Nkamwesiga Nicholas

Deputy Chief ICT

Nicholas is an ICT professional with over 9 years of experience in providing computing services. Currently, he serves as a Deputy Chief, ICT Services at Gulu University and previously worked as; a Senior IT Officer at Kabale University, an Assistant Lecturer for Computer Engineering and a Cisco Academy Instructor at Muni University, a District Information Technology Officer at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and a Graduate Intern at Chainlink Technology Limited.

Nicholas is a graduate of Bachelor of Computer Engineering and MSc. Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications Engineering). He holds several active professional certifications; Certified Information Security Manager (CISM®), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA®), Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITILv3 Foundation), Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) and Certified Network Security Specialist (CNSS®).

Nicholas has richly trained and nurtured skills in Information Systems Strategic Management and Governance, Information Systems /Information Technology Audits, IT Project Financing (budget management) & Fundable Project Proposal Writing, Networks Infrastructure capacity planning and configuration management, IT project/Program planning and management, identity protection, cybersecurity, IT Risk Management, IT/IS operations and Maintenance Management, Computer Digital Forensics, Data/Information security, Incident Management, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Management, IT Systems Support, Service Level & Operational Level Agreements management, Contracts and Vendor Management and Continuous Improvement Management, among others.

Nicholas aspires to be a seasoned leader in IT governance & management, risk management, audit and cybersecurity.

Qualifications

MSc. Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications Engineering) (JKUAT & PAU, 2017)

Bachelor of Computer Engineering (Busitema, 2013)

Active Professional Certifications:

Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) (ISC2 – USA, 2022)

Certified Network Security Specialist (CNSS) (ICSI – UK, 2020)

Certified Information Security Manager (CISM®) (ISACA – USA, 2019)

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA®) (ISACA – USA, 2018)

Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL®v3)  Foundation (Axelos – UK, 2016)

Research Interests

Information & Cyber Security

Digital Education

ICT for Development

Emerging Technologies

Publications

Projects

Supervision

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