EDWARD AKOMEA-MENSAH
Stittsville,Ottawa
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Assistant
Cargill Ghana Sustainability Project (Solidaridad)
07.2021 - 01.2024
- Monitoring of project and reporting to the coordinator, documenting all related data and assisting the company create a traceability system
- Prepare financial records for all field activities
- Contributed to successful project outcomes by providing comprehensive administrative support to the team.
- Enhanced team communication by organizing and maintaining accurate documentation of meeting notes, action items, and followups.
- Increased stakeholder satisfaction with efficient coordination of project meetings, presentations, and workshops.
Operations Assistant
Cocoa Marketing Company (Ghana) Limited -Tema
09.2019 - 08.2021
- Assisting the Head of Operations plan activities (offloading, shipping, factory delivery, internal transfers) and prepare the work program which serves as the blueprint for the day’s work
- Monitoring the daily activities and providing help to the various warehouses and ensuring work is completed
- Sending daily reports to the Head office, to inform them about how the day’s activities went
- Distribution of working materials, work program and any relevant documents needed by the staff in my department to ensure work goes on smoothly.
Quality Control/Bean Sourcing Intern
Niche Cocoa Industries Limited
06.2017 - 07.2018
- Assisted in quality checks conducted at the various stages of processing to ensure our products were up to standard and met the consumers demand
- Assisting in the delivery and preliminary tests on purchased raw materials for processing.
Education
Post-Degree Certificate - Supply Chain Management - Global
Algonquin College
Ottawa, ON12.2024
BSc. Agriculture - Agricultural Economics
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
11.2019
General Science -
Presbyterian Boys Secondary School
05.2015
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- ArcGIS
- Google Earth
- Team Management
- Report writing
- Operations /Project management
- Administrative support
- Public Speaking
- Data Analysis
- Marketing
- Critical Thinking
- Spreadsheet Development
- Operations Support
- Meeting Scheduling
- File Management
- Meeting Coordination
Leadership Experience
- AIESEC, LOCAL COMMITTEE VICE PRESIDENT, 2018, 2019, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- STUDENTS REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL, VICE PRESIDENT, 2014, 2015, Presbyterian Boys Secondary School
- QUIZ WRITERS AND DEBATORS CLUB, VICE PRESIDENT, 2014, 2015, Presbyterian Boys Secondary School
Personal Information
Nationality: Ghanaian
Volunteer Experience
- Center for Education Excellence Rwanda, 06/2019, Administrative Support, Conducting market survey and research and customer engagement, Assisting the Administrator with her daily activities
- AIESEC GHANA, 10/2017, 01/2020, International Volunteers Coordinator, International Relations Manager, Creation and running of social projects, Marketing of projects to our partners, Ensuring volunteers make impact and get the best experience here
References
- Mr. Emmanuel Acquah, Commercial Manager, Cargill Ghana, (233) 244341545, emmanuelacquah@cargill.com
- Mr. Isaac Boamah, Bean Sourcing Manager, Niche Cocoa Industries Limited, (233) 244587137, isaacboamah@niche.com
Languages
English
Full Professional
French
Elementary
Timeline
Project Assistant
Cargill Ghana Sustainability Project (Solidaridad)
07.2021 - 01.2024
Operations Assistant
Cocoa Marketing Company (Ghana) Limited -Tema
09.2019 - 08.2021
Quality Control/Bean Sourcing Intern
Niche Cocoa Industries Limited
06.2017 - 07.2018
Post-Degree Certificate - Supply Chain Management - Global
Algonquin College
BSc. Agriculture - Agricultural Economics
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
General Science -
Presbyterian Boys Secondary School
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