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KWAKU D. BOADU
Arrow Network Systems, Ltd,
#7, 12th Avenue, Abeka Main Road, Tesano.
P. O. Box JT103, Accra.
Tel:
024 4 33 16 85
Fax:
021 238 038
e-mail: [email protected]
SUMMARY
Kwaku is a practicing IT professional and entrepreneur, with specialty in IT
Infrastructure.
He is the CEO of Arrow Network Systems
(www.arrownetworks.net), a data telecom company working with
manufacturers and direct foreign investors, Racom s.r.o. of the Czech
Republic (www.racom.cz), to deploy low cost digital wireless network
solutions for point-of-sale financial transactions, on-line banking, ATM,
mobile data networks, security, telemetry solutions and low-cost Internet
access in Africa. He is an advocate for a low cost nation-wide high speed
wireless backbone and low cost Internet access – to make it easier to fund free Internet access for
African students for education.
Using wireless narrowband technology, he led Arrow to deploy a 900-terminal network, the
biggest WAN in Ghana, for the Department of Lotteries and Simnet. A similar technology has
been used to create an award winning innovative low-cost, reliable Internet access solution for
schools (Javelin), and panic-alarm-based Police security networks - solutions that can be
deployed anywhere, without geographical barriers. Arrow is also deploying on-line and mobile
banking networks in Nigeria. He presently sits on the Boards of the Ghana Stock Exchange and
Television Africa Ltd.
Prior to his present job, Kwaku was the CEO of Amalgamated Network Systems (ANS) where he
spearheaded the successful implementation of [arguably] Africa’s first major point-to-multipoint
fixed wireless broadband system [in Ghana] in conjunction with Spike Technologies of Nashua,
USA. The phenomenal success of ANS attracted 100% acquisition by an Australian firm, AMX
Resources, after 12months of operation, and got listed on the Australian Stock Exchange as Third
Rail. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Ghana Broadcasting
Corporation from 2001 to 2003. His early years’ experiences were in VALCO, Kaiser Aluminum
(USA) and Standard Chartered Bank, where he recorded significant successes in scientific
applications/firmware development for real-time, on-line process control systems, man-machine
interface software, banking data networks and IT project management. Kwaku formally holds a
Bachelor’s degree (BSc Hons) in Computer Science and a Master’s degree (MPh) in Electrical
Engineering. His keen business and social interests are in bringing innovative, reliable and low
cost IP telecommunication infrastructure solutions into Africa. Married with three children.
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Experience
CEO
ARROW NETWORK SYSTEMS LTD, NOV 2000 to date.
Wireless Wide Area Networking Company. Specialty in wireless networking
technology for on-line banking, transaction, point-of-sale, telemetry and Internet
access for underserved communicaties.
Member, Board Of Deacons, Assemblies of God Church, HGRC. Feb 2005 to date.
In charge of general administration policies.
Member, Board Of Directors, TV Africa Limited. Feb 2004 to date.
In charge of technology and technical policy issues.
Member, Board Of Directors, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. Jan 2001 to Jan 2003
In charge of technology and technical policy issues.
Also served as member of the Finance and Programming sub-committees.
Consultant, UNDP/UNOPS Internet Initiative for Africa in Angola, 2002
Consultant, Ministry of Education, Ghana: Policy Proposal - ICT Develop. for TVET, 2001
CEO
AMALGAMATED NETWORK SYSTEMS (ANS). July 1999 - Nov 2000.
Wireless Wide Area Networking Company.
Successfully deployed Africa’s first wireless broadband network in Ghana. Responsibilities
included guiding business operations in the delivery of customer satisfying networks and
direct ANS’ operations, building strategic relationships and all aspects of the company’s
rollout as it moved forward to introduce convergent technologies throughout Africa. Focus
was on providing broadband telecommunication services for metropolitan and wide area
networks for corporations and to provide high speed, secure, reliable and cost effective
Internet access throughout Africa.
Company was 100% acquired by Third Rail
(USA/Australia) after a successful rollout of its Phase 1 network.
1997-1999 IT Manager,
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, GHANA
Service Delivery Manager
Responsibilities included Telecommunication systems, Computer
Software/Hardware and networking support.
Formed and managed a Service Delivery Team that increased computer systems
uptime from 85% to 99% in a year.
Implemented X.25 network for a nationwide ATM (auto teller machine)
interconnectivity.
Implemented X.75 network for customer electronic banking access data to overseas
databases.
Introduced and installed Internet services in the Bank.
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Y2k Project Manager
Managed the y2k project for Standard Chartered Bank, West Africa. Managed y2k
testing for 11 Standard Chartered Bank countries (Ghana, Vietnam, Ireland, India,
Pakistan, Falkland Island, Botswana, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Zambia and South
Africa).
EMM Project Controller (SCB Ghana’s branch computer systems centralisation project)
Responsibilities included wide area network design, project planning and schedule
control, communication and technical specifications.
MIS/GIS Consultant
MINISTRY
OF
ROADS
AND
HIGHWAYS,
GOVERNMENT OF GHANA
1990
Developed road network data classification, query and graphic interface under
UNDP project GHA/85/012.
1993
Developed user interface reporting software and facilitated technology
transfer between the Ministry and Tahal Consulting Engineers, Israel.
1996
Initiated and designed a geographic information system project to digitally
map all roads in the country.
Process Control Programmer KAISER ALUMINUM, TACOMA WORKS, TACOMA, WA,
USA
1991, 1992 Special Projects Programmer and vacation relief.
Developed computer-computer communication and auto fail-switch-over
software. Presently deployed in on-line real-time control mid-range server
computers (hosting a network of 450 control computers) at Kaiser’s Tacoma
Works plant in WA, U.S.A.
Embedded Systems Programmer
KAISER
TECHNOLOGY
CENTER,
SPOKANE, WA, USA
1990
Member of control software development team for defining and programming
aluminum reduction cell control strategy.
1996
Member of control software development team for design and programming
for next generation reduction control computer.
Designed and wrote CPU scheduler firmware for use in real-time smelter
control systems computer (presently installed in the U.S., Russia and South
America).
Designed and wrote automatic amperage control software for aluminum
reduction cell microcontroller.
Developed man-machine interface software for cell control.
Applications/Systems Programmer
VALCO
TEMA, GHANA
1985-1990 Programming, Network Administration and Training.
Responsibility included maintaining microcontroller firmware for automatic
aluminum reduction cell control. Programmed synthetic voice systems for
problem detection and voice messaging.
Also undertook Process Control activities for quality control and production
management.
1990
Developed Data Acquisition and Automatic Transmission Software for
special purpose computers handling metal spectrometry and X-ray analysis.
1995-1997 Developed several control and user interface software on Max IV (mid-range
real-time O/S), Windows, Novell and Unix platforms.
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1995
1996
Introduced and installed Internet service in VALCO.
Technology Transfer facilitator for VALCO in Anglesey Aluminium, Holy
Head, Anglesey, UK.
Redesigned alumina concentration control strategy in Hall-Héroûlt cell using
Neural Networks (Patent application pending).
Education
FORMAL
1981-1985:
1992-1996:
B.Sc.(Hons) Computer Science, UST, Ghana.
M.Ph. Electrical Engineering, UST, Ghana.
INFORMAL
 Advance Course on Reduction Physics and Chemistry (University of Ghana, Legon,
Ghana.), 1987
 Supervisory Skills and Industrial Safety (VALCO, Ghana), 1987 - 1990
 Advanced programming (Modcomp Training Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA), 1990
 Management and Leadership (VALCO, Ghana), 1990 - 1994
 Unix Administration and Programming (Santa Cruz Operations, Santa Cruz, CA, USA),
1994
 Real-time online programming using QNX (Kaiser Development and Technology
Center, Spokane, WA, USA), 1996
 Telecommunication and Wide area networks (Learning Tree Training Center –
Washington D.C., USA), 1999
 Leadership Skills Training (Haggai Institute, Singapore), 2002
PAPERS
Nov 1999
May 2001
Nov 2001
May 2002
Oct 2002
Oct 2002
May 2003
May 2003
May 2003
Sep 2003
Seminar on Data Telecommunication Solutions, Ghana
Topic: Technology Options for Wide Area Data Networks
Aitec 2001, Ghana
Topic: Extending your Reach – Network Technology Options
InfoTech 2001, Ghana
Topic: Developing Appropriate Infrastructure for ICT Development
Aitec 2002, Ghana
Topic: Javelin - Innovative Internet Access Solution for Schools and Corporations
in Under-served communities.
Iconnect Launch, Ghana
Topic: Developing Ghana’s ICT Infrastructure
1st Racom International Conference, Czech Republic
Topic: Applicability of Narrowband Wireless Technology in Africa
IEA Panel Event for ICT4D, Ghana
Topic: Using ICT to create opportunities at the community level
Aitec 2002, Ghana
Topic: The future of telecommunication technologies
Aitec 2003 (National ICT Forum), Ghana
Topic: Developing Ghana’s ICT Infrastructure
2nd Racom International Conference, Czech Republic
Topic: Applications of Narrowband Wireless Technology in Africa
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Sep 2005
May 2006
May 2006
4th Racom International Conference, Czech Republic
Topic: Challenges of Narrowband Wireless in Ghana and Nigeria
Aitec 2006, Ghana
Topic: How to undertake telecom projects
infoDev Regional Conference, Ghana
Topic: Growing Innovative Small Businesses in Africa – Challenges and
Strategies (a local enterpreneur’s perspective)
PATENT (application pending)
Adaptive Control of alumina concentration in Hall-Héroûlt cell using Neural Networks.
Use of a six-constraint equation Neural Network for predictive control of alumina feed
using a cell resistance pattern remembrance algorithm.
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Applied Research
Team Leader
Technical Manager
Technology Policy
Project Management
Applications / Firmware Programming
Network Design and Administration
Technical Training (Software and Hardware)
MIS Consultancy
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Ghanaian.
Married with three children.
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