Benjamin Okpala, ENGINEERING CONSULTANT/BUSINESS TRADING

Benjamin Okpala

ENGINEERING CONSULTANT/BUSINESS TRADING

Location
Nigeria
Education
Bachelor's degree, AVIATION SECURITY
Experience
27 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :27 years, 4 Months

ENGINEERING CONSULTANT/BUSINESS TRADING
  • My current job since January 2014
OPERATIONS MANAGER at PELICAN PETRO-SERVICES
  • January 2008 to January 2014

Reports directly to the Managing Director.
•Co-ordinates and Supervise all operational activities in any projects location.
•Monitoring of all equipment for high efficiency and productivity.
•Develop possible solution to an environmental concern using the most cost- effective
Solution and control.
•Takes care of equipment maintenance and maintenance jobs in the company.
•Ensuring the safety of the industrial environment and project site of all workforce and
Equipment's.
•Assisting the Managing Director in the review of Contractor design documents.
•Assisting the Managing Director in all technical Function as may be so directed.
•Serves as the communication bridge between base office and Work-Site/Rig.
•Preparations of tenders and prequalification documents.
•Prepare operational report of all activities carried out on BI-weekly and Monthly basis.
•Training of all technical/ non technical staff on the company's operational processes.
•Invoicing and Credit control
•Computation and compilation of invoices/payment
•Checking and compilation of vendors invoices/Payments
•Preparation of invoices
•Advance /Loan issuance and Store Management
•Resolving customers complaints
•Preparation/submission of quotation
•Execution of contract awarded
•Supervisions of Drivers/movements of vehicles
•Carry out any other functions as may be assigned by the Managing Director.

HEAD, ENVIRONMENTAL /SUPPLY SERVICES at PETRO- BASE GROUP PORT HARCOURT
  • January 2006 to January 2008

Reports directly to the Group General Manager.
•Co-ordinates and Supervise all Environmental/supply activities in any projects location.
•Monitoring of all respective equipment for high efficiency and productivity.
•Develop possible solution to an environmental concern using the most cost- effective
Solution and control.
•Takes care of equipment maintenance and maintenance jobs in the company.
•Ensuring the safety of the industrial environment and project site of all workforce and
Equipment's
•Assisting the GMD/GGM in the review of Contractor design documents.
•Assisting the Group General Manager in all technical Function as may be so directed.
•Serves as the communication bridge between base office and Work-Site/Rig.
•Prepares tenders and prequalification documents.
•Prepare operational report of all activities carried out on BI-weekly and Monthly basis.
•Training of all technical/ non technical staff on the company's Environmental/supply processes.
•Carry out any other functions as may be assigned by the GMD/GGM.
•Invoicing and Credit control
•Computation and compilation of invoices/payment
•Checking and compilation of vendors invoices/Payments
•Preparation of invoices

OPERATIONS MANAGER at PELICAN PETRO-SERVICES
  • January 1999 to January 2006

Reports directly to the Managing Director.
•Co-ordinates and Supervise all operational activities in any projects location.
•Monitoring of all equipment for high efficiency and productivity.
•Develop possible solution to an environmental concern using the most cost- effective
Solution and control.
•Takes care of equipment maintenance and maintenance jobs in the company.
•Ensuring the safety of the industrial environment and project site of all workforce and
Equipment's.
•Assisting the Managing Director in the review of Contractor design documents.
•Assisting the Managing Director in all technical Function as may be so directed.
•Serves as the communication bridge between base office and Work-Site/Rig.
•Preparations of tenders and prequalification documents.
•Prepare operational report of all activities carried out on BI-weekly and Monthly basis.
•Training of all technical/ non technical staff on the company's operational processes.
•Invoicing and Credit control
•Computation and compilation of invoices/payment
•Checking and compilation of vendors invoices/Payments
•Preparation of invoices
•Carry out any other functions as may be assigned by the Managing Director.
•Disbursement of funds, Payments of Bills, Procurement
•Preparation of Outstanding, LPO, Payment of salaries
•Advance /Loan issuance and Store Management
•Submission of invoice and follow up payments
•Preparation of monthly salaries
•Resolving customers complaints
•Preparation/submission of quotation
•Execution of contract awarded
•Supervisions of Drivers/movements of vehicles

PAINTING INSPECTOR at CHEVRON
  • Nigeria
  • January 1998 to January 1999

Key job Responsibilities:
•Communicate daily activities to construction Supervisor/project Engineer.
•Ensure daily inspection Reports are prepared and submitted in a timely manner to the
Chief Inspector
•Coordinator weekly progress meetings with contractors and make sure meeting is minuted.
Minutes are to be reviewed for accuracy before signing.
•Report project percentage complete weekly.
•Report immediately any project downtime or spurious production shut-ins.
•Report immediately any construction downtime.
•Report immediately any community disturbances, noting community name and nature
Of grievance.
•Keep accurate account of manpower on site.
•Ensure QA/QC documentation is maintained on a daily basis.
•Ensure complete QA/QC documentation is complete (forms available in QA/OC manual).
•Advise in advance any contractor personnel movements that would require Logistics
support.
•Complete final acceptance (Hand over) documentation and forward to Construction
Supervisor.
•Report immediately any accidents and/or spills impeaching the environment.
•Maintain accurate log of all personnel and equipment associated with time and Material
work.

CORROSION ENGINEER at PELICAN PETRO SERVICES PORT HARCOURT
  • January 1997 to January 1998

Facility inspection / maintenance.
•Facility management.

at Chrismatel Shipping Company, Lagos Services
  • to January 1996

(Clearing Of Imported Containerized Goods From
The Ports and Forwarding It to the Importer)





Post NYSC Experience: 18 Years



PROJECTS:

Fabrication of Two (2) 300bbl Mud Tanks.
Fabrication of One (1) 500bbl Mud Tank
Refurbishment of Two (2) 500bbl Mud Tanks.
Supervision Maintenance of Well Head Jackets (Chevron)
Supervision Maintenance of Production Platform (Chevron)

Education

Bachelor's degree, AVIATION SECURITY
  • at GLOSAT SECURITY ORGANISATION/SPRANSA LLC
  • December 2013

courses: Certificate in Aviation Security 12/2013

Higher diploma, HND; MATERIALS & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
  • at THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, IDAH, KOGI STATE, NIGERIA
  • January 1995
Diploma, DIPLOMA;COMPUTER DATA ENTRY OPERATIONS
  • at Center for Computer Literacy
  • October 1992

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Diploma, ND;METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
  • at THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, IDAH, KOGI STATE, NIGERIA
  • January 1990

courses: Certificate in Aviation Security 12/2013

High school or equivalent, SINIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION(SSCE)
  • at ARMY DAY SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, KANO, NIGERIA
  • January 1988
High school or equivalent, SECONDARY TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
  • at WESTERN BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE
  • January 1983

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High school or equivalent, FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE
  • at St. Thomas Primary School
  • January 1980
High school or equivalent, PRIMARY TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
  • at OMU BOYS PRIMARY SCHOOL
  • January 1977

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Logistics
Health and Safety
operations
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
DRIVERS
INVOICING
MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR
MANAGEMENT
MICROSOFT OFFICE
PROCESS ENGINEERING