Lord Sowah
Drayton Valley,AB
Summary
Seeking a challenging position within your organization that will allow me opportunities to apply my skills, grow with the organization, and contribute by being an effective team player.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Maintenance Personnel (Utility Operator Team Lead)
Weyerhaeuser Company Limited
01.2019 - Current
- Safely perform maintenance duties (operating numerous mobile equipments, run machine centres and also monitor for quality issues) around the manufacturing plant, adhering to high standards
- Responsible for tasking a large crew in observing hot work in progress; cutting, welding, and grinding to avoid fires
- Total commitment to working safely, following all safety rules and company policies and procedures
- Complete shift paperwork and record-keeping via filling of RADAR+, lockout tags and verification alongwith other management duties
Franchise Sales Consultant
The Brick Drayton Valley
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Helped prospective buyer's select home furnishing pieces that best suit their needs
- Accountable for my individual success within a team environment
- Trained through the Brick's selling pointers to help gain sales solutions for clients
- Professional communication, interpersonal and follow-up skills
- Patience, resiliency and persistence backed by an entrepreneurial spirit
- Generated leads by prospecting and networking
- Maintained emotional composure in a professional setting with customers, peers and management
- An excellent listening skills and works independently and with a team.
Press Room Helper
RR Donnelley
- 11.2016
- Fed the press machine for press operator
- Performed light warehouse work as needed
- Operated the front end of the press operating machine
- Worked on inventory for the days work
- Served in shipping/receiving duties.
Warehouse Material Handler
Motion Industries Canada Inc.
- 06.2016
- Performed all tasks as assigned, from order picking to general warehouse duties
- Served in shipping/receiving duties.
Production Associate
Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company Limited
- 10.2015
- Planned and organized production schedules
- Assessed project and resources requirements
- Estimated, negotiated and agreed budgets and timescales with clients and managers
- Determined quality control standards.
Safety Compliance Manager & Warehouse Order Picker
Loblaws Companies Limited, Edmonton
- 08.2015
- Picked, stacked and shipped food products using the electronic power jack routinely on a daily basis
- Ensured that all regulations and codes are maintained throughout the environment and at all levels of production, warehouse, and office level throughout the organization
- Trained new recruits on the safety techniques in driving the electronic jacks whiles picking.
Post-Graduate Research Fellow
University of Alberta
- 06.2015
- Defined and refined research objectives and defined questionnaires for data gathering
- Researched key topics on global security hinging on the crime-terrorism nexus, and other issues bothering on global development policy
- Used an appropriate and creative methodology to design and manage a research project.
Warehouse Associate (Shipper/Receiver)
United Parcel Services, Edmonton North location
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Answered customer inquiries regarding product/parcel in person and over the phone
- Checked in merchandise and affix labels along with moving parcels off racks and package for shipment
- Supervised other new warehouse clerks/employees.
Tutor/Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant
University of Ghana (Ghana) & University of Alberta (Edmonton)
01.2010 - 01.2014
- Tutored students in Political Science/International Relations, Statistics (SPSS)
- Conducted rigorous research and information/literature retrieval.
- Marked and graded assignments, attended weekly graduate school classes and also worked off-campus.
Education
Master of Arts - Political Science (Comparative Politics)
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta06.2015
Certificate in Project Management -
The Project Management Institute
01.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University of Ghana
Legon, Accra, Ghana05.2010
Skills
- Versatile background
- Policy Analyst/Critical Thinker
- Avid researcher
- Mechanical Aptitude
Languages
English
Full Professional
Safety Tickets
- Construction Safety Training System (CSTS), 2016, Boyle Street Community Services, Edmonton, Alberta
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS 2015), 2019, Weyerhaeuser, Drayton Valley, Alberta
- Skid Steer Operation, 2019, Weyerhaeuser, Drayton Valley, Alberta
- Fall Protection, 2023, Weyerhaeuser, Drayton Valley, Alberta
- Sanding Truck Operation (Winter Months),2023, Weyerhaeuser, Drayton Valley, Alberta
- Forklift (Industrial Truck Training), 2019, Weyerhaeuser, Drayton Valley, Alberta
References
References will be available upon request.
Certification
Certificate in Project Management
Master's Degree Certificate ((Political Science)
Bachelor's Degree Certificate (Political Science/Comparative Politics)
Timeline
Maintenance Personnel (Utility Operator Team Lead)
Weyerhaeuser Company Limited
01.2019 - Current
Franchise Sales Consultant
The Brick Drayton Valley
01.2017 - 01.2019
Warehouse Associate (Shipper/Receiver)
United Parcel Services, Edmonton North location
01.2013 - 01.2014
Tutor/Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant
University of Ghana (Ghana) & University of Alberta (Edmonton)
01.2010 - 01.2014
Press Room Helper
RR Donnelley
- 11.2016
Warehouse Material Handler
Motion Industries Canada Inc.
- 06.2016
Production Associate
Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company Limited
- 10.2015
Safety Compliance Manager & Warehouse Order Picker
Loblaws Companies Limited, Edmonton
- 08.2015
Post-Graduate Research Fellow
University of Alberta
- 06.2015
Master of Arts - Political Science (Comparative Politics)
University of Alberta
Certificate in Project Management -
The Project Management Institute
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University of Ghana
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