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Judith Mfula

Lusaka

Summary

I am a determined, faithful, self motivated and hardworking person, always wanting to do the best in every task, able to work with minimum supervision and not afraid of taking risks. I am an innovative person always wanting to explore new ways of having tasks done, achievement oriented, and enthusiastic to learn new skills. Other skills/abilities include; Analytical skills, able to do in depth analysis so as to provide input to management which is useful for their decision making. Interpersonal skills, being able to engage different stakeholders do reconciliation as well as reaching agreement on different aspects of the business.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Officer- Diesel Management

IHS Zambia
2020.01 - Current
  • Provide inputs into the Monthly refueling plan using RMS, Excel Captured Data, Affectli Captured Data.
  • Provide Daily, Weekly and Monthly analysis of fuel Delivered to site against planned and prepare the monthly fuel management and utilization report.
  • Manage Funding and Fuel withdrawals from Fuel Vendors
  • Provide analysis of all fuel related outages.
  • Ensure Proper Data warehousing for all fuel related matters
  • Reconciliation of Fuel Withdrawals from Fuel Vendor Accounts
  • Prepare schedules for the fuel handling team and ensure availability of resources at all times
  • Carryout Daily fuel reconciliation with all parties involved.
  • Overseer the generation and sharing of accurate Low fuel report with Operations Team.
  • Supervision of the NOC Diesel Operators
  • Ensure escalations regarding power and fuel related probes are escalated to RMS vendor

Acting Diesel & Opex Specialist

IHS Zambia
2023.01 - 2023.06


  • Developing and Implementation Monthly Diesel Plan
  • Manage Reconciliation and validation of Fuel Supply, Consumption and Stock with Regions and Sub contractors on a daily, weekly and monthly basis
  • Regularly communicate with Operation Director, Regional managers and all stakeholders to ensure that the diesel policy is adhered to at all times.
  • Weekly /Monthly Diesel Validation Meetings with SBCs in co-ordination with RMs
  • Monthly Fuel Validation & Reconciliation Reports
  • Analysis of Fuel consumption reports to determine CPH in comparison to expected CPH per DG KVA
  • Solar & Hybrid Performance Monitoring
  • Daily supervision of NOC Diesel Team to ensure adherence to diesel reporting policy
  • Monitor Grid related faults and drive stakeholders to resolve in order to reduce fuel consumption
  • Support the regions by Timely disbursement of fuel to ensure good Network performance by eliminating diesel related outages.
  • Constantly interact with procurement to ensure the commodity is available


NOC Backoffice Technician

IHS ZAMBIA
2017.03 - 2020.12

Roles included

Generate network performance reports and share with management and other stakeholders on agreed schedule.

  • Review and validate reports generated by NOC Surveillance, Helpdesk/Service Desk and subcontractor teams.
  • Provide technical assistance to Field Operations relating to monitoring tools.
  • Coordinate with Field Operations in creating and maintaining accurate network databases.
  • Perform network outage reconciliation with Field Operations teams and IHS customers.
  • Monitor and ensure maximum avalability of all network monitoring tools (Inala SAM2, Affectli, NetEco, M2000, Citrix OSS, NetAct) and escalate any faults to relevant custodians for timely resolution.
  • Participate and make follow ups on the network WhatsApp forums in order to speed up network fault resolutions and share valuable information.
  • Create processes that provide quality technical support to IHS internal departments and external customers.

NOC Technician

IHS TOWERS ZAMBIA
2015.02 - 2017.03
  • Ensuring that power related faults are correctly diagnosed and escalated by providing 24/7 site monitoring on a shift basis
  • Monitoring the network for overall efficiency and trouble spot remote monitoring tools to reduce downtime and unavailability
  • Prepare comprehensive breakdown report using word and excel on daily basis
  • Monitoring of allocated network nodes effectively and reacting promptly to all network related faults
  • Adhering to alarms and escalating to get quick responses
  • Responsible for correctly forwarding tickets to field support engineers, following up on tickets and ensuring a speedy response
  • Communicate regularly with the line manager, Field Support Engineers, customers to get escalations and follow up
  • Fill updates of daily activity on IHS breakdown, availability log, etc
  • Report every issue and update to the NOC Manager
  • Carry out other tasks and assignments as directed by the NOC Manager and Project Manager.

Data Specialist

Impact Enterprises
2014.10 - 2015.01
  • Data entry and managing data in different formats and also data enrichment
  • Perform extracting, importing, and exporting of data in various database applications
  • Assist in implementation, testing, and validating data and software systems
  • Perform data analysis of key problem areas to assist in root cause analysis
  • Research and collect data to assist with product development and analysis
  • Perform data reconciliations to identify data anomalies
  • Data collection for customer support-information to grow client base
  • Assist in maintenance, back up and security of business data.

Internship

Moques Communication and Security Systems Company
2013.09 - 2013.12
  • Installing, managing and repair of two-way radio systems, GSM alarm systems, CCTV.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Infomation System And Technology

University of Lusaka
Lusaka, Zambia
04.2025

Diploma - Telecommunications

The Copperbelt University
Kitwe Zambia
07.2013

Skills

  • Analytical skills
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Assertive
  • Knowledge about sites performance in terms of power/ fuel consumption
  • proactive
  • Knowledge about safety and environmental standards
  • Organization and coordination
  • Network configuration
  • Reporting Skills
  • Excell /Word/Powerpoint/Visio

Accomplishments

Between January and June 2023- Took up an Acting role of Diesel & Opex Specialist which gave me an opportunity to grow my skills in diesel management from Planning to delivery of diesel to monitoring ,analysis and reporting. Myself and the Diesel desk managed to transition from the difficult period of loadshading (January/February 2023) to a more stable network by ensuring the processes are followed from end to end and support in terms of fuel was given to the regions ,also coordinating with all the stakeholders to ensure the commodity is available and accounted for.

Affiliations

  • Engineering Institute of Zambia (EIZ)

Academicbackgroundandqualifications

  • 2021 ,2024 Bachelor of Information System and Technology
  • 2009, 2012, Diploma in Telecommunications, The Copperbelt University, Kitwe
  • 2007, Certificate in Computer Studies, ST Raphael’s printing and Computer training project, Mufulira
  • 2002, 2006, Grade 12 School Certificate, Mufulira High School, Mufulira

Personal Information

  • Gender: Female
  • Date of Birth: 09/17/88
  • Nationality: Zambian
  • Languages: English ,Bemba and Nyanja


References

  • Mr. Saili Percy, NOC Manager, IHS Zambia, Percy.saili@ihstowers.com, 0962 484051, Stand 12/1494, Makishi / Mwalule rd., Northmead, Lusaka, 36721
  • Mr. Otun Adekunle, Director Operations, IHS Zambia, otun.adekunle@ihstowers.com, Stand 12/1494, Makishi / Mwalule rd., Northmead, Lusaka, 36721
  • Mr. Pious Kaira IT Lecturer , University of Lusaka, pkaira@unilus.ac.zm , Plot 37413 Off Alick Nkhata Rd, Mass Media
    P.O. BOX 36711, Lusaka Zambia

Hobbies and Interests

  • Listening to music
  • Watching movies and documentaries
  • Reading
  • Exploring knowledge
  • Athletics
  • Visiting places

Timeline

Acting Diesel & Opex Specialist

IHS Zambia
2023.01 - 2023.06

Officer- Diesel Management

IHS Zambia
2020.01 - Current

NOC Backoffice Technician

IHS ZAMBIA
2017.03 - 2020.12

NOC Technician

IHS TOWERS ZAMBIA
2015.02 - 2017.03

Data Specialist

Impact Enterprises
2014.10 - 2015.01

Internship

Moques Communication and Security Systems Company
2013.09 - 2013.12

Bachelor of Science - Infomation System And Technology

University of Lusaka

Diploma - Telecommunications

The Copperbelt University
Judith Mfula