Manager Civil Engineering
Resume:
P.O.BOX KIA ****, AIRPORT, ACCRA, GHANA
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ING.KWABENA ANAFI
OBJECTIVE Seeking the position of Project Manager(Civil Engineering). I am uniquely qualified for this position due to my engaging personality and the fact that I am a Ghanaian who brings international experience including working in corporate America to bear. As a member of the Ghana Institution of Engineers (one of the biggest professional bodies in Ghana), I have built up my professionalism and my network. I have gained experience operating in the supply chain space. I am also Six Sigma proficient and adept at cross-functional techniques. I intend to apply my managerial/analytical acumen garnered during my extensive American educational/professional experience towards this end. My strengths include excellent organizational expertise, profound communications/presentation abilities and great interpersonal skills. I am also able to create impressive monitoring models using analytical software. Analytical software which can be used to produce models to evaluate/analyze copious amounts of data in assistance of any analytical commitments. Analytical/Visualization software such as Advanced Excel(Macros modelling, pivot tables vlookup etc), SAS, SPSS and Minitab are tools which I am comfortable with. I look forward to working with people of diverse backgrounds. Additionally, I am able to handle administrative concerns efficiently. I am a keen advocate of appropriate and legally crafted contractual agreements, and I am conversant with turn-key projects. In addition, I am very adept at calculating cost estimates. Ultimately, I want to be a beacon of immense societal change where the poor are lifted out of deprivation.
EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS-Memphis, Tennessee, USA PHD CIVIL ENGINEERING (All But Dissertation) SPRING, 2009-JUNE, 2013 G.P.A: 3.98/4.00
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA- Charlottesville, Virginia, USA MASTER OF SCIENCE -CIVIL ENGINEERING AUGUST, 2007
MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA- Mansfield, Pennsylvania, USA BACHELOR OF SCIENCE -PHYSICS (Minor in Mathematics) MAY, 2005
SKILLS &
ABILITIES
Strong Managerial/Analytical Abilities, Operations in the Supply Chain Space, Adept with Advanced Excel and statistical software, Six Sigma Proficient, Adept at cross-functional techniques, Strong Entrepreneurial Persuasions, Strong Presentation Expertise, Very Strong Interpersonal Skills, Profound Communication Abilities, Conversant with turn-key projects, Adept with calculating cost estimates/budgets
EXPERIENCE CO-COUNTRY DIRECTOR, WALULEL (GHANA) LIMITED FEBRUARY 2017-MARCH 2019
I was in charge of the management of the Ghana-office of Walulel (GH) LTD. Walulel is a geospatial intelligence firm, headquartered in London (UK). Since my appointment as Co-Country Director:
The staff numbers have risen from 5 to 21 permanently employed and still rising along with 4 interns. These employees have been thoroughly tested and interviewed and assigned to either the Web-Development section, the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) section, Quantitative Analysis section or the Graphic Design section.
I revamped our business development initiatives, this has led to the lining up of prominent local clients for our products (which are aimed at the real-estate industry). This was achieved by virtue of having B2B interactions with respect to the IT/Telecommunications arena.
I personally pitched our firm’s purpose and objective to the Minister of Business Development during a mini-pitch conference at the Accra Impact Hub.
Under the leadership of myself and my Co-Country director, the quantitative analysis team has analyzed over 100,000 data points for specific metrics (such as crime, population, greenspace, tall-buildings etc.). These metrics are specific to various sectors of the city of London (UK).
DONOR-FUNDED PROJECTS
CIVIL ENGINEER(SITE-MANAGER)-ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS LIMITED- ACCRA(GHANA) JULY 2014-NOVEMBER 2016
Pokuase Interchange Project(Ghana) (African Development Bank funded project). The aim of this project was to enhance commerce between the northern and southern sectors of Ghana by improving the transportation network between the two sectors. The area of focus was a centroid location between Accra and Kumasi
(second largest city in Ghana). In this instance, I served as a site-manager. I recruited over 135 casual workers, trained them and made financial adjustments so as to keep each one of them paid and properly catered for. In addition, I coordinated the assigned work as detailed by the Government of Ghana under the auspices of the African Development Bank. This work contributed to a multi-million dollar project which is currently underway.
Accra North East Transportation Upgrade (Government of Ghana funded Project). The purpose of this project was to conduct a detailed study of portions of the transportation network within the metropolitan area of Accra in order to determine which transportation facilities needed upgrading. I worked as a site- manager, where I coordinated the site activities as well as the transfer of collected data from the field to the office for data analysis. I was also in charge of the recruitment, training and compensation of the enumerators/casual workers who were contracted. This process was done in a timely manner. The findings of this work were again published in a report which was duly presented to the contracting organization -the Government of Ghana.
PRIVATELY-FUNDED PROJECTS
TRANSPORTATION PLANNER, STANTEC CONSULTING –NEW YORK CITY,USA OCTOBER 2007-JUNE 2008
TAPPAN-ZEE BRIDGE PROJECT:
I was the deputy coordinator of this project. This endeavor was premised on determining the appropriate balance between pricing of tolls and the traffic volumes traversing the New York State Thruway. The focus being especially along the High Occupancy Volume lanes on the Tappan-Zee Bridge. This bridge was a major connecting point for the borough of Manhattan to other parts of New York City.
FARLEY-MOYNIHAN/MADISON SQUARE GARDEN RELOCATION PROJECT: I along with several engineers determined the impact on social activity, pedestrian, vehicular movement in the instance of the relocation of the Penn Station and its ancillary parts to the mid-town section of Manhattan-New York City.
RESEARCH-FUNDED PROJECTS
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS(USA)
JANUARY 2009-JULY 2013
CITY OF MEMPHIS-FUNDED PROJECT(USA), MEMPHIS INTERMODAL SURVEY:
I led a section of this research project, and coordinated and ran stakeholder interactions on occasion. This research project was funded by the Memphis Chamber of Commerce (USA). The purpose of this project was create an inventory of all the transportation facilities within the Greater Memphis Area. The acquired knowledge was used to determine the necessary funding mechanism needed to enhance commercial activity within the greater Memphis area (USA).
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION-FUNDED PROJECT(USA) TENNESSEE SHORTLINE PROJECT:
I coordinated and ran stakeholder interactions with respect to this project. I was the lead research associate on this project reporting directly to my principal. My duties involved me personally interacting on a one-on-one basis with owners/operators of shortline railroads with the state of Tennessee. We discussed the financial aspects of improving their services, hindrance in terms of local government rules and regulations tax-breaks etc. Ultimately, the purpose was to determine solutions to the concerns of these investors. This research project was funded by the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-USA JUNE 2005-AUGUST 2007
CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS:
This research project was pool-funded and it was a two year project. The sources of funding and ancillary support came from organizations such as the SAIC, FHWA and a variety of State Departments of Transportation. In collaboration with my thesis advisor, we created a guide for Concept of Operations for Regional Operations integration aimed at transportation professionals. This was done to assist these professionals navigate the complex intersecting boundaries with respect to state borders. Our findings were published at Transportation Research Board meeting in January of 2007.
STUDENT WORKER, MANSFIELD UNIV. OF PENNSYLVANIA (DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS& CHEMISTRY)-
AUGUST 2001-MAY 2005:
Investigated the physics behind earthquakes by simulating the movement of tectonic plates using stick-slip methodology. This project was funded by the Chemistry and Physics department.
AWARDS & HONORS
Inducted into the Ghana Institution of Engineers-November 2015
Spring 2009 – June 2013: Full tuition waiver and assistantship (University of Memphis; Civil-Eng.)
2007: Co-authored a publication for the Transportation Research Board(Investigation of the Role of the Concept of Operations in Regional Operations Integration)
07/2005–08/2007: Full tuition waiver and assistantship (University of Virginia; Civil- Eng.)
2004 - 2005: President of the Mansfield University International Student Organization
(Fall semester and Spring semester)
2002-2003: Treasurer of the Mansfield University International Student Organization
(Fall semester and Spring semester)
2002 – 2005: Mercy Kasimbira Award recipient for academic performance.
2002-2004: President of the Physics Club
2002 – Mansfield University: Dean's List for academic performance ( Spring Semester and Fall Semester)
2001 – Mansfield University: President's List for academic performance (Fall Semester) AFFILIATIONS Corporate Member of Ghana Institution of Engineers: November 2015-Present
Member of the Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute(University of Memphis; USA): Spring 2009- June 2013
Member of the Virginia Student Transportation Association: 2005-2007
Member of the Physics Club(Mansfield University of Pennsylvania): 2001-2005
Member of the Mansfield International Student Organization(Mansfield University of Pennsylvania):2001-2005
Member of the Honors Program at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania: 2002-2005
REFERENCES:
Ing. Eric Sintim-Aboagye
Consultant-Associated Consultants LTD-Ghana
Email: *******@*****.***
Phone: +233*********
Mr. Olympio Agbodza
General Manager/Centre Manager- Accra Mall(Ghana)
Email: ********@*********.***
Phone: +233*********
Surv. Emmanuel Dosu
Associate Vice-President -Associated Consultants LTD-Ghana Email: ******@*****.***
Phone:+233*********
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