Saturday 30 May 2015

Update from Daniel

Dear Colleagues,  

Please see below my blog post:


HOW HAS 2015 FARED FOR YOU?  

The year  2015 has fared in the sense that with all the difficulties or problems, we still find a solution.   

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN BUSY WITH?  


I have been busy with in-house jobs and all of our clients based in Monrovia:

  • ASPEN MEDICAL: Configured one Cisco E1700 wireless router, installed wireless card on Dell desktop used for the X-RAY machine
  • PUTU IRON ORE MINING: Backup of data from old staff desktops/laptops to the server, troubleshooting connectivity issues, installation of e-scan anti-virus on present staff laptops/desktops.   
  • JICA LIBERIA: Troubleshooting connectivity issues, installation of e-Scan anti-virus, installation of printer driver and conducting monthly maintenance.   
  • GIZ LIBERIA: Repairs of desktops and laptops OS, Extension of Local Area Network (LAN) ports.     
  • PSI LIBERIA: Setup of Microsoft office 2013 suit, Configured email accounts, Installed Kaspersky10 Anti-virus, Troubleshooting network connectivity and monthly maintenance for desktops, laptops, printers and scanners.    
  • TIYATIEN HEALTH: Connectivity issues    
  • PARTNERS IN HEALTH: Connectivity issues     

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR PERSONAL MOMENT OF PRIDE? 

When I find myself on the field, learning new things every day. I felt very proud of myself working on one of our clients site (PUTU). One day, a gentle man entered the office and I was introduced by the CEO and COO as the IT man. And the fellow said ‘’what a young guy, a Liberian.’’ From that moment I decided to advance myself. I am so glad and thankful that I have started enrolling at an Indian University studying Network Engineering.      

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED THIS YEAR?  

Learning has been a day-to-day activity for me. I always have the confident in myself. Basically, things are been done repeatedly from one client to another which has helped me to perfect my skills and knowledge . Recently, I’ve also learned to run software as an administrator from a USB or external drive (MS Office 2013).  


WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS?    

I am looking forward to more improvement in my skills so that NATC can have more trust and confident in sending me out of town and even out of country if necessary.     

IS THE IT INDUSTRY IMPROVING IN LIBERIA?   

I will say little by little it’s improving.   

WHAT MORE CAN BE DONE?  

More can be done by empowering more youth with scholarships who have the passion in learning Information Technology (IT) through the help of the Government and other private NGOs instead of relying on expatriates from abroad.                

Prepared by: Daniel W. Collins                         IT Technician (NATC) 

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