Software developer and support engineer

I build and run websites, web apps and the systems behind them: hosting, DNS, networks and the help desk. 6+ years in enterprise IT, based in Portugal.

A laptop showing buk.ng and a phone showing the Buk Business bookings app A laptop showing buk.ng and a phone showing the Buk Business bookings app
Sites I host and supportbuk.ng, fixntread.online and myafromania.com: hosting, DNS, email and fixes.
Buk BusinessBookings app for salons in Nigeria, on the App Store and Google Play.

About Chike Oguh

profile.sh zsh
~$whoami
chike.oguh
~$cat status.json
stateavailable
open tosupport and infrastructure roles
focusAI-powered support workflows
zoneEurope/Lisbon

I started on the help desk, fixing what broke for people. Now I build the software too: websites, web apps and the systems behind them, written down so the next person can fix them.

Enterprise IT support
6+ years
Worked in
Portugal, Australia, Canada, Nigeria
Languages
English and Portuguese
Credentials
CCNA, MSc Informatics Engineering

Education and certifications. Two computing degrees, then networking and support.

Degrees

  • MSc in Informatics EngineeringUniversity of Minho, Braga
  • BSc in Computer ScienceImo State University, Owerri

Certifications

  • CCNACisco Certified Network Associate
  • Google IT SupportProfessional Certificate
  • MCDSTMicrosoft Certified Desktop Support Technician
  • Network and System AdministrationFlamyTech
  • Cybersecurity trainingALX Africa
  • CompTIA A+In progress

What I do for teams. Code, servers and the people who use them.

Builds websites and web apps

Booking flows, payments and dashboards in JavaScript, and WordPress sites that load fast.

JSdeposits.js JSreminders.js 1 fix
async function confirm(b) {
  const paid = await bank(b.ref);
  if (paid.amount < b.deposit)
    return hold(b);
  await markPaid(b.id);
  // the day before
  await remind(b, 24);
}
Added: check the deposit first.

Runs hosting, DNS and email

Cloudflare, VPS and shared hosting: domains, SSL and mail records that stay up.

chike.ng zsh main
~/chike.ng$pages deploy
4 of 4 steps
public/41 files2.10s
functions/api/contact.jsbuilt312ms
functions/api/track.jsbuilt188ms
chike.ng DNS and SSLchecked640ms
Deploymentlive(production)
Functions2 routes(/api)
Donein 3.24s
~/chike.ng$

Supports people and Microsoft 365

Active Directory, Intune and Autopilot: accounts, policies and laptops ready on day one.

New starter: laptop and accounts
2 of 5
  • Create the account in Active Directory
  • Assign the Microsoft 365 licence
  • Enrol the laptop with Autopilot
  • Push the VPN profile with Intune
  • Send the welcome note

Phone apps I work on. Live screens and concepts.

  • Today's bookings and deposits at a glance
  • Naira transfers confirmed in two taps
  • Day and week calendar with staff columns
  • Reminders and replies on WhatsApp
Buk Business on iPhone: the bookings list with Naira amounts and statuses

Tools I use every week. To build, to host and to support.

Build

  • JavaScript
  • Node.js
  • HTML and CSS
  • WordPress
  • Resend
  • Discord

Host and run

  • Cloudflare
  • Vercel
  • Ubuntu
  • Docker
  • Pi-hole
  • Zoho Mail

Support

  • Microsoft 365
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
  • Azure
  • Cisco