Abdulkarim Shaker Alarifi

• VMware Administration: Managed vSphere clusters including VM provisioning from templates, shared storage configuration, network setup using team-provided IDs, and host maintenance with zero-downtime VM migration. Implemented DR and HA solutions across the environment.
• Exchange Administration: Migrated Exchange 2016 → 2019 including certificate transfer, DAG configuration, and Witness Server setup. Managed mailbox permissions using least privilege principles and handled bulk user removals.
• Active Directory & Identity Management: Created new domain servers, joined machines to domain, managed user accounts, assigned group policies, and configured file permissions.
• OpenStack Administration: Diagnosed and restored failed services using systemctl. Recovered failed instances by provisioning replacement VMs with identical specs and migrating floating IPs.
• Cost Analysis: Performed TCO calculations and CapEx/OpEx modeling for cloud deployments.

• Worked on virtual machines (VMs) for server management and testing environments.
• Managed server backups, configured backup types, and documented records.
• Worked with databases, creating parameters and handling SQL tasks.
• Administered Active Directory, including user account management, file permissions, and profile updates.

• Developed database logic and procedures to manage operational data efficiently.
• Performed regular maintenance and optimization of the database system.
• Provided Help Desk support, resolving employee technical issues and ensuring smooth IT operations.

Designed and deployed a personal portfolio website on AWS, utilizing S3 for static website hosting and CloudFront as a CDN for fast and secure content delivery. Automated the deployment pipeline using GitHub Actions, enabling continuous deployment on every code push to the main branch.

Designed and automated a modular GCP infrastructure using Terraform, implementing GCS Remote Backend for state management and team collaboration. Successfully imported legacy VM instances into Terraform state, configured custom VPCs with multi-regional subnets via Registry modules, and established granular Firewall Rules to secure cloud resources.

An AI-based drone system for pothole detection using image and GPS. The project captures high-resolution road images via drones, processes them using CNN models to detect potholes, marks them with boundary boxes, records their coordinates, and sends them to the municipality.