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Frank Asiedu
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Consultant
, Private Consulting Firm
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Accra,
Ghana
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I am 47 years and Water Supply and Waste treatment Expert with over 21 years experience in the Utility industry. Worked as Project Manager and Regional Engineer for most local and International contracts for the Ghana Water Company.Currently I am the Water Supply Expert for a Consulting Firm working in Sierra Leone for the Sierra Leone Water Company.Assignments also include training. |
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Area of Expertise: |
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Environment, Climate, Energy, Water, Sanitation
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Professional Experience: |
Worked in Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA)as treatment specialist from 1992 -1993 when I joined the Ghana Water Company Limited .Began as a Planning Engineer where all the Company's developmental projects were monitored and evaluated.Then I became a Project Manager in charge of some of the International contracts that saw the rehabilitation and construction of some of the water systems in the Company.Some major works were the Akwapim ridge and 6 towns water supply Projects that were executed by Messrs Gestagua of Spain.These works were a complete construction of water system from the intake through to the treatment plants and then the distribution system which comprised the installation of all the fittings and chambers , electromechanical equipments, concrete and steel and GRP overhead tanks. After managing these projects I was elevated to become a Regional Engineer (Regional Distribution Manager from 2007 to January 2014) for the Western part of Accra with a population of about 1.7million. My responsibilities included ensuring that water is produced and distributed equitably for the consumption of all the towns under my jurisdiction. Management of the Treatment Plant, Booster Stations and the entire Distribution System were my responsibities. All developmental projects were also planned ,designed and implemented . Financial management of the Engineering Department was also being done. Currently I am the Water Supply Expert Consukting in Sierra Leone for Sierra Leone Water Company. This includes evaluation of existing facilities, recommending of modern technology on the effective and efficient water delivery methods and training of the technical personnel in the utility industry.
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Education: |
I had secondary education at the Presbyterian Boys secondary and sixth form science college from 1979 to 1986 in Legon,Accra. Then I pursued a four year Bsc Civil Engineering programme at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology from !987 to 1991. Then I did an Executive Masters in Business Administration(EMBA) at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration(GIMPA) in Accra from 2008 to 2010.
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Member of Ghana Institution of Engineers
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Years of Experience:
More than 20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, Nil |
Nationality:
Ghana
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