The following application was submitted (UTC) on Sat, 26 Feb 11 06:48:05 +0000 Items with an '*' were required items in the application form. PERSONAL INFORMATION ==================== Family Name (Last name, Surname)*: Samme-Nlar Full Name*: Tomslin Mesumbe Samme-Nlar Employer/Organization*: Bytes Intelleca Position/Title*: Lead Engineer EA Business Address ---------------- Business Phone: Alternate Telephone: Email*: s.tomsleen@yahoo.com URL: FAX: Date of Birth: 1982-07-03 Country of Residence*: Kenya Passport Name: Mesumbe Tomslin Samme-Nlar Passport Number: 684248 Passport Issuing Country: Cameroon Passport Issue Date: 2007-08-13 Passport Expiry Date: 2012-08-12 WORKSHOP SPECIFIC INFORMATION ============================= Workshop Applied For*: AR-E: Advanced Routing Techniques Reason for Track Choice* ------------------------ Routing techniques TECHNICAL SKILLS ================ Unix User?*: true How much have you used it? -------------------------- very much Have you been a UNIX admin?*: true Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.) --------------------------------------------------------- 2years, used a variety of flavors mostly to deploy enterprise class services. Have you used/administered TCP/IP nets?*: true Describe --------- have designed and deployed many campus area networks, both wired and wireless. Have you set up and/or administered any of the following? Please give details Bind or any other Nameservers* ------------------------------ Yes, NAMED mostly. Mail Transport Agents (ex. Sendmail, Exim, Postfix, Qmail)* ----------------------------------------------------------- Yes, Postfix Mailing List Managers (e.g. Majordomo or other list manager)* ------------------------------------------------------------- No Web Systems/Servers (e.g. Apache, IIS or other web server)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Yes, Apache with tomcat Have you configured or otherwise managed any of the following? Please give details. Routers* -------- Yes, mostly the Cisco series of enterprise class routers but also Dlink routers Switches* --------- Yes, mostly the Cisco series of enterprise class switches Network Monitoring Systems* ---------------------------- No 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* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- I am a lead engineer with Bytes Intelleca, a provider of intelligent and interactive voice solutions and self service products. We bring to the data network cost consolidation as we provide SPs the opportunity to use their existing data networks to to roll-out voice solutions that will give their customers better service and experience and in some cases new sources of revenue. 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 have a multi-OS environment of Macs,Windows and Unix. Connection to the Internet is via broadband and country's connectivity is via fiber cables Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Other: Commercial integrator Approximate number of full time staff at your institution* ---------------------------------------------------------- 3000 How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the track you wish to attend* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well i think being a Cisco certified engineer should qualify me for any routing course How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I want to help design scalable networks in the country If you have previously attended AfNOG or INET Workshops for Developing Countries Year and track you attended --------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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? ------------------------------------------------------------------- The assistance is to help cover attendance fees while I personally cover travel expenses. This training doesn't exactly benefit my organization but does benefit my country where I intend to help design future scalable networks. I haven't approached any other source, because am not in the position to approach any. How will the finances be paid? Your Institution ----------------- Your Government --------------- Your personal contribution -------------------------- All other expense Amount you ask from AfNOG (less than $1,000)* --------------------------------------------- $1000 or less REFEREES ======== First Referee* -------------- Evelyn Namara - +256711888006 evelyngeek@gmail.com Second Referee* --------------- Hudson Mulusa - +254737541985 hmulusa@hotmail.com END OF APPLICATION