KPANGUI KOFFI PASCAL

Electronic Engineer AfricaRice (Telecommunication specialist)

Senior and regional staff

Mobile Number: + 2250707835718/+2250575252397/+2250153532212

Email: kpangui2003@yahoo.fr ; kpangui2003@gmail.com ; k.kpangui@cgiar.org
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kpangui-koffi-pascal-47a26b2a
Nationality: Ivorian (Cote d’Ivoire) from Yamoussoukro
Marital status: Single

TECHNICAL SKILL

✓ Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN): FIXED NETWORK;

✓ IP-VSAT and Satellite Broadband;
✓ Logical and physical Cisco equipment deployment;
✓ Radio communication (wimax, DECT, GSM);
✓ Networking (LAN, WAN, WIFI…);
✓ Project Management (ICT4D & ICT4Peace);
✓ IP-telephony; Audio (IP-Radio and video (IPTV) streaming;
✓ Future Broadband Internet Access (QoS, security, regulation, procurement)
✓ Cloud computing and Internet of Things (IoT));
✓ Next Generation Mobile Broadband: 5G

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

01/06/2014 till now:

✓ Lead the design and implementation of strategies and frameworks for building
appropriate IT structures to ensure enterprise-wide digital infrastructure
(telecommunications) resilience, integrity, and efficiency aligned to the mission of
AfricaRice stations (Nigeria, Benin, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Tanzania…) in Africa;
✓ Dealing with vendors, stakeholders and support research staffs all over AfricaRice
stations;
✓ Structure and design governance frameworks for AfricaRice data management that
strengthen cyber security threats;
✓ define global plans and policies to establish appropriate systems for the acquisition,
implementation, and maintenance of IT operating systems and establishment of internal
lines of control;
✓ Project IP-telephony/CCTV camera over Ubiquiti Nano 5Ghz/Ubiquiti AMO-5G13 5Gz,
13Dbi 5Ghz Airmax Dual Omni, 13 DBI Rocket, Unifi AC Mesh Pro, 5Ghz and 2.4 Ghz at
M’be Station (Bouake), 50 Km of secured coverage: Conception and implementations.
✓ Project of point-to-point secured connectivity between Abidjan station and Mbe station
in order to provide IP-telephony(500km): Huawei ATN 905 access router…(Conception-
Budgeting-TOR-bidding-monitoring);
✓ project of Local Area Network (LAN) and, WIFI, WAN (Satellite, HF, Fiber.) and
configuration of Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) Cotonou (Benin)-Abidjan (Cote
d’Ivoire)- Saint Louis Senegal (conception-TOR-bidding-Monitoring).
✓ Project of providing 4G/Internet network at Mbe station: (Conception-Budgeting-TOR-
bidding-monitoring)
✓ Project of integration of Microsoft teams over Unified communication system (IP-
telephony, Cisco BE6000): certified session border controller (audiocode SBC),
Office365, Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN), SIP trunk (Conception-Budgeting-TOR-
bidding-monitoring);
✓ Project Polycom HDX8000 video Conferencing Abidjan (conception- Budgeting-
TOR-bidding- Monitoring).
✓ Project of Closed-Circuit Television Camera (CCTV) and Access Control (conception-
Budgeting-TOR- bidding-Monitoring).
✓ Project VSAT Senegal (Saint Louis) and Benin (Cotonou):(Conception-Budgeting-TOR-
bidding-monitoring);

✓ Always Ensure data and information security through the implementation of AfricaRice
 Information security strategies plans and procedures.
✓ provision of recommendations for improving current Information security systems;
✓ provision of information security training and monitoring and maintaining;
✓ backup systems (Cloud-based storage, Emergency Backup stem (EBS)),
✓ provide Security of and wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and VLAN security, data
encryption: Web filtering (Cloud-Webtitan)-Firewalling (Cisco ASA5525-X; FortiGate
140D, 101 F….) in all AfricaRice Stations.
✓ Provide a Help Desk service for fast resolution of all ICT customer issues at AfricaRice;
✓ Set standards that govern service level agreements with multiple stakeholders to ensure
delivery of timely, seamless, continuous, and fit-for-purpose digital services.
✓ Communicate to senior management (in written format and in meetings) and
follow standard project management processes;
✓ Prepare and ensure accuracy of documentation, procedures manuals, and help sheets
for network installations and communicate to senior management (in written format
and in meetings);
✓ Project of implementation of Data center (AfricaRice Hub) In Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire):
(Conception-Budgeting-Bidding-evaluation-Monitoring):
o UPS system, fire system and secured WAN, LAN and IT infrastructure;
o Cooling system;
o Security……
✓ Overseeing overall technical activities and providing consultancy to every size of the
department of AfricaRice;
✓ Writing IT policy and planning strategy development for AfricaRice stations.;
✓ Project of integration of all AfricaRice Telephony system into Cisco BE6000 (Conception-
Budgeting): Senegal (Training and research center), Madagascar, Côte d’Ivoire….
o Integration of Microsoft Teams;
o Integration of existing Analog/hybrid telephony/VoIP;
o Cisco Meraki MX85 for station;
o Cisco Meraki Z3 for Teleworker…
o IP-PBX Yeastar20/50/100…
✓ Project of remote licensing of Bar Tender Designer (Barcode software), Côte d’Ivoire-
Senegal-Nigeria-Madagascar Stations:
o Secured VPN;
o Printing and managing barcodes, Labels….

05/05/2020 to 18/04/2021:
✓ Consultancy/study (Catholic church NGO, Non-Profit activity) in Information and Communication
Technology as part of the Extension Project of the national Catholic radio station in Bouake relay
to help to do the campaign against COVID 19 pandemic (Conception-Budgeting-TOR-bidding-
monitoring):
o Design of IP-radio integrated into the Analogue radio (IP Encoder / Decoder (BARIX);
Cloud server,
o ST40 40m pylons, SielCo EXC1000GX 1000 Watts model radio transmitter, etc.);
o deployment of a video streaming system on social media (Facebook and YouTube...);
o Technical and Budget proposals, Video streaming (live streaming) with Data video STR-200
Remote Streaming eLearning Camera Recording Kit - DATA-STR200.
✓ Expert consultant in Information Communication Technologies (ICT) at CEFACL, www.cefacl.com.
In charge of advising and assisting in the deployment of new information and communication
technologies systems to help the forest ranger and the army to fight biodiversity (climate change
issue, illegal gold panning...) destruction and cross-border terrorism in the COMOE National Park
(1,148,756 hectares) located in the Northern region of Cote d’Ivoire

o VHF / UHF network and services (Georeferencing, tracking, VoIP, Monitoring….): UHF 403-
470MHz / VHF 136-174 MHz; MOTOROLA SLR5500 50 Watts VHF / UHF Analogue / Digital
DMR relay station (MOTOTRBO Connect site IP system and services); DM 4601 E fixed
station and mobile with integrated GPS;
o GSM network and services (mobile tracking, CCTV….). Centralized monitoring system.
 20/08/2013 to 30/05/2014: Network Engineer at AFRISAT CHOICE MEDIA
Project Radio Network Côte d’Ivoire (RNCI): IP-RADIO: This project goal is to synchronize 120 Radios
station (Union des Radios de Proximités de Côte d’Ivoire: URPCI) into one single radio called Radio
Network Côte d’Ivoire (RNCI) to educate rural population.
Project of IPTV: this project goal is the installation and to provide video content to 3 G handsets.
✓ Cabling of Broadcast PIX, video servers, Videotek VTM-4100 PKG Harris (multi-format HD/SD-SDI
monitor).
✓ Configuration of servers (Wowza server, capture server, video transmission server, Set top box;
Amazone….).
✓ Configuration and installation of IPVSAT network….
Project of providing Triple play with Broadband Power line communication (BPLC)
✓ PLC backbone deployment project;
✓ Triple play deployment (telephone; internet, IPTV) ….

15/07/2013 to 15/08/2013: Recruited as Information Communication Technologies expert (consultancy)

at ‘‘Cabinet d’Ingénierie et Conseil (CIC)” within the mission of Cote D’Ivoire’s police station ICT
infrastructure evaluation (Radio communication, LAN, WAN, Internet Access, Local PSTN). The main goal
of this project financed by European Union (EU) is to allow the reconciliation between the National
Police and the population in Cote d’Ivoire after the political crisis.

15/11/11 to 16/05/2013. Network Engineer at Afrisat choice Media in Cotonou-Benin.

✓ project of conception and implementing a Multimedia platform and IPVSAT (iDirect router serie
5000 network, streaming video over satellite (VSAT), IPTV and Mobile TV for 3G Network
(Providing Video and audio Content), Web streaming and Webcast event, Set-Top Box (STB)
configuration.
✓ Project of deploying WiMAX technologies to BRONG-Ahofo (GHANA, 40.000 Km2). This
Consultancy aims to provide Internet access and fixed telephony (VSAT/WiMaX, WiMaX
network backbone, Budget o f the Project, Equipment cost, Required services: telemedicine; E-
learning, data center.

22/12/10 to 28/02/11. Attachment at Thomson Reuters in Ghana (SAKACOM ICT) by providing WAN
technology systems for financial firms (Banks, and financial companies) to access real-time data market
as well as sharing information with each other directly. Topic: Thomson Reuters’ WAN technologies:
Update and Maintenance. Objectives: MPLS Network; Configuring Cisco Router; ADSL technology, VSAT
technologies…

18/11/2008 to 20/11/2010: AFRISAT INTERNATIONAL-ACCRA, in the Department of IT and Satellite

transmission.
✓ Project Satellite broadcasting of 23rd. AFRICAN BASKETBALL CHAMPION CUP (FIBA-AFRIQUE,
Afrobaske2008) FOR MEN in TUNISIA (TUNISIA2008) Satellite uplink; Billboard set up and
programming; cabling from the Stadium to Tunisian’s Exchange Switch (PSTN) at Sousse.
✓ Project Satellite broadcasting of AFRO BASKET 2009 (LIBYA 2009) FIBA-AFRIQUE: Satellite uplink;
Billboard set up and programming; cabling from the Stadium to Libyan’s Exchange Switch (PSTN):
FIXED NETWORK a Tripoli.

09/07/99 to 10/10/2002. Project of Abidjan traffic light Maintenance as Network Designer at ‘‘Cabinet
d’Etude de Formation et assistance aux Collectivités Locales’’ (CEFACL): Local Area Network; PABX and
PSTN extension; PSTN logical and physical design; management of the traffic light in Abidjan.

03/ 01/ 99 to 10/07/ 99. Project of the rural Telephony at ALCATEL-CIT Abidjan for Cote d’Ivoire telecom
(ORANGE CIT) in order to help more than 350 rural areas to get out of poverty.

15/06/ 98 to 07/08/ 99: project of implementation, monitoring the modernization, the extension, and
the mutation of PSTN Network at Cote d’Ivoire telecom: Civil Engineering, PSTN deployment (FIXED
NETWORK) and subscriber installation...

October 1998: seminar (training) organized by the Land-line direction of Côte d’Ivoire Telecom
(ORANGE-CIT) and SIEMENS on the physical security of Public Switch Telecom Network (PSTN).

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

16/11/2021 to 13/12/2021: ITU Centres of Excellence Network for Europe/Faculty of Electrical Engineering
and Information Technologies in Skopje, Certificate in “Future Mobile and Wireless Broadband: LTE-A-Pro,
WiFi, Satellites, 5G New Radio and Artificial Intelligence (AI): Mobile broadband: LTE-Advanced/LTE-A-Pro,
mobile Internet and cellular IoT; Future wireless/satellite broadband: Next Generation WiFi and Satellite
broadband access; Future mobile broadband: 5G New Radio (NR), 5G NG Core and Artificial Intelligence;
Future mobile services: eMBB, URLLC, massive MTC, IoT/BigData/AI and mobile OTT services.

20/09/2021 to 01/10/2021: ITU Centres of Excellence for Asia and the Pacific/IoT Academy, Iran;
Certificate in “Building Internet of Things (IoT) Solutions for Smart Agriculture”: Application of drones in
the smart agriculture for the precision farming and data collection, IoT Solutions for energy and water
resource management, IoT Solutions for Smart Farming, Monitoring and Preventing the Crop, Powering and
solar energy for smart agriculture, Precision farming…

23/08/2021 to 30/08/2021: International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Centre of Excellence Network

for Europe: certificate in “Technical business and regulatory aspect of 5G network” training by Prof. Dr.
Toni Janevski/ Laskowski in collaboration with the National Institute of Telecommunications (NIT), Poland:
Massive Internet of Things (IoT) and IPv6 in 5G; Business aspects of 5G networks and services; 5G/IMT
spectrum management and regulation…

15/06/2020 to 22/06/2020: certificate in «Legal, regulatory and technical aspects of cloud computing in
international data transfers” from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) / National Institute of
Telecommunications (NIT), Poland: Risk-based analysis of the application of cloud computing; Modelling
self- regulation of cloud services; Methods of cloud audits….

25/02/2019 to 11/03/2019: International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Centre of Excellence Network

for Europe: certificate in “Strategic Aspects for Internet Governance and Innovations” training by Prof.
Dr. Toni Janevski/ Laskowski in collaboration with the National Institute of Telecommunications (NIT),
Poland: Broadband strategies and Innovations; Mobile and Internet telephony; IPTV innovations;
Regulatory issues related to IP/Internet governance…

11/12/2018 to 13/12/2018: Certificate in Using and applying Remotely Piloted Aircraft in Agriculture:
Planning and Implementation of a Mapping Mission with an eBee-plus Drone under eMotion3 and Image
Processing-Images under PiX4DMapper at the Experimental Station of AfricaRice M'be Bouake.

20/11/2018 to 17/12/2018: International Telecommunication Union Centre of Excellence Network for

Europe: Certificate in “Next Generation Mobile Broadband” training by Prof. Dr. Toni Janevski
Head/Coordinator of ITU Centre of Excellence at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information
Technologies, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia: Mobile Cloud Computing
(MCC);4G/4.5G mobile broadband; the LTE/LTE-Advanced-Pro; massive Internet of Things (IoT)…

24/09/2018 to 01/10/2018: International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Centre of Excellence Network

for Europe: certificate in “Security and QoS in Internet Network” training by Prof. Dr. Toni Janevski in
collaboration with the National Institute of Telecommunications (NIT), Poland: Cybersecurity; Cloud
computing and Internet of Things (IoT) security; ITU’s security architectures providing end-to-end
communications…

29/05/2018 to 25/06/18: ITU Centre of Excellence Network for Europe: Certificate in “Future Broadband
Internet Access” training by Prof. Dr. Toni Janevski Head/Coordinator of ITU Centre of Excellence at the
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in
Skopje, Macedonia: Regulation and business aspects of future broadband; Multi-Protocol Label Switching
(MPLS).

08/05/2017 to 12/05/2017: Certificate in Security of the Electronic Transactions: Digital Certification,

Electronic Signature, Encryption and Time Stamping organized by International Telecommunication Union
(ITU) at “Ecole Superieure Africaine des Technologies de l ’Information et de la Communication (ESATIC)”.
This training was presented by Dr. Eng. Nizar Ben Neji expert in security and consultant at ITU and CTO
(Commonwealth Telecommunication Organization).

10/01/2017 to 25/01/2017: Certificate in competency in humanitarian actions and logistics at “Chaire

UNESCO pour la culture et la paix” at Felix Houphouet Boigny University in Abidjan: Satellite
communication; Tracking; Rescue; Logistics…

12/09/2015 to 12/11/2015: Solar Energy System installation certificate at TCI-Benin (Cotonou) and
implementation of project in renewal energy to mitigate climate change impact on development in
developing countries.

26/10/2015: Prince2 Foundation certificate in ICT Project Management; Registration

Number:5169601.20330160.

10/05/2014: Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL v3) foundation certificate in IT service
Management; Registration number: 5169605.20323240.

22/08/ 2012: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA); CISCO ID number CSCO12221942

18/04/2011 to 18/05/2011: Certificate in Project Management Body of knowledge (PMBOK) at Merjja

technologies Ghana in Accra by acquiring high-level skills, knowledge and techniques through the
Internationally recognized approach and practice of project Management.

15/06/10 to 15/08/10: Certificate in Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (ICND) at Danash

Advanced Technology Academy (DATA) in Accra Ghana.

25/02/2008 t o 2 3 /04/10: Master’ s i n I n f o r m a t i o n C o m mu n i c a t i o n T ec h n o l o g y (MICT) from

Aalborg University of Denmark (Copenhagen) at the Center for Communication, Media, and Information
Technologies (CMI)/Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine. Topic of master thesis: Use of
telecommunications Network for disaster management: Technical and economic aspect: telemedicine;
tsunami early warning system; Satellite Networking; Mobile banking… (https://www.cmi.aau.dk/ )

09/09/07/2009 to 15/11/2009: Certificate as VSAT Technician Engineer at SAKACOM job training Centre
ACCRA-GHANA (VSAT n e t w o r k i n g implementation, Maintenance mounting, c o n f i g u r a t i o n V S A T
E q u i p m e n t, D a t a e q u i p m e n t’ s (DCE) S H D S L, H D S L i n s t a l l a t i o n a n d configuration LAN).
28/08/2006 to 15/06/2007: Certificate in L o w e r I n t e r m e d i a t e, Upper intermediate and Advanced
level training course at Alliance Française Accra in English communication skills.

2002-2006: Engineer in computer Science at ‘‘Institut National Polytechnique Houphouet Boigny

Yamoussoukro (INP-HB/CFCIP)”: Systems and Networks. Topic of presentation: Setting up an application
to manage a project: The Case of the Emergency Program of rehabilitation after Crisis2, financed by the
European Union. (Project ACP IVC 006) in Cote d’Ivoire. (https://www.inphb.ci/2/vues/accueil/ )

1997-1999: High Diploma in Maintenance of Telecommunications Equipment at “Institut Superieur

Africain des Postes et Télécommunication (ISAPT)” in Abidjan-Côte d’Ivoire: Civil Engineering, PSTN,
GSM, radiocommunications (HF/UHF, GSM……) (ex-ISAPT, https://www.esatic.ci/ )

1993-1994: ‘Baccalaureat of science and mathematics (BAC D), ‘Lycée Moderne de Boundiali’

KEY SKILLS
Good leadership skills; Teamwork; Able and ready to learn; Ability to work independently
LANGUAGE SPOKEN
French as first language.
English as second language.
HOBBIES
Reading; Research; Travelling; Driving license B.
REFEREE
✓ International Telecommunication Union references: Prof. Dr. Toni Janevski, Head/Coordinator of
ITU Centre of Excellence at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, Ss.
Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia tonij@feit.ukim.edu.mk .
✓ Nadia Kazmi Abbas, Former Head of ICT department AfricaRice, nadiakazmi@hotmail.com
(+923005619797);
✓ Dr Dossou-Yovo Elliot, Agriculture specialist for Climate change (AfricaRice), E.Dossou-
Yovo@cgiar.org,+225 0586913715;
✓ Dr. Etienne DUVEILLER, Former Director of Research for Development (DR4D) AfricaRice,
e.duveiller@gmail.com, linkedin.com/in/etienne-duveiller-baa39a110 .