Ronald Gitari Email & Phone Number

Nairobi County, Kenya

Kenya

Nairobi

• Manage and monitored all installed NOC and client-side systems and infrastructure to ensure the highest level of availability (utilized utilities such as Solarwinds, Cacti, Nagios, Spice).• Configure and manage routing and switching infrastructure particularly, Point-to-Point links, MPLS on Safraicom and Load Balanced BGP Peering to ISP's. • Asterisk and MyPBX configuration and management for local, branch and external call services. • Ensure disaster recovery planning, testing, implementation and documentation is in place and updated. • Lead projects on improving security services, enhancing security posture, implementing new services and/or remediation with an aim of preserving the integrity of data, reports and access.• Tasked to deliver unique infrastructure management and documentation for at the NOC.• Lead/assist in engineering security solutions that may include, but not limited to, firewalls, application firewalls, database security, endpoint security, and network/system forensics technology.• Managed client calls effectively and efficiently in a complex, fast-paced and challenging call center environment.• Ensure IATA NOC and clients networks are PCI-DSS compliant.• Evaluate network performance and create improvement strategies.• Resolve complex hardware and software issues in a timely manner.• Implement basic and advanced routing and switching on multiple vendor appliances.• Implement NOC infrastructure management specifically unique structured cabling design and techniques and scheduled preventative maintenance. • Installation and troubleshooting of third party mail applications to support Google G-Suite, Office 365 and client and other email services. • Provide base level IT support for non-technical personnel within the business. • Upgraded system hardware and managed documentation.• Collaborated with engineers and project managers regarding parameters of client projects.

Finance House, Nairobi, Kenya

 Tasked to perform the following for Park Place Business Center;  Network optimization to improve on bandwidth utilization by use of load balancing, Quality of Service configuration, and Captive portal which was to manage guest wireless connectivity.  Design, installation and configuration of network infrastructure (structured cabling, voice and data communication).  Policy creation an implementation.  Implement provisions for telecommuters using VPN, mail services such as G-suite, Lotus notes, as well as services accessible through VPN.  Training of IT stuff

Barclays Plaza, Nairobi

Networks Administrator/Systems AdministratorDepartment (Technical Support)- Routing and switching configurations including IP addressing, Point-to-Point link mapping, tagged and untagged VLANs mapping static routing, and protocol base routing including OSPF, MPLS and BGP protocols.- Setting up Linux Box (Linux workstation running Shorewall) and pfsense devices, with ISP link(s) configured to perform load balancing over multiple gateways, auto failover, Captive portal service, VPN service, and WAN/LAN firewall. - N.O.C Firewall management (Cisco ASA, Mikrotik Cloud Router) including NAT, masquerade, ipchains, port assignment and adding filter rules.- Monitoring (utilization, link stability, uptime) of the network Point-to-Point links using network management tool such as Solarwinds, Nagios, Net flow, Ntopng and Cacti.- Installation and configuration of Ubiquiti switches and Access points. - Emails configuration and support to clients i.e. setting up email accounts and troubleshooting POP3 and IMAP on Zimbra mail server and Oracle Convergence mail server.- Installing, supporting and maintaining new server hardware and software infrastructure using CentOS, Fedora OS and Ubuntu server OS.- Installation of Smartpoint (Company’s core product) on client machines and support of the same software.- Linux, Apple and Windows desktop support.

Nairobi, Kenya

- Designing and installing a network for the cyber café for the company.- Maintaining the computers within the company (both software and hardware). - Implementing strategies for maintaining and improving the cyber café.- Network security implementation.

Nairobi. Kenya

- Installing and maintaining a local area network.- Repair, maintenance of computers and related accessories.- Data backup and storage.- Consultation on information technology related issues.

Certification, Ccna Security

Certification, Cisco Routing And Switching, Csco12470162

CISCO CCNA ROUTING AND SWITCHING CERTIFICATION https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/1888ee4a-38a3-45ef-82d8-79ba46b0c77c

Bachelor'S Degree, Network And Communication Systems, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Project Manager, Atronec Computer Consultants, Baraton

Certification, Oracle Certification, Destinction

ORCLE 11g

Certification, Network+, Distinction

N+

Diploma, Netwroking, Credit

Diploma in Networking

Certification, A+ Certification, Distinction

A+