career
"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do." - Steve Jobs
12+ years of experience deploying Solutions to Critical Environmental Challenges; Supporting Innovative Urban Development & Engineering Campaigns and Solving Unique Business problems.
Experienced Technical Project Manager, GIS Leader in the Engineering, Hydrology, Climate Change, Urban Planning, Forestry, Environmental Monitoring, Disaster Risk Management, Surveys, and Data solutions space.
technical CONSULTANCIES
AFD, University of Pordova, Italy & ENGULF | Data Coordinator, ENGULF research program | The general objective is to perform in-depth analysis of subsidence in Lagos and surroundings, to understand the drivers and processes. The analysis includes the building of a numerical model of land subsidence in Lagos and perform process-based projections of subsidence according to different scenarios. |
Adam Smith International / Infrastructure Development International – (France, London, Lagos). | Transport Consultant (Hydrology) - Waterways Investment for the Development of the Environment in Lagos State (WIDE-LAG) | - Designed concept and engineering designs for navigational channels on 11 Nos commercial routes. Prepared Cost estimation for transport alternatives, dredging cost and project implementation cost - Delivered expert Hydrographic consultations to ASI, AFD, and IDI project management team, ensuring efficient waterways investment for the development of the environment in Lagos State. - Led Data collection, Stakeholder engagement and Multicriteria Assessment of 11 Nos Commercial Routes, facilitating data-driven decision-making processes. - Led a team of surveyors, engineers, and data clerks on deploying Bathymetric surveys and Hydrodynamic assessments of 13 Nos commercial routes on the Lagos Lagoon, towards ensuring safe and effective navigation on key waterways |
Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) - Lagos, Nigeria | Project Manager / GIS Specialist - System Dynamics Assessment of the Lagos Lagoon | - Led the design and implementation of a comprehensive five-year waterways’ adoption model plan (2018 – 2019), providing valuable Geospatial and Hydrographic consultations to the Lagos Waterways Authority. - Product Manager on the Lagos Waterways Geoinformation Portal. Led geospatial, software engineering and hydrographic teams to deliver project to time, scope and budget, streamlining access to critical waterways data and enhancing coordination efforts (2020-2022). - Conducted Bathymetric surveys and Hydrodynamic assessments of the expansive 2650 ha commercial routes on the Lagos Lagoon, ensuring safe and efficient navigation (2019, 2022). - Coordinated Jetty needs assessments and viability studies on 24 Nos Jetties, terminals, and landings, contributing to improved infrastructure planning and utilization (2021 – 2022). - Redesigned the organizational data handling processes and successfully integrated an on-cloud ne |
Global Land Alliance Lagos Urban Study Group | Data Lead, Remapping Tenure Security in Lagos, Nigeria II | Conducted Bathymetric surveys and Hydrodynamic assessments of the expansive 2650 ha commercial routes on the Lagos Lagoon, ensuring safe and efficient navigation (2019, 2022). - Coordinated Jetty needs assessments and viability studies on 24 Nos Jetties, terminals, and landings, contributing to improved infrastructure planning and utilization (2021 – 2022). - Redesigned the organizational data handling processes and successfully integrated an on-cloud ne |
Prindex | Data Lead, Remapping Tenure Security in Lagos, Nigeria I | Conducted Bathymetric surveys and Hydrodynamic assessments of the expansive 2650 ha commercial routes on the Lagos Lagoon, ensuring safe and efficient navigation (2019, 2022). - Coordinated Jetty needs assessments and viability studies on 24 Nos Jetties, terminals, and landings, contributing to improved infrastructure planning and utilization (2021 – 2022). - Redesigned the organizational data handling processes and successfully integrated an on-cloud ne |
2024
2023
GIS specialist
candrone / draganfly
Main Project Features: LiDAR Data Processing, Project Management, Aerial Surveys, GIS Analysis, Visualization and reporting on Projects, GIS Operator, BC Wildfires |
Led LiDAR projects data acquisition, planning and deliverables up to 30k hectares of LiDAR surveys in 2023, acquiring high resolution topographic and structural data for large scale environmental and engineering projects |
GIS technical lead for the Ukrainian De-mining project, deployed UAVs, GIS, and AI to identify UXOs in conflict zones. Successfully identified 3 major contaminated sites and hundreds of UXOs |
GIS Operator for BC wildfire detection and mapping initiatives. |
GIS Consultant
private
Available for: LiDAR Solutions, Project Management, Aerial Surveys, GIS Analysis, Business Process Consulting |
Project Manager, 650km aerial survey and topographic mapping for coastal road development project - Operational policy design, business management, bidding and proposals development and management. |
Technical Project manager, Urban Development / Masterplanning - 1100 hectares artificial island development in Lagos, Nigeria |
Technical Project manager, Hydrology / ESIA – 180 hectares artificial island and Lifestyle redevelopment project in Lagos, Nigeria |
2022
Chief Operations officer | gis leader | technical project manager
OEA Consults LTD
Chief Data & Analytics Officer | 2022- | - Lead company’s data focused team on product development, geospatial development and general field data solutions - Project Manager on the GSV - Digital Twin Nigeria Project - Prepare proposals, bids, project requirements and costings for projects as well as deploy relevant project team to client projects |
Co-Founder, Director of Operations | 2020-2022 | - Developed business process for the organization. Grew revenue YoY by over 200%. - Led business consulting for our clients. Uncovered valuable insights through data analysis to provide recommendations and guidance. Earned 5x repeat clients including USAID & Google - Product Manager on the development of the Lagos Waterways Geoinformation Portal and the Waterways Monitoring and Data management Center. - Identified process and business efficiency improvements through the application of data science, GIS, and BI model development. Deployed over 10 Enterprise GIS and Data Solutions for FMCGS, Government Agencies, and MDAs - Led data collection, analysis, and reporting toward Needs assessment and viability studies for 30 Nos Jetties and terminals - Prepared and delivered visualizations and presentations that translated analytic insights into tangible and actionable solutions for business partners to implement. |
Geospatial Data Analyst / Senior Project Manager | 2018 -2020 | - Asset enumeration and mapping of the Badagry Seaport Complex and its resettlement Sites, forest inventory and topographic assessment of the Grail land Facility among others. - Led comprehensive training and capacity-building programs for over 300 individuals on integrating drones, GIS, and AI into environmental solutions, empowering stakeholders with advanced skills and knowledge. - Conducted aerial LiDAR surveys, ROW assessments, and technical consultations for the 25km Redline Metro-Rail alignment. - Deployed aerial mapping and land use assessment for 500ha Lagos Island, 6500 hectares Ito Omu Community for Lagos New Town Development Agency, 1000 hectares Academy Park for Ogun State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, and 92 hectares Awoyaya Community for Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development |
2020
2019
2018
Main Project Features: Carried out numerous spatial analysis within Kwara state especially in Ilorin as well as various segments of north western and south western region of Nigeria including but not limited to telecoms analysis, signal strength mapping, health risk mapping, disaster risk and reduction analysis, flood analysis, land use land cover mapping, field data collection, oil spill detection and survey, road network analysis, analysis of insurgency in North eastern Nigeria among others |
Mapping & Profiling Data LEAD
Justice & Empowerment Initiatives
2017
Main Project Features: Mapping, Profiling Data collection, Analysis. Visualization and reporting on slum communities in Lagos and Port Harcourt Nigeria, & Cotonou, Benin Republic. |
Led community profiling of 44 communities, Household enumeration (80+% coverage) of 12 communities and supervised the processes in 8 more communities within 12 months. |
Technical lead, Standardizing city level data (SCILED) towards achieving SDG 3,5 and 11 projects. (The Lagos urban studies group, University of Lagos, Lagos Urban Renewal Agency, Lagos Bureau of Statistics and the Slum Dwellers International) – An initiative of the UN, LIRA 2030 and Open Science |
Lead, Community Upgrade (An initiative centred around upgrading 3 slum communities in Lagos in partnership with the Lagos Urban Renewal Agency) |
Private | GIS Consultant | Watershed and Hydrological modelling of South-West Nigeria for integrated water management systems |
Kwara State University | Harvard University faculty of Arts | Mapping Expert/Field Data Coordinator | Mapping of Nigeria Languages in Kwara State - Mapping of Dominant, Major, and Minor languages |
Etisalat NG, Acorn Geospatial and GEDAS | Field Coordinator/Data Analyst | Data Collection and Spatial Analysis of telecom POS Operators |
Ministry of Health, National Urban Health Reproductive Initiative (NURHI), Kwara State | Mapping Consultant | Mapping of Community Health Centers, Boundary delineation of Ilorin south LGA, Collection of GPS coordinates of Health centers in Ilorin South, Bio-statistical analysis of disease vectors spread and containment. |
2016
2015
GIS Consultant
GISCleric International
Main Project Features: GIS Analyst and Mapping officer for the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Ilorin. |
GIS Instructor, Masters in Geographic Information Systems, Ilorin Business School. (2015- 2016) |
Spatial Hydrological Analysis of Water Resources Potential and Management using Remote Sensing and GIS in the Ogun Osun River Basin, Nigeria |
Vulnerability Assessment and Flood risk Mapping of Lokoja, Nigeria post 2011 flood incident |
Analysis of Soil Erosion Potential using GIS models (RUSLE, USLE, MUSLE) for Kogi, Kwara and Edo States |
Mapping of all Road network in Ilorin Metropolis, Identification and mapping of road defects on major roads in the study area: - GPS tracking of road defects, Measurement of extent of defects, chainage of road networks for easy identification of defects, analysis of rate, extent and magnitude of defects, calculation of expected cost of road renovations and renewal |
2014
ResearchER/
GIS Instructor
dEPARTMENT of Geography,
University of Ilorin
2013
2010 - 2012
ResearchER/ GIS INTERN
Department of forestry, federal ministry of environment, Abuja, Nigeria