Oluwafemi Ekanoye

adz54n@r.postjobfree.com

Thornton, Colorado

225-***-****

U.S Permanent Resident

Summary: I have extensive experience in telecommunication supply chain and logistics in Base station deployment, budgeting, contract drafting. replacement and general calibration). I have been responsible for the managed services and core operations of optical backbone and metro network for various telecommunication carriers.

I am conversant with the use of MS Visio and other MS packages, Tableau and other basic IT packages for supply chain service delivery.

EDUCATION:

Doctor in Business Administration (ongoing): Willaim Howard Taft University, Lakewood, Colorado PhD. Information and Communication Technology, ICT University, Cameroon. Master’s degree, Communication Management, Bucks New University, England. Bachelor’s degree, Electronic Business, Ashworth College. Georgia. IT trainings and skills

Enterprise Design Thinking issued by IBM

Building Trustworthy AI Enterprise Solutions issued by IBM Ethical AI Applications of Deep Learning and Computer Vision issued by IBM Building cloud-based Mobile Solutions for the Enterprise by IBM DevOps for Enterprise Business Agility by IBM

Enterprise Security in Practice (Cyber Security) by IBM PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Fellow of Academy of American Project Managers

2020 till date Research and Supply Chain Analyst on Boeing and NASA onboarding program Southern University and A& M College

• Setting up work-order meetings and performing various project progress tasks for engineers

• Verifying of plant compliancy with technical requirement and specification. Provision of operation and maintenance as per Warranty Requirement of contract

• Frequently liaising with suppliers to establish productive working relationships, facilitating effective negotiation of the best products at competitive prices

• Preparing and delivering comprehensive training on the usage of basic tools in addition to providing general support services.

• Conscientiously following-up with suppliers/sub-contractors, controlling procurement activity and conducting thorough pre-shipment inspection of goods/equipment to ensure compliance with stipulated requirements.

• Fulfilling responsibility for the administration of various contracts and projects, including monitoring/controlling projects, and conducting appraisals to facilitate the prompt identification and resolution of maintenance issues.

• Conducting comprehensive research of current market trends relating to technologies, material processes and other pertinent factors

• Effectively motivating and coordinating teams to ensure the consistent achievement of all contract agreements and requirements in accordance with stipulated deadlines. 2015 – left for

studies

Huawei Technologies LTD., Lagos, Nigeria

Supply Chain Management on Fiber Optics Operations/Implementation Manager (Nokia Siemens Network, Huawei (SDH/DWDM Network)

• Effectively prioritizing workload and managing time to fulfil multiple responsibilities simultaneously, including preparing comparison sheets and following up/reviewing technical/financial comparisons of fiber Operations

• Regularly sourcing and identifying potential suppliers, initiating contact, and developing strong working relationships to facilitate effective negotiations before/during/after fiber optics implementation.

• Establishing an appropriate database format and regularly updating information to ensure accuracy, additionally preparing contract documents for suppliers, sub-contractors and contractors on optical deployment.

• Utilizing strong communication and interpersonal skills to liaise with manufacturers and suppliers, effectively negotiating terms and developing productive relationships along the communication line.

• Diligently preparing draft contracts/agreements as required, ensuring high levels of accuracy and completion within specified deadlines

• Establishing and structuring the scope of work for various projects, planning/managing the budget and ensuring compliance with all agreed contract terms

• Liaising between management and the project team, ensuring that key information is effectively relayed, progress updates regularly provided and that and issues are swiftly resolved

• Providing the primary point of contact for management, clients and consultants, ensuring the efficient sharing of information as appropriate

• Compiling comprehensive progress reports to facilitate the accurate budgeting of labor/materials, additionally, maintaining project schedules to ensure adherence to agreed completion times, budgets, and scope

• Producing accurate variance/profitability reports for timely submission, writing letters regarding contractual issues and preparing contracts/bidding documents 2006 - 2012 Raeanna Nigeria Limited; Lagos. Nigeria Preventive Operations manager, Fiber Optics National ring topology and 150 Microwave Backbone (NSN-Airtel network)

• Producing detailed designs of fresh optical fiber networks, in accordance with specified requirements and supervising the implementation/deployment of the fiber optic relocation project

• Fulfilling responsibility for setting up OMC/NMC on the network, additionally, performing the installation, configuration and deployment of operation and maintenance communication platforms

• Efficiently setting up the domain/administration, also, diligently ensuring all splicing machines and OTDRs repaired/calibrated in a time efficient manner.

• Utilizing strong communication skills to liaise regularly with vendors, effectively negotiating the best optical accessories at cost effective process for the company.

• Applying extensive experience and knowledge to provide relevant recommendations to management, additionally, delivering comprehensive training on the use of splicing machines.

• Collaborating with colleagues to evaluate and develop the company’s project policy manual while providing a diverse range of general support services

• Working effectively as part of a team to design and develop various radio access cells networks, also, overseeing the implementation/deployment of Lagos metro fibre optics network, promptly identifying and rectifying issues.

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCES

Ekanoye, F., & James, O. (2018, November). Global Market Access Regulations, Compliance Management in Developing Countries: A Brief Case Study of Three African Countries. In 2018 IEEE Symposium on Product Compliance Engineering (SPCEB-Boston) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. Ekanoye, O., Olokunde, T., Musa, P., & Mbarika, V. (2018): Exploring Relationships between Mobile Network Operators (MNO) and Mobile Virtual Network Operations (MVNO) in Nigeria: Case Studies of MVNOs in United States of America. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Telecommunications and Networking (IJITN). IEEE Wireless Telecommunication Symposium

(WTS 2017), Chicago. USA.

Ekanoye, O., Olokunde, T., Ayeni, F., & Mbarika, V. (2017): Exploring Relationships between Mobile Network Operators (MNO) and Mobile Virtual Network Operations (MVNO) in Nigeria: Case Studies of MVNOs in United States of America. Washington Business Research Forum Conference, March 24, 2017. Arlington Virginia, USA. Ekanoye,O., Olokunde, T., Ayeni, F.,Donald,C.,Nina,V.,&Mbarika,V.(2017):Telemedicine Diffusion in Developing Country. A Case of Uganda. International Journal of Computing and Informatics

(IJCANDI). January, 2017.

Ekanoye, F., Ayeni, F., Olokunde, T., Nina, V., Donalds, C., & Mbarika, V. (2017). Telemedicine Diffusion in a Developing Country: A Case of Nigeria. Science Journal of Public Health, 5(4), 341.

Ekanoye, F., Ayeni, F., Olokunde, T., Mende, C. M., Nina, V., & Mbarika, V. (2017). Telemedicine Diffusion in a Developing Country: A Case of Ghana. Science, 5(5), 383-387. Ekanoye, O., Olokunde, T., Ayeni, F., Donald, C., Nina,V., Okuboyejo, S.,& Mbarika,V.(2017):Electronic Medical Record Diffusion . A Case of China. Louisiana Academy of Science Conference, Ruston LA. March 10, 2017.

Ekanoye, O. (2018). Promoting the Concept of Internet of Things with Smarthome Delivery. A Case of Scotlandville, North Baton Rouge. Louisiana Academy of Science Conference, Alexandria LA. March 10, 2018.

Recent Co-authored Publications

Ojajuni, O., Ayeni, F., Akodu, O., Ekanoye, F., Adewole, S., Ayo, T., ... & Mbarika, V. (2021, September). Predicting Student Academic Performance Using Machine Learning. In International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (pp. 481-491). Springer, Cham. Olorundare, J. K., Ahiauzu, C. N., Thompson, A. F. B., Olorundare, A. O., Ekanoye, O. E., Akinbo, A., & Ayorinde, A. (2020). Impact of COVID-19 Contagion on Digital Transformation and Economy. American Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology, 5(4), 158. Idongesit O., Mukhtar Y., Ekanoye, F., and Eshiett, O. (2019). Customer Satisfaction on Billing Process in Nigerian Energy Sectors. 33rd IBIMA Conference: 10-11 April 2019, Granada, Spain. James, O., Ekanoye, O., Ahiazu, C., Adebunmi, A., Thompson, A., Ayorinde, A., & Olubunmi, O.

(2020). Impact Of COVID-19 on Digital Transformation. IEEE Transaction on Communication Technology.

Ayeni, F., Adewunmi, M., Ekanoye, F., Pruitt, T., Mbarika, V., Fagbeyiro, G., & Aquegho, F. (2019). A Mixed Methods Inquiry into the Quality of Instructional Designs and Use of Moodle Learning Management Systems in Historically Black Colleges and Universities. American Journal of Education and Information Technology, 3(1), 17.

Ongoing Co-authored Publications

Ekanoye, O. & Nogera, J. (2022). Drivers, Challenges and Opportunities of Internet of Things in developed and developing Societies: A Systematic Review. ACM Transactions on Internet of Things.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

• Use of Tableau

• MySQL

• Power BI (training ongoing)

• Basic IT skills (cloud, networking, and cybersecurity)

• Lean six sigma trained.

References

Ademola Oloko

Fiscal Manager, Office of Government Projects

Southern University and A&M College

Phone:225-***-****

Dr. Samuel Washington

Director, Office of Government Projects

Southern University and A&M College

Phone:225-***-****

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