The following application was submitted (UTC) on Sat, 05 Mar 11 22:17:42 +0000
Items with an '*' were required items in the application form.


PERSONAL INFORMATION
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Family Name (Last name, Surname)*:         Sicilima
Full Name*:                                John
Employer/Organization*:                    sasatel
Position/Title*:                           Senior Engineer: IP/MPLS

Business Address
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Toure drive, oysterbay

Business Phone:                            0614104147
Alternate Telephone:                       0714606455
Email*:                                    john.sicilima@sasatel.co.tz
URL:                                       www.sasatel.co.tz
FAX:                                       
Date of Birth:                             1985-03-03
Country of Residence*:                     TANZANIA
Passport Name:                             John Nicodemus Sicilima
Passport Number:                           AB062944
Passport Issuing Country:                  TANZANIA
Passport Issue Date:                       2005-09-21
Passport Expiry Date:                      2015-09-20


WORKSHOP SPECIFIC INFORMATION
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Workshop Applied For*:                    NM-E: Network Monitoring and Management

Reason for Track Choice*
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Network monitoring and management on unix platforms.


TECHNICAL SKILLS
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Unix User?*:                              false

How much have you used it?
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I only know a few basic commands


Have you been a UNIX admin?*:             false

Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.)
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Have you used/administered TCP/IP nets?*: true

Describe
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I have been a network and system administrator for a company I used to work for and am now responsible for my companies IP infrastructure as a senior Engineer for IP/MPLS networks


Have you set up and/or administered any of the following? Please give details

Bind or any other Nameservers*
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No I havent


Mail Transport Agents (ex. Sendmail, Exim, Postfix, Qmail)*
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No I havent


Mailing List Managers (e.g. Majordomo or other list manager)*
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No I havent


Web Systems/Servers (e.g. Apache, IIS or other web server)*
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No I havent

Have you configured or otherwise managed any of the following? Please give details.

Routers*
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Yes I have:
- NAT
-VPN
-ROUTING PROTOCOLS IGP AND EGP (BGP)
-SNMP AND NETFLOW SETUP
-J-FLOW for juniper
-ACLs


Switches*
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-VLAN 
-VTP
-SPANNING TREE TUNING



Network Monitoring Systems*
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I have administered DUDE, U36 , Netflow


Network Operations Center (NOC)*
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-NOC report to me on IP cases for further action


CERT WORKSHOP APPLICANTS ONLY
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Which area of security interests you?
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What security interventions have you experienced?
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How do you intend to use the knowledge gained at the workshop?
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ROLE IN NATIONAL NETWORKING ACTIVITIES
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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*
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My current employer is a new player in the telecomunication market who is now a leading provider of fixed and mobile broadband in the capital of Tanzania (phase 1 ) other regions will follow in next phase:

AM responsible for managing the entire IP infrastructure since sasatel has a full IP CDMA network


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*
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-It is a combiantion of CISCO, JUNIPER router,switches and firewalls..
-Servers with different OS from Windows to UNIX.
-We connect via an ISP who connects to SEACOM CABLE..
-We offer fixed and mobile broadband to our CDMA customers..


Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply)*
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Commercial Network Provider


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Approximate number of full time staff at your institution*
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150


How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the track you wish to attend*
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-I am computer Engineer by proffession with CCNA and CCNP certifications and I work in a fully redundant IP network.
-Our business relies in this network being available throughout and I have to maintain a 99.9% up time.


How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country*
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-I will help improve the quality of our services and thus offer better service to our customers and thus favor them and my company
-I am also a trainer and will use this knowledge to also train others.


If you have previously attended AfNOG or INET Workshops for Developing Countries 
Year and track you attended
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A precise description of how you have used the training you have received in the past
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The significant advances in networking which have occurred in your country specifically 
because of your knowledge and effort
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Are you are requesting financial aid from the AfNOG Workshop for attending the 
workshop and meetings, or for travel costs?*
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No financial assistance requested.


REFEREES
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First Referee*
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KWAME MAKUNDI
VAS/BILLING OPERATIONS MANAGER
SASATEL
0614104020
kwame.makundi@sasatel.co.tz


Second Referee*
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AMANI MSUYA
IT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN
SASATEL
0614104095
amani.msuya@sasatel.co.tz


END OF APPLICATION