Oxford Yeboah Kwabena
Ntotroso
Summary
To work as Survey Technician where I can utilize my experience and recently acquired knowledge. I would also like to further my professional development while working. Precise survey technician known for productivity and efficient task completion. Excel in topographic surveying, GPS data collection, and CAD drafting. Strong in communication, problem-solving, and time management, ensuring projects are delivered accurately and on schedule.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Survey Technician
Newmont Ghana Gold Limited
01.2023 - Current
- Collected and recorded geographic information to support accurate surveying outcomes
- Calculate angles to plot slope and other land features
- Organized measurements and survey data to ensure efficient retrieval and analysis
- Prepared charts, drawings, plans, maps, and documents to facilitate project planning and execution
- Mark routes and boundaries with rods and stakes
- Confirm exact locations
- Research existing information about pieces of land
- Monitored stability of pit walls and water levels
- Staked patterns for drilling operations on site
Survey Technician
WBHO Ghana Limited
01.2010 - 01.2023
- Conduct surveys to ascertain the location of natural features and human-made structures on the Earth surface and underground using electronic distance-measuring equipment and other surveying instruments.
- Adjust and operate surveying instruments such as prisms, theodolites and electronic distance-measuring equipment.
- Performing calculations to determine earth curvature correction, atmospheric impacts on measurements, traverse closures and adjustments, azimuths, level run and placement of markers.
- Ran survey rods to establish benchmarks and cross-section elevations accurately.
- Set out and recover stakes, marks and other monumentation.
- Lay out grids and determine horizontal and vertical controls.
- Compiled information to stake construction projects using engineering plans.
- Prepared topographic and contour maps of surveyed land, detailing site features and relevant information such as charts, drawings, and survey notes.
- Record survey measurement and descriptive data, using notes, drawing sketches and inked tracings.
- Compare survey computations with applicable standards in order to determine adequacy of data.
- Operated and managed land information computer systems to store data, make inquiries, and produce plots and reports.
- Direct and supervise work of subordinate members of surveying parties.
- Provide assistance in the development of methods and procedures for conducting field surveys.
- Monitored site activities and supervised earth construction and civil surveys.
Survey Technician
WBHO/ALEXIBOAM
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Led 100MT Tailings Dam construction raise (Newmont Ghana Gold)
- Conducted construction surveys for New Subika Rar and Far Terrace (Newmont Ghana Gold)
- Executed construction surveys for dewatering project from North Pond to Subika (Newmont Ghana Gold)
- Tutuka Containment Wall Construction surveys (Newmont Ghana Gold)
Education
University of Mines and Technology -
University of Mines and Technology
01.2025
Adarko Jarchie Junior High -
Adarko Jarchie Junior High
01.2006
Skills
- Trimble GPS
- Total Station
- Robotic Total Station
- Level Instrument
- Laser Systems
- Grade Control System (GCS)
- Model Maker
- Road Maker
- Pipe Maker Software
- Word processing
- Excel
- Power Point
- Effective communication skills
- Oral communication
- Written communication
- Ability to learn new tasks quickly
- Legal description interpretation
- Topographic surveying
- Total station operation
- Boundary identification
- Survey software
- Survey data collection
- Geographic information systems
- Surveying instruments operation
- Topographic mapping
- Hydrographic surveying
- GPS technology
- Geospatial data management
- Survey equipment operation
- Surveying techniques
- Land surveying
- Construction staking
- Reporting
- Multitasking
- AutoCAD
Projects
- Subika underground 705 Emp. Pump station setting out (Newmont Ghana)
- Subika Pylons construction and civil engineering works (Newmont Ghana Gold)
- Underground Ventilation 1000 sky civil works (Newmont Ghana Gold)
- SAME Ahafo Mill Expansion earthworks and civil construction surveys (Newmont Ghana Gold)
- Subika Decline construction surveys (Newmont Ghana Gold)
- Underground Terrace earthworks and civil construction Subika (Newmont Ghana Gold)
- Underground Tunnel Portal construction surveys Subika (Newmont Ghana Gold)
- Subika G House earthworks and civil construction RAR (Newmont Ghana Gold)
- Underground Ventilation Fans Construction FAR (Newmont Ghana Gold)
- Subika Raise Bore 1,2,3 construction surveys Underground (Newmont Ghana Gold)
- Explosive Magazine construction surveys Ahafo (Newmont Ghana Gold)
- Tailings Storage Facility Dams Construction surveys (Newmont Ghana Gold)
- Amoma Pit Extension Surveys (Newmont Ghana Gold)
- Amoma Haul Road Surveys (Newmont Ghana Gold)
- Amoma Dewatering Pond construction surveys (Newmont Ghana Gold)
- Subika Pit Extension Surveys (Newmont Ghana Gold)
- Asanko Tailing Dam construction (Asanko Gold Mines)
- Konongo Water Project Construction
- West Hill Mall earthworks and civil construction surveys Accra
- Kumasi Mall earthworks and civil construction surveys
References
- Mr. Martin Tengey, WBHO Ghana Limited Ahafo Site, Senior Surveyor, +233 246067619
- Mr. Givemore Matikiti, WBHO Ghana Limited, Site Manager, +233 552560443, +263 776511494
- Fatima Emahi Adjei, Newmont Ghana, Chief Surveyor, +233208510215, +233240720282
Road Projects
- Ghana Highway Authority Atronie/Mim road construction surveys
- Ghana Highway Authority Odumase/Badu Road construction surveys
- Ghana Feeder Road Adamsu/Zezeera road construction surveys
- Ghana Feeder Road Terchire, Adorobaa road construction surveys
Timeline
Survey Technician
Newmont Ghana Gold Limited
01.2023 - Current
Survey Technician
WBHO/ALEXIBOAM
01.2019 - 01.2020
Survey Technician
WBHO Ghana Limited
01.2010 - 01.2023
University of Mines and Technology -
University of Mines and Technology
Adarko Jarchie Junior High -
Adarko Jarchie Junior High