A multi – industry professional. Started his engineering career at the School of Engineering (Midwestern Polytechnic, Auchi) in 1971, graduating as the Overall Best Student and as the Prize man. He proceeded to Institut Universitaire du Tèchnologie de Nìmes, France under Federal Government Scholarship.

He later moved to the United Kingdom to study Civil/ Structural Engineering at the University College, (University of Wales), Cardiff obtaining the BSc. (Hons.)  Degree. He had flare for Plated Structures- Plate Theory and Structural Vibrations.

TRAINING AND CAREER IN OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION 

While in Auchi, he was among the five students selected by the school to undergo the one-year Sandwich course with Shell-BP, (ENGW/21) Warri. He was deployed to Westminster Dredging Company (WD Harriet) handling dredging of Swamp slots and locations for Swamp rigs and barges in Opuama, Egwa and Odidi. Supervised the Civil works of the 4 new wells (Oben IUKA, Oben IYKC, Oben IMKE and Oben North) of Oben Field.

 Joined SAFRAP (later elf Petroleum Nigeria limited) as Civil Works Engineer in OML 58 handling Piling of Casings, Single / Double Cellar well construction suitable for FOREX 110 RIG. Other special tasks carried out included:

*preparation of wells for Work Over, Water Injection and Gas lift
*was part of the Team that handled the expansion work at the Obagi Flow Station in 1983. He is also versatile in flow lines and flow station facilities development including oil recovery via Sever Pit.

CAREER IN THE IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY

He later joined The PROJECT ENGINEERING & DESIGN BUREAU of DELTA Steel Company, Aladja – Warri, a Group of over 60 Engineers trained to handle Plant design such as Steel Plants, Aluminium Plants, and Power Plants from Concept to Commissioning.

While in India, he was the Project Coordinator for the Feasibility Study for a 600,000MT Gas- based Steel plant on Indian shore. Worked with Project Groups of Metallurgical & Engineering Consultants of India (MECON) variously at Ranchi, Roukela, Bhillai and Bokaro Steel Plants in India.
 
CAREER IN DOWN STREAM OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

He was pioneer Network Manager of the Down Stream Network Development and later Operations Manager of elf Oil Nigeria limited.

He, along with his Engineering team developed the Network of Service Stations across the nation and consequently lifted elf oil Nigeria, one of the Eight Major Marketers to a significant market share position. This was a success story recognised in Nigeria and the Elf Aquitaine Headquarters in Paris. A fall out of this was the Profitability Bonus Scheme from which every staff from the Managing Director to the Cleaner had a share.

He retired in 1994 but has, over the past 32 years, remained an active team player and Project Director on multi-million-dollar construction projects in Lagos, Nigeria.

He is well travelled and speaks both English and French.