Summary and highlights of qualifications
*+ years of cumulative experience in IT with expertise on software development/delivery as well as operations and maintenance of software solutions on production and non-production environments.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Master’s degree in Information Systems Management
Provided technical support and performed continuous improvements of value stream for increased overall business performance across nine (9) key business-critical products and services at different periods.
Demonstrated good organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills, to identify and resolve production issues timely and in accordance to customer expectation by leading and providing support to customers
Evaluated service requests to ensure adherence towards standards and processes by identifying inconsistencies, analyzing potential impact and taking appropriate action
Good time management and multi-tasking skills as demonstrated by effectively supporting 3 business systems while managing a team of 3 local resources and 3 expatriates
Performed root-cause analysis and implement fixes for identified issues
Team-player, self-starter and ability to quickly gain working knowledge of product, interpret requirements, and recommend solutions
Technical Skills
Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows and LINUX/UNIX
Experience with Incident management/change management tool (BMC Remedy) and Bug tracking systems (Jira)
Knowledge of Business analysis and project support
Experience with Customer Relationship/Lifecycle Management (CRM/CLM) Systems
Knowledge of distributed version control management systems (Git, GitHub)
Experience with Oracle WebLogic Server/Portal
Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and DevOps Practice
Experience with Container technologies (Docker) and management Utilities (Rancher)
Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Delivery orchestration (Jenkins)
Experience with NoSQL Database (MongoDB) and RDBMS (Oracle 10g)
Experience with VB.NET
Experience with CENTURA TEAM DEVELOPER and CENTURA REPORT BUILDER
Knowledge of SOA/ESB, SOAP, REST and WSDL technology
Experience with the use of tools like TOAD, PUTTY, WinSCP, SOAP UI and Postman
Certifications and training
Certified DevOps Operations Engineer (DevOps-OPS™), International DEVOPS Certification Academy
Certificate of Completion - Fundamentals of Business Analysis, Udemy
Certificate of Completion - M102: MongoDB for DBAs, MongoDB University
Cisco Certified Network Professional (ROUTE exam – Implementing Cisco IP Routing)
Oracle Database 10g Administrator Certified Professional (OCP)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA, CSCO11312501)
Professional Experience
ACTING TEAM LEAD 2018
SENIOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER 2013 – 2018
Tecnotree, Lagos, Nigeria
http://www.tecnotree.com/
Led the team providing Technical Support for Customer Lifecycle Management System (CLM) and prioritized daily work duties to ensure timely completion
Work with upper management to understand goals and translate to team members
Simulated system scenarios and duplicated issues to resolve customer inquiries
Practiced DevOps and participated in project and team meetings, interact and collaborate with team members as required on enhancements of existing applications and new products
Understand and adhere with company standards, procedures, and policies on system changes
Contributed to the redesign of applications and other software in one or more of the following: life cycle planning, problem management, integration and Risk Management process
Monitored and analyzed supported services to identify opportunities for improvement and recommends solutions
Performed root cause analysis and defined action to prevent reoccurrence
Accomplishments
Part of the "Team of the Quarter - Q4 2017" award in recognition of spectacular performance and dedication of the team towards accomplishing Service Excellence and Customer delight
Successfully implemented over 20 projects to achieve business objectives of MTN Nigeria
Implemented Disaster Recovery environment for a dealer management system to meet organizational objectives of business continuity and security planning
Developed and configured of initial clustered environment used for go-live of a SIM Registration Validation application
Major driver of quality improvements of software systems and became the only support engineer that provided operational and maintenance support, at different periods, on 6 key Products like Customer Lifecycle Management, Unified Product Catalogue, Order Management, Agility Dealer Management, etc.
Prepared a comprehensive operations and maintenance manual detailing the operational activities, processes and issue resolution matrix for 5 key business support systems
TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER 2010 - 2013
Tecnotree, Lagos, Nigeria
Adhered to agreed business Service Level Agreement (SLA) and provided technical support for resolution of customer issues across business support systems for MTN Nigeria's Corporate customers (trade partners) and registration agents throughout Nigeria on a daily basis
Gathered and analyzed end user feedback for post implementation review of deployments and ensured timely and effective resolution of issues for customers
Reviewed existing applications' effectiveness and efficiency and communicate strategies for improving or leveraging these systems to the project and development team
Managed WSO2 Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) services and deployed fixes/patches and upgrades as required in Production environment to address vulnerabilities and meet business objectives
Coordinate and/or execute implementation plans for complex application and coordinate testing and validation with business users during User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for new products and enhancements
Prepared weekly and monthly operations and performance reports
Accomplishments
Developed and introduced database middleware file refresh concept to reduce turnaround time for Trade Partner Portal application middleware (WSO2) restart and downtime by 95%
Successfully supported over 300 users of Trade Partner Portal Application all over Nigeria and increased system adoption rate by 90%
Implemented configuration changes that performance test and analysis for over 1000 Sub Trade Partners/Trade Partners
SOFTWARE ENGINEER 2008 - 2010
Neptune Software Limited, Lagos, Nigeria
http://neptunesoftwaregroup.com
Code and develop enterprise software which involve front-end coding, unit testing, data validation, performance tuning and backend (database) modifications across different financial software
Performed test environment simulation and debugging for resolution of issues raised by customers on Equinox Banking System, Orbit Banking System and Equinox eFASS (electronic Financial Analysis and Surveillance System)
Logged, analyzed and resolved bugs/errors related to the system landscape
Migrated code specifications for enhancements between different Banking Systems (Equinox & Orbit)
Analyzed clients existing systems and translated client requirements into design specifications, front-end code modification
Prepared detailed functional/program specifications, release notes and implementation guide for system enhancements
Accomplishments
Solely provided technical support and expertise across teams for Equinox electronic Financial Analysis and Surveillance System (eFASS) that increased customer satisfaction at Bank of Industry (BOI) by 90%
Part of the initial team that handled successful development and Implementation of Equinox eFASS at Bank of Industry (BOI), Lagos, Nigeria
Successful handled development and integration of enhancements for Financial Institution in Nigeria and East Africa. Notable projects/enhancements are Mandate Authorization Enhancement and Transaction Authorization Enhancement for Stanbic IBTC Bank, Lagos, Nigeria; Share Loan Enhancement for FINCA, Uganda
Led the team that successfully developed Customer Data Cleanup - Mandatory Fields Enhancement for Stanbic IBTC Bank, Lagos, Nigeria
Performed unit/integration testing, business process documentation, development of training materials, and delivery of end user training.
Education
Master of Science in Information Systems Management * 2017
Roehampton University, London, United Kingdom
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science 2006
Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo State, Nigeria
* Evaluated as equivalent to a Masters degree from a university in Canada by WES