CURRICULUM VITAE
*. PERSONAL INFORMATION
Surname : Adjetey
Other Names : Edward Sowah
Profession : Geomatic Engineer
Professional Affiliation : Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) and Ghana Institution of
Engineers (GhIE)
Nationality : Ghanaian
Date and Place of Birth : 11th July, 1979, La-Accra
Sex : Male
Marital Status : Married
Languages Spoken : English, French, Ga, Twi
Religion : Christian
2. ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Postal Address : C/o Mr. Lawrence A. Adjetey, P.O. Box A 184, La-Accra, Ghana.
Tel. (Mobile) : +233-*********
E-mail : **********@*****.**.**
3. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• BSc. (Honours) Geomatic Engineering
• SSSCE Certificate
• BECE Certificate
4. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
4.1. TERTIARY LEVEL
School Attended : Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
(K.N.U.S.T.), Kumasi, Ghana
Year : 2001-2005
Certificate : BSc. (Honours) Geomatic Engineering.
Major Courses : Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems
(GPS), Engineering Surveying, Land Surveying, Hydrographic Surveying,
Computer Assisted Cartography (CAC), Photogrammetry (Aerial
photographic mapping), Cartography, Cadastral Surveying, Remote
Sensing, Field Astronomy, and Geodesy.
4.2. SECONDARY LEVEL
School Attended : St. Augustine’s Secondary School, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Year : 1997-1999
Certificate : SSSCE
Subjects Passed : Mathematics (Core and Elective), English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology,
and Social Studies
School Attended : Royal Pentecostal Junior Secondary School, La-Accra, Ghana.
Year : 1994-1996
Certificate : BECE
Subjects Passed : Mathematics, English, French, Technical Skills, Technical Drawing,
Vocational Skills and Ghanaian Language (Ga)
5. WORKING EXPERIENCE
Name and Address of Employer : State Housing Company Limited
Date : 1st February, 2013 – to date
Department : Survey Section, Head
Position : Senior Geomatic Engineer
Main Job Functions : Setting out structures and road alignments (Horizontal and Vertical)
Determining earthwork volume computations from surface profiles and
cross sections.
Survey Instruments used are Sokkia Total Station Set 3x
Global Positioning System (GPS), and Automatic Level.
Projects : Building Affordable Houses and managing existing property for the Government.
Name and Address of Employer : Lesita Company Limited
Date : 12th November, 2012 – 30th January, 2013
Department : Survey Section, Head
Position : Senior Geomatic Engineer
Main Job Functions : Setting out structures and road alignments (Horizontal and Vertical)
Determining earthwork volume computations from surface profiles and
cross sections.
Survey Instruments used are Sokkia Total Station Set 530r and Topcon 6003
Global Positioning System (GPS), and Automatic Level.
Projects : Desalination Plant for Ghana Water Company
Name and Address of Employer : J. Adom Limited
Date : 3rd November, 2010 – 30th April, 2012
Department : Survey Section, Head
Position : Senior Geomatic Engineer
Main Job Functions : Road designing and setting out road alignments (Horizontal and Vertical)
and drainage. Determining earthwork volume calculations from surface profiles and
cross sections.
Survey Instruments used are Sokkia Total Station Set 2X and 3X
(Red Technology and Laser), Global Positioning System (GPS), and Automatic Level.
Projects : Tainso-Badu-Adentia Road Project (Design and Construct)
:Brekum-Seikwa-Nsawkaw Road (construction in progress)
:Drobo-Sampa Road- Design and construct Ponkor and Suma Hospital Roads
Name and Address of Employer : G&I 5 Star Hoteld (Contractors for the New Ambassador Hotel, Accra)
Date : 3rd March, 2008 – June 2010
Department : Survey Department, Head
Position : Quality Assurance and Quality Control, Geomatic Engineer
Main Job Functions : Preparation of survey shop drawings for approval and execution.
Provision and supervision of all setting out data and horizontal
alignments on site, and leveling of site.
Design and construction of storm water, sewerage, fire fighting,
irrigation, potable water and electrical networks.
Detailing of as-built structures and pipe networks.
Survey Instruments used were Sokkia Total Station PowerSet 3030R
(Red Technology or Laser), Topcon Total Station, Global Positioning
System (GPS), T2 Theodolite, Laser and Automatic Level.
Projects : Moevenpick New Ambassador Hotel (5 star), Accra
Name and Address of Employer : Datumline Engineering Limited
Date : 3rd October, 2006 – March, 2008
Department : Survey Department, Head
Position : Geomatic Engineer
Main Job Functions : Topographical and Large Scale Surveying, Mapping and preparation of
layout schemes.
Setting out of roads, drainage works (excavation and pipe
installation), electricity and water networks, and buildings.
As-built drawings of structures and service lines.
Survey Instruments used were Sokkia Total Station PowerSet 030R
(Red Technology or Laser) series, Topcon Total Station, and Automatic
Level
Projects : Design and construction of road and drainage networks for Primrose
Luxury Apartments (Airport Residential Area) and Sweden-Ghana
Medical Centre (also Cancer Care, Katamanso-Accra), Hardscape leveling
(Pavement levels) for Goil, Atomic-Accra and setting out of Dunkonah
roads for SSNIT. Provision of Layout scheme for Adamrobe township,
Eastern Region. Large Scale survey for Maso Quarry at Nsawam and
Krobo Odumasi. Topographical survey of Taysec and Mansco Quarries
(Nsawam) to determine volumes of material in stock. Provision of Site
Plans for Acquisition and land title registration.
Survey Instruments used were Sokkia Total Station PowerSet 030R
series (Red Technology), Topcon Total Station, Global Positioning
Systems (GPS), Laser and Automatic Level.
Name and Address of Employer : Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Tema -Ghana
Date : 1st November, 2005 –31st August, 2006
Department : Hydrographic Department (National Service), Headquarters
Position : Assisting Geomatic Engineer (National Service)
Main Job Functions : Hydrographic Surveys, Land Surveys, Leveling, Data Processing, and
Digital Mapping.
Projects : GPHA Quay 2 Extension, GPHA Transit Park, Verification of Boundary
Pillars of GPHA, Hydrographic Survey of the sea bed for Tema Port, and
Issuing and Revision of Site Plans for GPHA Tenants.
Survey Instruments used were Sokkia Total Station PowerSet 2030R
(LaserTechnology), RTK GPS Instrument (Real Time Kinematic), T2
Theodolite, Level and Echo Sounder.
Name and Address of Employer : Grontmij Aerosat Surveys Limited, 7, 1st Street, Kuku Hill, Christianborg-
Osu, P.O. Box CT1216, Accra-Ghana.
Date : June-October, 2005
Department : Digital Mapping
Main Job Functions : Editing models (Line Maps), Editing (Correcting) Aerial Photographs,
Data Structuring, Field Completion, and Creating Plot Files and Issuing
Plot Commands.
Projects : Urban (V) Mapping Project, Ghana Coastline Project, and GPHA Mapping
Project
6. COMPUTER LITERACY
• GIS Packages: ArcView, ArcGIS, ArcInfo, and Ilwis.
• CAD: AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010, Autodesk Land Desktop 2009, AutoCAD 2009, MicroStation CAD Packages
• Word Processing Packages: Microsoft Word, Notepad, WordPad, and Textpad.
• Graphic Editing Packages: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, Real Draw, and Photo Impression.
• Enterprise Applications: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Publisher,
Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Visio.
• Others: Visual Basic 6.0, Surfer, Macromedia, Internet Space Builder (for 3D modeling), MathCAD (standard calculation software),and Local Area Networking (LAN).
7. MEMBERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP ROLES
• Member: Quality Control Engineer, G and I 5 Star Hoteld
• Member: Probationer, Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS)
• Member: Association of Geomatic Engineers (AGES), Department of Geomatic Engineering, K.N.U.S.T., Ghana (2001-2005)
• Member: AGES Sports Committee, K.N.U.S.T., Ghana (2004)
• Member: AGES Dinner Planning Committee, K.N.U.S.T., Ghana (2005)
• Floor President: Unity Hall, K.N.U.S.T., Kumasi, Ghana (2002-2003)
• Member: St. Augustine’s and Holy Child Past Students Association (APSU-HOPSA), Ghana (2001-2005)
• Prefect: Royal Pentecostal Primary and J.S.S (1992 and 1995 respectively)
8. REFEREES
Full Name : Mr. Mario Guazzoni
Postal Address : Project Manager, G & I 5 Star Hoteld
Accra, Ghana
Mobile : +233-*********
Full Name : Mr. Emmanuel Darkey
Postal Address : Director, Datumline Engineering limited
Tema, Ghana
Mobile : +233-*********
Full Name : Mr. J.A. Quaye-Ballard (Academic Supervisor, 2004-2005)
Postal Address : Department of Geomatic Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of
Science and Technology (K.N.U.S.T.), Kumasi, Ghana.
Telephone : +233-**-*****
Mobile : +233-*********
E-mail : ************@******.***.**