Career Timeline

Professional Experience

Over a decade of progressive experience designing, building, and operating networks across Kurdistan Region of Iraq — from ISP infrastructure to government and enterprise environments.

Current Role

Senior Network Supervisor

Location

Erbil, Kurdistan

Focus

ISP & Enterprise

Ahmad Abdullah Qadir

Ahmad Abdullah Qadir

Senior Network Supervisor

MikroTik Ruijie Automation

Work Experience

Roles, responsibilities, and key contributions.

Senior Network Supervisor

2021 – Present TarinNet Internet Services · Erbil, Kurdistan Region
  • Lead ISP network operations across multi-site infrastructure in Kurdistan Region.
  • Architected and deployed Micro Gateway — a MikroTik automation platform serving ISP provisioning, diagnostics, and analytics.
  • Built Tarin Subscriberts Portal and TarinNet App (Flutter, multi-platform) for customer subscription and payment management.
  • Managed and delivered enterprise networks for high-security clients including VFS Global and EIA Airport military networks.
  • Implemented BGP, OSPF, QoS, and VLAN segmentation across distributed network topologies.
  • Established NOC workflows, KPI tracking, and incident response protocols.

Network Engineer & Independent Consultant

2018 – 2021 Independent · Kurdistan Region of Iraq
  • Designed and deployed secure networks for SME, hospitality, and enterprise clients across Kurdistan.
  • Provided MikroTik consulting services; listed on the official MikroTik Consultants Directory.
  • Conducted site surveys, Wi-Fi planning, and RSSI optimization (later formalized into the Wi-Fi Planner tool).
  • Implemented firewall policies, VPNs, and traffic-shaping architectures for multi-tenant environments.
  • Delivered Fortinet NSE 1–4 security practices for SME clients.

Network Field Engineer

2015 – 2018 Telecom & ISP Sector · Sulaymaniyah / Erbil, Kurdistan
  • Installed, configured, and maintained LAN/WAN infrastructure for ISP and corporate clients.
  • Supported MikroTik RouterOS deployments including PPPoE, hotspot, and bandwidth management.
  • Gained hands-on experience with wireless backhaul links, structured cabling, and network troubleshooting.
  • Completed MTCNA and began advanced MikroTik certifications track.

Training & Teaching

Certified instructor roles and knowledge transfer.

Verified Ruijie Trainer

RSE-TTT

Certified Ruijie Reyee instructor delivering WLAN and Routing & Switching programmes across Kurdistan.

  • RSE-TTT · RSE-SME · RSE-SMB
  • RCNA-WLAN · RCNA-R&S
  • Hands-on lab delivery and curriculum design

Verified MikroTik Consultant

Official

Listed on the official MikroTik International Consultants Directory.

  • MTCNA · MTCRE · MTCWE · MTCIPv6E
  • MTCTCE · MTCUME
  • Consulting for ISP, enterprise, and government clients
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EnGenius Certified Professional

ECWP / ECSP

Delivered EnGenius wireless and switching implementation programmes.

  • ECWP · ECSP · ECNP · ECNS
  • Cloud-managed Wi-Fi architecture

Education

Academic background and research work.

Bachelor of Science — Computer Engineering

2015 – 2019 Sulaimani Polytechnic University · Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan
  • Developed Kurd Spell — a Kurdish language spellchecking library in .NET.
  • Presented Kurd Spell at SEDAF International Science & Engineering Competition — 2nd Place.
  • Published research at IEEE Conference 2019.

More

Further details and resources.

Publications

IEEE paper and research presentations including Kurd Spell.

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Full CV

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Projects

Automation platforms and tools shipped in production.

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