Nana Adwoa Afriyie AMPOFO

Driven 15% reduction of unplanned operational downtime through;

• Quality Assurance Assessment of Asset Integrity Management Systems - pre-commissioning and in-service equipment;
• Inspections and Non-Destructive Testing including Visual, Infrared Thermography, Ultrasonic Testing etc
• Corrosion control monitoring and cathodic protection assessments
• Asset risk analysis - Failure Modes and Effect Analysis for critical plant equipment
• Safety reviews of plant including Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)), Emergency shut down interlocks, over & under pressure protection, flame & gas detection and intervention - based on Safety Integrity Level (SIL) ratings and operational philosophies.
• Monitoring & Evaluating plant operational performance (production, equipment availability and utilization)
• Internal control review and analysis of root causes (RCA)of control lapses (Fault Trees, Fishbone, 5 Whys) and management of change procedures
• Assisting process owners develop strategies to improve process efficiencies and reduce operational downtime
• Developing and conducting risk based Operational Audits and tracking implementation
• Providing detailed documentation on audit findings and inspection results , facilitating swift corrective action when necessary
• Maintaining confidentiality, handling sensitive information discreetly throughout all stages of the audit process.
• Driving organizational strategic planning process based on enterprise Risk Management outputs

• Conducting scheduled risk-based audits of operational units and processes
• Corrosion control monitoring
• Reviewing compliance to preventative maintenance schedules and material plans
• Coordinating RCA for major unplanned equipment unavailability
• Assisting process owners to conduct process gap analysis, process design and evaluation
• Monitoring and evaluation of capital plant expansion projects
• Monitoring compliance with regulatory, safety, industrial and technical standards

Delivered 10% reduction in project re-work and customer complaints through;

• Monitoring and auditing of all projects and installations
• Developing project quality Control Plans
• Establishing of non-conformance and corrective action tracking system
• Quality certification of assembled electrical panels (Factory/Site Acceptance Testing based on BS 7671)
• Assist process owners to conduct process gap analysis, recommend practical improvements to existing business processes
• Establishing Quality Management System to be certified to ISO 9001:2015
• Facilitated ISO 9001: 2015 awareness and internal audit training for employees
• Conducted Internal Audit for gap analysis towards ISO 9001: 2015 certification

Turnaround time for technical bid preparation reduced by 25 % through;

• Coordinating the preparation of technical & commercial proposals by creating groups/bundles of similar products and service offerings (building automation and industrial power)
• Project planning and cost control
• Developing organizational project execution structure, requirements and process flow (planning, implementation, document control, Closing out)
• Development of project quality management plans
• Appointed as Team Lead, ISO 9001:2015 certification implementation

Delivered technical information on a waste product that enabled a local aluminum company to use their waste product to treat domestic wastewater in interest of sustainability and additional income. This was done by;

• Designing and executing laboratory experiments to evaluate the possibility of treatment of wastewater with the mining waste

Analyzed operational data and provided insight that support plant decision making through;

• Assisting in the effective running of the various sections of Carbon- In-Leach (CIL) Plant
• Conducting mill liner measurement, wear rate and relining date determination
• Evaluating reagent quality and consumption optimization (Lime, Sodium Cyanide, Flocculant and antiscalants)
• Designing & executing laboratory test work (leaching, milling and particle size distribution)
• Metallurgical accounting and material balancing (Gold-In-Process estimation)
• Sampling design and sampling quality control (Evaluation of sample points and procedures with and/or for operators)

• Optimization of activated carbon consumption and improvement of carbon balance for CIL gold extraction (BSc. Thesis)
• Assisting in the effective running of the various sections of CIL Plant
• Identified points of waste in process systems by material balance analysis