Karim Mohamed Abdallah CV
Personal Information:
Full Name
:
Karim Mohamed Abdallah Mahmoud El
Ashwah
DOB
:
17 March 1980
Nationality
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Egyptian
University
Degree
:
Faculty Of Commerce , Accounting
Division
Residence
:
Abdo Basha St , Abasseya , Cairo
Originally from Alexandria
Country ,
City
:
Egypt , Cairo
Military
Status
:
Exempted , Does Not Apply
Marital
Status
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Single
Passport
Status
:
Ready & Available
With previews Visas to Dubai and Saudi
Arabia
Contact
:
Home: +2 035828453 - +2 035841802
Mobile: +2 01092180026
Email : karim@arcomsoft.com
Career History:
2004 - 2005
Under Training By The National Telecommunication
Institute (NTI) For The Cisco Academy preparation
Program
Responsibilities:
Training on Cisco CCNP bundle (Cisco Multilayer 6000
series switches).
Practicing for Cisco Academy program for the first time
in Egypt
Skills:
Learning the basics of internetworking facilities.
200 Hours of hands on experience in basic network
structures using popular ISP provider devices located
at the National Telecommunication Institute in Cairo
2005 - 2008
Primary Cisco Academy Instructor For The Cisco
Program Held By NTI during 2005 - 2008 At The Arab
Academy For Cisco CCNA & CCNP Academy Program
Responsibilities:
Senior Academy instructor for CCNA,CCNP Program.
CCIE Routing & Switching guide instructor for hands on
lab scenarios.
Cisco rack installation for both CCNP & CCIE lab testing
and virtual ISP.
Providing Maintenance and recovery for all networking
equipments related to the training program.
Providing network connectivity for all nodes each with
specific customization.
Skills:
Over +20 different networking device experience in
multi-part network (Routers , switches , firewalls ,
adaptors , modems ,wireless Access point).
Experience in Cisco integrated service routers ISR
models (2800 , 2801..etc) for different network
installations.
Professional in switching environment (VLANs ,
Spanning Trees ,Loop avoidance ,switching fail safe
options ,switching monitoring)
Over 4 years of experience in Routing protocols studies
in real world simulators using over +16 different
routers .
Dedicated experience in advanced Routing Protocols for
enterprise level (EIGRP , OSPF , IPv6 Routing EIGRPv6
or OSPFv3)
Packet tracking and tracing for later investigations
using popular software as Ethreal and Wireshark for
networking analyzing.
Wireless installations using Cisco AP1200 series for
both lightweight and wireless controller modes.
Extreme knowledge of network basic installation setup
and requirements (DHCP ,DNS ,Gateway ,Broadcast
,Multicast ,IPv6…etc)
CCIE Routing & Switching full studies on CCIE real racks
using official CCIE documentations and hardware.
Teaching and training skills , Guidance for small group
of engineers to understand and achieve above average
skill in networking field in short period.
2008 - 2010
Cisco Specialist & technical Advisor at Academy
Company For Communication & Information
Technology www.accit.com.eg ,
Contract Ended In October 2010
Responsibilities:
Provide Internet connectivity for the company's main
office and other branches , also for affiliate clients.
Provide stable and optimized VPN Site To Site
connectivity between main office and branches.
Optimize company's network for best performance
using Qos ,Packet filtering ,Traffic shaping & rate limit
techniques.
Support other networking team to provide stable Voip
service internally and externally
Provide Inter-network solutions for remote operations
for staff members to access company's resources from
the outside cloud without compromising security
policy (Usually for Voip service & Remote file sharing)
Provide security policy for all Internet & Intranet
usage.
Skills:
VPN experience using Cisco and non Cisco equipments
in building Site to Site VPN.
Deep experience (+3 years) in VPN technology (GRE
,PPTP , OpenVPN).
Realtime experience in MPLS VPN (using MP BGP) with
additional skills in building small MPLS VPN solutions
between CE & PE
Over +1 of real experience in using BGP routing
protocol and over +4 years of studies.
Skills in ISP connecting protocols (PPPoE, PPPoA) for
ADSL installations
Skills in Wireless solutions for medium sized firms
(Using Wireless VLANs ,Hotspots)
Experience in Network fault tolerance solutions as
HSRP ,VRRP and Gateway Load Balancing Protocol that
avoid network failure or network interruption.
2011 Current
Part time (hourly basis or freelance)
Non – contracted
Cisco & HP network consultant for small to medium
size companies.
Professional network instructor for CCNP , CCIE , CCIP
and HP working at multiple certified institutes.
Joined HP middle east network consultant group ,
becoming part time and freelance HP network
consultant.
My Last Client: July 2012
Providing Cisco and HP fundamental course training
for NCB Bank new staff in Jeddah , Saudi Arabia for 7
days , I Was the senior instructor and consultant.
Client was handed directly by HP
Cisco Career :
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CCNA Academy Instructor Since 2005.
CCNA & CCNP Academy Senior Instructor During The NTI Program In
AAST. 3 Generations Have Successfully Graduated And Working For
Major ISP's In Egypt & Abroad.
NTI Certified For CCNA , CCNP , Wireless Security Academy Instructor
Specialized In Cisco Routing & Switching Devices Like 2800 Series
Routers And 3560 Multilayer Switches
Worked Using Complete CCIE Rack Including Frame Relay , PPPoE ,
ISDN & Over 16 Devices Of Different Models (1700,2800,3600.)
Enrolled In Cisco Wireless Program (2008) Using Cisco Wireless
Bundle ( Cisco AP 1200 Series ) And With Cisco Integrated Wireless
Controller
Attempted CCIE Routing & Switching In Dubai In July 2009 At Cisco
Location In Shekh Zayed and Achieved 70% Average Score
Attempted CCIE Routing & Switching In Cairo In December 2010 At
Cisco Mobile Lab .
Achieved Certificates:
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CCNA 2003
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CCNP 2005
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CCNA Academy By NTI 2005
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CCNP Academy By NTI 2007
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CCAI (Academy Instructor) 2007
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CCIE Routing & Switching Written Exam 2008
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HP ASE Master (HP0-Y37) Migration from Cisco to HP A & E Series Switches
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HP Network Infrastructure 2011 certified & HP certified instructor 2012
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Microsoft MCSE 2000
Attempted Certificates And/Or fully Studied
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CCIP (Fully studied and experienced over CCIE full rack).
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CCIE Routing & Switching (LAB result %70 Dubai attempt).
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CCIE Routing & Switching v4 preparation.
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CCSP studies in packet inspection ,firewall operations.
Experience:
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Microsoft Windows installation and maintenance for Windows XP,Vista ,7
,2000 & 2003.
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Microsoft Windows Knowledge in Domain controller , user & group policy.
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Knowledge in Microsoft windows basic operations (Dynamic drives ,
Remote desktop ,FAT32 & NTFS ,System recovery )
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High experience in Microsoft networking (Dialup adaptors ,DHCP ,DNS ,LAN
adaptors )
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6 Years Of Experience In Cisco Routing & Switching Lab Configuration and
Teaching ,Using Cisco Academy Materials And Official Rack Bundles
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CCIE Track For Over A Year With Experience Of CCIE Routing And
Switching Technical Details
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Used Cisco Wireless Devices (AP 1200) and Cisco Voice Devices (9650
Series Phones With Call Manager Express)
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Experience In DSL Technology Using PPPoE & PPPoA (Installed Several
Solutions For Clients And Small Companies Using DSL Technology)
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Experience In VPN technology & Tunneling Techniques (GRE , IPsec) Using
Cisco & non Cisco Devices
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Attended Cisco NTI Academy Security Course Using Cisco ASA And PIX
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Experience in MPLS technology using MPLS VPN techniques (MPLS VRF
Routing using BGP VPN4 & VRF Lite to build customer to customer VPN
routing. (hands on experience of MPLS BGP Distribution between PE to CE)
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HP Networking skills for both A & E series switches with hands on
experience on the new IRF switching fabric.
Target :
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Become Dual CCIE (Routing & Switching , Service Provider)
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Join A Leading ISP .
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Join A Leading Networking Company
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Teach Or Instruct At Any Major Training Institute (Full Time Or Part Time)
About Me:
I am a technical geek , Love the communication technology field , It is not just a
job or income source to me it is a lot more as i am very interested in knowing how
things work and how they evolve .
I am very honest and professional in my work , I already have almost 6 years of
experience which have helped a lot to know how to deal and communicate with
people in different skills and levels.