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# ICANN 59 - Johannesburg, South Africa
# ICANN 59 - Johannesburg, South Africa
== Employment ==
== Career ==
Etuate is currently a Technical Engineer/Trainer at Exclusive Networks Pacific where he runs a number of Cyber Security workshop (Fortinet) for re-sellers and partners. In addition, he assist customers with re-design of their network and the deployment of vendor's Cyber Security products to effectively mitigate against Cyber Security threats. On a daily basis he support customers with complex issues that is normally escalated as TAC support cases.
Etuate is currently a Technical Engineer/Trainer at Exclusive Networks Pacific where he runs a number of Cyber Security workshop (Fortinet) for re-sellers and partners. In addition, he assist customers with re-design of their network and the deployment of vendor's Cyber Security products to effectively mitigate against Cyber Security threats. On a daily basis he support customers with complex issues that is normally escalated as TAC support cases.
Previously he was a Team Lead for New Zealand's biggest network (Spark) on their ICT Network Operation Center. On this role his Engineers respond to Cyber Security threats and manages the operational needs of major Banks, Enterprise, Corporate networks, Spark's own internal Enterprise network, Public Wifi as well as NZ Government institution networks. In essence his team execute many changes across routing, switching, load balancers, DNS, firewall, and Wifi technologies. He currently hold '''23 industry certifications''' on which majority of the certifications were completed on his first year at Spark. He continuously work towards a number of industry certifications as part of his role at Exclusive Networks with the goal of bridging the gap between academia and the ICT industry.
Previously he was a Team Lead for New Zealand's biggest network (Spark) on their ICT Network Operation Center. On this role his Engineers respond to Cyber Security threats and manages the operational needs of major Banks, Enterprise, Corporate networks, Spark's own internal Enterprise network, Public Wifi as well as NZ Government institution networks. In essence his team execute many changes across routing, switching, load balancers, DNS, firewall, and Wifi technologies. He currently hold '''23 industry certifications''' on which majority of the certifications were completed on his first year at Spark. He continuously work towards a number of industry certifications as part of his role at Exclusive Networks with the goal of bridging the gap between academia and the ICT industry.
== Education ==
In 2004, Etuate was awarded the New Zealand Regional Development Scholarship (NZRDS) in conjunction with the government of Tonga where he studied at the University of the South Pacific for a Bachelor of Science majoring in Information Systems and Geography. He completed this degree in 2014 and graduated with BSc, Information Systems and Geography in 2006.
While working at the South Pacific Applied Geo-Science Commission (SOPAC) in 2007 as part of the Tonga Government/European Union Geographical Information System (GIS) internship program, he applied for and was awarded the Australian Overseas Development Aid Scholarship (AUSAID ODA) under the open category. This scholarship was awarded in 2009 and it supported Etuate with his studies towards a Master of Science in Internet-working at the University of Technology (UTS) in Sydney, Australia. In 2010, he graduated with a MSc Internet-working from UTS. Not only that he completed his Masters degree but he also applied for a place to further his study towards a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He was awarded a place of study but not a scholarship.
In order to fulfill requirements of his AusAID and NZAID scholarships, Etuate returned to Tonga in August 2010 where he worked as a Systems Analyst for the Ministry of Lands, Survey and Natural Resources in Tonga. While working in Tonga he applied for and was awarded the University of Auckland Doctoral scholarship to resume his PhD at the University of Auckland in February 2011. He started his PhD journey in 2011 and successfully defended his research in 2016. He graduated with a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Auckland in July 2016.
== Industry Certifications ==
== Industry Certifications ==