Management and Administration
Division
Godfrey Mavunga
CEO
A technology consultant with 28 yrs experience in the ICT industry, Godfrey has worked and implemented complex projects for businesses across 3 continents. In 2013 Godfrey founded Bestcare Group, incorporating Bestcomm Limited New Zealand and Bestcare Group Pty Ltd Australia. Today, Bestcare Group is a formidable force in information security, operating across New Zealand, Australia, the USA and United Kingdom; specializing in managed security services, advisory services, identity and incident response for Mid and Enterprise-level organizations. Godfrey has extensive knowledge in Information Systems Management, Unix and Linux Engineering and Virtual Platforms. CASB and AWS Certified.
Irene
Group Accountant
With 17 yrs experience, Irene is a CPA registered in New Zealand and Australia. Accounting and Strategic Financial Planning for the Group
Martin
Enterprise Project Manager
With 28 yrs experience, Martin is our Enterprise Projects Manager responsible for Long Term Projects spanning 3-6 yr life-cyles. He also manages the service level management contracts for the Group.
Catherine
Partner Manager
23 years of experience in Telecommunications and Networks. Business Development Manager and leading the way for moving customers from the older copper network phone structure into the combined voice and data world complete with a new hosted phone systems
Thaka
Digital Marketing
10+ years of experience in digital marketing, with a successful history of results-driven strategic initiatives. Education: Master of Business Administration (MBA) + Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing (IMM) South Africa. Certification: Certificate in Digital Marketing – University of Stellenbosch
Cyber Security
Division
Tariq
Solution Designer & Technical Lead
CCIE-SP & CCIE-R&S, NSE4 & NSE7, CCSA, CCSE, JNCIA-JUNOS, JNCIS-SP, JNCIS-SEC, Prince 2, ITIL, AWS Solution Architect
Professional Over 16 years of experience in Government, Enterprise, Health, Banking and Service Provider Sectors.
Adeel
Senior Solutions Architect
Solutions Architect Dual CCIE (SP& SEC), HCIE, MEF-CECP, NSE4, JNCIP-SP, Python, Ansible, Linux, SD-WAN
Over 15 years of experience in Government, Enterprise, Health, Banking and Service Provider Sectors.
James
Cyber Security & Compliance Lead
CISM, CISSP, CCNA, CCNP
22 years of professional experience in IT Security Governance, Software Defined Datacentre Solutions. Cloud Technologies Amazon Web Services, Vmware Cloud, IT Security – ISO27001 Implementation & Audit, Cloud Security Alliance, ISACA – Auditing, Governance, Compliance & Risk, Ethical Hacking, Forensic Analysis – Banking and Telco.
Electrical/Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering – University of Auckland
GCI
Senior Wireless Network Architect
Cisco, Ruckus and Ubiquiti wireless access point configurations and deployment. GVF510 VSAT Core VSAT, CCNA Cyber Ops, AudioTechnology and Pro Tools Certification.
CCNA Routing and Switching Certification
CyberoamCertified Network Security Professional
17 years’ experience networking and satellite communications.
Qualifications: Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science
Glenn
Senior Cyber Security Partner
CCIE Security 32835
Over 10 years of IT experience in network security engineering – design, implementation experience with vendor products like Cisco, Meraki, Juniper, Palo-Alto, Checkpoint, SourceFire, Fortinet, IBM, TMG, Bluecoat, F5 and Avaya devices
Amit
Senior Cybersecurity Partner
CCIE R&S, SP, Voice, Security, CCDE and CISSP
Over 16 years of experience in the industry with hands-on working experience in Government Enterprise, Health, Banking and Service Provider environments
Zoltan
Cyber Security Engineer
20 years of professional experience in IT with a particular focus on IT Security and Datacentre Solutions. Cloud Technologies – Vmware Cloud, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Sophos Security Firewalls.
Professional Certifications:
Diploma in Small Business and Project Management (DSBM)
Sophos XG Firewall v17.0 Architect
John
Cyber Security Engineer
6 years (ICT) experience – A Secure Network Infrastructure Steward possessing an impeccable record in Systems Administration, Network Engineering and flair in delivering Corporate Enterprise IT Training.
CCNA Security, CCNA Routing & Switching, Microsoft MCSA & Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), CompTIA CNIP: CompTIA Network Infrastructure Professional
Munamato
Senior Cyber Security Specialist
20 years of professional experience in Blocksiem (SIEM on Blockchain), AWS Cloud Practitioner, Azure Security Engineer, Azure Security Centre, Azure Log Analytics, Azure OMS, Azure Advanced Threat Protection, MCAS, Azure Sentinel, SIEM, CRISC, CGEIT, CISM, CISSP, CISA, CEH, PCI DSS, ArcSight Certified Integrator & Administrator (ACIA) ArcSight Certified Security Analyst (ACSA) ArcSight ESM, ArcSight Logger, CompTIA Security +, Splunk, RSA Netwitness, RSA DLP Certified System Engineer, RSA Security Analytics, RSA Security Operations Centre Solution, Big Data, Hadoop, Splunk, Symantec DLP, SIEM – Banking and Telco. MSc Software and Systems Security – Oxford University, Degree in BEng Electronics, Telecommunications and Internet Engineering – University of Bradford
Ronald
Senior Cyber Security Specialist
CEH, RSA SIEM: Certified Security Professional (CSP),CCNA, CCNP ,MCP, MCSA, MSCE
20 years of professional experience in IT Security Governance, Software Defined Datacentre Solutions. Cloud Technologies Amazon Web Services, Vmware Cloud, IT Security – ISO27001 Implementation & Audit, Cloud Security Alliance, ISACA – Auditing, Governance, Compliance & Risk, Ethical Hacking, Forensic Analysis – Banking and Telco.AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
Business Information Systems – University of Portsmouth
Unified Communications
Division
Richie
Senior Unified Communications Engineer
12 years of Telecommunications Engineering experience providing phone and onsite support for Asterisk-based IP PBX for customers across NZ and international sites
Installation and configuration of various Linux Cloud-based servers and Microsoft Teams Integrations
Installation and troubleshooting of VoIP IP phones such as Polycom, Cisco, Linksys, Grandstream, Yealink.
Installation, configuration and troubleshooting of VoIP gateways, GSM gateways and ATA devices.
Configuration of SIP and IAX and PSTN lines
Troubleshooting firewall, routing and switching related issues, Incident management and ensuring resolution of the incident within SLA
Direct work with the manufacturer of VoIP equipment & Telcos
Mr Kelly
Data Center Systems Engineer
10+ yrs. of System Administration experience: Manage servers based in multiple datacentres across NZ and AU
Strategy and Business Focused – including Planning supplier identification/engagement, customer service, reporting, project management, and business case development. Linux – including Debian, Centos, FreeBSD, MySQL / Postgres, IP networks (including Switching, Routing, QoS), Voice), Linux firewalls including IPtables and IPFW, and wide range of CPE firewalls, Systems integration and monitoring platforms – including SNMP and alert control, Scripting languages/Scheduling – including Linux management
Integration with APIs – various platforms, Design and build automated processes for integration with internal systems and databases.
IT Support Service
Division
Suranga
Senior Systems Engineer
Over 18 years’ experience in the IT industry and technically talented in:
•Windows Server OS – Windows 2008 & 2008R2/2012 & 2012R2/2016
•Office365 / GoogleApps / AWS Route56 / Cloud Email Migrations
•Active Directory / IIS / RRAS / DHCP / DNS / WINS /IAS / Group Policies / SSL / RDS / NPS
•Vmware ESXi / Vcenter / Citrix XenApp & XenDesktop / Appv / AppSense
•Server Upgrades / Migrations / Documentation (P2V / V2V)
•Server Monitoring with Nagios, Vcenter Operations Manager & Solarwinds
•Microsoft Exchange 2003,2007 2010,2013,2016 ISA, TMG, SQL, SharePoint
•Domain & Web Hosting / Changeovers
•Backup Exec / Arc serve / Shadow Protect / Veeam
•Microsoft License Audits / Network Audits / Network Audits Using Nessus, GFI Languard•Routers, Switches, Wireless Access Points, Print Servers, IP Cameras, Firewalls
Nelson
Senior Systems Engineer
25 years (ICT) experience –CCNA (2003), B.Business Admin, Adv. Dip -Telecoms & Electronics Eng, Cert. Data Comms, Cert. Customer Care
Managed WAN implementations for corporate clients, government departments and business customers.
• Complex provisioning coordination.
• Deploy new customer wide-area networks.
• Coordinate field service activities.
• Circuit ordering and testing.
• Reporting on managed WAN projects.
• Billing
HSNS and EUBA product development and implementation.
Voice and Data support.
Donovan
Networks Manager
17 years of Networking Solutions experience –Specialising in Design, Engineering, Installation and Maintenance of total cabling solutions for analogue and digital systems through various cables like Fibre Optic – single and multimode, co-axial, Cat.6 & Cat.5e, etc.
Highly experienced and knowledgeable in the following building Services:-
- Structured Cabling
- Telecom External Plant (overhead & underground)
- Fault Isolation
- Security Alarms & CCTV Solutions
- Fibre Optic
Computer Networking
Electrical Installations
Underground trenching and thrusting
Murtala
Network Systems Engineer
Over 12 years as a Network and System Engineer experience. Strong information technology professional skilled in Servers, Software Installation, Firewalls, Routers, and Switches.
Key Skills & Experience
Windows hardware and software troubleshooting
Deployed Internet hotspot system using Ubiquiti Unifi AP and Unifi Mesh Access points.
Implementation and configuration of Wireless bridge network (Point-to-Point/Point-to-multipoint/Backhaul connections) using 5.8 GHz Nano-stations, ubiquiti Power Bridges and others.
Management (UTM) devices such as Fortigate/Fortinet, FortiMail, FortiDB, FortiAnalyser and FortiManager to perform Anti-Spam, Web/URL Filtering, Anti-Virus, mail Filtering and Bridging, Routing functions.
802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Arrays and wireless Radio devices configuration such as Cisco Aironet, Xirrus, Nanostation, and Bullets (2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz) to function as access points, stations, Bridges, repeaters, and DHCP Pool leasing out IPs
Tertiary Qualifications: Bsc (ED) in Mathematics Education, University of Jos 2004
Training: CCNA Routing & Switching, CNSS Certified Network Security Specialist, Aviatrix certified Engineer – Multi-Cloud Network.
Software Devops
Division
Gift
Senior Software Developer
Over 9+ years of solid and extensive experience in programming both in the backend space (C#, Node.js, SQL) and client-side space (JavaScript, Angular, knockout, Typescript, CSOM.JSOM).
A strong proponent of using the best design patterns and domain-driven development (DDD) practices for dealing with software development complexities.
Certifications:Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 , Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist ﴾MCTS﴿ SharePoint® 2010, Configuration
Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Applications, Microsoft Certified Professional, ICAgile Certified Professional Implementing DevOps
Bachelor’s in Computer Science and Master’s in information technology
Mosh
Full Stack Software Developer
Over 13+ years of development experience including architecting, designing and leading software development teams in financial and online payment industry.
PROGRAMMING/SCRIPTING Angular, AngularJS, React, Javascript, Typescript, Ionic, Firebase, jQuery, CSS, Bootstrap, html5, webpack, gulp, .NET Core, C#, ASP WEB API, Entity Framework, PHP, Java, Spring Boot, Node JS Skills are: C#; ASP.NET MVC; ASP.NET Web API; ASP.NET Webforms; ASP.NET Core; Xamarin Forms; TypeScript; JavaScript
BACKEND TECHNOLOGIES: React, Redux, Saga, CSS, Angular 2, AngularJS, ASP MVC
CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES: Microsoft Azure, AWS , Heroku
B.Tech in Computer Science and Master’s in information technology
Seun
Senior Full Stack Developer
Over 15+ years of solid and extensive experience in Full Stack Development (.NET Core,C#,ASP Web API,Entity Framework, SQL, Dapper, LINQ,JavaScript, Typescript, CSS, Bootstrap,Html5, Git,Docker, Postman, Insomnia,Swagger, Identity Server).
A strong proponent of using the best design patterns and domain-driven development (DDD) practices for dealing with software development complexities.
Databases: SQL Server, MySQL, Postgre SQL Cloud Technologies & DevOps – Azure, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, • Infrastructure Provision with Terraform
Education : MSc Computer Science 2016, University of Calabar.
B.Tech Computer Engineering 2005 – LAUTECH ICT
Abdul
Front End Developer, Graphic Designer
4 Yrs. as Front-End Developer, Graphic Designer. A self-driven analytical designer who thinks creatively.
Proficiency and highly skilled in Html5 , Css3 , Javascript, React , Figma , illustrator , Photoshop and Adobe Xd.
Education : Bachelor’s degree in Computer Sciences – Yaba College of Technology.
Kevin
Fullstack Software Developer
Over 6+ years of solid and extensive experience in programming both in the backend space C# and web applications using ASP.NET MVC to enhance and improve current existing systems.
Passionate in developing intuitive rich web applications using the latest technology stack.
Certifications –Education: Master of Computer Applications.
Skills are: C#; ASP.NET MVC; ASP.NET Web API; ASP.NET Webforms; ASP.NET Core; Xamarin Forms; TypeScript; JavaScript
jQuery; Angular JS (1,2,5,6); Kendo Angular UI; React JS; Bootstrap (3 and 4); Google Materialize CSS; MSSQL; MySQL
Akeem
Front End Developer
Over 7+ years of Frontend development experience including a team of bootcamp interns in building front end web interfaces with React, Typescript, GraphQI.
PROGRAMMING/SCRIPTING : React.js, Javascript, Typescript, Next.js, Node.js ,Express , Nest.js, GraphQL, Vue , Nuxt.js, AWS, TailwindCss
BACKEND TECHNOLOGIES: React, Redux, Saga, CSS, Angular 2, AngularJS, ASP MVC
Education: Bachelor’s degree Chemistry
Dean
Fullstack Software Developer
Over 3+ years of solid and extensive experience in programming both in the backend space C# and web applications using ASP.NET MVC to enhance and improve current existing systems. Passionate in developing intuitive rich web applications using the latest technology stack.
Certifications – Education: Master of Engineering, Software. The University of Sydney.
Skills are: C#; ASP.NET Web API; Ninject, NUnit, Load Testing, TypeScript; JavaScript
Angular JS (1,2,5,6); Dapper, Entity Framework, LinQ, Jasmine, Karma, SignalR, WebRTC, AWS, Git, JMeter, MSSQL.
Sadeeq
React Developer
5 years’ experience handling REST Api with HTML, css, JavaScript and react.js and redux.
Skills Set: Html5, Css , JavaScript , React , Next , Git , MongoDb ,Node.js .
Education : Bachelor’s of Computer Science – Programming , Electronics and Algorithms and Data Structures
Mufaro
Fullstack Software Developer
Over 3+ years of solid and extensive experience in programming both in the backend space C# and web applications using ASP.NET MVC to enhance and improve current existing systems. Passionate in developing intuitive rich web applications using the latest technology stack.
Certifications – Education: Master of Engineering, Software. The University of Sydney.
Skills are: C#; ASP.NET Web API; Ninject, NUnit, Load Testing, TypeScript; JavaScript
Angular JS (1,2,5,6); Dapper, Entity Framework, LinQ, Jasmine, Karma, SignalR, WebRTC, AWS, Git, JMeter, MSSQL.
Donald
UX Designer
5 years of Website Development experience – WordPress Specialist
- Custom WordPress Theme Development(Responsive and Mobile Friendly)
- Theme Customization (Avada, Atelier, Divi or any theme you can name.)
- WooCommerce setup, design and development
- Plugin customization and development
- WordPress bugs/error troubleshooting and fixing
- Website Speed Optimization
Proficient in CSS, HTML, Bootstrap, AJAX, jQuery, JavaScript, MySQL, PHP, SASS, LESS and JSON.
Denford
Business Analyst
Over 3+ years of solid and extensive experience in programming both in the backend space C# and web applications using ASP.NET MVC to enhance and improve current existing systems. Passionate in developing intuitive rich web applications using the latest technology stack.
Certifications – Education: Master of Engineering, Software. The University of Sydney.
Skills are: C#; ASP.NET Web API; Ninject, NUnit, Load Testing, TypeScript; JavaScript
Angular JS (1,2,5,6); Dapper, Entity Framework, LinQ, Jasmine, Karma, SignalR, WebRTC, AWS, Git, JMeter, MSSQL.
Paul
Senior Web Designer
5 years of Website Development experience – WordPress Specialist
4 years of UX experience – Constantly flowing with a creative idea, effective problem solving and quality work.
Highly proficient as a front-end web developer, problem-solving, visual UI design, UX design, UX research, user-centred design principles and methodologies, hosting and SSL certification
• UX Research & Design
• Prototyping (Adobe XD)
• Information Architecture
• Research & Analytics
• Branding (Identity)
• HTML/CSS
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Amazon Web Services
