Woodbridge VIRGINIA, US
Phone: xxx-xxx-xxxx
Email: xxx@xxxx.xxx
Looking For: electrical controls - engineer/ Manager, project manager/Engineer
Occupation: Architecture and Engineering
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Career Level: Fully Competent
Languages: English
Highlights:1. Successful multiple Project Implementations. 2. Team Leadership and Development. 3. Technical Expertise and Problem Solving. 4. Process Improvements. 5. Strategic Planning and Execution. 6. Cross-Functional Collaboration.
Skills:Process Instrumentation and calibration, Project management skills, PLCs and SCADA programming, AutoCAD, Microsoft Visio, Office suites, Engineering maintenance strategies, Organization and management, Engineering maintenance strategies and practices
Goal:1. Technical Expertise. 2. Project Management Skills. 3. Leadership Development 4. Safety and Compliance. 5. Sustainability Initiatives.
Membership:1. International Electrotechnical Commission System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for Use in Explosive Atmospheres (IECEx) 2. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 3. International Society of Automation (ISA)
Certification:1. Bsc. Electrical & Electronic Engineering. 2. IECEX Ex d, Ex de, Ex e, Ex n explosion proof Equipment. 3. Basic and Advanced courses in GE PLC & SCADA programming. 4. Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP). 5. Assert Integrity.
Electrical & Instrumentation Process Automation Manager 04/2018 - 05/2024
Wilmar International, Tema, Ghana
Industry: Manufacturing
Sets & oversees priorities for country’s E&I and Process Automation
Manage/monitor sites’ (quarterly, on time) submissions of EIQRS (RM/PM) data & country’s priorities update for E&I and Process
Automation
Run external site gap assessments (electrical PSM and Process Automation Systems) Manage/monitor day-to-day aspects/inquiries from
sites related to projects, issues ran into, etc.
Managing/monitor E&I project related (pre-) commissioning works.
Operations & Projects:
*Edible Oil Refineries, Consumer Packs, Specialty Fats (Ex plants), Soap & Detergent, Biomass & High-Pressure Boilers, & Solvent
Extraction Plants in 13 African countries in the same group. Project planning and execution through detailed Engineering designs from
factory layout includes civil and steel structure, process planning, process plant equipment, procurement, contractor selections, resources
for execution, and monitoring at every stage to speed up the project &, etc.
Installation and Commissioning of 400TPD Preparation Plant, Solvent Extraction Plant, ETP, RO @ Ghana Specialty Fats Ltd,
Ghana - Mar 2024
Installation and Commissioning of 800MT of Sugar Refinery Plant @ Morocco - Feb 2024
Solar Project Rollout - Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Morocco - Nov 2023
Process Information Management Systems (PIMS) Implementation - Africa Team leader, Nov 2022
Tank Gauging Systems for liquid & solid bulk Storage, Wilmar Africa Limited, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Morocco, Nigeria,
Tanzania.- December-2022
ETP expansion Project for Ghana, Uganda, and Ivory Coast.- March, 2022
Upgrading of 600KVAR Power Factor Compensation for PZ Wilmar, Nigeria - February 2021
Electrification of Shea Nut warehouse, GSFIL, Ghana- October 2020
Upgrading of 6MW MVD for WAL, Ghana.-November. 2020
Upgrading of SCADA System from Windows 7/8 to Windows 10 for 13 Sites, Africa - Sept, 2020
Installation and Commissioning of 1500 MT Soya Beans Crushing Plant, Randfontein, South Africa- November 2019
Installation and commissioning of Margarine and rice bagging projects @ Wilmar Africa Limited, Ghana- June 2019
Upgrade of 200 TPD Fractionation plant, Randfontein, South Africa- October 2018.--
Electrical & Instrumentation Manager 12/2014 - 03/2018
Wilmar Africa Limited, Tema, Ghana
Industry: Manufacturing
Led the entire department of 23 personnel with tasks ranging from electrical, instrumentation, Controls, Preventive maintenance, Condition monitoring, projects, etc
Ensuring plant and equipment availability and reliability through well-structured Electrical & Instruments maintenance (reliability-centered
maintenance).
Organization and management of all electrical and instrument work within the company.
Mentored and facilitated several training on Hexane loading & offloading, LOTO, Work instruction/permits, Risk assessment, LCMP,
Grounding & Lightning protection, RMs/PMs, Standard Electrical Safety, etc.
Designed photo-guided work instructions/ SOP for various sections like crushing, refinery, firefighting, DG’s, electrical, instrumentation
and control systems, etc.
Ensuring that all inspection, measuring, and test equipment are correctly selected and calibrated timeously.
Maintenance of the company’s electrical equipment which includes substations, transformers, capacitor banks, VFDs, UPS, and all
switchgear.
Execution and commissioning of Electrical and Instruments projects within the company.
Preparing technical specifications for procurement of Electrical and Instruments equipment and accessories.
Ensuring electrical safety practices in the whole company to reduce the risks associated with electricity to every employee.
Coordination of Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) issues within the organization.
Running of FAT/SAT on projects.--
Electrical and Instruments Engineer /Supervisor 03/2011 - 11/2012
Wilmar Africa Limited, Tema, Ghana
Industry: Manufacturing
Supervise and guide team
Installation of new instrumentation and control systems in the process plant.
Maintenance, troubleshooting, and calibration of field instruments and control devices which include, densitometers, weight meters,
transmitters (temperature, pressure, level), and flow control valves.
Development of P&ID for new installations.
Programming GE Emerson PLCs using Machine Edition & Delta software.
Developing Factory Talk SE& GE Proficy SCADA system for new instruments and control installations within the process plant.
Networking of field instruments, PLCs, and SCADA using Device Net, ControlNet, and Ethernet networks.
Maintenance of high voltage equipment which includes transformers, and switch gear (circuit breakers and contactors).
Construction of 33KV/11KV/400Vac substations.
Electric motor maintenance up to 160 KW.
Execution and management of projects within timelines.
Maintenance of mechanical equipment which includes conveyor belts, crushers, gearboxes, agitators, pumps, compressors, feeders, etc.
Monitoring and analyzing equipment performance and implementing measures to improve reliability and overall equipment effectiveness.
Implemented an automatic monitoring system for N2 blanketing of 34 bulk storage tanks.
Developed an automatic effluent PH control system and the associated SCADA for the system.--
Electrical and Instruments Assistant Supervisor 03/2011 - 11/2014
Ghana Specialty Fats Industries Limited, Tema, Ghana
Industry: Manufacturing
Supervise and guide team on daily activities
Assist the supervisor in preparing daily/Weekly reports.
Assist subordinates in carrying out daily routine work in the factory.
Monitor ongoing projects in the factory.
Read and interpret Pipe and Instrument drawings (PI&Ds), Request/Order limited spare sports needed in the departments.
Organize safety meetings on electrical equipment for the department.
Provide technicians with safety, efficiency & reliability-related training.--
Electrical and Instruments Technician 03/2010 - 07/2011
Ghana Specialty Fats Industries Limited, Tema, Ghana
Industry: Manufacturing
Assist Team to execute daily tasks
Maintenance on motors, GENSET, variable frequency drives
Dismantling and assembling of motors.
Mounting of junction boxes and push buttons.
Troubleshooting and servicing of MFO and high pressure boilers.
Building of direct on-line, star-delta starters.
Troubleshooting of transmitters, control valves, flow meters, actuators, Bartec Panel, etc.
Grounding of motors and Equipment
Termination of motors and instruments.
Servicing of computers and troubleshooting of networks.--
Awudome Senior High School 01/2001 - 09/2003
Awudome, , Ghana
Degree: High School Or Below
Major:General Science
General Science
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