Engineering Manager - Rinker Materials (Formerly Power Precast Solutions) - Ottawa, Canada
(2022-06)
Providing strategic leadership in regulatory compliance, commercial market development, human resource management, design, project management, and research & development to improve revenue, efficiency and overall competitiveness of the company. Critical milestones include the infusion of efficiency and improvement in commercial strategy and operational quality control which resulted in a three-fold increase in revenue between 2019 and 2024.
- Participating in senior management meetings and providing departmental updates.
- Participating in sales and marketing meetings and advising on regional strategies.
- Providing critical input for budgeting, including recurrent and capital expenditure.
- Liaising with international suppliers and clients on specification and adaptability with Canadian codes and standards.
- Reviewing contracts and sales agreements for approvals or otherwise.
- Conducting audit and interfacing with external agencies for code and standard compliance.
- Participating in regulatory review committee meetings and interfacing between commercial producers and regulators.
- Reviewing cost estimates and providing list price recommendations to sales personnel.
- Reviewing product price quotations and recommending sales margins for customers.
- Negotiating prices with sub-contractors, service providers and customers; ensuring competitive prices whilst maintaining a fair balance in the interest of all parties.
- Monitoring compliance and adherence to design and fabrication codes.
- Reviewing commercial viability reports for products and providing strategic input for review and rollout.
- Spearheading the introduction of viable commercial products and participating in sales outreaches as subject matter expert.
- Reviewing monthly inventory audit reports and providing requisite directions on compliance with external audit requirement.
- Reviewing vendor bid pricing and providing purchase approvals.
- Providing critical input and recommendation to Human Resources for the purposes of hiring, remuneration, promotion and termination of employees.
- Reviewing design calculations and ensuring accuracy and consistency with code requirements.
- Conducting employee performance reviews to assess strength and provide direction for improvement or re-assignment of roles.
- Designing and reviewing departmental Quality Systems Manual (QSM) and Strategic Plan for growth.
- Designed Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to provide guidelines for project execution and delivery.
Project Manager/Coordinator - Power Precast Solutions - Ottawa, Canada
(2019-09 - 2022-05)
- Participated in commercial sales outreaches as technical lead.
- Reviewed vendor quotations and provided reports for approvals.
- Participated in commercial and sales review meetings and provided input for margin calls.
- Prepared price estimates and detailed breakdown of material and labor input during tender submission.
- Engaged potential clients on both technical and commercial viability of submitted bids.
- Managed and updated individual component price database serving as input for annual price determination for supplied products.
- Provided engineering support services to the design and fabrication of products.
- Instituted first-ever in-house templates for designs and estimation and eliminated the use of third-party personnel to reduce overheads and improve profits.
- Instituted first-ever in-house template for standardized engineering drawings to improve both efficiency and quality of product fabrication.
- Developed comprehensive quality control and assurance controls for production and service delivery.
- Served as communication interface between technical and non-technical internal and external clients.
- Successfully managed the fabrication and delivery of projects totaling over $45M between 2019 and 2022.
- Submitted Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Clarification (RFC) to project owners and consultants to clarify bid processes for externally managed projects.
- Provided responses to Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Clarification (RFC) from contractors and other clients for internally managed projects.
- Ensured both resource and labor scheduling addressed project delivery requirements.
- Interfaced with clients to provide status reports on projects and ensured project critical paths are clearly identified.
Structural Engineer - Design & System's Inc - Ottawa, Canada
(2019-05 - 2019-08)
- Provided engineering support services including drafting and load calculations for design.
- Carried out load estimation and structural analysis for design.
- Prepared AutoCAD drawings for structural designs.
- Carried out site visit and inspection of projects.
- Conducted structural integrity assessments and submitted initial draft reports.
Teaching & Research Assistant - Carleton University - Ottawa, Canada
(2017-09 - 2024-04)
- Delivered tutorials and carried out laboratory testing services.
- Graded student assignments and provided useful feedback for improvement.
- Scheduled Office Hours to assist students with specific challenges.
Field Engineer/Senior Field Engineer - Schlumberger - Takoradi, Ghana & Lagos, Nigeria
(2012-04 - 2016-03)
As part of the technical team on the Jubilee Campaign (Phase 1 and Phase 1A) to improve reservoir and well performance through stimulation and optimization procedures, daily production was brought to 100,000 bpd with cumulative production reaching 50 million barrels by mid-2012. In Lagos, I was part of the commercial and technical team responsible for reservoir, well improvement, and optimization techniques for Sub-Saharan regions, including Nigeria, Congo, Ghana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola and Equatorial Guinea.
- Assisted technical sales engineers in the preparation and submission of commercial and technical bids.
- Conducted Net Present Value (NPV) analysis on various reservoir intervention processes to assess the commercial viability of such interventions.
- Prepared resource and operational schedule sequences and identified the critical pathways for project execution.
- Prepared and submitted operational material request and costing sheets approvals.
- Prepared billing reports and supporting documents for submittal to operators for payments.
- Reviewed reservoir data to identify potential pay-zones and provide estimates on total reservoir/field capacity.
- Worked collaboratively with internal and external partners to provide recommendations on reservoir treatment and optimization techniques.
- Designed, executed and provided evaluation reports on specific reservoir treatment/optimization techniques.
- Provided technical support in the execution of fracturing and reservoir stimulation operations in offshore oil fields in Sub-Saharan region of Africa.
- Operated field acquisition systems and provided interfacing with clients during field operations.
- Prepared End of Well (EOW) technical reports for reservoir stimulation operations.
- Provided leadership with Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) team to ensure operational safety and efficiency.
- Provided leadership with the Loss Prevention Team (LPT) to minimize loss to assets of the company during operation.
- Provided mentorship to junior engineers and interns.
Civil Engineer - Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company of Ghana - Accra, Ghana
(2012-01 - 2012-03)
- Reviewed interim payment requests and progress of work of contractors for onward approvals.
- Provided engineering and technical support services as part of the engineering department.
- Reviewed designs from consultants and ensured they met all local regulatory standards.
- Supervised construction of Tank Farms for the company.
- Arranged to obtain local permits and ensure regulatory compliance related to engineering projects being executed by the agency.
Project Engineer - Institute for Policy Alternative - Tamale, Ghana
(2010-01 - 2011-12)
- Provided engineering and technical support services as part of infrastructure expansion drive for the institute.
- Provided clerical support to the policy design committee for Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA).
Civil Engineer - Tamale Metropolitan Assembly - Tamale, Ghana
(2009-10 - 2010-08)
- Supervised and inspected construction projects awarded by the local assembly.
- Provided recommendations for remedial work on existing buildings with defects.
