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Brainware Technologies (Nig) Ltd.
REMEMBERING OUR FOUNDER
CHIEF CHRIS EMONENA
ERHURUVIE UMUKORO
(1954 - 2016)
Chris Emonena Erhuruvie Umukoro was born on November 10, 1954. He lived a fruitful life and was married to Mrs Flora Nnenna Umukoro for 40 Years, a union that brought forth six children. He obtained his GCE Ordinary Level at 1970/71 through the University of London/West African Examinations Council, and then the GCE Advanced Level in 1972, through the University of Cambridge, Local Examinations Syndicate. He then went on to attend the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) in Zaria, Nigeria, where he obtained a Bachelors of Science in Economics in the year 1976. He also won the Barclays Bank Prize awarded for the best all round performance in Part II Economics Examinations of 1975. Afterwards, he participated in the National Youth Service Corps and was appointed as the planning officer IV in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, in Minna, Niger State. In 1979, he obtained a Masters in Economics from ABU where he worked at the Centre for Social & Economic Research on a 13-equation macro-economic model for Nigeria.
From 1980-1981, Chris worked as an audit clerk for Alabi Bakoh Ekundare & Co, Chartered Accountants, Kaduna, Nigeria. Later that year he became the pioneer company accountant for Acorn Petroleum Nigeria Limited in Kaduna. In 1984, he became the Special Assistant to the Managing Partner at KPMG Consulting, Lagos, Nigeria. Two years Later (1986), he was promoted to becoming the Assistant Consultant and then finally promoted to a Consultant in 1987. Chris won the Partners’ Award for Exemplary Performance at KPMG Consulting for 1987 and 1988. He became a Senior Consultant later that year and was appointed as the Project Manager for KPMG West Africa the following year. His fast rise in management consulting did not go without notice. In 1991, Chris became the Supervising Consultant for PriceWaterhouse, Lagos, Nigeria. Subsequently that year, he also became the General Manager/Chief Executive for Pamac Finance Limited, Lagos, Nigeria.
In 1994, Chris Umukoro was appointed as the Hon. Commissioner for Special Duties, by the Office of the Governor for Delta State Nigeria. The next Year (1995), he was promoted to the Hon. Commissioner of Finance and Economic Planning, by the Office of the Governor for Delta State. As Commissioner of Finance, he was the Chairman of the State Economic Advisory Board, the Privatisation Committee, the Inter-Ministerial tenders Board, and the Deputy Chairman of the Cash Allocation Committee, just to name a few. He won the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Award for best-performing Commissioner in 1995. He left the public sector management in 1996 to become a full-time investor in the Capital Market. Later that year, He was awarded the Oruese 1 Chieftaincy Title of Agbarho Kingdom in Delta State. He remained a full-time investor till he founded Brainware Technologies in 1999.
After establishing Brainware Technologies, he co-founded and became the Executive Director for Bankers Warehouse Nigeria Limited which is currently the leading private cash-in-transit service provider to the Nigerian financial industry. The company was solely promoted by Chris, but required large capital requirements which saw him invite other major stakeholders in the Nigerian financial market space, under whom the organisation is being currently overseen. In 2005, He was awarded the Ezeogo 1 Chieftaincy Title of Inyishi, Owerri, Imo state, Nigeria. In 2007, He founded Royal Gardens Property and Investments LLC, in the USA. Under his leadership, Brainware Technologies received a certificate of achievement from Rapiscan Systems West Africa for sales generated for People Screening Systems in 2007, which later saw him become a promoter of the brand in 2010. In 2012, he founded Stratosphere Travel & Tours, an IATA accredited travel agency. In 2014, he became a promoter of Royalty Care Incorporated in USA. He was awarded Ohwo r’esiri Chieftaincy Title of Agbon Kingdom, Delta State, in 2014.
On June 10, 2016, Chris Umukoro suffered a cardiac arrest at his home in Lagos, Nigeria. He is survived by One Wife, Six Children, and Ten Grandchildren. Being a blessing to all he met and Hailing from a humble background, his life was a testament to the fact that a man diligent in his ways will stand before kings. Keep resting in the bosom of the Lord.
BREIF
ORGANISATIONAL
TIMELINE
THE EARLY YEARS (1999-2004)
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Brainware, initially known as International Seas Enterprises (ISE), has always been dedicated to the supply of IT and Hi-tech gear. Our history boasts richness in experience as we have offered various products through different business cycles. In the early 2000's, our core competence was the supply of bullet proof vests, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) devices, and handheld metal detectors such as Garrets. However, the organisational ethos of consistent innovation ensured that Brainware took on new challenges, one of which was the manufacturing of the trademark mantrap doors.
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In 2004, Brainware manufactured and supplied its first mantrap cubicle. This was the beginning of great things to come. Although patronage was initially low, the efficiency of the product became illuminated as it was deemed successful in combating several armed robbery attempts including the famous stand off of 2004, in which our mantrap door successfully halted a robbery operation for close to a full hour.
Brainware Technicians completing an installation back in 2004
THE MANTRAP REVOLUTION (2004 -2019)
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Soon after, came the order from one of Nigeria's major financial institutions to complete a nationwide survey and installation of close to 700 units of mantrap doors. The completion of the project was seen as a major success in the Nigerian IT security industry as it was the first of its kind to ever be attempted and successfully deployed at that level. Brainware was then awarded the Certificate of Achievement for sales generated in people screening systems in 2007 by Rapiscan West Africa. Between 2005 and 2015, Brainware completed the installation of over 1000 units of bullet resistant mantrap doors all across the region of West-Africa. Furthermore, Brainware currently manages and maintains over 600 units in facilities that span across the entire breadth of the country. As such, we are the largest producers and maintenance managers of bullet resistant mantrap doors across the entire region of West Africa.
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Certificate of Achievement Awarded to Brainware Technologies by Rapiscan West Africa in Recognition of Sales Generated for People Screening Systems in October, 2007.
​THE FUTURE - BRAINWARE INNOVATION (BRIN) & SCRIPT
The IT security sector has been the major focus of Brainware's products and services. However, Brainware's twentieth anniversary (2019) saw the birth of Brainware Innovation (BRIN), a research centre geared towards other IT solutions for corporate and government organisations. BRIN is a hub that has been prepared for the next generation of Brainware's technicians and software developers. BRIN's mission is to provide general IT solutions for corporate organisations in Nigeria. These IT solutions will branch into other sectors such as IT software, micro-finance and fin-tech, agriculture, education, fashion, entertainment, and travel. As such, BRIN will hope to extend IT services to other industries currently in need of IT solutions, as Nigeria is still an emerging market region.
Brainware Script, a web development, branding and cyber security agency, is one of the products of BRIN. The Stratosphere Group (a conglomerate of IT based travel agencies and travel management corporations) is another fruit of the BRIN hub. Thus, BRIN is an IT engine established towards branching out products and services into other IT based industries. As such, we seek to establish new alliances and strategic partners towards aching this goal.
