Curriculum Vitae

 

Talaat Hassan Nashat ElFar

13, 153 Street Maadi,

Cairo-Egypt

Tel.: +20 10 545-3013

E-mail: telfar@hotmail.com

 

 

Objective

 

To fully utilize my technical, networking abilities and knowledge background to explore and educate the customer with his needs for various service and support contacts. At the same time, continue to learn and keep on the leading edge of future technologies.

 

Career Profile

 

A result oriented and versatile presales Systems Engineer with a diverse background and a solid track record. Have more than 8 years of experience in the computer industry ranging from Network Infrastructure design. Have a good experience in Compaq products/solutions, design/redesign the network. Implementing and managing Local and Wide Area Networks (LAN/WAN), deployment and upgrading of the strategies, testing, performance tuning and remote network management based on the understanding of the customer business objectives compare to the results of the output of IT infrastructure assessment.

 

Education and Professional Training

 

Education: -

 

POST SECONDARY: Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering.

GRADUATION DEGREE: B. Sc. in Electronic Communications

GRADUATION GRADE: Good (1992) 

 

 Professional Training:

·         Windows NT operating system

·         Windows NT Ver.4.0

·         Windows NT Workstation Ver.4.0

·         Windows NT Enterprise

·         TCP/IP for Windows NT

·         Introduction to Nortel switches

·         Introduction to Nortel Routers

·         Compaq Servers Management

·         Introduction to Novell Intranetware

·         Administration of Novell Intranetware

·         Advanced Admin of Novell Intranetware

·         Unified Message Systems Callexpress (AVT)

·         UNIX operating systems graduation.

·         UNIX operating systems administration

 

Sales /Presales experience

 

Full responsibility to quote and design either network projects to sales as presales or direct to the customer.  

In addition selling deferent kinds of service contacts from our service portfolio including hardware, software and network services. 

 

Career History

 

1997- December 2001          Technical Manager (Co- Founder)

                                    CAT – Computer Access Technology

                         

Creating and exploring network business opportunities.

Putting together the complete solution and the proposal.

Following up with the customer for after sales support contract.

Took on all responsibilities for a department manager that includes: creating budget, managing people and building strategic relations with both our vendors and our customers

Took on a supervisory role and responsibilities during project implementation phase and managed to a successful completion.

Performed installation for a variety of networks for various customers, installation covered both hardware and software.

Implemented projects and resolved problems in multi vendor environment that also include Compaq, HP, Microsoft, 3COM, Nortel and Cisco.

 

 1993- 1997      Senior Systems Engineer

                                     ACT (Advanced Computer Technology)-Egypt

 

Responsible for the installation and maintained for the following:

·    Windows NT ver 4.00 & 3.51, Novell NetWare (2.51 through 4.11).

·    Establishing the communication between all network components with many communication protocols such as IPX, TCP/IP.

·    Configuring the Interface between point of sale (POS) and the hotel's front office system

·    Troubleshooting hotel based applications such as: Fidelio Front Office, Omicron Back Office

 

·    Maintain and troubleshooting of LAN hardware such as network cards, Hubs, Switches and routers

·    Setting up network environment to meet the customer standards, that includes: setting up user names, rights, trustess and login scripts

·    Setting up client workstations, printers and backup procedures

My customer list Includes:

Multi National management hotels: Hilton, Sheraton, Swissotel, Inter-Continental, Marriott, Hyatt, Le-Meriden, Conrad International, Sonesta ,Movenpick , Sofitel and Iberotel . 

Local management hotels: Beach AlBatros, Baron Safir Cairo and Safir Zamalek.

 

Networking/Technical Skills

 

Operating Systems:

 

Server: MS Windows NT 3.51/4.0/20000/XP, Novell Ver 2.15, 3.x, 4.x, 5.x

Workstations: Windows NT 3.51/4.0, Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000 and XP, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Windows 3.1

 

Network Applications:

Messaging MS-Exchange, MS-Mail, Lotus notes

Intranet: MS Proxy Server

 

Hardware and Communication:

 

Experience in the Compaq PC's families (Systempro, Deskpro, Prosignia, Proliant, Portable, Presario, EP and Prolenia).

Unified Message Systems.

LAN hardware (Netelligent from Compaq, Cisco products, SMC products, 3COM products, Synoptics products, Cabletron products), products includes ( NIC ,Hubs, switches, Switched Routers and Routers).

Software (MS office , MS Project, Visio, Arcserve, Backup Exec).

Interfaces between variant systems

Protocols: (IPX, TCP/IP and NetBEUI).

Experience dealing with ISDN, Leased Lines.

 

Software Skills

Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP         Microsoft Office 97, 2000, 2002(XP)

Fidelio Hotel Management System (Front office, Back office, Sales & Marketing, F&B)

Micros (Point Of Sale System)                   Interfaces

Lotus Notes                                             Microsoft Outlook                   

Project Workbench for Windows                 Microsoft Project 98

TCP/IP                                                    Novell GroupWise 5.0            

Microsoft Visio Diagram Tool                     Norton                                                              

 

 

Business Skills:

A demonstrated leader of groups.

Ability to provide outstanding customer service.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Can work well either independently or as part of a team.

 

 

 

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