KWASI BOADU NTIAMOAH

Address: P.O Box ***, Darkuman, Accra, Ghana.

Phone: +233********* // +233*********

E-mail: admnhv@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER OBJECTIVES

To be very committed, innovative, focused and pragmatic in my line of duties to help my employers achieve the visions and missions of their establishments.

EDUCATION

Sept 2011 - June 2015: University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa, Ghana Qualification BSc Geological Engineering (Second Class Upper Division) Oct 2007 - May 2011: Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School(OKESS), Kumasi, Ghana Qualification West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) Additional Certificates

a. January 2016: Workforce Collaboration and Development awarded by Young African Leaders Initiative b. December 2014: Biodiversity Sustainability awarded by The Quarry Life Award International. WORK EXPERIENCE

December 2019 to date Exploration Geologist and Biodiversity Restoration Consultant, Ghana. December 2018 - December 2019 Nations Builders Corps Trainee, Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Dunkwa-on-Offin, Ghana.

Duties Record entry of fish farmers in the municipality; Supervision of fish pond construction in the absence of my boss; and maps creation using ArcGIS. December 2016 - February 2019 Environment and Biodiversity Director, Youth for African Star NGO, Accra, Ghana.

Duties In charge of organising environmental education and advocacy programs in line with African Union Agenda 2063 and United Nations SDGs. September 2015 - August 2016 Teacher (National Service), Yamfo D/A JHS, Sefwi-Yamfo, Ghana. Duties Integrated Science Teacher for JHS 1; Mathematics Teacher for JHS 1&2 and Science Club Coordinator.

October 2013 - April 2015 Managing Editor and Writer, Technology in Ghana NGO, Accra, Ghana Duties Managed the content of the NGO’s websites

(www.technologyinghana.com and tigh.org) ; and was the supervisor of the writers.

March 2014 - September 2014 Biodiversity and Rehabilitation Research Consultant, HeidelbergCement Group (Ghacem Limited), Ghana.

Duties Leading researcher in finding a cheaper yet effective alternative method of mine reclamation and biodiversity conversation.

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LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

January 2018 - December 2018 Executive Planning Committee Member, African Youth SDGs Summit, Accra, Ghana.

Achievements

1. Helped organised a successful summit for over 300 participants worldwide. January 2018 - November 2018 Executive Planning Committee Member, AU Agenda 2063 Summit, Kofi Annan International Peace-keeping Training Centre, Accra, Ghana. Achievements

1. Helped lobby to get the venue (Kofi Annan International Peace-Keeping Training Centre) for free to suc- cessfully organise the program. It was the first continental summit organised by African youths to dialogue on the way forward to achieve the African Union Agenda 2063. April 2013 - April 2014 Public Relations Officer cum Editor-in-Chief, Chamber of Mines Hall, UMaT, Tarkwa, Ghana.

Achievements

1. Printed T-shirts for the members of the Hall.

2. Published first ever A4 size newsletter for the Hall, 2013/2014 Chamber of Mines Hall Newsletter. 3. Rebranded the Editorial Board by printing the first ever JCR Editorial Board T-Shirt for board members. April 2013 - April 2014 Secretary, Student Representative Council Editorial Board, UMaT, Tarkwa, Ghana.

1. Properly minuted editorial board meetings and published for students on notice boards. 2. Helped in the editing and publication of the 2013/2014 UMaT SRC Newsletter. RESEARCHES AND PUBLISHED ARTICLES

Researches:

1. Youth for African Star NGO, Identify and Solve challenge, Topic: “Finding Alternative Means to Culti- vate Tomato On A Land Tested Positive for Bacteria Wilt: Achieving the UN SDGS,” April 2018, Dunkwa- on-Offin, Ghana.

2. Unpublished BSc Dissertation supervised by Dr Asare Asante Annor, Topic: “Assessment of Mercury Concentration in Offin River at The Areas of Artisanal Mining Activities In Dunkwa-on-Offin,” April 2015, Dunkwa, Ghana.

3. Quarry Life Award Global Research Competition judged by HeidelbergCement International Jury, Topic:

“The Use of Vermicompost from Organic Food Waste as a Potential Treatment for Topsoil in Restoring Biodiversity at Quarry Sites Reclamation,” September, 2014, Beposo, Ghana. Published Articles:

1. 30th June, 2020: “The Aftermath of 2020 Chaos: Can Africans Restrategise to Achieve the SDGs?,” Online publication by WATHI Think Tank (www.wathi.org). 2. 9th February, 2018: “Ebony Is Dead, Thank God She Is No More,” Online Publication, Ghana. 3. 10th October, 2016: “I Don’t Hate Blacks, I Just Hate Empty Complaints (I),” Today Newspaper, Accra, Ghana.

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4. 2nd March, 2013: “Who Is A Scientist?,” The Mirror Newspaper, Accra, Ghana. 5. 27th October, 2012: “The Power of Self-discovery.,” The Spectator Newspaper, Accra, Ghana. AWARDS

1. Tertiary category: Ghana Institution of Engineers 2nd Engineering Excellence Awards, October 2015, Accra, Ghana.

2. Most Innovative Student: UMaT Community Excellence Awards (UMeX), April 2015, Tarkwa, Ghana. 3. National winner: HeidelbergCement Group (GHACEM) Quarry Life Award Competition, November 2014, Accra, Ghana.

4. Innovation & Biodiversity: HeidelbergCement Group Quarry Life Award Global Competition, December 2014, Prague, Czech Republic.

5. Public Vote Contest Winner: HeidelbergCement Group Quarry Life Award Global Competition, December 2014, Prague, Czech Republic.

6. Best Writer and Hard Worker: Technology in Ghana NGO, January 2014, Accra, Ghana. 7. Best Student Writer: UMaT Community Excellence Awards (UMeX), March 2013, Tarkwa, Ghana. SKILLS

1. Professional application of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Publisher) 2. Professional use of WordPress.

3. Intermediate knowledge in ArcGIS.

4. Good communication skills: oral and written.

5. Very versatile and fast learner.

6. Ability to take initiatives and oversee completion of projects. HOBBIES

a. Reading and writing

REFEREES

1. Prof. James Ransford Dankwah: Senior Lecturer, Mineral Engineering Department, University of Mines and Technology, Box 237 Tarkwa, Ghana.Contacts:+233*********, E-mail: admnhv@r.postjobfree.com 2. Ing Kwabena Labi Addo: Environmental, Health and Safety Engineer, Ghacem Limited, P.O. Box CO 646, Tema, Ghana. Contacts: +233*********, E-mail: admnhv@r.postjobfree.com 3. Mr Denis Yeboah-Asuamah: Head of Chemistry Department, West African Senior High School, Adenta, Accra, Ghana. Contacts: +233*********, E-mail: admnhv@r.postjobfree.com 3

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