Engr Isyaku Yusuf Gwamna
Abuja,Nigeria
Summary
Forward-thinking Senior Manager adept at managing teams of employees to accomplish challenging objectives in Communications Satellite Network Operations and development of public policy documents to address key challenges. Able to impart clear vision for a cohesive, high-performance team. Ready to apply 17 years of experience to a challenging new role within the Information and Communications Technology Sector and other sectors that are driven by ICT in achieving set goals.
Core Areas of Expertise includes the following: Satellite Network Operations; Test & Measurement; Carrier Spectrum Management; RF Link Budget design; and Installation, Testing, and Integration of Very Small Aperture Terminals amongst others.
Considering the role held as Senior Special Assistant, Policy & Strategy for the Minister, key strength has been developed in identifying challenges that can be addressed through public policy, review of existing policies, and developing draft Policy documents as well as organizing processes involved for Government to engage stakeholders in the development of new public policies. The policy documents developed within a period of three years includes the following:
(i) National Dig-Once Policy for the Telecommunications Infrastructure, 2023
(ii) National Policy on VSAT Installation Core Skills, 2021
(iii) National Policy on Device Management System, 2021
(iv) National Policy on Digital Identity for Internally Displaced Persons, 2021
(v) Revised National Digital Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration, 2021
Part of the policy documents reviewed includes the following:
(i) National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) Networks for Nigeria’s Digital Economy, September 2021 (Sole review)
(ii) National Digital Economy Policy & Strategy 2020-20230 (NDEPS), November 2019 ( Team Review), 2020
(iii) National Policy for the Promotion of Indigenous Content in the Telecommunications Sector (Team Review)
(iv) Roadmap for the Implementation of the NDEPS, 2019 (Team review).
(v) SIM Card Registration Policy, 2020 (Team Review).
(vi) Nigeria National Broadband Plan 2020-2025 (Team Review).
(vii) National Policy on the Nigerian Government Second-Level Domains, 2022 (Team Review)
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
22
22
Trainings/Workshops/Certificates
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Manager, Innovation & Development
Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited
Abuja, FCT
01.2023 - Current
- Identify and develop strategies for improved service delivery for NIGCOMSAT Services
- Identify challenges that could be resolved through policy implementation.
- Developing Policy Documents to address key challenges
- Develop strategy and ensure compliance to all International Standards including NIGCOMSAT Satellite Systems Operations Guidelines and NIGCOMSAT Earth Station Standards.
- Identify, develop, and deliver strategies that support the sustainability of the organisation, and improve performance to best position for future government funding opportunities.
- Identify and recommend Products/Services for NIGCOMSAT’s improved revenue generation
- Identify areas of partnerships and collaborations with Public and Private Institutions.
- Identify areas of partnerships with Satellite operators and other Local/International Organisations.
Identify and recommend Innovative ideas on Emerging Technology Services for improved revenue generation. - Projects Performance Tracking.
Senior Special Assistant Policy & Strategy
To The Minister of Communications&Digital Economy
Abuja, FCT
12.2022 - 05.2023
- Identifying key problems and challenges to be addressed through Public Policies in the digital economy sector.
- Development of policy documents and bilateral agreement documents for the digital economy sector
- Conduct reviews on existing policy and bilateral agreement documents;
- Reviewed 7 newly developed policy documents.
- Organizing processes involved for Government to develop, launch and commence implementing policies.
- Requesting and Harmonizing Stakeholder inputs for policy document development from both private and public institutions.
- Developed 5 new policy documents addressing different challenges within the digital economy sector.
- Analyzed data and information to identify issues and create tailored solutions.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Served as Focal Person that onboarded Nigeria to join the Digiatl Cooperation Organisation (DCO) and Coordinated DCO activities and engagements for the Ministers Office.
- Developed Memorandum of Understanding Documents on Information and Communications Technology.
- Coordinated Bilateral Meetings between countries for mutual collaboration on Information and Communications Technology.
Special Assistant Policy and Strategy
To The Minister of Communications&Digital Economy
Abuja, FCT
12.2021 - 12.2022
- Supports efforts and activities towards policy development and implementation.
- Collaborate and seek stakeholder inputs during policy developments;
- Identify key issues that could be resolved/addressed through public policy.
- Focal person on Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) activities for the minister's Office.
- Support efforts and activities of DCO in Nigeria;
- Liaise with other government agencies regarding DCO activities;
- Advice and submit recommendations to the Minister on issues related to the telecommunications industry, communications satellites, frequency spectrum, and satellite coordination matters.
- Conduct research related to emerging technologies and submit recommendations for consideration.
- Attended to hundreds of internal memos received from agencies and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy.
- Attended several meetings with industry experts and submitted hundreds of reviews to the Minister.
- Representing the Honourable Minister in Inter-Ministerial meetings and Other Technical Meetings as assigned by the Honourable Minister.
- Handling matters related to International Telecommunications Union(ITU) and Spectrum Assignment for Terrestrial Private Radio Stations and Ship Radio Stations as assigned by the Honourable Minister.
- Conducted research and gathered information from multiple sources to present clear results.
- Analysed data and information to identify issues and create tailored solutions.
Technical Assistant
Minister of Communications & Digital Economy
Abuja, FCT
11.2019 - 12.2021
- Conducted reviews of several official documents and memos as assigned by the Honourable Minister.
- Submitted recommendations on telecommunication matters to the Honourable Minister.
- Conducted research related to emerging technologies and submitted recommendations for consideration.
- Attended to hundreds of meetings with industry experts and submitted reports to the Honourable Minister.
- Represented the honourable minister in inter-ministerial meetings and other technical meetings as assigned by the honourable minister.
- Handled official issues and memos related to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and spectrum assignments for terrestrial private radio stations and ship radio stations.
- Drafted policy framework and came up with initiatives for implementation
HEAD OF TEST
NIGERIAN COMMUNICATION SATELLITE LIMITED
Abuja, FCT
01.2018 - 11.2019
- FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, NIGERIAN, accomplishes departmental objective by assigning, scheduling and communicating job expectations and ; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; enforcing policies and work procedures; setting KPI for test & measurement unit
- Communicating Measurement Thresholds for measurement operations and analyzing measurement results conducted for antenna and RF electronics as well as Carrier spectrum measurement data
- Based on reviewed Measurement data, issuing of instructing for calibration if necessary
- Reviewing quarterly Test & Measurement report on all the units operations; escalating cases that requires approval and or attention and sitting on committees of the management meetings for T&M unit
- Issuing permission for major changes with respect to equipment and software replacement and upgrade respectively
- Liaising with other Satellite company's regarding interference issues and resolving them by taking necessary actions
- Carrying out quarterly appraisal for all Heads of Units under test &b measurement: addressing performance concerns in a timely manner if units KPI is not met
- Systematically plans and propose implementation of new, efficient and effective technology solutions and measurement tools/techniques for transponder management
- Leads and interfaces with technology team and company partners to resolve technical problems, ensure stability and maintain agreed SLA
- Developing budget proposals for upgrade, replacement and repair of measurement tools/Equipment
- Establishing and implementing a performance management process for all T&M staff
- Providing requirement specifications and procedures/schedules for future expansion of the T&M units to handle multiple satellites.
DEPUTY MANAGER
NIGERIAN COMMUNICATION SATELLITE LIMITED
07.2014 - 01.2018
- Transponder spectrum management team lead responsible for Planning and co-ordination of all transponder spectrum management operations and reviewing of operations efficiency
- Responsible for mitigating revenue losses due to either interference and or operational equipment failure
- Frequency Planning, bandwidth assignment, Satellite Link budget design, implementation and integration
- Developing a quarterly comprehensive report on overall QoS of the NOC services and submitting of such reports to operations manager
- Developing budget proposals for technical related Hardware/Software procurement and installation or the NOC
- Providing design specifications and installation procedures/schedules for future NOC expansion and or integration/upgrade of new software's within the NOC facility
- Dissemination information regarding technical operations to assistant managers for further action
- Participating in strategy planning related to NOC operations/services
- Providing solution to unresolved technical faults within the NOC facility.
ASSISTANT MANAGER
NIGERIAN COMMUNICATION SATELLITE LIMITED
01.2012 - 01.2014
- NigComSat DTH Headend Installation
- Responsible for configuration and troubleshooting of encoders, modulators, integrated receiver decoders, digital content manager, RF transceiver and IP/MCR multi viewers
- Responsible for putting video programs On-Air.
NOC ENGINEER
NIGERIAN COMMUNICATION SATELLITE LIMITED
01.2007 - 01.2012
- Site survey and installation of Vsat and Earth Stations
- Carrier Spectrum management
- Responsible for analyzing the quality and functionality of all antenna parts and accessories
- Responsible for analyzing the quality and functionality of all power amplifiers and all antennas' power control units
- Responsible for carrying out earth station verification acceptance test (ESVA) for all new customers which includes antenna pattern test,1dB compression test, Cross-pol Isolation test,Frequency & Power stability test & Phase noise measurement
- Assigning bandwidth to customers based on the SLA and calculating power that will be assigned based on the bandwidth purchased
- Interact with customers and educate them on ethical standards related to bandwidth and power consumptions
- Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve customer related issues resulting from installation, upgrade, configurations, and integration and testing
- Responsible for carrying out transponder management
- Ensure correct implementation and performance of hardware and software modifications on NOC equipment required
- Eesearch and produce system designs for all multimedia/ telecommunications/electrical based transmission especially TV and radio proposed for prospective customers and in house activities
- Conduct internal product sale's training and external customer's operational training and sales demonstration locally.
Education
Master of Science - Electronic Communications & Computer Engineering
University of Nottingham
Malaysia 09.2009 - 02.2011
Enter your degree - Electrical
Bayero University Kano
Kano 01.2000 - 12.2005
Skills
- Research and Analytical Skills
- Policy development and review
- Strategy development
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Test & Measurement Operations for Communications Satellite Transponder/Carriers
- Installation, testing, and integration of Vsat, and Earth Stations
- Satellite Broadcasting Equipment’s Management & Operations
- RF Link Budget Design
- Project Planning, implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation
- Technical documentation management
- Strategic thinking
- Solutions development
Accomplishments
- Developed Five Policy Documents for the Digital Economy Sector in Nigeria.
- Reviewed Seven Policy Documents for the Digital Economy Sector in Nigeria.
- Research: Low complexity algorithms for OSIC in MIMO systems University Of Nottingham
- Frequency Modulation Transmitter Bayero University Kano
- Awards/Scholarships: 2000 Best Electrical Engineering Student Bayero University Kano
- 2010 Developing Solutions Scholarship Award, University of Nottingham 2005
- Best Marketer/Sales Engineer Intercellular Nigeria Ltd
- Certificate of Commendation by the Chief of Staff to Mr President as a Member of Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum (NIEPF), held in NewYork, United States, 22nd September 2022.
- Certificate of Commendation by the Minister of Communications & Digital Economy of the federal republic of Nigeria for serving as technical Assistant, Special Assistant & Senior Special Assistant, Policy & Strategy within the period November 2019 to May 2023.
Certification
- [High-Throughput Satellite Operations & Management Thaicom, Thailand] Training - 2022
- International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary Bucharest, Romania-2022
- GITEX Technology Week Dubai, UAE Training - 2021
- Mobile World Congress Barcelona, Spain Training - 2021
- CSMS Scorpio Operator & Maintenance Training Training, TCI, California, USA - 2021
- Training on Cybersecurity EG-ATR, Egypt Training - 2021
- Capacity Building for Special Advisors/Technical Assistants to Ministers Kondrad Adenauer Stiftung, Nigeria Training - 2020
- Spectrum Management & Monitoring Digital Bridge Institute, Nigeria Training - 2020
- Implementation of Radio Monitoring According to ITU-R Rohde&Schwarz, Singapore Training - 2018
- Spectrum Management & Monitoring TCI International, USA Training - 2018
- Entrepreneurship and Manufacturing in Nigeria Coren Engineering Conference Training - 2017
- Work attitude and value enhancement workshop Telmark and associates limited Training - 2014
- Certified Electrical Engineer COREN Training - 2013
- Broadband technologies and future CETTM, India Training - 2011
- PHP Scripting Language Certificate CETTM, India Training - 2011
- MYSQL Database Management Certificate CETTM, India Training - 2011
- DTH Headend Training UTIER Training - 2012
- Core Skills for VSAT installer certification GLOBAL VSAT FORUM Training - 2010
- HX 100 hub training NIGCOMSAT LTD Training - 2009
- Satellite Networking and Payload Management TELKOM, Indonesia Training - 2008
- Satellite Professional Training NIGCOMSAT LTD Training - 2007
Affiliations
Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria
Languages
English
Fluent
Timeline
Senior Manager, Innovation & Development
Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited
01.2023 - Current
Senior Special Assistant Policy & Strategy
To The Minister of Communications&Digital Economy
12.2022 - 05.2023
Special Assistant Policy and Strategy
To The Minister of Communications&Digital Economy
12.2021 - 12.2022
Technical Assistant
Minister of Communications & Digital Economy
11.2019 - 12.2021
HEAD OF TEST
NIGERIAN COMMUNICATION SATELLITE LIMITED
01.2018 - 11.2019
DEPUTY MANAGER
NIGERIAN COMMUNICATION SATELLITE LIMITED
07.2014 - 01.2018
ASSISTANT MANAGER
NIGERIAN COMMUNICATION SATELLITE LIMITED
01.2012 - 01.2014
Master of Science - Electronic Communications & Computer Engineering
University of Nottingham
09.2009 - 02.2011
NOC ENGINEER
NIGERIAN COMMUNICATION SATELLITE LIMITED
01.2007 - 01.2012
Enter your degree - Electrical
Bayero University Kano
01.2000 - 12.2005
- [High-Throughput Satellite Operations & Management Thaicom, Thailand] Training - 2022
- International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary Bucharest, Romania-2022
- GITEX Technology Week Dubai, UAE Training - 2021
- Mobile World Congress Barcelona, Spain Training - 2021
- CSMS Scorpio Operator & Maintenance Training Training, TCI, California, USA - 2021
- Training on Cybersecurity EG-ATR, Egypt Training - 2021
- Capacity Building for Special Advisors/Technical Assistants to Ministers Kondrad Adenauer Stiftung, Nigeria Training - 2020
- Spectrum Management & Monitoring Digital Bridge Institute, Nigeria Training - 2020
- Implementation of Radio Monitoring According to ITU-R Rohde&Schwarz, Singapore Training - 2018
- Spectrum Management & Monitoring TCI International, USA Training - 2018
- Entrepreneurship and Manufacturing in Nigeria Coren Engineering Conference Training - 2017
- Work attitude and value enhancement workshop Telmark and associates limited Training - 2014
- Certified Electrical Engineer COREN Training - 2013
- Broadband technologies and future CETTM, India Training - 2011
- PHP Scripting Language Certificate CETTM, India Training - 2011
- MYSQL Database Management Certificate CETTM, India Training - 2011
- DTH Headend Training UTIER Training - 2012
- Core Skills for VSAT installer certification GLOBAL VSAT FORUM Training - 2010
- HX 100 hub training NIGCOMSAT LTD Training - 2009
- Satellite Networking and Payload Management TELKOM, Indonesia Training - 2008
- Satellite Professional Training NIGCOMSAT LTD Training - 2007
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