Highlights:My most memorable career highlight came around 2016 when I managed to put into practice what I had learnt during my studies for the CCNA certification. I led a team of network technicians to design and implement LAN and WAN solutions for my previous employer in Zimbabwe, which resulted in having five branch offices in different provinces connected to the Head Office in Harare (Zimbabwe's capital city).

Skills:Firewalls, Anti-Virus Systems, Networking, CISCO Routing & Switching, Windows Server, Microsoft 365, Active Directory, Microsoft Office, TCP IP, LAN, WAN, VLAN, VPN, DHCP, DNS

Goal:Currently, I am pursuing my master’s degree in Cybersecurity at Yeshiva University in New York City and would like to combine what I am learning now, knowledge gained from industry certifications, and my prior work experience in network and systems administration to shift my career into cybersecurity, starting with entry-to-mid level positions. In the long run, I intent acquire higher certifications and use the experience gained from lower positions to become a leading force in the cybersecurity industry.

Membership:ISC2

Certification:CompTIA Security+, ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC), CCNA, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

ICT Officer 02/2021 - 08/2024
Zimbabwe Association of Church Related Hospitals (ZACH), Harare, Harare Zimbabwe
Industry: NGO
I led the ICT department and oversaw all the technology-related functions in the organization including ICT technical support, network, systems and information security administration.
• Proactively managed the security systems of the organization to mitigate risk by implementing solutions such as access controls, firewall, anti-virus, disaster recovery preparedness, cybersecurity awareness and training for users • Administered organizational network and systems to ensure constant availability at all times, in collaboration with external service providers • Installed and configured hardware, software, and network infrastructure and provided timely user support to ensure that all technology-based systems worked as expected--
Network & Systems Administrator 03/2011 - 01/2021
National Oil Infrastructure Company of Zimbabwe (NOIC), Harare, Harare Zimbabwe
Industry: Petroleum
In this position, I oversaw the design, installation, configuration, and maintenance of the company's computer network, administration of server infrastructure as well as technical user support.
• Planned and implemented the design, installation, configuration, and maintenance of the company's network systems • Administered the company’s server infrastructure, ensuring information confidentiality and availability • Oversaw daily technical support activities, including help desk system management and user training--

Harare Polytechnic College, Zimbabwe 01/2007 - 11/2007
Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe
Degree: Associate's Degree
Major:Information Technology
Graduated with a Higher National Diploma in Information Technology

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