Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
References
Timeline
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LOPANG MOREKISI

COMPUTER ENGINEER
Gaborone,South East

Summary

As a world class Computer Engineer,I aim to make a big and positive impact on the organization I would be part of, engaging
myself to my full potential intellectually and practically. I seek to work for an organization that will exploit my resources fully, cultivating the
innovative Engineer that I am and bringing change and success to that organization.

Overview

4
4
Certifications
7
7
years of post-secondary education
9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Network Support Engineer

Abari Communications
Gaborone, South East
12.2020 - Current
  • Administrating and troubleshooting WIRELESS and FIBRE internet to homes and corporate clients
  • Administrating and maintaining Fortinet, Fortimail email servers.
  • Account manager for corporate Business-to-Business clients, ensuring that their services are available 24/7, regular service review meetings, designing and providing tailored solutions and maintaining Master Service Agreements.
  • Managed and administered load balancing tasks for wireless networks, routing and shaping traffic to reduce service interruptions and network strain.
  • Managing and configuring Fortinet firewalls and generating reports on usage, vulnerabilities and mitigations.
  • Administrating Microsoft 365 accounts through Admin portal and Microsoft Partner portal, working closely with microsoft support center
  • Configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting ALTAI access points
  • Proficient with Mikrotik routers and Ubiquiti switches and wireless products
  • Working with other support teams - service desk, voice, cloud and applications
  • Handling 2nd line Escalations from Network Operations Center (NOC) engineers.
  • Configure and troubleshooting routers and switches
  • Installing, configuring security and supporting CISCO Networking LAN and WAN solutions, and CISCO switches and Access Points

Sales Representative and IT support

JAN Botswana
Gaborone, South East
09.2019 - 08.2021
  • Pursued existing and potential customers by phone, email and text message to generate leads and close sales.
  • Pursued resolutions to achieve complete customer satisfaction, including tracking down hard-to-find merchandise at diverse locations.
  • Executed IT helpdesk requests
  • Maintained and upgraded the Network infrastructure
  • Engaged with external Network and IT administrators to facilitate high availability of the network

Database Administrator-Intern

Software Applications And Information Solutions (SAiS)
Gaborone, South East
05.2016 - 11.2021
  • Administered, supported and monitored databases by proactively resolving database issues and maintaining servers.
  • Performed requested changes, updates and
    modifications to database structure and data.
  • Ensured technical modifications do not
    adversely affect database integrity, stability
    and system availability
  • Implementing solutions for database backup and recovery infrastructure.
  • Built useful reporting deliverables to properly
    document analysis results and provide
    performance improvement feedback.
  • Tested programs and databases to identify issues and make necessary modifications.

Educator

Believers Destiny Academy
Gaborone, South East
09.2020 - 11.2021
  • Chose materials and developed lesson plans to enhance skills for individual students.
  • Collaborated with adults and children to provide safe and educational experience.
  • Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans to keep learner attention.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering

Botswana International University, BIUST
Botswana
08.2012 - 11.2019

Skills

Fortinet Next-Gen Firewalls

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Accomplishments

Final Year Engineering Project: Designed a
Wireless Water Quality Monitoring System, that
uses the Internet of Things (IoT) by
incorporating a Wireless sensor Network and
GSM Module for SMS and cloud
Notification.The project was successfully tested
and proven to monitor the quality of drinking
water remotely.

Certification

Certificate in Networking Fundamentals, MICROSOFT

References

  • Dr Caspar K. Lebekwe
    Department Of Telecommunications Engineering, Botswana International University Of Science And Technology
    Email:lebekwec@biust.ac.bw
  • Kharthikeyan Rangarajan, Technical Team Lead, Software Application and information Solutions

+267 73907212

  • Prof. Joseph Chuma
    Position: Dean of Engineering, BIUST
    Cell: 76072858
  • Leatile Matlou, Technical Manager, Abari Communications

+267 74 221 232/ 75325353

leatile.matlou@abaricom.co.bw

Timeline

Network Support Engineer

Abari Communications
12.2020 - Current

Educator

Believers Destiny Academy
09.2020 - 11.2021

Sales Representative and IT support

JAN Botswana
09.2019 - 08.2021

Database Administrator-Intern

Software Applications And Information Solutions (SAiS)
05.2016 - 11.2021

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering

Botswana International University, BIUST
08.2012 - 11.2019
LOPANG MOREKISICOMPUTER ENGINEER