Newtone Mwapula, IT Administrator

Newtone Mwapula

IT Administrator

Muranga Forwarders Ltd

Location
Kenya
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Information Technology
Experience
16 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 9 Months

IT Administrator at Muranga Forwarders Ltd
  • Kenya
  • My current job since June 2015

-My overall responsibility is to formulate and implement effective ICT strategy, management policies and procedures.
-Administering day-to-day operations and coordinating all ICT activities to obtain optimum ICT value.
- Liaise with service providers and vendors to ensure smooth seamless operations of systems and or services.
-User support locally and branch office.
-Managing and implementing ICT projects.
-Providing support for IT hardware, software and network, data backup and migration.
-Windows 7/8/10, Mac Os support, Microsoft office, network support and email support.

Consultant at LongRange Solutions
  • Kenya
  • January 2015 to May 2015
TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER at COMMERCIAL BANK OF AFRICA
  • Kenya
  • March 2009 to November 2014

ACHIEVEMENTS
• Spearheaded deployment of Document management system (Fortis) in the Banks in coast region branches
• Instrumental in relocating two bank branches
• Deployed and set up all workstations, server room/mounting all devices and ensured all systems are running as expected in the bank
• Initiated the relocation of Kenya Data Network outdoor units in the banks branch
• Instrumental in the removal of the old PBX system to VoIP systems

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Monitored and responded to incidents either via email, helpdesk systems (BMC Remedy force), remote tools, desk side or via phone.
• Repaired/replaced all faulty workstations, laptops and printers
• Deployed windows windows 7 and 8 on the banks machines
• Deployed multi-function printing systems
• Setting up user accounts & mail groups, removing and updating them in the AD.
• Router/Switch installations, configurations, maintenance and cable management
• Trained user’s one-on- one on how to use specific devices, applications and or software.
• Data backup, retrieval, relocation and or cleaning
• Gathered and reported user requests and views on use of IT in business systems
• Enforced IT polices as per banks regulations and as per the service level agreement
• Scheduled and carried out preventive maintenance on workstations, network devices and servers
• Maintained IT inventory, consumables, spares, and recommended upgrades and disposal
• Referred major hardware and software problems to vendors and management.
• Identified recurring problems, reported trends to management, and recommended solutions.
• Contact personnel on all IT and technology issues in all CBA branches in coast region both internally and other service providers/contractors.

IT Technician at The Copy Cat Ltd
  • Kenya
  • July 2007 to February 2009

- Repair and maintenance of all faulty computer hardware, laptops and printers.
- Solely in charge of supporting the Electronic signature devices running on the TCP/IP network in the revenue, import and export departments.
- Involved in supporting the HP Alpha GS80 servers
-Network support.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Information Technology
  • at Mt Kenya University, Mombasa Campus
  • December 2017
Diploma, Computer Studies
  • at Technical University of Mombasa
  • November 2003

Awarded a Diploma certificate by the Kenya National Examination Council

Specialties & Skills

System Administration
Customer Service
Network Support
Technical Support
Service Desk
Troubleshooting
systems analysis and Design
Help desk and desktop support
LAN/WAN support and troubleshooting
NETWORK MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION
QUICKBOOKS CLOUD DEPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT
Windows server 2012 installation and configuration
BMC Remedy force- IT service management
Managing Server roles & shares in windows server 2012•
Active Directory Users & Computers: creating & managing•
SCCM 2012 and windows Remote desktop

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

HP Accredited Platform Specialist
  • Authorized to service HP workstations, notebooks and commercial Desktops
  • May 2008

Training and Certifications

Accredited Platform Specialist (Servicing Hp Commercial Desktops, Workstations & Notebooks) (Training)
Training Institute:
HP Certified Professional Program-EMEA
Date Attended:
May 2008
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) (Training)
Training Institute:
self study
Date Attended:
June 2014
MCITP Enterprise Support Technician (Training)
Training Institute:
Self Study
Date Attended:
October 2014
Emergency Response and Disaster Preparedness (Training)
Training Institute:
Commercial Bank of Africa
Date Attended:
September 2013

Hobbies

  • swimming
  • Farming
    Have managed to establish my own home garden with lots of vegetables and water melons
  • Technology trends
  • Networking systems
    Covered a lot in terms of deploying VoIP systems preferably Cisco Sytsems