CISCO ID: CSCO12447340

MUHAMMAD SHAN ANWER

+92 336 600 0344
WAH CANTT, PK
CITIZENSHIP: PAKISTANI
EMAIL: SHAN.COMSATS@GMAIL.COM LINKEDIN: PK.LINKEDIN.COM/IN/SHANANWER

OBJECTIVE

To test my expertise in networks engineering and apply the theoretical knowledge of professional
certifications for the growth of your organization. I seek an opportunity that could challenge my
limits and help me ace my field.

SUMMARY

Strong knowledge and skills in implementing dynamic routing protocols such as BGP, EIGRP,
OSPF and RIP.
Design, Implementation and Maintenance of MPLS cloud Infrastructure.
Design, Implementation and Maintenance of SDH Core Infrastructure.
Implementing campus networks that meet these requirements of voice, video, wireless, and
mission-critical data applications.
Expertise in configuring high availability backup mechanism and automatic failover for
ensuring network availability in case a failure occurs.
Adherence to industry best practices for documentation making troubleshooting process
much more efficient and immediate.
Ability to plan, implement, verify and troubleshoot local and wide-area enterprise networks
and work collaboratively with specialists on advanced security, voice, wireless and solutions.
Strong leadership, communication, collaboration and project management skills.

TECHNICAL CERTIIFICATIONS

Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP

Cisco Certified Network Associate CCNA

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert CCIE (training)

EDUCATION
[2015]
BS Computer Engineering
COMSATS, Islamabad
CGPA (3.62/4)

TECHNOLOGIES/PLATFO RMS EXPERTISE

ROUTED/ WAN/ ROUTING PROTOCOLS

ISIS BGP OSPF EIGRP MPLS mpBGP RIPv1-v2 RIPng HSRP
VRRP GLBP TCP/IPv4 IPv6 (Migration Strategies) Policy Based Routing PBR
Route Filtering IP SLA Route Redistribution Dynamic NAT
SWITCHING/BRIDGING PROTOCOLS
VTP RSTP STP Rapid PVST+ Trunking VLANs Layer 3 Switches
Ether Channels VLAN maps IPCEF Load Balancing

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 TECHNOLOGIES / NETWORK & INTERNETWORK DEVICES
Cisco ASR ( 9000, 2800, 3800, 7200) Nexus (9000,7000,5000) Cisco ISR G1 (800, 1800,
2800, 3800) Cisco ISR G2 (1900, 2900, 3900) Cisco Catalyst (6500,4500, 3850, 3750, 3650,
3560, 2960) Juniper (E120,MX480, Firewalls)

SECURITY - SOLUTIONS/ DEVICES/ SOFTWARE

MPLS L2/L3 VPNs Remote VPN Site-to-site IPsec VPN 802.1x NAT AAA
(RADIUS/TACACS+) Traffic Filtering MAC filter DHCP snooping Port based
security VLAN filters Access Control Lists

PRE-SALES
Researching Networks Equipment against the specifications provided Suggesting
Alternatives within the specifications Cost Estimates Online research Proposal Writing

OPERATING SYSTEMS / DATABASES

MS Windows platforms Linux UNIX

SOFTWARE PACKAGES:
GNS3 NS2 Cisco Packet Tracer MATLAB Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop AutoCAD Proteus Professional

LANGUAGES:
C C++ Assembly Java Verilog TCL JavaScript MYSQL PHP HTML
CSS

WORK EXPERIENCE

Nayatel Private Limited [May 2015 - present]

Nayatel is the leading Service Provider in Pakistan. Nayatel launched South Asias first
fiber to the home (FTTH)/fiber to the user (FTTU) network in Islamabad. Nayatel provides
triple play (Internet, Telephone and Cable) and VPN services in Pakistan.
www.nayatel.com
Senior Network Engineer - (Network Core Department)
Design, Configuration and Maintenance of IP Core Network for supporting services
such as MPLS L2/L3 VPNs, Internet, IP based Telephony and Cable TV.
Owner/Manager of Security Products at Nayatel.
SDH network Core maintenance, planning and troubleshooting
Maintaining the network running ISIS, BGP, MPLS and other routing, switching and
security protocols.
Troubleshooting Core Network devices (Cisco ASR 9000 Series, Cisco 7609) for
maintenance of MPLS cloud. .
Network Designing of Corporate Customers.
Providing Scheduled trainings to peers.

Awards At Nayatel:
The only person in the history of Nayatel to be hired directly in Core Department.
Star Trainee Award during the trainings of ISIS, MPLS & BGP.
Two consecutive Fast Track Promotions.
Lesson Learnt award.
Multiple Best Customer Service awards.
Four Promotions in Core in a span of 1.5 years.
Employee of the Year Award 2016

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 Akira Technologies Washington DC [April 2013 - April 2014]
Akira Technologies provides engineering, systems architecture, systems integration and
technical services and solutions to agencies of U.S. Department of Homeland Security,
Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Veterans Affairs, and other U.S.
Government civil agencies, as well as to customers in selected commercial markets.
www.akira-tech.com
Computer Researcher and Network Engineer
Recommending networking and computer hardware according to the requirements of the
customers including routers, switches, printers, ram, hard drive, data storage devices, servers,
workstations, laptops and other computer hardware.
Awards At Akira Technologies:
Award Bonus of $1000 for winning a US govt. tender.

OTHER PROJECTS

Nayatel, Islamabad, Pakistan

Planning and deployment of Backup Firewall for third Party IPSec VPN tunnels.
Documentation of all the Solutions provided to customers and maintaining a web portal for
them.
At COMSATS, Islamabad, Pakistan
Flight Information System implementation using client server model (Project)
Congestion Control Mechanism Modification, Implementation and Analysis (Project)
At COMSATS, Islamabad, Pakistan
Established a Local Area Network on a 4 floor building comprising of 20 hosts.
Technologies implemented: VLAN, VTP, Inter-VLAN Routing using Router on a Stick, VLSM
and DHCP server.
At COMSATS, Islamabad, Pakistan
Seminar on Emerging Cellular Technologies in Pakistan (3G and 4G LTE).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERTI SE TRAINING

BGP, ISIS and OSPF training at Nayatel. (Topper and Star Trainee)
SDH and PDH training at Nayatel. (Topper and Star Trainee)
"Linux in the real world" online Training.
"Ubuntu Server Administration" online Training.
"Moving to IPv6" Training with practical implementation on different network platforms and
protocols.
HTML5, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, PHP WITH MYSQL Essential Training
Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop Fundamental Training

RESEARCH WORK

Congestion Control Mechanism modification and analysis.

Practical Implementation of TCP Friendly rate control in open source Voice client.
CBR application support for Multicast Environments.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

Communication Skills
Excellent writing skills and a clear speaker. Confident speaker in front of an audience and can
easily facilitate meetings and brainstorming sessions.

Interpersonal Skills
Friendly, polite and positive attitude towards others. Work well as a team member. Proven
abilities to deal with difficult situations in a careful and considerate manner.

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 Learning Skills
High capacity for learning, pick up new skills and ideas quickly. Like taking on challenges.
Enthusiasm and creativity are other proven abilities to achieve difficult targets.
Problem Solving Skills
Good analytical skills for troubleshooting problems and uncovering root causes.
Online Marketing Skills
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

LANGUAGES

English
Urdu

CO-CURRI CULAR A CTIVITIES

Head of E-Gaming department during graduation and organizer of numerous E-Gaming

competitions.
Captained my class Cricket team on number of occasions.
Like playing, watching and following Football.
Winner of FIFA, Counter Strike, MOHA and COD gaming competitions.
Favorite Sportsman: Imran Khan
Favorite Sports: Cricket
Favorite E-Game: FIFA