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Mr. Kato Jacob
Managing Director

Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success

Contact Info
Phone : +256 782062219
Office : +256 393374048
Email : jacob.kato@itwss.co.ug or iitwss@yahoo.com
Website: www.itwss.co.ug
Education
PhD Scholar, Data Communication & Software Engineering, Makerere University
MSc Data Communication & Software Engineering, Makerere University
BSc. Computer Science, Makerere University
Microsoft Certified System Administration (MSCA)
Postgraduate Certificate in Project Planning and Management

Jacob has over 19 years’ experience in computer networks, network security and system administration. He is the  Managing Director and  over looks the company operations and activities.

Jacob is the vice president of Kabaddi Federation of Uganda, where he is involved in mobilizing resources for the federation, providing strategic and financial advises to the federation, and strategically planning for the federation on Kabaddi sport development throughout the country and world at large.

He also works as the Program Officer – Infrastructure and Administration at RUFORUM, a Network of 175 Universities across 40 African Countries, where he is responsible for developing online platforms that support the communication and dissemination such as websites, Blogs and social media. In addition, Jacob leads the management and maintenance of IT Infrastructure at RUFORUM Secretariat.

He worked as network administrator at G4S Secure Uganda Limited, where he administered the company’s Local Area Network (LAN), Virtual Private Network (VPN), and Wide Area Network (WAN). remote installations, onsite and offsite backups for critical data, administered the cyberoam firewall.

Jacob worked with CompuScan as Senior Technical HelpDesk Consultant (2009 – 2010) where he provided technical support for the Financial Card Application/ Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) to Ugandan commercial banks, running the backups on the daily basis and ensuring that the servers are online all the time. He also provided email and telephone technical solutions to commercial banks and Microfinance users.

Jacob worked as systems administrator at Faculty of Computing and IT. Makerere University (2006 -2009), where he was responsible for installing and monitoring server’s performances of all operating systems both windows and UNIX platforms. Also ensuring that all computers, switches, Phone systems, Access Points and Routers in the Faculty Labs and staff offices are functioning properly. He administered mailing systems for students, staff members and helped in providing technical advice in the times of procuring ICT equipment’s and software for the faculty.

 

Team Skills
Networks Security
Systems Intergrations
Website development
Systems and Network Administration
Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road.