Syed Minhal Hussain
Personal Information »
58/P Block-2 P.E.C.H.S
Karachi, Sindh 75400 Pakistan
Phone: 9221-4540862
Cell Phone: +923332192854
syedminhal@yahoo.com
Birthdate: 20, Aug 1983
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Single
Nationality: Pakistani
Objective
Looking to join a progressive organization that offers potential growth, employment
benefits and career development opportunities. My strengths are persistent and
dedication with an inner drive to succeed and accomplish goals.
Experience
November 2007 1-Link (Guarantee) Limited
to
Systems Engineer
Date
Working as a Team Leader in 1-Link System Operations.
Karachi, Pakistan
October 2006 ABN Amro Bank N.V Head Office
Karachi, Pakistan
to
Alternative Distribution Channel Support
November 2007 Worked in Infrastructure Operations as Alternative Distribution Channel Support.
June 2002
to
August 2002
ITCN Asia Secretariat, U.S Publishers (Pvt) Ltd.
Karachi, Pakistan
Internee
Worked as an internee in I.T department of ITCN Asia Secretariat.
Education
2006
University of Karachi
BCS, Computer, GPA: 3
Karachi, Pakistan
2002
NCR Education Center
Diploma in Information Technology, IT, GRADE: A+
Karachi, Pakistan
2001
Oclits
Diploma, Oracle 8.0 Developer 2000
Karachi, Pakistan
2000
Govt. National College
H.S.C, Pre-Engineering
Karachi, Pakistan
1998
Gulistan Shah Abdul Latif School
S.S.C, Computer Science, GRADE: A
Karachi, Pakistan
Activities
Participated in ITCN Asia 2002.
Participated in Roma Business Solutions (Oracle VAD) Launch Event 2006.
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Skills
Languages:
C/C++
Java 2
Visual Basic 6.0
SQL
Database:
Oracle 8.0
M.S Access
SQL Server 2000/2005
Operating
System:
Windows 200/2003/Xp
Unix
Solaris 8.0
Projects
Telecos on
UBPS
Working as Project coordinator for UAT and cutoff of Warid, Ufone and other telecos
on Utility Bill Payment System.
AWI
ATM withdrawal insurance UAT and cutoff on ABN Amro Bank ATM network.
Prime Bank
Migration
Migration of Prime Bank ATMs to ABN Amro Bank Network.
Prime Bank cutover as 1-Link member bank.
UBPS on 1-Link
Working as Project coordinator for Utility Bill Payment System on 1-Link. Certification
of different member banks (HBL, NBP, UBL, Bank Alfalah) for UBPS.
Key Responsibilities
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Ensuring the smooth operations of 1LINK Switch.
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Develop, update and enforce the Disaster Recovery and IT Service Continuity plan.
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Monitor 1LINK Associated services (VISA/ SMS) and their availabilities.
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Provide leadership and direction to Operations team.
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To work with the team members in order to deliver the backend IT Infrastructure services
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Develop and enforce SOPs and ensure that every major change in the infrastructure is
well planned and fully documented.
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Develop and maintain Service Levels for critical systems.
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Coordinate and liaison with technology providers for the timely executing of support
services, keeping a close eye on the service quality & service levels.
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Align the IT infrastructure with company’s business goals.
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Participate in new projects with a leading role in System Operations, liaison with internal
team and contribute to the timely and optimal delivery of project objectives.
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Prepare activity plans and reports, as well as high-level management reports regarding
the working and efficiency of IT Systems Infrastructure and Services delivered.
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To be updated with new technology developments in the area of Systems and related
tools/applications to evaluate their applicability to company’s IT setup, in order to plan
the future roadmap and strategy of infrastructure accordingly.
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Implementation of System and Application security.
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Certification & Cutoff of new Member Bank on 1-Link.
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Implementation of ADC services on 1-Link (IBFT, Internet Banking, UBPS, KIOSK).
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Liaison with 1LINK Dispute Resolution Unit.
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Develop and update 1-Link Operational Documentation.
Certification
Brain Bench
Certified
Transcript I.D = 3454053
1) Computer Fundamentals.
2) RDBMS Concepts.
3) Programming Concepts.
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