Experience

• —Upgraded the university internet bandwidth from 2 STM-1 (310 Mbps) to 1.5 Gbps optical fibre — improving capacity, resilience and availability for institution-wide digital services.
• —Led ICT network distribution and rollout across new and existing campus buildings, coordinating equipment supply and overseeing fibre optic cable and wireless access point deployment at the Ago-Iwoye Main Campus.
• —Designed, maintained and improved secure network infrastructure supporting academic, administrative, LMS and institutional portal systems.
• —Collaborated with technical and non-technical stakeholders to assess connectivity, security and platform requirements, then prioritised infrastructure improvements.
• —Designed, developed and maintained institutional portals and custom software to automate academic and administrative workflows, improve service delivery and strengthen data integrity.
• —Developed and managed the OOU Teaching Practice Posting System and Teaching Practice Result Processing System, streamlining student placement and results computation.
• —Led Learning Management System (LMS) development and management, supporting e-learning delivery, user administration and platform availability.
• —Developed custom applications including the NELFund Refund System and Exam Scheduling System, improving turnaround time, reducing manual errors and enhancing operational transparency.
• —Documented technical processes and supported knowledge transfer across ICT teams to improve maintainability, security awareness and troubleshooting efficiency.

• ★Upgraded campus internet capacity 5× — from 310 Mbps to 1.5 Gbps — with optical fibre resilience.
• ★Drove network and fibre rollout across the main campus and all new buildings.
• ★Delivered the LMS, institutional portals and custom systems (OOU Teaching Practice, NELFund Refund, Exam Scheduling) that automated core academic workflows.

• —Operated and secured IT network infrastructure supporting 40,218 students and 2,509 staff, ensuring reliable access to virtual learning platforms, institutional systems and campus connectivity.
• —Configured and maintained LAN/WAN infrastructure — DNS, VPN, DHCP, BGP, EIGRP, routing, switching, firewalls and wireless access points.
• —Installed, configured and troubleshot routers, switches, firewalls, access points, RFU-C radio systems, antennas and inter-campus connectivity infrastructure.
• —Supported Windows and Linux infrastructure environments, including service troubleshooting, platform administration, scripting and operational support.
• —Conducted IT security audits and implemented policies to strengthen protection against cyber threats, data loss and operational disruption.
• —Supported incident response and root cause analysis for connectivity, endpoint, platform access and infrastructure issues to reduce downtime and restore services quickly.
• —Implemented endpoint protection and infrastructure security solutions (McAfee ePO, Sophos, Kaspersky, Avast, Symantec) and Microsoft DPM for backup and recovery.
• —Designed and implemented backup and disaster recovery plans for virtual learning platforms, improving service continuity during outages and technical incidents.
• —Automated large-scale exam scheduling for 25,000+ students, generating 250,000+ schedules using Python, SQL, Excel and web applications.
• —Used Python, SQL, Git and documented workflows to standardise repeatable infrastructure administration, reporting and operational data-processing tasks.
• —Led deployment and networking of 1,100 computer systems across two major computer laboratories and retrofitted a 250-computer laboratory, maintaining high availability during academic operations.
• —Delivered training for lecturers and staff on Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365, Turnitin, Grammarly and EndNote, improving adoption and reducing support overhead.
• —Supervised technical and administrative activities within the Network Information and Systems Unit, coordinating network, security and infrastructure support across departments.

• ★Implemented Microsoft Teams / Microsoft 365 virtual learning infrastructure, contributing to a 20% increase in student engagement and academic performance.
• ★Led a team to network 1,100 computer systems across two laboratories with 100% uptime during major academic operations.
• ★Developed and delivered staff technology training programmes, resulting in a 30% increase in lecturer confidence and proficiency.
• ★Designed and implemented a backup and disaster recovery plan for virtual learning platforms, reducing disruption during network or platform incidents.

• —Built and maintained web platforms and the networks that ran them end to end
• —standardised backup, monitoring and security practices, cutting incident downtime significantly.