Amechi Otuto
Energy Consultant
Abuja
Summary
Welcome to my profile! I am a proactive renewable energy engineer with a strong academic and practical foundation. Over four years, I delved into Industrial Physics and Renewable Energy, followed by a year at the Master's level. My expertise extends to organizational, time, and project management, where I thrive independently and within collaborative teams. Proficient in fostering positive relationships, I swiftly adapt to various work environments. I bring enthusiasm, diligence, target-oriented focus, and skills in managing conflicting priorities to successfully navigate complex projects.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
1
1
Language
Work History
ASSOCIATE
ZKJ Energy Partners Ltd
Abuja F.C.T.
01.2019 - Current
- Financial Modeling for Energy Companies: Operate and evaluate financial models for diverse energy companies interested in the development of power project; companies like NNPC Gas & Power Investment Company Limited (NGPIS) amongst others.
- Collaboration for Mandate Fulfillment: Actively engage with NNPC's Gas and Power Investment Company to achieve targeted electrical capacity under Presidential Power Initiative.
- Document Review for Partnership Formation: Conduct critical reviews of documents crucial to forming partnerships, focusing on agreements like JDA, Shareholders Agreement, and PPA.
- Contractual Achievement in Renewable Energy: Contributed significantly to development and presentation of work plans, leading to award of long-term contracts, particularly for NNPC's Renewable Energy Division.
- Project Delivery Support: Assisted in timely delivery of Electricity Industry Statistics and in negotiation of PPAs for Ibom Power Company.
- Document Management: Capture, organize, and meticulously maintain meeting notes, reports, memos, and summaries
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Quincy Advisory Ltd, F, T
Abuja F.C.T.
09.2017 - 01.2019
- Grant Research: Developed research proposals, identified research objectives, and created research plans. Also, identified sources of funding to prepare research proposals and submit funding applications.
- Document Preparation and Management: Gathered, arranged, and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations, reports, memos, and others, maintaining meticulous records of all relevant documents.
- Event Attendance and Briefing Participation: Attended key energy sector briefings, meetings, and seminars, including sessions like Waste-to-Energy power plant meeting with French Embassy, Solar Energy Power Plant project meeting at African Development Bank, and Nextier Power Dialogue on Nigeria's Power Sector Privatization.
- Information Monitoring and Correlation: Monitored and interpreted data analysis results to draw inferences and conclusions; particularly, information relevant to energy missions in Nigeria.
- Meeting Facilitation: Efficiently captured meeting notes during various meetings
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
University of Calabar Cross River
09.2015 - 09.2016
- Provided comprehensive administrative assistance to students and lecturers.
- Recorded and documented student grades through Excel spreadsheets.
- Facilitated effective communication by sharing information and student results with administrative offices.
- Orchestrated exam preparation tutorial classes for students.
- Attended seminars and symposiums to improve overall knowledge and understanding.
- Collaborated with researchers and scientists to design and execute experiments.
- Prepared reagents and solutions following standard laboratory formulas and procedures.
- Prepared samples for analysis by performing complex sample preparation tasks.
- Recorded and analyzed data to produce reports of results
GAS OPERATOR/INTERN NGC
Nigerian Gas Company Limited, PH
01.2014 - 06.2014
- Gas Plant Operations: Oversaw management and maintenance of Gas plant in collaborative team setting. Assigned tasks to team members based upon individual strengths and experience, realizing productivity and workflow improvements.
- Performance Analysis and Reporting: Documented plant activities in logs and detailed concerns and issues prior to distributing reports to manager.
- Risk Analysis and Committee Participation: Applied various risk analysis models and actively contributed as member of internal operations and risk committee. Also, instituted positive work environment through effective inquiry response, delivery of constructive feedback and professional engagement.
- Interdepartmental Collaboration: Collaborated with other departments to implement systems for monitoring plant crash levels.
Education
Certificate of Completion - Business Strategy
Harvard Business School Online
Massachusetts 09.2022 - 01.2023
Certificate of Completion - Advanced Financial Modelling
Dbrown Consulting
Abuja F.C.T. 07.2022 - 08.2022
Master of Science - Renewable Energy Engineering
Cranfield University
Cranfield, United Kingdom 09.2016 - 09.2017
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Physics & Renewable Energy
Covenant University
Ogun State, Nigeria 09.2011 - 06.2015
Skills
Financial Modelling (Credential ID ynj9egshps)
Project Management (Credential ID 3240537)
Business Strategy
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint
Result interpretation
Preparing reports
Business administration
Affiliations
Volunteering - Red Cross Society, UNICEF on Campus Society (Cranfield University).
Memberships - Nigerian Society on Campus (Cranfield University), Project Management Professional (Project Management Institute)
Accomplishments
Maiduguri Emergency Power Project (MEPP) - 50MW Combined Cycle, Gas-Fired IPP:
As the project manager:
- led the successful execution of pre-development tasks for MEPP, encompassing feasibility study, Front-End Engineering Design (FEED), Security Risk Assessment, Site Investigation, Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), and other relevant activities.
- Additionally, played a key role in the commissioning of the Simple Cycle Phase, accounting for 33MW of the overall project.
Certification
Business Strategy
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney
Timeline
Business Strategy
12-2022
Advanced Financial Modelling
10-2022
Certificate of Completion - Business Strategy
Harvard Business School Online
09.2022 - 01.2023
Certificate of Completion - Advanced Financial Modelling
Dbrown Consulting
07.2022 - 08.2022
Project Management
04-2022
ASSOCIATE
ZKJ Energy Partners Ltd
01.2019 - Current
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Quincy Advisory Ltd, F, T
09.2017 - 01.2019
Master of Science - Renewable Energy Engineering
Cranfield University
09.2016 - 09.2017
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
University of Calabar Cross River
09.2015 - 09.2016
GAS OPERATOR/INTERN NGC
Nigerian Gas Company Limited, PH
01.2014 - 06.2014
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Physics & Renewable Energy
Covenant University
09.2011 - 06.2015