About Ahmad Faisal Rafi
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Gender Male
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Job Fuction Information Technology
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Academic Level Master’s Degree
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About me
An articulate, goal-oriented, self-disciplined qualified IT Systems Professional having broad experience in managing Small and Medium Teams for an Enterprise environment and expertise acquired in the areas of infrastructure design, implementation, managing diverse IT Projects and IT Operations; implementing Structured IT Security, ensuring Business Continuity and guaranteeing Disaster Recovery at the Corporate level. Having in-depth knowledge of designing and implementing not only Microsoft Core Products (Exchange, ISA, IIS etc) but also Redhat Enterprise Solutions, Oracle ERP systems and how they can be leveraged to satisfy business requirements. I have directly managed Oracle ERP implementation Project and have actively participated in Disaster Recovery Site Architecture designing, implementation; VOIP Avaya based solution and had proposed creative solutions to complex problems. Business Impact Analysis, Public Key Infrastructure, Technical documentation experience are part of my technical profile.
Specialties:
IT Operation Management
Implementation and Management of ERP Solutions (Oracle EBS)
Implementation and Management of MPLS, IP Telephony, Office 365 Cloud,
Computing & Virtualization
Disaster Recovery Management.
Mentoring the team to efficiently manage the IT operations.
IT Infrastructure Management
Project Management
People Management
Data Centre Operations Management
Vendor Management
Service Delivery management
Information Security
IT Strategy & Execution
Enterprise IT Systems
Information Governance & Management
Risk Identification & Mitigation
Compliance & Audit Management
SaaS / Cloud Computing
Education
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2003 - 2007
Iqra University Karachi.
Masters of Business Administration
Experience
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2025 - Present
Soorty Enterprises (Pvt.) Ltd.
Group Manager ICT -Networks
Directed end-to-end management of LAN/WAN, Wi-Fi, VoIP, VPN, and unified communication systems across 19 geographically dispersed sites. Led strategic planning, security enforcement, and high-availability operations to ensure 99.9% uptime. Oversaw multi-million budget, vendor contracts, and major network upgrade projects. Managed cross-functional teams, optimized costs, and implemented disaster recovery strategies to support uninterrupted business operations and digital transformation goals.
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2014 - 2025
Naveena Exports Limited.
Manager Network - ICT
Primary job responsibilities focus on to plan, organize and manage staff and overall operations to ensure the stable operation of the group’s Centralize IT Network infrastructure & Support functions. This includes developing, maintaining, supporting and optimizing key functional areas, particularly Network infrastructure, Linux Server infrastructure, Data communications & ERP. In addition, schedule and direct activities to resolve hardware and software related issues in a timely and accurate fashion.
Key Projects & Achievements:1. Working on various implementation initiatives regarding new data center rollouts/consolidations, complex technology integrations, large-scale network design/build initiatives, which deliver rapid financial return, while improving business productivity for a new steel establishment.
2. Introduction of Green Computing via using VMware as a Virtualization Platform resulting in reduction of 56% in Power consumption on Servers end only.
3. Introduction of Business Continuity Planning and Implementation of Disaster Recovery Site.
4. Introduction of Centralize Service Desk to optimize the IT support operations.
5. Migration of Email Users from Linux mail server to Microsoft Office 365 Cloud environment.
6. Oracle ERP Live accessibility with Network Restrictions through Fortigate firewall.