VICTOR T OLUWAJI
Lynchburg, VA Phone: 434-***-**** Email: ********@*****.**
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
●Over 20 years of experience in the IT industry
●Certified PMP Professional
●Certified Prince2 Professional
●Certified Itilv3 Foundation
●Certified Administrator in Oracle 11g Professional (OCP), Oracle 9i Database Certified Associate (OCA), ORACLE 10g RAC R2, and ORACLE 10g R2 1&2
●Knowledge Of Networking, VMware Datacenter Virtualization, Microsoft 365 Suite, SharePoint, Azure Cloud Computing, NetBackup, Oracle 10g RAC, Microsoft Enterprise Server 2019, Microsoft ServiceDesk RedHat-Linux, And Agile Framework methodology
WORK EXPERIENCE
Feb 2024 – Present Independent Consultant, MULTIPLE CLIENTS IN RICHMOND, VA
●Implements agreed vendor solutions and supports new technology implementation
●Designs & installs IT systems, and collaborates with in-house technical staff on system management
Sep 2014 – Jan 2024 IT Project Lead, SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
●Led the migration from legacy systems, elevating collaboration, and productivity for 500+ users.
●Strong experience in developing,executing and managing cloud hosted Saas implementation project.
●Strong experience in agile and Waterfall project management principles and practices.
●Fluency in Project management tools such as Microsoft Project,Visio and Office.
●Managed server operations and Active Directory for a network supporting 500+ users, ensuring 99.8% availability
●Optimized network ops for business-critical applications, resulting in a 15% gain in performance
●Orchestrated the daily operations of IT infrastructure support, reducing system downtime by 98%
●Oversee the development of proposals, statements of work, requirements, and RFP responses.
●Assist in team development, hold teams accountable for commitments, and remove roadblocks.
●Facilitate multi-disciplinary teams in developing plans, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for project completion.
●Manage day-to-day project activities.
●Maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including executive management, business management, vendors, project sponsors, suppliers, and technology management.
●Conducted rigorous application performance monitoring, slashing error rates by 60% through proactive patch management and finetuning
●Directed vendor lifecycle management, achieving a 20% improvement in SDLC efficiency
Jun 2008 – Aug 2014 IT Infrastructure Project Manager, CRC CREDIT BUREAU, LAGOS, NIGERIA
●Led a team of 28 people that were responsible for managing the IT Infrastructure
●Responsible for the 24/7 overall system uptime/maintenance, including off-hours remote support
●Architect of IT Infrastructure technologies and platforms supporting corporate data, network, and computer systems in a highly available manner
●Supervised vendors and contractors performing infrastructure implementations,
●Oversee the development of proposals, statements of work, requirements, and RFP responses.
●Assist in team development, hold teams accountable for commitments, and remove roadblocks.
●Facilitate multi-disciplinary teams in developing plans, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for project completion.
●Manage day-to-day project activities.
●Maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including executive management, business management, vendors, project sponsors, suppliers, and technology management.
Aug 1998 – May 2008 IT Infrastructure Lead, INTERCELLULAR NIG PLC, LAGOS, NIGERIA
●Managed the IT budget and developed strategy related to the organization's IT infrastructure (computer and info sys, security, comm systems), including creating mitigation plans for identified future challenges
●Ensured smooth delivery and operation of IT services by monitoring systems performance
●Created processes and standards for selection, implementation, and support of systems
●Formulated and implemented business continuity and disaster recovery plans
EDUCATION
2024 – 2025 MBA – Project Management, Southern New Hampshire Uni, Manchester, NH
2014 – 2016 M.A. Pastoral Ministry, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
1993 – 1998 B.S. Applied Geophysics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria