The following application was submitted (UTC) on Fri, 04 Mar 11 10:36:43 +0000 Items with an '*' were required items in the application form. PERSONAL INFORMATION ==================== Family Name (Last name, Surname)*: ILUNGA Full Name*: Alain Employer/Organization*: Auto Transport Company Position/Title*: IT Project Manager Business Address ---------------- 43, Tombalbay Kinshasa/Gombe Business Phone: 00243990906338 Alternate Telephone: 00243818135453 Email*: alilunga@yahoo.fr URL: FAX: Date of Birth: 1967-02-27 Country of Residence*: Congo (RDC) Passport Name: ILUNGA NGOIE ALAIN Passport Number: OB0115934 Passport Issuing Country: Congo (RDC) Passport Issue Date: 2010-03-30 Passport Expiry Date: 2015-03-29 WORKSHOP SPECIFIC INFORMATION ============================= Workshop Applied For*: NM-E: Network Monitoring and Management Reason for Track Choice* ------------------------ I manage a network of more than 60 computers and provide training to professionals in charge of networks increasingly important. I think that a better monitoring, good practices would allow an efficient administration. This training is an opportunity for me to increase my ability in administrating more complex and modern networks. TECHNICAL SKILLS ================ Unix User?*: true How much have you used it? -------------------------- more than 10 years, daily. Have you been a UNIX admin?*: true Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.) --------------------------------------------------------- 10 years in the ISP and Corporate environment, mainly in the implementation and administration of Messaging, Web, DNS, Backup, etc. I've used since 2010 different versions of Courier-Imap, Dovecot, Sendmail, Exim, Apache, Bind, Bacula, Squid, etc. on the FreeBSD, RedHat, Suse, Debian boxes. Have you used/administered TCP/IP nets?*: true Describe --------- (Ethernet) Wireless, wired TCP/IP connectivity Satellite link management Static routing (Including Cisco routers and FreeBSD, RedHat Gateways) Have you set up and/or administered any of the following? Please give details Bind or any other Nameservers* ------------------------------ Bind9 DNS Caches, Authoritative DNS servers Mail Transport Agents (ex. Sendmail, Exim, Postfix, Qmail)* ----------------------------------------------------------- Sendmail and Exim Mailing List Managers (e.g. Majordomo or other list manager)* ------------------------------------------------------------- None Web Systems/Servers (e.g. Apache, IIS or other web server)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Apache, IIS Have you configured or otherwise managed any of the following? Please give details. Routers* -------- Cisco Routers (Static Routing) FreeBSD and Redhat (Zebra) Switches* --------- Cisco Catalyst Asante Network Monitoring Systems* ---------------------------- SNMP on Cisco routers (MRTG on Linux and FreeBSD) Syslog on FreeBSD and RedHat 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 a Nissan, Ford and Volkswagen dealer having several sites in the country. As a IT Project Manager, I am responsible in managing the network infrastructure (including local and Wan links) and IT human ressources, developing IT solutions. I am also heavily involved in training of IT professionals in Kinshasa and I help in Track E0 localization in some Francophone countries (Brazzaville, Kinshasa, Yaoundé) I am involved in a project (in process of signing) that aims to electronically link several ministries and departments in the DRC, as onsite leader. I think the country's imminent connection to the fiber (SAT3), my professional experience, involvement in the embryo to install a large-scale infrastructure involves strong capacity in the networks monitoring and management. 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* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ more than 100 employees more than 80 computers (Windows XP, Vista, 7) 3 sites in Kinshasa 4 additional sites in the contry VPN connection to the main site (OpenVPN server) Satellite link on all sites, Comtec Modem, Front Cisco router Windows 2003 servers for professionnal applications FreeBSD servers for Files Backup, Routers monitoring (mrtg), mail, web, vpn Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Commercial Network Provider NGO Network Provider : Approximate number of full time staff at your institution* ---------------------------------------------------------- 150 How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the track you wish to attend* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I manage and help in increasingly large networks, good management requires adequate monitoring, hence the need for training in the administration and monitoring networks. How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Improve my network, get into more ambitious projects in training, implementation If you have previously attended AfNOG or INET Workshops for Developing Countries Year and track you attended --------------------------- Scalable Internet services (Afnog 2003), Scalable Infrastructure services (Afnog 2004), Unix System Administration (Afnog 2005) A precise description of how you have used the training you have received in the past ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ISP platform implementation (CITRACO Consultant) Mail, Web, DNS, Gateway, Sharing knowledge (Workshops) Introduce FreeBSD on the Windows based corporates The significant advances in networking which have occurred in your country specifically because of your knowledge and effort --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essentialy in the training side, Hundred of IT professional trained Use of local technicians in the deployment of the network the independent electoral commission during the 2006 presidential elections, (participated as expert) FINANCIAL INFORMATION ====================== Are you are requesting financial aid from the AfNOG Workshop for attending the workshop and meetings, or for travel costs?* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Requested aid to cover the attendance fees. Explain why you are asking for financial assistance. How will your organisation and your country benefit from your training? What other sources of funding have you approached, and what were the results? ------------------------------------------------------------------- Having not yet received my institution agreement, difficult agreement indeed, extroversion of Congolese economy. My participation to the workshop depend on my personal effort, I have an independant project in the country. Therefore I request financial assistance from Afnog. How will the finances be paid? Your Institution ----------------- $0 Your Government --------------- $0 Your personal contribution -------------------------- $1,000 Amount you ask from AfNOG (less than $1,000)* --------------------------------------------- $1,000 REFEREES ======== First Referee* -------------- Richard CIBANGU CEO Citraco citraco@hotmail.com 00243999943007 Second Referee* --------------- Michuki MWANGI mwangi@isoc.org 00254733570705 END OF APPLICATION