Arash R. Akbar

business@arashakbar.com | www.ArashAkbar.com

 

155 Marina Pl.  Apt. 103

Menasha, WI 54952

Phone: (920) 585-1624

 

OBJECTIVE:

                                 To obtain a position in an area dealing with critical data storage and recovery, computer networking, system administration, or wireless systems where I can work in a cooperative environment and further develop my skill sets.

EDUCATION:

                                            Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

                                            Bachelor of Science degree in Network Engineering Technology

                                            Graduation Date:  December 2005

                                            Overall GPA:  3.18                    Major GPA: 3.27

 

                                            University Of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, WI

                                            Currently working towards an MBA (AACSB-International Accreditation)

                                            Anticipated Graduation Date:  December 2010

                                            Current GPA:  3.57

EXPERIENCE:

            Kimberly Clark – IT Analyst (Summer ’05 to Current)

·   Currently working on company’s data storage and recovery services Team.

·   Managed 50 replicated terabytes of live archive data on a 24*7 rotational basis.

·   Managed nearly 200 Terabytes of local and globally distributed backup data.

·   Utilized both Tivoli Storage Manager and VERITAS for global backups.

·   Utilized Perl scripting and TWS job scheduling to perform daily TSM tasks.

·   Have worked extensively with a variety of tape and disk based storage devices.

·   Crucial contributor to global projects involving storage and recovery improvements, while also providing daily and rotational on-call operations support.

·   Assisted in physical setup and implementation of secondary data center.

·   Led a project dealing with security concerns related to CISCO equipment through both testing and implementation.

·   Managed and demonstrated several capacity management tools to various teams.

·   Participated in internal company courses including project management training, virtual teams training, business writing, and effective presentations.

 

            West Bred – Student Worker            (Summer ‘03 to Spring ‘05)

·   Lead incoming summer crew for 2 seasons.

·   Assisted with general research.

·   Assisted with company LAN maintenance and network component upgrades.

·   Worked 10-15 hours per week while attending undergraduate classes during semesters.

 

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

·   Habitat for Humanity

·   Kimberly-Clark’s Volunteers In Action

·   Kimberly-Clark’s New Hire Discussion Panel

SKILLS:

Soft Skills:                               Technical Skills:

Strong analytical skills                        TIVOLI Storage Manager                                       SQL / Oracle

Quick learner                                         Storage Area Networks                                           LAN and WAN

Leadership experience                         Windows 9.X, 2000, ME, XP                                  Database design, normalization

Awareness to detail                             Data Capture Technologies                                   ASP.net

Problem Solver                                     Data Modeling                                                         Perl, C, C++

Extremely Dependable                         Structured Query Language                                   Visual Basic

Team Player                                          Java / JavaScript                                                      HTML