Project Manager Engineer

Emmanuel Odarno

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OBJECTIVE

To obtain a leadership position in information systems management and IT

network operations.

EDUCATION

Ohio University

Athens, Ohio

Master of Communication Technology and Policy

Major: Information and Telecommunication Systems (GPA 3.7/4.0)

December 2010 Candidate

Graduate Program Concentration

Network design, voice and data network theory,quality of service, network

assurance and security

Government regulation and policy, IT compliance, standards assurance and SLAs,

social and ethical issues

Strategic IT issues; functional specification, high level concept design, IT

policy and procedure development

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Kumasi, Ghana

BSc Computer Science

2006

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

November, 2007

QUALIFICATIONS

Very good communication and customer service skills

Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Power point,

Visio, Outlook )

Strong analytical and project skills (creating/delegating tasks, progress

tracking, duration estimation)

Knowledge of TCP/IP routing, switching, network monitoring(SNMP) and

security.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Ohio University, (J Warren McClure School of Information and

Telecommunication Systems)

Graduate Assistant

September, 2009 - June, 2010

Assist Dr. John C. Hoag in research and documentation

Contributed to tutorial sessions on IP routing and network design

Intercontinental Bank Ghana Ltd. Accra Ghana

Network Engineer

January -July 2009

Provided technical inputs on RFP and RFQ review teams

Contributed to the bank's IT network expansion design and implementation

project (EIGRP, MPLS)

Prepared monthly reports on network utilization, availability and

performance of routers, switches and servers

Coordinated banks relationship with network service providers reviewing

monthly performance per SLA

Africa Online Ghana Ltd. Accra, Ghana

November 2006 - December 2008

Network Engineer (Projects and Infrastructure)

Prepared monthly network performance reports (Solarwinds, MRTG, WhatsUp

Gold etc)

Contributed to corporate network solution design (including Email

solutions, Web filtering applications)

Carried out network installations (WAN, VTP, VPN, VLANs), acceptance

testing and handover training

Monitored and maintained all wireless base stations and data network

ensuring optimal performance

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RECENT PROJECTS

ITS Challenge, RFP Response

May, 2010

Project Manager (Academic project)

Worked on a team to respond to an RFP for a cost reduction strategy for the

IT department of a Company

Designed appropriate system concept based on user requirements

Identified cost effective technical solutions (VOIP, MPLS, ERP) and

migration strategy for deployment

Prepared a proposal response with integration and deployment plans to

achieve target cost reduction

Africa Online Ivory Coast Broadband Deployment

September 1-5, 2008

Project Engineer

Conducted site surveys and detailed assessment of proposed sites for set up

as WLAN Base Stations

Carried out spectrum analysis, requirement gathering and determined system

concept

Identified specifications for WAN, back-hauls to NOC and provided a report

on proposed solutions

HONORS

Competitive Scholarship from the J. Warren McClure School of Information

and Telecommunication Systems for study/research in Master of Communication

Technology and Policy at Ohio University.

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