Ayodele Dina

Ayodele Dina has a strong background in IT infrastructure and cloud services. Ayodele currently holds the position of Head, Hosting and Network Infrastructure at Venture Garden Group, starting in 2023. Prior to this, they worked at Lotus Beta Analytics as a Cloud Technical Lead and Cloud Engineer, specializing in Azure. Ayodele was responsible for leading technical presentations, demonstrations, and workshops, as well as designing and configuring Azure Virtual Networks and implementing authentication mechanisms on Azure. Before that, Ayodele worked at Huawei Technologies Nigeria as a Systems, Storage, and Backup Administrator. In this role, they managed the IT storage infrastructure and monitored the system health/performance of the SAN fabric. Ayodele also has experience at Dangote Industries Limited as a Senior Systems (Storage) Administrator, where they planned and managed the installation and configuration of SAN and storage hardware and software. Lastly, they served as the Head of Operations/Technical Support at Cards Technology Limited.

Ayodele Dina obtained a B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, completing the program from 1995 to 2001. They have also earned several certifications from Microsoft, including Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Azure Stack Hub Operator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, and Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate. Additionally, Ayodele Dina holds the CCNA certification from Cisco and the LPIC1, NCLA, and DCTS certifications from the Linux Professional Institute.