Eng. Joe Salameh

OBJECTIVE

To seek a challenging position in Heading a Network Department within a dynamic and progressive operation where enthusiasm, innovation, dedication and the ability to manage tasks effectively is prerequisite in driving the organization forward to success.

• 1995 - 1996 Atlas Betting Co. Cyprus, Larnaca , as System Analyst.
• 1997 - 1998 National Advanced Systems CO. LTD. Saudi Arabia, Riyadh as Customer Support Engineer.
• 1998 - 1999 National Advanced Systems CO. LTD. Saudi Arabia, Riyadh as Network administrator.
• 1999 - 2001 National Bank of Sharjah, United Arab of Emirates, Sharjah as Network Engineer / Administrator.
• 2001 - 2002 National Bank of Sharjah, United Arab of Emirates, Sharjah as Supervisor Network and PC Support.
• 2002 - National Bank of Sharjah, United Arab of Emirates, Sharjah as Head of Network and PC Support.

Network Engineer.

• Planning and designing a network environment.
• LAN and WAN Network design, installation and maintenance.
• Cabling and termination and assigning terminated face plates for connectivity.
• Installation Racks and Cabinets and Mounting the cables.
• Conduct site surveys to provide cost-effective, reliable and state of the art Network solutions to customers in the areas of LAN and WAN.
• Systems integration (software and hardware) to meet various customer needs in networking sector including project planning, designing, implementation, installation, configuration, maintenance and end user training on delivered solutions.
• Assigning TCP/IP, WINS, DHCP, DNS protocols
• Initialization and configuration of Routers and Assigning addresses for Routers, IP addresses, gateway addresses, Network addresses, and Subnet mask addresse, and Natting.
• Setup Remote Access Service (RAS) for Internet, mails, and servers for the same and different organization in a different location.
• Provide 24 hour on call technical support to corporate customers including government establishments, private organizations and Banks.

Customer Support Engineer.

PC-Hardware.

• Installation and setup physical parts of a PC : Hard disk, Network card PCI/ISA adapters, Memories, Processor, Power supply, Sound card, CD-ROM, DVD compact drives, Back up taps, Jazz drives, ISDN adapters, Video cards, Modems, PCMCIA adapters, USB, Scanners, and Printers. With their configurations.
• Installation and setup of Workstations and Servers.
• Diagnose and trouble shooting a PC, Servers and Laptops for any hardware, software break down.
• Assembling a personal computers with different brands.
• Setting up a Backup device ( Storagetek L20, L10).

• Instillation and setup Windows 2000 SBS, Advanced and Enterprise. Create users for domain and account, Give permissions and accessibility. Share programs and information with in a network environment. Share devices such as printers, modems for users accessibility.
• Installation and setup Microsoft Office 95, 97, 2000, XP.
• Installation and setup Windows NT workstation (4.0) English and Arabic and assigning IP addresses for users connection to a Network.
• Installation and setup Microsoft Exchange server (5.5 /2000) for Internet and Intranet mails for and with in a wide area network (WAN) and Local area network (LAN).
• Installation and setup Windows NT server (4.0). Create users for domain and account, Give permissions and accessibility. Share programs and information with in a network environment. Share devices such as printers, modems for users accessibility.
• Create and setup an intranet web site for users with in a Wide area network (WAN) as well Local area network (LAN).
• Installation of Veritas net backup ( Master and Clients).
• Installation of Symantec products ( Pcanywhere, Norton and Ghost ).

• 1993 - 1997 INTER COLLEGE Cyprus, Larnaca. B.Sc., Computer Science and Computer Engineer.
• 1998 COMPUBASE Saudi Arabia, Riyadh NT core technology Certified.

• Arabic, excellent speaking and writing.
• English, excellent speaking and writing.
• German. Beginner.

I have worked for National Advanced Systems (NASCO) Saudi Arabia for two years where I got my real knowledge on SIEMENS Computers as well other products from known computer companies such as COMPAQ, IBM, HP, ACER, DELL, TOSHIBA…. My roll was customer support engineer, hardware and software, later stage I was assigned as Network Administrator. I worked on a number of projects in designing and cabling a network environment for a well known organizations in Saudi Arabia. I have conducted training on SIEMENS Servers and PC’s for NASCO Resellers (PC-NET, PC-WAVES, and NEW HORIZONS). The training includes hardware and software on common known problems and solutions on installation and configuration of SIEMENS PC’s, Notebooks, and Servers. I Worked for 18 month in Cyprus during my studies as system analyst for ATLAS BETTING, CO. My roll was to coordinate between the main Office in Cyprus, Larnaca, and the branches in Italy. It was online coordination via lease line between main server in Italy and main server in Cyprus through Intranet and sharing files and folders to keep track of the incoming and out going bets. I am working now for National Bank of Sharjah as Supervisor Network Engineer, I am handling Nine branches as well the head office as I have done all the cabling and configuration and the implementation of the nine branches and the head office on NT servers, routers, and modems via lease lines as well the workstations.  I got my personal studies on Windows NT Server (4.0) and Windows NT Workstation (4.0) from COMPUBAS Riyadh. I had a personal studies on Microsoft Exchange Server (5.5) were I have implemented it at NASCO main office in Riyadh and the other two branches in Jeddah and khobar (Saudi Arabia). I Also worked on Front page 98 where I learned to create and publish web sites for Internet and Intranet. I worked on COREL draw 8, COREL WEB GRAPHIC DESIGNER, and Paint Shop Pro.

National Bank of Sharjah. U.A.E

• Designed the structure of mounting and cabling the head office and the nine branches with in U.A.E.
• Migration from Tolkingring network to Ethernet network based on static IP address.
• Migrate from DOS based application to Windows NT (4.0) and from Novel server's to Windows NT (4.0) server
• Managed Year 2000 Compatibility and updates.
• Installation and configuration of Microsoft Back office NT servers (4.0) as Primary domain controllers and as Back up domain controller.
• Installation and configuration of Microsoft Small business 2000 servers.
• Installation and configuration of Microsoft Exchange server (5.5).
• Installation and configuration Web server, Created the Intranet web site.
• Installation and configuration of Microsoft SQL (6.5, 7.0, 2000).
• Installation and configuration of Microsoft SNA SERVER as gateway to communicate to IBM S400.
• Installation and setup of Windows 95/98/NT workstations with configuration and connection.

National Advanced Systems, Co. S.A.

• Designed the structure of mounting and cabling.
• Installation and configuration of Microsoft NT servers (4.0) as Primary domain controllers and as Back up domain controller.
• Installation and configuration of Microsoft Exchange server (5.5).
• Installation and setup of Windows 95/98/NT workstations with configuration and connection.

United Saudi Bank S.A.

• Design and implement the structure of mounting and cabling three individual networks.
• Installation and configuration of Microsoft NT servers (4.0), and Microsoft NT backup servers.
• Installation and setup of Windows 95 workstations with the configuration and connection.

Ministry of Education S.A.

• Designed and implemented the structure of mounting and cabling.
• Installation and configuration of Microsoft NT server (4.0) with the configuration .
• Installation and setup of Windows 95 workstations with configuration and connection.

Ministry of Information S.A.

• Designed and implement a network, and installing and configuring of Microsoft NT server (4.0)
• Installation and setup of Windows 95 workstations with configuration. and connection.

Family Choices S.A.

• Designed and implemented the structure of mounting and cabling.
• Installation and configuration of Microsoft NT server (4.0).
• Installation and setup Windows NT workstations with configuration and connection.

PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

• Well knowledge on creating Intranet WEB sites by using Front page 98 as well COREL draw for WEB sites.
• Good knowledge on COREL DRAW 8.
• Good Knowledge on COREL WEB GRAPHIC SITES.
• Good Knowledge on Internet and Intranet.
• Good Knowledge on Planning and cabling a network Environment with full setup.
• Conduct basic training on Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT Workstation (4.0), Windows NT Server (4.0), Microsoft Office 95/97, Microsoft Exchange, for first users and resellers.
• Good knowledge on RAID controllers and implementation using Mylex DAC controller software and Utilities.
• Good knowledge on IBM routers, Motorola routers.
• Good knowledge on 3 COM, D-Link switches and hubs.
• Good knowledge on installation of racks and patch panels with their installation..
• Good knowledge on the concept of ISDN adapters and the implementation and configuration on PC’s. Experienced on eighty connection for varies users at Saudi Telecommunications (STC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

I am married, living in United Arab of Emirates (Sharjah) at the time being. My name is Joe George Salameh and I am 31 years old, Lebanese Nationality, Medium height, Born on 25/11/1969 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. I lived for 12 years in Saudi Arabia where I studied my elementary studies, Lived in Australia for 4 years where I continued my elementary studies, lived 8 years in Lebanon where I finished my high school , and 4 years in Cyprus where I got my B.Sc. degree in Computer Science and Computer Engineer. At the moment, I work for National Bank of Sharjah, as Head of Network and PC support in Sharjah Head Office where I am responsible for the Head Office and the Nine Branches within United Arab of Emirates as well the communication of 23 off site ATM's.

• Designed the Network and cabling the head office and the nine branches with in U.A.E.
• Installation and configuration of the Routers in nine branches to communicate to head office through Leased lines with ISDN for fallback.
• Installation and configuration of Microsoft Back office NT server’s (4.0) as Primary domain controllers and as back up domain controller at head office and branches as well.
• Installation and configuration of Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 for 320 users and managing the access and security and setting the policies and shared folders.
• Installation and configuration of Microsoft Exchange server (5.5) for 270 mailbox and managing the access and security and setting the policies.
• Installation and configuration Web server, created the Internet and the Intranet web site.
• Installation and configuration of Microsoft SQL (6.5, 7.0).
• Installation and configuration of Microsoft SNA server as a gateway for IBM AS400.
• Installation and setup of Windows 95/98/NT/XP/2000 workstations and servers with configuration and connectivity.
• Installation of Microsoft Office 97, XP and 2000 with all components.
• Installation of Storage tape library along with Veritas backs up application for eight clients with master server.
• Done the migration of swift network connectivity and maintaining it.
• Installation and configuration the connectivity of 28 ATM over UAE.

• Head of Network and PC Support reporting to IT Manager.
• Heading a section of two Network Administrators.
• Maintaining all the accomplished projects and planning new objectives for the environment.
• Evaluating and testing new products (Hardware, Software) for the best environment.
• Provide necessary end user supports to company staff for day-today IT needs.
• Manage, maintain and ensure proper functioning of the Bank’s corporate WAN which runs across UAE branches.
• Decision maker in purchasing any hardware, software products needed.

Meet the demands of the Organization. Introduce new ideas with in technology and facilities. Minimize tasks with in the Organization for more professional and productive work.