Chief Operating Officer
Dwaltech Technical Resources Limited
Total years of experience :32 years, 5 Months
Overseeing daily operations and the work of executives - Engineering, Sales, and Finance departments. Set comprehensive goals for performance and growth.
Design and implement business strategies, plans, and procedures of operations.
Driving the EPCm team to ensure delivery of project deliverables and resolution of technical issues to costs, schedule, quality, and safety.
Lead the Electrical Engineering Department Design team for - Medium and Low Voltage Systems Design (including choice of transformers, circuit breakers & settings, cable sizing to care for short circuits and inrush currents, Capacitor banks, and voltage drops), Electrical Power Systems Protection Design, Lighting System Design using the schemes, Electric Motor Control Circuits Design, Photovoltaic Systems Design, and Earthing Systems Designs.
Providing leadership and influencing the project team to deliver services to meet and exceeds the client’s expectations and established the company’s core values and standards.
Coach the employees to achieve maximum performance, dedication, and reward accordingly.
Drive the expansion activities - acquisitions, corporate alliances, investments, etc. Manage corporate relationships with clients and vendors.
Manage Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning, Start-up & Performance Guarantee Testing activities of all Electrical equipment and application of LOTOTO on the operation of the 23tons/Hr. Coal Mill Plant.
Ensure that the Contractor completes his work to meet all required and agreed contractual standards and contract details on all electrical and automation installations.
Validates contractor’s Method statement/Permit to Work and associated Risk assessment and Certification of Electrical contractors that their work is ready for safe operations.
Verify all power and instrumentation Single Line Diagrams, the panel schedules, wiring diagrams, and Input and Output tests.
Ensure accurate “As Built Drawing” is prepared and verified for future maintenance.
Participates in the internal Site Team meetings, Contractor’s site team in specialist meetings.
Checks Contractors' safety procedures regarding electrical/automation installations and start-up
Coordinates the EPC projects technical activities such as value engineering, groundbreaking, resources, costing, scheduling, work planning, and implementation and monitors work compliance to applicable IEC, NEC codes, and relevant standards.
Carried out electrical power system studies using ETAP (Electrical Transient Analyzer Program) and EKTS (Electrical Control Techniques Simulator) models.
Develop technical and commercial specifications for contracts, review technical proposals, organize general tender processes, vendor identification, pre-qualification, tender clarifications, and technical evaluations, and manage contractor performance
Responsible for the identification, mitigation, and management of risk on the assigned project through HAZOP studies, and constructability reviews.
Facilitate the development of a strong safety culture in the project team and compliance with company HSE standards by contractors on site.
Plans, schedules, and coordinates detailed phases of activities for maintenance, including reviews of designs for plant operability and safety and site pre-commissioning and start-up.
Overseen the preparation, installation, and testing, and also endorsed standard operation procedures/manuals for power evacuations through Overhead and Underground network systems from transmission stations.
Designed and monitored the installation and commissioning of Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) Control room Uninterrupted Power sources, HVAC systems, CCTV, Access control, Alarms, Fire detecting and control systems, FM 200 extinguisher, Smoke and Flame detectors, and control panels for Eko Disco
Provide technical guidance and input into procurement, maintenance, and, servicing of HVAC systems for effective performance.
Responsible for planning and designing Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) projects in conformity with the relative electrical codes and standards, inspecting procedures, and evaluating tools for MEP concerns.
Responsible for the recruitment, training, and certification of technicians.
Drive the Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for spares, materials, resources, and logistics requirements to support maintenance requirements.
Prepared specifications for various electrical equipment and design calculations (cable sizing, lighting calculation & transformer sizing) to suit each project.
Lead the technical procurement details, installations, maintenance, and, servicing of HVAC systems
Study system load flow analysis, calculate short-circuit current for its protective device selection, correct cable sizing for feeders, and led the system performance guarantee testing.
Manage the company operations. the employees, vendors, and contractual employees involved in construction, operations, and maintenance functions; handled recruitment, performance management, and grievances.
Responsible for planning and design of Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) projects including developing policies standards, inspection procedures, and evaluation tools for MEP concerns.
Coordinate with other project personnel to ensure that deadlines, procedures, and other project requirements are met.
Guide the execution and completion of grids construction, commissioning, and maintenance.
Conducted energy audit and metering updating; Regular hot point survey using a thermographic camera, analyzed to prevent breakdowns
Supervise the earthling layouts and participate in the machines’ installation and commissioning, of the 5000 tons clinker/day Lafarge cement plant and WARTSILA 90MVA 15KV Power plant for Lakatabu Cement Plant at Ewekoro Ogun State Nigeria.
Led the design, layout, installation, and power distribution commissioning of 80 megawatts Solar PV isolated mini-grid.
Operations and Process Management:
Managed the Electrical Workshop Day to Day activities.
Manage operations and repairs of substation electrical equipment, standard procedure implementation for grid security and electrical safety, and conduct thermos vision survey and scanning to ensure the healthiness of joints in the grid.
Managed the reconditioning/repairs of Production plant utilities - HVAC systems, Pumps, Motors, Transformers, Explosion-proof Motors (Ex), Power generating sets, and Turbine Alternators as per IEC, NEC, and British Electrical Code Standards (BS).
Project Execution Management:
Coordinate and ensure the timely completion of revamping of Power Transformer Bay, Feeder Bay, Bus bar Extension, earthling renovations, replacement of capacitor banks, Circuit breaker, CT, PT, Isolator, Dis-connectors, Lightning arrester, installation, and commissioning as per requirement.
Timely completion of augmentation projects including 720 pieces of Distribution Transformers refurbished to aid the distribution network of PHCN (Oshodi Stores) in Lagos Nigeria, Turbine alternators, etc.
Repair/Overhaul/Tag explosion proof (EX) motors of various sizes for Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) company - offshore in conformity to IEC standards.
Repair/Overhaul NNPC pump motors and alternators at Atlascove Lagos.
Operations and Maintenance:
Manage electrical breakdown, scheduling, planning, and implementation of predictive and preventive maintenance activities in the Sagamu and Ewekoro Cement Plants.
Engaged in the use of a Thermography Camera for thermal imaging to identify hot spots on the connection points of running machines and substation equipment.
Coordinate and review the hazard and operability (HAZOP) studies.
Team Management:
Coaching, mentoring, leading, and monitoring the performance of team members to ensure efficiency in process operations and meeting project targets.
Creating and sustaining a dynamic environment that fosters development opportunities and motivates high performance among team members.
Develop technical manpower training and skill improvement programs to build team self-reliance and competency.
Manage staff welfare, performance assessment, discipline, and reward.
Coordinates the EPC projects technical activities such as groundbreaking, resources, costing, scheduling, engineering work planning, and implementation and monitored work compliance to applicable IEC, and NEC codes, and standards.
Led the installations, pre-commissioning, start-up tests, and commissioning of Instrumentation projects in Utorogu Gas Plant of Shell Petroleum Development Company.
Led the Rehab and Upgrade of fire protection Equipment project for the Petroleum Tank Farm (PTF) at Forcados Terminal (off-shore) and CLP (off-Shore) of SPDC Warri.
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