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Network & Infrastructure Engineer

Networks that stay up, from the patch panel to the mail server.

Since 2010 I have planned, built and run enterprise networks, Microsoft server estates and virtualised infrastructure for universities, research institutes and industry.

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in the field
since 2010
largest mail org
14,000 clients
certifications
8 · MCSE, MTCNA
enterprise projects
12 delivered

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Mohammad FakhimiHagh

B.Sc. Hardware Computer Engineering

Allameh Dehkhoda University · 2009–2014

Hands-on infrastructure, from the first cable to the last mailbox.

I am a hardware computer engineer who has spent his career on the parts of IT everyone else assumes will just work: the network, the servers and the mail system. I started in 2010 with passive cabling in the Tehran Stock Exchange building, and today I plan, design and run the countrywide private network of the Agricultural Parks Company.

Most of my work sits where networking meets Microsoft infrastructure: Exchange organisations for thousands of users, Hyper-V and VMware virtualisation, System Center, SAN storage and the server rooms that hold it all. I hold MCSE certifications in Server Infrastructure, Cloud Platform and Infrastructure, and Core Infrastructure, plus MikroTik MTCNA.

Currently
Network planner & designer, Agricultural Parks Company
Working since
2010
Focus
Networking · Microsoft servers · Virtualisation

Credentials

Microsoft certifications across three generations of Windows Server, plus MikroTik routing.

  • MCSE

    Core Infrastructure

    MicrosoftID H017-9696

  • MCSA

    Windows Server 2016

    Exams

    • Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA: Windows Server 2016

    Microsoft · 2019ID H017-9668

  • MCSE

    Cloud Platform and Infrastructure

    Microsoft · 2016ID F813-5131

  • MCSE

    Server Infrastructure

    Exams

    • Implementing an Advanced Server Infrastructure
    • Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure

    MicrosoftID F140-8595

  • MCSA

    Windows Server 2012

    Exams

    • Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
    • Administering Windows Server 2012
    • Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services

    MicrosoftID F139-6914

  • MCP

    Microsoft Certified Professional

    MicrosoftID F139-6916

  • MCITP

    Windows Server 2008 R2

    Microsoft 

  • MTCNA

    MikroTik Certified Network Associate

    MikroTik 

Where I have built and run networks

  1. 2016 — present

    Agricultural Parks Company

    Network Planner & Designer

    I plan, design, build and administer the company's network and server infrastructure.

    • Designed and implemented a countrywide private network
    • Designed the server room and configured QNAP SAN storage
    • Configured Exchange Server for the organisation

    Exchange ServerQNAP SANWindows Server

  2. 2016 — 2018

    Pardis Etela Resan Sepehr

    Network Planner & Designer

    Planned, designed, set up and administered the company's networks.

  3. 2014 — 2016

    Takceram Tile Producing Company

    Network Administration Manager

    Led network administration for the tile manufacturer.

    • Implemented the company network

  4. 2013 — 2014

    Tehran Institute of Technology

    Network Administrator

    Administered both the active network and the passive cabling infrastructure.

  5. 2010 — 2011

    Arya System Mobtakeran Inc.

    Passive Networking

    Passive networking (structured cabling) in the Tehran Stock Exchange building.

Selected deployments

  1. Exchange mail server for 14,000 clients

    Allameh Tabatabai University. Implemented the university's Exchange mail platform.

    Exchange Server

  2. Countrywide private network

    Agricultural Parks Company. Designed and implemented a private network spanning the company's sites across the country.

    Network designWAN

    apcp.ir

  3. MDaemon mail server for 2,000+ clients

    Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute. Implemented the institute's MDaemon mail server.

    MDaemon

    rvsri.ac.ir

  4. Exchange for 1,000+ users

    Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute. Configured Exchange Server for the institute's users.

    Exchange Server

    rvsri.ac.ir

  5. Configuration Manager 2016 for 1,000+ users

    Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute. Ran and configured System Center Configuration Manager 2016.

    SCCM 2016

    rvsri.ac.ir

  6. Hyper-V virtualisation

    Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute. Ran the institute's server virtualisation on Hyper-V.

    Hyper-V

    rvsri.ac.ir

  7. Exchange Server

    MAPNA Group. Configured Exchange Server for MAPNA Group.

    Exchange Server

    mapnagroup.com

  8. Virtualisation and distributed switching

    Iranian Legal Medicine Organization. Ran virtualisation and configured a distributed switch.

    VMware ESXivCenter

    lmo.ir

  9. QNAP SAN storage

    Agricultural Parks Company. Configured QNAP SAN storage.

    QNAPSAN

    apcp.ir

  10. Server room design

    Agricultural Parks Company. Designed the company's server room.

    Data centre design

    apcp.ir

  11. Exchange Server

    Agricultural Parks Company. Configured Exchange Server for the company.

    Exchange Server

    apcp.ir

  12. Company network

    Takceram. Implemented the network of Takceram's tile plant.

    Network implementation

    takceram.co.ir

The stack I run

Platforms and tools I deploy and administer.

Network & hardware

Switching, routing and the iron underneath

  • Cisco
  • MikroTik
  • HP ProLiant
  • QNAP storage

Microsoft servers

Directory, mail and data

  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Exchange 2013
  • Exchange 2016
  • SQL Server

Virtualisation

Hypervisors and management

  • Hyper-V
  • VMware ESXi
  • vCenter

Operations & security

Backup, monitoring, protection

  • Veeam Backup & Replication
  • PRTG
  • Kaspersky
  • Cyberoam firewall
  • Output Messenger

Operating systems

Desktop and server

  • Windows 7 / 8 / 10
  • Red Hat Linux
  • CentOS

Let's talk infrastructure.

Hiring for an infrastructure role, or planning a network, mail or virtualisation project? Send a message and I will reply by email.