SAUD NAZEER MUHAMMAD

+92-321-2666085, +92-333-3068658
saudnazeer@gmail.com
Karachi, Pakistan

PROFILE

A result-driven IT professional with over 13 years of experience in the field of Information Technology
domains specially in IT Systems Infrastructure, IT Operations, IT Audit and Compliance, design and
implementation of solutions to strengthen IT posture.

An enthusiastic, technically rich with extensive hand-on expertise for team building, management and
execution along with planning, designing, deployment, implementation, operation & maintenance of
overall IT infrastructure with proven successful results. I have gained proficient level experience of
planning, budgeting & cost optimization for projects & contracts through ROI calculations & business
needs.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 / 2008 /2012 /2016

Microsoft Active Directory, DNS and DHCP
Exchange Server 20013/2016, Microsoft Office 365
HP 3PAR Store Server, HP Store Once Backup Appliance
Dell EMC SC5020 Storage, Dell Unity350 Storage, Dell Data Domain
Barracuda Email Security Gateway
Sophos Web Gateway, McAfee Web Gateway Threat Management Gateway (TMG)
Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas Backup Exec, DLO
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Skype for Business
Symantec DLP Suite, Symantec PGP
Microsoft DPM (Data Protection Management)
Microsoft SQL Server
VMware/Hyper-V

EXPERIENCE

Getz Pharma (Karachi, Pakistan) June 2006 to Present

Position: Associate Manager IT Systems

 Lead and mentor the IT Operations/Infrastructure and Service Desk teams.
 Responsible for IT/Infrastructure projects and provide IT resources for projects.
 Build and maintain a hybrid cloud infrastructure and shared services.
 Deliver highly reliable, available, and secure applications and systems.
 Collaborate with other business leaders to determine infrastructure and operational requirements,
including the Operations team which support multiple international manufacturing partners.
 Identify processes and tools that will enable end user self service capabilities.
 Manage vendor relationships and contracts, to ensure appropriate levels of support while obtaining
maximum value in the purchasing process
 Collaborate with IT leadership team and internal audit to ensure compliance
 Budget planning and execution for Capital and Operational expenditures
 Establish, manage, and evolve the appropriate SLA’s, KPI’s, and customer satisfaction ratings.
 Make recommendations for appropriate infrastructure purchases and investments
  Managed and lead complex, multi projects and integrate with existing systems
 Systems and Servers administration which includes uptime of Server applications, management
of 2000 users and mailboxes, portals, enterprise backup, service desk management, servers and
storage administration
 IT Services Administration

PROJECTS

Validation and Qualification of IT Systems for WHO Certification (GMP)

 Development of IT policies and procedures include incident, asset, change, service level &
access management, preventive maintenance, disaster recovery management and backup &
restore.
 Maintaining and assurance of compliance of the appropriate documents associated with
procedures. Validation & Qualification of Getz Pharma Datacenter in accordance with WHO GMP
Guidelines.

Active Directory and Exchange Server Migration

 Migration of Active Directory from 2003 to 2012

 Migration of Exchange Server from 2010 to 2013 and 2013 to 2016.

New Production Plant (Astola):

 Tier II Datacenter design along with WAN, LAN, WLAN & Surveillance network infrastructure
design
 Procurement for Servers, Storage and Microsoft Licensing

Other Projects

 New Hardware Infrastructure Deployment

 DR Site Migration
 Implement Backup Solution for All Lab Equipment
 Deployed System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), SCOM, SFB, WDS, WSUS, KMS
 Deployed VeeamOne Monitoring System
 Deployed Sophos WebGateway
 PH Email Migration and Azure AD Instance Configuration
 Deployed Email Security Solution-Anti Spam
 Deployed AD instance on Azure for O365 users Authentication
 Deployed HP Store Once Backup Solution with Tape Library
 SAP DR Configuration on Azure
 To Ensure backup and replication of virtualized server infrastructure by Veeam
 To Ensure Protection of Enterprise Applications, Departments and End-user data
 Quality Control Lab Equipment Data Backup and Centralized IT Control
o Configure system level security of all equipment PCs
o Configure centralized data backup solution for QC and SRD Lab
o Configure backup of HPLC, GC, Atomic Absorption Spectrum, TOC Analyser, Particle
counters & climatic chamber etc.
 Microsoft Data Protection Management (DPM)
 Symantec DLP: To Ensure Enterprise Data Protection Data Loss/Leak by Potential Threats,
Vulnerabilities and Performed Business Risk & Impact Analysis, Remediation Strategies for
Safety and Security Controls
 Symantec PGP
 Helpdesk System: Manage Engine
 Microsoft SQL Server
 SAP Project Office : Deployment (Domain Controller, DNS server, DHCP Server and Antivirus
Central Console) for SAP project
Certifications and Trainings

 MCITP : Enterprise Desktop Administrator on Windows® 7

 MCITP : Server Administrator on Windows Server® 2008
 CISCO Academy program (CCNA 640-80) from Techno-ED)
 Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Training
 Veeam Backup and Replication Training
 VMware Virtualization Training
 Microsoft SQL Training

Participation & Appreciation Certificate

 Certificate of Participation: First Time Manager

 Certificate of Participation: Competency Based Interviewing Skills-CBI
 Certificate of Appreciation: WHO Prequalification of Medicine Program
 Certification of Participation: Annual Sales Conference 2013
 Certificate of appreciation from Siemens for excellent performance in SAP implementation project

EDUCATION

MSC Computer Science

Karachi University

BSc
Karachi University

PERSONAL INFORMATION

 Nationality: Pakistani
 Languages: English, Urdu

REFERENCES

References will be provided on request.