Websites
Summary
Overview
Work History
Accomplishments
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Timeline
SoftwareEngineer
Ekow Mensa Baidoo

Ekow Mensa Baidoo

Network Operation | IT Support Engineer | Cyber Security | Python | Cloud Computing
Accra,Ghana

Summary

A Technology Enthusiast, offering over 5-years working experience, with background in Network operations, IT Support and Customer Service. Confident and knowledgeable of networking technologies such as MPLS,LAN/WAN and WiFi , with experience in networking protocols such as STP, ARP, Ethernet, DHCP, IPSec, GRE, DNS, RADIUS, 802.1x ,GPON and optical network (DWDM) having experience with multi-vendor routers, firewalls, and switches configuration. .I'm also a dedicated customer service professional with extensive experience in the telecommunication industry committed to maintaining professional relationships to increase profitability and drive business results.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Network Operation Engineer

Csquared Ghana
Accra
05.2021 - Current
  • Monitored and maintained network and software components according to established guidelines and best practices.
  • Provided regular status updates to customers regarding open tickets .
  • Coordinated installation, testing and implementation of network operation equipment, physical facilities and infrastructure.
  • Coordinated and documented preventive, proactive and corrective maintenance requirements to archive 100% SLA of four hours MTTR .
  • Developed and wrote recommendations for departmental policies, procedures, technical standards and guidelines.
  • Diagnosed network problems involving combination of hardware, software, power and communications issues which increased network uptime 99.9 % .
  • Collaborated with Field engineers to report issues, manage project deliverables and provide status reports.

IT Support Engineer (Supplementary Role)

Csquared
Accra
08.2021 - Current
  • Provided Tier 1 IT support to non-technical internal users through desk side support services.
  • Resolved diverse range of technical issues across multiple systems and applications for colleagues across various time zones.
  • Loaded software, granted permissions and configured hardware for new employees as part of onboarding process.
  • Resolved system, hardware and telephone issues within 48 hours, improving efficiency among departments.
  • Installed security applications on devices and suggested additional security measures.

IT Support Specialist

Hyperlink Network Systems
Accra
12.2019 - 05.2021
  • Provided Tier 1 IT support to external clients through desk side support services
  • Resolved escalated issues by serving as subject matter expert on wide-ranging issues
  • Built and maintained internal knowledge bases for support products to expand available feedback and performance data
  • Wrote and reviewed tickets to request maintenance to various types of equipment
  • Offered troubleshooting of connectivity issues across networks such as Wi-Fi, cellular and LAN.
  • Fielded average of 25 inbound phone calls daily to deliver support and remotely resolve service issues
  • Collaborated with supervisors to escalate and address customer inquiries or technical issues
  • Used ticketing systems to manage and process support actions and requests
  • Integrated Zoho CRM and other customer relationship management software into support operations
  • Resolved system, hardware and telephone issues within 24 hours, improving efficiency among departments
  • Activated and managed office 365 accounts for clients interested in new services

Customer Care Representative

MTN Ghana
Cape Coast, Ghana
09.2018 - 12.2019
  • Assist approximately 200 customers daily with service delivery, customer complaints, questions on products and services.
  • Escalated customer concerns, product issues and reported customer feedback to supervisors for process improvements.
  • Kept abreast with rapidly evolving technologies to provide exceptional support and share benefits of new technologies with customers.
  • Maintained customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies, developed proactive issue resolution focused on addressing customer needs to help with retention and drive sales.
  • Leveraged sales expertise to promote products and capitalized on upsell and cross sell opportunities.
  • Maintained accurate and current customer account data with manual forms processing and digital information updates.
  • Described product highlights and benefits to help guide purchasing decisions.
  • Built long-term, loyal customer relations by providing top-notch service and detailed order, account and service information.

Project Intern

MTN Ghana, Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana
06.2017 - 08.2017
  • Participated in 4G activation services, this was to increase 4G users and enhanced faster internet connectivity for customers
  • Achieved sales targets by selling MTN products like 4G modems, MiFi, T21 phones, routers among other devices
  • Rendered customer care services to customers and gave customer feedback to line manager.
  • Delivered clerical support by handling range of routine and special requirements.
  • Produced high-quality documents, spreadsheets and presentations for internal and customer-facing needs.
  • Communicated effectively with faculty and staff and accepted critiques and suggestions for areas of improvement.

Accomplishments

  • Collaborated on the deployment of optical fibre networking across three major cities in Ghana with a capacity of 200Gb using
    DWDM technologies(ADVA).
  • Coordinated the provisioning of 100 Gb backhaul capacity from Accra to Kumasi for a leading mobile network operator (MTN).
  • Project managed the provisioning of 10 Gb international IP capacity from Ghana to Togo.
  • Supporting 0ver 2,000+ camera sites for the Government of Ghana in metropolitan cities to improve security with , L2VPN configurations over an IP-MPLS network ; Site Integration, discovery and documentation; and other VLAN service configurations.
  • Successfully developed a mobile money locator in python to help mobile money users locate the closest vendor in their neighborhood as my final year University Project work.
  • Integrated an SMTP-lib module into a python script which automatically generated an email and sends to clients with an estimate of the cost of their choices made on the hotel reservation website.
  • Suggested a convenient way for sim replacement policy to be adjusted to lessen the customer visit to the office premises for MTN Ghana.
  • Developed an LLD network Architecture and implemented it for one of the biggest shopping mall in Accra.
  • Trained over 15 Companies' staff on Zoho Customer Relationship Management platform for a more organized, Customer and Employee management and Accounts Payable system to transform manual system to computerized format.
  • Installed Quickbooks on a local sever for a client limiting access to only the Accounting Department.
  • Offered Technical support to clients with; Sever management, Active directories, Microsoft 365 account Management, DNS, and Domain transfer Management.

Education

Machine Learning

Stanford University
United States (Online Coursera)
09.2021 - 03.2022

Certificate - Network And System Administration

Ghana Institute of Management And Public Administration
Ghana
09.2018 - 03.2019

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

University For Development Studies
Ghana
09.2014 - 11.2018

Skills

    Network Development / Operations

undefined

Accomplishments

  • Google Project Management Certificate
  • Certified in Cybersecurity
  • Nokia Network Routing Specialist 1- Nokia (Expires 2025)
  • Google IT Support Professional Certificate - Google (No Expiry)
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner - AWS (Expires 2024)
  • CompTIA Security+ ce. - CompTIA (Expire 2024)
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate. - CISCO (Expires 2023)
  • Driver’s License Certificate - DVLA Ghana (Expires 2026)

Affiliations

  • ISC2
  • ISACA
  • Institute of Information Technology Professionals Ghana

Timeline

Machine Learning

Stanford University
09.2021 - 03.2022

IT Support Engineer (Supplementary Role)

Csquared
08.2021 - Current

Network Operation Engineer

Csquared Ghana
05.2021 - Current

IT Support Specialist

Hyperlink Network Systems
12.2019 - 05.2021

Certificate - Network And System Administration

Ghana Institute of Management And Public Administration
09.2018 - 03.2019

Customer Care Representative

MTN Ghana
09.2018 - 12.2019

Project Intern

MTN Ghana, Coast
06.2017 - 08.2017

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

University For Development Studies
09.2014 - 11.2018
Ekow Mensa BaidooNetwork Operation | IT Support Engineer | Cyber Security | Python | Cloud Computing