The following application was submitted (UTC) on Thu, 24 Mar 11 15:50:54 +0000 Items with an '*' were required items in the application form. PERSONAL INFORMATION ==================== Family Name (Last name, Surname)*: SLIPPI-MENSAH Full Name*: SLIPPI-MENSAH GREGORY Employer/Organization*: GHANA DOT COM Position/Title*: EIS ENGINEER Business Address ---------------- Business Phone: Alternate Telephone: Email*: greg@ghana.com URL: FAX: Date of Birth: 1982-07-07 Country of Residence*: GHANA Passport Name: SLIPPI-MENSAH GREGORY Passport Number: H2215661 Passport Issuing Country: GHANA Passport Issue Date: 2008-04-25 Passport Expiry Date: 2018-04-24 WORKSHOP SPECIFIC INFORMATION ============================= Workshop Applied For*: NM-E: Network Monitoring and Management Reason for Track Choice* ------------------------ I am currently working on a project involving network(bandwidth) monitoring and management and i believe further knowledge in this field would help me in this endeavour. TECHNICAL SKILLS ================ Unix User?*: true How much have you used it? -------------------------- i have been a fair user of UNIX for over 2 years. Have you been a UNIX admin?*: true Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.) --------------------------------------------------------- i have setup various user accounts with permissions on UNIX servers for my employer.i have used used FreeBSD for about 2 years and also used various distributions of Linux including Red Hat and Fedora for over a year now. Have you used/administered TCP/IP nets?*: true Describe --------- I have administered TCP/IP for Ghana Dot Com as part of a team of Enterprise Integration System (EIS) Engineers, who ensure customers get their internet connections working optimally. These are all on public IPs. Have you set up and/or administered any of the following? Please give details Bind or any other Nameservers* ------------------------------ Yes , set up BIND 9 on our previous Domain Name Servers (DNS), having to make sure the named was in the chroot directory for security purposes. Mail Transport Agents (ex. Sendmail, Exim, Postfix, Qmail)* ----------------------------------------------------------- Yes, previously my employer's mail transport agent was Exim, however currently it is running on Sendmail. Mail system used included Squirrel Mail and Zimbra. Mailing List Managers (e.g. Majordomo or other list manager)* ------------------------------------------------------------- I am fairly familiar with Majordomo and mailman but have not set up or administered any yet. Web Systems/Servers (e.g. Apache, IIS or other web server)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Yes, I have set up web servers using Apache and administered for various clients, giving each client a unique user name and password for file transfer and updates. Have you configured or otherwise managed any of the following? Please give details. Routers* -------- Yes, the routers include Cisco 3600, 2500 as well as AS 5200 and AS 5100 Switches* --------- Yes, managed various switches for my employer including Cisco catalyst 1924, 2900 and 1912. Network Monitoring Systems* ---------------------------- Yes, i am currently working on a project with systems running NSEN, Cacti,Smoke Ping,Solar Winds among others. Network Operations Center (NOC)* -------------------------------- Yes, managed Nagios and MRTG as well as resolving any customer's technical challenges reported and also ensuring our internal network works efficiently. 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 currently employed with Ghana Dot Com, a pioneer in the internet service provision industry in Ghana and the West African sub-region.Ghana Dot Com also provides services in the fields of Web design and hosting, domain registration as well as e-commerce facilities. I am currently an EIS engineer handling network functionality as well as installation and management of antennae and radios on base stations as well as customer premises. It is perhaps our little contribution to the general network expansion drive currently booming in the country. I also work on network audit projects as well . 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 current setup is such that we have Cisco Catalyst 2900 for our LAN, Cisco 3640 for our distribution and gateway router . We also have Cisco AS 5200 for dial up access. We currently have 2Mb/s from our upstream providers, NewSkies, running BGP between our gateway and theirs.We have various base-stations connected via point-to point with Alvarion and Mikrotik equipment serving various customers on a point-to multipoint setup via the base-stations. Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Commercial Network Provider Academic Network Provider NGO Network Provider : Approximate number of full time staff at your institution* ---------------------------------------------------------- 40 How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the track you wish to attend* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am currently working on a project in this field on my employer's behalf and i firmly believe this track will be very helpful and instructive for me.i also believe my UNIX and Linux background would further help me appreciate the track even further. How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I hope the Network monitoring and management training will help me thoroughly appreciate network functionality and intricacies with regards to bandwidth management especially. I also believe it will further my knowledge to help me in the project i am currently involved, which involves a major institution in my country. If you have previously attended AfNOG or INET Workshops for Developing Countries Year and track you attended --------------------------- SI-E: Scalable Network Infrastructure A precise description of how you have used the training you have received in the past ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The previous training has helped me further understand network infrastructural layout as well as how to further expand our network and add new base-stations as well as nodes. it has also given me confidence to share this knowledge with my colleagues in-house as well the associations i belong to. The significant advances in networking which have occurred in your country specifically because of your knowledge and effort --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As a result of knowledge gained through the tracks , I have undertaken some projects involving government agencies with regards to networking their various branches to help with their e-mails and other internet infrastructure, hence helping make their work faster and efficient. 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* -------------- Delali Nyarku, Ghana Dot Com 16, Boundary road East Legon Accra. Second Referee* --------------- Nancy Dotse Ghana Dot Com 16 Boundary Road East Legon Accra. END OF APPLICATION