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JOE OKORO
Dieppe,NB
Summary
PROFILE SUMMARY
Professional project management specialist with experience working with teams to accomplish short- and long-term project goals. Managed budgets and monitored project costs. Skilled project engineer with design, project management and planning expertise. Accomplished in innovating fresh designs incorporating cutting-edge approaches.
Overview
9
years of professional experience
1
year of post-secondary education
Work history
University Of New BrunswickFredericton, New Brunswick
Facility Officer
09.2021 - 01.2024
Job overview
- Performed best practices and quality standards to comply with occupational health and safety procedures.
- Investigated problems and determined appropriate remedies.
- Produced management reports outlining important facility statistics.
- Responded to building emergencies and managed repairs within required timeframe.
- Coordinated end-to-end capital construction projects, managing tasks from conception through completion.
Kitovu Technology CompanyOYO, Nigeria
Project engineer
12.2017 - 07.2021
Job overview
- Produced project progress reports for stakeholder reviews and meetings.
- Enforced health and safety protocols to minimise accidents and injury.
- Visited sites to check project progress and eliminate bottlenecks.
- Coordinated project resources, goals and activities, facilitating successful closure and handover.
- Executed quality assurance activities, checking project results against client requirements.
- Created detailed project schedules, working closely with contractors to manage deadlines.
- Checked client requirements and generated solutions from identified needs.
- Reviewed designs, plans and reports to ensure constant compliance with project specifications.
- Covered various phases and sub-tasks to enable timely, under budget project completion.
- Established cost and risk benefit propositions to meet agreed project milestones.
Federal polytechnic BauchiBauchi, Nigeria
Civil engineer
08.2018 - 08.2019
Job overview
- Helped with surveys, site inspections and associated reports.
- Prepared technical reports and arranged for survey or investigation work.
- Helped with civil drafting in AutoCAD.
- Implemented traffic control measures and maintained during construction.
- Gained greater understanding and working knowledge of CAD and GIS.
- Assisted in producing Civil and Structural Engineering designs complying with current codes and standards.
- Assisted in coordinating activities with other engineering disciplines to improve project outcomes.
- Observed and attended meetings with project stakeholders.
- Prepared engineering-related calculations and developed drawings and visual aids.
Alpha Plus Associate Ltd, ABUJAAbuja, Nigeria
Construction site engineer trainee
03.2015 - 11.2017
Job overview
- Supervised 12 Member team on steel reinforcement and other construction projects
- Increased 20% efficiency by implementing and improving installation procedures
- Evaluated performance and reliability of team members to ensure company standard are met
- Ensured all machinery are safe and operated in a knowledgeable manner
- Assisted team members with organizing, framing and installation of materials in all projects
- Resolved customer service concerns successfully and in a timely manner.
- Communicated with clients and client representatives, attending regular meetings to update on progress.
- Checked technical drawings for adherence to standards, maintaining operational compliance.
Education
New Brunswick Community College
Certificate from Information Technology: Business Analysis
09.2021 - 04.2022
University overview
- Completed Project Management Course (Agile and Traditional Approach)
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike
Bachelor of Engineering from Civil Engineering
University overview
- Course of study in Civil Engineering
- Focus on Project management
Skills
- Technical Skills:
- Microsoft Office Packages (Word, Excel, Outlook, Visio, MS Project, MS Access), Balsamiq
- AutoCAD Sketchup and Orion
- Employability Skills:
- Critical and Analytical Thinking, Problem-solving
- Multi-tasking, and Good Written and Oral Communication and fast learning skills
- Schedule management
- Facilities inspections
- Building maintenance management
- Engaging leadership style
- Renovation planning and implementation
- Strategic planning
Languages
English
Fluent
Timeline
New Brunswick Community College
Certificate from Information Technology: Business Analysis
09.2021 - 04.2022
Facility Officer
University Of New Brunswick
09.2021 - 01.2024
Civil engineer
Federal polytechnic Bauchi
08.2018 - 08.2019
Project engineer
Kitovu Technology Company
12.2017 - 07.2021
Construction site engineer trainee
Alpha Plus Associate Ltd, ABUJA
03.2015 - 11.2017
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike
Bachelor of Engineering from Civil Engineering
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