The following application was submitted (UTC) on Fri, 18 Feb 11 12:54:49 +0000 Items with an '*' were required items in the application form. PERSONAL INFORMATION ==================== Family Name (Last name, Surname)*: Thompson Full Name*: Ebo Semenhyia Thompson Employer/Organization*: Volta River Authority Position/Title*: Senior Computer Engineer Business Address ---------------- P.O. Box MB77, Accra, Ghana Business Phone: +233-30-2664941 Alternate Telephone: +233-26-2261206 Email*: semenhyia@vra.com URL: www.vra.com FAX: +233-30-2662610 Date of Birth: 1980-01-01 Country of Residence*: Ghana Passport Name: Thompson, Ebo Semenhyia Passport Number: H1648808 Passport Issuing Country: Ghana Passport Issue Date: 2005-05-23 Passport Expiry Date: 2015-05-22 WORKSHOP SPECIFIC INFORMATION ============================= Workshop Applied For*: NM-E: Network Monitoring and Management Reason for Track Choice* ------------------------ Performance management and monitoring; Configuration management Reporting; Trending and capacity planning; Traffic Classification; Quality of Service (QoS) Fault, security and accounting management. TECHNICAL SKILLS ================ Unix User?*: true How much have you used it? -------------------------- Moderate user Have you been a UNIX admin?*: true Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.) --------------------------------------------------------- Ubuntu, CentOS and RedHat (about 4.5 years experience) Have you used/administered TCP/IP nets?*: true Describe --------- LAN/WAN administration Have you set up and/or administered any of the following? Please give details Bind or any other Nameservers* ------------------------------ Bind version 9.0 Microsoft DNS Mail Transport Agents (ex. Sendmail, Exim, Postfix, Qmail)* ----------------------------------------------------------- Sendmail Postfix Mailing List Managers (e.g. Majordomo or other list manager)* ------------------------------------------------------------- No Web Systems/Servers (e.g. Apache, IIS or other web server)* ------------------------------------------------------------ IIS Web server Have you configured or otherwise managed any of the following? Please give details. Routers* -------- Cisco 3745 IOS version 12.3 (18) Cisco 2691 IOS version 12.4 (9) Cisco 2811 IOS version 12.4 (9) Switches* --------- D-Link Layer 3 Switches Network Monitoring Systems* ---------------------------- Paessler Router Traffic Grapher (PRTG) HP OpenView OpenNMS 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 the largest power producer in Ghana with installed capacity of over 980 MWA in 5 power plants. I am currently the network administrator for the Authority's network infrastructure countrywide. I am responsible for routers, switches 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* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Our corporate networking environment include Routers, Switches, fibre optic, RedHat Linux, Solaris, Debian, Ubuntu, Windows Server 2003 and 2008, DSL and ADSL Modems. Routing Protocol: OSPF The LANs interconnect through the fiber backbone (WAN) and a fiber connection to SAT-3 submarine cable for internet access via Vodafone. Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Other: Power Utility Approximate number of full time staff at your institution* ---------------------------------------------------------- 3,500 How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the track you wish to attend* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My training and current involves network monitoring and reporting, fault and incident diagnosis, fault resolution as well as installation and configuration of network devices. How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I intend to use the knowledge obtained to enhance our network monitoring and management aspects of our networking function. To also enhance capacity planning, trending analysis as well as institute better QoS for the various applications. Efficient monitoring and management for network security will also improve. If you have previously attended AfNOG or INET Workshops for Developing Countries Year and track you attended --------------------------- N/A A precise description of how you have used the training you have received in the past ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N/A The significant advances in networking which have occurred in your country specifically because of your knowledge and effort --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N/A 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* -------------- Mr. Theophilus Nii Okai, Director, MIS Volta River Authority, P.O. Box MB77, Accra, GHANA Tel: +233-24-4311123 Second Referee* --------------- Miss Beatrice Obeng, Ag. Manager, ICT Infrastructure, Volta River Authority, P.O. Box MB77, Accra, GHANA Tel: +233-24-4699493 END OF APPLICATION