Ali Rahimi

Ali Rahimi has a diverse work experience in the field of Information Technology. Ali started their career at Shiraz Petrochemical Complex as a Sr. System Administrator, where they handled the installation and implementation of Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. Ali also developed and maintained a plan for system upgrades and administered security software and hardware.

Later, Rahimi worked at Cyberset as a Sr. Network Administrator, where they were responsible for installing and managing radiology and imaging centers. Ali also handled network troubleshooting and system management for clients and users.

Rahimi then joined Johanson Dielectrics, Inc. as a Database Developer/Sr. System Administrator, where they specialized in SQL database activities and troubleshooting complex production database issues. Ali also managed Windows Server and Exchange environments.

After that, Rahimi worked at Sovereign Health Group Addiction, Dual Diagnosis & Mental Health as a Manager of Information Technology. Ali successfully managed the implementation of Office 365 and Exchange 2010 for a large number of users. Ali also led the complete redesign and hardware refresh of the company's data centers.

In their most recent role as the Director of Information Technology at Sovereign Health Group Addiction, Dual Diagnosis & Mental Health - Vedanta Toxicology Lab, Rahimi supervised a team of IT professionals and provided technical support for multiple office locations. Ali played a key role in migrating applications to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Office365/Azure.

Currently, Rahimi is working as the Director of IT Operations and Infrastructure at Symmetry. In this role, they have developed an IT strategy and implemented a cybersecurity strategy to manage and reduce digital risks. Ali has also created a platform using advanced technologies to support business goals and promote IT innovation.

Ali Rahimi obtained an Associate degree in Electrical Engineering from Yasouj University from 1996 to 1998. Ali then went on to pursue a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and Technology at Shiraz University from 1998 to 2001.

In terms of additional certifications, Ali obtained the following:

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in July 2023.

- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert from Microsoft in July 2023.

- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate from Microsoft in May 2023.

- ITIL 4 Foundation from AXELOS Global Best Practice in April 2023.

- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals from Microsoft in April 2023.

- VMware Certified Professional 5 - Data Center Virtualization (VCP5-DCV) from VMware in July 2012.

- Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) from Microsoft in November 2011.

- Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA) from Cisco in March 2004.

- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Windows Server 2003 (MCSE) from Microsoft in January 2003.

- CompTIA Network+ from CompTIA in May 2002.

- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Windows 2000 Server (MCSE) from Microsoft in March 2000.