Portrait of Christopher Rateng

Hi, I'm Christopher Rateng

IT Specialist | Network Administrator | Support Engineer

About Me

I am a results-driven IT professional with over three years of experience providing exceptional technical support across various platforms. I successfully streamlined support communication by implementing a ticketing system, reducing user inquiry response times from 24 hours to under 2 hours, significantly enhancing customer satisfaction and engagement. I am eager to leverage my expertise in a dynamic remote support environment.

Academic Path

United States International University - Africa

Master of Science in Information Systems and Technology

Jan/2024 - current

Focused on Internet Security and Cybercrime.

United States International University - Africa

Bachelor of Science in Information Systems and Technology

Sept/2015 - Aug/2019

Focused on Internet Security and Networking. Laying a foundation in my IT Career.

St. Thomas of Aquinas Boys High School

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)

2011 - 2014

High School

Experience

NetScaling Solutions, LLC logo

IT Support Lead

NetScaling Solutions, LLC

10/2023 – Current

As an IT Support Lead, I led a team to reduce ticket resolution time by 20% and implemented a Remote Monitoring and Management System, reducing technician workload by 40%.

Sledge Group Enterprises Limited logo

IT Support Engineer

Sledge Group Enterprises Limited

10/2020 – 08/2023

As an IT Support Engineer, I provided first-line technical support for over 100 users, optimized network performance, and managed user accounts with Active Directory.

Royal Media Services logo

IT Support Technician Intern

Royal Media Services

10/2020 – 08/2023

As an IT Support Intern, I deployed operating systems, established user accounts, and troubleshooted technical issues across multiple platforms.

East African Breweries logo

Support Technician Intern

East African Breweries

04/2019 – 06/2019

During my time as an IT Support Technician Intern, I managed IT hardware and software inventory, executed data recovery procedures, and provided first-level technical support.

Projects

A Dry Cleaning and Laundry Web App

A project for a laundry and dry cleaning service application, with a user dashboard and admin dashboard

ReactNode.jsGitHubMongoDB Atlas
Screenshot of A Dry Cleaning and Laundry Web App

Portfolio Website

A personal portfolio website built with React and TailwindCSS.

ReactTailwindCSS
Screenshot of Portfolio Website

Remote Monitoring and Management System

Implemented an RMM system and added it to our Managed Services Provider portfolio

PHPMySQLBootstrap

Server Cabinet Maintenance

Network cabling, Server Cabinet setup and cable management, Network Configuration

Screenshot of Server Cabinet Maintenance

Certificates

Introduction to Cloud

IBM - Cognitive Class

Dec - 2023

View Online

Information Technology Fundamentals

IBM-SkillsBuild

Dec - 2022

View Online

SQL and Relational Databases 101

IBM - Cognitive Class

March - 2023

View Online

IBM Cloud Essentials V3

IBM - Cognitive Class

Jan - 2023

View Online

CS403: Introduction to Modern Database Systems

Saylor Academy

Oct - 2024

View Online

Contact Me