Biographical Information 
First Name: Khatab Middle Name: Omer Last Name: Ahmed 
Address: Erbil – Iraq, Zanko Q. 
Office Tel: [on request] Home: [on request]
Mobile Tel: 0750 455 7482 
Work Email:	khatab.ahmed@maa.gov.krd
	
Personal E-mail: 	khataba@gmail.com 
Skype:			khataba

DOB: 1969 Baghdad/Iraq 
Nationality: Iraqi 
Gender: Male 		Material Status: Married 

Education 

I hold B.Sc. in computer engineering also I have extensive hands on experience hardware repair, security procedure and end user support of Windows, Linux, Macintosh systems and applications and appliance, also I got some recommendable records with all of my employers, that’s because I am working in field of Information Technology from 1991. 

Curriculum Vitae 
B.Sc. Control & System Engineering - Computer Department University of Technology - Iraq – Baghdad 1991 

Summary of professional skills 

Assembling & maintaining computers (Software & Hardware) designing Databases in Access & Installation of computer Networks and troubleshooting of (Windows 3, Windows 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, Window NT 3.5 and 4, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Pro, Windows XP Pro/home, windows Vista, Windows7, windows 8, windows 10, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2003 Server standard and corporation SP2, Windows 2008 Server, A to Z installation and configuration of local Domain installation including Print Server, File Server, DHCP, DNS, NAT, proxy Server, and Active Directory configuration and clients preparation and other services as required. Hands on Apple Macintosh systems release 6, 7, 8.1, 10.4, 10.4.8 etc., good knowledge on using and configuration of Linux Mandrake release 8, 9 and 10, Debian 3.1a, Debian 4.0 and 5, Redhat Linux 9, Redhat AS 3, 4 and 5, installing and configuring Ubuntu Linux Operating System, good information on Shell commands and script automation of Unix/Linux Systems, basic knowledge on PHP and Perl scripting language. MNF (Multi Network Firewall) for Mandrake Security 8.1, 8.2 Beta configuration other Linux type firewall systems, basics in (Basic, Fortran, Assembly language, VBA, C++, dbase IV, FoxPro), A to Z configuring and managing SQL Server 2000/2008/2012 and client configuration and information on SQL language, good experience on Internet configuration and networks using Microsoft ISA (Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server) 2004 Beta, 2006 Beta from A to Z, Kerio Firewall winroute (www.kerio.com) versions, Sophos UTM installation and configuration. From A to Z, winproxy (www.winproxy.com) version 5, 5.1, 6, 6.1, 6.1c etc. and other proxy like software installation and configuration. From A to Z, MS Exchange Server 2000 Client/Server configuration, and other personal firewalls configuration including Visnetic, Norton, Macafee, Kerio control Firewall, Sophos UTM firewall configuration and installation and other firewalls applications and appliance.
Hands on creating web sites using MS front page, Macromedia Dreamwaver versions and open source like PHP, mySQL, PostgreSQL, HTML, XHTML. Basic information on ASP.net commands for Server/Client configuration.
Hands on Network hardware and Wireless system installation and configuration including Access points, Bridges and routers, like D-link, mikrotik implementation, configuration and management including secure connection and data deciphering technique.
Information on Cisco OS systems and Cisco network simulator software like (Boson NetSim for CCNA) from (www.boson.com) with basic information of Cisco routers configuration and managing.
Good understanding and implementing NAT and VPN network solution and analyzing through both LAN to LAN and LAN to WAN solution.
Hands on Windows Computer Security and patching for windows and Linux in general, scanning and detecting vulnerabilities Assessment and patching detecting System through standard system patching of origin OS suppliers on other there’d party software like GFI Languard (www.gfi.com) versions, Eeye Retina Network Security Scanner versions, etc., configuring AVs personal and corporate (Symantec, Norton, MacAfee, nod32, AVG, Avera, Caspersky, etc.), other Windows application for Network and security troubleshoot like Sniffers, wildpacket etherpeek NX 3 and 4 etc, wildpacket Omnipeek version from www.wildpackets.com for network monitoring and control. Colasoft capsa versions from (www.colasoft.com), Iris Network Traffic Analyzer, etc. from www.eeye.com, IDS/IPS (Intrusion Detection System/Intrusion Perversion System) like snort for windows from (www.snort.org) the de facto standard of Intrusion/prevision. Anti-Spyware, spybot and malware applications both personal and corporate (like lavasoft ad-aware version) from (www.lavasoft.com), and other Windows security software. 
Hands on GIS (Geographic Information System), as user and developer for Windows Application like (MapInfo versions, ArcView, Mapsource, OZexploer, ArcMap versions from ESRI, and other GIS Software as necessary), create, analyze, query and manipulate spatial geographic data base and maps and link it to other Data type systems like DB (MS Access, SQL Server versions, MySQL) and other tasks, as required. Excellent use of GPS and data manipulations from and to the GPS device as necessary. Basic information on Map Servers Client/Server configuration.
Advanced knowable on application virtualization and configuring test lab visualization for usual usage of virtualization programs to reduce time and enhance daily productivities using virtual box, VMware application.
Hands on Information Management System for Mine Action Data Base (IMSMA) both legacy versions 3.0.7 and 3.0.91 and the last version IMSMA ng both Server and client deploying and configuration, working in this field as Information Manager from 2006, deploying, implementing, managing, troubleshooting and creating customized reports as needed.
Advanced knowledge on NAS and SAN technology including Synology DS System for system backup and data protection and acquisition and use it as a private cloud.

Summary of relevant Courses
Resource Mobilization for the National Mine Action Programs, from Geneva Center and LMAC (Beirut – Lebanon, Dec. 6 to 8, 2016).
Strategic plan for Mine Action, From Geneva Center GICHD and LMAC (Beirut - Lebanon, May 31- June 2, 2016).
IMSMA-NG Advanced Training Administrator LEVEL 2, from Geneva Center GICHD (Erbil, May 2012)
MikroTik certified MTCNA (Erbil, 22/2/2012)
MikroTik certified MTCWE (Erbil, 22/2/2012)
CompTIA Network + (Erbil, July 2011)
CompTIA Server+ (Erbil, July 2011)
Microsoft Official Course: 50238 Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Administration (Erbil, Aug. 2011)
Microsoft Official Course: 50093 Deploying and administering Microsoft forefront Client Security (Erbil, Aug. 2011)
Microsoft Official Course: 6418C Deploying Windows Server 2008 (Erbil, Aug. 2011)
Microsoft Official Course: 6421B Configuring and troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure (Erbil, July 2011)
Microsoft Official Course: 6425C Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services (Erbil, July 2011)
Microsoft Official Course: 10135A Configuring, Managing and Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 (Erbil, Aug. 2011)
Microsoft Official Course: 102215A Implementing and Managing Microsoft Server Virtualization (Erbil, Aug. 2011).

Advanced Training on MySQL, IMSMAng DB structure. (Erbil Mar. 2015)
Advanced Training on Geo Database for Creating managing controlling and using Geo Database using ESRI ArcInfo product. (Erbil Nov. 2010, Erbil Jan. 2011, Erbil Feb. 2012, Erbil May 2013, 3D analyses, Erbil May, 2014).

Advanced Training on SQL 2000 Server for Data management and Backup for Information Management for Mine Action System. (Erbil May 2009)

Linux System Administration – Basic level Certification achievement from Rome – Italy (10 December to 21 December 2007), by Innovazione Italia supported by the Government of Italy – Minister of public Administration and Reform and Innovation.  

Advanced Vocational Training on Computer Repair Skills for Iraqi Kurdistan Instructors from September 7 Wed. - October 21, Fri, 2005 Seoul/Inchon, Korea, as a head of the Instructor (please check www.khatab.org) 
Information and operation Management for Mine Action course, Jordan, Dead Sea from 18/8/2007 to 31/8/2007, participation certification and Exams passing certification. 

Special focused Experience
Advanced hands on installation, manage, query and manipulation data and procedures of IMSMA (Information Management System for Mine Action) the International Standard information System used of Mine and UXO clearance used worldwide and by UN and almost all Mine Action International/ National/ organization, in depth understanding of methods and procedure of data gathering, manipulating, querying and generating advance reports and information analyzing including spatial Geographic reports and other necessary related issues. 
 
Summary of relevant works

March 2009 till now working IKMAA (Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency), As planning manager, managing and coordination between the actual operation work on field for Mine action clearance and the information Management department in office, prepare and approve annual plan with coordination of General Directorate of Mine Action Centers in three governorates (Slemani MAC, Duhok MAC, Erbil MAC and Garmian MAC), issuing the approved task orders for Minefield all IKMAA MACs and also for National and International Mine Action Organization like MAG, MIR, DDG, FSD, etc. follow-up the task implementation, reporting procedures and preparing Handover process of the cleared minefields both on official paper work and from IMSMA DB (Information Management System for Mine Action), also prepare monthly and annual official reports on working process, advising recommending new reporting procedures and form formatting with required SOP necessary to become usable also preparing and arranging the annual  plan on investment budget of KRG, approve, follow up and obtain the necessary paper work from Ministry of Plan in KRG. Preparing International reports to fulfil the international obligation regarding international treaties like Ottawa Treaty aka the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, CCW (Certain Conventional Weapon), other national and international reports as necessary.
Prepare, manage, accumulate and adjust the necessary lists, charts, papers and maps on daily base work of Mine action process for IKMAA and other related stakeholders, as necessary.

March 2006 to 2009 working for IKMAA (Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency), as Information Manager System administrator. Main duty is operating, control, maintain and develop the Internet and computer Network infrastructure in the HQ of IKMAA and other four Directorate of Mine action implementation in Duhok, Erbil, Slemani and Garmian, including daily IT responsibilities and develop Information Management and IT policy procedures for them. Managing and control the flow of Information collection, verification, supervising data entry, manipulation and analyzing the data of Mine Action program for Kurdistan Mine action program for IKMAA using IMSMA Database (Information Management System of Mine Action Database, United Nation Standard Information System for Mine Action) in IKMAA for support the planning, Operation and implementation of Mine action procedure in IKMAA, through defending standard procedures and advance analyzing and reporting to higher chine of responsibilities and the decision makers of IKMAA. Prepare necessary reports on Information of Mine Action clearance process, both monthly and annually and on customized request.

Dec. 2003 to March 2006 worked for Ministry of Humanitarian Aid and Cooperation as IT director as an “IT Expert”. Main duties were to install, configure, control, manage and maintain the Ministries Information and computers network, including configuring from A to Z the local Domain Servers and client’s computers with full hand working of the network infrastructure of the Ministry with full Client/Server installation and other daily IT related works as required (also other responsibilities mentioned below). 

2000 to 21 Nov. 2003 worked for United Nation (UN-Habitat) Erbil Field Office, as IT/EDP, then from Aug. 2002 to 21 Nov. 2003 as Information Manager/System administrator, my main duties was Assist in development, maintenance, and standardizing all databases and information management systems including user interfaces and reports, verify the accuracy of the reports generated, computers network installation, including Servers, Hubs and network cabling system, software installation, including Windows NT Server, Windows 95/98/2000, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, MS Software application, Louts Notes Email clients installation and configuration and troubleshooting on request, CAD Software installation and maintaining, proxy Server installation, configuration and maintenance, for controlling the Internet distribution for clients and other software/hardware installation on request. Using GPS device to update and manipulate Habitat’s GIS geo referencing Maps system to connect it with Habitat’s Erbil Database, also performing on-demand GIS workshop for Habitat’s staff on GIS fundamentals, creating IT related Database to archiving daily IT works including the daily problems and the troubleshooting performed to solve it etc., and other specific Databases on request.

1998 to 2001 Owning Private Computer Shop Named “Mikrosoft for Computers” in Erbil - Iraq, we were working in the field of IT marketing including computers and computer related devices, Installing, repairing and designing new IT solution including special projects like designing Databases for Private and Governmental sector use, we also maintained and installed networks with other related IT works, including desktop publishing. 

1998 to 2000 working as Technical Expert and as a director of Computer and Internet Department for Ministry of Humanitarian Aid and Cooperation, I established the Internet Department; which was the first IT Department in the whole KRG (Kurdistan Regional Government). Design implement and control of the Information infrastructure of computer system with the overall Client/Server local Domain for the Ministry for Assist in collecting data for use of Ministry on implementing the UN SCR 986 (United Nation Security Council Resolution 968) in Iraqi Kurdistan (which was called Northern Iraq in the UN documents at that time). 

1998 to 1999 Special private contract as Technical Adviser with Ministry of Finance & Economics, advising on IT, computer and Network related field and solution suggestion and implementation including design, implement, control and maintain local computer network system for enhancing the working environment for the Ministry. 

1997 to 2001 part time employed by the “Brayti and Khabat” News Agency as a data entry and after two years as a head of “Design and Desktop publishing” Department for weekly local Newspaper “Khabat”, main duties was supervising computer system working flow (both Apple Macintosh and PC systems) installing, implementing and maintaining computers OS (Operating Systems) including network design, implementation and maintaining, solving software and hardware compatibility problems, enhancing computer clients usage for better working productivity, and also finalizing the design of the weekly “Khabat” Newspaper for last formal shape. 

1993 to 1998 working as Maintenance Engineer at KNA (Kurdistan National Assembly), main duties beside the daily routine office work was supervising and maintaining computers (PC and Macintosh) system including software, hardware and network systems, solving compatibles problem between the two system if any, assist the counting department by designing my first Database for salary system as desired by the head of the account Dept. and other Electrical related works like maintaining the centralized air conditioning system and the lefts for the whole Parliament building, supervising and maintaining the computerized Audio System in the main meeting hall for official and unofficial parliament meeting, supervise, maintain and troubleshooting the KNA’s main Telephone exchange system. 

1991 to 1992, working in (Erbil Technical Institute) as an instructor for the computer lecture (both Theoretical and practical in pc laboratory) at Department of Nursing and Community Health including 6 houses theory and 8 houses practical in the main PC laboratory per week, and other computer related works. 

Publications 
Series of articles on “Learning Computer” to Khabat Weekly newspaper in 1998, published in Erbil – Iraq, in 45 parts. 
Desktop Designing and typing the Kurdish – English Dictionary, “The Sharezoor” by Dr. Shafiq Qazzaz, please check: 
http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/books/dictionary/sharezoordictionary.htm 

Languages 
Mother tongue: Kurdish (sorani fluent/ bahdini well understanding)
Other Languages 
Arabic: Fluent/full working knowledge 
English: Fluent/full working knowledge 
IELTS score 5.5 (2015)

Reference Persons 
On request 
Certifications Documents
On request 

Other Skills: 
Good driving record.

Last revised: 12/2016