National IT Specialist, UNDP/ Electoral Support Project, Election Commission of Nepal, Kantipath, Kathmandu
IT Consultancy
Total years of experience :17 years, 4 Months
• IT Consultancy
PROJECT DETAILS
August 2011 - Till Date National IT Specialist, UNDP/ Electoral Support Project, Election Commission of Nepal, Kantipath, Kathmandu, Nepal
Environment: Windows server and workstation, Oracle 10g, PostgreSQL, EnterpriseDB, XenServer, ClearOS, Data Centre Administration
Major Responsibilities:
1. ICT support to implementation of Voter Registration Programme
* Advice and assist Election Commission of Nepal (ECN) in planning and installation, testing, commissioning and quality control activities for the Voter Registration Kits to be mebilised in the areas assigned.
* Provide advice and technical backstopping an ICT for all field operations including the District Offices.
* Manage data security processes and products for voter registration including data collection, district level consolidation and central database management.
* Provide ICT support for all Voter List related activities including Database Management and preparation of IT related reports and proposals.
* Provide IT training to ECN officials as a Resource Person and facilitator.
* Perform quality checks of the data, analyse the data and design statistical reports.
* Develop a system for monitoring and reporting of voter registration at registration centres.
2. Application Server Development for the Central Data Centre
* Work closely with International ICT Expert in designing Central Data Centre.
* Coordinate with Regional IT Officers to ensure quality of data received from the field
* Assist the ECN on defining specifications and designing for Central Data Centre application.
* Assess system weaknesses and make necessary improvements
3. Development of Strategy and Plan
* Develop detailed IT Governance plan for ECN
* Develop strategy paper and implementation plan for expanded nationwide ECN intranet system
* Develop data backup and recovery strategies and procedural documents
* Design power backup plan for IT Unit of the Secretariat.
March 2010 - July 2011
Management Information System Associate, UNDP/ Livelihood Recovery for Peace Project, Hospital Road, Jaleshwor, Mahottari, Nepal
Environment: Windows server and workstation, MS Access, SPSS, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Dreamweaver
* Design and develop Gender and Social Inclusion sensitive Monitoring Information System (GSI-MIS) for LRP with guidance and inputs from the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist and in line with UNDP's GSI-MIS.
* Develop User Guide/Manual for the database with guidance from M&E Specialist.
* Conduct orientation on MIS database to all project staff responsible for project implementation.
* Assist the M&E Specialist to develop the appropriate formats and tools for implementing partners to collect and report data to LRP.
* Assist the M&E Specialist to orient implementing partners on formats, data needs, data compilation from the field, etc.
* Populate LRP GSI-MIS with data from the field on regular intervals.
* Monitor, evaluate and follow up the use and results of LRP GSI-MIS system at all levels as regular technical support.
* Provide data and information to the M&E Specialist, NPM and other professionals for producing monthly, quarterly and annual reports including donor reports as per the need of the programme.
* Provide regular updated facts and figures in table, graphs and charts as per need to feed into the project website, brochures, booklets, newsletters and presentations.
* Prepare Baseline Survey Information Management System (BS-MIS) in Access 2003 to create a database for the data collected from the household survey, VDC level participatory assessments and district level secondary data.
* Work closely with teams hired by the project to conduct surveys, assessments, reviews and evaluations.
* Review specifications for hardware procurement, software programming, installation, training, operating manuals and maintenances.
* Develop Inventory Management Software (LRP-IMS) in Access 2003 to create a database for the project inventory and assets.
* Design an Internet for all major programme documents, reports, manuals, communications and knowledge products produced by the project in coordination with Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist.
* Assist the Communication Officer to oversee the development of project website and update it regularly.
* Provide technical support in computer systems to all project staff.
April 2008 - February 2010 IT Consultant, Computer Interface Pvt Ltd, Lekhnath marg, Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal
Environment: Oracle 9i, Developer 2000
Project: MIS System Client: United Flora Pvt Ltd Location: Tripureshower, Kathmandu, Nepal
* Analyzed the requirements, prepared specifications
* Configured and prepared of physical database from logical design.
* Installed and configured Oracle 9i
* Maintained database security.
* Design and development of database, forms and reports using Developer 2000
* Installation of the developed software and provided user training.
Project: IT Consultancy Client: ADB TA 4962-NEP: Support to Anti-corruption Institutions Location: Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Kathmandu, Nepal
Concern Offices: * Department of Revenue Investigation, Harihar Bhawan, Lalitpur and its outreach offices in Thankot, Dhulikhel, Itahari, Pathlaiya, Butwal and Kholpur
* National Vigilance Center, Anamnagar, Kathmandu
* Special Court, Babar Mahal, Kathmandu
Environment: Windows server and workstation, Oracle 10g, PHP, JAVA, Codeigniter, Apache Web Server, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Wide area Network
* System Study, Design and development of Central Information System for Department of Revenue Investigation.
* Design of Wide Area Network for Department of Revenue Investigation.
* Preparation of Hardware specification and Power backup system for Department of Revenue Investigation.
* System Study, Design and development of Web-base Assets Declaration Information Management System for National Vigilance Centre.
* Web page Design and development for Special Court.
June 2005 - March 2008
IT / Monitoring Officer, Civil Society Anti-corruption Project (CSACP) / Pro Public, Gauttam Buddha Marg, Annamnagar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Environment: Windows server and workstation, Mail Server, MS Access, Oracle 8i, Developer 2000, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Dreamweaver
Management/Supervision
* Contribute to the Inception and Final report
* Resource person during workshop, on the job training and for information sessions
* Review the existing reporting requirements, formats, data collection methodology and process
* Assess the requirement of information by various stakeholders and each level of management in the implementing agency
* Worked as a liaison person between CSACP/Pro Public and Department of Land Information and Archive (DoLIA) and Ministry of Land Reform and Management for the Computerization of Land Parcel Records of Land Revenue Offices in Morang and Kailali District.
* Supervision of Data entry job of Land Parcel Records in Land Revenue Office Biratnagar and Land Revenue Office Belbari in Morang District and Land Revenue Office Dhangadi and Land Revenue Office Tikapur in Kailali District.
Network Administration
* Administrated Windows Server and workstation
* Administrated mail server for day to day work.
* Performed hardware maintenance and installation tasks.
* Repair PC's.
Software Development
* Designed and Developed Accounting Software in Access 2003 for district offices and Central Office
* Designed and Developed Inventory Management System Software in Access 2003 for Central Office
* Designed and Developed MIS system for Good Governance Radio Listeners Club/Club member activity monitoring system in Access 2003 for Good Governance Project
* Designed and Developed Activity Information Management System in Oracle 8i/Developer 2000 for Civil Society Anti-corruption Project.
Web site Administration
* Design and Development of web site www.propublic.org
* Regular update and modification as per required
August 2004 - June 2005 System Analyst and Database Administrator, Software division, Computer Interface Pvt. Ltd. Kathmandu, Nepal.
Project: Revenue Accounting System Client: Nepal Electricity Authority Location: All over Nepal
Environment: Oracle 8i, Enterprise Manager, Developer 2000
* Worked as a Team Leader for the Development and tested the system in a team of 7 persons.
* Analyzed the requirements, prepared specifications, assigned the jobs to the team members.
* Configured and prepared of physical database from logical design.
* Installed and configured Oracle 8i in various branch offices of NEA.
* Maintained database security.
* Involved in the design and development of database, forms and reports using Developer 2000
* Prepared the schedule and clarifications and co-ordination with the Project Manager on the project deliverables.
April 2000 - August 2004 Oracle Database Administrator, Software division, Professional Computer System Pvt. Ltd. Kathmandu, Nepal.
Project: Nepal VAT System & Income Tax System Client: Inland Revenue Department Location: Kathmandu Nepal
Environment: Oracle 8.1.5, Enterprise Manager 2.0.4
Database Administration: * Installed and configured Oracle 8i in Inland Revenue department and in district offices.
* Configured and prepared physical database from logical design.
* Attend day-to-day administrative needs of a database including verification of backup and restore procedure in department.
* Maintained database security.
* Managed user profile.
* Maintained network connectivity.
* Tuned and troubleshoot of database
April 1998 - March 2000 Computer Officer, Department of Value Added Tax, Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Environment: VAT Application, FoxPro for windows 2.6, Windows NT 4.0 server and workstations, Exchange Server 5.5, Oracle 8.0.4, Oracle 8i
Management/Supervision
* Involved allocation of work to the team.
* Prepared test plan, review of the code and maintained the configurable items.
* Worked as a liaison person for the third party and district offices computer section.
VAT Application
* Involved in backup and restore procedure of VAT Application.
* Designed and developed various MIS Reports and Forms.
* Involved in the customization of various reports.
Network Administration
* Administrated Windows NT Server and workstation including user profile security and access on application and resources.
* Administrated of Exchange server for day to day work.
* Performed hardware maintenance and installation tasks.
* Upgrade and repair PC's.
Database Administration
* Installed and configured Oracle 8.0.4 for development environment.
* Converted FoxPro base database into Oracle database.
* Designed and developed Oracle networking and Snapshot configuration.
* Involved in documentation of database.
Nov 1997- April 1998 Computer Engineer, Department of Value Added Tax, Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal.
July 1997 - Oct 1997 System Analyst and Programmer, Software division, Computer Interface Pvt. Ltd. Kathmandu, Nepal.
Project: Information Management System (IMS) Client: Nepal Electricity Authority Distribution and Consumers Service Directorate, Loss Monitoring Division Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
Environment: Foxpro for Windows Version 2.6
* Worked as a Team Leader for the Development and testing of the system in a team of 3 persons.
* Involved in the analyzing the requirements, preparing specifications, assigning the jobs to the team members.
* Involved in the design and development of database, forms and reports using FoxPro for windows 2.6.
* Prepared the schedule and clarifications and co-ordination with the Project Manager on the project deliverables.
M.Sc. in Computer Engineering, State University "Lvivska Polytechnica", Lviv, Ukraine. (1997) in Excellent degree.