Gregory

Gregory

$10/hr
Technical Writing
Reply rate:
-
Availability:
Hourly ($/hour)
Location:
Mombasa, Coast Province, Kenya
Experience:
7 years
JAMESOMEGO DIGITAL CURRICULUM TRAINER Mvita, Mombasa KENYA - - WORK HISTORY 2020-Present-EMOBILIS MOBILE TRAINING ACADEMY. Lead Digital Curriculum Trainer. Training and Couching: Mastered the Ajira Program curriculum across the 5 major categories that is Content Writing, Digital Marketing, Data Management, Virtual Assistant, and Transcription; and used lesson planning tools such as Google Classrooms and Zoom to schedule and conduct quality training sessions both physical and Virtual within the TVETS, Universities and Ajira Youth Empowerment Centers and ensuring an 80% completion rate for registered Youth undertaking the Training. Has been part of the super trainers assigned to coach new trainers and Trainers of Trainers(ToTs). Mentorship: As part of the Ajira program, mentorship plays an important role in handholding trainees after the training is done. Executing my duties as a trainer I have mentored close to 200 youths who have proceeded to active earning from the Gig and freelance economy most of them earning as online tutors and writers in platforms such as Upwork, Guru, and HelloExperts. Curriculum Development: Developed curricula and course syllabus covering required subject areas and promoting student knowledge used in Ajira Digital training that covers a diversified trainees needs to suit all the categories. Planning and Researching on Training scope accordingly and understanding the audience needs during Training and developing relatable examples and case study material for use to make classes useful and exciting. Community Engagement: Organized at least 3 physical trainings monthly within the Mombasa county Ajira community through the collaboration of different youth communities such as youth groups, churches, politicians, community hubs, social organizations and institutions with a minimum of 200 trained youths monthly through pitches, activations or exhibitions of the Ajira Program. Trainee Assessment: Assessing objectively, against pre-set criteria such as Kahoot and google classroom assignments, the ability levels of the learners as appropriate and overseeing the learners in performing practical activities related to Online work, advising and assisting where necessary, and ensuring that maximum learning benefit is gained from the practical experience. Trainee management: Managed Trainee register through Zoom attendance registers marking, polls setup and reporting to ensure good attendance tracking and providing daily reports on each Training session by marking attendance with number of participants, gender, venue, providing pictures, and Training testimonials from participants. Leadership: My core achievements under the program has being appointed as the team lead for the Content Writing category as the lead Trainer managing the affairs of 11 trainers under this category. As a leader I work closely with the Program management team to deliver quality training both physically and virtually while running all the organization and quality check within my team. 04/-/2020 MoICT ICTA/Security Junior Network Security Engineer Researched, managed, and implemented security protection technologies: Such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), data encryption, Biometrics, etc., to mitigate systems security vulnerabilities discovered as part of ICTA criteria evaluations. Drafted and tested Systems Security Authorization Agreements (SSAA), Certification Test & Evaluation Plans and Procedures (CT&E), and Security Test & Evaluation Plans and Procedures (ST&E) for strategic ICTA systems and Network. Conducted security vulnerability assessments: These included Patch Analysis, Port Analysis, Malicious Code Analysis, and CERT Vulnerability Analysis, and documented the results in Certification Reports, Residual Risk Assessment Reports, User Security Policy Manuals, and Standing Operating Procedures using tools such as Wireshark. Made recommendations: to the ICTA security department how to mitigate the remaining residual risks by implementing various information security technologies, such as Biometrics, IDSs, Firewalls, Tier Network Infrastructures, and advanced auditing technologies, as well as exploitation of emerging IPv6 advanced authentication and data security capabilities. Developed cyber capabilities cloud catalog: Using industry-standard tools including: HP ArcSight, AlienVault, HP Fortify, Metasploit Pro, Kali, BackTrack, Nessus, Nagios, Snort, Santoku, Zero Wine. Routinely conduct penetration testing: Using Kali Linux MetaSpoilt tool carried out vulnerability assessment on the core Cisco switches and Routers routinely as required by ICTA cybersecurity policy. This test involved activities such as fingerprinting, port scanning, brute force attack and advanced exploitation. 0/2019-04/2019 Swahilipot Hub Intern System Auditor Worked with Senior IS Auditor to Perform information controls reviews: That to included system development standards, operating procedures, system security, programming controls, communication controls, backup and disaster recovery, and system maintenance. Worked with senior IS Auditor: to perform reviews of internal control procedures and security for systems under development and/or enhancements to current systems. Worked alongside the IS Auditor to Recommend revisions to audit procedures: to enhance efficiencies. Review internal controls throughout the Commission by evaluating the adequacy of system controls and recommends improvements. Prepared audit findings memoranda and working papers that ensured that adequate documentation existed to support the completed audit and conclusions with the guidance of the senior IS auditor. Worked with the senior IS Auditor: To follow up on audit findings to ensure that Management has taken corrective action(s). EDUCATION Pwani University Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, 12/2018 Major in Computer Networks and Systems Analysis. Bright Computer Collage Certificate in Information Systems Audit-05/2017 Oriwo Boys High School O-Levels Certificate (A-minus), 11/2013 ABOUT ME When taking trainees through my sessions, I put myself in their shoes and stay there until their diversified needs are met one by one by offering the best explanation in the most simplified form. Through my work-related and educational experience, I have expanded my abilities to provide excellent online work training on the gig economy trends in the topmost professional manner. My background in Technology and the gig economy has equipped me with superior experience on the requirements needed for the success of Online work in different niches and prepared me with organizational skills and time management. I have outstanding problem-solving skills that allow me to pinpoint suitable solutions for online work training professionally. Diligence and efficiency are my keywords which are enough for me to do an amazing job. My background successfully offers super training sessions on the Ajira curriculum that meet and surpass expectations and requirements. I am empathetic, responsive, patient, team player, and conscientious. For the two years of my career as an Ajira Digital Curriculum trainer, I have trained and mentored a good number of trainees and helped them achieve the primary goal of the Ajira program of gaining a decent income from the comfort of their homes. I would love to continue contributing my attribute and skills to the team PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES Highly developed written and verbal communication skills in English, excellent soft-skills, and ability to motivate and influence all levels of management. Demonstrated critical thinking skills to assess processes and to effectively convey issue and recommended solution to customer management. Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with varying levels of management. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. Experience in writing reports. Excellent analytical skills. Proven IT leader at various stages in the career path. PROFESSIONAL ATTRIBUTES Training & Coaching Mentorship Trainee management Zoom Reporting Google Classroom Skills Strong Documentation and reporting skills Lesson planning/Scheduling prowess. Network Engineering and network infrastructure. Well versed with UNIX/LINUX Systems SQL/Oracle Database Management systems. Coding Languages (Python, PHP, Java) Data and Financial systems analysis (EXCEL, PYTHON, SAP and SAS) knowledge. Prowess in cloud computing frameworks such as Amazon Web Services architecture. Vulnerability testing and Penetration Testing. Cyber Security Governance and Regulatory Reviews. CERTIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS Afralti Online Academy Certified Information Systems Auditor(CISA)-July 2021- Present. Coursera Online Academy Information Systems Auditing, Controls and Assurance (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) -2021 Initiating and Planning Projects (University of California, Irvine)-2021 Amazon Web Services AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner- Nov 2021- Present. Cybrary Online Academy Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing-2017 Cisco Academy Cisco Certified Network Associate- Cisco Certified Network Professional- CyberSecurity-2018 Huawei Academy Huawei Certified ICT Associate-2019 Huawei Certified Network Associate Certification-2019 Huawei Cloud Services-2019 Google Google Digital Skills-2019 Google IT Support-2021 REFEREES Moses Langat, PMO, Ajira digital eMobilis Contact:- Britone Mwasaru, CTO, Swahilipot Hub Contact:- Victor Magere, Senior Network Security Engineer ICTA Contact:-
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