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Pre Sales Manager

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Philadelphia, PA
Posted:
October 05, 2023

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Lassana DANGO

System Integration Engineer

(HPE Master Accredited Solutions Expert (Master ASE) : Advanced Server Solutions Architect V3)

**** ******* ****** ************, ** 19149

Phone: +1-347-***-****

E-mail address: adz56o@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Increase the company's turnover on the value-added Responsible for providing pre-sales and post -sales support Support key account managers / business engineers

Analyze customer RFP/RFQ, and translate them into solutions Ensure the reliability of the solutions proposed through demonstrations, presentations

Writing and consolidating service offers, responding to calls for tenders in close collaboration with the pre-sales/project team.

Planning of interventions, supervision, training and certifications Course

Associate Degree (Brevet de Technicien Supérieur (BTS) in Industrial Electronics) at the Centre d'entreprenariat et de développement Technique CEDT "G15" - 2001

High School Graduation ( BAC Series D), Lycée Blaise DIAGNE DAKAR -1997 Experiences

Technical Director at ACCEL TECHNOLOGIES, since October 2018 Technical and Pre-Sales Manager SOCITECH SENEGAL since March 2012

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2018 - 2022

Pre-sales mission and support to the sales team

Understand and analyze the client's needs and the specifications provided - Conduct in-depth studies and additional investigations - Develop a relevant technical response according to the needs of the customers while ensuring the feasibility and profitability of the project - Participate in the modeling and demonstrations of relevant technological solutions in relation with the management of operations with decision-makers and / or users - Participate in defenses and Presentation of technical offers - Develop and animate the MOA Department of the company - Animate internal handover meetings between pre- sales and project team - Continue and strengthen the levels of partnership with manufacturers and publishers, in particular achieve its assigned certification objectives - Ensure a technological watch on market developments, including participating in trade shows and conferences - Help define the day/man loads related to the Realization of services - Report any project opportunity detected to the sales team - Diligently fill in the predefined KPIs on the Smartsheet tool.

Systems integrator mission (servers, storage, systems supervision) Study, advise and design system architectures - Document the preliminary studies and engineering phase - Implement solutions at customers (from POC through integration / deployment to technical recipe) - Train the client's teams - Help develop best practices - Write and update operating and architecture files - Ensure regular reporting to PM) and top management - Participate in audit missions and Project management assistance - Diligently fill in the predefined KPIs on the Smartsheet tool

Mission of MCO systems (Maintenance in operational conditions) Diagnose failures and malfunctions related to systems - Repair failures and malfunctions - If necessary, report unsupported incidents - If necessary, report incidents to the manufacturers' support and follow up on tickets until complete resolution - Document the steps and tasks leading to the resolution of the incident

- Ensure preventive and corrective maintenance actions according to best practices and in compliance with the manufacturers' recommendations - Write preventive maintenance reports - Ensure regular reporting of MCO tasks - Diligently fill in predefined KPIs on the Smartsheet tool

Crédit International du SENEGAL: VMWare Platform Migration Project on HPE DL380 Gen10: (VMWare ESXI-6.7.0 Deployment - VMWare VCSA 7.0.3 Deployment - VM Migration).

General Direction of Customs of Senegal (DGD):DGD): High Availability Completion Project: (Deployment of RHEL 8.2 Systems with Release 8.2 on

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4 Dell servers (R940 and R840): Activation of RHEL licenses - Custom partitioning - Unity Bay Volume Provisioning)

General Direction of Customs of Senegal (DGD): Micro X86 Project: VMware :( Platform Dell R940 and R840 servers) - VMWare ESXI-6.7.0 Deployment - VMWare VCSA 7.0.3 Deployment - SAN Configuration - Unity 880 Array Configuration and Provisioning

SODEFITEX : Implementation of Veeam Backup and replication Sodefitex

- Implementation of the environment - Implementation of server backup

(VMs) Dakar - Implementation of the Azur storage environment and integration with Veeam - Implementation veeam backup for desktop. 2016 – 2018

Support management Symantec Email Cloud service of BOA SERVICES: Contact Sylvain Agbangbatin adz56o@r.postjobfree.com IT Production Manager BOA Group

Deployment of ten (10) proliant HPE Gen9 servers, on ORABANK SENEGAL & MAURITANIA: Contat: IT Manager MEDOR Charles adz56o@r.postjobfree.com & AHMEDNE Abdellahi

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Installation project of four (04) NEXUS 7706 at ORANGE (Medina & Technopole) (redundant power source, computer cabling and labeling of IPWorks servers to new switches, transfer of cables from old BlackDiamond 8806 switches to NEXUS 7706), contact: Abdoul Aziz Zoumarou - Customer Project Manager adz56o@r.postjobfree.com

Upgrade de la plateforme Evolved Packet Gateway – Ericsson de ORANGE

( Medina & Technopole) hardware power-module, Fans etc….: Contact: Abdoul Aziz Zoumarou - Customer Project Manager

adz56o@r.postjobfree.com & Amadou Toudjani Djibo Gado

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Maintenance and Technical Assistance Contract on HPE Server MFS DNS support for TIGO SENEGAL for ERICSSON. contact: Mr Ousmane Diagne Service Delivery Manager Tigo west & Airtel west Support and Repair adz56o@r.postjobfree.com

Maintenance and Technical Assistance Contract on HPE Hardware & software support for MT TOGO pour le compte d’ERICSSON: Contact: Contact: Mr Ousmane Diagne Service Delivery Manager Tigo west & Airtel west Support and Repair adz56o@r.postjobfree.com

Orange Senegal annual support ( HPE proliant servers, HP BaldeSystem c7000, Brocade SAN Switchs, Baie EMC ) pour le compte d’ERICSSON, Contact: Mr Ousmane Diagne Service Delivery Manager Tigo west & Airtel west Support and Repair, Email adz56o@r.postjobfree.com, Phone 002**-********* et Baba TABOURE [SNT DRPS/DEX/SMC-N/GQS] adz56o@r.postjobfree.com

Projet Firmware upgrade TIGO senegal OSS : 18 serveurs ( HP BladeSystem c7000, BL620c G7, BL460cG6, DL380 G6, DL160 G6) compte ERICSSON, contact: Pushpender Singh Gaur, Customer Project

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Manager Software Delivery Center – RSSA, Email:

adz56o@r.postjobfree.com Tel : +91-965-***-**** and Suman Maity ERICSSON OOS ingénieur,Email

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Projet Orange SN / EPC Expansion 2017 - ENM Firmware downgrade SONATEL (Orange) Senegal ( Two Chassis c7000, 8 BL460 Gen9, 4 HP VC Flex-10/10D Module, 4 Brocade 16Gb/28c SAN Switch), contact : Moussa Kante adz56o@r.postjobfree.com et Prashantha Shetty adz56o@r.postjobfree.com

HW Racking and OS Installation ( Red Hat Ent Linux 6) DL380 Gen9 ERICSSON for two clients ( ORANGE & TIGO), preventive and curative maintenance on IPWORKS MEDINA x86 infrastructure . 2012 -2016: Maintenance and Technical Assistance Contract for ORANGE SENEGAL, on the entire HPE x86 platform and BladeSystem (More than 200 servers), Contact: Papa Djibril GUEYE DSI/A2I/SWB Tel. +221-**-******* adz56o@r.postjobfree.com, El Hadji Saloum DIALLO [SNT DSI/A2I/SWB]

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HPE Hardware Support subcontracting ( Labour & Parts) on TIGO SENTEL GSM ref HP : PR23827--MPO14-05366-HPME --Socitech Senegal support services subcontract SAID 107********* Contact : Sinchana.V Global Procurement Operations HP Global Business Services Hewlett-Packard Company On-net/IDD: +91-80-331*-**** E-mail: adz56o@r.postjobfree.com

ECOBANK SENEGAL Management of hardware support contract of the infrastructure: Troubleshooting, verification, maintenance, assistance, advice, supply of spare parts etc ... Contact : ( Mr Oumar SECK IT Manager adz56o@r.postjobfree.com,

BRS (ORABANK) GOLD Maintenance and Technical Assistance Contract on the electronic payment platform: Verification, maintenance, repair, installation etc ... contact: Charles MEDOR IT Manager adz56o@r.postjobfree.com, Sidi Malikité adz56o@r.postjobfree.com System Engineer,

BOA SENEGAL Hardware Support Agreement; Preventive, curative, adaptive maintenance SUN platform contact: Hadja Diagne adz56o@r.postjobfree.com IT Manager,

Obopay Mobile Technology India Pvt Ltd ( SGBS account) Contrat hardware support: Contact: Giri Sundaravaradhan

adz56o@r.postjobfree.com, Massamba Diène NDAO Networks Manager & Telecom Information Systems, Org and Projects Support Informatique Tel. +221-**-***-**-** E-mail: massamba- adz56o@r.postjobfree.com

Customer service on HP peripherals (Enterprise Scanner, laserjet printer etc ...) to BCEAO following a tenders won on the countries of the UEMOA.

Onsite support on SB40 and BL460c storage array at MATFORCE CSI

Troubleshooting on Netra T3-1 server at HUAWEI SENEGAL for SONATEL

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Implementation of several ProLiant servers delivered to customers: ORANGE, TIGO and spares to ESPRESSO.

Troubleshooting on SUN server M5000 platform + Storage tek 2540-M2+ expansion 2501-M2 with the assistance of ORACLE Technical Support at the ALCATEL-LUCENT customer.

Maintenance of SUN servers in ORANGE on behalf of the ERICSSON customer

Deployment of HP devices (PCs, Laserjet printers, scanners etc.) at ICS following a Tenders.

Implementation of five high-performance server ProLiants at SGBS following a Tenders

2010 -2012: Responsible for value products within CSI Company,

Management of the Hardware Support contract ECOBANK GUINEE BISSAU,

Installation and configuration of several backup systems on HP RDX removable disks at SOCOCIM after a demonstration phase ( test and buy).

Troubleshooting and commissioning HP MSA P2000 at SGBS. 2009-2010 : TANGO infrastructure installation (Four 42U rack, IP address, network integration, power supply, air conditioning and integration with other nodes): Proliants, cisco switch, external tape drive, EVA 4100, MSA 500, KVM switch& TFT etc …) in OARANGE MALI ( SUTUBA) with Bharti Enterprise Telesoft

Installation in ORANGE MALI (Hamdallaye ACI 2000) Rack 10642 G2, chassis c7000, san switches, HP GbE2c, Integrity BL870c, 12x BL460c etc

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Racking,deployment and configuration ( System operating installation, Partition creation, virtual disk presentations, backup rebot installation + HP Data Protector, MSL 2024, 3x HP R3000 VA 2UDTC Int UPS,EVA 4400 Start KIT, HP Business Copy EVA, HP CV EVA9.0 repl Sol Mgr 5.0 KIT, San switchs), in Representation ASECNA SITE BAMAKO (Moussa DOUCOURE) and BISSAU (Samey PRISO)

Implementation of a centralized data backup solution for SENELEC: HP VMware Infrastructure composed of blade servers on two remote sites with asynchronous replication under EVA and Business copy command, project consisting of: 2x 42u rack + accessories, 2x HP chassis BLc7000, 16 x BL460c, 16 x V13 Enterprise 2P-Ice-SMP HP, 16 x BLc NC360m NIC, 16 x HP BLc QLogic QMH2462 FC HBA opt Kit, HP DL380 G5 base storage server, 2x HP stoargeWorks 4/32B full SAN Switch, HP FCIP/iSCSI Distance Gateway, HP StorageWork EVA iSCSI Conn Option, Management server HP DL360R05 4M CTO, HP BLc 4Gb FC pass thru Module, MSL 4048 2 Ultrium 960 FC Drive Library, HP EVA 4400 400GB HDD Field start KIT, HP Business copy EVA4400 1TB LTU licenses, CV EVA Replication Solution Manager ( RSM) Kit, HP Smartstart for EVA V2. 1 SW media Kit, Tranceiver, FC cables, scsi etc.)

Creating LUNs, Installing and configuring an HP BL c7000 chassis ( 3 x BL460c, two HP StorageWorks SB40c stocking blades, 3 xHP R3000 va 2UDTC intl UPS, HP 42U RACK, HP BL Cisco 1GB 3020Switch Opt kit ( Contact : CIO Mr Jean Pierre Afanou : +221-*****-**-**, Amath Système Engineering: +221-*****-**-**)

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Several interventions on the HP9000 ORANGE Mali platform as part of HP-Alcatel-Lucent Hardware Support (Replacement spares, Upgrade rp3440- 2 > 3440-4 etc ... Contact : Mr DICKO Abdoulaye, CORINE Dabbagh HP ISE Geneva adz56o@r.postjobfree.com)

Preventive, curative and adaptive maintenance ORANGE MALI fleet HP Proactive Services, HP Software and Second Line Support and Hardware Services with On-site Intervention. Contact: Akkad, Mohamed (TS-Sales) adz56o@r.postjobfree.com, adz56o@r.postjobfree.com CIO)

Incident resolution (HP partner service delivery) on Banjul (Gambia) as part of the management of contracts of British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and HP UK FCO Contacts: Mr Mustapha CEESAY 002**-*******, adz56o@r.postjobfree.com +(44-190*-******,, adz56o@r.postjobfree.com and in SENEGAL ( British Embassy : Mrs Naomi NDIAYE +221-*****-**-** )

2008: Islamic Bank of SENEGA :HP Proliant Server, HP MSA, deployment

(Contact: IT Manager Mr Alioune Mara, Mr Mahecor DIOUF)

Implementation of the cluster architecture at SENTEL GSM (2 x DL580G5, Starter KIT SAN MSA 1500 Bundle) contact: Patrice jolivet, Cheikh Faye, Alioune CAMARA Project manager: adz56o@r.postjobfree.com)

Implementation SAN SGBS cluster platform (2 x DL380 G5, HBA FC1142SR 4GB PCI-E, 2 x HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN switch, HP 2012 FC DC MSA Storage Bay, 10642 G2 Rack, Flat Screen, Keyboard, Rack Able, KVM Conso, Rack option Air flow, Cab LC/LC etc...) Contact: Souleymane MANE DLO/SI SGBS adz56o@r.postjobfree.com, Assane NDIAYE FTF)

Installation and configuration of HP BL c7000 Three Chassis (Brocade 4/24 Fibre Channel SAN Switch, HP GbE2c Gigabit Ethernet Switch, Qlogic QHM2462 4Gb FC Mezzanines, 9 x HP BL460c) at SONATEL

(Contact: Papa Djibril GUEYE, : DSI/A2I/SWB pdjibril@orange- sonatel.com, Modou Khaya)

2005: Installation and configuration of the Peugeot planet System (PPS) solution for the HP building at CFAO SENEGAL ( Contact George Pintho garage manager )

preventive maintenance on all branches of the SENEGAL Social Security Fund, the SDE and the DGID

Skills

2020 – 2022 : Certifications HPE- DELL EMC – ORACLE - VEEAM

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations 2021 Certified Associate [2022]

HPE Sales Certified - Portfolio Solutions [2022]

Veeam Sales Professional (VMSP) 2021

Veeam Technical Sales Professional (VMTSP) 2021

SE Server Credential 2021 certificate

SE Workstation Credential 2021 certificate

SE MidRange Storage Credential 2021 certificate

SE Converged Infrastructure Credential 2020 certificate

SE Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Credential 2020 certificate

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SE Server Credential 2020 certificate

Sales: Data Center Portfolio Credential 2020

August 2019: HPE ATP - Storage Solutions V3 (HPE0-J55 Certification in progress)

2019 : HPE Master Accredited Solutions Expert (Master ASE) : Advanced Server Solutions Architect V3

2018 : HPE Sales Certified ( Introduction to selling Products, Solutions and Services 2019)

2018 : ERICSSON CERTICATE OF COMPETION: Code of conduct for Suppliers et Anti-Corruption 2.0

2016 : HP Accreduted Systems Engineer (ASE) - Server Solutions Architect V2

2016 : HP Accredited Technical professional (ATP) - Server Solutions V2 Certification

Septembre 2016 : VMware vSphere Optimize & Scale ( VSOS) Global knowledge FRANCE

January 2016 : HP ExpertOne HP OneView 1.20

Juin 2015 : vSphere 6 Foundations certification ( 2V0-620), VMware vSphere : install, Configure, Manage v6.0 Head quarters Global Knowledge France SA 100, avenue Albert 1er - 92565 Rueil-Malmaison cedex – FRANCE

Juin 2015 : HP sales Certified : Printing and personnel Systems Hardware

[2015]

Juillet 2014 Certification CISCO : SMB Specialization for Engineers

Mai 2013: IBM Certified Specialist Pureflex technical support V1

Avril 2014: Enablement -IBM System New Storage Announcements Workshop (Storwize Family)

September 2013: IBM Pure System - Implementation Services (Technical & Pre-Sales) & Enablement -Introduction to IBM Power Entry Systems

December 2012: Solaris 10 system administration first part in Côte d'Ivoire.

Novembre 2012: Enablement IBM ‘’ V7K unified Hands-on’’ Cote d’Ivoire.

October 2011: IBM Bladecenter and System X service certification

January 2010: HP ProLiant ML/DL Server AIS (MOROCCO)

Septembre 2009 : Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator ( MCSA): Messaging on Windows server 2003 ( SENEGAL)

Janvier 2009 : VMware Certified professional VI3 ( VCP310) (FRANCE)

October 2008: APS HP BladeSystem ( FRANCE )

Avril 2008 : Servicing HP Proliant ML/DL servers ( MAROC)

Mars 2008 : servicing desktop, workstation, and notebooks ( MAROC)

June-July 2008: Administration of a Microsoft Windows servers 2003 environment,

Implementing, administering, and maintaining a Windows servers 2003 network infrastructure.

Implementing, managing, and maintaining an Active Directory 2003 network infrastructure

Juillet 2007 : Certification HP Blade system c-Class solution-1

Avril 2007 : Comptia server+

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Juin 2007 : APS – HP proliant ML/DL servers

Juin 2006 : Certification HP-UX system Administrator ( CSA – HP-UX V11)

Mai 2006 Fundamentals of UNIX systems ( HP-UX Systems and network administration11, servicing Entry level integrity)

April 2006: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2003 server network and active directory infrastructure

April 2006: HP ProLiant server Enterprise System Management System Implementation HP SIM (MOROCCO)

Mai 2005 : Certification HP servicing ProLiant server products, APS Commercial desktop, Workstation and notebooks ( MAROC)

December 2004: HP-UNIX Tru64: installation, performance management, LSM file systems, printing

December 2003: Exchange Server 2003 Implementation

January-February 2002: seminar at Compudist on LEXMARK products, Windows 2000/XP



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