Contacto
email: isatou.jah@qcell.gm
Escuela y título obtenido
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK, USA, MSC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK, USA, BSC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Cargo(s) anterior(es)
National Professional Project Personnel, UNDP Internet Initiative for Africa (IIA)
Deputy Head of Information Technology Department, Medical Research Council (MRC), The Gambia
Proyectos destacados
Setting up The Gambia's National Internet Gateway under UNDP's Internet Initiative For Africa
Setting up The Gambia's first Internet Exchange Point.
Isatou Secka Jah
Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chairperson of the Gambia IXP (SIXP), Programme Committee member of AfNOG
QCELL LTD/ QGROUP Gambia
http://www.qcell.gm
I am an ICT professional with over 15 years experience working in the area of networking and Internet technology. I have obtained a masters and bachelors degree from the University of Maryland at College Park and has vast experience working across many sectors including government, private and non-government organizations. As the National project professional personel for the NPPP, I was team leader in setting up and managing the Gambia's first Internet Gateway under the UNDP's Internet Initiative for Africa Project. As the deputy head of IT for the Medical Research Council, I was responsible for production, communication and enforcement of appropriate IT Policies & Procedures as well as the planning, procurement and management of IT infrastructure across entire WAN. Current responsibilities with QCell, a leading Internet Sevice Provider, includes overseeing corporate IT infrastructure and overseeing the 4G Wimax and 3G GSM country-wide data networks.
 
What would you say are the most challenging and the most satisfying aspects of your work?

The most challenging aspect of my work is juggling between family and work responsibilities in a domain where your male peers do not face the same challenge. The most rewarding aspect is providing solutions for customers and seeing them satisfied with the solution.

What qualifications or certifications did you attain in order to reach your professional goals?

BSc and MSC Engineering and Cisco Certifications.

If there is one message you would like to convey to young women to encourage them to consider a profession in the ICT sector, what would it be?

My message to young women would be for them to take on maths and science from an early stage and to stay focused on their dreams. I would also like to see more African girls embrace ICT and to realise the great professional opportunities within it.