To be a productive and innovative member of the organization, with strict adherence to the professional code of conduct of the organization. To be a proactive team player and a major contributor to the growth of the organization.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
IT Engineer
MMEC-MANNESMANN
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
06.2024 - Current
Immediately I joined, there company is relocating its Corporate office to a new location ( Landmark Towers)
I designed and advised on Network devices required for the New Office.
I single handedly installed and configured below devices and setup the office ready for relocation within a period of 3 working days
( 5 Cisco manageable Switches, 5 Dlink Manageable switches, 2 Wifi Controllers and 15 Routers ,1 Fortigate 40f Firewall, 1 Palo Alto 200 firewall, 15 CCTV cameras and comptrollers, 5 Biometrci access controls, 1 Yearlink PABX with 40 Fanvil Deskphones, 1 HP Blade Server and configured all users with group policy and managed the entire Network
Troubleshot complex technical issues, providing timely resolution to minimize disruptions.
Improved system efficiency by optimizing network infrastructure and implementing new technologies.
IT NETWORK ENGINEER (Contract)
ALPHA DATA DXB
Cameroon
04.2024 - 05.2024
I was assigned to document on Network devices for bank's (name withheld) Datacenter
Collected and reviewed configuration of Network devices including( All switches, Routers, Firewalls, and other Network Devices
I reviewed the data collected and advised the potential risks, improvements and necessary adjustments required for efficiency of the network infrastructure.
I installed Qualys Network diagnostic tools and collected data on the Network Devices
I analyzed the data collected and interpreted this data with recommendations and best practices
IT Systems & Network Engineer
Alasab General Transport & engineering LLC
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
09.2019 - 05.2024
Overseeing the IT systems and Network Operations
Role and Responsibilities: Overall Engineer of Al Asab company's office network, system infrastructure Engineer and security Analyst
Implementing office system design & network interconnection, physical, virtual network and cloud management
Full hands-on network and system support in head office and remote support at project sites.
Overall Engineer of Al Asab company’s office network, system infrastructure Engineer and security Analyst. (Main Head Office Mussafah / Satellite Office – Abu Dhabi City (salt-Dome Project)
Implementing office system design & network interconnection, physical, virtual network and cloud management.
Full hands-on network and system support in head office and remote support at project sites.(Habshan Site, ASAB Site, Rumaitha Site, Borouge Site , ASR Site and Buhasa Sites)
Administrator of vSphere VMCenter in HCI architecture, Fileservers (NetgearNAS/ Netapp SAN),
HP Tape Library, VEEAM Backup & Replication Server, Network Monitoring, IT Helpdesk,
Management, Fortigate and Sonicwall Firewalls, Network Cisco/HP/DLink Switches, Access Points
Active Directory Domain Controller administrator, Access Control system, ERP Database Server, UPS, and Disaster Recovery Datacenter
Printer Management, EPRO and other application servers
Web App Windows Server installation using IIS with SSL certificate configuration
Web App Server installation with Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP (LAMP) on Ubuntu Linux with OS Hardening including Web Application Firewall setup from the firewall
Lenovo/HP/Dell/IBM EndPoints & Servers OS management and installation (MS Windows Server 2016 & 2019)
Configures network switches VLAN, and FortiGate/Sonicwall network routing
Administrator (Configuring Instances, VPC and Access Security) of Azure & AWS Cloud Services.
Maintaining company’s application, cloud migration and backup billing and cloud VM maintenance.
Configurations of Firewalls (Fortigate/Sonicwall) hardening Cyber Security, SSL VPN Access, VPN Tunnelling, Web Filtering, MFA, Antivirus Endpoints with EDR and Network segmentation process.
Defending company’s data from cyber threat using security tools like SentinelOne EDR, TrendMicro APEX One End point Security, and Fortinet FortiAnalyzer.
Maintaining IT Certification for Oil and Gas Cyber Security IT Compliance.
Managing Microsoft Office 365 (Admin Center, Teams & Sharepoint) and Google Suite, with enhanced security administration, configures DKIM, SPF, account management, email backup
DNS Management using AD DNS, also includes DynDNS, maintaining and configuring DNS record in GoDaddy
Enhanced experience in network troubleshooting, windows and linux system, network cabling, port tracing, Wireshark, Putty (SSH/Telnet/USBSerial), Powershell, VBS and Batch scripting
Company’s authorized person in Etisalat servicing and application for voice accounts, internet installation, application, business television, hosting and radio solution.
Account administrator (Mobile Business Hub), B2B portal management and SIM allocations
Installation and configuration of VEEAM Backup & Replication, LTO Tape drives backup operation, data recovery from tapes and from different repositories.
Implementing disk array backup, configurations of SAN and NAS storages, maintaining backup solution from sites to Head Office, processing PC backup automation and hard drives recovery
Supervisor of all IT Assistants in all project camp site offices and managing campus ticketing systemNetwork design using Visio, documenting all network infra, macro and scripts development for database backup automation
Managing telephony and fax servicing, printers, fileservers, installations of engineering and planning software
Supervise sub-contractors for office and system installation, IT material costing & IT equipment facilitator.
IT Specialist
Organization Development Institute
Accra, Ghana
11.2014 - 09.2018
Establishing an ICT infrastructure with a 24/7 internet connectivity
Introduction of online backup system for the prevention of data loss
Installed and configured WAN ADSL rollout using Cisco ADSL routers
Installed a 24/7 WIFI system for a non-stop internet provision for students and offices.
IT Support
Marjorie 'Y' Hotel
Tema, Ghana
01.2011 - 09.2014
Troubleshooting PCs and Printers
Network installation and troubleshooting
Troubleshooting ADEL Locks and bookings for the systems
Managing the local Area Network in the Company
Setting up Wi-Fi connection for clients in the hotel rooms.
Education
Bachelor of Science -
Pentecost University College
Ghana
06.2016
HND - Network and Hardware Engineering -
National Institute of Information Technology
Tema-Ghana
01.2013
Communication Studies -
African University College of Communications
Accra- Ghana
01.2013
High School Diploma -
Chemu Senior High School
Tema-Ghana
01.2009
Skills
Advance knowledge on Cisco Switches and Routers configurations
FortiGate Network Security Appliances configurations expert Fortigate and Sonic wall Firewalls
Dell Sonic Wall configuration and support
Palo Alto FirewallsTP Link Omada Controller
Network and Cabling Architecture Deployment
Access Control system management
Biotime installation and Management
Microsoft Office 365 , Exchange, Defender Admin Center Management
Zabbix Network Monitoring Tools
Manageable Switches ( Cisco , Dlink , TPlink)
Professional IP configuration and Network Management
VM Ware ESXi setup configurations and management
Linux Server installation, configuration and Management
Godaddy Website configurations and Management
Administrator of vSphere VMCenter in HCI architecture
Windows Server 2021,2019 Install, Configuration and Administration
Active Directory Configuration and troubleshooting
Etisalat B2b Portal Manager
Microsoft Teams RAK Management
VMWare / VMCenter Appliance Installation and Management
HP Tape Drive and Backups Management
Netgear NAS installations and control
SAP installation, Management and troubleshooting
Expert VEEM Backup and Replication installation configuration and Management
Yearstar PABX & AVAYA IP Telephone Configurations and setup
Network Security Expert
CISCO Call Manager Admin
VLAN configuration
Excellent on TCP IP
TP Link Access Points, Hikvision CCTVs, MySQL, DNS
Cabling and color coding
Lenovo/HP/Dell/IBM End Points & Servers OS management
Profile
IT SECURITY SYSTEMS & NETWORK ENGINEER 12+years Experience, Bsc. Information Systems Technology (Education Certificates attested in Home Country & UAE)
Certification
IBM-Cousera UAE Professional Cybersecurity Analyst, 2020
International Cybersecurity Institute (ICSI-UK) Certified Network Security Specialist, 2020
IBM UAE IT-Project Management Professional, In progress
NCCIC-US online Cybersecurity with IT & ICS Domains, 2018