Pre-Sales Engineer

CHIMEZIE IFEDINIRU

**** ********* ** ** ******* Alberta • T2N3J4 • +234********** • ********.*********@*****.*** SUMMARY OF SKILLS AND QUALIFICATION

A driven and versatile Technical Solution Architect with over 10 years of dedicated service in management, Storage and Virtualization. Exceptional technology skills combined with a proven ability to drive system performance, conduct contract negotiations, form strategic partnerships, and successfully implement and oversee complex projects. An insightful professional with a keen ability to evaluate and assess company needs to fit evolving technology standards. Demonstrated management skills that enhance productivity and drive sustained organizational performance. An established and successful background with multiple servers including installation, setup, virtualizations and clustering. AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Strategic & Tactical Planning System Administration Client Negotiations Risk Mitigations Recovery Systems Application Integrations Customer Insight Technological Solutions Virtualization Storage Budgeting & Forecasting Licensing Inventory Administration Vendor Management Cloud LAN/WAN Systems KEY APPLICATION AND HARDWARE SKILLS

Applications: Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware, Windows Server 2012 /2008/2003/2000/NT/Windows 7, XP, Vista, Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Symantec Backup Exec. Connectivity & Hardware: NetApp SAN, EMC SAN, CISCO Catalyst Routers and Switches, CISCO Unified Computing System Blade Servers, HP ProLiant Servers, HP SAN, Blade Servers, DNS Servers, DHCP Servers, Fast Ethernet, WAN, LAN, TCP/IP, and RAID systems.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CIN CONSULT LTD Nigeria

Solution Architect Lagos, Nigeria 2014-Present

• Assist with the design and architecture of storage and virtualization solutions, working closely with internal solution architects, and/or direct customers.

• Provide technical leadership for storage and virtualization platform technologies.

• Maintain deep technical and business knowledge of storage and virtualization platform industry directions and trends.

• Develop enterprise storage and virtualization solutions.

• Engage in constant process improvement, always looking for opportunities to increase efficiency and reduce failures.

• Assist in technically managing initial storage and virtualization implementations including proof-of-concepts and pilots.

• Prepare and presented technical proposals to Enterprise clients.

• Collaborate with project management and implementation team to ensure project implementation is in line with proposed design

Key Accomplishments:

• Oversee upgrade of a customer entire datacenter virtualization upgrade.

• Ensure appropriate business solution are proposed to client.

• Demonstrated aptitude and specialization in VMware Virtualization and Cloud Solutions EMC Consultant, CWG, Lagos, Nigeria 2013-2014

• Drive Internal alignment between AMs in both (EMC & CWG) Organization

• Develop GTM initiatives with EMC to drive incremental

• To grow the EMC business incrementally

• Training internal account mangers on EMC solutions

• Carry out Pre-sales activities; create BOMs, proposals, presentation, competitive analysis, white boarding.

• Develop pipeline and develop solutions’ that would fit into customer’s environment.

• Carry out assessment in customer environment

Chimezie Ifediniru

• Organize workshop tailored to the customer to generate and increase opportunity Key Accomplishments:

• Conceived cutting edge technological solutions to achieve business needs and user requirements.

• Defined architecture and standards in line with best practices and governance processes.

• Lead and organized short and long-range planning for all technology initiatives. Systems Engineer, NetApp Lagos, Nigeria 2011-2013

• Design and architecting of solutions using NetApp product

• Opportunity discovery and assessment of customer environment

• Product champion for Flexpod across west Africa

• Provide technical consultation and disseminating product information to the Sales team and Partners

• Create technical designs and write up for prominent projects

• Prepare and presented technical proposals to Enterprise clients.

• Fostered and maintained a collaborative professional working experience with project leadership team.

• Collaborate with project management and implementation team to ensure project implementation is in line with proposed design.

• Define customer acceptance criteria for “try-and-buy” evaluation projects Key Accomplishments:

• Oversaw all facets of a $2,000,000 capital IT project to consolidate CBN Storage Infrastructure.

• Designed Storage Solution for National Data Management Commission..

• Design of the first Cluster Mode Solution in west Africa.

• Designed First NetApp Flex pod Solution in West Africa.

• Demonstrated aptitude and specialization in VMware Virtualization and Cloud Solutions. Previous positions include Technical Consultant for Blueprint Business technologies., Pre-sales for Allied Computer Limited, computer systems engineer for Owen Software Inc., Account manager for Channel IT and Network Support engineer for NIIT . EDUCATION

University Of Lagos,, Lagos Nigeria, Bachelor of Science, Degree 2012 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATION

• Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist, Windows Server 2008

• VMware Certified professional 3.5, 4.0, 5.5. • NetApp Cluster Mode Design Specialist

• NetApp Certified Data Management Administrator • Designing a Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Infrastructure and Services (MS6436)

• HP Certified Datacenter Specialist. • Configuring, Managing, and Maintaining Windows Server 2008

• VMware Technical Sales Professional (VTSP 5) • Cisco Certified Design Associate

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