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Patrick Ogbu

@patrickogbu

I lead enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity, and IT service management for complex operations.

I lead enterprise IT infrastructure and service management at Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company, supporting oil and gas exploration and production environments. I manage VMware and Hyper-V clusters, Microsoft 365, Azure AD, CrowdStrike, Securonix, Veeam, and continuity testing while chairing change control.

Across Flour Mills of Nigeria, High-Tech Data Systems, Wema Bank, and Intercontinental Bank, I've delivered infrastructure operations, service delivery, SLA management, endpoint deployment, backup and disaster recovery, and regional IT support. I bring 14+ years of experience aligning technology operations with business goals across oil and gas, FMCG, and financial services.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Current

Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company

Nov 2023 - Present (2 years 10 months)

Lead enterprise IT infrastructure and service management functions supporting oil and gas exploration and production environments. Align processes across internal teams and external providers to ensure efficient and effective operations.

VMWare Hyper V Microsoft 365 Azure AD Crowdstrike Securonix Veeam Backup and Replication Openwork COMPAS Landmarks Schlumberger PETREL Tech Logs PetroSys ITIL Change Control Business Continuity Disaster Recovery SLA Management User Experience Validation

Systems Administrator (Enterprise Infrastructure)

Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc

Apr 2022 - Oct 2023 (1 year 6 months)

Managed enterprise IT infrastructure, cloud services, and cybersecurity platforms across distributed operations. Supported service delivery continuity and contributed to change and quality management processes.

Windows Server SCCM Hyper V Nutanix Veeam IBM Azure AD Intune Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)Patch Management Software Deployment

Service Desk Officer

Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc

Mar 2020 - Apr 2022 (2 years 1 month)

Deployed and managed ITSM tools (Service Desk Plus) and delivered IT service and incident requests. Coordinated and supervised IT support officers across site locations.

ITSM Managed Engine Service Desk Plus Patch Management Software Deployment Endpoint management

Service Desk Supervisor

Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc

Mar 2013 - Feb 2020 (6 years 11 months)

Supervised service desk operations and coordinated IT support activities across the organization.

IT Service Management Team Leadership Incident Management

Service Delivery Manager

High-Tech Data Systems Ltd

Jan 2012 - Feb 2013 (1 year 1 month)

Led IT service delivery operations, SLA/KPI frameworks, and enterprise client infrastructure services. Managed service delivery teams and client stakeholder relationships.

Service Delivery SLA Management KPI Management Microsoft Office VMWare Stakeholder Management

Team Lead, IT Representative

Wema Bank Plc

Nov 2010 - Jan 2012 (1 year 2 months)

Led regional IT support teams and managed branch infrastructure, LAN, servers, and messaging systems. Delivered technical training and field support operations.

IT Support LAN Server Administration Messaging Systems Team Leadership Training