Work Experience

Head of Engineering,  Siraj Consulting Engineers- 1999-2003, 2006/ 2007
SIRAJ is an international company working in Nigeria since 1998 in the Oil and Gas Sector, and in the fields of Road Construction, Piling, Water Distribution, Building, and Consultancy. The Group has reached an annual turnover of around $30 Million and a total workforce of more than 200 employees. While with Siraj, I have implemented several GIS and Remote Sensing applications and developed complex GIS databases for various projects. I worked extensively on remote sensing and image classification projects in Nigeria, Ghana, Cameron, and U.K. Project coordinator of the following projects: by Siraj Consulting Engineers:

roads | GIS | remote sensing related projects:

Regional Development Plan for the Riverine Area of Delta State:   The consortium composed of   GIS/Transport and  SIRAJ Nig. Ltd. has completed a Regional Development Plan for the Riverine area of Delta State. These areas were first examined in terms of their economical drivers, population, natural resources, and their entire existing infrastructure. A comprehensive survey of the current status and conditions of these areas was conducted. It was followed by an analysis of the pathway that these areas need to follow in order to reach the desired level of development. A detailed action plan was finally devised for the implementation of the recommendations and the development of the region. Landsat Satellite Images and aerial photography were used for the development of the various databases needed in this project. The project also involved digitization of existing 1:50,000 maps, updating them using Landsat satellite imagery and building a GIS database that was used by the group to develop a regional master plan for the area (2001-2011) My role was heading a GIS/Surveying team.

Rehabilitation of Sokoto-Goroyo Dam Site Road in Sokoto State of Nigeria:1999/2002:Conducted site survey and prepared the necessary horizontal and vertical alignments for the road. Cross sectional drawings were taken at every 25 meters of the road, which is 90 km long. The work also included the design of the road culverts and the preparation of the Bill of Quantities. This project included also the full engineering design and supervision of four bridges of total length of 320 meters.

Rehabilitation of Sokoto-Goroyo Dam Site Road in Sokoto State of Nigeria:1999/2002:Conducted site survey and prepared the necessary horizontal and vertical alignments for the road. Cross sectional drawings were taken at every 25 meters of the road, which is 90 km long. The work also included the design of the road culverts and the preparation of the Bill of Quantities. This project included also the full engineering design and supervision of four bridges of total length of 320 meters.

Rehabilitation of Gombe-Biu Road (Design and Supervision) 2000/2001, client: Federal Ministry of Works and Housing: Conducted site survey and prepared the necessary horizontal and vertical alignment engineering drawings for the road, which is 126 km long. The work also included the design of the road culverts and the preparation of the Bill of Quantities. As A field engineer:  Designed and oversaw construction of site road and associated ditches; Provided site works and building survey layout; Prepared daily and monthly construction progress reports; Developed as-built site plan; Involved in sequencing and scheduling of construction tasks.

Development of GIS Base, coverage with 1m Resolution Satellite Imagery, supervision and Design of the Dualisation of Aba Ikot Ekpene Road:.This project involves the full design of the 40km road between Abia and Akwa Ibom states in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In addition to the typical engineering design of plans, profiles, and bridge details for the two bridges, the scope of work of this project involves an environmental impact assessment, feasibility / economic viability study, aerial survey, soil investigations, and preparation of BOQ and tender documents.

Orthorectification of KVR-1000 Russian Satellite Imagery and Development of DTM for the Whole of Western Nigeria: Landsat satellite imagery was acquired for the whole of western Nigeria (approximately 230,400 km2) and orthorectified for Development and Reconstruction. DTM was produced covering the whole of western Nigeria using the Landsat satellite stereo-pairs.

Monitoring of Drought and Desertification for Nigeria: Landsat 7 images and PCI software are used to generate maps depicting the boundary and the progression of desert in the North of Nigeria. This job includes the classification of data into 9 classes to delineate the desert frontier and its movement.

Mapping for the Interstate boundaries of Nigeria: SIRAJ has undertaken a pilot project for mapping the State boundaries of Nigeria. This project will be the first step towards a nation wide reproduction of the Nigerian Interstate Boundaries. High-resolution satellite imageries are used for conducting this study all along with ground GPS readings. My major role was heading a team in the collation and analysis of data.

Integrated Waste Management Plan and Design for the city of Port Harcourt, Nigeria: SIRAJ has already been awarded the Integrated Waste Management Plan and Design from the Federal Ministry of Environment. This job includes all the stages of an integrated waste management plan starting from population and generation surveys and reaching final and detailed design drawings. SIRAJ has formed a consortium of three companies (SIRAJ Nigeria Limited, Dames & Moore, and GIS/Transport) to complete this job. Landsat-7 and IKONOS Images are used for the development of various databases.

Updating of 1:50,000 Topographic Maps of Delta State, Nigeria: Existing topographic maps of Delta State were first digitized. Satellite images for the area were acquired and orthorectified. Old topographic maps are updated by superimposing them on top of orthoimages and digitizing new features.

Dualization of Onitsha – Owerri Road, Nigeria, 2003 – 2007: (Awarder By: Federal Ministry of Works, Nigeria. Contractor: CCC, Total Contract Sum: $180Million)Responsible for project coordination and technical supervision of this project involving an 82 km road with 2 lanes per direction, 2 bridges, an 8 km by-pass, and 3 flyovers. The scope of work includes aerial survey, geometric design, and supervision of the project serving the Onitsha market which is considered as the largest trade market in West Africa.

bridges | viaducts | interchange

Design of Bridge Linking Sections 1 and 2 of Asaba – Ebu – Ahia Road, Nigeria: Project Coordinator, SIRAJ International, 2003 – 2004: The project involves the structural design of the vital bridge linking Delta and Edo States in the Federal Republic of Nigeria along. The project includes bridge design as well as design of the approach roads and performing the soil investigation studies.

Pre-& detailed Feasibility Study for Second River Niger Bridge across River Niger, Nigeria: Oweto-Loko Bridge Responsible for structural system, design parameters, preliminary design & drawings, construction methodology, viaducts, flyovers, interchanges and toll plaza and finalisation of study reports.

Detail design services for Bridge Linking Edo State and Delta State: across River Utor 400m span Bridge: Planning, preliminary & detailed design and preparation of Cost Estimate for the project.2000/2001

Engineering design, of Eight bridges in the Dualization of Ikot Ekepene –Calabar Road project with private participation (with sole rights for the work) Sub-contract: LandGOLD Nig. Ltd, Lagos Major Client: Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) 2001/2002

Preliminary design and detailing of multispan road bridge at Km 09+030 along the Rehabilitation of Ikot-Andem-Mbiaton in Akwa Ibom State Sub-contract: Superior Services Nig. Ltd Enugu State Client: Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)

Preparation of feasibility report, detailed design, model studies and river protection work for bridge across river Amuyo: Ilorin- Bode Sadu- Jebba Road Project. Client: Federal Ministry of Works and Housing (FMWH), Abuja. 2002/204

Concept plan, preliminary design, cost estimates and preparation of tender documents for Bridge at Km 13+003 along the Rehabilitation of Oko- Ufuma- Ummuze-Imo State Border road (75m in length) Sub-contract: Ado Engineers,33 Ugwunobankpa Road, Onitsha, Enugu State Client: Federal Ministry of Works and Housing (FMWH), Abuja.2003

project manager,  zephyrgold International ltd.: 2003 -2005

Duties include preparation of yearly budget plans, project research for proposals and survey.   I have research and written over thirty project proposals for different government agencies and ministry Duties also include coordination and vetting of design of various road and environmental projects, appraisal of Bills of quantities and works. Responsibilities also include, matching progress with programmes of work, and preparation of briefs for projects nationwide.   Project Manager of the following projects, and solely responsible for the preparation of the proposal that actualize this projects:

1. Engineering Design for the construction of Bridge linking Shintaku to Lokoja in Kogi State
2. Engineering Design for the rehabilitation of Okopedi- Oron James road in Akwa Ibom State
3. Limited rehabilitation of Ilaro- Abeokuta- Bakatari road, Section II in Ogun State
4. Limited rehabilitation of Idah Ayangba road in Kogi State
5. Engineering Design for the Limited Rehabilitation of Ikem Obolafor Road in Enugu State
6. Supervision for the rehabilitation of Okopedi- Oron James road in Akwa Ibom State

workshops and training courses

The Institute of Appraisers and Cost Engineers, September 2006: Certification as a Scheduler and Project Controller. A 3-day Course in Project Planning, Scheduling and Control. Course majored in Project planning, Strategy, Implementation Plan, Scheduling with CPM & PERT, and Progress payment, etc.

Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), June 2000: Certificate Course in the Design of Concrete Bridges in Highway engineering; majored in Strategies for construction, managing and implementing design software Capabilities in design

Federal Ministry of Aviation, 2002:  Training for the supplied specialized software for the Meteorological Department: Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Center

National Space Research and Development Agency, 2004: Development of an algorithm and tool for producing natural color composites from NIGERSAT-1 false color composites for environmental and engineering application.

National Space Research and Development Agency, April 2006: Ortho-rectification tool for NigeriaSAT-1 to enhance development for environmental application

2001 World Space Week in Nigeria, organized by the National Space Research & Development Agency (NASRDA), Abuja, Nigeria (October 2001).

1st AGA/Conference of the Geoinformation Society of Nigeria: Application of Geoinformation to the development and management of Nigeria’s resources, Abuja, Nigeria (November 2003).