Evanson Ikua Email and Phone Number
Evans has diverse experience leading and working with global teams to deliver successful enterprise IT projects. He has made a big impact on the regional open source space leading advocacy campaigns and building local capacities for open source technologies, building a strong reputation as an open source thought leader and entrepreneur. He has experience in policy advocacy, business development, strategic planning & execution, training & capacity building and channel development. He also has diverse experience managing enterprise projects in the private, public and development sectors, with a strong network of contacts across the industry.He is an experienced project manager with expertise in enterprise IT projects with a strong focus on IT Governance, Risk Management & Compliance (IT GRC), Business Continuity, Information Security, Cyber Security and Privacy Management. Evans is an expert industry best practice frameworks such as CoBIT, Capability Maturity Model integration, NIST and ISO.He is a member of the Kenya Bureau of Standards technical committee on Information security, cybersecurity and privacy, the Kenyan ISO/IEC JTC1 SC27 mirror committee that is involved in the development and promotion of information security, cybersecurity and privacy standards like ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 27701 etc. He is the Chairman of Digital Education Africa Network (DEAN - Kenya) and a former board member at Camara Education Foundation - Kenya. These organizations are involved in the promotion of the use of technology to advance education especially in developing countries.He is a published Author, an active Rotarian and a Past President of the Rotary Club Nairobi Kilimani Alfajiri.
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FounderPanther Mobility Ltd Jan 2020 - PresentNairobi, KenyaPanther Mobility aims to create innovative solutions and products for the green mobility and clean energy industry in line with the principles of circularity. -
Director/FounderLanet Consulting Group Ltd Jan 2015 - PresentNairobiIT and Management Consulting and Training with a focus on ISO standards training, implementation and certification. Promoting solutions around Cyber Security, Data Protection, Information Security Management Systems (ISMS), Business Continuity Planning (BCP), IT Governance, Risk Management and Compliance. Major concentration on ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 22301, ISO/IEC 27005.Also involved in project management, business development and account management, development and management of strategic partnerships.
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Account ExecutiveLinux Professional Institute Mar 2020 - Feb 2023Nairobi, KenyaWorked in the partnering team at the Linux Professional Institute to develop, support and grow the LPI partners channel in the EMEA region. Involved in business development, open source advocacy, events management, channel development and key accounts management. -
Master Affilliate - East AfricaLinux Professional Institute Apr 2011 - Mar 2020Nairobi - KenyaRepresenting LPI in 9 countries in Eastern Africa. Involved in business development, managing partner relationships, supporting exam development and delivery, event management and open source advocacy.Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is the global certification standard and career support organization for open source professionals. With more than 175,000 certification holders, it's the world’s first and largest vendor-neutral Linux and open source certification body. LPI has certified professionals in over 180 countries, delivers exams in multiple languages, and has hundreds of training partners.A non-profit based in Canada, the purpose of LPI is to enable economic and creative opportunities for everybody by making open source knowledge and skills certification universally accessible. -
Data Warehouse And Business Intelligence Project ManagerVerve Ko Ltd. (Kenya Revenue Authority) Dec 2015 - Nov 2017NairobiResponsible for project scope and deliverables, managing the project team, implementation partners and client requirements.
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Enterprise It Security Project ManagerVerve K.O Ltd (The National Treasury) Apr 2014 - Dec 2015NairobiProject Manager for the Enterprise Information Security Implementation. Overall responsibility for the project deliverables, interfacing with the client and other project partners.
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Lead ConsultantLanet Consulting Aug 2003 - Jan 2015NairoiFounder and CEO.IT Consulting with a focus on Information Security, IT Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), Business Continuity Planning, Information Security Management System (ISMS) implementation, audit, training and certification, ISO standards consulting.
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Senior Advisor - Ifmis Academy Learning ExpertGerman International Coopartaion (Giz) Gmbh (The National Treasury) Jan 2013 - Mar 2014The National TreasuryGIZ implemented the Support to Public Finance Reforms (SPFR) programme at the National Treasury, Government of Kenya. One component supported the implementation of the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS). The IFMIS Academy aims to enhance IFMIS Re-Engineering through capacity building, training and continous learning for users in all Government Ministries, Departments, Agencies and Counties. -
Linux Admin Certification ManagerDeutsche Gesellschaft Für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Giz) Gmbh Apr 2010 - Dec 2012NairobiGIZ (Former inWent - the German Capacity Building Foundation) in partnership with FOSSFA - the Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa, implemented the ict@innovation programme in Easter, Southern and West Africa. I was in charge of the Linux Admin Certification Pillar of that programme whose aim was to build capacities for African SMEs to enable them improve the quality of their service offering through training and certification in open source software. This programme covered the East and Southern Africa region. -
Founding ChairmanLinux Professional Association Of Kenya Apr 2005 - Mar 2011Nairobi, KenyaCo-founded the Linux Professional Association of Kenya (LPA-K) as a career support association for Linux and open source professionals in Kenya. The main objective was to carry out advocacy activities to promote the use of fee and open source software and technologies in the country, especially targetting the public sector. Together with other early adopters of open source in Kenya, we managed to promote the open source agenda in the public service by carrying out targetted advocacy activities and engaging with senior Government agents.
Evanson Ikua Education Details
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Biological Sciences
Frequently Asked Questions about Evanson Ikua
What company does Evanson Ikua work for?
Evanson Ikua works for Panther Mobility Ltd
What is Evanson Ikua's role at the current company?
Evanson Ikua's current role is Entreprenuer, Author, Seasoned ICT Consultant.
What schools did Evanson Ikua attend?
Evanson Ikua attended University Of Nairobi.
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