Biruk Tolera ICT Manager
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCURRICULUM VITAE
Personal Information
Name: -Biruk Tolera Kenea
Date of Birth, Place: -24/11/1980 G.C, Dire Dawa
Gender: -Male
Marital Status: -Married
Nationality: -Ethiopian
Address: – Mob. (251)989 99 31 89 or (251)966 21 59 51
Email: – [email protected]
Location: – Addis Ababa , Ethiopia
LinkedIn CV: www.linkedin.com/in/biruk-tolera
Educational Background
· MBA-ITM (Information Technology Management), Greenwich University (November 12, 2010 – October 13, 2012)
*Awarded: Passed with Distinction
· BSc Degree in Computer Science & Information Technology, Haramaya University (2004/05 – January 30, 2008 G.C)
*C.G.P.A Scored 3.22
· Bachelor Degree in Electrical-Electronics Technology, Nazareth Technical College (NTC)-(1996/97-July 7, 2000G.C)
*C.G.P.A Scored 3.14
Work Experiences
March 23,2020 – Now
ICT Department Manager, East African Lion Brands Manufacturing Share Company
· Manage over all Activities of the ICT Department of the Company
o LAN, WAN, ERP, ICT Service administration, Process Improvement, Project Management, ICT strategy and guide lines preparation.
September 1, 2015 – March 23,2020
ICT Department Manager, East African Tiger Brands Industries,
· Manage over all Activities of the ICT Department of the Company
o LAN, WAN, ERP, ICT Service administration, Process Improvement, Project Management, ICT strategy and guide lines preparation.
August 1,2019 – Now
ICT Project Consultant, Ambasel Trading House PLC
· Par time Consultation work for the ERP Project Implementation, CCTV Project Implementation for 4 sites, New Data center establishment, and other ICT related Improvement tasks
o TOR Preparation, Evaluation Criteria preparation, assess and monitor the implementation of all ICT related Projects
September 19, 2013 – October 12,2015
Information Technology Manager, Sunshine Construction PLC
· Manage over all Activities of ICT
February 15,2013 – October 1,2013
Senior Network and Information Security Officer, Sugar Corporation
· Securing the ICT infrastructure, AD Servers, ISA Servers, Antivirus Server, Clients etc and
· Configuration of all Active devices
· Deliver adequate level of security environment
· Managing and Maintaining Windows server 2003 and 2008
· Maintain, monitor, and administer the company LAN and WAN networks
· Resolution of complex issues related to the local network, Ms-Exchange ,Centralized Antivirus Software Management
· System Administration Tasks (Maintaining Windows File Service, Active Directory Operations Tasks)
· Periodically report on all activities in a clear and standard way
May 23, 2008 – February 15,2013
Information Technology Section Head , HARAR BREWERY SH.Co
· Manage all over ICT Activities
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January 31, 2007 – May 22, 2008
A/Information Technology Section Head, HARAR BREWERY SH.Co
· Manage over all ICT Activities
September 7, 2006 – May 22, 2008
Network Administrator, HARAR BREWERY SH.Co
· Give IT technical and operational support for all Staff
· Daily Monitor of IT infrastructures (Servers, and Clients via Event Viewer and some other tools)
· Troubleshoot system and network problem
· Communicate with System Vendors about ICT facilities purchase
· Taking and logging daily backup
· Administer network and system
· Maintain and repair computers and printers
· Install network
· Prepare Monthly, quarterly and annually report
Three Years in HARAR BREWERY SH.Co as a Senior Electronics expert starting from June 11, 2003 G.C – September 7, 2006.
Two Year & Four Months in HARAR BREWERY SH.Co. as a Computer Expert.(February 06,2001-June 10,2003 G.C)
Two Years in MENSCHEN FÜR MENSCHEN FOUNDATION AGRO TECHNICAL TRAINING COLLEGE (ATTC) as a Lecturer on Par time Bases. (October 22, 2004 – January 2006)
Six Months in DIRE DAWA TECHNICAL SCHOOL as an instructor (September 12,2000- March 10,2001)
Eight months in GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY as a Computer Instructor (August 2000-April 2001)
Major Projects Achievements (Partial)
· Sage 300 ERP Project Implementation at East African Tiger Brands Industries
· ERP (Local ERP called Hillmark ERP) and LAN Project Implementation follow up at Harar Brewery Share Company as Project Manager
· ERP ,SL Dynamics Implementation follow up at Sunshine Construction PLC
· Developed a company website latest word press, www.eastafricanlionbrands.com
· Implementation of Weighbridge Software at East African Tiger Brands
· Implementation of Guard tour patrolling system at East African Tiger Brands
· Project Management of ERP upgrade from Sage 500 to Sage 300
· LAN implementation follow up for Heineken Breweries Brewery at Addis Ababa HO, in two Buildings as a Project Manager
· Development of payroll Management System DBMS using VB.net and SQL 2008 for Sunshine Construction
· Development of Bank account transaction follow-up Management System DBMS using VB.net and SQL 2008 for Sunshine Construction
· VPN Configuration for Sunshine Construction
· Development and Implementation of ICT Policy and Procedures at Harar Brewery Share Company and Sunshine Construction
· Develop Sales and Settlement, ICM and Payroll Application Harar Brewery Share Company
· Security Policy implementation at Sugar Corporation using AD policy, ISA policy and Antivirus centralized software policy
· MS-Exchange Implementation at Sugar Corporation, Wonji Sugar Factory
· ISA Implementation at Harar Brewery S.C, Sugar Corporation and Sunshine Construction.
· etc
Certifications & Trainings
· ITIL Foundation V3 (February 27,2019 – March 01,2019)
· CCNA Certified, Techno Brain from CISCO Networking Academy.
· Website Security Training, by Infinite Dimensions Software Development PLC(Habesha.net)
· Three Months Training on Programmable Logic Control (PLC) By Krones Experts from Germany at Harar Brewery Share Company and passed the exam
· Certificate awards for outstanding achievement in the implementation of Quality Management System (ISO 9001:2000) & food Safety Management (HACCP) in Harar Brewery Sh.co & I was a member of the steering committee in the factory.
· Successfully attended and Passed the examination of Quality Management system (ISO 9001:2000) and Food safety management system (ISO 22000:2005,HACCP GHP and GMP) Internal Audit and System maintenance training courses, by QITC
· ISO 14001:2004 Based Environmental Management system(EMS),ECPC
· ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management system, Development and Implementation course, September 15,2018
· AutoCAD 2000 Certificate, Neejat Computer Service.
Languages
· English : Fluent in reading ,writing and listening
· Amharic: Fluent in reading, writing and listening
Technical Skills(in short)
· Sage 500 Accpac V6.0
· Sage 300 ERP
· Microsoft Dynamics SL
· Microsoft SQL Server
· ICT Project Management, Both LAN/WAN and ERP
· ERP System Administration
· Networking Design, implementation and troubleshooting
· Preparation of ICT Strategic Planning, align it with Company SP
· Preparation of ICT Policy, and Procedures based on the existing environment and current technology.
· Windows Server 2003 and 2008
· Active Directory installation and Management
· ICT Outsourced Service Management
· Cisco Technologies
· LAN/WAN and Computer System Security
· Website Development using Joomal and Word Press
· IT Infrastructure Design
· Microsoft Exchange Server
· Virtualization
· High level MS-Office applications usage Skills
Other Skills
· Automobile Driving License
Professional References
· Ato Juneydi Basha, MBA, Deputy General Manager, BMET Energy Telecom Industry and Trade LLC, Former President of EFF, Investor
Mobile: (251) 911 21 25 20, or (251) 911 20 38 95, Relationship: Previous CEO
· Ato Lemma Lessa, PHD in IT, AAU
Email: [email protected] Mobile: (251) 911 68 38 05 Relationship: Advisor during my MBA research
· Ato Bahiru Zeynu, MSC in Computer Science, MBA,MCT,MCSE,MCDBA, CEO of Africom Technologies, Relationship: Professional link
Email: [email protected] Mobile: (251) 912 50 17 91
I, the undersigned, completed all of the above information in good faith and it’s true to the best of my knowledge.
Signature: – _______________
Date: – 4/18/2020
Addis Ababa