ICT Manager & Tech Entrepreneurship Development

AREMU OLUYINKA

ICT MANAGER / CONSULTANT

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Lagos, Nigeria

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Results-driven IT Manager with 20+ years of experience leading enterprise technology initiatives, managing cross-functional teams, and aligning IT strategy with business objectives. Proven track record in infrastructure modernization, cybersecurity governance, cloud adoption, and ERP implementations across FMCG, financial services and telecoms sectors. Adept at vendor management, budget control, and translating complex technical challenges into boardroom-ready solutions.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ICT CONSULTANT Domain Plus International

April 2020 – Date · Lagos, Nigeria

I advises organizations on how to optimize, design, and manage their technology infrastructure. They align digital solutions with business goals to improve efficiency, security, and communication;

Infrastructure Assessment: Audit existing hardware, software, and network systems to identify bottlenecks and vulnerabilities.

Strategy & Planning: Develop scalable ICT strategies that support an organization's long-term business objectives.

System Design: Architect and deploy secure network connectivity, cloud solutions, and communication systems.

Vendor Management & Procurement: Prepare technical specifications, evaluate vendor bids, and manage project rollouts.

Cybersecurity & Compliance: Implement data protection protocols and business continuity/disaster recovery plans

Managed annual ICT budget, consistently delivering projects within scope and under budget.for organizations.

Head of IT Chicason Group

April 2017 – March 2020 · Lagos, Nigeria

Lead a team of five IT professionals across infrastructure, cybersecurity, helpdesk, and software development units (Across Chicason Group)

Orchestrated migration of Dynamics 365 ERP applications to a hybrid cloud environment, reducing downtime by 40% and cutting annual infrastructure costs by 285M.

Implemented Avaya telephone Systems, Printing Tech, and Biometrics attendance saving 200M.

Spearheaded rollout of Microsoft 365 and Azure AD across 16 Plants / Locations, improving collaboration and reducing licensing spend by 22%.

Managed 850 Million annual IT budget, consistently delivering projects within scope and under budget.

Information Systems Manager May & Baker Nigeria Plc

Oct 2008 – Mar 2017 · Lagos, Nigeria

Lead a team of 3 IT professionals across infrastructure, cybersecurity, helpdesk, and software development units in May & Baker Nigeria plc.

Orchestrated migration of Microsoft Navision applications to a hybrid cloud environment, reducing downtime by 40% and cutting annual infrastructure costs by 285M.

(Sage line 500 & Microsoft Navision) coordinating some external vendors and 250 internal stakeholders.

Mentored team of 8 junior engineers; 3 promoted to senior roles under direct guidance.

IT Systems Support Engineer Nigerdock Nigeria plc

April 2006 – Mar 2008 · Lagos, Nigeria

Administered Windows Server 2012/2016 environments, VMware vSphere clusters, and Cisco network infrastructure.

Implemented backup and disaster recovery solutions using Veeam, reducing RTO from 12 hours to 2 hours.

Managing / Supporting the ERP Application (Sage Line 500 / Orion - General Ledger,

Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, Project

Costing, Management, and Manufacturing Modules), HR / Payroll Systems and Access

Control Systems, etc as well as documenting the Standard Operation Procedure (SOP)

for all the IS technical jobs. Monitor and TRAIN users to ensure compliance with IS

policies and procedures, analysing systems, and processes; maintain workstations and

networks; and design, develop, and maintain Databases / Applications,

Project Management, Data Warehouse project development (Data Warehouse, ETL

tools, Business Intelligence Suite)

Relational database and Major systems project with customized applications.

EDUCATION

MBA · Ahmadu Bello University - Zaria · 2019

Post Graduate Diploma · Federal University of Technology Akure · 2008 · Second Class Upper

Diploma & Higher Diploma·The Chartered Institute for Information Technology (BCS) –UK-1994 – Chartered

KEY SKILLS & TECHNOLOGIES

Leadership

IT Strategy, Team Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Budget Planning, Vendor Management

Cloud & Infra

Microsoft Azure, AWS, VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, Active Directory, Office 365

Networking

Cisco Routers/Switches, SD-WAN, MPLS, Firewall (Fortinet, Palo Alto), VPN

Security

ISO 27001, CBN Cybersecurity Framework, SIEM (Splunk), Penetration Testing, DLP

ITSM / ERP

ServiceNow, SAP S/4HANA, Jira, Remedy, ITIL 4, Sage, NAV, Dynamics 365

Programming

PowerShell, Python (scripting), SQL, Bash

REFEREES

Available upon request.

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