Network & ICT Engineer with Certifications and MBA

Olanipekun, Waheed Oyedeji

Summary

Profile:

An ICT Executive with over 20 years of experience in ICT and Engineering, leading strategies and digital innovations.

Several years of hands-on digital and innovative solution design, deployment, and support, including IT Administration, Cybersecurity, IoT, Cloud computing, Virtualization, Network Monitoring & Management, and Wireless technologies.

Accomplished and certified (PMP) Project Manager with several successfully executed projects with excellent stakeholder, resources, and change management experience.

Excellent communication and management skills with proven ability to lead workshops, and training sessions, prepare and make presentations with deep customer support and engagement skills.

Deep experience in business development, bid/tendering, RFQ, and contract negotiation.

A very responsible and dependable professional with amiable interpersonal and excellent communication skills.

Technical &

Business

Skills

Several years of work experience leading strategy in technological innovations and partnership to enhance efficiency and productivity.

Years of experience in managing and supporting Windows Servers and Linux servers.

In-depth knowledge of network management, network availability & capacity planning.

Strong technical skills with hands-on Data/Cyber security, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud infrastructure, understanding of modern technology stacks, and platform scalability.

Analytical, teamwork, ownership, good communication, and problem-solving skills.

Hands-on experience in virtualization using VMWare, VirtualBox, VDI, etc

Experience with different cloud computing vendor technologies like AWS, Microsoft Azure & Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Knowledge and experience with DevOps, backend, frontend, CI/CD, AWS’ platform including EC2, S3 Bucket, Container, IaS, Terraform, & CFT, etc.

Years of experience relating with Industry regulators to ensure compliance and adherence to company’s standards, policies and procedures.

A hardworking, result-oriented, good team-player with leadership and administrative skills

Excellent interpersonal skills, innovativeness, and goal-driven spirit.

High-level technological aptitude, troubleshooting skills, ability to learn quickly and stay current, and strategic problem-solving skills.

Excellent experience in telemetry/IoT solutions using RPMA and other wireless technologies for Power infrastructure, wellheads, and pipeline monitoring.

Experience in business development and sales plans, proposals, and follow-up on prospects.

Experience in Identity & Access Management (IAM), TCP/IP protocol and several other TCP/IP and routing protocols,

A very thorough, dependable, and dispassionate personality with excellent analytical skills.

Deep experience in Network security using different vendor technologies like Cisco ASA 5505, AnyConnect, Juniper SSG140, and Sophos firewalls

Several years of customer support and account management with different strata of customers.

Proven experience in bid/tender, account, and customer management, contract negotiation, and project management.

Phone No: +234**********; 080********

E-mail: ***********@*****.***

Education/

Training

Master of Business Administration (MBA) – University of Lagos, Nigeria 2015 - 2017

Bachelor of Engineering (Mech. Eng.) - University of Ilorin, Nigeria. 1998 - 2002

CCIE Routing and Switching Bootcamp - Internetwork Expert Inc. USA 2012 - 2012

IoTHeap Software-As-A-Service (SAAS) – SkyPuzzle, Croatia 2019 - 2019

Random Phase Multiple Access IoT Training – SkyPuzzle, Croatia 2019 - 2019

Project Management Professional (PMP) 2023 - 2023

Usage & Programming of 2-Way Radios & Repeaters – Hytera 2018 - 2018

VSAT Hub Management and Support - Gilat Satellite Network 2009 - 2009

VSAT Hub Management and Support - iDirect Satellite Network 2008 - 2008

TL9000/ISO9001 Quality Assurance & Mgmt. System- Netcom Africa Ltd 2008

IPv6 & INRM Training – AfriNIC 2018 - 2018

ICS2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) with Baudspace CyberLearn, USA 2024

AWS Zero to Hero Course for DevOps Engineers (30-Day YouTube Course) 2024 Professional

Certifications

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) – (Attempts)

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

Juniper Network Certified Internet Associate (JNCIA)

Juniper Network Certified Internet Specialist – Enterprise Routing (JNCIS_ER)

Juniper Network Certified Internet Specialist – Security (JNCIS_SEC)

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Netcom Certified VSAT Engineer

Certified Gilat Hub Operator

ICS2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)

Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) – ITM Work

experience:

[July 2020 – Date] – Upland Consulting Nigeria Limited, 13th Floor, Foreshore Towers, 2, Osborn Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. www.uplandconsulting.com

Position: GM, Projects & Network Support

Responsibilities/Accomplishments: -

Providing overall leadership oversight into the running of the company’s IT operations and management of other ICT projects and infrastructure across the company.

Spearheading the technological transformation and aligning the company's digital strategy with business goals.

Leading a dynamic team of Engineers and other IT professionals to ensure the seamless integration of business services with the latest technologies, fostering growth, innovation, and operational excellence.

Overseeing digital transformation initiatives, focusing on delivering a seamless customer experience.

Managing and mentoring a cross-functional technology team to enhance operational efficiency and security.

Driving innovation by identifying emerging technologies and leveraging technological trends to deliver cutting-edge solutions.

Providing cross-functional, strategic initiatives and executive leadership across the technical verticals and business units.

Leading the development and implementation of the company’s technology strategy in line with business objectives.

Ensuring compliance with industry regulations and maintain robust security measures to protect sensitive information.

Collaborating with senior leadership to integrate technology across departments, optimizing service delivery and enhancing product offerings.

Developing and managing the technology budget and ensuring cost-effective implementation of new systems.

Promoting a culture of innovation, continuous learning, inclusion, and operational excellence.

Providing overall leadership for the project planning, execution, and delivery of different digital technological solutions

Supervising the management of IT security, reliability, and performance

Developing and managing budgets, forecasts, and resource allocation plans

Leading and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and effective delivery of projects.

Providing technology leadership through hiring, mentoring, training and retaining top talent.

Ensuring compliance with SLAs, industry standards, regulations, and best practices

Developing and implementing process improvements and optimization initiatives

Providing leadership in operational and strategic decision-making to ensure quality service delivery and excellent relationships with the customers’ decision-makers.

Supervising the IT budgets, managing capacity planning and ensuring that the entire network is built and secured to acceptable standards.

[July 2021 – Date] – Digital Prime Limited (FinTech), 9, Alhaji Kanike Street Off Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. www.digitalprime.ng

Position: Technical Director/Consultant

Defining and executing technological visions that align with business goals and strategic growth

Leading, mentoring, and scaling a cross-functional technical team

Advocating a strong culture of innovation, accountability and agility.

Establishing engineering best practices, code quality standards, and effective

Ensuring collaboration with cross-functional units, including compliance and legal teams and internal audit to assess and mitigate technology risks.

Providing leadership decisions on cloud strategy, system design

Overseeing platform uptime, reliability, scalability, and performance SLAs

Leading architecture, infrastructure, and technical innovation across all products

Overseeing system security, fraud prevention mechanisms, and data privacy controls

Ensuring platforms comply with regulatory requirements across jurisdictions (e.g., CBN, NITDA, GDPR)

Identifying and integrating new technologies that enhance platform security, scalability, speed, and reliability

Partnering with service providers, technical partners, Product, Risk, Operations, and Business Units.

Evaluating and managing third-party technology vendors, platforms, and external integrations

[Sept 2016 – July 2020] – Upland Consulting Nigeria Limited, 13th Floor, Foreshore Towers, 2, Osborn Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. www.uplandconsulting.com

Position: GM, Network Infrastructure & Security

Responsibilities: -

Developed and implemented network infrastructure strategies aligned with organizational goals

Ensured governance, security, and compliance with relevant regulatory standards (e.g., SOC2, GDPR)

Owned risk management, data governance, and cybersecurity strategies from a technology perspective.

Provided direct Information Security Awareness training and oversight to all employees, and other third parties, ensuring proper information security clearance in accordance with the established information security policies and procedures.

Oversaw the design, installation, and maintenance of network systems, including LAN, WAN, Wireless networks, and cloud infrastructure.

provided highly skilled, specialist services to provide information security, Data Protection, and Business Continuity Management at the Country level, to represent Group Information Security strategies at the Country Level

Performed information & Cybersecurity risk assessment, vulnerability assessments, and serve as an internal assessor for security issues.

Managed and led teams of Network Engineers, System Administrators, and technicians in delivering various projects.

Conducted Network performance monitoring and optimization.

Developed and managed budgets for network infrastructure projects and operations.

Ensured collaboration with other departments to integrate network infrastructure and security with business systems.

Reviewed security logs on critical servers and communicates exceptions to Head, IT, and Operations

Defined and evolved the engineering organizational structure, career paths, and capacity planning

Provided guidance and direction for the physical and logical protection of Information Technology resources to other functional systems.

Ensured compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.

Developed and enforced IT policies, procedures, and best practices.

Managed partners, OEMs and vendor relationships and negotiations.

Supervised disaster recovery and business continuity planning.

[Nov 2014 – Aug 2016] – Upland Consulting Nigeria Limited, 13th Floor, Foreshore Towers, 2, Osborn Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. www.uplandconsulting.com

Position: Program Manager

Responsibilities: -

Oversaw and coordinated all activities and resources relating to the Shell National VSAT

(SNV) project.

Ensured timely and effective customer provisioning within stipulated timelines and in line with agreed contract terms.

Promoted IT solutions that enable seamless cross-functional workflow as well as company- wide knowledge sharing and collaboration.

Worked with relevant departments to monitor compliance with ICT policies and procedures across the organization and provide ICT quality control in all areas of the organization as required

Managed enterprise solutions and business applications as well as conceptualizing, evaluating & supervising ICT-based projects.

Actively managed the technical operation’s budget and ensured effective use of the company’s resources on technology investments to grow the business

Coordinated and managed high-profile customer service deliveries.

Set up and managed the company’s Network Management System (NMS) for effective and proactive network monitoring and support

Provided a secure and efficient System & Network infrastructure to support the company’s ICT requirements

Ensured that SLAs and KPIs were religiously adhered to and customer issues were given the desired attention and response.

Provided first-line business and technical liaison with consultants, technical partners, and vendors on organization IT needs.

Set up and presiding over project meetings and follow up on action items to ensure trackable progress in the project implementation

Ensured that operational systems were handled in an efficient and timely manner, continuing to meet objectives and satisfying user needs, ensuring compliance with related Company policies and procedures.

Supervised network designs, provisioning, and deployment to ensure compliance with the company’s quality assurance and management system.

Ensured overall company’s network design, deployment, monitoring, and stable operational practice.

[Sept. 2010 – Nov 2014] - Afcom Satellite (Afcomsat) Network Limited, 27 Balarabe Musa Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos

Position: Network Engineering Manager

Responsibilities: -

Carrying out network planning, design, and administration to ensure efficient setup and smooth network operation.

Providing and managing perimeter security for the company's network using Cisco ASA firewalls and termination of VPN into the network.

Preparing RFPs, bid proposals, contracts, scope of work, and other documentation for IT projects.

Managing and ensuring the effectiveness of servers, including e-mail, print, and backup servers, and their associated operating systems and software. Responsible for on-site and off-site data Centers.

Managing and ensuring optimal operation of all network hardware and equipment, including Routers, switches, hubs, UPSs, and so on.

Managing operational costs; conducting near- and long-term financial forecasts for expanded functionality.

Leading the troubleshooting and resolution of complex network problems and recommending preventive measures for recurrence.

Prepare weekly and monthly reports on the state of network performance.

Configuration, and administration of the network monitoring tools like Inter-mapper, PRTG, SNMPc

Ensuring stable interconnectivity between the company's network segments and the core network to meet the network availability in line with the company’s set target and the SLAs signed with the clients.

Serving as project manager on a project basis. This involves project planning, budgeting, and implementation.

Supervising network planning, design, and management of IP address assignment and database for the entire network

[Dec 2009 – Sept.2010] - West African Ventures Ltd, 18A Thompson Avenue, Ikoyi Lagos. www.waventures.com.ng

Position: IT/Network Coordinator

Responsibilities: -

Company's LAN/WAN Network administration and support to ensure smooth operation of the network using different network equipment. Cisco and Cyberoam routers, switches, and firewalls, among others.

Ensuring stable interconnectivity between the company's regional and international branches through effective administration of traffic engineering and routing

Managing the Domain controller, Exchange Mail server, File server, and other network infrastructure

Coordination and administration of connectivity among the ISPs multi-homed by the company to ensure uninterrupted internet connections to the company.

Ensuring network security and setting up, configuration, and administration of VPN connections into the company network from remote (e.g. offshore) users.

Managing the telephony infrastructures for the company, this includes both the intercom and VoIP installation for international and regional branch communication.

Monitoring and attending technical issues on the company’s network using different monitoring and packet sniffing tools (e.g. SolarWinds, Ethereal/Wireshark, and SNMPc, among others)

Performing network and system backup, upgrades, and routine network operations and maintenance (O&M).

Coordination of the necessary IT administrative duties within the company to ensure smooth IT operation.

Reporting the day-to-day IT operation to the IT manager

[Aug 2007 – Nov 2009] - Netcom Africa Limited,

6/F South Atlantic Petr. Tower, 7, Adeola Odeku street, V.I, Lagos. www.netcomafrica.com

Position: Snr. Network/NOC Engineer

Responsibilities: -

Planning, Implementation, configuration, and administration of the company’s WAN connections using Cisco devices (e.g.C7140, 7505, 6509, 3600, 3500 series), among others.

Managing and supervising the company’s data center operation and equipment deployment as well as ensuring that the guiding rules are adhered to.

Implementation of all necessary security measures including firewall configuration, Intrusion Detection/Prevention System (IDS/IPS) using Cisco and Juniper devices, e.g., Cisco PIX 515e, Juniper SSG5, and SSG140, among others.

Network monitoring, troubleshooting, and escalation using different monitoring and diagnostic tools like AutoNOC, SolarWinds, SNMPc, Element Manager, Allot NetEnforcer, iMonitor, etc.

Attending to 2nd and 3rd-level technical escalations involving both the IP (Routing) and RF issues.

Supporting and maintaining the company’s IP Wireless Base Stations that provide 3G UMTS wireless access to mobile users.

Administration, including configurations and troubleshooting, of the iDirect NMS Servers that run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Managing and administering the company’s iDirect and Gilat VSAT Hubs, which include the configuration and troubleshooting of issues with the Line cards, the protocol processors, and other VSAT hub infrastructures.

Managing the company’s Data Centre: Installation, configuration, and administration of LAN and WAN devices (router/switches/servers).

Offer technical support to clients on the VSAT - TDMA (iDirect and Gilat) and SCPC Platforms, Microwave, and fiber connection.

Generation and analysis of Weekly network KPI performance/availability status report and updating trouble tickets based on the activities carried out at the site to ensure that day-to- day activities and network performance are well documented.

Writing of work procedures in line with the TL9000/ ISO 9001 requirements to ensure all the work processes are well documented.

[Jan.2006 – Aug 2007] SIOtel Nigeria Limited,

5, Karimu Kotun, V.I, Lagos.

Position: Network Engineer/Administrator

Responsibilities: -

Deploying and administering Network devices which include Cisco AS5300 Series router, Catalyst 2948, and 2950 Switches, among others.

Microwave Radio Link (RF) planning, installation, and support for the company’s Clients

Monitoring of Network performance and resolution of technical issues within the network

Designing, Implementing, and supporting both wired and Wireless Local Area Networks

(WLAN), including cablings, for the company’s customers.

Managing the company’s IT infrastructures including wireless network, mail server, File server, Active directory & DNS servers, and printers, among others.

VSAT and Microwave Radio Link (RF) design, installation, and Optimization for the company Client

Installation and configuration of Customer premises Equipment (CPE), such as modems, routers, and switches.

[Aug.2003 – Dec.2005] Wave Networks (Nig) Limited, Lagos. Position: Network Security Engineer

Responsibilities: -

Managing and administering the company’s network consisting of Cisco devices and servers.

Installing and supporting Microwave (Radio) links connecting customer ends.

Designing, deploying, and supporting Local Area Network

Provision of technical support for clients both on Microwave and VSAT links with the company’s network

Managing and administering the company’s WAN connections, to the network’s backbone.

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