Research Associate

Samuel Danilola

Lagos, Nigeria P: +*** 806-***-**** **************@*****.***

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samueldanilola/

ABOUT ME

A curious professional with proven record of engaging stakeholders using rigorous research findings to provide recommendations that improve customer services and client retention, as well as compliance with standard customer data management practices.

EXPERIENCE

DUN AND BRADSTREET NIGERIA LIMITED Ikeja, Lagos

Research Associate Mar 2019 – Date

Collected and cleaned data for a pilot project on the development of a MSME database ensuring 100% accuracy from 4 different locations (Ogun, Abia, Lagos, and Kano)

Managed a 5-member research team in data collection to deliver a Vend-R portal to promote D&B franchise

Increased customer satisfaction by reducing SLA from 5 working days to 3 working days

Managed vendor prequalification exercise following standard practises and indices, ensuring about 97% customer data accuracy

Coordinated communications between the Nigeria team of D&B and our global partners on work processes and flow-chats

Handled stakeholder engagements to identify business trends and deliver quality service to customers

Enabled decision making for over 30 international companies by providing and analysing relevant information on different companies across different industries in Nigeria and Africa at large

Facilitated trainings on the use of D&B database tool for colleagues, raising effectiveness by 45%

Streamlined team processes to improve customer relationship management and meet service delivery deadlines, thereby growing revenue

Coordinated thorough product and procedure training to colleagues, increasing accuracy, productivity and promoting quality management system

Chosen to assist supervisor based on overall knowledge of company’s business strategy

Prepared in-depth & comprehensive reports and documents containing company profiles and an assessment of the firm’s financials and risk analysis for 70+ companies monthly since joining D&B

THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY ALTERNATIVES Lagos Island, Lagos

Research Associate May 2017 – Nov 2018

Coordinated field survey, questionnaire development and policy round table discussion on a project on Nigeria’s 21st Century Challenges

Wrote and published 3 research papers

Presented on “analysis of selected food demand among urban households in Minna metropolis, Niger state, Nigeria” at the Second Conference of the Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project held in Abuja on 14-16 August 2018

Conducted research on public issues in power sector, food and agribusiness, and economics in Nigeria

Spearheaded training sessions on 3 important agriculture and economic concepts

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE (National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Scheme) Sokoto

Teaching Assistant, Agriculture November 2014 – October 2015

Introduced Animal Husbandry

Taught students in the field of Agriculture

Organised quiz competitions for over 1000 students to help build up their mental capacity

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN Kwara, Nigeria

Master of Science in Agricultural Economics (Distinction) with Honors; Major in Production Economics Mar 2018

Class representative; Best Graduating Student in the programme

Cumulative GPA: 77.59%

UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN Kwara, Nigeria

Bachelor of Agriculture in Agriculture with Honors; Major in Agricultural Economics and Farm Mgt Aug 2014

First Class with Honors; Cumulative GPA: 4.74/5.0; Faculty’s Hall of Fame (2014)

Logistics chief in a thrift and saving organization with over 100 members

FURTHER EDUCATION

Corporate Strategy by University of London & UCL School of Management on Coursera. Certificate earned at Thursday, March 5, 2020

Corporate Strategy by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on Coursera. Certificate earned at Saturday, February 29, 2020

Financial Markets by Yale University on Coursera. Certificate (with Honours) earned at Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Understanding Financial Markets by University of Geneva on Coursera. Certificate earned at Saturday, February 15, 2020

ADDITIONAL

Technical Skills: Microsoft tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), SPSS, Stata, Research (Quantitative and Qualitative), Data Analysis, Financial Analysis

Languages: Fluent in English and Pidgin English; Conversational Proficiency in Yoruba

Certifications & Training: Certificate of Attendance, dBrown Excel & Data Analytics Boot Camp -

Dbrownconsulting, 2019

Awards: Best graduating student, Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria (2013/2014 Academic Session); University Scholar for three consecutive academic sessions (2011/2012, 2012/2013, and 2013/2014), University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

Publications:

Obalola, T. O., Audu, R. O., and Danilola, S. T. (2018). Determinants of savings among smallholder farmers in Sokoto South local government areas, Sokoto State, Nigeria. Acta agriculturae Slovenica, 111-2, September 2018. doi:10.14720/aas.2018.111.2.09. Link:http://ojs.aas.bf.uni-lj.si/index.php/AAS/article/view/638/264

Danilola, S. T., Omotesho, O. A., and Animashaun, J. (2017). Consumer awareness of the use of food label in Lagos State, Nigeria. International Journal of Food Studies. Link:https://www.iseki-food-ejournal.com/ojs/index.php/e-journal/article/view/588/252

Danilola, S. T., Omotesho, O. A., and Animashaun, J. (2019). Major sources of food safety information; a Case study on consumers in Lagos, Nigeria. Journal of Food Safety and Hygiene, 3(3-4), 44-48. Link: http://jfsh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfsh/article/view/130/82

Danilola, S. T., Babatunde, R., and Animashaun, J. (2019). Extent and financial cost of cassava postharvest loss along the cassava value chain in Kwara State, Nigeria. Acta Agriculuturae Slovenica. 114/2, December 2019 doi:10.14720/aas.2019.114.2.1. Link: http://ojs.aas.bf.uni-lj.si/index.php/AAS/article/download/799/356

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