Engineering Engineer

EMEKA HENRY CHUKWUMAH

**B Taiwo Soremekun Street, Off Canal Avenue, Okota, Lagos, Nigeria.

Tel: +234**********, +234**********; e-mail: **************@*****.***

PERSONAL PROFILE

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Gender Male

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Date of Birth 14th October, 1987.

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Marital Status Single

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Nationality Nigerian.

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State of Origin Anambra State.

EDUCATION

2012-2013 University of Leeds, UK

M.Sc (Eng) Transport Planning & Engineering

(Merit)

*Dissertation - Why Not Go By Bus? (A Case Study of Lagos, Nigeria) – aimed at identifying the

unattractiveness of the bus transit system through citizens opinion as well as their perception of

improvement; then finally, to proffer solutions through policy descriptions base on the findings.

Grade – Distinction

2004-2009 University of Lagos, Nigeria

B.Sc Civil & Environmental Engineering

(Second Class Upper)

*Transportation Engineering I – Grade C *Traffic Engineering – Grade A

*Transportation Engineering II– Grade B *Highway Engineering – Grade C

1997-2003 West African Examinations Council Gideon Comp. High

(GCSE) School. Lagos, Nigeria

WORK EXPERIENCE

Oct. 2013 – Jan 2014. Mail Sorter (Vacation Job) Royal Mail, UK.

Feb. 2010 – July 2012. Project Engineer Cedra Nigeria Limited.

Responsibilities

Supervision of the rehabilitation of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lanes, including rigid pavement constructions

for lay-bys and the Lagos Island Central Terminal. Asphalt maintenance works and other road projects

were also supervised.

Supervision of the complete rehabilitation of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) office, Abeokuta.

Here, French Drains, Storm Water Drains, Floating Bridge, Facility Building, major earth works and

Retaining Walls are being constructed.

Preparation of structural drawings, bar bending schedules and basic structural calculations/design.

Skills Required/Acquired

Leadership Skills – Responsible and accountable for my section on site including whilst being consulted

and informed on happenings on two other sections on same site (most especially during setting-out). It also

required me to be innovative and a careful risk taker especially when consulted.

Team Working Spirit – Being in a team of three Project Engineers, required that we collaborate by

brainstorming, sharing ideas, and rendering assistance to one another to achieve one goal; which was to

deliver the project to the client’s specification while adhering to company policies.

Technical Skills – Knowledge in Civil Engineering and competency in the use of AutoCAD.

Communication Skills – Required to act as the intermediary between the site and the office whilst also

attending site technical meetings to report same.

Technical Writing – Assisted in preparing progress reports, checklist preparation and responsible for

seeking consultants’ approval to cast.

Work Under Pressure – Required to combine other site activities with my task in my section.

People Skills – Being at the top and the youngest, required me to be diligent and tactful but effective in

carrying out my responsibilities.

June 2008 – Dec. 2008 Asst. Project Engineer Masodak Associates, Nigeria.

Responsibilities

Supervision of a piling site where 72No. 450mm diameter cast-in-place piles were installed.

Supervision of sub-soil investigation sites where Standard Penetration Tests (SPT), Cone Penetration Test

(CPT) were performed and the preparation of structural drawings and bar bending schedule.

TRANSPORT RELATED SKILLS

Roundabout capacity assessments (using ARCADY) and signalisations (using LinSig).

Highway design with a focus on calculation and preparation of mass haul data and profile from a

detailed geographical map with known soil type.

Traffic data collection and analysis for classified count, vehicle occupancy, spot speed, queue

length, parking beats and pedestrian crossing.

Modelling using SATURN to analyse traffic situations for three scenarios (base year, do-minimum

and do-something) using appropriate indicators. Thus, leading to a proper assessment of the

performance of the traffic improvement strategy; further recommendations were given.

Modelling using DRACULA to evaluate the impact of traffic improvement strategies on a

SATURN model of a region. Recommendations based on findings were made.

Modelling of land use scenarios and analysing their impacts on traffic on a predefined network

using OmniTRANS.

Comprehensive statistical analysis of quantitative data using SPSS and geographical presentation

of results using ArcGIS.

Preparation of a rail franchise bid for an airport-access service which built on a research into

changes to timetables, fares, other aspect of service delivery and operating cost. Demand and cost

models were formulated and with the franchise statistics, they were used to forecast demand,

revenue, costs and profit under different scenarios of service levels and fares.

Preparations of an Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) for a Shared Space Scheme.

Development of a strategy plan to meet the objective of a sustainable transport system; involved

preparing an appraisal framework, problem analysis and assessment, policies formulation and

implementation process.

PROMINENT LEADERSHIP ROLES

Hall Executive responsible for managing a hall of residence funds in the UK and organising a

range of social activities to create a hall community [Voluntary job, 2012/13].

Traffic Warden [Voluntary Assignment (FRSC), National Youth Service Corps, 2010/11].

Parade Commander [Para-Military obligation, National Youth Service Corps, 2010].

Course Representative responsible for classroom coordination whilst also solely responsible for

organising two field trips to the two sea ports in Lagos, Nigeria [Elected, 2008/09].

TECHNICAL/PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

May, 2014 Risk Management in Transport & Logistics NITT, Zaria.

November, 2013 NEBOSH International General Certificate Global Env. Mngr, UK

October, 2013 Prince2, PMP, MS Project Training reed.co.uk

June, 2013 ArcGIS 10.1 ESRC & Uni. of Leeds

March, 2013 LinSig 3 JCT Consultancy

January, 2013 ARCADY 8 ITS, Leeds

March, 2011 Project Management Professional Training JK Michaels

January, 2008 AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 & Map 3D 2007 NIIT, Autodesk.

August, 2007 AutoCAD 2007 3D Modeling. NIIT, Autodesk.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Student Member (0079929)

Nigerian Society of Engineers (N.S.E) Graduate Member (G12314)

Institute of Civil Engineers (I.C.E) Student Member

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

I enjoy driving, photography, playing football (goalkeeping) and watching the game.

REFEREES

Prof. S.O Oyegoke Mr. Blessing Oyegwa

H.O.D, Department of Civil Engineering, Project Coordinator,

Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria Cedra Nig. Ltd.

email: *************@*****.**.** 324b, Akin Ogunlewe Str, Victoria Island, Lagos

Tel: +234********** ********@*****.*** Tel: +234***-***-****

Frances Hodgson

Senior Research Fellow,

Leader, Sustainable Transport Policy Group

Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds

*.*.*******@***.*****.**.** Tel: +44-113-***-****

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