Shaik Musthaq

Shaik Musthaq has extensive experience in the field of system administration and data center management. Shaik currently holds the position of Datacenter Section Head at National Unified Procurement Company "NUPCO." Prior to this role, they served as a Senior System Administrator at the same company from 2019 to 2022.

Before joining NUPCO, Shaik worked as a System Administrator Specialist at NUPCO "National Unified Procurement Medical Supplies Company" for almost nine years. In this role, they were responsible for handling infrastructure projects, managing Google Apps Emails, Office 365, Microsoft Teams, and Azure Active Directory, and overseeing disaster recovery sites and datacenter relocation requirements.

Shaik gained experience as a System Engineer at Saudi Research & Publishing Company - SRPC, where they worked on IBM Blade Center servers, administered Windows 2000 and 2003 Active Directory, DHCP, and DNS servers, and implemented group policies for Windows workstations.

Prior to that, they served as a System Engineer at GNS (GulfNet Solutions), specializing in information and communications technologies and focusing on security, mobility, cloud computing, governance, compliance, and risk management.

Shaik's career also includes a role as an IT System Administrator at Al Rashid Factory, where they managed the IT infrastructure of the factory and worked on manufacturing special boxes for perfumes and gift items.

Early in their career, they worked as a System Admin at Srimata Cyber Services Pvt Ltd.

Overall, Shaik Musthaq brings a wealth of experience and expertise in system administration and data center management to their current role as the Datacenter Section Head at NUPCO.

Shaik Musthaq completed a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mathematics and Computer Science from Sri Krishnadevaraya University from 2011 to 2014. Prior to that, from 1993 to 1996, they obtained a Diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering (DECE) from Al-Huda Polytechnic, specializing in Electronics and Telecommunications.

In addition to their formal education, Shaik Musthaq has obtained various certifications throughout their career. These certifications include:

1. Red Hat System Administration III: Linux Automation (RH294) – RHEL 8 from Koenig Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in March 2022.

2. Computer Security and Systems Management Specialization from Coursera in January 2019.

3. Planning, Auditing and Maintaining Enterprise Systems from Coursera in January 2019.

4. Enterprise System Management and Security from Coursera in December 2018.

5. IT Project Management from Coursera in December 2018.

6. Linux Server Management and Security from freeCodeCamp in December 2018.

7. Windows Server Management and Security from freeCodeCamp in December 2018.

8. VMware Certified Professional (VCP-550) from VMware in November 2014.

9. VMware Certified Associate - Cloud (VCA-Cloud) from VMware in January 2014.

10. VMware vSphere: Design Workshop [V5.x] - Course attendant from VMware in December 2013.

11. HP Data Protector 6.X Essentials from HP Certificate of Attendance in October 2011.

12. M6451: Planning, Deploying and Managing System Center Configuration Manager 2007 from Microsoft Certificate of Achievement from Global Knowledge in June 2011.

13. VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V4.1] from VMware in May 2011.

14. Project Management Professional (PMP) from Certificate of Training from SRPC in November 2009.

15. Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) from Trainee Certificate from Red Hat Training Center, Bangalore in October 2009.

16. BlueCoat Certified Proxy Administrator (BCCPA) from Bluecoat in May 2008.

17. Websense Certified Engineer (WCE) from Websense in November 2007.

18. Cisco Certified Network Associates (CCNA) from CISCO in March 2006.

19. Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) from Microsoft in July 2000.

These certifications highlight Shaik Musthaq's expertise and professional development in various areas, including Linux system administration, project management, enterprise system management and security, and networking.