Experience

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  Huawei Cloud Southern Africa

  • Nairobi County, Kenya

  • Senior - Data Center Solution Architect (Southern Africa)

    • Nov 2022 - Present
    • Nairobi County, Kenya

    1. Support projects team to engage clients and consultant teams.2. Support projects during the tender as a solution engineer or as part of the solutions team.3. Develop local resources to support the DC facility business.4. Promote and present Huawei DC solutions, as well as manage client relationships.5. Integrate design requirements as defined by the client, mechanical & electrical engineers (internal and external) as well as product specialists to compile requirements for bid High-Level Designs (HLD), often from the start, including: Baseline / Concept scheme drawings and schedules (layouts, SLDs, coordination);6. All documentation required to compile high-level project costs and in order to advise the final design brief for completion by the relevant country’s local consultants.7. Compile electrical infrastructure design-&-build RFPs.8. Development and maintenance of Concept scheme design, prototype design,and template specifications for main building electrical elements;8. Create/maintain project documentation before, during, and after construction.9. Summarize project cost and generate baselines and valuation models; Construct and maintain the pricing models; Project cost management and optimization;10. Lead initiatives aimed at improving cost, quality, schedule, and consistency11. Manage the work of our external architectural/electrical design consultants.12. Provide support for: Project management, including sub-contractor selection & management, supply chain, procurement, process management, and acceptance.13. Provide general and project support and guidance to all local project teams in the region to develop their delivery skills; 14. Formulate delivery construction solution standards and guides; Formulate project acceptance criteria.

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  Ascend Digital Solutions Limited

  • Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

  • Data Center Facilities Manager

    • Dec 2021 - Jan 2023
    • Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

    Ensured data center facilities systems operate at 100% availability at both Ghana’s National Data Center - Primary Site - 4.6MW Tier III & Secondary site - 0.5MW data centers while maintaining first-class customer service to the teams and groups within the data centers. I was also responsible for ensuring that all electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment within the data center is operating at peak efficiency. This involved planned preventative maintenance of equipment, daily corrective work, and emergency response. The singular focal point for all facility operations within a given data center and to support Smart infraCo Limited & Ascend Digital Solutions Limited.Key responsibilities included: 1. Management and leadership of DCEO Engineering Team2. Ensured that training and drills are conducted and completed successfully, ensuring properly trained night staff.3. Established performance benchmarks, conducted analyses, and prepared reports on all aspects of the critical facility operations and maintenance.4. On-site management of shift engineers, subcontractors and vendors5. Oversaw operation and management of routine and emergency services on a variety of critical systems such as switchgear, Hv/Lv Dist Panels, DMC, generators, UPS systems, power distribution equipment, chillers, cooling towers, computer room air handlers, building monitoring systems, etc.6. Data Center capacity planning and reporting 7. Assisted in the design and build-out of new facilities8. Worked with IT managers and other business leaders to coordinate projects, manage capacity, and optimize plant safety, performance, reliability, and efficiency.9. Delivered quality service and ensured all customer demands are met10. Asset and inventory management

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  Tata Communications Transformation Services (TCTS)

  • Greater Accra, Ghana

  • Sr. Data Center Engineer

    • Nov 2020 - Dec 2021
    • Greater Accra, Ghana

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  Ecobank Transnational Incorporated

  • Ghana

  • Data Centre Engineer

    • Jul 2018 - Nov 2020
    • Ghana

    This function was to provide assistance to the Data Center Manager to Maintain the day-to-day running of Electrical and Mechanical systems and ensure service availability for all platforms that support company’s customer community. Functions included but not limited to:1. Performing routine/advanced/complex maintenance, diagnostics and repairs on electrical systems; e.g. generator operation, electrical switching, HVAC etc.2. Managing critical facilities systems in emergency situations: load transfer and control systems, UPS systems, DC power systems,fire suppression.3. Analyzing electrical blue prints; e.g. actively troubleshoot electrical systems,system augmentations, etc.4. Developing Scope of Work (SoWs) and Terms of Reference (ToRs) for routine electrical systems projects.5. Provides system specific training to other site personnel.6. Managing electrical and mechanical systems vendors/contractors(vendor management).7. Responding to, actioning and resolving service requests assigned to this group/faults logged both internally and externally.8. Drafting and presentation Weekly Data Centre reports9. Active monitoring (using existing systems such BMS,DCE,DCO) and routine maintenance of all servers10. Assisting customer service delivery team on adhoc requests based on data centre specific customer requirements.11. Ensuring environments in data centre are in peak conditions i.e. humidity, temperature, cleanliness and tidiness12. Ensuring resolved issues are fully documented.13. Ensuring that all servers and equipment are always well maintained within the DC 14. Knowledge of continuous operating redundant electrical systems, cooling systems, air flow containment systems and building management systems.15.Scheduling, managing and documenting vendor provided preventive measures.16. Maintaining accurate site documentation such as maintenance records, power consumption, temperature trends, PUE trends, etc.

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  Maxitech Solutions Ghana Limited

  • Ghana

  • Field Service Engineer

    • Feb 2016 - Jun 2018
    • Ghana

    1. Managed, serviced and carried out troubleshooting on the following low and medium voltage machines on site (critical facilities)- Uninterrupted Power Supply units (40-300kva Reillo and MGE galaxy series UPSs) - Automatic Voltage regulator (60-2Mva Belotti and Ortea AVRs)- Harmonic filters. - Diesel generator sets (60kva-1Mva) - Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS)- Automatic Phase Sequence Corrector- Power Factor Corrector 2. For the under-listed customers:All Airtel data centers and Offices, MTN data centers, Ecobank Data centers, All HFC bank branches, GHIPSS data centers, Standard chartered bank data centers3. Installation of Automatic voltage regulator (AVR), Industrial power inverters, Diesel generator sets and uninterrupted power supply (UPS). 4. Monitored, recorded and compiled of operational data. 5. Performed and adhered to all standard safety procedures on site. 6. Modified the power backup design and rewiring of the entire data center. 7. Carried out bypass operation when the need arise.8. Made sure all electrical works meet quality, health & safety, and environmental policies within the Data Centre. 9. Installation and replacement of PDUs, Server Power packs and Static Transfer Switches (STS). 10. Wrote technical reports detailing daily activities and issues relevant to the transition team member. 11. Ensured that critical infrastructure is properly tested and validated installation, operation, and performance of the critical electrical/mechanical systems.12. Undertook other tasks as defined and requested by the Data center manager.

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  MODERN AGE TECHNOLOGY LTD ( MAT)

  • Accra

  • Field Service and Facilities Engineer

    • Dec 2012 - Dec 2015
    • Accra

    Managed, serviced, and carried out troubleshooting on the following medium/low voltage electrical equipments on site:- Uninterrupted Power Supply units (40-300kva Reillo,Socomec and APC MGE galaxy series UPSs) - Automatic Voltage regulator (60-1600kva Belotti and Ortea AVRs)- Harmonic filters. - Diesel generator sets (60-1250kva ) - Synchronous Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS)- Automatic Phase Sequence Corrector- Static Transfer Switches- Power Factor Corrector 2. For the under-listed customers: All Airtel data centers and Offices, TULLOW Oil, MTN data centers, Ecobank Data centers, All HFC bank branches, GHIPSS data centers, Standard chartered bank data centers,Bank of Ghana3. Installation of Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR), Industrial power inverters, Diesel generator sets and Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS). 4. Monitored, recorded and compiled operational data. 5. Performed and adhered to all standard safety procedures on site. 6. Advised customers on best practices, new services and upgrade opportunities.7. Sought for other business opportunities outside current scope of work and lead them to the sales team. 8. Made sure all electrical works met quality, health & safety, and environmental policies within the Data Centre infrastructure. 9. Installation and replacement of PDUs, Server Power packs and Static Transfer Switches (STS). 10. Wrote technical reports detailing daily activities and issues relevant to the transition team member. 11. Provided and analyzed energy-efficient solutions to minimize power losses for customers. 12. Assembled and modified of Automatic Transfer Switch, D.C Power Distribution Panels, Phase/Sequence Panels, Bypass panels for Cell Sites 13. Installation and commissioning of automatic voltage regulators (AVRs), uninterrupted power supply (UPS), generator set etc.