Project Manager Fiber Optic
Resume:
GEORGE KWABENA ADJEI
Email: ******.*****@******.*** / ******************@*****.***
P. O. BOX CT2312 CANTONMENTS ACCRA GHANA PHONE: 024-******* November, 2019
PROFILE
I am a highly motivated young professional with interest to build a solid career in Project Management, with deep focus in Leadership and communication skills. I have gained 8 years working experience with Huawei Technologies (SA) GH LTD, as an Assistant Project/Accounts Manager on the 150 MILLION USD e- Government Network Project, National Security(Alpha) Project and other deals like the MTN Fiber Optic Backbone projects, GPON Project etc. Prior to that, I worked with AC&P Printing Services and the Ghana Judicial Service in Sales and Procurement roles respectively. I have gained good professional and administrative skills in Project Management, Programmes Management, and Quality control, Public Relations and Administrative Management, with key focus on Communications, developing key Value prepositions and lobbying for strategic deals within the Public and private Sectors in Ghana and the sub-region.
PERSONAL DATA/CONTACT DETAILS:
Place of birth: Accra
Nationality: Ghanaian
Date of birth 26th December, 1979
Marital Status: Single
EDUCATION:
2000- 2004 University of Ghana
Bachelor of Arts- Psychology and Political Science (Combined major) 1996- 1198 Bishop Herman College
Horticulture, Agric Economics & Extension, General Agriculture (Electives) 1995-1997 Rev. John Teye Memorial School
BECE Certificate
WORK EXPERIENCE:
GEORGE KWABENA ADJEI
Email: ******.*****@******.*** / ******************@*****.*** P. O. BOX CT2312 CANTONMENTS ACCRA GHANA PHONE: 024-******* 1. NOV 2010-SEPT 2019
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES (SA) Ghana Limited (A Multinational Chinese ICT Company with Global presence in over 70 countries)
2.1 POSITION:
KEY ACCOUNT MANAGER (January 2010-AUGEST 2013): E-GOVERNMENT NETWORK PROJECT
(An initial 30Million USD for the first 2 years and now a 150 Million USD from November 2012 for a Government of Ghana Network Infrastructure project which is connecting all Government Buildings across the country Via WiMAX/LTE and Fiber Optic Cable, with Massive Data Center deployment across the Ghana.
My roles and responsibilities on the project include the following:
MARKETING AND SALES : I was deeply involved in lobbying for the Project within the Public circles of government (MOC, MOFEP and The Office of the President) with respect to the Loan arrangement with the Chinese EXIM BANK and assisting government in meeting their obligations before the money was released for the Project. I was also part of the team which represented Huawei in meeting the Communications committee of the Parliament of Ghana in 2009 in respect of answering questions which bothered on the E-Government Network Project. In addition I was part of the team that gained approval from the Parliament of Ghana in respect of the Funding arrangement from the Exim Bank.
CONTROL OF PROJECT BUDGETING AND EXPENDITURE (LOGISTICAL SUPPORT): I provided support with respect to the provision of all Logistics which are needed to drive the Project on. Logistics such as the managing a fleet of Project Vehicles (21 project cars), i.e. Fuelling, Maintenance, insurance, etc. With the outsourced transport company. In addition I was deeply involved in the allocation and control of budgets for the respective teams with regards to the different Phases in the Project.
PUBLIC RELATIONS ROLE: I supported the team by handling all correspondences on the project with respect to liaising with the client (Ministry of Communications and NITA) in satisfying the requirement of the respective local Authorities (DCEs, Chiefs, Opinion leaders, etc.) at the respective areas where the Telecom Towers were to be erected in addition to where the fiber Optic Cable were to be pulled through: This included the holding of regular meetings with the stakeholders ( workers at the respective Government Ministries, etc. ) and conducting Public civic education on the essence of the Fiber Optic Cable and the Project in general via PA systems, compensating farm owners and community leaders for trenching through their farms etc.
ADMISTRATIVE ROLE: In addition to the writing of minutes at meetings, my role included compiling monthly Progress reports on the project for monthly Project Briefings with the Honourable Minister of Communications and his team of experts. In addition, the reports were internally useful for the purpose of forwarding to the Regional Head Office in South Africa for further evaluations on performance.
RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING: Deeply involved in the recruitment process for the project, my role included interviewing of applicants after the HRD had shortlisted the applicants for GEORGE KWABENA ADJEI
Email: ******.*****@******.*** / ******************@*****.*** P. O. BOX CT2312 CANTONMENTS ACCRA GHANA PHONE: 024-******* interview. In addition, I supported the team by training newly recruited staff on the general scope of works and the contents of the Bill of Quantities (BOQ) for the project with respect to customer requirements (Government of Ghana).
OUTSOURCING AND CONTRACTING: I was deeply involved in the outsourcing of some core aspects of the project to Subcontractors. I played a major role in the selection process by assessing and measuring the ability of potential Subcontractors to execute the project according to Huawei standards after tender documents were submitted by prospective subcontractors.
SUPERVISION OF SUBCONRACTORS: In charge of measuring and assessing performance of the subcontractors, by means of applying the Huawei Standards Assessment Application Program and regular site inspection. This was used by the project evaluation committee as the basis for performance evaluation for the subcontractors.
1.1 POSITION: ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER- NATIONAL SECURITY PROJECT(ALPHA)- September 2015 to January, 2018 (This project which was worth 25 Million USD, was executed over the period of September 2015-January2018)
My roles and responsibilities on the project included the following:
PUBLIC RELATIONS ROLE: in supporting the team, I Handled all correspondences on the project with respect to liaising with the client (MTN) in satisfying the requirement of the respective local Authorities (DCEs, Chiefs, Opinion leaders, etc.) at the areas where the fiber Optic Cable was running through: This included conducting Public civic education on the essence of the Fiber Optic Cable via PA systems, compensating farm owners and community leaders for trenching through their farms, negotiating with Government and all stakeholders for sites.
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ROLE: Deeply involved in the recruitment process for the project, my role included the interviewing of applicants after the HRD had shortlisted the applicants for interview.
OUTSOURCING AND CONTRACTING: I was deeply involved in the outsourcing of some core aspects of the project to Subcontractors. I played a major role in the selection process by assessing and measuring the ability of potential Subcontractors to execute the project according to Huawei standards after they submitted their Tender Documents for Tendering.
TRAINING: In supporting the team, I was in charge of training newly recruited staff on the general scope of work and the contents of the Bill of Quantities (BOQ) for the project with respect to the expectations of the customer (MTN).
SUPERVISION OF SUBCONRACTORS: In charge of measuring and assessing performance of the subcontractors through the assessment of progress report by regular site inspection. This is used by the project evaluation committee as the basis for performance evaluation.
ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE: In addition to the writing of minutes at meetings, my role included the compilation of weekly reports on the project to the Customer (MTN) for weekly briefings and forwarding them to the regional Head Office in South Africa for further evaluation. GEORGE KWABENA ADJEI
Email: ******.*****@******.*** / ******************@*****.*** P. O. BOX CT2312 CANTONMENTS ACCRA GHANA PHONE: 024-******* 1.2 POSITION: ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER- SIERRA LEOAN NATIONAL FIBER OPTIC BACKBONE PROJECT- January 2018 to June, 2018 (This project which was worth 25 Million USD, was executed over the period of January 2018 to June, 2018) My roles and responsibilities on the project included the following:
PUBLIC RELATIONS ROLE: in supporting the team, I Handled all correspondences on the project with respect to liaising with the government Agency supervising the project (SALCAB) in satisfying the requirement of the respective local Authorities (DCEs, Chiefs, Opinion leaders, etc.) at the areas where the fiber Optic Cable was running through: This included conducting Public civic education on the essence of the Fiber Optic Cable via PA systems, compensating farm owners and community leaders for trenching through their farms, negotiating with Government and all stakeholders for sites.
TRAINING: In supporting the team, I was in charge of training newly recruited staff on the general scope of work and the contents of the Bill of Quantities (BOQ) for the project with respect to the expectations of the customer (MTN).
SUPERVISION OF SUBCONRACTORS: In charge of measuring and assessing performance of the subcontractors through the assessment of progress report by regular site inspection. This is used by the project evaluation committee as the basis for performance evaluation. 1.3 Quality Control/ Environmental Health and Safety officer-MTN GPON PROJECT (Additional responsibility between June, 2018 Till date)
Roles and Responsibilities included the following: 1. Coordinated the implementation and evaluation of the Huawei EHS/Quality management system. This role enabled me to travel to the various project sites in the regions across the country to inspect the adherences of contractors to Huawei EHS/Quality standards and policies.
2. Organized periodic training sessions for the site engineers and all subcontractors on the Huawei EHS/Quality standards and policies. By this I was able to raise the Project team and subcontractors’ awareness to environmental protection issues and occupational health and safety matters through training.
3. Compiled weekly and monthly reports in this regard and forwarded them to all project team members and the Headquarters in South Africa for further project updates. 4. Advised the Project and programs Managers by providing weekly report presentations on the status of EHS and Quality issues on the project. 2 AC&P Printing Services –Direct Sales Executive-(2008 January-2010 October) Roles and Job description:
Marketed the company’s products with a team to prospective clients and existing customers through the organization of outreaches at various campuses (University of Ghana, Pentecost GEORGE KWABENA ADJEI
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Negotiated good deals with existing customers to deal in more promising products
Within my first 3 months Grace Period as a Direct Sales Agent, I was able to meet my target in the 2nd month.
Worked very hard with the Team to grab the firm’s best Direct Sales Team award for the Month. My team exceeded our target for the month, outweighed the 100% mark 3 2005-2006-Ghana Judicial Service, Headquarters (PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT)
(National Service and Appointment)
My roles and responsibilities included the following:
Assisted the Director of the division to handle most correspondences such as the writing of reports, organizing meetings and represented him at some meetings especially with the Public Procurement Authority and other agencies with deep regards to the planning of quarterly programs for the Ghana Judicial Service.
Closely involved in the drawing up of proposals for logistical support from government and other development partners among others for the procurement of equipment for most Judicial facilities across the various regions of Ghana.
Responsible for communications: i.e. I liaised with suppliers, management, and the Ghana government in ensuring that all parties were reasonably satisfied and well informed in contractual arrangements before contracts were awarded.
I was deeply involved in the distribution and sorting out of consumables donated to The Ghana Judicial Service facilities from development partners.
I was deeply involved in the preparation of Tender Procurement Document for Specific Procurement Notices (SPN), and liaised with the Public Procurement Authority in ensuring that all necessary requirements with regards to the Procurement Act of Parliament were duly fulfilled and adhered to before contracts were awarded.
Deeply involved in Evaluating Tender Documents for the award of contracts to successful Bidders.
I was assigned the responsibility of writing quarterly procurement reports (for the Division) to management for review and further to the Public Procurement Board for approvals. 4 Sales research/Accounts officer (SALES DIRECTOR SUBSEQUENTLY till date) Star Globe Auto Ltd
(2007- 2008)
Roles and Job description:
In charge of researching and assessing into business opportunities and Customer relations. With the support of a team we were able to get the agency rights for the sale of Morris Lubricants (A UK BRAND) in Ghana, since 2005 till date. GEORGE KWABENA ADJEI
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Lead the team to market the Oil lubricants from shop to shop at Abossey Okine and to various companies across the nation.
Signed agreements with Turkish and Arabian car parts suppliers to be sole dealers in Ghana. Skills and Abilities:
A promising young trainable ‘material’.
Very good interpersonal and communication skills.
Possess drive, enthusiasm and willing to learn more
A fast learner and can adapt to any working condition.
Ability to deploy professional tools like CRM, oneSalesforce. Com etc. to achieve desired results.
Knowledge and ability to use MS word and Excel, Windows and the Internet. INTEREST:
Helping people solve problems, Reading, Driving, playing basketball, shooting pool, and listening to educative programs.
Always willing to learn new things and more.
REFERENCES:
Mr. Daniel Kwame Amissah
Project Manager (Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.)
Accra
Phone: 020536564/024*******
Suleman Duodu
Project Manager (Vodafone Project)
Accra
Phone: 020*******/024*******
Osbert Nii Okantey
Project Manager (MTN GPON Project)
Accra
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