John Samson

Electrical Engineering and Maintenance professional with progressive experience across GMP-regulated manufacturing, industrial facilities, HVAC/utilities, electrical systems, equipment maintenance, commissioning, validation and reliability improvement. Currently serving as Assistant Engineering Manager at Codix Bio Ltd., providing technical leadership for electrical engineering activities, planned maintenance, equipment installation, qualification/validation, compliance and cross-functional project delivery. Strong background in preventive and predictive maintenance, electrical fault diagnosis, facilities management, contractor coordination, spare-parts planning, technical reporting and continuous improvement.

Targeting an Electrical Engineering Manager role with responsibility for people, assets, projects, reliability, safety, energy performance and operational excellence.

Assistant Engineering Manager at Codix Bio Ltd. (Present)

• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and day-to-day direction for electrical engineering and maintenance activities across the facility.
• Lead planned preventive and predictive maintenance programmes for electrical systems, utilities and production equipment to improve reliability and minimize downtime.
• Manage electrical performance of plant systems and equipment, identifying risks, failures and improvement opportunities before they affect production.
• Drive installation, commissioning, qualification/validation and requalification activities for new and existing equipment in a GMP-regulated manufacturing environment.
• Ensure engineering activities comply with applicable safety requirements, company procedures, quality expectations and regulatory standards.
• Coordinate engineering projects, contractors, vendors and internal stakeholders to achieve safe, timely and effective delivery.
• Review electrical and electronic condition of factory systems and equipment and initiate corrective actions where deficiencies are identified.
• Plan and monitor maintenance resources, critical spares, stock availability and procurement requirements to support business continuity.
• Prepare and review engineering performance reports covering breakdowns, preventive maintenance, generator/utility performance, energy consumption and other key indicators.
• Partner with Production and other functions to support throughput, equipment availability and on-time delivery performance.

Technical Officer at Colexa Biosensor Limited (2023-08 – 2025-02)

• Managed operation and maintenance of HVAC and utility systems including air compressors, AHUs, dehumidifiers and ventilators.
• Implemented preventive maintenance schedules and monitored system performance, environmental conditions and energy efficiency.
• Performed electrical installations, fault tracing, troubleshooting, repairs and technical inspections.
• Supervised maintenance personnel and contractors and coordinated installation, modification, testing and operation of electrical/electronic systems.
• Led projects to test, validate and improve internal processes, providing regular technical reports to management.
• Advised management on cost-effective maintenance and repair strategies and supported procurement of tools, materials and replacement parts.
• Maintained maintenance records, technical documentation and equipment information while enforcing safety requirements.

Senior Maintenance Officer at Smartflow Technologies Limited (2023-04 – 2023-08)

• Led maintenance planning, root cause analysis, process improvement and performance reporting.
• Developed maintenance procedures, knowledge-base documentation, training programmes and improvement methodologies.
• Managed maintenance tools, materials and parts while advising management on cost-effective maintenance solutions.

Tools Maintenance Officer at Smartflow Technologies Limited (2021-06 – 2023-04)

• Developed and implemented proactive tools and equipment maintenance programmes.
• Planned preventive maintenance, routine inspections, spare-parts forecasting and ordering.
• Supervised specialist contractors, trained users/operators and maintained accurate equipment/tool inventories and records.

Electrical Maintenance Technician (NYSC) at Ponticelli Nigeria Limited (2019-03 – 2020-03)

• Supported maintenance planning, resource management and routine maintenance of electrical equipment and air-conditioning systems.
• Applied asset-management and maintenance-system data to support equipment reliability.
• Participated in daily safety meetings, hazard identification and improvement initiatives focused on maintainability and reliability.

Quality Control Officer at Industrial Metallizing & Packaging Co. Ltd. (IMPCO) (2015-04 – 2016-11)

• Planned and implemented quality-control activities, in-process inspection and final inspection.
• Analysed production, quality and maintenance reports to identify operational problems and improvement opportunities.
• Worked with technical and administrative teams to resolve production and process issues.

Higher National Diploma (HND) in Electrical/Electronic Engineering – Federal Polytechnic Idah (2018)

National Diploma (ND) in Electrical/Electronic Engineering (2015)

West African Examinations Council (WAEC) (2011)