Director, I.T.
Universal Risk Management And Actuarial Services Limited
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :22 years, 4 أشهر
Achievements:
1. Architecture and Development of a complete new product suite end-to-end for multi-tier organization (Loss of Employment Insurance Scheme)
2. Developed an IT driven business product of alternative income source for business (online classroom portal)
Roles:
A. Enterprise IT Architect
• Alignment of IT strategy and planning with company's business goals.
• Cloud infrastructure architecture and implementation
• Optimization of information management through an understanding of evolving business needs and technology capabilities.
• Strategic responsibility for the company's IT systems.
• Promotion of shared infrastructure and applications to reduce costs and improve information flow. Ensure that projects do not duplicate functionality or diverge from each other and business and IT strategies.
• Risk Management of information and IT assets through appropriate standards and security policies.
• Development of policies, standards and guidelines that direct the selection, development, implementation and use of Information Technology within the enterprise.
• Build employee knowledge and skills in specific areas of expertise.
B. Chief Information Officer
• Provide technological guidance within an organization.
• Supervise information system and communications network.
• Develop and implement a customer service platform to serve the organization in every aspect.
• Design, establish, and maintain a network infrastructure for local and wide area connectivity and remote access.
• Consult with administration, department managers, and manufacturing representatives to exchange information, present new approaches, and to discuss equipment/system changes.
• Participate in vendor contract negotiations for all new computer equipment and software purchased for the corporation.
• Create a cost-benefit analysis as well as supporting a detailed definition of data requirements and departmental workflows.
• Oversee Internet and computer operations.
• Manages the day-to-day operations of the information technology department including directing staff, who support administrative computing, networking, user services, telecommunications and other information technology functions.
• Assess and anticipate technology projects and recommend appropriate action and resources.
• Establish and direct the strategic and tactical goals, policies, and procedures for the information technology department.
• Propose hardware/software solutions to accomplish the company's business objectives.
• Identify user needs and resolve problems.
• Implementation of standard electronic archiving process
• Policy, process and procedure development
• Archiving and publishing of emerging IT processes for management use
• Workflow and process designs
• Document management with SharePoint 2013 implementation and customization
• Windows infrastructure architectural design
• Exchange 2007 to 2013 migration and post migration support
• Lync implementation, management and documentation
• Systems and process automation with windows offering
• Disaster recovery
• Network security analysis and remediation
• Messaging and collaboration implementation and support
Budget Development, implementation and control;
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Systems security designs & implementation
Systems & Network architect
IT Training
IT staff recruitment
Change management
Messaging and Collaboration
Risk analysis and control
Responsibilities
• Active Directory and Group Policy administration
• Co-ordinating sub-units head and analysis of reports for IT executive review
• Liaising with vendors and making necessary recommendations
• Budget implementation
• Risk analysis and reports
• Manages over 20, 000 users account and computers
• Represents the unit at various customers oriented forums
• Right Management, Federation service, ISA, SCCM, SCOM, SQL servers admin and deployment
• End point security administration
• Disaster recovery operations
• Workstations/users support
• Works with project teams to help implement Internal Systems solutions
• scheduling upgrades and security backups of hardware and software systems; managing crisis situations, which may involve complex technical hardware or software problems;
• mentoring and training new ICT support staff;
• ensuring the smooth running of all ICT systems, including anti-virus software, print services and email provision;
• RMS, CA, IIS implementation & administration
• AD, AD-DS, ADFS, DNS, Advanced Group Policy implementation & administration
• Exchange server Deployment Configuration & administration (2000, 2003, 2007 & 2010)
• Windows NT, 2000, 2003 & 2008 server installation, configuration and administration
• Active Directory & all Wintel backup
• Office Communicator Server, OCS, installation, configuration & administration
• BES installation, configuration & administration
• Web design, E-commerce & media server designing/administration
• SQL server administration
• End-point Security implementation
• Financial application support
• ISA, SCOM, SCCM, installation, configuration & administration
• Secure FTP/web portal administration
• WAN/LAN/VPN administration/management
• Scripting with Batch file, html, & php
• Microsoft SharePoint Server configuration & administration
• Network access control
Responsibilities
• Active Directory and Group Policy administration
• Co-ordinating sub-units head and analysis of reports for IT executive review
• Liaising with vendors and making necessary recommendations
• Budget implementation
• Risk analysis and reports
• Manages over 20, 000 users account and computers
• Represents the unit at various customers oriented forums
• Right Management, Federation service, ISA, SCCM, SCOM, SQL servers admin and deployment
• End point security administration
• Disaster recovery operations
• Workstations/users support
• Works with project teams to help implement Internal Systems solutions
• scheduling upgrades and security backups of hardware and software systems; managing crisis situations, which may involve complex technical hardware or software problems;
• mentoring and training new ICT support staff;
• ensuring the smooth running of all ICT systems, including anti-virus software, print services and email provision;
• Conceptualization and development of enterprise ICT framework
• Supervise/carry-out (with other ICT staff) routine network/systems maintenance.
• Conceptualizing, evaluating & supervising ICT based projects.
• Analyzing, proposing and recommending ICT needs.
• Formulation, review and enforcement of ICT policy.
• Administration of enterprise financial application
• Ensure regular back up of data to external devices.
• Ensure a smooth ICT process on all day to day business transactions.
• IS change management. Liaise with consultants and vendors.
• Web enabled Insurance Application support Implementation of a virile systems/network security.
• Client-server application management /financial application administration/management.
• Back-up/restore operations/Disaster recovery.
• Active Directory implementation & administration.
• Security implementation with firewall, ASA, internet security software and network surveillance
Installation, configuration & administration of Windows 98, Me, 2000, Xp, Vista, Advanced Server2000, Advanced server 2003.
Develop strategic marketing plan for off-the shelf applications. Manage customer complaints and requests. Interface between customers and employer on business conflicts issues. Market software to corporate bodies. LAN implementation and support. Database management. TCP/IP, DHCP administration. Client-server application management. User support/help desk operations. Network monitoring/administration & control. Installation, configuration & administration of all MS operating systems like: Advance server 2003, Advanced Server 2000, Server NT, Windows ’98, Me, 2000 & Xp. Data rescue from crashed OS. Network user support/Systems troubleshooting with on the spot solutions. Data backup. Verification of systems/network performance with effective report to authority. Websites development, uploading and maintenance/management. FTP server administration. WINS, DNS, TCP/IP, IPX, Proxy administration & management. DSL implementation and administration. WAN administration/Domain administration. Active directory implementation and management. Security implementation with firewall, antivirus, anti spam’s applications
International certified lecturers took me on business administration. This includes financial analysis for managers, leadership, change and innovation,marketing perspectivebusiness in emerging markets and eBusiness. I know what it takes to lead a team both in terms of academic and work experience.
I studied chemical engineering and had my intern at West African Portland Cement Company. I also had some basic computer studies in the course of this programme.