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Tamer  Youssef

Tamer Youssef

Senior IT Manager
Cairo

Summary

IT Leader with over 20 years of experience in IT, including eleven years in IT Management. Extensive infrastructure management, IT services, and project management knowledge. Experience in developing, optimizing, and implementing operational IT processes and managing large implementation and infrastructure projects. Skilled at conflict resolution. Punctual problem solver and instrumental in providing practical solutions that produce immediate impact. Excellent technical background in IT systems, networks, and security solutions within budget to meet business needs.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
9
9
Certificates
2
2
Languages

Work History

Network Infrastructure Senior Manager

Orascom Construction, OC
Cairo
01.2012 - Current

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Managing three teams (10 members) including staff appraisals, disciplining and career development on annual basis in alignment with IT Operations Function objectives
  • Serving about 1500 users in head office and 4000 users in projects inside and outside Egypt
  • Define business needs in order to Identify technical requirements
  • Setting plan, long-term and short-term goals for operations, setting annual budget, following up on its implementation and commitment to it
  • Hire competent employees by utilizing proper screening and interview techniques
  • Act as consultant for IT services to all organization subsidiaries and sister companies
  • Develop and implement all systems of affiliated organizational units, including policies, procedures and work instructions
  • Work with other IT functions to create IT security policies and procedures
  • Plan and propose new initiatives to develop and upgrade IT services catalog
  • Maintain cyber security strategy
  • Audit IT network infrastructure in Orascom constructions subsidiaries and remote branches inside and outside Egypt
  • Make professional deal with Vendors and suppliers to get most benefits to Organization
  • Create proper SLA to keep organization rights as well as proper monitoring and management
  • Develop efficient training plan for teams as per business need
  • Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
  • Demonstrated high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks.
  • Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
  • Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.

Network Infrastructure Section Head

Orascom Construction, OC
Cairo
01.2010 - 12.2011

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Manage Network infrastructure for head quarter, remote offices and projects and security on day-to-day operational basis.
  • Ensure maximum availability ( up to 99% over the year ) of computer networking and security throughout Company
  • Perform auditing and quality control checking
  • Handling complicated incidents efficiently
  • Apply problem solving techniques
  • Provide team with clear direction; delegate work and motivate staff
  • Take overall responsibility for ensuring availability, performance and security of network services within agreed service levels
  • Lead development of procedures and standards for IT network infrastructure operations
  • Get proper internet connectivity solution for different project location.
  • Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
  • Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.

Senior Network Security Engineer

Orascom Construction, OC
Cairo
01.2006 - 12.2009
  • Roles and Responsibilities:
  • Design Network infrastructure according to standards
  • Troubleshoot and solve network security incidents
  • Define and implement systems and practices to create scalable support process
  • Document security standards and configurations
  • Collect and document security requirements from internal groups in presentable format
  • Perform proof of concept testing and validation of new technical solutions
  • Review security configuration of firewall, VPN, routers, and IDS/IPS
  • Run network security assessment all over the network in a timely basis and generate reports of risks including recommendations
  • Provide expert network security knowledge; participate in proposing and developing security solutions; implement appropriate procedural and technical access control mechanisms
  • Participate in security incident management, security assessments, and vulnerability management and apply recommendations for corrective and preventive actions.
  • Coordinated with third-party security information and event management (SIEM) providers to maintain protections and predict threats.
  • Developed and maintained company-wide endpoint security solutions.

Junior Network Engineer

Orascom Construction, OC
Cairo
10.2002 - 12.2005
  • Installing configuring Cisco switches & routers & ADSL Modems
  • Implement proper internet connectivity solution
  • Monitoring and troubleshooting network connectivity
  • Reporting network problems as rapidly as possible
  • Researching, deploying, and managing network management systems, including traffic/error reporting and system/service down notification
  • Documenting network design changes
  • Updating Company cabling infrastructure documentation
  • Managing network infrastructure
  • Updating Antivirus system on all Networking Servers
  • Configuration Backup and event log management
  • Recommended network security standards and upgrades to management.
  • Provided complete end-to-end engineering and installation of route-based IP network solutions.
  • Provided detailed network diagrams and procedural guidelines.
  • Applied tier-isolation best practices to support multi-tier architectures.
  • Established robust infrastructure and data capacity for new applications.

Education

MBA - Strategic Leadership

Northampton University
United Kingdom
10.2017 - 10.2019

Bachelor of Science - Electronics and Communication engineering

Higher Technological Institute
10th Of Ramadan City , Cairo
09.1995 - 05.2000

Skills

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Accomplishments

    · Building an effectively qualified team to operate and maintain Network infrastructure in Orascom headquarter, remote branches, and Subsidiaries.

    · Develop a team structure with an accurate job description for each function.

    · Initiate IT service automation process to facilitate a qualified IT service.

    · Create an effective performance management program to apply smart objectives and track progress.

    · Implement change management process across different teams.

    · Implement a business continuity plan for Network infrastructure in Orascom construction.

    · Implementing Network Infrastructure for Orascom construction headquarter in Nile city

    towers, including the data center, which serves 6000 users.

    · Building Network infrastructure and Datacenter for NSF, EFC, and Imagro construction office in Milan – Italy.

    · Network infrastructure assessment for Orascom Nitrogen – Netherlands.

    · Building Network infrastructure and Datacenter for EFC.

    · Designing Network Infrastructure for Sorfert Factory in Algeria

    · Assessing network security and vulnerabilities.

    · Awarded as OCI Star for the last five years by OC Managing Director.

    · Develop IT security guidelines and information security policy for Orascom Construction.

    · I am enhancing the network security system in Orascom construction using the latest technologies.

    · Develop a cyber security strategy.

    · Create an R&D team to develop and apply best practices from different technologies.

Additional Information

Date of Birth: 20th of April, 1978.

Nationality: Egyptian.

Marital status: Married.

Military Status: Exempted.

Driving license: Valid

Certification

• Postgraduate diploma – Major Strategic Management and Leadership – Pearson BTEC Level 7 – Extended diploma.

Interests

Traveling Football Table Tennis

Work Availability

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Quote

Every problem is a gift—without problems we would not grow.
Tony Robbins

Timeline

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Northampton University – United Kingdom.

10-2019

• Postgraduate diploma – Major Strategic Management and Leadership – Pearson BTEC Level 7 – Extended diploma.

10-2018

MBA - Strategic Leadership

Northampton University
10.2017 - 10.2019

CISM - Course attendance.

08-2017

• Ethical Hacking - Course Attendance.

09-2016

PMP - Course attendance.

03-2015

• Computer-hacking-forensics-investigator

06-2014

Network Infrastructure Senior Manager

Orascom Construction, OC
01.2012 - Current

ITIL foundation version 2

06-2010

Network Infrastructure Section Head

Orascom Construction, OC
01.2010 - 12.2011

• Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure Design - Course Attendance.

07-2009

Senior Network Security Engineer

Orascom Construction, OC
01.2006 - 12.2009

• Cisco Certified Network Associate “CCNA”

07-2005

Junior Network Engineer

Orascom Construction, OC
10.2002 - 12.2005

Bachelor of Science - Electronics and Communication engineering

Higher Technological Institute
09.1995 - 05.2000
Tamer YoussefSenior IT Manager