Alex N.
Board Member
Experience
Jun 2016 - Jan 2019
2 years 8 monthsBoard Member
Swiss German Int. Sch. Accra
- Advisory on strategic direction of the school and IT topics
- Team discussion on daily challenges of the school
Jan 2016 - Present
10 yearsCTO
EITBS Limited
- Assisting customer in understanding their risk posture and attack surface and designing unique solutions for their specific needs
- Assisting customer to understand the right spend and investment according to their risk appetite
- Assist customer with securing their data, whether at rest on premise or in the cloud, in-flight to private or public cloud using IT security technology
- Providing technology to prevent data leakage and maximise investment returns
- Assisting customer with fulfilling compliance regulations on Compliance (GDPR etc.), Data visibility, insight and founded decision making
- Assist customers with protecting the Data, Applications and Service’s from disaster by providing automated recovery solutions
- Design IT Security and Management solutions based on customer needs/Goals after customers environment review, Gap analysis, proposition of solution
- Conduct Customer (after every project) and employee trainings to increase efficiencies
- Advisory and consulting
- Speaking engagements for ISACA Ghana, Invitation from Companies to speak on Cybersecurity
- Accredited as a Cybersecurity Professional by the Cyber Security Authority, Ghana
Jun 2012 - Dec 2015
3 years 7 monthsMunich, Germany
Principal Sales Engineer
Symantec Ltd
- Co-Author (in Collaboration with TIM AG) of an article on Data Governance strategies for an IT Magazine (IT Director) on “Managing Unstructured Data Explosion”
- Presenter at the EMEA Vision 2014 (Customer Tech Fair) on Flash based solutions for mission critical environments and Data Governance strategies for Unstructured Data
- Keep and expand my network within the customer, become and stay a trusted advisor
- Focus on identifying opportunities within the customer base through QBR’s, Technical Update presentations
- Position, design and sell Datacentre Information Management and Security solutions by gathering relevant project requirements, design/present solution, assist with POC
- Develop and maintain high level knowledge of the customer core business and drivers for new projects
- Maintain an understanding of key industry trends and Symantec’s respective solutions
- Ability to map technical solutions to business challenges and articulate its benefits
Mar 2006 - Jun 2012
6 years 4 monthsMunich, Germany
Business Critical Engineer
Symantec/VERITAS Ltd
- Strong customer facing and presentation skills in a technical and non-technical fashion to IT Management and administration personnel whilst setting the right expectation
- Expert knowledge on Storage Management, Application Availability concepts, Data Governance strategies, Backup and Archiving technologies
- Expert knowledge of integrating multiple enterprise vendors in heterogeneous data centre environments
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Project management assistance with long- and short-term projects
Jul 2000 - Feb 2006
5 years 8 monthsMunich, Germany
On-siteSystems Engineer
HP Ltd.
- On-site account engineer responsibilities including project assistance, installation management at customers premise, escalation management, consulting
- Technical account management responsibility (HP Algeria and Nigeria, temp. assignments)
- Implementing and maintaining HP Enterprise Solutions in Datacentre environments (100% hands on, 40% Travel)
Nov 1988 - Mar 1990
1 year 5 monthsProject Assistant
Electricity Corporation of Ghana
- Information/Data Management and availability technologies
Summary
A Chief Technology Officer with excellent Enterprise Solution Design and Deployment skills and strong experience in reiterating the value proposition of IT solutions to Fortune 100 companies from various verticals as in the Automotive, Telecommunication and Finance Industries. An enthusiast for technology and people development. A speaker on technology!
Languages
Akan
NativeGerman
NativeEnglish
NativeFrench
IntermediateEducation
Sep 1991 - Mar 2000
Ruhr University Bochum
Master’s degree Electrical Engineering with majors in Computer Architecture and Networks, Biomedical Engineering, Power · Electrical Engineering · Bochum, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Accreditation In Securing Data Both On Premise And In The Cloud
Cybersecurity Professional
Cyber Security Authority, Ghana
HP Unix System Management And Administration
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor
ITIL Version 3 Foundation Certification
Veritas Certified Professional
Veritas Cluster Server For Application Availability
Veritas Data Insight For Understanding Data Usage Sales Expert Plus
Veritas Sales Engineer Accreditation For Enterprise Vault For Data Retention 12.x
Veritas Sales Engineer Plus Accreditation For Enterprise Vault Cloud
Veritas Sales Engineer Plus Accreditation For Netbackup Appliance 3.x
Veritas Storage Foundation For Data Availability Management
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