Divine O. Oguche
NJ
Summary
Highly experienced Network Administrator with 10+ years of professional experience designing, implementing, and maintaining multi-network, multi-user LAN, MAN, and WAN environments in enterprise, financial, healthcare, and federal-aligned sectors. Expert in network performance monitoring, security enforcement, switch/router configuration, multi-site connectivity, and data integrity controls. Demonstrated record supporting centralized, decentralized, and remote network services, conducting network upgrades, resolving escalated incidents, and ensuring compliance with state, NIST, and organizational policies. Skilled in infrastructure documentation, network diagnostics, SAN support, and cloud-enabled networking. Able to work with limited supervision and provide accurate technical recommendations to management.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
MEDICAL LOGISTICS SPECIALIST (IT & Systems Support
United States Army Reserve
02.2025 - Current
- Maintain secure digital systems supporting medical equipment tracking and lifecycle management, ensuring uninterrupted system and network access.
- Conduct audits, risk assessments, and configuration reviews in alignment with DoD cybersecurity requirements.
- Train personnel on secure systems usage, data handling procedures, and network-enabled medical logistics platforms.
PROJECT MANAGER & IT INTEGRATION SPECIALIST
Field Nation
Multi-site, NJ/PA/NY
01.2024 - Current
- Design, implement, and maintain multi-network environments, ensuring secure communication across LAN, MAN, and WAN infrastructures for distributed clients.
- Troubleshoot escalated network issues, perform root-cause analysis, and restore service across switches, routers, firewalls, and wireless networks.
- Conduct network architecture reviews, validate infrastructure changes, and recommend upgrades aligned with state-level IT security requirements.
- Support remote, decentralized, and centralized network services, ensuring system availability, data integrity, and performance optimization.
- Monitor network performance using Wireshark, NMS tools, and SolarWinds to identify and resolve latency, routing, and connectivity issues.
EPIC SYSTEMS SUPPORT – IT & INTEGRATION
Multiple Health Systems
Multi-site, Multi-state
10.2021 - 01.2024
- Support secure connectivity between clinical applications and multi-site hospital networks across LAN/WAN environments.
- Identify network-related communication issues, validate system build changes, and ensure data integrity, and secure configurations.
- Coordinate with infrastructure teams to maintain multi-network workflows, and optimize performance across enterprise systems.
TEACHING & SUPPORT ASSISTANT
University of Plymouth – Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
01.2020 - 09.2021
- Supported university IT systems, labs, and digital learning platforms, ensuring secure and uninterrupted access for multi-user academic environments.
- Assisted with technical workshops involving network concepts, system configuration, cybersecurity fundamentals, and digital infrastructure literacy.
- Developed instructional materials and technical documentation to improve student understanding of system workflows, application navigation, and data integrity practices.
- Provided first-line IT support, resolving connectivity issues, user-access problems, and software configuration requests across diverse hardware and operating systems.
NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR
First Bank of Nigeria
, Lagos
01.2012 - 12.2016
- Deployed, configured, and maintained enterprise-level LAN/WAN networks, supporting 24/7 banking operations across 250+ branch locations.
- Installed and administered routers, switches, firewalls, wireless infrastructure, and remote-access services for multi-site operations.
- Monitored network performance, executed diagnostics with Wireshark and SolarWinds, and resolved complex, multi-network issues.
- Conducted network security enforcement, patching, firmware upgrades, VLAN segmentation, and access-control policy implementation.
- Led disaster recovery tests, network redundancy planning, and infrastructure expansion across regional MAN/WAN links.
- Ensured data integrity and network availability across centralized and decentralized environments, including remote branches.
IT INTERN – NETWORK OPERATIONS SUPPORT
KPMG (Technology Advisory & Infrastructure Div)
, Lagos
03.2010 - 12.2011
- Supported enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure operations by assisting with switch and router configuration, workstation connectivity, and network device setup in a multi-office environment.
- Conducted network performance monitoring, logging, and incident escalation to senior engineers for resolution across centralized and remote sites.
- Performed cabling, patch panel labeling, hardware installation, and routine equipment maintenance to ensure network uptime and data integrity.
- Assisted network engineers with network diagnostics, system testing, and troubleshooting, using tools such as Wireshark and command-line utilities.
- Participated in infrastructure upgrade projects, including equipment refreshes, wireless expansion, and documentation updates for compliance and audit readiness.
Education
Certificate - Project Management
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY10-2024
Master of Science - Tourism And Hospitality Management
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, UK01-2022
Master of Science - Sociology of Education
University of Benin
Benin, Nigeria07-2020
Bachelor of Science - Social Studies Education
University of Benin
Benin, Nigeria08-2016
Skills
- Networking: TCP/IP, VLANs, MPLS, OSPF, BGP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, SSH, RADIUS, 8021X
- Security: Firewalls, ACLs, Encryption, Zero Trust, Patch Management, RBAC
- Tools: Wireshark, SolarWinds, SecureCRT, Putty, NMS Monitoring Tools
- Systems: Windows Server, Linux, Virtualization, AWS Cloud
- Hardware: Switches, Routers, APs, Load Balancers, SAN/NAS, Network Cabling
Certification
- CompTIA Network+
- AWS Cloud Practitioner
- Amazon Network Fundamentals
- PMP – Project Management Institute
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)
- Epic Credentialed Trainer – Inpatient Orders
Timeline
MEDICAL LOGISTICS SPECIALIST (IT & Systems Support
United States Army Reserve
02.2025 - Current
PROJECT MANAGER & IT INTEGRATION SPECIALIST
Field Nation
01.2024 - Current
EPIC SYSTEMS SUPPORT – IT & INTEGRATION
Multiple Health Systems
10.2021 - 01.2024
TEACHING & SUPPORT ASSISTANT
University of Plymouth – Plymouth
01.2020 - 09.2021
NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR
First Bank of Nigeria
01.2012 - 12.2016
IT INTERN – NETWORK OPERATIONS SUPPORT
KPMG (Technology Advisory & Infrastructure Div)
03.2010 - 12.2011
Certificate - Project Management
Cornell University
Master of Science - Tourism And Hospitality Management
University of Plymouth
Master of Science - Sociology of Education
University of Benin
Bachelor of Science - Social Studies Education
University of Benin