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DONALD ANNOR APPIAH

Accra

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

GIS/Hydrologist Consultant

Regional Maritime University
Accra
08.2023 - Current
  • Part-time Lecturer for the engineering department and also in partnership with the university to handle projects regarding my field that is hydrography and other engineering solutions.

Assistant Geomatic Engineer

Ghana National Petroleum Corporation
02.2018 - Current
  • Duties: Generated Geochemical sampling points for Voltaian Basin Project, Assisted in creating additional 2D lines for Voltaian Basin Project, Survey and Administrative services including; Establishing Survey Control Network, Clearing Seismic lines, Staking out Receiver and Source Positions, Lead Permit man on the Voltaian Basin Project in carrying out the following permitting activities; Community Engagement and Education, Managing tasks of BGP-Bay permit staffs, Quering and approving data of captured farmers bio-data, Organizing community education, Signing Land Access Agreement with affected land owners, Farms registration, capturing & updating farmers bio-data, Putting figures on damaged crops and paying out compensation to affected farmers, Prepared maps charts and diagrams with accumulated data on the project, Updating offshore activity map, Generating offshore wells maturity maps based on reflectance data using spatial analytic tools, Participated in developing departmental risk register for Voltaian Basin Project, Assigned to the Eastern/keta basin project (swiss africa oil company limited) onshore,transition to offshore, Assisted the Engineering Department in computing the location and distance on the SPS field schematics of the Pecan area.

Geomatic Engineer/Project Coordinator (Secondment)

Pecan Energies Ghana Ltd
05.2021 - 07.2023
  • Duties: Project Coordinator for the Geotechnical and Geophysical Survey; Supervised daily operational meetings with the FUGRO, Created the project readiness checklist and tracker, Streamlined and Collaborated in the Project document bridging with FUGRO, Participated in the community education and sensitisation in Takoradi regarding the survey, Oil Spill modeling of the Pecan Field, Assisted the HSE department with the Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment and Emergency Response plan, Prepared Project Update slides for the CEO to be used in Townhall meetings, Developed the Export permit proceedure, Reviewed the geothechnical and geophysical scope of work, Collaborated in acquiring the export permit certificate for the geotechincal samples, Participated and represented Aker Energy in national frameworks for ocean governance workshop at Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Acquired valid BOSIET and offshore medical(UKOOA) certificate, Participated in the Local content drafting meetings, Assisted the Document control team in the preparedness of the Overall Permit Register, Mentored the interns taksed to assist the team in the project, Developing the Pecan project's offshore survey warranty philosphy document, Engaging in the weekly Operations department update meeting, Demonstrated as the Aker Enregy cleint representative for the Geophysical survey; Reviewed and approved reports and requests from the FUGRO party chief, Provided daily update reports, Attended daily meetings for planning and progress, Supervision of data acquisition, Ensured the implementation of project technical and safety requirements, Ensured key dates and protocols were met, Participated and orgainized the technical kick-off meeting, Planned and orgainezed rapid float testing of covid on the vessel, Assisted in the supervision of all the covid protocols observed during the survey

National Service Personnel

Ghana National Petroleum Corporation
10.2016 - 12.2017
  • Duties: Used ArcGIS software which is the ArcGIS online web to create weather maps from weekly weather report, Assisted in the creation of a Land access database for the Voltaian basin project, Assisted in the administration the activities for the Voltaian basin project, Used ArcGIS software to create a map visualizing the possible location of Windmills the Volta Lake, Assisted in the data mining for the Eastern and Western basin for references, Creating and Developing risk management system for the Voltaian Basin Project, Locating and mapping of boundary pillar (BP55) on Ghana-Ivory Coast boundary dispute project.

Education

Bachelor of Science - GEOMATIC ENGINEERING

KNUST
KUMASI
09-2016

WASSCE - General Science -

Opoku Ware School
KUMASI
05-2012

Skills

  • High ability in AutoCAD, ArcGIS, Spectrum Survey, GRASS GIS, ILWIS, and other geospatial software
  • Excellent skills in surveying, Geo-spatial analyses, 3D Modelling, mapping, and visualization
  • Very good verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and management skills
  • Competent in the use of Microsoft products; MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoints Publisher, MS Access, and MS Project
  • Working knowledge in RTK/Static GPS, conventional surveys, and LiDAR
  • Good in the use of 3D Google Map Application as well as Open map streets
  • Good team player
  • ArcGIS Pro savvy on Utility Management on ESRIC MOOC
  • Solid works
  • Earth Observation
  • Quality Assurance
  • Staff Management
  • Operations Analysis
  • Project Management
  • MySQL
  • Attention to Detail
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Goal Setting

Certification

  • Basic Offshore Safety Induction Emergency Training With Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System(BOSIET CA-EBS5750) (RIGWORLD LTD)
  • ArcGIS Online Basics - Esri Training (MOOC)
  • ArcGIS Pro Basics - Esri Training (MOOC)
  • Cartography Specialist - Esri Training (MOOC)
  • Foundations of Project Management
  • Foundations of Data Analytics
  • Jira Roadmaps Analysis
  • Miro Gap Analysis
  • Leadership Development

Timeline

GIS/Hydrologist Consultant

Regional Maritime University
08.2023 - Current

Geomatic Engineer/Project Coordinator (Secondment)

Pecan Energies Ghana Ltd
05.2021 - 07.2023

Assistant Geomatic Engineer

Ghana National Petroleum Corporation
02.2018 - Current

National Service Personnel

Ghana National Petroleum Corporation
10.2016 - 12.2017

Bachelor of Science - GEOMATIC ENGINEERING

KNUST

WASSCE - General Science -

Opoku Ware School
  • Basic Offshore Safety Induction Emergency Training With Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System(BOSIET CA-EBS5750) (RIGWORLD LTD)
  • ArcGIS Online Basics - Esri Training (MOOC)
  • ArcGIS Pro Basics - Esri Training (MOOC)
  • Cartography Specialist - Esri Training (MOOC)
  • Foundations of Project Management
  • Foundations of Data Analytics
  • Jira Roadmaps Analysis
  • Miro Gap Analysis
  • Leadership Development

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