Nicholas Otieno

I am IT network and Av certified  technician with vast experience in integrating systems, connecting and commissioning. Certified with Dante level 1,2 and 3,Creston Audio Certification, Netgear switching and AV over IP certification, TOA Public address system, Alarm systems certified Technician, Geovision  Biometrics and CCTV certified Technician.

Work Experience

2017 Oct to Date Somcast Networks LLC Mogadishu - Somalia

 IT and Communication Systems Project Implementation Manager:

currently Clients assigned – 

1. WFP LAN, CCTV Access control structured Cable networks in Somalia 

2. US Department of State Telecommunication Tower audit and maintenance.

3.UNSOS Telecommunications Tower and Radio Installations

4.Aden Abdulle International Airport Mogadishu - AAIA CCTV Project, ACCESS Control

5.UNFPA LAN, CCTV, Access Control Structured Networks

6.EUCAP VHF motortbo, Vsat links and Marine radar installations

Duties:

 Design and installations and configurations of network infrastructure for LAN, WAN (Point to Point and Fibre plants), WIFI, CCTV, Access points, Biometric access controls.

Design indoor and outdoor networks plants. Run Copper and fibre cables, crimp. splice and test

Install Cisco, Microtik, IPCOM routers and switches at client’s points and configure

Day to Day Internet monitoring and client support.

 Sept 2015- 2017 Sept Globallink logistics Mogadishu Somalia

Duties: Project Manager

Survey, Design and installation of Rhone Telecommunications and radio networks across UN sector Hq in Somalia, Mombasa Logistics Base, and ATMIS frontline bases

I participated in the Installation and maintenance of 7.2 m Vsat terminal in UNSOS FTS compound

 Install and Maintain LAN networks, wireless links and Fiber networks in Mogadishu

Design Server room for ICT Systems Implement installations of LAN Networks Implement installation of power systems Design Outdoor cable plants.

supervise trenching and terminate earthing Implement installation of Fiber optic cables, splicing and testing Install Cable trunks indoor and outdoor infrastructure plants Install and align Microwave links, terminate e1, sweep test for line feeders and attend monthly meetings.

2015 Feb- April 2015 Techno build Limited

Duties:Project Manager

              Equipment room installations, Inspect Generator and Base station sheds and all the electrical items installed, Supervise and Implement erection communication towers for Safaricom, Install and align Microwave links, Sector Antenna, terminate e1, sweep test for line feeders and ensure feeder cable are secured grounded as per required standards

 Supervise decommissioning of YU site and ensure proper packaging, Equipment inventory for reuse.

2014 Feb – Dec 2014 Somtel Networks Somaliland and Puntland

Duties:Lead Telecoms Team leader

Decommissioning of Vsats and replacing the link with microwaves Installation 

Loading of B12B11 Software and Commissioning of Alcatel Bts Installations and commissioning of Rfs and Spectrum Microwave Radios Installation, Commissioning of Eletek rectifiers Installation and routing of E1 links Termination of Ethernet cables, installing fiber cables Ensure proper installations to standards Ensures field staffs adhere to safety standards Installation 

Installation of sector Antenna and feeder cables, equipment rooms, Tower inspections if suitable for installations of Telecoms equipment’s, Measure VSWR Laying and terminating Copper and fibre cables, ensure mixing of salt, charcoal and soil is mixed well and earth rods wired well inside the earth pit

2007 Oct – 2013 Oct Worldcom Kenya Limited 

Duties:Projects Team Leader

Huawei Telecommunications Projects:

1.Mordernazation of 25 Exchanges from Analogue to Digital

I spearheaded the entire project from mounting of racks, switches, line cards, grounding, e1 links jumpering,120 pair punching/crone punch on DDF block, Soldering on ODF, Loop test, and labelling.

Rollout of Safaricom networks and installations of BTS and BSC in Main Switch rooms (MSR) in Nairobi, Thika, Kiboswa and Mombasa. Which involved Mounting of racks, installations of Antennas, feeder cables Vswr testing, cable patching, equipment protection, terminating alarms

2005 May – 2007 Oct Spectrum Engineering

IT and Telecoms Infrastructure Technician

Alcatel, Ericsson and Nokia Siemens projects:

Installations of Antenna and feeder lines, VSWR test, BTS mounting, powering, jumpering, E1 links /abis terminations, Alarms terminations and testing’s, Point to Point microwave links, Laser links

Vsat links, LAN installations, Crimping BNC connectors, SONET networks from Mombasa to Eldoret, Installations of DWDM equipment, power, ground, terminate e1 links, splice and connect fibre links

Nairobi South Primary SCh

1996 – 1999 Kambare Secondary School

July 2001- Dec 2001 Techno circle Training Centre   

 Computer Networking

Dec 2004 Computer Learning Centre Certificate in Fiber and Copper Training

April 2004- July 2004 Engineering Training Centre     

Certificate in Communication Systems and Vsat

Jan 2006 – Jan 2008 InfoTech Training Institute 

Diploma Information Technologies

Computer Hardware, Networks, Communications, Programming, Database, Computer Hardware Office suits

Nov 2015 – Dec 2015  Certificate - Broadband Technologies and Fixed networks. Telephone Exchange, Huawei