Professional Experience:
Raeanna Group 2007 – Present
RAEANNA is a group of business Units employing up to 500 staff consisting of; end-to-end licensed telecommunication infrastructure services providers (J and L-Oil & Gas) and Siemens New York Automation Rep/EPC Major Player in the Energy (Oil & Gas) sector and Government Major Construction projects
Appointment Director: Business Operations & Strategy [February 2013 – Present]
A varied and multi functional role with overall responsibility to proactively develop the business strategy and delivery plans by leading a cross-functional team, managing SLAs and building key business relationships both internal and external in order to successfully deliver strong financial and operational results; working in key value areas of; Strategy, Project Management, Portfolio Management, Business Development, Market Intelligence and Process Improvement
Key Achievements
• Telecom cell sites roll-out – Nigeria [967 sites]: MTN, Nigeria, Airtel, Etisalat, Visafone
• National Fibre Expansion & Broadband roll-out: MTN, Nigeria, Airtel, Globacom
• Network Maintenance & Fibre Managed Services – South/South, South-East (Nigeria): Huawei, Airtel, MTNN, Globacom
• Initiation and deployment of broadband services in Niger Delta States (2,150km): Ministry of Niger-Delta
• Planning and deployment of Smart-city Broadband Initiatives: States within Fed. Republic of Nigeria
• Manpower Resources Management (Local & Expat) – Chevron
• Supply and Installation of Siemens ultrasonic flow meter across Nigeria & Africa: Shell, Agip, Mobil.
• Construction of various roads & bridges – Ministry of Niger Delta (NDDC)
General Manager – Raeanna Nigeria Ltd [September 2011 – January 2013]
Key Achievements:
• Provided effective leadership and guidance in all aspects of the project life cycle including managed high level implementation of approved Project Contracting and Procurement Policies
• Successful in identifying, selecting and negotiating new project development opportunities
• Monitored the identification and development of strategic accounts including; Chevron, Shell, Airtel Nigeria, MTN Nigeria, EMTS, VISAFONE, NDDC, and USPF
• Successful in growing long-term relationships and managing Business Development at tactical/strategic level
• Managed operational delivery (Managed Service-Site & Fibre) Airtel, MTN, Etisalat & Globacom fibre network
• Evaluated performance of Managers, for compliance with established policies and objectives of the company and contributions in attaining objectives
• Promoted Raeanna Business through speaking engagements at industry conferences and involvement in local and International business organizations
Senior Manager – Raeanna Nigeria Ltd [2007 – August 2011]
Key Achievements:
• Successfully managed project lifecycle’s including; contractor / supplier management, risk management, audit and compliance, costing / analysis and forecasting
• Developed and implemented Cost Management procedures to increase project performance levels
• Projects included; Airtel/Zain Site Build, MTN site build, Multilink- telecom Site Build, Ericsson, Motorola, Etisalat, NICOMSAT Project and Shell Engineering Hub
• Provided accurate cost / financial reports accurately identifying variations, value of work done, and fluctuations against approved expenditures to ensure minimum issues, financial loss or concerns
Previous Positions Held:
AlanDick (West Africa) Ltd-Engineering Dept Senior Cost Engineer 2004 – 2006
IBM Consults Ltd (Shiloh Group) Senior Quantity Surveyor 2000 – 2004
Education & Qualifications
• PhD Business Administration: University of Phoenix, Arizona, USA [In View 2015]
• Corporate Level Strategy: Harvard Business School, Boston, USA – Exec. Ed: 2012
• Masters in Business Administration [Management]: Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State 2007
• Higher National Diploma in Quantity Surveying Tech (Upper Credit): Federal Polytechnic 1997-1998
• National Diploma in Building & Quantity Surveying (Upper Credit): Federal Polytechnic, 1994-1995
• Diploma in Computer Operation (Upper Credit): Lexvee Computers, Umuahia, Abia state 1999-2000
• Senior Secondary School Certificate: Oluyori Comprehensive High School, Isanlu 1991
Training & Workshops:
• Motorola University Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training: Ashok Bapat of Motorola University, India Aug 2010
• Siemens Ultrasonic Flow Meter Centre of Competence Training: Siemens, Hauppage, New York July, 2010
• Performance Management Training: Doheney Services Ltd, Lagos June, 2010
• Creating and Managing Contract Service Levels Agreement (SLA’s) throughout their lifecycles – 2 day workshop by Commerce Edge PTY: Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa June, 2009
• Quality System Audit Course-Audit Practices/Principle: ISO 9001:2008: Double Day Expression Ltd Oct 2008
• DEHN: Surge Protection Component Workshop: DEHN Rep South Africa May, 2008
Professional Memberships 1998 – Present:
• The Global Project Professional Society (Worldwide) No.60102343012
• The Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering No. 53499
• Association of South African Quantity Surveyor No. A5896
• Project Management Institute (PMI) No. 2599663
• Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors [N.I.Q.S]
• Nigerian Institute of Management [N.I.M]
Languages: English | French
