What I actually do
Continuous learning is a core principle in my career — every day I try to deepen my knowledge and grow into a more skilled, dependable engineer.
I'm a network specialist with over 12 years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, and troubleshooting network infrastructure and enterprise IT services — currently keeping things running for a large steel manufacturing operation in southern Iran.
I'm passionate about understanding how complex infrastructures operate, how services interact, and what it takes to keep environments stable, secure, and efficient. I enjoy building systems that support reliability at scale, and I'm always looking for ways to improve operational excellence.
Four systems, one job — keep them running
The layers I spend most of my working time on, day to day.
Networking & Infrastructure
Cisco switching & routing, campus network design, wireless, and firewall/security — the wiring that holds everything else up.
Directory & Email Services
Enterprise mail and directory platforms — Microsoft Exchange and MailU — set up correctly and kept dependable.
Monitoring & Observability
Zabbix, data-center environmental monitoring, and vulnerability management that surface problems before users do.
Endpoint & Systems Management
Patch management, endpoint tools, print services, and storage — keeping every desk and device productive.
Something I built
A side project that grew out of being tired of ugly ping output.
xping
A zero-dependency Python CLI for ping, traceroute, MTR, DNS, TLS, WHOIS and port scanning — with live, colour-coded terminal output. Pure standard library, cross-platform, one binary to reach for.
What's usually on my screen
A general sense of the tools and protocols this work runs on — not an exhaustive list.
Say hello
Whether you have a question, a project idea, or just want to talk shop about networks and monitoring — feel free to reach out. I'm always open to new opportunities and collaborations.
info@mehaskari.ir