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Douglas Mbanefo

Aberdeen,Scotland

Summary

Highly motivated and dedicated IT Support professional with 7 years of experience providing technical assistance in solving software and hardware problems. Amazon Certified Cloud Practitioner certification, seeking an entry-level position in cloud computing to apply my knowledge and skills in a professional environment and contribute to the success of an organization

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

IT Support Officer

Energy Dimensions Nig Ltd
Nigeria, Awka
07.2020 - 09.2021
  • Diagnosed and quickly resolved a wide range of Windows application and networking problems, such as fixing missing DLL files, and resolving DNS and IP addressing issues, which reduced downtime significantly.
  • Designed and deployed Group Policies within an Active Directory Environment leading to 98% decrease in data breaches.
  • Mostly monitored ServiceNow Interaction and the Virtual Queue while taking calls on the main Service Desk line.
  • Records every information regarding the problem or service request, including its classification and priority, was accurately collected, and documented in ServiceNow.
  • Provide technical support to end-users such as installation of software and hardware such as printers, laptops, desktops, projectors, switches and routers.
  • Resolution of network connectivity problems.
  • Administration of user accounts in the form of identity and access management.
  • Follow up by escalating customer-related fraudulent issues to the Fraud management team for necessary action.
  • Install, set up, and maintained the group-wide email system, which included user mailboxes, distribution groups, security permissions, virus protection, transport rules, traffic management, archiving, and client applications.
  • Provide customer feedback to internal teams and developers to improve products and services.

Service Desk Officer

McAlpha Limited
12.2017 - 08.2020
  • Kept clients well-informed of ticket status.
  • Supported IT department in contract management and equipment purchasing.
  • Troubleshoot various incidents related to hardware, networks, and software faults.
  • Prioritised ticket queue, closing interactions and logging requests upon query resolution.
  • Resolved service requests within target timeframes.

IT Support Engineer

Nigerian Television Authority
Abuja, Nigeria
02.2012 - 12.2017
  • Performed acceptance testing to deliver integration and interoperability of network technologies.
  • Administered, maintained and supported network systems to provide consistent security, availability and performance.
  • Devised and deployed laptops along with installed software for users while offering best-in-class solutions regarding software and hardware issues.
  • Troubleshoot application software and hardware with clients to resolve their issues.
  • Maximised network availability and performance by monitoring, troubleshooting, resolving outages and scheduling upgrades.
  • Supported the region of 200 internal users on Macs, Windows, Android, and iOS devices through walk-in and ticketing systems.
  • Guided and assisted users with technical issues, improving network performance and usability.● Troubleshoot system and network problems, diagnosing and solving hardware or software faults through remote access/VPN support.

Education

Master of Science - Information Technology with Network Management

Robert Gordon University
Aberdeen
09.2021 - 09.2022

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
Bauchi, Nigera
03.2003 - 10.2009

Skills

  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Familiarity with the Amazon Web ServicesAWS suite of services which include EC2, S3, RDS, and IAM
  • Basic knowledge of cloud computing concepts and infrastructure
  • Ability to solve difficult problems and analyse them
  • Proficient in the programming languages like Python and Java
  • Writing and speech communication skills of excellent quality
  • Ability to work effectively in a team
  • Desktop support services

Certification

  • Certified Cloud Practitioner, Amazon Web Services - Feb.2023-May2023
  • Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services June 2023- Present

Timeline

Master of Science - Information Technology with Network Management

Robert Gordon University
09.2021 - 09.2022

IT Support Officer

Energy Dimensions Nig Ltd
07.2020 - 09.2021

Service Desk Officer

McAlpha Limited
12.2017 - 08.2020

IT Support Engineer

Nigerian Television Authority
02.2012 - 12.2017

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
03.2003 - 10.2009
Douglas Mbanefo