Chinedu Ezeocha
Soution Analyst
Houston,TX
Summary
Cybersecurity professional in-training. Educated on the NIST risk management framework for information systems and organizations, NIST framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity, and FFIEC cybersecurity assessment tool. Seeking an entry level opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the mission and business growth of my employer.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Uber Driver
Uber
Houston, TX
08.2021 - Current
- Provide ride-sharing services to Houston commuters, driving them in style, from their pick-up location to their destination.
- I have the pleasant experience of interacting with people from different background, faith, profession, and nationalities.
- Consistently and on a daily basis improving on my people and crisis management skills because I encounter aggressive and drunk passengers in my line of work. And have to de-escalate and manage errant individuals to guarantee a safe trip and my own personal safety.
- Protect riders with good driving habits, emergency first aid and discrete handling of special circumstances.
- Observe city, street and highway driving regulations and took necessary driving precautions when transporting customers.
- Assist elderly and disabled passengers entering and exiting shuttle.
- I currently have a rating of 4.90 out of 5.0, which is very commendable and courtesy of my timeliness, vehicle cleanliness and effective customer service.
Associate Network Technician
Netsync Network Solutions
Houston, TX
05.2017 - 07.2021
- Installed cabling, wireless routers and telephone systems for data communications networks.
- Developed requirements analysis, applications assessment and implementation for LAN software.
- Configured rack server network hardware considering rail depth, hardware mounting and cable routing.
- Installed patches and performed backups, system builds and image updates.
- Collaborated with networking personnel at providers and data centers to determine origination points for faults and recover from malfunctions.
- Performed network diagnostics to determine performance levels of new installations and detect faults in existing infrastructure.
- Replaced failed hardware in server rack systems, swapping hard disks, power supplies and other field serviceable components.
- Performed necessary maintenance to support network availability.
- Traveled to remote office locations to install nodes and implement client software rollouts.
Volunteer Vision Screener
Eye Care For Kids Foundation
Houston, TX
08.2018 - 12.2018
- Traveled to schools within the Houston, Alief, Katy, and Fort Bend ISDs to conduct vision screening on elementary, middle and high school students.
- Collaborated with the resident school nurses at the schools to ensure every student in the school is screened. Students with impaired vision are provided with corrective eyeglasses through the foundation.
- Created a report for each school that I visited and fed it to the foundation's database for storage.
Lyft Driver
Lyft
Houston, TX
01.2017 - 05.2017
- Provided ride-sharing services to Houston commuters, driving them in style, from their pick-up location to their destination.
- I have had the pleasant experience of interacting with people from different background, faith, profession, and nationalities.
- Improved on my people and crisis management skills because I encountered aggressive and drunk passengers in my line of work. And had to de-escalate and manage errant individuals to guarantee a safe trip and my own personal safety.
- Protected riders with good driving habits, emergency first aid and discrete handling of special circumstances.
- Observed city, street and highway driving regulations and took necessary driving precautions when transporting customers.
- Assisted elderly and disabled passengers entering and exiting shuttle.
- Achieved high customer ratings on post-trip surveys for timeliness, vehicle cleanliness and customer service.
Lead Laboratory Technician
DeepFlex
Houston, TX
02.2013 - 01.2017
- Carried out numerous physical property tests on carbon and glass fibers, the raw materials we used to manufacture our flexible non-metallic pipes.
- Performed testing and quality control using approved laboratory procedures and instrumentation.
- Maintained documentation on tests performed in lab.
- Calibrated and maintained instruments to keep equipment fully operational.
- Collaborated with material engineers in developing material qualification programs and ageing processes for our pipe-making materials.
- Ensured that subordinates maintained a safe work environment, observed company’s safety protocols at all times, and wears appropriate personal protection equipment while working in the lab.
Education
Master of Science - Cybersecurity
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN 09.2021 - Current
Master of Arts - International Politics
University of Manchester
United Kingdom 09.2007 - 12.2008
Bachelor of Science - Geology
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Nigeria 05.2002 - 07.2006
Skills
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool
NIST Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity
NIST Risk Management Framework for Information Systems and Organizations
Interpersonal Communication
Meticulous
Great team player
Professional
Playing soccer, reading, and watching Succession.
I enjoy playing soccer. It has been my favorite sport since childhood. I enjoy reading anything I can lay my hands on, from cover to cover. There is a great wealth of education in reading. And I just discovered the HBO series, Succession, recently. Am enjoying it so far.
Timeline
Master of Science - Cybersecurity
Walden University
09.2021 - Current
Uber Driver
Uber
08.2021 - Current
Volunteer Vision Screener
Eye Care For Kids Foundation
08.2018 - 12.2018
Associate Network Technician
Netsync Network Solutions
05.2017 - 07.2021
Lyft Driver
Lyft
01.2017 - 05.2017
Lead Laboratory Technician
DeepFlex
02.2013 - 01.2017
Master of Arts - International Politics
University of Manchester
09.2007 - 12.2008
Bachelor of Science - Geology
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
05.2002 - 07.2006