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Evans Osei Owusu Ansah

Mankranso,Ashanti

Summary

Dedicated professional with expertise in performance metrics evaluation, effective decision making, and multi-tasking. Proficient in data-driven decision-making, public speaking, and presentation. Skilled in corrective exercise planning, clinical assessment proficiency, and scheduling software use. Specialises in exercise physiology with a strong focus on exercise prescription proficiency and paediatric rehabilitation expertise. Experienced in rehabilitation programme implementation with a commitment to improving patient outcomes through innovative solutions.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

District Manager

Ghana National Service Authority
Mankranso - Kumasi, Ashanti Region
04.2019 - Current
  • Provided leadership for district-wide initiatives, enhancing operational efficiency.
  • Monitor and supervise over one hundred and eighty National Service Personnel every year
  • Ensure that policies and procedures are adhered at the district level
  • Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly, annual reports.
  • Developed training programmes for staff skill enhancement.

Exercise Rehabilitation Specialist

Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Programme
Manso Atwere/Kumasi, Ashanti Region
10.2016 - 02.2019
  • Design and implement exercise programs for children with disabilities.
  • Supervise and assign responsibilities to final year CBR student interns from University of Education, Winneba (UEW).
  • Develop and manage programs that promote inclusivity and physical activity for individuals with disabilities within communities
  • Gathered information, created charts and produced reports for staff.

Exercise Therapist

Physically Challenged Action Foundation (PCAF)
Offinso/Kumasi, Ashanti Region
05.2016 - 12.2018
  • Prescribe therapeutic and functional/task-oriented exercises for children with Cerebral palsy.
  • Design and monitor rehabilitation programmes for children with Cerebral Palsy.
  • Mobilize and manipulate joints/contractures/spasticity to increase range of motion of children

with disabilities.

Cerebral Palsy Coordinator/ Exercise Specialist

SWEB Foundation
Haatso -Accra, Greater Accra Region
10.2012 - 03.2016
  • Coordinated staff training sessions to enhance skills and knowledge base
  • Trained and assigned tasks to team members.
  • Train parents and caregiver in management of children with Cerebral Palsy with functional/task oriented exercises
  • Raise public awareness on Cerebral Palsy and physical activity for children with cerebral palsy.
  • Carry out research on the current state of Cerebral Palsy management in Ghana.

Exercise Therapist

Regional Hospital, Sunyani
Sunyani, Bono
09.2009 - 09.2012
  • Ensured safety during workout sessions to prevent accidents or injuries.
  • Educated clients on correct techniques for reduced risk of injury.
  • Encouraged healthy habits through focused education on exercise benefits.
  • Administered range of motion tests to evaluate progress.
  • Utilised latest fitness equipment effectively for diverse therapy needs.
  • Assessed patients' physical abilities for proper therapeutic treatments.

Education

Master of Science - Disability, Rehabilitation and Development

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kumasi/Ghana
09.2015 - 11.2018

Bachelor of Science - Sports and Exercise Science

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kumasi/Ghana
08.2005 - 06.2009

Skills

  • Performance metrics evaluation
  • Effective decision making
  • Multi-tasking
  • Data-driven decision-making
  • Public speaking and presentation
  • Corrective exercise planning
  • Clinical assessment proficiency
  • Scheduling software use
  • Focus on exercise physiology
  • Exercise prescription proficiency
  • Paediatric rehabilitation expertise
  • Rehabilitation programme implementation

Languages

English
Fluent
TWI
Native

Affiliations

  • Badminton and listening to reggae tunes

Accomplishments

    PEER- REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

    Owusu Ansah EO., Mprah KW, Moses MO, Owusu I, Acheampong E. (2021) Effect of

    Community-Based Functional Aerobic Training on Motor Performance and Quality of Life of

    Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Ethiop J Health Sci. 2021 Mar;31(2):381-392. doi:

    10.4314/ejhs.v31i2.21. PMID: 34158790; PMCID: PMC8188077.

Timeline

District Manager

Ghana National Service Authority
04.2019 - Current

Exercise Rehabilitation Specialist

Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Programme
10.2016 - 02.2019

Exercise Therapist

Physically Challenged Action Foundation (PCAF)
05.2016 - 12.2018

Master of Science - Disability, Rehabilitation and Development

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
09.2015 - 11.2018

Cerebral Palsy Coordinator/ Exercise Specialist

SWEB Foundation
10.2012 - 03.2016

Exercise Therapist

Regional Hospital, Sunyani
09.2009 - 09.2012

Bachelor of Science - Sports and Exercise Science

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
08.2005 - 06.2009
Evans Osei Owusu Ansah