Ahmed M Shakir
Network & IT Specialist
Building stable networks. Fixing messy systems.
Microsoft 365 • Security (FortiGate/Cisco/Mikrotik) • Virtualization (VMware ESXi). Based in 🇮🇶 Baghdad — available for consulting and on-call fixes.
Network Design
Routing & Switching
Firewalls & VPN
Microsoft 365
Virtualization
Storage Solutions
Network Security
Infrastructures
IT Support
CCTV
Gallery
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Selected Work
Microsoft 365 Rollout
Intune, Endpoint Central, Exchange, OneDrive, MDM policies — multi-site standardization.
Al-Hayat Scientific Office • 2022–25Secure Remote Access
FortiGate VPN (site-to-site & remote), NAT/DMZ, ACL hardening, MFA.
Enterprise • 2024Virtualization Backbone
VMware ESXi cluster with Synology shared storage; backup & monitoring.
Core Infra • 2023Hospital Network Segmentation
Mikrotik routing + VLANs (mgmt/CCTV/hotspot), bandwidth control, Unifi APs.
Al-Budoor Hospital • 2021–22Observability & Uptime
PRTG dashboards, documentation, teams training — incidents reduced.
Ops • 2023–24Voice & Access Control
VoIP (Cisco/Grandstream), access doors, CCTV integration.
Facilities • 2022–24Stack
Mikrotik / Cisco / Huawei
FortiGate SD-WAN
VLANs / IPsec / L2TP / OpenVPN
Microsoft 365 / Intune / Defender
Azure AD
VMware ESXi
Synology NAS
PRTG / Unifi
GXP VoIP / CCTV
Certificates
| Certificate | Issuer | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Mikrotik Certified Network Associate | Mikrotik | Jan–Mar 2024 |
| Microsoft Azure 365 Administration | LLS Group | Dec 2024 |
| Cisco Network Defense Course | Cisco Academy | Feb 2025 |
| Fortinet NSE-4 | Titanium LC | Apr 2022 |
| Fortinet Network & Security 101 | Midware Data Systems (Lebanon) | Aug 2023 |
| Mikrotik Master & Cisco Switching | Titanium LC | Oct 2021 |
Let’s keep it simple.
Reach me out.