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Top migrant professionals

MICHAEL ODOGWU

Native Country : Nigeria Age : 36
Occupation : Program Manager at Optus .
Qualifications : Master of Business Administration from City University , London ; Project Management Skills from University of Pretoria , South Africa ; ( PMP-PMI )/ MS Project 2013
Feature Expert ; Bachelor of Science from University Of Ilorin , Nigeria ; and Certified Network Planning and Implementation Engineer from Huawei University , China .
Adventures : Michael ’ s whole life has been quite an adventure . He grew up in Africa without Internet access , as connection was for the very few who could afford to pay the huge fees for broadband . The required infrastructure was also inadequate and / or unavailable . This inspired a dream for Michael to connect Africa to the world by developing an efficient and cost-effective system to improve network availability and Internet performance within the continent of Africa . In 2009 , he was part of a team based in Dubai that delivered super high-speed Internet connection to Africa , which was done using a ring topology and resilience network with various submarine infrastructure technologies . It was an incredible adventure for Michael and he was blown away to be able to help Africa connect more to the world and achieve his childhood dream .
Loves To : Reading , Travelling , mentoring youths , Charity activities & Meeting People .
At Home : Enjoy spending quality time with the family , helping wife and kids out with homework , house activities and other extra curriculum activities .
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