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Samchith Sathyapalan

IT Engineer 
Dubai, UAE 
+971 56 9353 562

Career Summary

  • 8 years of experience in Networking Solutions.
  • Hands-on experience in requirements gathering, project scoping, project management and in several areas of networking including design, implementation, maintenance, and support of network infrastructures. 
  • Managed projects at Novo Cinemas, Galaxy Cinemas, Sephora, Banke International and other organizations.
  • Knowledge of different enterprise IT solutions like firewalls, routers, switches, VoIP, wireless controllers, email gateways, G-Suite, VPN, backup etc.
  • Experienced in handling vendor solutions from D-Link, Synology, IBM, HP, Huawei, Avaya, Zimbra


Professsional Experience

ALCO Interiors, IT Engineer, Oct 2017 ~ Present

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Understanding customer requirements and business objectives and advice on using technology to achieve goals.
  • Evaluate existing network configurations and make enhancement recommendations based on design and product specifications.
  • Direct and organize IT projects. 
  • Design and deployment of mixed IT environments comprising of switches, firewalls, VPN, windows servers. 
  • VoIP Solutions based on D-Link and Asterisk. 
  • Implementing and support for firewall solutions of various vendors like Untangle, Sophos, SonicWall, ASA
  • Synology NAS Solutions. 
  • Deployment and support of WiFi solutions based on D-Link and Ubiquity Wireless Controllers.

NetVision-IT Solutions, IT Engineer, Apr 2014 ~ July 2017

Dubai, United Arab Emirates 


  • Function as part of a team on larger projects, or individually provide technical services and support.
  • Configure and install various network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, PABX systems, VPN etc.) for various clients across UAE. 
  • Perform regular network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations for our AMC clients. 
  • Review, analyse, and execute network change requests.
  • Monitor performance and ensure system availability and reliability. 
  • Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution. 
  • Troubleshoot and resolve local and internet based customer connectivity and performance issues.
  • Create and maintain documentation regarding architecture, processes and procedures. 

RagnoCastor, Network Administrator, Jan 2012 - Feb 2014

Kochi, India

  • Responsible for building, maintaining and protecting network.
  • Effectively manage system functionality to ensure ongoing operations. 
  • Diagnose hardware and software problems. 
  • Troubleshooting network problems.
  • Develop, install and maintain website using Content Management System (WordPress, Open Cart).
  • Responsible for managing Linux based web server (c Panel). 


Big Leap Solutions, System Admin, May 2011 – Nov 2011

Calicut. India

  • Ensuring proper working of all the equipment.
  • Install, configure and maintain hardware and software.
  • Provide technical support to users.
  • Perform regular backups and data recovery as needed.




Qualifications / Official Training

Bachelor of Computer Applications 

Shobhit School of Distant Education, Shobhit University

Certified Ethical Hacker v6 

EC-Council