SENYO KWASI DOGBE
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CAREER OBJECTIVE
With an educational background in Petroleum and Geological Engineering, I wish to put my technical
skills and professional experience to use in any work environment to create value for the organisation and
also a progression in my career.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
POLITECNICO DI TORINO - ITALY (Sept. 2010 - Oct.2012)
MSc. Petroleum Engineering
Thesis Topic - “Geophysical Methods for Fault System Mapping”
UNIVERSITY OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY- GHANA (Aug. 2004 - Jun. 2008)
BSc. Geological Engineering - 2nd Class Upper Division
Project Work-“A Comparative Study of Very Low Frequency (VLF) and Induced Polarization (IP),
Geophysical Methods used for the Exploration of Gold on the Asankragwa Gold Belt in Ghana ”.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
EXPLORATION GEOLOGIST- Freelance (Jan. 2013 - Present)
Adansi Gold Company Ghana Ltd, Noble Gold Gh. Ltd, GeoResources Gh. Ltd., Ampella Mining Ltd.,
etc.
Making visits to mineral project sites and advising on the selection and development of the mineral
location, extraction and production methods, based on factors such as safety, cost and deposit
characteristics.
Selecting locations and planning underground and surface mining operations; specifying processes,
labour usage and equipment that will result in safe, economical and environmentally sound extraction
of minerals and ores.
Examining geological maps, deposits and drilling locations to determine the size, accessibility,
contents, value and potential profitability of mineral deposits.
Collecting, recording, interpreting and analyzing geological information from satellite images, maps,
geochemical surveys and other sources.
Devising solutions to problems of land reclamation and water and air pollution, such as methods of
storing excavated soil and returning exhausted mine sites to natural states.
ENI SPA-SAN DONATO - MILAN ITALY in collaboration with Politecnico di Torino -
Petroleum Engineering Dept. - Student Trainee
Drilling & Completion Practical Session and Field Work (Mar.2012 – Apr. 2012)
Designed and planned wells; casing design, casing setting points, bit selection, drill string
stabilization, etc.
Observed abnormal pressures in wells; their origin, detection and prediction.
Conducted simulated drilling fluid and cementing programmes.
Reservoir Geology/Engineering Practical Sessio n and Field Work (Sept. 2011- Nov. 2011)
Used Eclipse and Petrel to perform Dynamic/Static Reservoir Model Initialization, History
Matching, Forecasting and Aquifer Fitting/Matching of the Gullfaks field, North Sea .
Performed a History Match on an oil bearing reservoir with bottom Water Drive; Running
Eclipse Simulations and Floviz in Petrel Environment.
Performed Build-up Tests for Oil Wells, Well deliverability and Material Balance for Oil/Gas
Reservoirs - Well Testing Practical Sessions.
Perfor med computer aided Well Testing Analysis and Interpretation on simulated Oil and Gas
Wells - Interpret® by Paradigm® and Rubis & Saphir by KAPPA.
POLITECNICO DI TORINO, ITALY - Practical Training Sessions and Field Work (2010 - 2012)
Designed a transportation device, a monitoring and risk analysis system of a pipeline used for the
transportation of oil/gas from Trecate wells to Torino; a pipeline for Biogas transportation from
Torino Landfill to IREN combustion facility; and the shipment of oil/gas from Gela to Genova - Italy.
Analysed the Risk of a Gasoline Plant and its Fire System; Reported on Failure mode, effects and
criticality analysis (FMECA), Hazard & Operability Analysis (HAZOP), Risk Evaluation, Reliability
and Consequence Analysis of a Plant and its Fire System.
I was a member of a team that used Project Management tools (PERT diagrams, scheduling and
expediting and the Critical Path Method) to bid for a contract for the construction of a Dewsbury
Power Station Plant with Utilities Operations Inc. UK - (Academic Work).
COFFEY MINING PTY LTD – GHANA (Nov.2009 - Aug.2010)
Position: Contract Geologist attached to Goldbelt Resources (now Avocet Mining), West African
Resources, Ampella Mines and Semafo Mines all in Burkina Faso.
Planned and executed detailed geochemical, brownfield and greenfield investigations.
Planned and executed geochemical auger drilling programmes and completed the field logs.
Prepared geological maps, cross-sectional diagrams and reports from fieldwork and prepared
geochemical samples for laboratory analysis.
Analyzed and interpreted geological, geochemical, and geophysical information from sources such as
survey data, well logs, boreholes and aerial photos.
GEORESOURCES LIMITED - BURKINA FASO & GHANA (Aug.2008 - Oct.2009)
Position: Project Geologist
Planned and executed Geochemical Auger Drilling programmes and completed the field logs.
Supervised the pegging, drilling, sampling and preparation of Auger drilled sa mples for Laboratory
analysis
Compiled the geochemical sample database, validated and interpreted the data using Mapinfo with
Discover
Organised, supervised and reported on regular Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) meeting and
logistics management
Wrote weekly and monthly technical reports and presented periodic work progress to client
ADANSI GOLD COMPANY GHANA LTD
Position: Geologist Intern (May.2007- Aug.2007) and Part Time Contract Geologist (Feb.2009 &
June 2009)
Planned and managed detailed Geochemical and Geophysical field investigations for gold exploration
and mapped geologically promising sites
Conducted Geophysical Surveys, Very Low Frequency (VLF) and Induced Polarization (IP) Surveys
to determine ore bearing forma tion and advised on preliminary drilling targets.
Compiled the Geochemical and Geophysical database, validated and interpreted the data using
MapInfo with Discover
Conducted Daily Health, Safety and Loss Prevention sessions for Casual Workers
Key liaison point between the company and the community and developed compensation packages
for people directly affected by our work.
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
English: Fluent Italian: Beginner
French: Intermediate
COMPUTER SKILLS
MS Office Suite SURPAC Software
ParadigmTM Interpret® Eclispe by Schlumberger (Intermediate)
Geographic Information System (GIS) Aspen Plus®
Microsoft Project &Visio MapInfo
Saphir & Rubis by KAPPA (Intermediate) Petrel by Schlumberger (Intermediate)
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Alison Online Diploma Level Course (Nov. 2013- Mar. 2014)
Diploma in Project Management
Alliance Française - Ghana (Jul. 2009 - Sept. 2009)
French as a Foreign Language (Level 60+)
CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ATTENDED
Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Houston-Texas, USA (April, 2012)
Drilling and Completion, Turin-Italy (April, 2012)
Hydraulic Fracturing, SPE, Turin-Italy (March, 2012)
Formation Fluid Characterization with Wireline Formation Logging, SPE, Turin-Italy (March,
2012) Reservoir Petrophysical Characterisation, Turin-Italy (May, 2011)
Acoustic Leak Monitoring on Subsea Valves and Well Heads, SPE, Turin-Italy (May
2011) Intelligent Wells - A Realistic Vision For The Next 10 Years, SPE, Turin-Italy (May
2011) Offshore Mediterranean Conference (OMC), Ravena - Italy (March, 2011)
Seismic Data Acquisition and Processing Technology, SEG, Turin-Italy (March, 2011)
LEADERSHIP ROLES
Chairman of the Editorial Board of the Chamber of Mines Hall - University of Mines and Technology
(2007-2008)
Editor-in-Chief II, Telescope Journalist Club - University of Mine and Technology (2006-2008)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
Society of Petroleum Engineers Int. (SPE) Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)
American Association of Petroleum Geologists(AAPG) European Assoc. of Geoscientists &
Engineers (EAGE)
Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE)
Standard Practical First Aid, Ghana Red Cross Society, March 2008.
REFERENCES
References available upon request