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I am currently unemployed, I have 14 years work experience as a Network Engineer/Network Analyst/Network Specialist.
I have worked for Dimension Data in the position of Network Engineer for 6 years. Thereafter worked for i to i Technologies in the role of Manager: Infrastructure Services for 2 years then joined Baker Hughes Incorporated, an international Oil and Gas field services company, in the position of Enterprise Network Analyst/Network Specialist since January 2009 until March 2015.
Show profile Hide profileEDUCATION:
1997: Matric, Bulumko Secondary School
Extra-mural Activities: Played cricket, president of SRC, member of Entertainment Committee (Bulumko Sec. School, 1997)
Developed Skills: Interpersonal Skills: through interacting with students and teachers
Management and Administrative Skills: through leading and organising people, analyse tasks.
Awards and Achievements:
Certificate for 100% Attendance of Saturday School (PROTEC Programme, 1995)
Certificate for 100% Attendance of Vacation School (PROTEC Programme, 1996)
Certificate for Outstanding Service as a Bus Monitor (PROTEC Programme, 1995 - 1997)
Certificate of participation in PROTEC programme (1995 - 1997)
Certificate of Extraordinary discipline (Bulumko Sec. School, 1997)
Certificate of Performance in Biology (Bulumko Sec. School, 1997)
Tertiary Education:
1998 - 2000: National Diploma in Information Technology, CPUT
Subjects passed:
Development Software I, II, and III
Information Systems I, II, and III
Technical Programming
Applied Programming
Systems Software I and II
Electrical Engineering I
Digital Systems I
Communication Skills I
2012: ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management, Candidate No: 990410171
Course Provider: QA Ltd, UK
CAREER CHRONOLOGY:
MON Operator: Dimension Data, November 2000 - May 2002
Network Engineer: Dimension Data, June 2002 - August 2006
Service Centre Analyst: i to i Technology Services, September 2006 - September 2007
Manager: Infrastructure Services: i to i Technology Services, October 2007 - December 2008
Network Specialist: Baker Hughes Incorporated, January 2009 - March 2015
Technical Skills:
Extensive Skills:
Network performance monitoring and troubleshooting through CA Performance Center and CA NetFlow.
Monitoring and reporting of wireless networks through Cisco Wireless Control System.
Configuration of Cisco Access Points, Wireless Bridges, and Wireless Controllers (Cisco)
Fault management through the use of CA Spectrum
Fault management using SolarWinds
Modelling and documenting network infrastructure with MS Visio
Routing EIGRP/OSPF, static routing, class-based routing (using Cisco)
Configuring DDR with ISDN for backup purposes
Configuring ACL's for traffic filtering based on source/destination addresses; TCP/IP port numbers and for security purposes based on IP subnets
Extensive experience in the use of Sniffer / Protocol Analysers in troubleshooting LANs & WANs
Configuring Cisco 4500 Catalyst switches running IOS software for Layer 2 connectivity in a server farm environment (including trunking; configuring access ports with Spanning Tree PortFast; configuring network load balancing for Microsoft NLB server/cluster nodes)
Configuring Cisco 6500 Catalyst switches running CatOS software for Layer2/Layer3 switching
Configure PEAP authentication; WPA / WPA2 on Cisco Access Points with use of Cisco ACS and Microsoft Active Directory for authentication
Install; configure and maintain MRTG for monitoring of bandwidth utilisation over the WAN
Providing NetFlow reports for troubleshooting purposes and trend/capacity reporting on access links using Crannog NetFlow Tracker
Maintaining Cisco NetFlow Collector and Cisco NetFlow Data Analyser and providing network stats through use of Cisco NetFlow for capacity planning
Configuring Cisco CME for SIP communication
Data Centre technologies and design
Understanding and support of DNS, DHCP
Planning, Organising, Supervising and Interpersonal skills
Liaising with vendors/3rd parties
Administration abilities for writing reports, client feedback regarding technical issues, proposals
EDUCATION:
1997: Matric, Bulumko Secondary School
Extra-mural Activities: Played cricket, president of SRC, member of Entertainment Committee (Bulumko Sec. School, 1997)
Developed Skills: Interpersonal Skills: through interacting with students and teachers
Management and Administrative Skills: through leading and organising people, analyse tasks.
Awards and Achievements:
Certificate for 100% Attendance of Saturday School (PROTEC Programme, 1995)
Certificate for 100% Attendance of Vacation School (PROTEC Programme, 1996)
Certificate for Outstanding Service as a Bus Monitor (PROTEC Programme, 1995 - 1997)
Certificate of participation in PROTEC programme (1995 - 1997)
Certificate of Extraordinary discipline (Bulumko Sec. School, 1997)
Certificate of Performance in Biology (Bulumko Sec. School, 1997)
Tertiary Education:
1998 - 2000: National Diploma in Information Technology, CPUT
Subjects passed:
Development Software I, II, and III
Information Systems I, II, and III
Technical Programming
Applied Programming
Systems Software I and II
Electrical Engineering I
Digital Systems I
Communication Skills I
2012: ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management, Candidate No: 990410171
Course Provider: QA Ltd, UK
CAREER CHRONOLOGY:
MON Operator: Dimension Data, November 2000 - May 2002
Network Engineer: Dimension Data, June 2002 - August 2006
Service Centre Analyst: i to i Technology Services, September 2006 - September 2007
Manager: Infrastructure Services: i to i Technology Services, October 2007 - December 2008
Network Specialist: Baker Hughes Incorporated, January 2009 - March 2015
Technical Skills:
Extensive Skills:
Network performance monitoring and troubleshooting through CA Performance Center and CA NetFlow.
Monitoring and reporting of wireless networks through Cisco Wireless Control System.
Configuration of Cisco Access Points, Wireless Bridges, and Wireless Controllers (Cisco)
Fault management through the use of CA Spectrum
Fault management using SolarWinds
Modelling and documenting network infrastructure with MS Visio
Routing EIGRP/OSPF, static routing, class-based routing (using Cisco)
Configuring DDR with ISDN for backup purposes
Configuring ACL's for traffic filtering based on source/destination addresses; TCP/IP port numbers and for security purposes based on IP subnets
Extensive experience in the use of Sniffer / Protocol Analysers in troubleshooting LANs & WANs
Configuring Cisco 4500 Catalyst switches running IOS software for Layer 2 connectivity in a server farm environment (including trunking; configuring access ports with Spanning Tree PortFast; configuring network load balancing for Microsoft NLB server/cluster nodes)
Configuring Cisco 6500 Catalyst switches running CatOS software for Layer2/Layer3 switching
Configure PEAP authentication; WPA / WPA2 on Cisco Access Points with use of Cisco ACS and Microsoft Active Directory for authentication
Install; configure and maintain MRTG for monitoring of bandwidth utilisation over the WAN
Providing NetFlow reports for troubleshooting purposes and trend/capacity reporting on access links using Crannog NetFlow Tracker
Maintaining Cisco NetFlow Collector and Cisco NetFlow Data Analyser and providing network stats through use of Cisco NetFlow for capacity planning
Configuring Cisco CME for SIP communication
Data Centre technologies and design
Understanding and support of DNS, DHCP
Planning, Organising, Supervising and Interpersonal skills
Liaising with vendors/3rd parties
Administration abilities for writing reports, client feedback regarding technical issues, proposals
