CURRICULUM VITAE
SIMBARASHE INNOCENT SIZIBA
Name: Simbarashe Innocent Siziba
Address: *****/* ********* *********, ******
Cell: +263-***-***-***/ +263-***-***-***
Email: *********.******@*****.***
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth 15 August 1994
Place of Birth Mbuya Nehanda Maternity Hospital, Harare National ID No. 79 149132 P 67
Nationality Zimbabwean
Sex Male
Marital Status Single
Languages spoken and written English, Shona and Ndebele ACADEMIC PROFILE
Advanced Level
1 ‘A’ Level Pass
in Business
Studies
(Tsholotsho High School, Tsholotsho)
Ordinary Level
7
‘O’
Level Passes
including Mathematics, English and Science
(Gebhuza High School, Hwange)
Tertiary Academic Qualifications
Certificate in Applied Information Technology, University of Zimbabwe Diploma in Applied Information Technology, University of Zimbabwe Currently studying for a B.Comm in Information Systems with the Midlands State University OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Clean class Four (4) Drivers License
WORK EXPERIENCE
Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services (August 2016 – June 2017) Position: Industrial Learning Attaché (Infrastructure Development and Management Dept) Duties:
- Attend to ICT faults at any government office as assigned by the helpdesk
- Install and maintain network infrastructure where required
- Periodical backups of systems and databases
- Training of new system users
- ICDL and computer literacy training of government employees from various departments Aqua Tobacco Zimbabwe (September 2017 – October 2017) Position: Networks Technician
Duties:
- Install and configure the network at the newly acquired company premises ZIMSEC (November 2017 - January 2018)
Position: IT Support Officer
Duties:
- Testing and giving recommendation on new exams systems before implementation
- Training and support of provincial marking centers during exams marking period
- Online updates and syncing of information
- Printers, computer hardware and network support
- User training and support
- Remote user support via remote access applications Aqua Tobacco Zimbabwe (March 2018 – Present )
Position: ICT Administrator
Duties:
- Being the first point of call for all IT issues (System/Software, Printers, Hardware, Power & Networks support)
- Managing the organization’s Tobacco sales system and contract farmer inputs systems
- Diagnosing and resolving problems (hardware, software & networks) efficiently
- Maintaining the integral security of business network and making any recommendations to the IT Manager and Management
- Training and explaining complex IT issues to non-technical employees and also setup email and user accounts for them.
- Database support or management (MS Server & MySQL Server)
- Management and supervision of data capturing team during the tobacco selling season
- Liaising with ICT stakeholders and product/service suppliers Professional Skills
Advanced experience in Microsoft Office packages (Word, PowerPoint and Excel) and a variety of operating systems including Linux, Windows and Windows Servers.
Installation, configuring, troubleshooting and maintenance of computers, printers and networking hardware, infrastructure and systems
Knowledge of MYSQL and Oracle databases as well as fiber optics, broadband and CISCO networking systems and infrastructure
Hobbies
Reading technology and business magazines
Listening to music
Watching television shows and current affairs
Playing cricket and drums
References
Ms Melody Mudzongo Mr G Mafunga
Head of Information Systems Dept Principal HR Manger ZIMSEC Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services 077*-***-*** 077*-***-***
Mrs Matekenya
Lecturer (University of Zimbabwe)
Mr Blessing Ganyeka
Human Resources Manager
Aqua Tobacco Zimbabwe