About Us
Dingana Nwana (Founder and CEO)
I am a military veteran with an honorable discharge from the United States Navy and hold an active US government Secret security clearance. With over 12 years of IT operations experience and more than 10 years as a Database Administrator, I have extensive experience managing relational databases both on-premises and across four major cloud platforms: AWS, OCI, Azure, and GCP. My roles have included architecting and administrating self-healing, highly scalable, fault-tolerant, performant, and secure cloud-based services and applications for PaaS, IaaS, and SaaS environments, leveraging Amazon AWS services such as EC2, S3, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, RDS, AMI, IAM, VPC, and KMS.
I am a military veteran with an honorable discharge from the United States Navy and hold an active US government Secret security clearance. With over 12 years of IT operations experience and more than 10 years as a Database Administrator, I have extensive experience managing relational databases both on-premises and across four major cloud platforms: AWS, OCI, Azure, and GCP. My roles have included architecting and administrating self-healing, highly scalable, fault-tolerant, performant, and secure cloud-based services and applications for PaaS, IaaS, and SaaS environments, leveraging Amazon AWS services such as EC2, S3, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, RDS, AMI, IAM, VPC, and KMS.
I have a deep understanding of database management technologies, including SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL databases. My expertise covers a wide range of areas, including backup and recovery, performance tuning, cloning and refreshes, security, database upgrades and patching, and database migration. In addition to my database management skills, I have significant experience with WebLogic administration.
Throughout my career, I have gained extensive IT security experience, including vulnerability remediation, impact assessment, system hardening, threat detection, auditing, and risk assessment and management on both cloud platforms and on-premises. I have had the privilege of working for two of the “Big 4” IT consulting firms, Deloitte and Accenture, and have supported contracts with numerous government departments, including the DoD, DLA, Department of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Peace Corps, State Department, and VA.
My consulting experience has enabled me to provide expert advice and solutions to various organizations, enhancing their IT infrastructure and database management practices. Additionally, I have demonstrated strong training and leadership abilities, mentoring junior staff and leading teams to achieve high standards of performance and operational excellence. My proficiency in Azure and AWS cloud platforms, coupled with my extensive experience in database migrations, allows me to deliver high-performance, secure, and reliable database solutions for various applications and organizations.
I hold several certifications, including PMP, OCA, Security+, Microsoft, AWS Solutions Architect, and AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, which further validate my expertise and commitment to professional development.
Mills Ayisi
Senior Cybersecurity Consultant, currently working in a big 4 corporate environment (Deloitte) with over 10 years of experience in Information Security. As a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), my expertise includes Cloud-based Compliance/Security Assessment; Risk Management Framework (RMF); Vulnerability and Third-Party Risk Management and Assessment; development of Cybersecurity Strategy and Roadmaps; using industry frameworks and methodologies such as NIST 800-53, FISMA, FIPS, ISO 27001, Cloud Security Alliance etc. As a Deloitte Professional, I am experienced in managing IT projects and mid-size teams as well as training and mentoring Junior Information Security team members.
Gilbert Ngyia
A results-driven IT professional with extensive experience in Business intelligence and Database
Administration and support of information systems. In-depth expertise in the implementation,
analysis, optimization, troubleshooting and documentation of MS SQL Server systems. Strong
“hands on” technical knowledge in Healthcare, Telephone and Gas Industry. Skilled with Microsoft
SQL Server 2008/2008R2/2012/2014 and Oracle for data design, data migration, BI , DBA and Enterprise Data Governance Council (EDGC) using Collibra. Proven ability to lead and motivate project teams to ensure success. Effective communicator, great team player and effective in promoting a positive work environment.
Elvis Timah
An accomplished, tech-savvy, and AWS Certified professional with comprehensive experience in systems administration and security solutions to drive organizational success. I am an expert at troubleshooting network resources, evaluating technical alternatives, and recommending improved solutions to optimize system’s performance and efficiency. I am skilled in identifying and isolating complex IT and networking challenges, as well as devising technical solutions to resolve issues. I have proven ability to effectively communicate complex technical information to non-technical users on all levels. I am capable of managing multi-task assignments within stringent deadlines.
Below are some of my notable career achievements:
- Led the successful migration of database from on-premises to Cloud using Snowball, Direct Connect, and VPN; maintained database, AWS DynamoDB NoSQL, Amazon RDS, Amazon Aurora, and Amazon Redshift.
- Led the successful migration of database from on-premises to Cloud using Snowball, Direct Connect, and VPN; maintained database, AWS DynamoDB NoSQL, Amazon RDS, Amazon Aurora, and Amazon Redshift.
- Designed disaster recovery platform and prevented application downtime using Amazon S3, Amazon EFS, AWS CloudFormation, Amazon RDS, Amazon Route 53 DNS network, AWS Marketplace, and API/Storage Gateway.