Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
Publications
Key Academic Projects
References
Key Academic Projects
Hobbies and Interests
Publications
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Nathanael Ato Asaam

Nathanael Ato Asaam

Koforidua

Summary

With a proven track record at Ashesi University, I excel in MIS and software development, blending technical prowess in PHP, SQL, and Laravel with strong communication and teamwork skills. Innovated online platforms and systems, significantly enhancing operational efficiency and data security.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Work History

Senior MIS Officer

Ashesi University
08.2024 - Current
  • Oversee the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of the organization's MIS and Ensure the accuracy, reliability, and security of data within the MIS
  • Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance
  • Integrate MIS with other organizational systems and databases to ensure seamless data flow and provide technical support and troubleshooting for MIS and related software applications
  • Document technical specifications, user guides, and operational procedures for MIS and software applications and Conduct training sessions to educate users on new functionalities and best practices

Application Support Officer

Ashesi University
07.2016 - 07.2024
  • Handle Specific details of Varied Applications that would be used by Ashesi University
  • Check the smooth running of applications with no discrepancies within the system
  • Ensure that different applications that are used are working smoothly without any difficulties
  • Ensure that problems that arise with applications are solved immediately without delay
  • Provide On-site Technical Support of Software Systems
  • Coordinate Software Systems being developed by Outsourced Software Engineers
  • Install, Upgrade and Configure Software Application Systems
  • Application Development & Managing Databases of Applications
  • Developed the MealPlan Restful API that was used to develop MealPlan Admin Console and MealPlan POS at Ashesi University using Laravel
  • Developed a Mealplan Subscriber portal for checking subscriber details, daily transactions, balance and transactions within a period at Ashesi University
  • Upgraded the Mealplan Admin Console with several new functions including, bulk top up for subscribers and excel top up for subscribers at Ashesi University
  • Upgraded a new MealPlan API with new features for Students to be able to top up their MealPlan accounts using credit and debit cards and mobile money. This feature was implemented using the Express Pay API.
  • Installed Epson Thermal Printers and Fingerprint Scanners for Cafeterias and Shops at Ashesi that use the Ashesi MealPlan POS for their sales and administration
  • Registered MealPlan Subscribers, including Students, Faculty and Staff on to the new MealPlan Biometric feature that allows Subscribers to authenticate their purchases using their fingerprints
  • Developed a Hostel Management System for managing Hostels, Rooms, Room Assignments and Occupants at Ashesi University using Laravel
  • Developed a Restful API for the Development of a new Housing Admin Portal at Ashesi University using Laravel Lumen
  • Developed a New Housing Admin Portal using Directus and Jquery
  • The Directus System was deployed on a Digital Ocean Apps platform and configured to provide Restful API functionality to the database that was used to deploy the Directus System. And the Jquery App used the directus Restful API
  • Assisted Student Life and Engagement (SLE) department of Ashesi University to configure Housing Distribution Chart which includes information about room capacities, number of rooms in the various halls, which halls are designated as male, female and mixed halls in order to make room selection and assignment seamless each academic year
  • Generated Reports of MealPlan Subscriber Spending for Various Scholarships that provide MealPlan for Scholars Using SQL on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis at Ashesi University
  • Setup and Configured Cloud LAMP Servers on Digital Ocean for various Applications used at Ashesi University
  • Installed Transport Layer Security (TLS) Certificates on various LAMP Servers that host Applications to ensure security
  • Installed PHPMyAdmin to aid Database Administration of Several Mysql Databases that are part of LAMP Servers setup and configured for Applications used at Ashesi University
  • Installed SFTP servers as part of various LAMP servers on Digital Ocean that host Applications for easy transfer of files to and from the LAMP servers
  • Conducted a research on how the University can use a Library Management System called Koha
  • Co-ordinated a team made up of Library and IT Staff to migrate to Koha at Ashesi University

Founder

Equicksales Consulting Ltd.
01.2015 - Current
  • Developed Equicksales: a platform for online sales of personal computers, mobile phones and branded t-shirt
  • Developed ATM Software for a number of banks including Ecobank, Barclays, and Access bank between 2015 and 2016
  • Developed an Elections Incident Monitoring and reporting system for the electoral commission in 2015
  • Developed Eshop: a Shop and Supermarket management system
  • Developed Emedics: a Hospital Management system

Education

BSc. - Computer Science

Ashesi University
05.2010

Skills

  • Proficient oral and written communication skills
  • Teamwork
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office 365
  • Proficient in PHP
  • Proficient in SQL
  • Proficient in HTML
  • Proficient in CSS
  • Proficient in JavaScript
  • Proficient in jQuery
  • Proficient in Laravel
  • Proficient in CodeIgniter
  • Proficient in Bootstrap
  • Proficient in MySQL
  • Proficient in Java programming
  • Proficient in C/C programming
  • Proficient in Visual Basic programming
  • Proficient in mobile app programming using Android
  • Good with Windows server Administration
  • Good with Linux server administration
  • MySQL Workbench
  • Zoom
  • Forti VPN
  • FileZilla
  • Postman

Certification

  • IT Security: Defense against the digital dark arts, Coursera, Jul 2024
  • System Administration and IT Infrastructure Services, Coursera, May 2024
  • The Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking, Coursera, May 2024
  • Technical Support Fundamentals, Coursera, Apr 2024
  • Building Database Applications in PHP, Coursera, Apr 2019
  • Introduction to Structured Query Language (SQL), Coursera, Feb 2019
  • Building Web Applications in PHP, Coursera, Feb 2019

Timeline

Senior MIS Officer

Ashesi University
08.2024 - Current

Application Support Officer

Ashesi University
07.2016 - 07.2024

Founder

Equicksales Consulting Ltd.
01.2015 - Current

BSc. - Computer Science

Ashesi University

Publications

  • An Artificial Neural Network Based Anomaly Detection for Computer Networks Connected to the Internet and Web and Mobile Applications that are Accessed through the Computer Network.
  • An Artificial Neural Network Based Medical Diagnosis of Mental Health Diseases.

Key Academic Projects

  • Management System for NHIS Hospitals, 01/10, 05/10, Undertook an applied project at the University as part of the requirements for graduating. Developed a Web App and a Mobile App using web technologies and J2ME. Wrote a final Report for the project as part of the requirement for my undergraduate dissertation.
  • GUI-based Shop Management System, 10/08, 12/08, Developed a Graphical User Interface - based shop management system as part of a final course in programming: which is Programming 3 using Java.

References

Available upon request.

Key Academic Projects

  • Management System for NHIS Hospitals, Jan 2010 to May 2010, Undertook an applied project at the University as part of the requirements for graduating. Developed a Web App and a Mobile App using web technologies and J2ME. Wrote a final Report for the project as part of the requirement for my undergraduate dissertation.
  • GUI-based Shop Management System, Oct 2008 to Dec 2008, Developed a Graphical User Interface - based shop management system as part of a final course in programming: which is Programming 3 using Java.

Hobbies and Interests

  • Network and System Administration.
  • Software Development.
  • Playing Musical Instruments.

Publications

  • An Artificial Neural Network Based Anomaly Detection for Computer Networks Connected to the Internet and Web and Mobile Applications that are Accessed through the Computer Network.
  • An Artificial Neural Network Based Medical Diagnosis of Mental Health Diseases.

References

Available upon request.

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