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NELSON BOSOMPRAH- IT Systems & Network Eng

NELSON BOSOMPRAH- IT Systems & Network Eng

Abu Dhabi

Summary

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
2024.06 - 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
2024.04 - 2024.05
  • 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
2019.09 - 2024.05
  • 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
  • Wireless Solution, Avaya PBX, HIKVision CCTV, SQL Database, SFTP server, DNS Server.
  • 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
2014.11 - 2018.09
  • 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
2011.01 - 2014.09
  • 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
  • Alison online Network server security, 2019
  • Alison - Online UAE Diploma-IT Management, 2020
  • Open University online Digital marketing, 2019
  • CCNA ( Routing & Switching) 2016


Professional References

Mr. Amjad Nezami

Human Resources Manager

MMEC-MANNESMANN

Abu Dhabi

0508231421


Mr. Ibrahim Adam

IT Manager

Alasab General Transport LLC

Abu Dhabi

0569933001


Mr. Karuranakaran Netasen

Corporate Head of Projects

MMEC MANNESMAN

0566698581


Mr. Noble Kumawu

President

Organisation Development Institute

Accra Ghana

+233243139977



Timeline

IT Engineer

MMEC-MANNESMANN
2024.06 - Current

IT NETWORK ENGINEER (Contract)

ALPHA DATA DXB
2024.04 - 2024.05

IT Systems & Network Engineer

Alasab General Transport & engineering LLC
2019.09 - 2024.05

IT Specialist

Organization Development Institute
2014.11 - 2018.09

IT Support

Marjorie 'Y' Hotel
2011.01 - 2014.09

Bachelor of Science -

Pentecost University College

HND - Network and Hardware Engineering -

National Institute of Information Technology

Communication Studies -

African University College of Communications

High School Diploma -

Chemu Senior High School


  • 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
  • Alison online Network server security, 2019
  • Alison - Online UAE Diploma-IT Management, 2020
  • Open University online Digital marketing, 2019
  • CCNA ( Routing & Switching) 2016


NELSON BOSOMPRAH- IT Systems & Network Eng