Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
Activities
Skills And Tools
Hands On Projects And Labs
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Samuel Kyei Nimako

Cincinnati,OH

Summary

Results-driven Data Center Debug Technician Team Lead at Jabil, leading high-performing teams in hardware diagnostics, root-cause analysis, and system reliability improvements. Proven expertise in server and network hardware debugging, with a hands-on background in Linux system administration and cybersecurity best practices. Strong communicator and team motivator with a focus on uptime, efficiency, and operational excellence in fast-paced data center environments.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Datacenter Debug Technician Team Lead

Jabil with Lorien
02.2025 - Current
  • Performing detailed diagnostics and troubleshooting of server hardware components using linux command line tools
  • Address issues related to CPUs, memory, storage devices and other critical hardware elements.
  • Work collaboratively to achieve Diagnostic departments process yield goals.
  • Lead and mentor a team of debug technicians and testers.
  • Assign daily tasks and priorities based on operational needs.
  • Monitor team performance and provide feedback or coaching.
  • Facilitate training and upskilling for new and existing technicians

Cyber Security Analyst (Intern)

Charter Communication
06.2024 - 11.2024
  • Assist in patch management and risk prioritization
  • Document findings and recommend security improvements
  • Document incident reports and remediation strategies.
  • Responsible in conducting technical research to contribute to cloud security direction and planning
  • Monitor security alerts and analyze potential threats.

Residential Connectivity Specialist

04.2023 - 04.2024
  • Experience in the use of Turf management tool
  • Meet or exceed monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets and quotas.
  • Address customer questions, concerns, and objections professionally and effectively.
  • Present and demonstrate products or services to prospective clients, highlighting their features and benefits.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing customers to drive repeat business.
  • Address customer questions, concerns, and objections professionally and effectively.

IT Administrator Help Desk

Rheinmetall
01.2021 - 12.2022
  • In charge of Installing, configuring and maintaining workstation computers, software applications and peripherals
  • Responsible in Managing user accounts and access rights in Active Directory and other IT systems
  • Providing support in setting up and configuring network components and connections
  • Responsible in diagnosing and troubleshooting hardware and software problems, both locally and remotely
  • Receiving, analyzing and processing requests and fault reports via various channels

IT Volunteer

United Nations SDG
04.2019 - Current

Education

Certificate - Cybersecurity

Guild/Chegg skills
05.2024

M.Sc. - Social Protection Systems

H-BRS
10.2021

B.Sc. - Health Informatics

Catholic University
10.2015

Skills

  • Basic threat analysis
  • Vulnerability scanning
  • SIEM tools (Splunk)
  • Network security
  • Debugging hardware/software issues
  • OS installation (Windows/Linux)
  • BIOS configurations
  • TCP/IP
  • DNS
  • DHCP
  • VPN
  • Basic firewall configurations
  • Hardware diagnostics
  • Advanced troubleshooting
  • Teamwork
  • Problem-solving
  • Multitasking
  • Critical thinking
  • Effective communication
  • Testing and troubleshooting
  • Help desk support
  • Microsoft office

Certification

  • CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601), in progress
  • Qualys CSAM & VMDR
  • Linux Redhat 8 (RHEL8)
  • Cyber Security Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Mastery
  • MCSE
  • Networking
  • Operating Systems and Computer Hardware

Timeline

Datacenter Debug Technician Team Lead

Jabil with Lorien
02.2025 - Current

Cyber Security Analyst (Intern)

Charter Communication
06.2024 - 11.2024

Residential Connectivity Specialist

04.2023 - 04.2024

IT Administrator Help Desk

Rheinmetall
01.2021 - 12.2022

IT Volunteer

United Nations SDG
04.2019 - Current

B.Sc. - Health Informatics

Catholic University

Certificate - Cybersecurity

Guild/Chegg skills

M.Sc. - Social Protection Systems

H-BRS

Activities

2019-04-01, IT Volunteer, United Nations SDG, Bonn, Germany

Skills And Tools

Basic threat analysis, vulnerability scanning, SIEM tools (Splunk), network security, Debugging hardware/software issues, system imaging, OS installation (Windows/Linux), BIOS configurations, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, basic firewall configurations

Hands On Projects And Labs

  • Vulnerability Assessment Using Qualys & Nessus, Conducted vulnerability scans on virtual machines and documented risks., Identified misconfigurations and proposed remediation strategies.
  • Threat Hunting & Log Analysis with Splunk, Analyzed security logs for suspicious activities and potential threats., Created custom dashboards to monitor and detect anomalies.
  • Packet Analysis Using Wireshark, Captured and analyzed network traffic to detect potential threats and malicious activities., Identified unauthorized data exfiltration attempts.
  • Securing networks using Firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS and Secure Wi Fi, Configuring firewalls to filter incoming and outgoing network traffic., Configuring inbound and outbound rules for different protocols (HTTP, HTTPS, SSH)., Setting up a VPN for secure remote access., Using Tools like snort to detect and prevent various types of network attacks like denial of service (DoS), buffer overflow, and port scanning., Securing a wireless network against unauthorized access.

Phone - Number

(859) 312 3969
Samuel Kyei Nimako