Summary
Shareef Fareed is a seasoned Network Systems Administrator with nine years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, and securing enterprise networks across healthcare, government, and large retail environments. Currently supporting the CDC, he has led large-scale firewall, switch, and VPN projects (Fortinet, Cisco) while ensuring HIPAA and compliance requirements are met. His background includes supporting 11,000+ store locations at Inspire Brands, POS and VoIP systems integration, and frequent coordination with ISPs to resolve complex Layer 1–3 issues. Comfortable from data center to branch office, Shareef pairs practical fieldwork—imaging, server builds, and on-site rollouts—with proactive monitoring and policy-driven security. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic, always-on support and for translating compliance and uptime needs into durable network designs.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Associate, Computer Networking Systems, Associate, Computer Networking Systems at ITT Technical Institute