Damilola Awodeyi
Biomedical Engineer | Clinical Engineer | Healthcare Technology Management Specialist
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About
Biomedical and Clinical Engineering professional with over 18 years of experience in healthcare technology management, medical equipment maintenance, and clinical support within a tertiary healthcare setting. Currently responsible for leading biomedical engineering operations, maintaining more than 200 medical devices, and supporting patient safety through installation, commissioning, calibration, electrical safety testing, and planned preventive maintenance. Strong track record in team leadership, technical problem-solving, documentation, and stakeholder engagement, with a commitment to quality, compliance, and continuous service improvement
Experience
Chief Technical Officer, Biomedical Engineering at Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Nigeria (2007-07 – Present)
Lead biomedical engineering activities across clinical departments, supporting safe, reliable, and compliant use of medical equipment in patient care environments. Manage maintenance programmes for over 200 medical devices, covering preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, installation, commissioning, calibration, safety testing, and lifecycle management.
- Planned and delivered preventive maintenance schedules to improve equipment availability and reduce downtime.
- Diagnosed electrical, electronic, and mechanical faults in medical devices across multiple departments.
- Installed, commissioned, and validated newly acquired equipment before clinical use.
- Performed calibration, functional verification, and electrical safety testing.
- Maintained maintenance records, asset registers, and technical documentation.
- Coordinated acceptance testing and supported procurement by reviewing technical specifications.
- Liaised with manufacturers and external service providers to resolve technical issues.
- Provided technical support and training to clinicians, hospital management, and end users.
- Ensured compliance with healthcare safety standards and internal quality procedures.
- Supervise 4 Biomedical Engineers.
- Lead 6 Biomedical Engineering Technicians.
- Mentor more than 100 Industrial Training students.
- Coordinate daily engineering workload and service delivery.
- Deliver technical orientation and equipment user training.
- Improved availability of critical medical equipment through structured planned preventive maintenance.
- Successfully commissioned medical devices across theatre, ICU, laboratory, neonatal, and radiology departments.
- Reduced downtime through systematic fault diagnosis and timely repairs.
- Strengthened equipment documentation and maintenance record systems.
- Developed technical capability in junior engineers and students through mentoring and hands-on training.
Education
B.Eng in Biomedical Engineering – Achievers University, Owo (2025)
Higher National Diploma in Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technology – Ondo State Polytechnic, Owo (2006)