Mohamed M. El Behery
Network Manager / Solution Architect
- LOCATION : Calgary , Canada
- +13439891200
- Mohamedelbehery1@hotmail.com
- Over 18 years of extensive & diverse IT Planning, Design, Implementation, Optimization & Compliance related experience gained through various SME, Architectural & Technical Management roles through different Sectors (including: Financial / Banking, Healthcare, Oil & Gas, Higher Education, Retail & Service providers/Telecom) and across 3 different Continents (North Africa, Asian Arabian Gulf & Canada), associated roles include:
IT Network Manager in both Abu Dhabi ISL. & Mashreq Banks, Snr. Network Admin in the EG. Credit Bureau (Central Bank), Network Technical Support Shift Leader in Orange Business services, Network SME in QatarGas, Network Architect at Queen’s University and Snr. Network Architect at Home Hardware. I am currently working as Technology Solutions Architect in AHS.
- The previous wide range of roles across both customer & provider sides in addition to the exposure to variety of business domains, locations & cultures; helped me to acquire a unique blend of skills, experience & several effective methodologies for approaching different working environments, projects, architectures, re-structuring processes and handling challenging IT tasks
- On the other hand, successfully achieved multiple certifications/tracks:
(CISSP, PMP, TOGAF [Both Foundation & Professional Levels], ITIL, Cisco CCNP Enterprise,
4 X Cisco Specialist [ENCOR, ENARSI, ENWLSI & ENSLD], ACCP & ACCA).
Main Skills acquired through Managerial &Technical roles :
A) IT Infrastructure Planning, Design, Implementation &Optimization.
B) Vendor Management, RFP’s, RFI’s, RFQ’s & Service Level Agreements.
C) Enterprise Architecture, Risk Management, Assessment , Compliance & Cyber Security.
D) Budgeting, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Procurement Management and Capacity Planning.
E) Team & associated members' performance/KPIs management.
F) DevOps , Agile Methodologies & Project management.
G) Service Management, Problem Management, Incident Management, Change Management, & ITIL
(Programs, initiatives & associated processes’ adherence).
Main Technologies ,Platforms & Protocols interacted with during my career: :
A) Routing & WAN: ASR’s (IOS-XE), ISR 43 /44 series ,28 /29/38/39 routers, Silver Peak SD-WAN, IPSEC /GRE tunneling, Frame Relay, Policy Based Routing, RIPV2, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, QOS, Inter VLAN routing, VPNs, MLPPP, MPLS, VRFs, Dark Fiber, STM’s., E1’s, IPLCs, VSAT, LTE/4G .
B) Switching & LAN: CISCO (93,95,37,29,38) Series Switches, (IOS/ IOS-XE),45 series switches, CISCO 65/68 Switches, Nexus 9K, 7K / 5K / 2K (NX-OS), Aruba AOS & CX switches, VLANs, .1Q trunking, Port Channels, MEC, VSS, VPC, VDC, CoS, HSRP, STP, VTP, Aruba VSX & VSF.
C) Network Authentication, Security& Policy enforcement: Aruba ClearPass, CISCO ISE
802.1X / MAB / VPN / Web AUTH / MFA Centralized polices, FortiGate Firewalls, Palo Alto Panorama, in addition to Network infrastructure: Vulnerability management, Baselining & hardening.
D) Unified Communications, Voice & Video: VOIP, QOS, Cisco Call Manager, Cisco Unity, CISCO IP phones, Cisco CUBE Tandberg and Polycom Video Conference Devices and IP Cams, Unified Communications
E) Wireless: Cisco Wireless Controllers & associated AP management, Cisco MSE (Mobility Service Engine), Aruba Controllers & access points, Aruba downloadable user roles & access Control
F) Management, optimization & Others: Statseeker Net Flow related configuration, ServiceNow, Riverbed, NTP Appliances, HP NA, HP NNM, Lancope, CISCO PRIME, CISCO Works, InfoBlox DDI,Blue Coat Packet shaper, SolarWinds (NCM, NPM, & IPAM), TCP/IP, SNMP, AAA, DNS, SFTP/TFTP; integrating network solutions with Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, F5,in addition to
Azure & Cloud solutions.
A) Operational & Technical Related :
1)RasGas & Qatargas Integration (4th Quarter 2017 till date):Integrating the Data Centers layout ,Enterprise Network ,WAN locations ,Routing ,VOIP infrastructure ,ISE /Access policies ,Wireless & associated Baseline ,policies ,procedures and documentation of two of the largest GAS/LNG producers in the world ,including creating totally parallel ACI Ready /Nexus 9K based Data center & DC LAN Extension between Different DC's using Dark Fiber and Nexus 7K /9K spines
2) The First & Only Credit Bureau in EGYPT (1st Quarter 2007): My role was taking full responsibility of the project from the networking perspective between the Bureau and Its customers , i.e. to Plan, Design, Implement, Troubleshoot, Monitor, and configure the Routing, High availability ,IPsec tunnels, Crypto maps and VPNs between All Egyptian Banks, Leasing and mortgage Companies from BOTH SIDES (double role), to make these entities fully capable of accessing their Customers Credit History as per Central Bank regulations and rules.
3)MASHREQ Bank - Data Center Implementation ( 2nd Quarter 2011): The Design, implementation plan and equipment configuration of the main Data Center Networking devices including High available core switches, routers, extra net & server farm setup and inter-floors network connectivity using copper and fiber cabling.
4)Routing ,Switching & VOIP :Design ,Implementation & High Availability for new Mashreq Bank Branches (3rd Quarter 2009):Routing (OSPF), Switching & VOIP (including Call Manager & Unity) Design, Implementation, configuration & High Availability for All Mashreq Egypt New Branches from scratch, also managing various aspects of the project including documentation, LLD, HLD, BOQ/BOM, post-delivery support model, Vendor & SLA Management.
5) Hardware Refresh and Core Re-Design (RasGas:1st Quarter 2017):
i) Replacing all CISCO End of Life Edge & Distribution Switches in HQ and Plant Area (Around 150 Switches),
inducing Baselining ,ISE (802.1X) configuration & Hardening
ii) Re-Design & Implementation of Plant Area Data Center by Converting the 3 Cores Full mesh Design based on 65 Series switches into Triangular design consisting of Nexus 7K Core/DC Switch and two 68 Series Distributions, using VPC's and VDC's on New Nexus ,Routing redesign ,port channels, and High Availability of associated Switches
B)Compliance & Cyber Security related :
6)Risk Assessments, implementation of associated Controls & Compliance (RasGas :3rd Quarter 2015):Created Full Risk Assessments for all Network Solutions ,Products & Technologies (like Switching ,Routing ,WAN ,NTP ,Riverbed, etc..) with appropriate Risk possibilities and proper controls to mitigate such risks ,and successfully implemented associated controls .
7)Cyber Security & Enterprise Architecture Major program (Queen's University -Canada-from 2019 till today ): Being a Key member in 4 projects out of a total of 16 Projects Guided by the consultancy firm (Deloitte) as part of the University-wide Governance & Cyber security Major Program/Project .Associated Project streams include :Enterprise Architecture & Developing Security Patterns for various Technology areas ,Endpoint Security ,SOC Strategy; SIEM deployment in addition to Centralized Network Authentication and Network Policy Enforcement across the entire University (including : 802.1X ,MAB, BYOD ,onboarding & Guest Access Services )