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DANIEL IKENNA OKONKWO
Power Engineer
IBADAN
Summary
Experienced professional in electrical/power engineering and operations management seeking an A+ position. Demonstrated leadership skills, attention to detail, and a track record of driving success.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
BUSINESS MANAGER (UDU)
BENIN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (BEDC)
10.2023 - Current
- Revenue growth: Increased collection to 85% CE, and expanded customer base
- Reductions in ATC&C losses from over 50% to 18%
- Reduced energy losses: cutting down losses on Aladja feeder and consequentially achieving ATC&C of 50% from initial 85%
- Improved network reliability: Reduced power outages and increased uptime, thereby cultivating my feeder to Premium service (Band A)
- Built high-performing teams: Developed and retained talented staff
- Fostered a Safety culture: Improved workplace safety, zero incidents
- Enhanced regulatory compliance: Ensured adherence to changing regulatory requirement
- Booster customer engagement and customer support: Reduced response-times, increase resolution rate, increased communication and transparency
PRODUCT MANAGER (PPM PRODUCT)
BENIN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (BEDC)
09.2022 - 09.2024
- Consistently improved and grow PPM Collection for Warri region from N180million to over N300million; till date peak
- Reduced to the barest minimum cases of energy meter bypasses and energy thefts and penalty dealt out accordingly
- Hence, reductions in ATC&C losses to less than 30%
- Commendation from Management for taking 1st position across the franchise
FIELD/ENERGY AUDIT TEAMLEAD
BENIN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (BEDC)
04.2018 - 07.2022
- Improved and recorded peak collection efficiency of 71% in combine revenues for both Asaba and Koka Business Unit
- Reduced to the barest minimum cases of energy meter bypasses and energy thefts and penalty dealt out accordingly
- Hence, reductions in ATC&C losses to 43.71% in Asaba and 33.44% in Koka from previous 53.84% and 53.86% respectively within 3-month period
- Bringing over 2500 new customers into billing net reduce cases of overbilling in Asaba and Koka BU
- Successfully managing Route marshal for optimal performance on the field
- The business units were commended for attaining top 2 positions amongst 27 business units
METERING AND PROTECTION ENGINEER
BENIN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (BEDC)
07.2016 - 04.2018
- 100% metering of all transformers on Oba Palace feeder for ease of energy accounting
- Active in the installation of over two thousand (2000) LPU on Oba Palace feeder which consequentially reduced feeder losses
- Successfully installed, energized and commissioned energy meters for all Okpella community substations
- Conducts routine energy audit on MD customers to detect, correct and replace malfunctioning meters, at GRA District
- Evaluation and load assessment for metering need; for both new and existing customers
- Customer complaint resolution pertaining to billing or meter functionality
REVENUE PROTECTION OFFICER
BENIN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (BEDC)
01.2016 - 07.2016
- Recovery and management of customer energy and non-energy bills outstanding debts
- Detects monitors and investigate customer meter for infractions and sanction accordingly
- Discovery of illegal customers and consumers then captured into billing net
- Improved our collection performance, especially in high loss areas and restive community
- Ultimately reducing our ATC&C losses
TRAINEE ENGINEER
BENIN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (BEDC)
12.2014 - 12.2015
- Maintenance and operation of utility electrical equipment
- Protection, control and metering of substations
- Planning and construction of lines, bus-bars, and substations
- Geographical mapping of utility assets to include; transformers, lines, RMU, etc
- Enumeration of company’s customers and asset tagging belonging to the company
- Installation of electricity meters: MD meters, Panel meters, Pole mounted and HVDS
ACADEMIC TUTOR
BABC EDUCATIONAL CENTRE ASHI BODIJA IBADAN, OYO STATE
12.2013 - 11.2014
- Teaching as mathematics and physics teacher
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
EASY LIFE ELECTRONICS
03.2012 - 05.2012
- Leveraged strengths in persuasive and consultative sales
INDUSTRIAL TRAINEE
SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE ENUGU (SEDI-E)
04.2010 - 09.2010
- Installation of computer systems; including formatting and system crashes
- Familiarity with visual basic programming
- Design and Installation of wiring system layouts
- Maintenance and Service of Electrical motors, compressors and generators
- Maintenance of PABX communication system channel
- Designed and Construction of electric motor control circuit
- Designed and Built of a moving message digital display
- Maintenance, service and Installation of air-conditioners and refrigerators
Education
M.SC - ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING – POWER and MACHINES
University of Benin
B.ENG - ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Anambra State University, Uli
SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE - West African senior certificate
Bishop Onabanjo High School
Bodija, IbadanPROJECT MANAGEMENT (PRINCE2) - affiliated to Federal University of Technology, Akure
Classic System InfoTech
Skills
Excel
Professionalaffiliation
- Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE), Member
- Registered Engineers (COREN, IAENG)
Activitiesinterestsskills
- Computer proficient
- Good technical skills and experienced on electrical systems
- Good team working and interpersonal skills
- Good problem-solving skills
- Energy enthusiast
- Effective leadership skills
Leadershippositionsheld
- Business Manager
- Product Manager
- Team-lead energy audit of Maximum Demand (MD) customers
- Team-lead on enforcement team for recovery of outstanding debt
Personal Information
- Place of Birth: Anambra
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Nigerian
- Marital Status: Single
Researchesandprojects
- Reliability studies on Primary Distribution Systems
- Load Analysis of the Faculty of Engineering, Anambra State University
- 100% metering of Oba Palace feeder Benin
- Implementation of HVDS at Evbuotubu Benin
Affiliations
Member IAENG
Member NSE
Registered Engineer (COREN)
Software
Interests
Energy enthusiast,
Power system performance and reliability
Games of football
I love the game- football because it entails a lot of team-playing, focus and strategies.
Tactics and Strategies
Football teams employ various tactics and strategies to outmaneuver their opponents. Some common tactics include:
1. Possession football: Maintaining possession of the ball to wear down the opponent and create scoring opportunities.
2. Counter-attacking: Quickly transitioning from defense to offense to catch the opponent off guard.
3. Set pieces: Using free kicks, corners, and other set pieces to create scoring opportunities.
And core objective is score more goals than the opposing team by kicking or heading the ball into the opponent's goal; within a time period.
Timeline
BUSINESS MANAGER (UDU)
BENIN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (BEDC)
10.2023 - Current
PRODUCT MANAGER (PPM PRODUCT)
BENIN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (BEDC)
09.2022 - 09.2024
FIELD/ENERGY AUDIT TEAMLEAD
BENIN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (BEDC)
04.2018 - 07.2022
METERING AND PROTECTION ENGINEER
BENIN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (BEDC)
07.2016 - 04.2018
REVENUE PROTECTION OFFICER
BENIN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (BEDC)
01.2016 - 07.2016
TRAINEE ENGINEER
BENIN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (BEDC)
12.2014 - 12.2015
ACADEMIC TUTOR
BABC EDUCATIONAL CENTRE ASHI BODIJA IBADAN, OYO STATE
12.2013 - 11.2014
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
EASY LIFE ELECTRONICS
03.2012 - 05.2012
INDUSTRIAL TRAINEE
SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE ENUGU (SEDI-E)
04.2010 - 09.2010
B.ENG - ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Anambra State University, Uli
SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE - West African senior certificate
Bishop Onabanjo High School
PROJECT MANAGEMENT (PRINCE2) - affiliated to Federal University of Technology, Akure
Classic System InfoTech
M.SC - ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING – POWER and MACHINES
University of Benin
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