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Shams Mohammad

@shamsmohammad

Systems administrator at Crawford Technologies who secured Linux and Windows systems and supported SOC 2 and PCI DSS compliance.

Canada
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At Crawford Technologies, I administered Linux and Windows servers and supported system provisioning, patching, and security hardening across physical and virtual environments. I also performed vulnerability assessments, coordinated remediation, and configured monitoring and centralized logging to support operations and compliance.

At Synopsys Canada, I managed Linux/UNIX servers and workstations, standardized server builds, and used shell scripting and Ansible for administration and configuration management. My background also includes hands-on security education through SANS Institute with Toronto Metropolitan University, where I completed cybersecurity certifications and practical incident response and digital forensics training.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Career Break – Cybersecurity Education & Professional Development

SANS Institute with Toronto Metropolitan University Collabor

Jul 2021 - Sep 2022 (1 year 2 months)

Completed four advanced cybersecurity certifications (GCIH, GSEC, GFACT, CFCE) and developed hands-on expertise in incident response, digital forensics, and security operations. Achieved 90%+ scores and mentored 80 peers.

EC

UNIX Systems Administrator

Excite@Home Canada

Nov 2000 - Dec 2001 (1 year 1 month)

Managed a distributed Sun Solaris environment supporting broadband, email, web hosting, and online content delivery services. Maintained system availability through proactive administration and 24x7 incident response.

HU

Senior Technical Support & Team Lead

Hummingbird

Nov 1996 - Nov 2000 (4 years)

Led a 12-member technical support team for NFS Maestro and served as an escalation point for complex technical issues. Administered Solaris, Red Hat Linux, and Windows environments for testing and issue replication.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Toronto Metropolitan University logoTU

Toronto Metropolitan University

Accelerated Cybersecurity Training Program (ACTP), Cybersecurity

Completed the Accelerated Cybersecurity Training Program (ACTP) at Toronto Metropolitan University.

Toronto Metropolitan University logoTU

Toronto Metropolitan University

Cybersecurity, Data Protection and Digital Forensics Certificate, Cybersecurity

Earned a Cybersecurity, Data Protection and Digital Forensics Certificate from Toronto Metropolitan University.

Humber College logoHC

Humber College

Advanced Diploma, Computer Engineering Technology

Completed a three-year Computer Engineering Technology Advanced Diploma program at Humber College.

Seneca College logoSC

Seneca College

UNIX System Administration I & II Certificates, UNIX System Administration

Earned UNIX System Administration I and II certificates from Seneca College.

Humber College logoHC

Humber College

UNIX Program Certificate, UNIX

Earned a UNIX Program Certificate from Humber College.

Humber College logoHC

Humber College

Computer Technology Certificate, Computer Technology

Earned a Computer Technology Certificate from Humber College.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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