Meet Brian
Short Introduction
Hello. My name is Brian Maina, a multi-talented being who uses technology to build and design digital products. You can also call me a product designer, experience designer or any other market defined titled. I'm a music enthusiast, chess player, traveller, lover of arts and also quite the reader... of strange books😄. If originality is what you looking for, then you are home.
Education
Degree, Certifications, Accreditations and Awards
Bachelors
BSc Mathematics and Computer Science
Certifications
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
• Offensive Penetration Testing.
• Sophos Certified Engineer
• Arista Sales Specialist Advocate
• Enterprise Project Management
• Certified Snow Inventory Administrator -Software Asset Discovery Tool.
• Network Security Engineer 1 - Fortinet
• Network Security Engineer 2 - Fortinet
• Network Security Engineer 3 - Fortinet
• DELL – Inro to Data Engineering
• DELL EMC PowerEdge Cloud C6400 Concepts
• IBM – Sensitive Data Protection
Accreditations
• AWS Cloud Formation Macros
• AWS Well Architected
• AWS Blockchain
• AWS Economics
• AWS Amazon Honey Code
• UDEMY – Flutter and Dart Programming - Android/iOS Developer
• CCNA 1 - 4
• IBM – Identification and Investigation of Threats
• IBM – Internet of things
• Cisco – Internet of things
• Cisco – Cybersecurity Essentials
• IBM – Cloud
Awards
Mobile Application Developer(IBM)
Trainings
• Java and Visual Studio
• International Computer Driving License
Experiences
Contracts and Employement History.
Baran Telecom Networks
• Setup and Configuration of IoT Devices. Smart Meters, GPS, Smart Watches, Smart Home sensors.
• Setup of IoT open-source environments – Containers and server resources. Worked with OpenHAB and Open Remote Platforms.
• APIs Integrations
• Development and support of an IoT Android Application- Built on Java.
• Maintenance of a Flutter IoT application.
• Website Development in Django Python.
• VOIP Configuration – 3CX Engineer
• Office 365 Administration, ensuring compliance to internal policies.
• Graphic Designing - Developing concepts, graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos and websites.
• Troubleshooting common driver problems and assisting colleagues in setting up their workstations.
• Preparing technical writeups and tutorials to ease adoption of new systems to the organization.
Kevton Computers
(2019 - 2020)
• Troubleshooting system and network issues.
• Updating Software and Operating Systems - Windows, Linux.
• Handled repairs of worn out or broken computer parts – Hard Disk, Keyboard, Screens.
• Graphic design duties -advert designing and templates design.
• Computer and related accessories sales.
Friends Church Quakers
• Data backup and general systems management.
• Graphic design – posters and brochure designing and print.
• Video and Photo Editing - Adobe Suite proficient.
• Social Media Sites Management.
Communities
Active Memberships.
Active Member
• AWS Certified Global Community
• Atlassian
• Nairuby
Interests
Off-Hours Activities
Avocations
• Playing Chess
• Reading Books
• Playing Drums
Trusted by Experts
in the Industry
Impressions from A Game Proffesionals
"Brian is a creative problem solver, he has good analysis skills and goes above and beyond to find out-of-the-box solutions."
"Brian is a high energy self-starter who quickly assumes responsibility and is not afraid to face new challenges and situations. He has worked conscientiously on IoT products during his time at Baran Telecom Networks and accomplished all tasks with great initiative and with a very positive attitude. He is extremely good in Oracle, MySQL, and Python. I have the deepest personal and professional respect for Brian and therefore, he has my endorsement."
"Multi-Talented; be it Website or Application Development, Brian's got you covered. He is a good hearted person and most of all the best man to have on your team"
