Experience

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  Absolute Data Decisions Limited

  • Lusaka Province, Zambia

  • Chief Systems Architect

    • Jan 2024 - Present
    • Lusaka Province, Zambia

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  cGrate Zambia Ltd

  • Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia

  • Head of Information Technology

    • Apr 2023 - Oct 2023
    • Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia

    Responsible for leading a team of IT professionals, driving the development and execution of the company's technology roadmap, and ensuring that IT investments align with business objectives. I am also responsible for developing and implementing cybersecurity strategies to protect the company's assets and data.

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  Zamtel

  • Zambia
  • Telecommunications
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Manager - Development and Integrations

    • Jul 2022 - May 2023

  • Business Reporting Team Lead

    • Jun 2018 - Jul 2022

    • Evaluating employee skills and knowledge regularly, providing hands-on training and mentoring to individuals with lagging skills.• Minimizing resource and time losses by addressing employee or production issue directly and implementing timely solutions.• Prepared detailed reports on updates to business reporting project specifications, progress, identified conflicts and team activities.• Develop strategies for effective data analysis and reporting• Select, configure and implement analytics solutions• Oversee all analytics operations to correct discrepancies and ensure quality• Build systems to transform raw data into actionable business insights

  • Systems Architect

    • Jun 2015 - Sep 2018

    •Establish scope and scale of demands for IS support and provide input into the operational plans for the Security and Q A Department from a systems architecture perspective•Collaborate closely with the IT Dev. Mgr., providing input into the IT Dev. department’s tactical plans and strategy•Contribute towards continuous improvement and innovation at process and procedure level. •Provide input into identifying ways to fine tune systems in line with changing work practices.•Gather business requirements. •Determine the required extent of integration at application level and at data level•Select suitable technologies for integration and data management•Develop and maintain the architectural master plan,•Develop and maintain data dictionaries. •Monitor and control system and application security policies and communication.•Maintain the requirements catalogue.•Develop and maintain Business Process design framework.•Align and ensure that the overall architectural implements and supports organizational overall strategy.•Monitor future technology trends and supplies this to IT strategic planning.•Develop technology standards.•Define and monitor ownership and custodianship•Ensure all systems comply with external requirements.•Undertake regular risk assessment for existing and new systems and services.•Support Zamtel sales team in all technical aspects when meeting potential IT customers.•Setup standards for software ergonomics.•Contribute towards continually improving all aspects of service delivery•Considers the implications of actions to be taken for the customer / the effect of actions on the customer. •Provide advice on the best approach to reach the best results.•Provide input into the best buys / most suitable equipment to meet customer requirements.•Deliver first time right service excellence. Build and enforce a caring approach towards all clients and customers•Communicate actively and effectively resolving any potential conflicts that may arise

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  Necor (Zambia) Limited

  • Lusaka

  • Professional Services Technical Consultant

    • Mar 2007 - Jun 2015
    • Lusaka

    I was responsible for providing overall project management, systems architecture, development, implementation, support and training for the assigned projects under NECOR Zambia LTD. This includes; project management, information communications technologies analysis, systems software consultancy and systems installation, development, configuration, training, integration and support for banking institutions and non-banking institutions. Cheque Truncation Systems as an ICT Consultant - Responsible for project management, installation, configuration, database administration, script/interface development, user and administrator training and support - Platform: Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2008, Database: Microsoft SQL Server 2008/2012 Cheque Truncation System Database Replication as Project Manager/Implementer for Indo Zambia Bank – Platform: Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2008, Database: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 IREDMAIL E-mail Server as Systems Administrator - Platform: Centos 6.3 Linux Sysaid Helpdesk and Asset Management Project Manager/ICT Consultant/Implementer for National Airports Corporation Limited. Software development and general application and interface development Server Administration – Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003/2008, MS SQL Server 2000/2005/2008, Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange Server, Oracle 9i/10g/11g administration NCR NCompass Cheque Processing System Project Manager/Implementer  24/7 Access System Administrator (Mobile Top Up System) - Platform: Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Database: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 THIN Clients Technology Project Manager/Implementer for NIPA. ATM Software and Hardware Installation as Implementer for Barclays Bank Zambia Limited. GASPER ATM Monitoring Software-Professional Services for ZANACO - Platform: Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2008, Database: Microsoft SQL Server 2008. Systems Administration for British Council Zambia.

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  Digitech School of Computers and Adult Education and Extended Studies

  • The University of Zambia, Ridgeway Campus

  • Information Communications Technologies Lecturer

    • Aug 2007 - Feb 2008
    • The University of Zambia, Ridgeway Campus

    Software Engineering, Computer Architecture, Internet Technologies, Programming Lecturer