Kevin Karanda Email & Phone Number

Zimbabwe

I provide strategic direction, technical expertise, and mentorship to the IT Support younger and newer team members. I help troubleshoot site related operational issues addressing technical challenges, establish IT policies and procedures. I also serving as the escalation point for complex issues and ensure the prompt resolution of IT support tickets and site related incidents.

Bulawayo Province, Zimbabwe

As manager, I led a skilled team in ensuring the uninterrupted operation of our VAS telecommunications services on our customer sites. My responsibilities included executing strategic IT support endeavors, including VAS and IT services management, overseeing technical troubleshooting, and serving as the primary escalation point for complex issues. Additionally, I managed crucial relationships with customers and stakeholders, while also ensuring adherence to IT policy and compliance standards.

Morningside,Johannesburg

With extensive experience in VAS Telecom services, I managed the installation, configuration, and integration within mobile operator networks of VAS applications. I would handle the initial hardware setup, including OS installations (Solaris, RedHat Linux, CentOS) , DB installations (MySQL, MariaDB, MariaDB Galera Cluster setups) and switch configurations (link aggregation, VLAN setups). Additionally, I would perform high availability site setups and would also perform the system integrations to establish connectivity with third-party systems (UCIP for charging, SMPP for SMSC) and integrate the SS7 stack using sigtran links on HLR. I became proficient in protocols like Hux, XML RPC2, SOAP, SFTP, and HTTPS. Post-installation, I conducted internal and customer user acceptance tests, ensuring compliance. I provided level 2 system support, offered internal and external training to support stuff and customers, updated documentation ( MOPs, User Guides, Wikis etc) , and would frequently conduct root cause analyses and write incident reports with the help of my teammates. My expertise ensured seamless telecom infrastructure operation and customer satisfaction.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

As a Systems Integrator, I engineered comprehensive Mobile Banking solutions by integrating diverse hardware: Hardware Security Modules (HSM) , HP Servers , Switches, Tape drives, Storage devices , Sim cards) and mobile banking software systems with S@T application systems, integrating them to charging systems and SMSC`s aligning them with business needs.I orchestrated the implementation and acceptance of the systems on customer sites and offered continual support for these integrated systems. Moreover, I established high availability software layouts using the Veritas cluster software and deployed OSS/SNMP alarming to ensure system reliability and performance.

Randburg,Gauteng

As an IT lecturer, I delivered comprehensive lectures covering programming languages, software development methodologies, and fundamental IT concepts. Additionally, I conducted student assessments and offered mentorship and guidance to facilitate their academic and professional growth.

Sandton,Gauteng

As an IT lecturer, my role involved educating students on programming languages : Java and Visual Basic, software development methodologies, and fundamental IT concepts. I conducted assessments to evaluate student progress and provided mentorship and guidance to support their learning journey.