Shiraz Bashir

As a senior member of Oracle's extranet connectivity services group, my role here is to oversee and manage the VPN provisioning process for Oracle’s OnDemand business and other associated services requiring ipSEC VPN connectivity solutions. A number of these engagements involve working with our offshore development arm based in India. Oversee new engagements from initial network design discussions through to final hand-over of a working solution. The timely deployment of these VPN solutions is critical for

Reporting to the Senior IT Manager, provide field management of 12 field engineers across 3 sites in Reading (UK), Middle East (Dubai) and South Africa (Johannesburg). Sit down with engineers, perform weekly meetings, performance reviews, and resolve team conflicts. Responsible for the delegation and prioritisation of all support issues for these offices. To oversee a number of new technology rollouts across UK and INTERNATIONAL regions working closely with project management and other team managers across

This education made me realise that I was better off in the work place and using my practical ability to excel in IT !