maintained network security policy, addressed server security issues
and applied appropriate security patches and upgrades.
 Teaching of C++,A+ Hardware , Office and E-commerce
 Provide Course, Career and IT Consultancy to students

3.Experience Organization Federal Urdu University of Arts science and Technology

Organization Type University
Designation Network Internship
Location Sector G-7/1, Suharwardy Road, Near Zero Point, Islamabad Fax No
051-9232613 website : www.fuuast.edu.pk
Tenure Sep 21,2007 to March 2008
Responsibilities  Administrating the following Servers
Samba Server, NFS/NIS Server, Apache Server (Linux)
NAT Server, DNS Server (Window 2k3 Servers).
 Server Backup of Win2k3 & File server.
 Implementing Security on these above Servers
 Developing of all Hotel of Peshawar web portals on Intranet.
 Troubleshooting of Network printers, Scanner hardware problems,
installation of systems.
 Network troubleshooting on Linux and windows.
 Active directory administration (User mail IDs creation, Access rights
GPO, etc)
 Manage & maintain Antivirus (Symantec) on servers & desktops.
 Provide all IT supports during training and Seminars at the Dept.

4.Experience Organization www.indusictsolutions.com

Organization Type Private organization i.e. Software house software Solution Provider.
Designation Quality Assurance Engineer /Programmer
Location G 10/2 St#16 H#280 Islamabad, Pakistan
Tenure April 2007 to Dec 2007
Responsibilities
 Worked as Software Tester i.e. SQA Engineer and PHP Programmer
to test UK based websites for Bugs and Coding Of New Websites
 Preparation of test Case Document And Test Case plan
 Different Testing Tools
 Load runner Configuration For .NET
 Junit Setup And Configuration
 Provide over all support and Developed LAN in offices of Customer.
 Network support to all departments
 Designed and developed a website For All Hotel Of Peshawar
 Project on Library Management System For (NIIT-NUST) Nust
institute of information technology Rawalpindi (SRS,Detail Design,
Object design ,Test cases i.e. test Case Document and coding in
Java)
 Troubleshooting of Printer, Scanner & Hardware problem.
 Assembling the computers for the clients as demanded
 Administering window 2000 server and NT clients
 Installation of all types of Softwares & operating systems.
 Arrange local staff members on uses of internet, outlook, preparation
of PowerPoint presentation, printer uses etc
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5. Organization INARA institute of networking

Experience
Project Name System /network administrator
Location Inara systems 9-11-12, 2nd Floor Riaz Mart University Road Peshawar,
Pakistan
Tenure 15-Sep-2004 to 15 Oct-2005
Description
 Computerizing the telephone Exchange calls log, Managing
database of incoming and out going calls with option of price
calculations and generation of reports of incoming and outgoing
calls of Extensions on daily/weakly and monthly bases.
Troubleshoutings network as lab Incharge,Installation
 Teaching of CCNA,MCSE and LINUX To STUDENT
 Teaching Of General Computer Network

6. Organization Hira Cambridge High School

Experience
Project Name Computer Lab Setup & Networking/Teaching
Role Independent
Location Phandu Road Peshawar, Pakistan
Tenure May 3, 2002 to Dec 2005
Description Establishing the computer Lab of 15 nodes with installation of software
and design and implementation of network with client server
environment /Teaching to Matric and Fsc Classes

7. Organization Muslim college Of information Technology

Experience
Project Name Govt Funded IT Litracy/Awareness Project
Role Independent
Location Hashnagri Road Peshawar, Pakistan
Tenure 2004 to 2005 (sex Months)
Description Maintaining And Troubleshooting the computer Lab of 20 nodes with
installation of software and design and implementation of network
with client server environment /Teaching Visual basic Govt Funded IT
Litracy Project and various other computer Cources

8.Experience Organization ISOFT & LEEDS (software & Network Houses)

Organization Type Private organization i.e. Software & Network houses software
Solution / Software / Network Training Provider.
Designation System Support Engineer /Teacher
Location University Town Peshawar, Pakistan
Tenure 2006 to 2007 (Six Months)
Responsibilities Provide MCSE,CCNA Training to students

Session 2007 to 2009

Majors

Education 1.Degree Name MS(CS) Master Of Science In Computer Science

Level Attained Master Degree (18 years)
Aggregate 75 %
Institution Federal Urdu University of Science and Technology
Address Islamabad, Pakistan.
Session 2007 to 2009
Majors Advance Network Security, mobile communication and wireless sensor
network (wsn)

Education 2.Degree Name BS(IT) Bachlor Of Science In Information Technology

Level Attained Bachelor Degree (16 years)
Aggregate 73 %
Institution N.W.F.P Agricultural University
Address Peshawar IBMS/CS, Pakistan.
Session 2002 to 2006
Majors Computer Networks. Networking design. Computer
Architecture. Operating systems. Data Communication.
Management Information System.

Education 3.Degree Name F.Sc.

Level Attained Intermediate (12 years)
Aggregate 63%
Institution Government post Graduate College mardan
Board Board Of Intermediate Secondary Education Peshawar
Session 1999-2000
Majors Pre-Medical(Physics, Chemistry, Bio)
Education 4.Degree Name Matriculation
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Level Attained Intermediate (10 years)
Aggregate 76 %
Institution Government High School Nawan Killi Sawabi
Board Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education Peshawar
Session 1998
Majors Science (Physics, Chemistry, Math,Bio)
Trainings LINUX Fedora Core 7 INARA institute of Networking Peshawar
Session Jul 7 to Oct 15 , 2005 duration (five Months)
Trainings CCNA 3.1 INARA institute of Networking Peshawar
Session Aug 26 to Nov 30, 2005 duration (six Months)
MCSE 2003 INARA institute of Networking Peshawar
Session Sep 15 2004 to Apr 30 , 2005 duration (Eight Months)
Trainings GRE/GMAT Zawaya institute Rawalpindi (6th road)
Session/duration 2006/Six Months
TEST GAT-Local GRE National Testing Service(NTS)
GAT/GRE GAT-Subject 2006/Passed/score (50)
Subject
GAT/GRE GAT-General Aug-2009/Passed/score (51) Percentile-77
General

Research & Date & Conference Topics & Title of Publication

Publications Published

2008-2009 Cluster Head Selection in WSN

Wireless Aug 4 up till Research work in Progress on Cluster head selection in
sensor wireless sensor network
Network Supervisor : Ghufran Ahmed
(WSN) Centre for Research on Wireless
Mobility and Networks (CReWMaN)
University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)
ghufran@uta.edu
co-supervisor : Zubair Khalid
GIK Institute of Eng. Sci. & Tech.
Department of Electronics Engineering
Topi,Swabi, Pakistan
zubairkhalid@giki.edu.pk
co-supervisor : Rodica Ramer
University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
ror@unsw.edu.au
co-supervisor : Zasheen Shafi Khan
IIU-Islamabad
Zeeshan_shafi@yahoo.com

Simulation Name Description

Tool
1. NS-2 Network Simulation
2. OMNET++ Network Simulation
3. TOSSIM Network Simulation
4. NCTUns Network Simulation
5. J-Sim Network Simulation
6. Avrora Network Simulation
7. Ptolemy Network Simulation
8. Matlab Network Simulation

SIMINARS AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED

International Workshop on Scientific Collaboration B/W US and Pakistan in HQ NUST
Rawalpindi. All Scientific Project funded by Pakistan And US Were Highlighted
4th International workshop on Multi-Agent Systems and Semantic Grid (MASSG2006)
December 16, 2006 Rawalpindi-Pakistan .Presenting various scientific Papers By eminent Foreign
And local Professors and Students in NIIT seminar hall. Organized by NUST Institute of
Information Technology-Rawalpindi & Communication Technologies Japan (COMTEC)
Seminar on Optisim network Simulation Software By Dr S M H Zaidi
Seminar on High Performance Computing By Dr Amir SHAFEE in NIIT Seminar Hall
Seminar on “Civil Services Jobs In Pakistan” in EME College Rawalpindi
Participation in Rozee Job Fair in Marriot Hotel Islamabad on 7Th April
Participation in educational seminar in Marriot Hotel Islamabad Supervised by Dr S T David
representative of 8 American Universities
Seminar on Design thinking And management by Prof Paul Hughes and Prof Masoud mazgani in
HQ NUST Rawalpindi
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Presentation of Research Paper on “Wireless Sensor Network” In Nust Institute of Information
Technology Rawalpindi
Presentation of Research Paper on “PIVOT And UNPIVOT : Optimization and Execution
Strategies” In Nust Institute of Information Technology Rawalpindi
Seminar on science and technology with synchrotron Radiation Presented by Dr Zahid Hessian
in NUST HQ Rawalpindi (April 17, 2007)

References 1. Dr Ma Ansari Chairman Computer Science Department

Organization Federal Urdu University, Islamabad
cell 051-9252867
Email drmaansari@fuuastisb.edu.pk
2.Dr Hafiz Farooq Assistant Professor
Organization NUST Institute of Information Technology
Email drfarooq@niit.edu.pk
3.Dr Sharifullah Assistant Professor
Organization NUST Institute of Information Technology
Email sharifullah@niit.edu.pk
4. Brig Shahid Afzal Director JTLS National defence University Islamabad
Organization National Defence University, Islamabad
cell 0345-5321526
Email
office 092-051-2008-5315
5.Col Nasir Mahmood Deputy Director JTLS
Chaudry
Organization National Defence University Islamabad
Email Nasirchaudary72@yahoo.com
cell 0333-8115220
office 092-051-2008-5303