Engr. Mathias Odje (M.Eng., B.Eng., COREN, MNSE)

Experience

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  Income Electrix Limited

  Apr 2010 - Jan 2016

  Coordinating Project Manager - Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED)Co-spearhead Utility projects initiations, commercialization and revenue projections & realizations, facilities operations & maintenance and loss reduction schemes. Collaborate with CESC India for due diligence exercise prior to privatization of the then power holding company of Nigeria (PHCN) to evaluate the viability of Port Harcourt and Benin zonal districts and provide leadership with vital decision-shaping report which eventually culminated in the acquisition of Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company. Accomplished: ▪ State-wise Electrical Power Infrastructure integrity GIS mapping, condition checks and production of report enable appraising of system performance efficiency, defects requiring reinforcement and investment needs for Bayelsa State and Akwa Ibom State prior to the privatization of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN). ▪ Construction, Operation & Maintenance of 3MW 0.4/33kV Diesel-fired off-grid generation plant with over 1500 connected customers - a rural electrification intervention by Cross River State Government to Obudu Community. ▪ Oversee the deployment & installation of over 150,000 of Prepaid Energy Meters within PHED zone, a strategic move to reduce energy theft and increase collection. ▪ Strategic power project initiation, engineering and commercialization to link-up Opobo-Nkoro to the grid. ▪ Strategic business initiatives like Power-4-all initiatives, 24/7 Port Harcourt City projects pool characterized by distribution network reconfigution for enhance power delivery, reduce ATC&C loss and shore-up revenue for PHED.Construction & Commissioning of over 200Nos 50kVA 11/0.415kV High Voltage Distribution Systems (HVDS) across North & Southern part of Nigeria. Show less Responsible to organize, co-ordinate and manage human / materials resources for timely completion of project within prescribed scope and budget. ▪ Design Engineering Procurement and Construction of 13.2kV 33kV dedicated overhead line and 2Nos 1x2.5MVA 33/11kV injection substations. ▪ Rehabilitation/down rating of 47KM of 66kV to 33kV transmission line from the same gas turbine to Angiama Booster Station; rehabilitation of 33kV lines from Angiama to Ekowe and From Angiama-gbene to Eniwari of Bayelsa State complete with installations of 3Nos 33/0.415kV distribution substation. Show less • Prepare BOQs, Equipment Technical Specifications, Project Plans and Schedules by coordinating with engineering and others relevant and present same for procurements.• Respond to Manufacturers and suppliers on any technical queries incurred during procurements of equipment and project materials.• Monitor and report project performance against set plans / designs. • Monitor project execution costs by always conducting profitability analysis for running projects. • Organized and co-ordinate project material requirements and ensure timely supplier of materials to project sites. Show less

  • Coordinating Manager (Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company- PHED)

    Mar 2011 - Jan 2016

  • Project Manager

    Feb 2014 - Mar 2015

  • Project Engineer (Modev Nig. Ltd - a subsidiary)

    Feb 2013 - Feb 2014

  • Project Engineer (Armese Consulting Ltd- a subsidiary)

    Aug 2012 - Feb 2013

  • Project Manager

    Apr 2011 - Aug 2012

  • Technical-Procurement Coordinating Officer

    Feb 2011 - Apr 2011

  • Site Engineer

    Aug 2010 - Feb 2011

  • Design Engineer Trainee

    Apr 2010 - Jan 2011
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  Income Electrix Limited

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2019

  Country Deputy Project Portfolio Manager, Distribution

  Oversee company’s distribution portfolio, business plans, revenue projection and realization plans. Develop projects plans, business proposals for all distribution projects as well as coordinate all distribution project site managers. Manage procurement activities and technical queries by OEMs. Manage company’s resources, process implementation and HR control to ensure smooth progression of projects. Develop business, including annual business plans, subordinate improvement programme as well as KPIs. Ensure achievement of set targets, monitor indicators and influencers through collaborative team work. Oversaw construction and commissioning: ▪ Delivered NDDC sponsored power projects initiatives from conceptualization, commercialization and realization of awards worth billions of naira. ▪ Load Flow Analysis, Systems design and execution supervision for MSMSL – a prepaid meter manufacturing company at Onna, Akwa Ibom State. ▪ Delivered over 3000KM 33/11kV Modern Fibre Overhead lines in Delta, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Edo States for State governments, NGO, NDDC and PHED. ▪ Delivered a 2 x 3MVA 33/0.4kV All-in-one Compact switchgear substation for Agip in Bayelsa State. ▪ Delivered of a 2 x 15MVA 33/11kV Modern Compact Injection Substation at Four Lane, Uyo Akwa Ibom State. ▪ Delivered 11Nos 15MVA and 1No 7.5MVA 33/11kV NDPHC/NIPP Injection Substations and over 50Nos 11kV HVDS systems for Lot 20 & 21 around Western Nigeria; over 50Nos smaller substations ranging from 2.5MVA to 500kVA, 300kVA & 200kVA 33/11/0.4kV. ▪ Design, construction and commissioning of 1st pilot Utility-Inverter-Battery powered LED Streetlighting Systems, Ewet Housing, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. ▪ Operation & Maintenance of Warri and Ughelli Streetlighting Systems, Delta State ▪ Construction, Installations and commissioning of over 300units of All-in-One Solar Streetlighting systems across South-South and South-East Regions of Nigeria. Show less

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  Glasmo Engineering Ltd

  Feb 2019 - now

  Operations Manager/ Project Chief

  Glasmo Engineering Limited – Abuja, NigeriaOversee and manage business operations & resources, provide strategic leadership and direction to guarantee efficient operating capacities, profitability, stakeholders satisfactions and realize set goals/objectives. Operations Manager/ Project Chief (02/2019 to Present)Provide leadership and direction to the business, policies formulation, monitor compliance, champion process re-engineering to ensure steady company’s growth while optimizing the company’s operating capacities for maximum profitability. Superintend over the company’s operating processes, initiates strategies to realize stakeholders’ expectations and corporate goals/objectives. Ensure healthy financials within the short, medium & long- term framework. Control; regulate budgets and all financial policies/ procedures in line with global best practise to ensure timely realization of set targets. Doubling as Project Chief, accomplished projects include: ▪ Industrial Wiring, Lighting fittings installations and commissioning for the 2 x 30MW Captive Coal Power Plant at Dangote Cement Factory Okpella, Edo State. ▪ Construction of SINOMA Overhead Power Line to evacuate Power from 2 x 30MW Captive Coal Power Plant to Miles Area at Dangote Cement Factory Okpella, Edo State. ▪ Consultancy for development of Ossiomo Gas Plant 26KM 33kV Double Circuit Mono-steel tubular tower Line route design, profiling and spotting from Ossiomo junction to Benin-Sapele road bypass, Benin, Edo State. ▪ Engineering and Installation of All-in-one Solar Streetlighting Systems, Edo State ▪ Power Infrastructure load flow analysis, Power Infrastructure engineering design, technical specification, development of Priced BOQs and tendering documents for Proposed Luluama 1000 housing Units Modern Estate in Rivers State. ▪ Completion and commissioning of NDPHC 1 x 15MVA 33/11kV Power Injection Substation at Mowe, Ogun State, Nigeria. Show less