Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Research
Product Manufacturing Experience
Awards
Projects
Volunteer Experience
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Kwabena Gyan

Kwabena Gyan

Kumasi

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet goals.


Overview

1
1
years of professional experience

Work History

Teaching Assistant

AAMUSTED, Mampong campus
04.2023 - 10.2023
  • I prepared marking schemes and marked examination scripts.
  • I designed Chemistry experiments on heat of reaction determination for students.
  • I designed and supervised Physical experiments on centre of gravity determination for objects.

Assistant Laboratory Technician

AAMUSTED, Mampong campus
11.2022 - 10.2023
  • I facilitated laboratory work by setting up labs and demonstrating laboratory procedures to students.

Administrative Assistant

AAMUSTED, Mampong campus
11.2022 - 10.2023
  • I assisted in the registration of students. This enhanced the smooth integration of fresh students into AAMUSTED in the 2023-2024 academic year.

Co-supervisor

AAMUSTED, Mampong campus
11.2022 - 10.2023
  • I served as a co-supervisor for student research work and offered constructive criticisms and guided student research projects.

Research Assistant

Department of Chemistry, AAMUSTED, Mampong campus
11.2022 - 10.2023
  • I analyzed research data for my supervisor and edited manuscripts for publication
  • I analyzed protein content in rat and chicken in a research work that sought to determine the protein content in various food stuffs and to recommend the right quantities of them to populations in Ghana that are protein deficient to alleviate malnutrition using the Digestion, Distillation and titration method
  • I determined the organic matter content in agricultural soils from various farming communities in Ghana in order to ascertain the soil's quality for agriculture using the Walkley- Black chromic acid wet oxidation method in a research work I was involved in as a research assistant
  • I assisted in a research that sought to determine the quality of water from various sources in Ghana
  • I determined the heavy metal content and Other parameters in the water samples using Palin Test methods.

Assistant Water Safety Specialist

Community Water and Sanitation Agency
10.2021 - 12.2021
  • I tested for the Chloride, total coliforms, PH, turbidity, nitrates and other parameters to ascertain water quality and safety during my internship.

Science and Mathematics Teacher

Private Extra Classes
05.2018 - 05.2019
  • I volunteered as a Science and Mathematics teacher in my community. During this time, I shaped and improved students understanding on mathematical concepts of Geometry, Calculus and Probability theory.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Petrochemical Engineering - Petrochemical Engineering

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kumasi, Ghana
09.2022

Skills

  • Microsoft Word, Excel, optimization with Excel Solver, and PowerPoint
  • MATLAB (Simulink)
  • Data analysis with JASP and SPSS
  • Aspen Plus
  • Python programming (basics, still learning)
  • Arduino (still learning)
  • AutoCAD

Research

Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, AAMUSTED, Mampong, 11/2022 - 10/2023, Analyzed research data for supervisor and edited manuscripts for publication., Analyzed protein content in rat and chicken to determine protein deficiency in Ghana., Determined organic matter content in agricultural soils for quality assessment., Assisted in determining water quality from various sources in Ghana.

Product Manufacturing Experience

  • Produced glucose crystals from starch by acid hydrolysis and crystallization.
  • Involved in laboratory scale production of hydrogen gas from hydrochloric acid on zinc metal surface.
  • Produced soap from palm oil, sodium hydroxide, and ethanol.

Awards

  • Valedictorian with best ever distinction in Atebubu Senior High School (2016)
  • Represented Atebubu Senior High School at the National Science and Mathematics quiz (2016)
  • Partial scholarship recipient from Ghana Scholarship Secretariat for academic excellence (2020-2022)

Projects

I designed a Shell and Tube Heat exchanger in a project in which my team designed a chemical plant to produce flexible polyether polyols from Glycerol and Propylene oxide for flexible polyurethane production.

I modelled the polymerization reaction and stimulated it using Excel and Aspen plus to determine the possible temperature at which the reaction is feasible and also the reactor volume.

Volunteer Experience

  • Assistant water safety specialist at Community Water and Sanitation Agency
  • Science and Mathematics teacher in Atebubu

Timeline

Teaching Assistant

AAMUSTED, Mampong campus
04.2023 - 10.2023

Assistant Laboratory Technician

AAMUSTED, Mampong campus
11.2022 - 10.2023

Administrative Assistant

AAMUSTED, Mampong campus
11.2022 - 10.2023

Co-supervisor

AAMUSTED, Mampong campus
11.2022 - 10.2023

Research Assistant

Department of Chemistry, AAMUSTED, Mampong campus
11.2022 - 10.2023

Assistant Water Safety Specialist

Community Water and Sanitation Agency
10.2021 - 12.2021

Science and Mathematics Teacher

Private Extra Classes
05.2018 - 05.2019

Bachelor of Science in Petrochemical Engineering - Petrochemical Engineering

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kwabena Gyan