Lionel D'Silva

Experience

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  VINSOFT

  Sept 2010 - Dec 2011

  Joined VINSOFT as a Cisco CCNA/CCNP training faculty in May of 2010.Created my own material to use in class and train students to appear for Cisco’s CCNA certification exam.I was on the team that set up a new LAN network to support conducting TOEFL and banking exams that were being undertaken by the institute. I would run routine tests at the start of each day to test LAN and internet connectivity as well as schedule laptop maintenance for once a week.Routine overall maintenance was scheduled for once a quarter.I came in early on days the institute was conducting exams to ensure that the network was tested and the internet remained up for the duration of the exams. Show less

  • Information Technology Instructor

    May 2010 - Dec 2011

  • Center Head

    Sept 2010 - Dec 2010
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  ACIT Education Pvt. Ltd.

  Jan 2017 - Jun 2020

  Faculty for Cisco CCNA as well as CCNP (R&S, Service provider) courses and ensuring that the racks that were setup for training and practice purposes were always available to candidates.Developed training material to train students to sit for the Cisco certification exams.Trained international students from the USA, Dubai, Belgium and the UK.ACIT Education was judged as the best Cisco training institute in India at the world education summit 2018, MumbaiTaught over 100 students from around the world. Show less Devised a marketing strategy to increase the number of course related enquires and walk-ins at the institute. Set up presentations and IT related training for students at colleges.Encouraged students to engage with management to ensure that they have the best learning experience with the institute.Student satisfaction in our training programs were always given a high priority.Encouraged students to post their feedback online which boosted the online visibility of the institute for the courses we offered.Generated over 300 walk-ins over a single year. Show less

  • Senior Instructor (Routing and switching)

    Jan 2018 - Jun 2020

  • Business Development Manager

    Jan 2017 - Jan 2018
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  Connecting Cyber Networks

  Oct 2020 - May 2021

  Freelance Instructor

  Created my own training material to train students, enabling them to sit for the Cisco certification exams.Was also required to assist with students enquiries and counselled students on selecting courseware best suited to their need.Was responsible for creating content to be placed on the website.

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  Self employed

  May 2021 - now

  Self Employed

  Trained candidates to appear for their Cisco CCNA global certification.Counselled candidates on selecting the best courseware and offered guidance through the entire selection process.