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AUGUSTINE OCTAVIUS

AUGUSTINE OCTAVIUS

Technologist
Accra

Summary

Enterprise Solution Architect with more than 13 years of experience leading a technical support department and building strategic IT Infrastructure Telco, Banks, and hospitality sectors. Creative Technical Support Representative eager to find novel and productive solutions for customer issues. Adapts to unique complaints and queries with thorough research and expert critical thinking skills. Committed to problem resolution and customer satisfaction.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
19
19
Certification
1
1
year of post-secondary education

Work History

Operations Manager

IORANOUS (TECH Mahindra )
ACCRA, ACCRA
10.2023 - Current


Oversee Technical support teams to effectively resolve incidents and ensure timely resolution.
Drive technical projects to successful completion, adhering to project timelines and objectives.
Lead initiatives aimed at preventing recurring issues and improving overall system reliability.
Ensure that IT services consistently meet established service level agreements (SLAs).
Identify and implement process improvements to enhance operational efficiency.
Proactively identify and mitigate risks associated with infrastructure and service delivery.
Manage and maintain strong relationships with third-party vendors to ensure optimal service support.
Collaborate on capacity forecasting and planning to align resources with business needs.
Generate and present comprehensive performance reports to stakeholders.
Oversee end-to-end service delivery, ensuring seamless integration and customer satisfaction.

Enterprise Solution Architect /Technical Support Team Lead

H2-Solutions LTD
Accra
12.2016 - 09.2023
  • Coordinating all Enterprise Architecture activities
  • Managing and building team of support engineers and ensuring customer satisfaction
  • Auditing compliance within Enterprise Architecture standards
  • Managing critical accounts and creating new opportunities
  • Managing and presenting monthly data analytics reports using BI, Tableau
  • Designing technical solutions for customers on HP, Oracle, Cisco, window, and UNIX platforms
  • Managing customer data centers under SLAs
  • Working with OEMs regarding support and sales opportunities
  • Providing solutions for cases escalated by team members and customers, planning annual budget for training and certifications of engineers
  • Implementing, designing virtualization
  • Ensuring OEM partnership certification and training requirements are up to date
  • Ensuring team members’ knowledge is up to date by training
  • Interpreting technical solutions for customers
  • Hands-on operational leadership for Network, Data Center, Server, Storage, Messaging, Network, and telecom teams
  • Hands-on project management for strategic firm-wide initiatives, inclusive of technology selection, effort, timeline, cost, resource allocation, system engineering, RFP/SOW creation, vendor selection/management, solution delivery, and implementation
  • Oversee infrastructure operations support for organizations on 24x7 basis, with on-call support during off-hours for initial response to disruptions, outages, and incidents
  • Work closely with other technology group managers to establish departmental vision and strategic roadmap for technical platforms
  • Developing enterprise Architecture and coordinating architecture plans for SMEs
  • Developing and maintaining project-level and Enterprise level model consistency and integration
  • Developing methods and techniques for modeling technologies.

Team Lead Technical Support

GDS Africa LTD
Accra
08.2014 - 01.2016
  • Planning managing, and building team of eight support engineers and ensuring customers satisfaction
  • Designing technical solutions for customers on HP, Oracle, Cisco, window, and UNIX platforms, managing customer data centers under SLAs
  • Working with OEMs regarding support and sales opportunities
  • Providing solutions for cases escalated by team members and customers
  • Planning annual budget for training and certifications of engineers
  • Ensuring OEM partnership certification and training requirements are up to date
  • Ensuring team members' technological knowledge is up to date by training
  • Interpreting technical solutions for customers
  • Doing presales and after-sales support
  • Researching newer solutions to tackle challenges
  • Assisting customers to execute projects within budget and on time
  • Innovatively providing solutions to customers' challenges
  • Creating sales opportunities
  • Championing HPE sales opportunities.
  • Resolved diverse range of technical issues across multiple systems and applications for customers and end-users across various time zones
  • Provided Tier 1 IT support to non-technical internal users through desk side support services
  • Assisted customers in identifying issues and explained solutions to restore service and functionality
  • Documented support interactions for future reference

Senior Technical Support Engineer

Computer information system CIS-NIG
Lagos
08.2010 - 07.2014

. Managing SLAs for significant customer accounts.

. Managed customer calls and troubleshot to remediate issues

· Ensuring customer satisfaction.

· Implementing technical installation for Oracle and HP, and Cisco platforms.

· Executing technical designs and solutions for sales team and customers.

· Working on Oracle, HP, Cisco, windows, and UNIX platforms.

· Working with sales team on presales and after support of solutions.

· Executing proof of concept (POC) in customer environment.

· Providing solutions for cases escalated by team members and customers.

· Writing partners require certification exams after training.

· Implementing projects on time and within budget.

  • Served as primary point of contact for support relating to owned solutions and products
  • Analyzed issues to identify troubleshooting methods needed for quick remediation
  • Performed root cause analysis of reported issues to enact corrections
  • Responded to support requests from end-users and patiently walked individuals through basic troubleshooting tasks
  • Explained technical information in clear terms to promote better understanding for non-technical users
  • Traveled with sales engineers on customer site visits to respond to specific technical questions
  • Delivered Tier-3 support and SME input to internal and external customers

Education

Post Graduate Certificate Artificial Intelligence - Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence

Texas McCombs School of Business
Texas McCombs School Of Business
03.2023 - 12.2023

Master of Science - Information System Management

University Of Salford Manchester
Manchester
02.2018

Certificate in Project management -

Brighton School of Business And Management
London
05.2016

B.Sc. - Computer Engineering

Madonna University
Nigeria
03.2007

Associate of Applied Science - Hons Diploma in Network Engineering

National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT)
Benin City Edo State Nigeria
02.2006

Skills

  • Troubleshooting Technical issues
  • Good Presentation skills
  • Administration and management
  • Critical thinking
  • Complex problem solving
  • Systems analysis
  • Telecommunications
  • Operation monitoring
  • Design
  • Repairing
  • Equipment maintenance

Accomplishments

  • Design and implemented Oracle X8 Exadata Machine Solution to Host BI database which led stable environment for Vodafone Ghana .
  • Design and Build Solution for MTN-GH ESF SOA platforms hosted on Dell VXRAIL / VMware environment.
  • Technically lead the implementation of the MTN-FLYTXT platform using Docker managed by Kubernetes providing containers for micro services on both DR and PR sites.
  • Design and Lead Dell Data domain Backup Solution for Vodafone-GH to host the backup from most of the database and applications
  • Implementing Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015/2016 Solutions for Access Bank
  • Ecobank Ghana Automation projects implementing Red-hat Ansible (November 2019)
  • lead the implementation of CRM 2015 (MTN Ghana 2016) for our customer in the telco industry.
  • Stanbic bank Splunk automation implementation (December 2019)
  • lead the project for customer that require to upgrade their Siebel Upgrade from 8.1.1.10 to IP 16.1.(Vodafone Ghana June 22,2019)
  • ISO 2007 implementation lead implementer (November 2021)

Certification

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* AWS Certified Solution Architect

* Huawei Data center Pre-Sales Specialist Huawei certified ICT Associate

* Project Management Institute (PMP)

* Oracle linux certified Associate Linux 5&6

* Oracle Solaris Certified System administrator 11

* Oracle Solaris Certified Network administrator 11

* Oracle Solaris Certified Security administrators 11

* Cisco certified network professional (CCNP)

* Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP)

* HPE -UX 11i V3 (CSA) HP ASE

*HPE certifications. Certified Server Solutions Integrator V8.1

* HPE ASE - Storage Solutions Architect V1 HP Master ASE - Storage Solutions Architect V1

IT Infrastructure Service Management (ITIL V3) Prince2

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

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Experience in C#, Javascript, and Python

I have worked with C#, JavaScript, ASP.NET, and Python in various projects and have a good level of experience in all of them. In terms of C#, I have been working with it for several years now and have used it to develop a range of applications, including desktop, web-based, and mobile. With JavaScript, I have a solid understanding of the language and have worked on several projects that involve client-side scripting as well as server-side scripting using Node.js. With ASP.NET, I have experience building web applications using the framework, including creating custom web controls, working with server controls, and designing and implementing MVC applications. With Python, I have experience in data analysis, web development using Flask and Django, and machine learning using libraries like scikit-learn and TensorFlow. Overall, I would say that I am comfortable working with all four of these technologies and have a strong foundation in each

Leading/managerial experience

I have over 10 years of experience as a manager leading a team of technical support engineers and providing support for multiple SLAs. During this time, I have designed and implemented solutions to meet the needs of our customers, including implementing CRM systems to improve our customer service and support processes. Additionally, I have successfully managed and led various projects, overseeing teams and ensuring that project milestones were met on time and within budget. My strong leadership and communication skills have allowed me to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, while keeping a customer-centric approach to our solutions. Overall, my experience has enabled me to build a deep understanding of technical support, project management, and customer service, and I am confident in my ability to contribute positively to any team or project.

Experience on-premises projects or online (cloud) or both

I have worked on several CRM projects that were based on both on-premises and online versions of the software. Specifically, I have experience working with on-premises D2015 and D2016, as well as online CRM projects. During my work on these projects, I gained experience in areas such as customization, configuration, and integration of CRM modules, as well as data migration, training, and support for end-users.

> lead the implementation of CRM 2015 (MTN Ghana 2016) for our customer in the telco industry.

> lead the project for customer that require to upgrade their Siebel Upgrade from 8.1.1.10 to IP 16.1.(Vodafone Ghana June 22,2019)

I worked on several modules within D2015 and D2016, including Sales Management, Customer Service, and Customization and Configuration. Within Sales Management, I configured lead scoring rules to automatically assign scores to leads based on specific criteria. In Customer Service, I implemented a custom case resolution process that included automated email notifications to customers and internal teams. In terms of customization and configuration, I developed several custom workflows and plugins to automate various business processes, including lead qualification and opportunity creation

Timeline

Operations Manager

IORANOUS (TECH Mahindra )
10.2023 - Current

Post Graduate Certificate Artificial Intelligence - Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence

Texas McCombs School of Business
03.2023 - 12.2023

Enterprise Solution Architect /Technical Support Team Lead

H2-Solutions LTD
12.2016 - 09.2023

Team Lead Technical Support

GDS Africa LTD
08.2014 - 01.2016

Senior Technical Support Engineer

Computer information system CIS-NIG
08.2010 - 07.2014

Master of Science - Information System Management

University Of Salford Manchester

Certificate in Project management -

Brighton School of Business And Management

B.Sc. - Computer Engineering

Madonna University

Associate of Applied Science - Hons Diploma in Network Engineering

National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT)
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