Prince Acheampong

Prince Acheampong

Undergraduate Teaching and Research Assistant

location of Prince AcheampongGhana

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Cybersecurity Researcher | Information Security Analyst | System Administrator

  • Education

    • University of Cape Coast

      2016 - 2020
      Bachelor's degree Information Technology 3.72/4.0

      Activities and Societies: * Best Graduating Student - Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, Academic Year 2019/2020 * (3 consecutives) Dean's Best Student - Department of Computer Science and Information Technology - 2017, 2018, 2019. * Teaching Assistant * Barclays Bank Scholarship Awardee (4 years)

    • Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi

      2023 - 2023
      Short Course Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics
  • Experience

    • University of Cape Coast

      Aug 2020 - Nov 2020
      Undergraduate Teaching and Research Assistant

      Teaching Assistants | Lab Instructor | System Administrator | Research Assistant1. Assisted with lesson planning2. Facilitated IT Laboratory and Practical Sessions3. Held discussions, Workshops and review sessions4. Graded assignments, tests, quizzes, and exams5. Assisted with administrative duties6. Led School team for competitions as a Student CoachBusiness or Sector: EducationDepartment: Computer Science and Information TechnologyEmail: prince.acheampong1@ucc.edu.ghWebsite: https://ucc.edu.gh Show less

    • GIZ Ghana

      Dec 2020 - now

      IT Security Advisor | Server Security Administrator | Application Tester• Deployment of SIEM on infrastructure for security and health monitoring• Data protection, risk management and compliance advisory to implementing projects and others- Administers two major production servers with three different staging servers• Develops security controls for software development, collection of spatial data, and server security hardening• Facilitates the transformation of internal processes of units like Monitoring & Evaluation, Finance & Administration with M365 tools like MS Power Automate, Power Apps, Workflow, Planner, etc.• Tests two major portals for the Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assembly: e-library and e-learning portals• Developed Participant Information Management System: https://github.com/ArchiePrince/pims• Trains over 40 staff of the GIZ/EU-REACH on digital working tools like M365 (MS Teams, Outlook,SharePoint, etc.)• Trained over 30 district officers in data collection, data processing and data management within 14 MMDAs• Creating forms for (spatial) data collection for spatial planning• Provides technical backstopping for different GIZ projects across countries• Monitors, resolve and regulates the usage of server resources (memory) for the extraction of documents by an OCR script for the e-library software Show less • Supported in the videoconferencing meetings of different places at the same time• Provided computer end-user support to the Office and other Divisions.• Assisted the Finance and Administration unit• Assisted with the installation of Windows images on Dell, Lenovo, and HP desktop and laptopcomputers.• Delivered and set up computers for end users.• Offered phone support for the project's helpdesk.• Troubleshot hardware and software problems, resolving issues in a timely and efficient manner.• Assisted with troubleshooting hardware and software issues for end users.• Provided technical support and resolved IT-related problems.• Participated in system installations and upgrades.• Conducted system testing and quality assurance checks.• Documented procedures and created user guides to facilitate knowledge sharing. Show less

      • Technical Advisor, ICT

        Sept 2021 - now
      • Information Technology Support Specialist

        Dec 2020 - Aug 2021
    • Institute of CyberSecurity, Ghana - CyberGhana

      Apr 2022 - Feb 2023
      Technical Training Instructor - Volunteership
    • AltechSec News - Cyber Security News and Analysis

      Jul 2022 - now
      Founder

      [ | - WIll be live on December 2023 - | ]Training Cybersecurity warriors to protect the nation's critical infrastructureCyber Security Researcher and AnalystInformation Security ProfessionalEditor-in-chiefAuthorSoftware DeveloperCybersecurity Content Creator

    • Coders Who Travel Inc.

      Nov 2023 - now
      Cyber Security Analyst
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • VTF Bootcamp for Security Analyst

      Virtually Testing Foundation
      Mar 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Foundations of Operationalizing MITRE ATT&CK

      AttackIQ
      Jan 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Certified Member (CM)

      Institute of ICT Professionals, Ghana (IIPGH)
      Jan 2024
    • What is Splunk? (eLearning) - Certificate of Completion

      Splunk
      Mar 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Scheduling Reports & Alerts (eLearning) - Certificate of Completion

      Splunk
      Mar 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Intro to Dashboards (eLearning with Lab) - Certificate of Completion

      Splunk
      Mar 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • VTF Bootcamp - Continuous Security Testing

      Virtually Testing Foundation
      May 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • VTF Feb 2024 Bootcamp

      Virtually Testing Foundation
      Feb 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • TryHackMe Advent of Cyber 2023 - Certification of Completion

      TryHackMe
      Dec 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Certificate of Attendance - BHIS Webcast: Firmware Enumeration Using Open Source Tools - How Well Do You Know Your Device? w/ Paul Asadoorian | 1-Hour

      Black Hills Information Security
      Nov 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • Building the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Professionals

      LinkedIn
      Oct 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • Threat Hunting

      Virtually Testing Foundation
      Jan 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Certificate of Attendance - Level 1 - Cyber Threat Hunting Training

      Active Countermeasures
      Apr 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Ethical Hacking for Beginners

      Noble Work Foundation
      Oct 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)

      ISC2
      Dec 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • OneTrust Certified GRC Professional

      OneTrust
      Apr 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Certificate of Attendance - BHIS Webcast: Shellcode Execution with Python w/ Joff Thyer | 1-Hour

      Black Hills Information Security
      Jan 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Introduction to Cyber Security Learning Path - TryHackMe

      TryHackMe
      Jan 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Intro to Splunk? (eLearning) - Certificate of Completion

      Splunk
      Mar 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • TryHackMe Advent of Cyber 2022 - Certificate of Completion

      TryHackMe
      Dec 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • Using Fields (eLearning with Lab) - Certificate of Completion

      Splunk
      Mar 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Certified Gold Membership - Professional

      CRITAC (Center for Research, Information, Technology & Advanced Computing
      Aug 2023