Laith Fraij
Clearwater,FL
Summary
I am a highly motivated network and network security engineer with decent experience.Give me a take and consider it done.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Network & Network Security Engineer
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL
06.2022 - Current
- Led a project to upgrade Cisco switches from 2960 to 9300 catalyst in every hospital IT closet, ensuring uninterrupted operations.
- Lead the implementation and design of Palo Alto Firewalls at over 50 hospital locations in high availability pairs
- Onboard locally managed firewalls to panorama smoothly
- Performed software upgrades to ensure all switches routers /firewalls/WLC are up-to-date with the latest preferred releases.
- Took charge of leading a project aimed at deploying LogicMonitor network monitor throughout the entire network infrastructure via SNMP v2 and V3.
- Deployed both policy-based and route-based tunnels to enhance network security on different devices such as Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, and Firepower.
- Managed and executed hardware upgrade of Cisco ASA firewalls to Cisco firepower NGFW
- deployed Palo alto firewalls in different platforms hardware : 5450 , 5400 , 400 , Azure , Oracle Cloud , ESXI Vmware
- Successfully established SDWAN infrastructure across multiple clinics in Palo Alto, leading to improved network connectivity.
- Successfully established VPN connectivity to more than 2000 staff members using Global protect
- Provided tech support and troubleshooting for network issues across 120+ locations.
- Implemented deployment of new sites using Cisco Meraki.
- Project lead responsible for implementing 802.1X authentication across the entire hospital network.
Network Administrator
SAAED for Traffic Systems
Abu Dhabi, UAE
06.2017 - 01.2022
- Led network infrastructure deployment for new locations
- Led the transition to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic by configuring remote access SSL VPN with Sophos Connect client and Avaya phone client, providing employees with necessary network resources.
- Efficiently reduced expenses by constructing an IPsec tunnel using current network gears, eliminating the need for MPLS links.
- Led tech refresh project upgrading end of life HP and Nortel switches to Extreme switches
- Provided support for Avaya IP phones, Extreme wifi solution, and various other technologies.
IT Support Engineer
Injazat Data Systems
Abu Dhabi, UAE
02.2015 - 05.2017
- Delivered local and remote Tier 1 IT support for hardware and software to company personnel.
- Collaborated with technical staff to establish goals and objectives for system improvements and upgrades.
- Installed computers and other devices individually and across networks, testing connections to support proper functioning.
- Used Active Directory to automate settings and changes to end-user computers, drive mappings and desktop configurations.
Education
Master of Science - Cybersecurity
The University of Tampa
Tampa, FL08.2022
Bachelor of Engineering - Telecommunications
Yarmouk University
06.2014
Skills
- Palo Alto Panorama
- Palo alto Firewalls/Panorama
- Cisco ISE
- Layer 2- Layer 3 Routing
Switching - Network monitoring tools PRTG/Logic monitor
- Cisco ASA/Firepower
- IPsec VPN advanced
- Azure cloud network
- Cisco Meraki
- Citrix Netscaler
- Cisco DNAC
Certification
- CCNP Security
- Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer
- Certified Cisco Network Associate -R&S (CCNA)
- Certified Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
- VMware Certified Associate
- ITIL® 4 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
- Fortinet Network Security Expert 2
- Certified Microsoft Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Timeline
Network & Network Security Engineer
Tampa General Hospital
06.2022 - Current
Network Administrator
SAAED for Traffic Systems
06.2017 - 01.2022
IT Support Engineer
Injazat Data Systems
02.2015 - 05.2017
Master of Science - Cybersecurity
The University of Tampa
Bachelor of Engineering - Telecommunications
Yarmouk University
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