Gbenga Ajibola

Experience

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  Society for Underwater Technology

  Jul 2010 - Jan 2011

  Student Internship

  • Worked as training facilitator secretary for subsea systems awareness course by SUT in Lagos.• Networked with customers and partners of SUT for building relationships with them • Researched into different companies in the upstream and downstream sector of Nigerian oil and gas industry to ascertain areas of common interest, as well as evaluate possible areas of partnership with SUT.

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  Lubcon Nigeria Limited

  Jun 2011 - Sept 2011

  Student Internship

  • Supported maintenance engineer on production line of the “Lubcon Adrenalin 20w/50”, “Lubcon Super xv” and “Motor lube HD50.• Operated milling machine for production of gears.• Worked in a team that adhered to company set standards of MTTR (minimum time to repair).• Operated the lathe machine for fabricating spare parts such as shafts, couplings, adaptors, bolts and nuts.

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  Osun State University

  Nov 2012 - Oct 2013

  Quality Assurance Unit/ Works Department

  • Installed 6 new 1000kva generating set in each of the campuses of the University. • Ensured good governance, structures, procedures and processes were in place. • Identified good practices in relation to the maintenance of academic standards and made recommendations at the level of the central quality assurance committee.• Made proper reports and presentation of my work to the director at the level of the central assurance committee.

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  Cranfield University

  Oct 2013 - Sept 2014

  Research Student

  • Reviewed TOTAL Pazflor Field Development, Offshore Angola in collaboration with Azur Offshore LTD.• Analyzed the xmas tree and manifold design used on field, used AutoCad and MS Visio to design manifold internal piping system, and performed detail analysis of the subsea separation system used on the field.• Modeled the reliability and availability analysis for the SSU using RBD, FMECA & Matlab.• Recommended Subsea pig launcher for Miocene heavy oil of the field where separation systems are located.• Reviewed the subsea field architecture and subsea production system.• Carried out root cause analysis of possible failure during reliability analysis. Show less

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  BEL Valves Ltd

  Sept 2014 - Feb 2015

  Design and Project Engineer

  • Developed an Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manual (IOM) for BEL Valves Subsea Gate and Ball Valve products.• Identified best practices on use of valves and put safety of personnel and product into consideration.• Built competence on CAD (PRO-E) use to design topside and subsea valves, sales engineering, project management, and researched on subsea systems including manifolds, xmas trees and flowlines.

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  Hamakang Energy

  Feb 2015 - Jan 2017

  Service Engineer / Business Development Office

  • Doubled as both a Service Engineer and a Project Engineer on Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) Power Plants and provided technical support to seven (7) NDPHC power plants across Nigeria.• Supported the acquisition of a power generating plant (750MW Olorunsogo) for ENL Consortium by spearheading the due diligence process for both business plan and market study.• Liaised with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Market Operator (MO), System Operator (SO) while putting power on the grid.• Identified improvements and maintenance practices using principles of reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety (RAMS) and life cycle costs (LCC).• Managed relationship with the National Control Centre (NCC) and oversaw technical liaison with original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and suppliers.• Achieved the power generation targets of the Nigerian Federal Government alongside other key milestones. • Managed technical advisors (TA), Controls and Excitation Specialists on NDPHC Power Stations and issued daily report to the technical manager.• Developed optimum component maintenance, overhaul and repair regimes and spearheaded project management, logistics and control. Show less

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  Hamakang Energy

  Mar 2018 - Dec 2018

  • Managed daily operations of services being provided to clients in 8 operational power plants across Nigeria.• Conducted emergency and non-emergency interventions across the 8 power plants.• Carried out successful troubleshooting various areas in the power plant including Controls Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Controls Systems Troubleshooting, Mechanical Systems Troubleshooting, and Balance of Plants (BoP) Troubleshooting.• Ensured Services were carried out to the satisfaction of end client. Show less

  • Project Manager

    Jul 2018 - Dec 2018

  • Service Manager

    Jan 2017 - Nov 2018

  • Business Development Manager

    Mar 2018 - Oct 2018
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  Capitol Hill Nigeria Limited

  Jan 2019 - May 2019

  President

  Bringing my vast power industry experience and network to success of Capitol Hill and her partners. Capitol Hill is focused on the following sectors in Nigeria and Africa; Energy, Agriculture, Infrastructure and Oil Trading.Capitol Hill also aim to improve Nigeria's capacity development. We are ready to partner with multi-nationals to reduce poverty and improve the lives of Nigerians through collectively identified means.

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  Fortafric Energy

  May 2019 - now

  Managing Director

  Power Engineering Solutions. Generation - Gas Turbines, Steam Turbines, Simple-Cycle Power Plants, Combined-Cycle Power Plants.Transmission - High, Medium and Low - Voltage Electrical Systems Support. Smart - Grid (SCADA) Support.Distribution - Metering Solutions, Embedded Power Solutions, Captive Power Supply.Process Plants Support - Refineries, Gas Plants, Compression Systems Support, Pumps, Motors, Valves Servicing.Offshore Support - power plant.Enquire more on website.www.fortafric-energy.com Show less