Name:                         Poudel Rajendra, Prasad

Date of Birth:             December, 19, 1970

Country:                     Nepal

Profession:                 Senior Researcher/Computer network engineer.

e-mail address:           rajendrapoudel@yahoo.com, rajendra@enrd.org

 Key words to search

Rajendra Poudel, Community leadership and community mobilization, rural ICT, tele-center, Social research and development, Nepal wireless Project, e-governance, tele-medicine, tele-teaching, IP Network Management, Policy making, tele-centers, ENRD.

 Executive Summary

 A highly skilled system Engineer with over 8+ years of International and Domestic South Asian experience in performing Information Communication and Technology (ICT) development. A proven trainer, lecturer, System Engineering Manager and Technical Communicator with expertise in field of social development by use of ICT, system administration in different operating system such as Microsoft, Unix and Linux. He has been accountable to all levels of management for deploying Technology that describes and improve the network communication system. Frequently requested for by international training and studies agencies, and Government Officials, he has used his professional knowledge to deploy communication Management Technology plus social service delivery through the use of wireless network and localized computing to the South Asian people.  Mr. Poudel is recognized industry, academic and international Lecturer. He worked for Cisco, Microsoft and Linux network management system since 8 years.

 Career Objective

Secure and challenging technical leadership and innovative project creating position where in Mr. Poudel multiple attributes communications skills can be utilized in obtaining personal career goals and those of the employer. To advance social service delivery in the Information communication and Technology engineering to contribute to the industry by participation as an international lecturer, consultant and expert IT professional.

 Expertise

Technical

Building and establishing Local Area Network (LAN), Wide area network (WAN), it’s management and administration in client/server architecture with Microsoft, Linux, UNIX and Cisco operating system. Building wireless network and managing internet resources with IP management skills. Administration of servers with different roles such as DNS, DHCP, RAS, IIS, Apache, Routing, Mail etc.

 Professional

Business development, industrial training, social re-engineering, Public specking, leadership, Preparing technical report, research study and case studies and building community leadership and mobilization.

 Work Experience

2000-Present

            Project director- Vice-Chairman, E-Network Research and Development (ENRD)-Nepal

This position reports to the ENRD, project director, Kathmandu, Nepal and is responsible for managing the entire project running throughout the South Asian region in different level. Specifically, ENRD is involving for building wireless network for increasing social service delivery in difficult part of the country and advocating to influencing in the national policy in government level. Designing network, business and sustainability measurement of the project. Consulting international donor agencies to market the project world wide to achieve new concept.

Research team leader and lecturer for project development in Purbanchal university-Nepal

2003-Till Present

Visiting Faculty (lecture) in Purbanchal University and Pokhara University of Nepal

Mr. Poudel is regularly involving in teaching and academic program. He has been teaching Bachelor and Master degree students since 2003. He has been guiding numbers of research thesis for the master level students. Mr. Poudel has designed the course of study of Network System administration for Bachelor degree level of Information technology (BIT) and rural ICT development course for Master Degree of Information technology. He has commanding knowledge on integration of ICT for re-engineering the societies in the developing countries community.  He has wide range of experience building community leadership and community mobilization

2007- Till Present

Technical consultant and Advisor-Next Generation Technology (NGT)-Japan Tokyo,

This position is responsible for advising and recommending the activities for the promotion of Japanese Next Generation Technology in world wide market. Preparing business proposal, conducting business meetings, discussion and summarizing the reports are the key activities that Mr Poudel is performing.

 1996-2000

            Network Administrator-Management Resources and Solutions (MRS)-Nepal

This position report to the MRS-Nepal, and responsible for managing Local Area network (LAN), support customer in sharing network resources in LAN and WAN. Administrating web server, DNS server, DHCP, RAS servers in Wide Area Network (WAN). Providing support to the end user of the network. 

            Technical Contributions

 Published articles, research report

            a. Network System administrator  a handy guide book: College of Information Technology –

Purbanchal University-Nepal

b. Building Wireless network a easy way of technology: Nepal wireless Networking project-Nepal

c. A complete guide book for basic system administration of IP network: Research center: Pubanchal University-Nepal

d. A complete steps for Setting up local ISP in your village: CIT college of Engineering-Nepal

e. A guide book for data communication and network management: College of computer Science studies- Chitwan.

f. A suitable model of E-governance mechanism for Nepal:-Computer Association of Nepal

g. The role of tele-centers in the development of ICT literacy in Nepal- Nepal government High level Commission for Information and Technology.

h. IT Policy 2000- A step jump ahead in Nepal

- National Information Technology Center-Ministry of Science and Technology-Nepal

i. Cyber law and cyber Crime in Nepal-Nepal government High level Commission for Information and Technology.

j. Local language computing opportunity for local poor people: PAN Project-ENRD

k. Wireless administration make easy: South Asian Network Operator Group(SANOG)- Bhutan

l. E-village tool for sustainable democracy: E-Governance-Purbanchal University.-Nepal

m. Case study of Nepal wireless networking project: Nepal wireless networking project

 Research Guide

1. Implementation of tele-teaching in high altitude: Master in computer application (MCA) thesis: Student name: Mr. Arjun Adhikari
2. Possibility of E-learning in Government school : Master in computer application (MCA) thesis: Student name:Mr. Delendra Prakash shreshta
3. ICT literacy in high Himalaya region of western region of Nepal: Master in computer application (MCA) thesis: Student name: Mr. Chandra Bilash Bhurtel
4. Tele-center: tool for social service delivery in Nepali villages : Master in computer application (MCA) thesis: Student name:Mrs. Rina Maharajan
5. Localizing public web portal to successe-village project : Master in computer application (MCA) thesis: Student name: Mr. Sumit Baskota
6. E-village the first stage of E-governance in Nepal :Master in computer application (MCA) thesis: Student name: Mr. Kabindara Thapaliya
7. Use of private IP in village wi-fi Network : Master in computer application (MCA) thesis: Mrs. Smriti Lama
8. Smart Bride wireless bridge and router solution for wi-fi connection in mountain region : Master in computerapplication (MCA) thesis: Student name:Mr. Shankar Raj Sanjel

         Professional Lecturer, 2003-Till now

            Purbanchal University-Nepal,                                                                : Visiting guest lecture

            Kantipur City Collage- Kathmandu                                                       : Part time Lecturer  

            College of Engineering-Kathmandu                                                       : Part time Lecturer

            Don Bosco Collage-Kathmandu-                                                          : Visiting guest lecture

            White house College of computer engineering-                                      : Visiting guest lecture

            College of Computer Science and studies-Chitwan                                : Part time Lecturer

2002-2003

          National web College for network Administration- Kathmandu- Microsoft professional -Instructor Ksyap Radiant System Ltd.-  Cisco network Instructor.

           Academic

            Bharat Institute of Higher Education and Research.- Chennai-India

Information Technology- Master of Business Administrator, 2006

Tribhuwan University of Nepal-Kathmandu

Master in Mathematics, 1998

Tribhuwan University of Nepal,- Pokhara

Bachelor in Economics- 1996

Tribhuwan University of Nepal- Pokhara

Intermediate in humanities and Art-1994

Mukti Marga High School-Ghara

School Living Certificate, 1992

            Professional Training

            Cisco Router Training (CCNP), 2002

            Zoom Technologies, India

            Solaris Administration, 2002      

Zoom Technologies, India

            Microsoft Certified System Engineering, 2001 

            Computer Point- Nepal

            RedHat Linux Network administration, 2000 

Associated organizations at present 

Vice-chairman:                       E-network Research and Development (ENRD) 

Technical team member:       Nepal Wireless networking project 

Board member:                      Nepal Government- Rural Telecenter Coordination Committee/ High

                                                level commission for information and Technology-(Prime Minister in

Chairman of the commission)

Board member:                      Internet Society-Nepal 

Vice-Chairman                       OKN (Open Knowledge Network) South Asian Government 

Fellowship member:               Japan ICT Association (JIIA)