Sampson Owusu B.

Experience

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  Zeal Environmental Technologies Limited, Ghana

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Process Engineering Intern/Health, Safety and Environment Intern

  With Zeal Environmental Technologies Limited, I've got to realise that waste is a resource, if properly managed: Sustainability

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  AMMA Youth Parliament House, Asokore-Mampong Munipacal Assembly (AMMA)

  May 2021 - Aug 2023

  Member Of Parliament (MP)

  As a Member of Parliament, I do focus on improving the standard of living of people living in my constituency. This very Students' Parliament is an initiative of the National Parliament House of the Republic of Ghana to expose, train and nurture the Youth of Ghana in correspondence to becoming responsible leaders and lead our nation in the coming future. This group is devoid of Ghanaian Politics as we focused collaboratively on debating and getting solutions to some of the pertinent problems that our country faces.With my background and experience in managing the affairs of persons with disabilities, I utilize this role to collectively create and build the sustainable future that we anticipate for all, especially persons with disabilities in my constituency and jurisdiction. Also, with my engineering soft and hard skills, I do contribute towards continuously improving on whatever issues that we attempt to solve in our parliament. As the Asokore-Mampong Municipal Assembly is dominated by Zongo Communities, we are assiduously working on a sustainable paradigm shift to give the community a sustainable growth with responsible youth to create and build the future.The above is a few of what I do in the parliament and my skills are categorized in the skills section. Show less

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  PioPetro

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Virtual Summer Internship

  The PioPetro Virtual Summer Internship was a great experience that brought together students pursuing courses in the Oil & Gas Industry from all over the continents, except Antarctica. This experience really improved my experience relating with people of diverse cultural backgrounds.Through the programme, I grasped concepts spanning from Reservoir Rock Properties; Petroleum Geology; Well Logging of Clastic and Carbonate Reservoirs; Unconventional Resources Evaluation, a Practical Approach; Shale Gas Evaluation & Development; Petroleum Geophysics; Reservoir Characterization; Artificial Lift Technology; Challenges of Handling Sand and Gas in Artificially Lifted Wells; Well Stimulation; Handling PVT Properties of Gas Reservoir; Geomechanics Applications in Oil & Gas; Field Development Geomechanics; Hydraulic Fracturing; Waterless Fracturing using Plasma Pulse; Enhanced Oil Recovery; Petroleum Economics; Legal Aspects of Oil & Gas Contracts; Quantitative Data Analysis for Undergraduate Students; Introduction to Python Programming; Machine Learning Fundamentals and more from Subject Matter Experts and some SPE Distinguished Lecturers.The experience has so far been great and I'm still moving forward, especially CCUS. Show less

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  Azubi Africa

  Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

  AWS Cloud Practitioner Trainee (AZUBI-AWS re/Start Program)

  Being admitted into the AZUBI-AWS re/Start Program as an AWS Cloud Practitioner Trainee is a great experience for me. I am acquiring relevant knowledge and skills from Linux Computing, Python Programming, Database Management, Network Security and immersing these skills into the AWS Cloud Services to build products.After this program, knowledge and skills acquired would be turned into solving problems to improve upon living conditions, business applications and more...

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  LCOY Ghana

  Sept 2021 - Aug 2022

  LCOY '21 Eastern Regional Delegate

  At LCOY Ghana's 1st Edition, Regional Delegates of Ghana of which I'm privileged to be a part of would be putting together the Climate Change Statement for Ghana which would be presented at the Conference of Youth (COY16) in Glasgow, 2021.

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  Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi

  Nov 2021 - Sept 2023

  Throughout my one year mandatory national service under the Sustainable Energy Service Center (SESC-KNUST), Kumasi-Ghana, I was able to acquire and hone both new and existing skills. Research focused on developing a renewable energy map for KNUST is mainly what I worked on in addition to community engagements on other projects. Also, I was engaged in energy audits, framing and development of innovative ideas revolving around renewable energy and its systems. In its entirety, I had a great exposure and experience for which I am and would always be grateful for. Show less Petroleum Engineering is a very interesting field of study. My quest to understand where hydrocarbons come from and eagerness to help improve sustainability and optimization in the Oil and Gas Industry whilst preserving our environment led and motivated me towards studying in this field. Day-in-day-out as I learn new ideas do come up with respect to the above and I believe that my trajectory does and would impact both the Petroleum Industry and our Environment (specifically, our climate and air conditions).As we move towards Carbon Neutrality with regards to the Paris Agreement and more, the Oil and Gas Industry still remains relevant especially in Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Technology (CCUS), manufacturing of petroleum-based products that have no immediate alternative, successful deployment of some renewable energy equipment in offshore environments. Without the relevant and needed knowledge and skills from the Oil and Gas Industry, offshore deployment of some renewable energy equipment would have swollen a large amount of resources to accomplish them. Also, in agricultural perspectives, with 10 billion people on Earth in 2050, a baseline scenario from the World Resources Institute projects that greenhouse gas emissions from food systems measured in CO2 equivalents will be 15 gigatons per year. To stay below a 2 Degree Celsius rise in temperature, we need those emissions to be only 4 gigatons per year. The criteria for the Transformation of the Global Food System as experts say, might not work 100% as expected. Therefore the need for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Technology (CCUS) to help reach the Carbon Neutrality Goal by 2050 for a sustainable climate.The above are few reasons and inspirations that guided me to read petroleum engineering and the journey has so far been amazing. Show less As the President or Representative of the Students with Disabilities Association (SWDA) on KNUST Campus, I forsee and participate actively towards the Welfare of Students with disABILITIES on KNUST Campus. SWDA-KNUST is an organization of both students with special needs and others without special needs that work together to make KNUST a place where "disABILITIES are turned into ABILITIES." This organization is recognised under the KNUST Disabilty Policy 0011, Section 9.5. # Under the 'ADD MEDIA Section' below, there is a link for downloading a free copy of the KNUST Disability Policy.Together with major stakeholders in KNUST, SWDA-KNUST is making KNUST into a place where disABILITIES are turned into ABILITIES! Show less As the KNUST SRC Diversity & Inclusion Officer (In Charge of Students with Disabilities), I ensured the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities into all relevant KNUST SRC Programmes. Also, I worked with other offices and committees in the KNUST SRC to address challenges faced by Students with Disabilities on KNUST Campus. Resolving issues of Students with Disabilities on Campus has always been dear to my heart and I am motivated by the ideas and concepts captured in the KNUST Disability Policy 2018 - KNUST Policy 0011.disABILITY is indeed not inABILITY. Together, the KNUST SRC through the KNUST SRC Diversity & Inclusion Office (for SWDs) also worked with the Students with Disabilities Association on Campus (SWDA-KNUST) to empower Students with Disabilities for the life ahead of them (after graduation). Show less

  • Research Assistant (National Service)

    Nov 2022 - Sept 2023

  • Petroleum Engineering Student

    Aug 2018 - Mar 2023

  • President, SWDA-KNUST

    May 2021 - Nov 2022

  • KNUST SRC Diversity & Inclusion Officer (for SWDs)

    Nov 2021 - Sept 2022
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  Financial Times

  Dec 2021 - now

  FT Talent Challenge Alumnus

  Few months ago, I found in my email a very interesting challenge: "Financial Times & Seedstars Team Up For The SDG Challenge." Motivated by getting solutions and implementing them for the accomplishment of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), I applied for the FT×SDG Talent Challenge organised by Financial Times & Seedstars. Being a part of 60 finalists out of 4500+ applications globally was a great privilege.I was a part of a wonderful, diverse, inclusive and multinational team of individuals from six countries. We worked on a project focused on using technology to resolve deforestation in the Amazon whilst creating avenues for socioeconomic development: The Amazon Forest is a critical ecosystem in combating climate change and needs to be protected as such.Despite our varying time zones, we were very committed to our project. Kudos to Emelie Andersson (Team Representative), Adrien Wang K.H. 王康豪, Alexandr Iscenco, Olivia Dianina Purba and Sebastian Croé.The experience was amazing and we all are now a part of the FT Talent Challenge Alumni to continue contributing our ideas, knowledge and talents towards making this world a better place for all. Show less

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  KNUST Students' Parliament House

  Mar 2022 - Sept 2022

  Member Of Parliament (MP)

  As a Member of Parliament, I do focus on improving the standard of living of people living in my constituency. This very Students' Parliament is an initiative of the National Parliament House of the Republic of Ghana to expose, train and nurture the Youth of Ghana in correspondence to becoming responsible leaders and lead our nation in the coming future. This group is devoid of Ghanaian Politics as we focussed collaboratively on debating and getting solutions to some of the pertinent problems that our country faces.With my background and experience in managing the affairs of persons with disabilities, I utilize this role to collectively create and build the sustainable future that we anticipate for all, especially persons with disabilities in my constituency and jurisdiction. Also, with my engineering soft and hard skills, I do contribute towards continuously improving on whatever issues that we attempt to solve in our parliament.The above is a few on what I did in the parliament and my skills are categorized in the skills section. It quite splendid to have also been nominated for the award titled 'The Most Proising Member of Parliamment.' after my tenure. Show less

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  Kosmos Innovation Center Ghana

  Apr 2022 - now

  Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) Fellow

  This training (both in-person and virtual) and fellowship has led to a deeper understanding and appreciation of the agricultural and food systems value chain, and agri-tech. This has engrossed my understanding and contribution to the role of innovation in this space and sector, amongst linkages to other areas such as social and financial inclusion, one health, climate change and action, their interconnectednesss and beyond. Resulting from this, did I join colleagues to form an agri-processing startup by name BES Veggie, which qualified into KIC Pro in 2022, and now, a contributory allocation, also to the Go Green Smart Biogas Technology (SBT) Project.The future of agricultural and food systems value chain is technology-enabled, not solely technology-led.Embrace that future now, be not left behind, for you are what you eat - Thus, be a part of the contributory process of how food comes about and reaches your table! Show less

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  UNFPA Ghana

  Aug 2023 - Aug 2024

  UNFPA Youth Leaders (YoLe) Fellow (Cohort V)

  This highly competitive one year fellowship by UNFPA is aimed at developing leaders who would lead highly impactful and sustainable change in the attainment of a better world, especially in development spaces.During this period, I was privileged to hone my leadership skills and qualities, leading a talented team on Administration and Management; contributing to the co-creation of innovations; disability inclusion interventions and events; delivering presentationsand executing tasks and learning extensively what goes into planning, monitoring, and evaluation (PM&E). My work in the M&E unit spanned contributing to the evaluation management with an emphasis on Ghana of the UNFPA Global Formative Evaluation for the next UNFPA Strategic Plan; running routing M&E tasks; learning of strategic plan for UNFPA, country programme documents, and how they relate to the United Nations Sustainable Development Coorperation Framework (UNSDCF). It is pleasing to note that I had the privilege to also intern with the PM&E Unit in UNICEF Ghana as a result of a mandatory and impactful internship component of the fellowship - This experience was elevating and I am thrilled about the accomplishments I made there as well.In all these, I got a better understanding of who I am, my unique strengths, pursing a journey to understand and practice monitoring, evaluation, and learning in the development space and more. Along this journey and progressively, I am ready and relentlessly continuing to learn and upgrade myself to offer positive, unique, relevant and productive, enabling, empowering, and impactful contributions wherever I find myself. A focus on improving myself to contribute to co-creating a better world.After this impactful experience where my multidisciplinarity proved very effective and effcient, I continue to inspire other younger generations in unleashing their unique potentials which are needed more than ever in a world seeking positive, sustainable, & impactful solutions. Show less

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  UNICEF Ghana

  Nov 2024 - now

  Social Protection Research Intern (SPRI)

  Contributing to the re-assessment and implementation of the five (5) social protection (SP) flagship programmes of Ghana, alongside financial and productive inclusion (F&PI).Embracing the principle: For every child, every right! Working towards eradicating multi-dimensional poverty and uplifting society equitably to create a sustainable, empowering and enabling (SEE) environment.It has been an excellent and exciting stay; continuously committing inexorably to the brightest future for every child!Join us, join hands, be a part of the brightest and empowering future!Indeed! For every child. Show less