Paul Wanyoike
System Administrator
Thika,Kiambu
Summary
Resourceful System Administrator consistently responds to wide range of technical challenges with focused and creative approach. Highly effective at problem solving and decision making 8 years of progressive IT experience.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
8
8
Certifications
Work History
System Administrator
Capwell Industries Limited
Thika
05.2015 - Current
- Installed important security and functionality patches to maintain optimal protections against intrusion and system reliability.
- Designed proactive preventive maintenance schedules to prevent unnecessary downtime and hardware faults.
- Established network specifications and analyzed workflow, access, information and security requirements.
- Worked with users to determine areas of technology in need of improved usability.
- Provisioned new software and hardware for use, following established security policies.
- Monitored temperature and power draw to immediately detect faults and failures.
- Completed reports detailing network and systems performance and downtime issues.
- Adopted cost-effective, useful solutions to implement into current systems.
- Drove continuous improvement of IT governance processes.
- Implemented corrective plans of action for network availability and latency.
- Diagnosed and resolved hardware and software issues.
- Developed and documented network policies, procedures and standards.
- Monitored networks and network devices to resolve technical problems quickly.
- Designed and evaluated WAN and LAN connectivity technologies.
IT Intern
Kenya Electricity Generating Company
Naivasha
01.2012 - 04.2012
- Collaborated to assist support protocol development and offered consultation based on cross-functional knowledge.
- Assisted IT team members by crafting project research material for implementation.
- Aided problem resolution measures and suggested patches and hardware, software and network troubleshooting alternatives.
- Supported IT department in handling technology rollout and maintenance.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
01.2023 - Current
- Continuing education
Diploma - Information Technology
01.2010 - 11.2012
Skills
System upgrades
undefinedCertification
Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA), Ciscom Information Technology Center - 3 Month
Timeline
Mount Kenya University - Bachelor of Science, Information Technology
01.2023 - Current
Data Protection Course, Strathmore University - Three Months
05-2022
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Computer Pride - 3 Months
05-2020
Certified information systems audit (CISA),Computer Pride - Three Months
01-2020
Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA), Computer Pride - Three Month
03-2018
Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA), Ciscom Information Technology Center - 3 Month
01-2017
Cyber security, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) - Two Weeks
09-2016
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), CENTURION SYSTEMS - One Week
06-2016
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), CENTURION SYSTEMS- One Week
05-2016
System Administrator - Capwell Industries Limited
05.2015 - Current
IT Intern - Kenya Electricity Generating Company
01.2012 - 04.2012
Thika Technical Training Insitute - Diploma, Information Technology
01.2010 - 11.2012
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