The following application was submitted (UTC) on Mon, 21 Feb 11 07:27:50 +0000 Items with an '*' were required items in the application form. PERSONAL INFORMATION ==================== Family Name (Last name, Surname)*: Ndekana Full Name*: Polycarp vincent Employer/Organization*: Vodacom (T) Ltd Position/Title*: Systems Administrator - IT Data Services Business Address ---------------- Mlimani City Office Park, Building 4. 1st Floor, P.O.Box 2369 Dar es Salaam Business Phone: +255-754-710847 Alternate Telephone: 255754710847 Email*: pndekana@gmail.com URL: FAX: Date of Birth: 1979-05-21 Country of Residence*: Tanzania Passport Name: Passport Number: Passport Issuing Country: Passport Issue Date: Passport Expiry Date: WORKSHOP SPECIFIC INFORMATION ============================= Workshop Applied For*: SI-E: Scalable Network Infrastructure Reason for Track Choice* ------------------------ Network design and operation. TECHNICAL SKILLS ================ Unix User?*: false How much have you used it? -------------------------- Have you been a UNIX admin?*: false Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.) --------------------------------------------------------- Have you used/administered TCP/IP nets?*: true Describe --------- I have managed just LAN and WAN Have you set up and/or administered any of the following? Please give details Bind or any other Nameservers* ------------------------------ Yes Mail Transport Agents (ex. Sendmail, Exim, Postfix, Qmail)* ----------------------------------------------------------- NO Mailing List Managers (e.g. Majordomo or other list manager)* ------------------------------------------------------------- No Web Systems/Servers (e.g. Apache, IIS or other web server)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Yes IIS Have you configured or otherwise managed any of the following? Please give details. Routers* -------- Yes, Cisco 3750 series and Cisco 800 SDM Switches* --------- Yes, Cisco 3750 series and Dlink Switch Network Monitoring Systems* ---------------------------- Yes such ad Manage Engine and Solarwids Network Operations Center (NOC)* -------------------------------- No CERT WORKSHOP APPLICANTS ONLY ============================= Which area of security interests you? ------------------------------------- What security interventions have you experienced? ------------------------------------------------- How do you intend to use the knowledge gained at the workshop? -------------------------------------------------------------- ROLE IN NATIONAL NETWORKING ACTIVITIES ====================================== A description of your current employer, your position, your duties and responsibilities, and how they relate to current and future data networking activities in your country* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- My Current Employer is Vodacom (T)Ltd, I am part of the IP networks department that is in charge of managing the company’s corporate clients and data service across the country, both on the 3G/EDGE/GPRS network and on the come corporate LAN/WAN. My Position is a Packet Core Administrator in overseeing the 3G/EDGE/GPRS Data connectivity across the country. My duties are facilitating the future of the wireless data connectivity across the country as we work to ensure the whole country is accessible and connected to the digital world. A brief description of your computing and networking environment (operating systems, networking software, modems, etc.), including the connectivity of your organization to the Internet and your country's connectivity to the international Internet* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We run and multi-operating systems environment with both Windows and Linux OS,We mainly use Cisco networking devices and Juniper firewalls.The connectivity to the international internet is via and undersea fiber service provider,where we have dedicated STM 1 connections. Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Commercial Network Provider : Approximate number of full time staff at your institution* ---------------------------------------------------------- 600-700 How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the track you wish to attend* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My training and current work is mainly around managing networking infrastructure. How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The knowledge gained will assist me design and operation networking infrastructure better and grow them into a much bigger and functioning network. If you have previously attended AfNOG or INET Workshops for Developing Countries Year and track you attended --------------------------- no A precise description of how you have used the training you have received in the past ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The significant advances in networking which have occurred in your country specifically because of your knowledge and effort --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A significant growth of 3G data users across the country. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ====================== Are you are requesting financial aid from the AfNOG Workshop for attending the workshop and meetings, or for travel costs?* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No financial assistance requested. REFEREES ======== First Referee* -------------- Sylvia Ndekana Tanzania Global Development learning center P.O.Box 3918 Dar Es Salaam Tanzania email: tza_sndekana@gdlnmail.org tel: +255 754 281311 Second Referee* --------------- Akley Kessy Vodacom (T)Ltd P.O.Box 2369 Dar es salaam Tanzania email:akessy@vodacom.co.tz tel:+255 754710034 END OF APPLICATION