
Karim Mohamed Gawish
IT Manager at APOC
Sidi Bishr, Alexandria, EgyptWork Experience
IT ManagerFull Time
A2Z Lingerie
Mar 2016 - Dec 2021 -5 yrs, 9 months
Egypt , Alexandria
- Job Details:Department Strategy and Planning • Leads the IT departments operational and infrastructure planning, projects and resource allocation. • Plans for growth and upgrades of current systems, optimization and tuning, evaluation of tools and products, and coordinates release implementation. • Develops and maintains overall backup and recovery strategy (Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity). IT Governance • Ensure latest IT standards on governance, regulation, security etc. are followed from Operations point of view. • Implement processes to standardize IT practices and procedures, capacity planning and risk mitigation. • Ensure Compliance of the infrastructure on Patch level, version, Firmware, security requests. Security • Research the latest information technology security trends. • Through his team monitor the organization’s networks for security breaches and investigate violations when they occur. • Help to design, implement, and maintain the organization’s cyber-security plan. • Develop and direct implementation of security standards and best practices for the organization. • Direct the installation and use of security tools (e.g., firewalls, data encryption), to protect sensitive information. Team Management • Responsible for designing the ideal organization structure for the IT Operations team, arriving at the right team size, roles, job descriptions and ensuring that team members deliver their objectives. • Set the best practices in technically evaluating new hires and existing team members • Monitoring network performance, usage and ensuring its optimal performance. • Providing ongoing support for the company's telecommunications system. • Define, troubleshooting, diagnoses, and solving network problems • Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all implemented networks • Managing issues with ISPs, Equipment suppliers and network vendors • Assist in preparation of IT solution presentations • Managing and support all aspects of network security. (Firewall, routers) • Overseeing security of all systems, especially the internet. • Evaluating network architecture and hardware/software configurations for security vulnerabilities. • Assisting application developers in creating secure systems and monitoring intranet, extranet, and internet systems for security threats. • Designs security infrastructure (HW/SW, policies, procedures), performs vulnerability assessments, evaluates network infrastructure, conducts investigations and performs intrusion detection monitoring. • Planning and maintaining Domain controller and File server. • Managing and maintaining Email accounts and website. • Support administration of servers and managing backup for all systems. • Provide technical support for all users if needed • Retail Pro 9 Technical Support , installation and configuration (Employee Management – Customer Management – Reports – ECM – Promo – Customer Loyalty – Toolkit ) • Responsible on All Branches (Cairo – Alexandria – Mansoura – Shebin Elkom – Assuit – KSA) IT Infrastructure planning, Designing, Implementing and Testing. • Responsible for follow-up fingerprint devices and cameras
IT ManagerFull Time
Sanitary Ware Trading Co (El-Ashmawy Group)
Aug 2007 - Apr 2016 -8 yrs, 8 months
Egypt , Alexandria
- Job Details:• Institute protocols for the use of IT across departments and projects Provide advice on the most suitable IT choices • Provide technical support or training for systems and networks Act as link between end users and higher level support • Install and configure software and hardware (printers, network cards etc.) Monitor system and network performance • Perform troubleshooting, repairs and data restoration Performance maintenance activities ( backups) Maintain licenses and upgrade schedules • Responsible for follow-up fingerprint devices and cameras
Education
BSc in Social Work
Alexandria University (ALEXU)Jan 2001
High School - Thanaweya Amma
Hosny Mobarak secondary schoolJan 1998
Activities
Soldier at Egyptian Armed Force
Volunteering
Aug 2002 - Sep 2003 -1 yr, 1 month
Skills
- Network Administration
- Pfsense
- Network Infrastructure
- Information Technology (IT)
- System Analysis
- System Administration
- Vmware
- Active Directory
- Technical Management
- Information Analysis
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Languages
Arabic
FluentEnglish
IntermediateFrench
Beginner
Training & Certifications
CCNA
AASTMT·2006MCF
Brain Bench·2000PCSA
AASTMT·2000CCM
Brain Bench·2000