OLUFADE OLADAYO

Spearheaded the consolidation of fragmented IT leadership across 6 diverse business verticals, establishing a unified enterprise technology function for 250+ staff as the Group's inaugural CTO.

Architected and successfully launched EbonyLife ON Plus, a proprietary OTT streaming platform, strategically positioning the Group to capture a projected $500M+ share of Nigeria's rapidly expanding online video market by 2027.

Spearheaded a comprehensive full cloud migration roadmap across all subsidiaries, achieving a 40% reduction in infrastructure costs and maintaining 99.9% SLA uptime for critical broadcast operations.

Implemented an enterprise-grade cybersecurity framework, including zero-trust architecture and SOC monitoring, which reduced security incidents by 60% within the initial 6 months.

Established a unified digital ticketing and customer engagement platform for EbonyLife Cinema, elevating seat utilization rates by 25% and virtually eliminating manual ticketing errors.

Led a complex cross-vertical IT integration project, unifying PMS, CRM, LMS, and media asset management systems onto a single data fabric to enable real-time executive dashboards.

Oversaw the strategic rollout of EbonyLife's YouTube channel ecosystem, achieving a 3x increase in digital content reach within the first quarter post-launch.

Led agile development for 'Reach', a proprietary Cinema Software Solution encompassing ticketing, scheduling, and CRM, which boosted cinema operational efficiency by 20%.

Facilitated all sprint ceremonies, managed backlog grooming, and coordinated 15+ cross-functional team members across product, IT, and operations, consistently delivering projects on time and within scope.

Championed Agile transformation practices, introducing them to non-technical teams across the Group and reducing overall project delivery timelines by an average of 30%.

Orchestrated a full-scale migration of all IT infrastructure to AWS Cloud, resulting in a 40% cost reduction, enhanced disaster recovery capabilities, and 99.9% uptime across all business units.

Designed and deployed a robust multi-site network architecture using fiber optic and microwave radio links, boosting network throughput by 200% and eliminating connectivity-related production downtime.

Implemented advanced digital projector systems and scheduling software for EbonyLife Cinema, increasing screening capacity by 35% and reducing scheduling conflicts by 90%.

Deployed and integrated a Property Management System (PMS) and CRM at White Orchid Hotel, leading to a 22% improvement in guest service scores and enabling personalized loyalty engagement.

Successfully rolled out a Learning Management System (LMS) and e-learning infrastructure, facilitating fully remote course delivery to over 1,000 students across Nigeria.

Developed and enforced a comprehensive group-wide cybersecurity policy, including ethical hacking audits and MFA, achieving ISO 27001 readiness.

Established a 24/7 IT operations support model with defined SLAs, reducing average incident resolution time by 65% and eliminating major outages during live broadcast events.

Managed critical vendor relationships and technology procurement, renegotiating contracts to achieve over #45M in annual cost savings while significantly improving service quality benchmarks.

Pioneered the adoption of digital marketing technologies, deploying CRM-integrated email automation and social analytics platforms that contributed to a 40% lift in engagement KPIs.

Built the complete broadcast IT infrastructure from inception for Nigeria's first premium content TV channel, encompassing playout servers, SANs, and advanced content delivery systems.

Designed and implemented a scalable Media Asset Management (MAM) system, enabling storage and indexing of over 10,000 hours of broadcast content with sub-minute retrieval times.

Led EbonyLife Media's inaugural cloud migration to AWS, reducing on-premise infrastructure costs by 35% and establishing robust automated daily backups and disaster recovery procedures.

Integrated broadcast scheduling, editing, and playout workflows across production and post-production teams, resulting in a 40% reduction in content delivery lead times.

Deployed data analytics algorithms for audience measurement and content performance tracking, empowering editorial teams to make data-driven programming decisions for the first time.

Designed and implemented high-performance fiber optic and microwave radio-based internet infrastructure, ensuring continuous live broadcast operations with zero single-point-of-failure.

Managed comprehensive end-to-end IT operations across 20+ dealer locations in MultiChoice's Northern Nigeria region, encompassing subscription management and field support.

Deployed IBS subscription billing software across the region, achieving 99.8% transaction accuracy and supporting over 50,000 active subscribers.

Designed and implemented robust LAN/WAN network infrastructure for new dealer franchises, significantly reducing connectivity setup time from 3 weeks to just 5 days.

Maintained 99% ATM uptime across the entire branch network, directly contributing to high customer satisfaction and ensuring revenue continuity.

Administered critical core banking systems, enforced stringent IT security protocols, and executed daily data backup and recovery procedures in strict regulatory compliance.