Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Technicalreports
Publications
References
Languages
Editedconferencepapers
Additional Competencies
Languages
Accomplishments
Websites
Timeline
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Nicholas Anarfi Bofah

Kumasi

Summary

Highly skilled Assistant Research Scientist with background in conducting data analysis and contributing to scientific research publications. Strengths include strong analytical skills, meticulous attention to detail and ability to conduct complex laboratory tests. Proven record of contributing to meaningful scientific publications and advancements in previous work roles. Successful development planner with strong background in urban development. Compiles, analyzes and models information from diverse sources to build data-driven resource base for effective planning. Well-versed in trends and needs.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Research Scientist

Building and Road Research Institute
Kumasi
01.2024 - Current
  • Data Analyst on Wheels of Change: Establishing Best practice in the Motorcycle Taxi Sector in SSA, VOLVO Research and Education Foundation, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2019
  • Collected and analyzed data to develop insights into pedestrian usage of footbridge in Accra.
  • Reviewed literature on relevant topics to stay abreast of current developments in the field.
  • Performed statistical analyses of experimental data using software packages such as SPSS or SAS.
  • Provided technical support for other researchers working on related projects.
  • Assisted principal investigators with grant proposals, manuscripts, presentations, and other tasks related to their research projects.
  • Authored or co-authored articles published in academic journals or presented at professional meetings.
  • Shared research findings through publications, presentations and conferences.

Principal Technologist

Building and Road Research Institute
Kumasi
08.2019 - 12.2023
  • Conducted research on Wheels of Change, a Volvo Research and Education Foundation project on establishing Best Practice in the Motorcycle Taxi Sector in SSA.
  • Conducted and analyzed data at bus stations in Kumasi. On passengers' satisfaction with Public Bus Transport Services in Ghana.
  • Conducted and analyzed data at the Kumasi Airport on the study of Customer Satisfaction with domestic air travel in Ghana.
  • Played a pivotal role in the collection, coding, data entry, and analysis of annual road accidents or crashes, and housing data in Ghana.

National Service Person

Sunyani Municipal Assembly
01.2010 - 01.2011
  • Providing technical support to the District Assembly in the preparation of its district Development Plan, 2011
  • Monitoring and evaluating District Development Projects, 2011
  • Providing administrative and Secretarial support to the District Development Planning Office

Education

MSC. - Resettlement Science and Management

Hohai University
China
01.2019

BSC - Development Planning

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
Ghana
01.2010

Senior Secondary School Certificate - Business Option

Kumasi Anglican Senior High School
Kumasi
07.2005

Junior Secondary School Certificate - Basic Education

Infant Jesus Lumen Christi
04.2002

Skills

  • Multi-task management
  • Supervising personnel
  • Team leadership
  • Motivation
  • Development
  • Communication
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Time management
  • Analytical skills
  • Organizational skills
  • Leadership skills
  • Qualitative Research
  • Research and publication
  • Negotiation
  • Data collection
  • Data analysis
  • Technical writing
  • Policy formulation
  • Action plan preparation
  • Project planning
  • Implementation
  • Management
  • Quantitative skills
  • Strength in research

Affiliations

Ghana Institute of Planners (GIP), Member, 2020 - present

Technicalreports

  • Ntramah, S., Bofah, N.A, Establishing Best practice in the Motorcycle Taxi Sector in SSA, VOLVO Research and Education Foundation, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2021, Final Report
  • Agyemang, W., Afukaar, F., Bofah, N., Identification of Basic Schools for installation of Road Crossing AIDS to improve child Road Safety in Ghana, 2017, Final Report
  • Ackaah, W., Damsere-Derry, J., Bofah, N.A., Road Traffic Crashes in Ghana. Statistics 2019., Ministry of Transportation, National Road Safety Authority, 12/01/20, 176

Publications

  • Motorcycle Taxis Accident Patterns In Accra, Bofah, N. A., Monkah, J. E., Larley, J., 2022, 10.9790/1813-1103010106
  • The Impact of Resettlement in Urban Market Redevelopment on Income Inequality, Its Determinants, and Implications for the Resettled Population: Applying the Kejetia New Market Exemplar, Ghana, Mensah, Francis, Guoqing Shi, Qingnian Yu, Emmanuel Bosompem Boadi, Francis Akorful Andam, Nicholas Anarfi Bofah, 2022, Sustainability, 14, 24, 16682, https://doi.org/10.3390/su142416682
  • Road safety benefits and challenges associated with pedestrian footbridge patronage along the Madina-Adenta highway, James Damsere-Derry, Nicholas Anarfi Bofah, 2023, Urban, Planning and Transport Research, 11, 1, 10.1080/21650020.2023.2193240

References

  • Dr. James Damsere-Derry, Principal Research Scientist, Building and Road Research Institute, jdamserederry@yahoo.com
  • Prof. Romanus Dinye, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Settlement Studies, KNUST, rdinye2004@yahoo.co.uk

Languages

Excellent, Excellent, Excellent, Good, Excellent, Good

Editedconferencepapers

  • Damsere-Derry J, Bofah NA, The Road Safety Benefits and Challenges Associated With Pedestrian Footbridge Patronage Along The Adenta- Madina Highway, Organized by Ghana Transportation Professionals Forum, Lancaster Hotel, Kumasi, 07/25/22
  • Bofah NA, Damsere-Derry J, Cycling Usage and Determinants on University Campus in Ghana: The Case of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Organized by International Cooperation on Theories and Concepts in Traffic Safety (ICTCT), University of Education, Winneba, 06/08/23 to 06/09/23

Additional Competencies

  • Proven ability to effectively handle multi-task levels of management responsibility with minimal direction from superiors while supervising personnel, providing team leadership, motivation and development.
  • Solid communication, interpersonal, time management, analytical, organizational and leadership skills.
  • Go-getter attitude with an ability to easily grasp new ideas, concepts, methods, financing and investment techniques.
  • Experienced in forecasting, financial planning & development, negotiation, project design, data collection & analysis and writing of technical reports.
  • Policy formulation, action plan preparation, project planning, implementation and management.

Languages

English
First Language

Accomplishments

  • James Damsere-Derry & Nicholas Anarfi Bofah (2023). Road safety benefits and challenges associated with pedestrian footbridge patronage along the Madina-Adenta highway, Urban, Planning and Transport Research, 11:1, DOI: 10.1080/21650020.2023.2193240
  • Mensah, Francis, Guoqing Shi, Qingnian Yu, Emmanuel Bosompem Boadi, Francis Akorful Andam, and Nicholas Anarfi Bofah. 2022. "The Impact of Resettlement in Urban Market Redevelopment on Income Inequality, Its Determinants, and Implications for the Resettled Population: Applying the Kejetia New Market Exemplar, Ghana" Sustainability 14, no. 24: 16682. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142416682.

Bofah, N. A., Monkah, J. E. and Larley, J. (2022) ‘Motorcycle Taxis Accident Patterns In Accra’, pp. 1–6. doi: 10.9790/1813-1103010106.

Ntramah, S., and Bofah, N.A Establishing Best practice in the Motorcycle Taxi Sector in SSA, VOLVO Research and Education Foundation, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2021. The Case of Ghana. Final Report.

Timeline

Assistant Research Scientist

Building and Road Research Institute
01.2024 - Current

Principal Technologist

Building and Road Research Institute
08.2019 - 12.2023

National Service Person

Sunyani Municipal Assembly
01.2010 - 01.2011

MSC. - Resettlement Science and Management

Hohai University

BSC - Development Planning

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology

Senior Secondary School Certificate - Business Option

Kumasi Anglican Senior High School

Junior Secondary School Certificate - Basic Education

Infant Jesus Lumen Christi
Nicholas Anarfi Bofah