DIKEN R. EKHATOR

Phone: (347) 849-4373

Email: diken.piano@gmail.com

(United States Permanent Resident)

 

 

OBJECTIVE

To solve problems in an effective and creative manner in a challenging position.

 

The Art Institute of Philadelphia

1622 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103

2014 - Present

Digital Filmmaking and Video Production

 

Lagos State Computer College                                                                     

Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria

June 2009 - Mar 2010

Diploma: Desktop Publishing, Software Programming

 

Benic Computer Institute

Suit 7A, Samvic Plaza, Ogun State                                                                              

Sept 2007 - Dec 2007

Advance Diploma: Web Designing/Object Oriented Programming

 

University of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria                                                          

Aug 2003 - Dec 2005

Major: Electrical Engineering

Minor: Political Science/Public Administration

 

Baptist Academy, Obanikoro, Lagos, Nigeria                                                

Sept 1997 - Aug 2002   

High School Diploma/ WASSC                                          

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

September 2013 – April 2014

PHEAA

4600 Westport Drive

Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

Loan Counselor/Collection Representative

Duties:

·   Contact creditors to resolve questions about loans and assist in the repayment of their student loans.

·   Revise or make changes to account information such as address changes, name changes or other changes to an account.

·   Handling complex account issues

 

April 2008 - Feb 2009

GLOBACOM NIGERIA

Ikeja, Lagos Nigeria

 

RF Drive Test Engineer

 

·   Provided Drive Test support to team of nine Radio Frequency engineers from GLOBACOM to commit and upgrade 20 Cell sites.

·   Devised system of KIT and Cell site inventory which greatly reduced the number of Drive test repetition by 90%

·   Designed test instructions for Drive Test team through weekly conference meetings

·   Supported team of five engineers in charge of Mobility Maintenance and E911 to troubleshoot dropped calls, interference levels, blockage and hand over failures

·   Conducted multiple test for client such as throughput test, DL/UL test, MME E911 and cluster driving

·   Used RF tools such as JDSU. TEMS, NEMO and QXDM to gather data and send to optimization team

 

 

Feb 2009 Mar 2010

SAMMY DAVIES LTD

90 Obafemi Awolowo Way,

Ikeja, Lagos

Nigeria

Tel: (234) 8039306724, (234) 8028234794

 

RF Drive Test Engineer Assistant/Network & System Administrator

 

Duties:

·   Network monitoring and looking out for needed updates

·   Test network for weakness and troubleshoot possible problems

·   Install and implement security programs

·   Set up user accounts, permissions and passwords

·   Manage email, anti-spam and virus protection

·   Install and maintaining new server hardware and software infrastructure

 

Feb, 2004 to Dec 2010

Human and Environmental Liberties Projects

SOCIETY FOR FAMILY HEALTH

Suit B328, 3rd Floor, Ikeja Plaza

81, Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way

Ikeja, Lagos

 

Duties:

·   Generate Data using Microsoft Office

·   Make and Receive calls regarding the health status of individuals

·   Receive and send faxes, scan and make copies of documents

·   Counsel and educate the public about HIV/AIDS during field work

·   Coordinate HIV/AIDS Awareness Programs in West Africa

·   Place Method Implementation Staff

 

 SKILLS and ABILITIES

·   Software Programmer

·   Word Processing/Desktop Publishing

·   Ms-Dos

·   Effective Time Management and Communication Skills (oral, written).

·   RF test engineer

 

 

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Jan 2009 - Dec 2010

Society for Family Health HIV/AIDS Awareness Program Volunteer Staff

·   Counsel and educate the public about HIV/AIDS during field work

·   Coordinate and supervise staffs during Immunization

 

REFERENCES

Azeruh

PHEAA

Mechanicsburg, PA

Phone: (717) 720-2208

 

Mr. Todd J. Nickischer, Esq.

The Art Institute of Philadelphia

Phone: (215) 429-0247

Email: todd.nickischer@gmail.com