Motlotlegi Tutu Pilane
Box 20868 Mochudi, Botswana tutupilane@gmail.com (+267) 72630504 / 73870663
DOB - 1985, Gender Male
PROFILE
Excellent work ethics and team oriented with strong analytical and leadership qualities.
Have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with people of different attitudes
and character regardless of the position.
EDUCATION AND TRAINNING
2011 Oracle Real Application Clusters, Oracle University, South-Africa
2010 Oracle Weblogic Server Administration, Oracle University, South-Africa
2008 Oracle 10g, SQL Fundamentals 1 and 2
2009 Bsc(Hon) Computer Systems Engineering, University Of Sunderland
CERTIFICATIONS
2011 LPIC– Linux Professional Institute, Canada
2012 Novel Certified Linux Administrator, SuSe Linux Enterprise 11, Novell Corp.
TECHNICAL SUMMARY
Platforms: Linux and UNIX, Windows, Virtual Box
Programming Languages: Java, HTML, XML, Perl, PHP, Python, Bash, CSS and JavaScript
App /Web Server: Tomcat, Weblogic 11g, Apache
VPN: Openvpn
Backup Systems: Bacula, Dell TL2000 tape library
Hardware: Dell T410, T420 and Poweredge 1800
SMS Gateway: Kannel Server
PROJECTS and /or EXPERIENCE
DIT (Department Of Information Technology, Government of Botswana)/OP
· Set-up, deploy and configure an enterprise identity management solution using Oracle
Identity
Management Suite 11g
WUC (Water Utilities Corporation)
· Oracle data guard implementation
BEMA (Botswana Export Manufactures Association)
· Deploy, set-up and configuration of the Sugar CRM.
· Website development and deployment
NASTAD (National Alliance of State & Territorial Aids Directors)
· Network configuration for business services
Lead Technical
· Migration from windows to Linux platforms for research team
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Monitoring of Environment and Security in Africa /SADC THEMA
Earth Observation Systems Administrator (August 2014 – to date)
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Provide high-level expertise in designing, developing and customizing GIS based
applications
Develop and update the SADC THEMA AMESD website and FTP server for web
services and distribution of products
Test and validate software
Provide support to System Engineer, Thematic Experts and end-users;
Provide and research ICT techniques to improve services
Perform installation and general system maintenance as necessary;
Document MESA services (specification of the service, product description, user
manuals, training material and other)
Support the creation of active user-networks in and outside Botswana
Monitoring help desk requests; responding to reported hardware, software, and
daily user problems as well as have a working knowledge of all systems
Botswana Harvard AIDS Partnership / Systems Administrator/Gaborone (May 2012 –
Aril 2014)
Responsibilities
• Performs installations, configurations and maintains the operating system
environment (LINUX, UNIX and Windows), workstations, and servers for computer
systems used in the organization
• Exercises continuous monitoring and maintenance of computer systems, network
equipment and software applications.
• Monitors network to ensure network availability to all system users and perform
necessary maintenance to support network availability
• Plans, coordinates and implements with the Director of Data Operations security
measures in order to protect data, software and hardware.
• Conducts research on software and systems products to justify recommendations
and to support purchasing efforts
• Creates and maintains documentation as it relates to system configuration,
mapping, processes and service records
• Maintains all network hardware and equipment, including routers, switches, hubs
and UPSs
• Recommends, schedule and perform network improvements, upgrades and repairs.
• Performs system backups and recovery
• Aids in development of disaster recovery plans. Respond to emergency network
outages in accordance with disaster recovery plans. Test recovery procedures.
• Performs server and security audits.
• Trains the Network Support Technicians
Selected Achievements / Contributions
• Backup Automation using dell TL 2000 tape library using bacula backup software
• Setup PXE server for Ubuntu installations on netbook
• Full Disk Encryption on Dell Latitude 2021 netbooks using Ubuntu alternate 12.04
• Orange HRM 3.0 customization and deployment for the Human resources
department
• Setup and configured IPCOP and as the gateway firewall
• Sms gateway setup using a Kannel server
 Mayan document management system deployment for use on archiving old
records
Informatix Industry Services / Software Engineer & Systems Administrator /
Gaborone (May
2008 – February 2012)
Reporting to Research and Business Development Manager
Responsibilities:
• Unix/Linux/Windows Servers Administration for business services
• Coordination of Disaster Recovery operations
• User and Network Support,
• Enterprise deployment of applications and integration, Systems Upgrade
• Research on available open source products as per respective needs and make
recommendations to research team for further investigation
• Manage IT projects,
• Analyze, design and develop new software and customize open source software
coupled with consultancy on behalf of Informatix,
• Quality Assurance on finished software products,
• Website administration (using Joomla Content Management System).
Selected Achievements/Contributions
 Successful coordination of Informatix Disaster Recovery Planning and
implementation.
 Successfully Setup LDAP as Primary Domain Controller on a Linux box for
business services. A security feature.
 Successfully setup the Nagios Network monitoring tool
 Setup and configuration of virtual environments using VMware and Oracle
Virtualization technologies for Installation of business systems.
 Successfully restores and upgraded a client’s portal after an attack was launched
on it.
 Web administrator for Informatix, Botswana operations
REFERENCES
Pantanowitz Motshegwa
Business Application Manager, Technology Division
First National Bank
Tel
:
+267 7561 8717
Cell :
+267 7561 8717
John Molefe
Senior Thematic Expert
MESA SADC Thema
Tel
:
+267 361 2205
Cell :
+267 7163 3407
Email :
john@mesasadc.org