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Muhammed Safuvan

CompTIA A+ Certified Core 1 & Core 2
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About Me

I'm a CompTIA A+ certified sysadmin who built a thermal-imaging drone from scratch for my engineering thesis, moved across the world to Canada, and now I'm looking to break into the MSP / IT support space in Southwestern Ontario. I've administered Windows Server environments, managed Active Directory and M365 tenants, and debugged networking issues at 2 AM — the usual.

Outside of tech, I'm a cinema obsessive (Interstellar is the GOAT, don't argue), an amateur photographer and videographer with a long-term goal of filming in every country on earth, and I spend way too much time reading about geopolitics and space exploration. Hans Zimmer soundtracks are my deployment music.

🎬 Interstellar all-time favourite
🎵 Hans Zimmer deployment music
📸 Every Country on video — the goal
Man United pain is loyalty
🌍 Geopolitics maps & borders nerd
2018
// journey
2018
📍 Kochi, India
CUSAT

B.Tech in Electronics
& Communication

Cochin University of Science & Technology. Four years building engineering foundations — embedded systems, signal processing, hardware-software integration. The spark that started everything.

Impreza Technologies

System Administrator

First professional role. Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, core networking. 30+ endpoints. Real production responsibility. Where theory became muscle memory.

New Chapter

Arrived in Canada

Relocated to London, Ontario. Enrolled at Fanshawe College for the Post-Graduate Certificate in Business & Information Systems Architecture. New country. Same drive.

Fanshawe College

Graduate & Certified

PGC completed. AWS, Azure, Python, Power BI, advanced networking. CompTIA A+ certified. Express Entry pathway in motion — targeting IT support roles across Southwestern Ontario.

Open to Work

What's Next

Land a role in IT support or an MSP. Build Canadian experience. Achieve permanent residency. The story isn't finished — this is just where you come in.

Technical Skills

Sysadmin & IT

Operating Systems

Windows Server 2016/2019/2022 Windows 10/11 Ubuntu Debian CentOS macOS

Identity & M365

Active Directory Group Policy (GPO) Azure AD / Entra ID M365 Admin Center Exchange Online SharePoint Online Teams Admin OneDrive Intune MDM MFA / Conditional Access

Networking

TCP/IP DNS DHCP VPN (IPsec / SSL) LAN / WLAN Subnetting / CIDR VLANs NAT / Firewall rules Wireshark / Packet analysis pfSense

Security & Endpoint

Endpoint hardening Patch management Windows Defender / AV Access control (RBAC) Event log analysis Incident triage Backup & recovery Encryption (BitLocker)

Server Administration

File & Print Services IIS / Web server systemd services Cron jobs Log management VM provisioning Hyper-V / VMware Remote Desktop (RDS) SSH / SCP / WinSCP

Scripting & Automation

PowerShell Bash Python Task Scheduler Cron AD bulk user provisioning Log parsing scripts

Cloud & DevOps

AWS EC2 AWS S3 AWS IAM AWS Lambda AWS CloudWatch Azure VMs Azure AD Docker GitHub Actions

IT Support & Tools

Ticketing (JIRA / ServiceNow) Remote support (RDP / AnyDesk) Hardware diagnosis & repair Printer / peripheral setup PuTTY Postman VS Code GitHub

Data & BI

Power BI MySQL PostgreSQL MongoDB SQLite Pandas NumPy Advanced Excel DAX

Electronics & Engineering

Embedded Systems

Arduino Raspberry Pi STM32 microcontrollers GPIO interfacing I2C / SPI / UART PWM control Sensor integration Flight controllers (drone)

Signal Processing

DSP fundamentals Fourier transforms (DFT/FFT) Digital filters (FIR/IIR) AM / FM / PM modulation OFDM basics Sampling & quantisation MATLAB / Simulink

Circuit & Hardware

Circuit design & analysis Op-amps Power electronics PCB layout basics Oscilloscope / multimeter Soldering & assembly ESC & brushless motor wiring Proteus / LTspice simulation

Image & Computer Vision

OpenCV Thermal image processing Heat signature detection Image thresholding Cluster detection NumPy array processing Python (PIL / OpenCV)

Certifications

CompTIA A+ Core 1 & Core 2 Certified

Certifications

AWS Cloud Practitioner next
PGC — Business & Information Systems Architecture
B.Tech ECE — CUSAT

Professional Experience

System Administrator

Impreza Technologies — Kochi, India June 2022 – July 2023
  • Administered and maintained Windows Server, Linux, and macOS environments to ensure availability, security, and stability
  • Managed Active Directory and Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint) including users, access, and service configuration
  • Handled Linux system administration tasks: users/groups, systemd services, cron jobs, log analysis, and basic Bash scripting
  • Managed and troubleshot core network services such as DNS, DHCP, VPN, and LAN/Wi‑Fi connectivity in a mixed‑OS environment
  • Monitored system performance and implemented endpoint security, patching, and access controls across platforms
  • Supported backup and recovery operations, test restores, configuration documentation, and vendor coordination for infrastructure and licensing

Customer Service Associate | Supervisor

Osmow's — London, ON 2023 – Present
  • Promoted to Supervisor based on performance, reliability, and leadership in a high‑volume environment
  • Led shift operations, ensuring smooth workflow, service quality, and adherence to procedures
  • Trained and onboarded new employees and provided ongoing coaching to maintain performance standards
  • Managed inventory tracking, stock replenishment, and coordination with management to prevent shortages
  • Handled customer escalations professionally, maintaining high satisfaction and repeat business
  • Operated and troubleshot POS systems, cash handling, and end‑of‑shift reconciliation while supporting team morale

Machine Operator – Production

Dr. Oetker — London, ON 2023
  • Operated Dienst & Meurer packaging machines in a food production environment
  • Monitored machine performance, product flow, and packaging quality during production runs
  • Performed routine equipment checks and basic troubleshooting to minimize downtime
  • Followed strict food safety, hygiene, and workplace safety protocols
  • Maintained cleanliness, organization, and consistency in a shift‑based, high‑output environment requiring precision and physical endurance

Featured Projects

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Safe Surf – Chrome Extension

A Chrome extension that reads Terms & Conditions and privacy policies so you don't have to. Flags high-risk keywords, scores privacy threats, and uses AI to summarise what you're agreeing to.

JavaScript OpenAI API Chrome Extension Data Scraping
View Live Site
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Thermal Imaging Drone

Final year engineering project. Built a drone from scratch, mounted a thermal sensor, and wrote Python code to detect heat signatures of animals hiding in agricultural fields — invisible to traditional drones.

Python Embedded Systems Thermal Imaging Computer Vision
interactive story inside
🔢

Subnet Calculator

A working CIDR/subnet calculator built into this page. Enter an IP and CIDR — get network address, broadcast, usable range, and host count instantly.

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JavaScript Networking CIDR Binary Math

Education

Post Graduate Certificate

Business & Information Systems Architecture

Fanshawe College

2023 – 2025

Covered Active Directory, Microsoft 365 Admin, Azure AD, advanced networking, IT support workflows, troubleshooting labs, AWS cloud, Python, and advanced SQL & BI.

B.Tech

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Cochin University of Science & Technology

2018 – 2022

Built a strong knowledge in electronics, embedded systems, and communication engineering—circuit design and troubleshooting, signal processing. Digital signal and image processing, modulation concepts, and hardware–software integration using lab tools and simulations.

Get In Touch

I'm always open to discussing new opportunities and interesting projects.

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Location

London, ON, Canada

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