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PHONE 07242478 8 2 • E-M A IL: g _ wa lwa n d a @ h o t ma il.c o m
W A L W A N D A G I L B E R T O K E B E
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date Of Birth: 12th Dec, 1980
Nationality: Kenyan
Gender: Male
Marital Status : Married
Languages of fluency: English, Kiswahili
OBJECTIVE
To continuously acquire emerging IT skills and knowledge and use them in the most efficient and
effective manner possible within and without my working environment and for the betterment of my
Clients problem Solutions
ACCOMPLISHM ENT STATEMENTS
Taken a personal initiative to study and understand programming in Visual Basics and SQL in
order to produce and use easily portable Visual Basics applications.
EDUCATION
2006-2009 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Bachelor of Science Information Technology.
(Second Class Upper Division).
2003-2004 Eldoret Aviation Training Institute
Diploma in Programing (Visual Basics and Java)
(Credit)
PROFESSIONA L TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
VMware vSphere Certified Professional –VCP 5.5
VMware vSphere Certified Professional –VCP 5.0
VMware Technical Sales Professional –VTSP 5.0
VMware Sales Professional Certified –VSP 5.0
VMware Technical Sales Professional –VTSP Management 5.5
VMware Technical Sales Professional-VTSP Desktop Virtualization 5.5
VMware Technical Sales Professional-VTSP Infrastructure Virtualization
Veeam Sales Professional v7-VMSP v7
Veeam Technical Sales Professional v7-VMTSP v7
VMware Academic Specialization Accredited
HP Accredited Technical Profession Storage Solutions –ATP Storage Solutions
HP Accredited Solutions Expert Storage Solutions –ASE Storage Solutions
HP Accredited Solutions Expert, Server Solutions Integrator V8.1
HP Accredited Technical Professional Server Solutions V1
2. HP Accredited Technical Professional BladeSystems Integrator V8.1
HP Accredited Platform Specialist (APS) – ProLiant ML/DL/SL Servers [2010]
HP Accredited Platform Specialist (APS) -Blade Systems Solutions [2010].
HP Accredited Integration Specialist (AIS) – HP ProLiant ML/DL/SL Servers [2010].
HP Accredited Integration Specialist (AIS) – Blade System Solutions [2010]
HP Certified Systems Administrator (CSA) – HP Unix 11i V3
HP Accredited Platform Specialist (APS) –servicing and supporting HP 2024, 4048,and
6000 Tape Library
HP Accredited Sales Professional (ASP) – Service Sales 2009
HP Accredited Integration Specialist (AIS) –HP Data Protector
HP Accredited Integration Specialist (AIS) –Network Infrastructure [2011]
HP Accredited Integration Specialist (AIS) –StorageWorks Integration [2011]
HP Sales Certified –SMB Storage [2012]
HP Accredited Technical Professional (ATP)-BladeSystem Solutions Integrator V 8.1
HP Technical Certified II –Enterprise Solutions [2012]
IBM Technical Sales Specialist Power Systems with POWER7 with AIX –v1
IBM Sales Specialist Power Systems with POWER7 with AIX –v1
IBM Certified Specialist Midrange Storage Technical Support v3
IBM Certified Specialist Midrange Storage Sales v1
IBM Certified System Expert-Enterprise Technical Support for AIX and Linux –v2
IBM Certified System Expert-AIX 7 Administration
IBM Certified Specialist-PureFlex Systems Sales V2
Trained Microsoft Hyper-V Virtualization Technology –Microsoft University
Trained Designing and Implementing HP Cloud Solutions using 3PAR, Rev. 11.21
Trained IBM PureSystems Technical Implementations
Trained VMware vSphere 5.5 Data Center Virtualization –VMware Education Services
Trained VMware vSphere 6.0 Data Center Virtualization –Global Knowledge Dubai
EXPECT ED CERTIFICATI ON BETWEEN OCT 2014-FEB 2015
1. VMware Certified Profession –Cloud Solutions Expert
WORK HISTORY & EXPERIENCE
2010 Jan- COMPUTECH GROUP LTD
Enterprise Engineer
Projects Implemented
Deployment of HP Blade System C7000 and HP 3PAR 74000 and HP 3PAR 7200 at
Nation Media Group including Migration of Data from 7200 to 7400 using HP 3PAR
Peer Motion Replication Technology
Deployment and Integration of IBM PureFlex System Blades and VMware vSphere 6.0 for
PWC Kenya with NetApp FAS Storage Array
Implementation, Maintenance and support of HP Integrity BL870c i2 , HP Unix, EVA
storage works 4000, ProLiant Blades and Integrity Servers at Equity Bank
Implementation of VMware vSphere 5.5, IBM System X3650 M4 and Veeam Backup &
Recovery for Disaster Recovery- Kenswitch
Deployment and Commissioning of HP Blade Servers, BL660c Gen8, EMC VNX 5400,
EMC Data Domain, EMC Networker Backup Solution, EMC VADP Backup Appliance
and VMware vSphere 5.5- Standard Media Group
3. Implementation, Maintenance and support of HP BL 465c G7, VMware vSphere 5 ad
vSphere High Availability at Telkom Orange Kenya
Configuration, installation and support of HP windows Operating System on 16 Blade
Servers, EVA StorageWorks 4000 and HP MSL 4048 Tape Library Backup at Association
of Kenya Insurance
Configuration and Installation of HP Backup Solution (Data Protector 6.20) at Simba Colt
Installation and supportof VMwarevSphere 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 and 5.1 Infrastructure at World
Vision Kenya, Nation Media, Standard Media Group, Aga khan University
Hospital, International Organization for migration (IOM)-Kenya,
Successful Proof of Concept (POC) on Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) at Equity
Bank and New KCC
Implementation and support of HP P4000 Left-hand & HP StoreVirtual 4730 SAN
Replication Technology at Farmers Choice and HYoung East Africa CO. Ltd
Installation and Support of VMware vSphere 5.0 and Dell PowerEdge r710/r510 with Dell
PowerVault MD3200i at Jhpiego Kenya
Conversion and Migration of Legacy Standalone Servers running Windows to vSphere
Environment using VMware Converter. Nation Media Group
Implementation of HP C7000 Blade System, ProLiant Gen9 Blades, VMware vSphere 6.0,
EMC VNX 5400 at DIB Bank
Implement HP StoreVirtual 4330, HP DL160 Gen9 Servers, Veeam Backup and
Replication at CDSC
Implementing VMware vSphere 5.5, EMC VNX 5200 and Cisco UCS Servers at KAPA
OIL
Server Consolidation using VMware vSphere 5, EMC VNX 5100, CISCO UCS Blades at
Chandaria Limited
Data Centre Relocation and Migration for the below clients:
- PWC- Reimtulla Building to Delta Tower
- Equity Bank- Equity Centre to EADC
- DTB- from Nation Centre to DTB Centre Mombasa Road
- KPMG- From Lonro House to ABC Place
- AKI- from Victoria Plaza to AIK Centre on Ngong Road
- Britam- from Britam Centre to Equity Centre
- Aga khan University – From Aga khan University DC to USIU
Collation DC
Among other sites worked at are:
o Equity Bank Ltd
o HFCK –Support and Maintenance of rp9000 Server
o New KCC –Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and Blade Servers Deployment
o Airtel Kenya
o AKI-Enterprise Virtual Array and Blade Serve Deployment
o World Vision –Kenya (VMware)
o DTB- VMware, HP Blade Systems and HP Storage Implementation and Support
o Telkom (Orange) Kenya -VMware Solutions Support and Blade Systems Solution
Implementation
o TetraPak-HP Servers and Storage Support
o Jhpiego Kenya –Dell PowerVault Storage, Dell PowerEdge Servers and VMware vSphere
5.0
2009-KENYA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
PART TIME LECTURER
Duties
Teaching Introduction to Computers, Database Design and Implementations, Operating
systems and Introduction to Programming.
4. Assessing Students and Marking CAT and Examination Papers
FEB 2009-JUNE 2009 TECHNOLOGY TODAY LTD
INTERN
Duties:
Diagnosis and Repair of faulty Computers and Computer Peripherals
Setup and Installation of Operating Systems and other Application software
Configuration and Installation of standalone and Network Printers for clients and within the
organization
Implementation of Security policies as defined by the organization within the organization’s
System
Installation of Hardware components in Desktops and Laptops
Maintenance and Updating of Records for the ICT Equipment in the store
Management of computer Networks and E-mail systemfor the organization
Writing Diagnostic Report in the Workshop’s Reference Database
November 2004-June 2005 – POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL
(Social Marketing Non- Governmental Organization).
ASSISTANT MARKET RESEACHER
Duties
Determining the market Base for PSI products (Trust Condom, Super Net, Water Guard)
Consulting with the clients on what improvements should be done to existing products
Promotion of the products to ease stock movements fromshelves.
2002 ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF KENYA (ECK)
POLLING CLERK
Duty:
Guiding Voters and ensuring free and fair Election
2001 FAMILY CARE INTERNATIONAL
RESEACHER
Duties:
Determining the impact of HIV/AIDS prevalence in the Lake Region
Educating the community along the Lake Region on HIV/AIDS by creating Awareness
Collecting and Disseminating information on HIV/AIDS to the health facilities in the Region
PERSONAL SKILLS ASSESMENT
SCALE: 1─THEORETICAL SKILLS AND LEARNING 2─SOME KNOWLEDGE 3─COMPETENT
PROGRAMMING OPERATING SYSTEMS OTHER SKILLS
Visual Basics- 3
VB.Net - 2
C++ - 2
SQL -3
Windows XP-3
Windows Server 2003/2008 -3
Linux -2
VMware Virtualization-3
Leadership -3
Communication -3
Exchange server 2003 & 2010 -3
Active Directory Domain service -3