Areyton N Taka
IT Network Engineer
Johannesburg,GP
Summary
Enthusiastic IT Engineer with 5+ years of experience. Eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to details and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of LAN, Protocols, Security, Data backup, IT management, Troubleshooting and training in cyber security, Network configuration and cloud services. Seeks to maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges to learn, grow and excel in the IT industry.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
Work History
IT Manager
Camblish Training Institute
Johannesburg, Gauteng
01.2021 - Current
- Schedule and coordinate installation and maintenance of the network and systems software
- Setup, configure and maintain a SharePoint site for the organization
- Installing, configuring, expanding, protecting, upgrading, and troubleshooting the network
- Overseeing the electronic security system i.e Biometrics, firewall & video surveillance
- Graphically documenting the location of all Internet-accessible devices in the organization
- Provide technical advice, training, and assistance in ICT related matters to staff and students
- Plan, organize, control, and evaluate IT and electronic data operations
- Hands-on experience with computer networks, network installation, and network administration
- Oversaw IT department operations and training.
- Oversaw daily performance of computer systems and immediately responded to the issues to keep network up and running.
- Created and terminated user's accounts from start to finish in business applications.
- Managed network and system performance, conducting troubleshooting, security patching and maintenance.
- Coordinated IT operations activities to deliver smooth flow of daily business needs.
IT Support Engineer
Camblish Trainning Institute
Johannesburg, Gauteng
01.2019 - 12.2020
- Provide hands-on support, maintenance, performance monitoring, and optimization of all LAN infrastructure including physical cable plant, and wireless APs
- Perform troubleshooting and incident response on the systems
- Use of monitoring tools to diagnose and troubleshoot network failures
- Ensured proper DNS, IP, Firewall, VPN, and server configuration for the networks
- Provide remote support to clients/learners
- Intranet Email management
- Report technical challenges and proposed resolution strategies to senior management
- Effectively communicate network event status and impact to management
- Document all processes in reference manuals for training and guidance
IT Technician
Graytech Systems
Fourways, Gauteng
10.2018 - 12.2018
- LAN and Wi-Fi Solutions for Residential and Commercial Properties
- Set up PCs, projectors and microphones for use in video conferencing rooms.
- Corrected connectivity faults to restore user access to local networks, cloud-based storage and public web.
- Performed troubleshooting and repaired peripheral devices such as printers, scanners.
- Network solutions, IT maintenance, Fiber maintenance and remote monitoring
- Linked computers to network and peripheral equipment.
- Tested and installed motherboards, processors and graphics cards on desktops and laptops for corporate staff.
IT Network Technician
Dunamis Network Inc
Bamenda, North West
02.2015 - 09.2018
- Installed cabling, wireless routers and telephone systems for data communications networks.
- Performed necessary maintenance to support network availability.
- Supported users both local and by phone with problem resolution and education.
- Ran cabling and installed data drops for new node installations.
- Troubleshot hardware and software to determine and rectify network problems.
- Configured site-to-site VPN tunnels for customers
- Troubleshooting, repair and maintain hardware and software issues
- Used protocol analyzes software such as WireShark, Analyzed HTTP, TCP, UDP, ARP protocols
- Installing and upgrading anti-virus software to ensure security at the user level
- Document network problems and resolutions for future reference
- Identified and immediately resolved issues with network devices.
- Assessed and responded to network system alerts, prioritizing serious faults to rapidly address downtimes.
- Provided network support services for devices such as hubs, switches, routers and other hardware.
Technical Support
Yvan Telecom
Bamenda, North West
03.2014 - 01.2015
- Troubleshoot equipment such as printers, scanners and other peripherals
- Configured hardware, devices and software to set up work stations for employees.
- Performed root cause analysis and general troubleshooting.
- Removed malware, ransomware and other threats from laptops and desktop systems.
- Monitored systems in operation and quickly troubleshot errors.
- Installing and configuring hardware and software components to ensure usability
- Provided customer training on PC operation, OS, and MS Office
- Provided business-clients with efficient support – Responded to phone calls, emails, and in-person requests
- Installed software, configured, and tested customer PC’s before deploying
- Assisted company personnel with desktop operation, including both hardware and software
- Patched software and installed new versions to eliminate security problems and protect data.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Engineering, Computer Network and System
University of Buea
Cameroon 04.2011 - 04.2014
Certificate - Cyber Security
University of Johannesburg
South Africa 01.2022 - 11.2022
Postgrad Diploma - Information Resource Management
University of South Africa
South Africa 03.2022 - 11.2023
Skills
Routing protocol expertise
Excellent analytic skills (problem-solving)Excellent communication and presentation
Great leadership skills
Organized and disciplinedPrioritizing and multitasking
Network architecture understanding
AWS Management ConsoleAWS Networking (CloudFront, Route 53 (DNS), VPC)
Key concepts of AWS security measures and AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)Basic Linux experienceMicrosoft 365 administratorAWS data storage fundamentals (S3 & RDS)Teamwork and Collaboration
Firewall management tools
Hardware Inventory Management
Desktop support
Certification
CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate
Hobbies
- Soccer
- Long Tennis
- Music
- Continuous learning
References
- Camblish Training Institute
Mbu Taka Milton
Managing Director
miltont@camblish.co.za
+27826013225
+27 110249246
- Dunamis Network Inc.
Shu Isaac Spens
Chief Technology Officer - CTO
info@dunamisnetworks.org
+237 695397256
Timeline
Postgrad Diploma - Information Resource Management
University of South Africa
03.2022 - 11.2023
Certificate - Cyber Security
University of Johannesburg
01.2022 - 11.2022
CompTIA Security+
03-2021
IT Manager
Camblish Training Institute
01.2021 - Current
CCNP - Cisco Certified Network Professional
12-2020
AWS - Solution Architect
09-2020
NSE2 - Network Security Expert Level 2
06-2020
CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate
04-2019
IT Support Engineer
Camblish Trainning Institute
01.2019 - 12.2020
IT Technician
Graytech Systems
10.2018 - 12.2018
IT Network Technician
Dunamis Network Inc
02.2015 - 09.2018
Technical Support
Yvan Telecom
03.2014 - 01.2015
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Engineering, Computer Network and System
University of Buea
04.2011 - 04.2014