Skills

  • Design
  • Security
  • Software development
  • System administration
  • ICT
  • IT

Experience

Nyakundi Nickson

Work experience
  • Roles
  • 1. Analyzing business requirements, evaluating technology options, and creating network architecture blueprints
  • 2. Designing, implementing, and maintaining network infrastructure.
  • 3. Configuring routers, switches, firewalls, and other network devices to ensure efficient and secure data communication.
  • 4. Idea hub assembly, configuration, preparing and administering of POCS (Proof of Concept) on Idea hubs.
  • 5. Firewall Configuration and Management, including setting up access control policies, VPN tunnels,
  • and intrusion prevention systems ensuring that firewalls are properly configured to filter and monitor network traffic for potential security vulnerabilities.
  • Achievements
  • 1 Deployment of network solutions for KSG (Kenya School of Government) Ranging from site survey, determining devices that were in the end of life, recommending new device, designing the network and deploying it for the client.
  • 2. Building a data-center station at the Huawei Technologies Kenya main office. Designing a high-end datacenter for Huawei main office to link with its partners.
  • 3. Offering a Huawei SD-WAN to Safaricom Kenya. This was necessary to provide powerful networking, a superior user experience, and simplified O&M capabilities, meeting WAN.
  • interconnection requirements of enterprises of all shapes and sizes, as well as carriers and service providers.
  • 4. Offered an Idea Hub solution to KIHBT (Kenya Institute of Highway building Technology) for easy teleconferencing between the main office and its regional offices.
  • 5. Offered a solution of teleconferencing to Omari and Co-advocates by providing a new network architecture and delivery of a smart office for them to do online teleconference and
  • online training.

Nyakundi Nickson

Work experience
  • Duties:
  • 1. Undertaking research on emerging ICT matters. Participated in research on spectrum,
  • cyber security and universal access innovative technologies.
  • 2. Review of telecom, broadcasting and spectrum licensing applications and guiding customers on the application process.
  • 3. Type approving and accepting communications equipment meant for use in the country.
  • 4. Participate in the Implementation of the National Cyber Security Framework.
  • 5. Preparation of enforcement work schedules and preparing necessary information files
  • 6. Participating in in-house training on spectrum, cyber hygiene and regulatory framework.
  • 7. Responding to customer queries
  • 8. Writing minutes during meetings e.g., when innovators come to showcase them innovation.
  • Achievements
  • 1. Conducting research on mental health problems among the staff members of the organization. Enlightening on how to use ICT to help people dealing with mental health issues, through a forum where people could share their issues either anonymously or by telling a friend to help curb mental issues.
  • 2. Prepared Cyber Security frameworks to help curb cyber-attacks countrywide. This was achieved by designing strategies that helped in deploying solutions that could help mitigate online attacks on end users of the internet.
  • 3. Arranged and participated in handling meetings with innovators to showcase them technologies/inventions to showcase their ideas. This helped in nurturing young minds.
  • To continue coming up with brilliant ideas to better our dynamic technological market.

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NYAKUNDI ELIJAHTeacher at Nyamache Boys High School