Murray Hopekins
Business Information Systems Technocrat,Freelance Mentor / Motivator
Akwenyu Hopekins Murray, a Peace Advocate and Human rights Scholar in the making.
DEVELOPMENT AND AID WORK SKILL SET
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1. Experience in management of projects and programmes; project management/coordination roles at country Operations management level, community based financial independence development and nutrition training. Good experience in multi-national company programs/planning, monitoring and evaluation. Experience in strategic planning
2. Agriculture and livelihoods: pilot programs planning, support in management and implementation (sustainable agriculture & animal husbandry, income generation by use of alternative agro based foliar fertilizer from Dynapharm)
3. Water and sanitation; Training, support and sensitization
4. Health care and medical services: Social marketing and nutrition supplement planning, support implementation, M & E. Additional training in alternative medicine and nutrition using Dynapharm line of health products.
5. Orphans and vulnerable children: Income n sustainability pilot programs using multilevel business social marketing programs
HIV/AIDS: Nutrition supplements provision and health counseling (Community sensitization)
6. Education: Formal and informal youth and adult: ICTs training and youth program coordination
7. Other experience: Development and emergency/ humanitarian assistance. Conflict and post-conflict management (LRA war children school programs, Northern Uganda) Organizational development, partnership approaches, rights-based approach, policy and advocacy
Professional details
Current Position(s)
Consumer Goods, Fashion and Retail
A Multinational food and nutrition supplements, Social multi-level marketing company, with presence in Most of Africa, Asia, Americas and the rest of the world.
Programmes:
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Agriculture & livelihoods foliar fertilizer supplements support, Social marketing, Multilevel Marketing Training, Nutritional supplements and alternative medication, community poverty outreach programs.
Responsibilities;
•Organize and lead strategic planning incorporating all stakeholders – Represent Dynapharm Sudan with local community, clientele and create relationships with legal authorities and other stake holders
•In line with Dynapharm programme strategies, guide and lead operations for country program
•Head all human resource management in country and link with the international office
•Head logistics and administration and ensure compliance with Dynapharm, government and stake holders policy and practice requirements
•Manage organization finances ensuring planning and adherence to policies and procedures and timely reporting
•Manage monitoring and evaluation and ensuring quality reports for local and international accountability
•Ensure communication within and outside the programme, local and international head offices.
Achievements:
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Successfully opened the c0mapany project in Sudan (Secondary Market research, Company Registration, licensing, and office operations set up)
Freelance Mentor / Motivator |
People Persons Inc
2011 -
present
ICT and Telecommunications
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Previous Position(s)
ICT and Telecommunications
A power and Electronics, ICT software and hardware, Consultancy and services provision Private company, with high class top clientele contracts in Zambia and surrounding countries.
Reporting to the Country Director and General manager.
Responsibilities:
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•Manage and improve the Technical infrastructure and operations to achieve functionalities and client satisfactions.
•Run and manage routine maintenance, equipment repair and preventive programs.
•Led logistics and admin team to set up supply lines, manage transport, warehousing, procurement and adhere to company, government and work place security, health policies and procedures.
•Managed monitoring and evaluation; assessments, information collecting and processing, reporting
•Developed safety guidelines and trained staff to adhere to these.
Achievements:
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Successfully designed, supervised and managed a regional/ provincial power and electrical maintenance schedule for all the major banks (clients) in Zambia.
A Multinational nutrition supplements, Social multi-level marketing company
Responsible to: Country Director
Responsibilities:
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•Provided in-house expertise and technical support to end-users on database and software-related issues: Identified, researched, and resolved technical problems, working with outside vendors/technical support as needed, and documents, tracks and monitors problems to ensure a timely resolution
•Provided back-up support to the IT Department in supporting the company’s network and infrastructure
•Developed strategies for, and managed the implementation of the database consolidations to streamline efficiencies as needed throughout the company, and participated in planning and execution of future upgrades and technology enhancements
•Administered, maintained, developed and implemented policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of company databases and software applications
•Trained staff on the use of the company’s standard software applications/databases, as needed
•Developed and produced accurate and timely routine and special reports, and data retrievals for staff as needed,
Achievements:
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Successfully organized the launch of Dynapharm Zambia, setup, configured and run the MIS SQL database and point of sale software, provided company wide employee user training.
Successfully organized the the Launch of Dynapharm Zambia ceremony in Zambia, wrote all the correspondences to major government bodies and international affiliates invited, managed and supervised the logistics
Responsibilities and achievements:
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As One of the few pioneer members of the MIS department, I joined as a senior data clerk, with an eye for developing scalable solutions, aimed to improve efficiency, productivity and profitability of business information systems, I quickly got noticed by my seniors who then appointed me as Tech support officer and later Assistant MIS manager.
•Managed a windows based global database of Dynapharm members inter-country (s) Distributor registration and sales records, running desktop platform on SQL Server Client architecture. Handled over 5000 records of distributor records.
•Worked closely with co-department colleagues and management to define project goals, developed working plans with my seniors and led to critical systems installations and data Information Systems / Project Support Coordination Specialist Resume integration projects. Led a team of 10 technical data specialists and coordinated the MIS departmental records with all the other departments, to provide proper information system.
•As team leader was in charge of designing effective work plans for the MIS department, which would not ignore methods and challenges of the data entry process, and in turn formulate a monthly report which was handed in on a strict time basis usually at the end of the month.
•Sat on an advisory committee in the Head of Department meeting, that examined the strategies used and accomplishments of the company set objectives. I was very instrumental in this process because I represented a firsthand experience of all responsibilities held in the MIS department, hence proper facilitated a proper decision making process.
•In charge of the maintenance of the Windows 2003 server environment, policies, users and computer planning and support, system disaster prevention, periodic backups and management.
•Fully deputized all duties of the MIS manager in his absence.
Academia, Education and Training
Responsible to: Director
Responsibilities;
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•Worked with classroom teachers to prepare lessons that reflected a logical sequence of learning objectives and activities that meet the grade level standards, individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students for grades.
•Used a variety of instructional strategies and materials that are appropriate to the interest, learning styles, and abilities of your students.
•Monitored and assess student progress, adjusting instruction accordingly.
•Communicated student academic and behavioral progress to parents.
•Recommended and assisted in the purchase of appropriate educational hardware and software to further the learning goals of the school.
•Organizing complex academic development issues for the youth education organizations
•Coordinated youth employment programs
•Coordinated assigned activities with key stakeholders in the community and the school programs
•Routinely monitored and evaluated the effectiveness and efficiency of programmatic service delivery;
•Created persuasive written and verbal proposals/reports and Compiling and preparing reports, proposals, and other documents.
Achievements:
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Effectively run the logistics of setting up the computer lab and class, from purchase to installations.
ICT and Telecommunications
An ICT firm, a provider of Technical computer support solutions and services. With clientèle including Schools, NGOs, Government Offices and Small businesses.
From a tender age, I always found computers intriguing; this was one of my first real jobs after a number of ICT trainings. I trained as a Computer Repair and Maintenance Technician with Jireh technologies, the CEO then recognized my interest and energy, and he offered me
a job.
Roles:
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Maintaining, Trouble shooting, Fixing and Repairing Computer and computer Peripherals at the company workshop and clientèle sites.
Co-trained Junior Trainees who mostly were University Students doing Industrial training at the company premises.
Maintaining Clientèle Local Area Networks
Provide technical advice and assistance to the customers and clientèle users.
Participate in a small customer oriented help desk service at the company premise.
SELECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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With the exposure to all the cooperate clients, mode of operation I gained maturity in handling corporations, as the job demanded all the different kinds of job reports, clients feed backs, occasionally handled new clients contracts. I quickly learned good people skills and professionalism.
As a marketing strategy we proposed to the management to establish relationships with NGOs,to be there out source agents for schools computer projects.
With this we gained exposure to the way NGOs work with government to promote youth educational projects.
This line of job gave me all the hands on experience of troubleshooting and solving different kinds of computer problems, hence built my career in the Business computing industry.
The company offered to Train its entire staff in project management and customer care courses.
