Nicolas Kimana

Nicolas kimana

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    IP MPLS & Core Networks Senior Manager at MTN Rwanda

  • Education

    • Telecoms & tech academy

      2019 - 2019
      Mini mba telcoms

      Activities and Societies: Technology,Finance,Leadership & Management,Marketing/Customer Focus

    • Mount kenya university, nairobi kenya

      2008 - 2010
      Bachelor of business information technology bachelor of business information technology (bsc.) bsc.

      Business IT

    • Ncc, united kingdom

      2005 - 2007
      International advanced diploma in computer studies international advanced diploma in computer studies diploma

      Studied software engineering, network engineering and hardware engineering.

  • Experience

    • Seven seas technologies ltd

      Oct 2004 - Mar 2007
      Senior systems and pre-sales engineer

      • Setup of Site-to-Site VPN Network for Rwanda Revenue Authority (Rwanda)• Countrywide ISDN network for Rwandan Ministry of Finance• Cisco VPN concentrator implementation at the Office of the President of Rwanda• IP telephony setup for Kencall, Kenya• Installation of servers for branches for MTN Rwanda• Delivery and installation internet core system for MTN Rwanda • Installation and WAN setup for CMF Bank, Uganda. • Network LAN upgrade for Rwanda Commercial Bank• Network security deployment and implementation for Cogebanque• Frame relay network setup for new branches in UBPR • Site-to-site VPN network using PIX firewalls for BAT Rwanda• Technical support engineer for CDC at U.S. Embassy in Rwanda • Technical support engineer for FINA Bank, Kigali Show less

    • Mtn rwanda

      Mar 2007 - Jul 2015

      • Overview of MTN corporate network operations (LAN/WAN/Security)• MTN Rwanda data centre project implementation• MTN Service centres roll-out (WAN service)• Network security (LAN/WAN)• Network Monitoring using open source software• Maintaining KPI and SLA (Device availability, WAN performance, Reporting) • Designing complex data and voice networks for corporate clients• Consolidating technical proposals and BOM, training sales team on new technologies implemented by MTN (including currently implementing launching Blackberry solutions)• Perform needs analyses for selected customers and market segments in conjunction with sales team• Acquire corporate accounts by executing the corporate sales strategy to grow the MTN corporate base• Provide post-sales technical support

      • Network Operations Supervisor

        Jun 2009 - Jul 2015
      • Sales Engineer

        Mar 2007 - Jun 2009
    • Mtn rwanda

      Sept 2015 - now

      Managing the O&M and ensuring a well maintained MPBN, Packet and NSS/CS Core, OSS and Network Management Nodes. Managing on IP MPLS transport backbone network for Fixed and Mobile services. In charge of Operating and well maintained the MPBN, Packet Core, OSS and Network Management Systems.

      • IP MPLS & Core Networks Senior Manager

        Nov 2016 - now
      • Senior MPBN and Packet Core Engineer

        Sept 2015 - Jul 2018
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Ccna

      Cisco
    • Ccnp

      Cisco
    • Hp e-series specialist

      Hewlett-packard
    • Juniper networks certified specialist, security (jncis-sec)

      Juniper networks
      Feb 2017
      View certificate certificate
    • Juniper networks certified associate, junos (jncia-junos)

      Juniper networks
      Sept 2016
      View certificate certificate
    • Juniper networks certified specialist, security (jncis-sec)

      Juniper networks
      Feb 2017
      View certificate certificate