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EBENEZER BOAFO ANSAH

Tema

Summary

Highly skilled and experienced Power Plant Operator with over twelve years’ experience in the operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of power plant equipment. Adept at ensuring plant efficiency, safety, and compliance with all regulatory standards. Proficient in monitoring and controlling various power generation systems, with a strong focus on detail and problem-solving skills.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Control Room Operator (Authorized person)

Volta River Authority
Tema, Greater Accra Region
07.2014 - 01.2025
  • Operate and maintain power plant equipment, ensuring efficient and safe operations
  • Monitor and control plant systems using DCS and other control systems
  • Perform routine inspections and preventative maintenance on power plant equipment
  • Operate and maintain emergency diesel power generator
  • Troubleshoot and resolve operational issues to minimize downtime
  • Ensure compliance with safety standards and regulatory requirements
  • Maintain detailed logs and prepare reports on plant operations and performance
  • Collaborate with team members to optimize plant efficiency and performance
  • Writing and reviewing of standard operating procedure
  • Prepare lock out tagout procedure and carry out isolation on plant and apparatus for maintenance work
  • Carry out high voltage and low voltage switching
  • Startup, shutdown, monitor and carry out switching on station rectifier and inverter system (UPS)
  • Operate and maintain heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems for electrical modules

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Assistant Engineer (control room operator)

Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Ltd.
01.2012 - 07.2014
  • Monitor and inspect power plant equipment and indicators to detect evidence of operating problems
  • Recording of hourly data from DCS and Local
  • Startup, shutdown, Monitor, inspect and maintain gas turbine, HRSG, steam turbine and related power plant equipment
  • Routine Inspection of Natural Gas receiving station
  • Startup, monitor and shut down of lithium bromide cooling system
  • Operate and maintain emergency diesel power generator
  • Carry out high voltage and low voltage switching
  • Troubleshoot and resolve operational issues to minimize downtime
  • Startup, shutdown, monitor and carry out switching on station rectifier and inverter system (UPS)

Mechanical Technician (maintenance)

Duraplast company limited.
10.2011 - 12.2011
  • Servicing and maintenance of extruding machines
  • Servicing of industrial pumps for transporting water to the various machines for cooling
  • Operation and maintenance of power generator
  • Operation and maintenance of screw compressors
  • Maintenance of water cooler for the production of high-density PE pipes

Mechanical Technician (maintenance)

Polytank Ghana limited.
09.2010 - 10.2011
  • Servicing and maintenance of roto machines for manufacturing of water tanks
  • Servicing and maintenance of extruding machines
  • Carry out maintenance on pulverizing machines
  • Carry out maintenance and repairs on industrial pumps used for transporting water to the various machines for cooling
  • Carry out maintenance and repair on power generator
  • Servicing and maintenance of compressors
  • Servicing of trucks for transporting materials

Mechanical Technician Engineer (National service)

Ghana Highways Authority
10.2009 - 07.2010
  • Servicing of heavy and light duty vehicles
  • Fixing hydraulic problems on earth moving equipment
  • Fixing mechanical faults on vehicles
  • Writing daily maintenance reports on vehicles and equipment
  • Carry out maintenance and repairs on earth moving equipment which include, motor grader, wheel loaders and excavators

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kumasi, Ghana
01.2016 - 06.2019

HND - Mechanical Engineering (plant option)

Takoradi Technical University
Takoradi, Ghana.
09.2006 - 06.2009

Skills

  • Power plant operation and maintenance
  • Monitoring and control systems
  • Troubleshooting and problem resolution
  • Safety protocols and compliance
  • Technical documentation and reporting
  • Team collaboration and communication
  • Preventative maintenance
  • Ability to read and interpret hydraulic schematic diagrams and equipment system diagrams
  • Computer maintenance management system(EAM/ORACLE)
  • MS Office(Word, Excel)

Custom

References will be provided upon request.

Timeline

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
01.2016 - 06.2019

Control Room Operator (Authorized person)

Volta River Authority
07.2014 - 01.2025

Assistant Engineer (control room operator)

Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Ltd.
01.2012 - 07.2014

Mechanical Technician (maintenance)

Duraplast company limited.
10.2011 - 12.2011

Mechanical Technician (maintenance)

Polytank Ghana limited.
09.2010 - 10.2011

Mechanical Technician Engineer (National service)

Ghana Highways Authority
10.2009 - 07.2010

HND - Mechanical Engineering (plant option)

Takoradi Technical University
09.2006 - 06.2009
EBENEZER BOAFO ANSAH