Mohammed Lawan

DeepTech Ready Program Fellow | Data & Cybersecurity Professional

P.78,Line a,New GRA,Bama Road, 600233, Maiduguri, NG.

About

Multidisciplinary IT professional and researcher with extensive experience in data analysis, cybersecurity, digital forensics, and emerging technologies. Skilled in Power BI, ethical hacking, incident response, and academic research, with a proven record in fellowship programs (DeepTech_Ready) and professional training across Nigeria and the US.

Work

The West African Examinations Council

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Examinations Officer

Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria

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Full Time

Summary

Managed and validated large volumes of examination and candidate data in a high-stakes public-sector environment.Prepared reconciliation reports to identify discrepancies, trends, and data inconsistencies.Ensured data accuracy, integrity, and audit readiness across examination processes.Supported evidence-based operational decisions through structured reporting.

EfficiencyDMI

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IT Support Personnel

Benin city, Edo, Nigeria

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Volunteer

Summary

User Support and Troubleshooting System Maintenance and Setup Network and Security Administration User Training and Documentation

WESonline

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Data Analytics Intern

Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria

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internship

Summary

The 3MTT WESOnline platform is a global AI-powered mentorship space for participants in the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy's 3Million Technical Talent (3MTT) initiative. It connects thousands of global mentors of African heritage with tens of thousands of fellows

Prognoz.ai

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Associate Consultant – Data Analyst

cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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internship

Summary

Cleaned, transformed, and preprocessed structured datasets to improve accuracy and usability.Performed statistical analysis and built visual reports to support data-driven decisions, skills transferable to security dashboards. conducted exploratory data analysis (EDA) and basic statistical analysis to support business decisions.Collaborated with cross-functional teams to translate business questions into data-driven solutions.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

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Assistant Presiding Officer I (Adhoc

Abuja, FCT, Nigeria

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Contract

Summary

Works under the supervision of the PO/APO (VP). Assist with the collection of materials from the SPO. Ensures the voter deposits thumb printed ballot paper(s) into the appropriate ballot box. Assists with the return of election materials to the SPO. Authenticates and verifies the voter using the card reader Disaggregates statistics such as gender and others using the appropriate form.

Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria

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Loans Repayment and Recovery Officer

Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

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Contract

Summary

Monitored loan disbursement and repayments, producing accurate monthly reports in a regulated environment.

Education

IU International University of Applied Sciences

Berlin, Bad Honnef, Germany
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Bachelor’s Cybersecurity Grade: 3.35

National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)

Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
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Master’s Science (MSc) Grade: 3.0

Jain (Deemed‑to‑be University)

Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Master’s Computer Applications / Computer Science Grade: 8.7

University of Maiduguri

Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
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B.Sc (Hons) Multiple including Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Arabic Language, etc. Grade: 3.49

Courses

Physics

Skills

Power BI & Data Analysis

Power BI, DAX, data visualization.

Cybersecurity & Forensics

ethical hacking, digital forensics, incident response.

Data Engineering & Modeling

data cleaning, data modeling, SQL.

Programming & Automation

Python, Pandas, VB, Streamlit.

Languages

English

Fluent

Hausa

Fluent

Certificates

Certificate of training

International Cybersecurity and digital forensics academy

Certificate of training

International Cybersecurity and digital forensics academy

Certifacate of completion in Advanced Data Analysis and visualization

3MTT and Deeptech Ready

Professional Certificate in Digital Forensics

International Cybersecurity and digital forensics academy

Certificate of Completion (Data Analytics)

Techjaunt

Google Career Professional Certificate in Cybersecurity

Google/Coursera

Google Career Professional Certificate in Data Analytics

Google/Courera

Google Career Professional Certificate in IT Support

Google/Coursera