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Ahovon K. Agninou

North Liberty,United States

Summary

  • To contribute to the furthering of the organizational goals.
  • To continually update my knowledge and build interpersonal relation dexterity.
  • To obtain a challenging position in a growth-oriented organization where personal skills, teamwork, and talents in the areas of management, and related duties can be utilized to employers' goals.
  • To study the company's business strategies, hence developing strong human relations between the company and its customers.
  • High potential in marketing abilities and handling of the company’s customers.
  • Team player, hardworking, and goals-driven person.
  • Ability to write and speak fluently two international languages (English, and French).
  • An active listener, ethical in manner and approach, and a social perceptive advocate.
  • Vast knowledge of Microsoft Office packages (Ms. Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint) and practices.
  • Correctional Officer with 1 year of a superior record of defusing high-pressure situations with sound judgment and successful conflict resolution skills. Monitors and manages inmate behavior with a focus on maintaining order and proactively addressing potential conflicts.
  • Committed Correctional Officer, skilled in maintaining order by enforcing rules and regulations in prison and jail settings. Handles difficult inmates and high-pressure situations with sound judgment and reasoned thinking demonstrated over 1-year industry history.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Correctional Officer

State of Iowa-Department of Corrections
09.2023 - Current
  • Company Overview: This Institution is involved in creating a safe and secure environment for Iowans. A pure correctional institution.
  • Addressing and maintaining law and order among incarcerated individuals.
  • Providing safety and security between staff and incarcerated individuals; between incarcerated individuals themselves; and between incarcerated individuals and the public.
  • Performing prisons’ yard searches; fences’ checks, visitors ‘searches, vehicles searches, and incarcerated individuals’ searches (pat & strip); rooms' searches, checking and making sure there are no security deficiencies.
  • Providing pro-social behaviors to incarcerated individuals; being an agent of positive change to incarcerated individuals.
  • Taking incarcerated individuals to medical appointments.
  • Participating in incarcerated individuals' cell extraction operations (secured changing of clothes, hand and leg cuffing, 4 points and 6 points restraints, etc.)
  • Responding to emergency activities on the radio in a prison setting.
  • This Institution is involved in creating a safe and secure environment for Iowans.
  • Reduced incidents of violence by implementing effective conflict resolution strategies among inmates.
  • Maintained facility security through vigilant monitoring of closed-circuit television systems and regular perimeter checks.
  • Developed strong rapport with community organizations, creating partnerships that provided additional support services for released offenders upon reintegration into society.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Product Inspector and Finisher

Centro Inc.
06.2022 - 07.2023
  • Company Overview: This company is a manufacturing company.
  • Receiving Parts from machine Operators, Trimming, and flaming the Parts.
  • Signing and putting parts on the cooling features, Cutting parts necks using routers or other cutting tools, and mounting the correspondent components according to the PSR.
  • Performing dunk tests on the parts.
  • Cleaning the parts and putting them in designated bags.
  • Packaging and labeling the parts for shipment.
  • Ordering and arranging various components to facilitate smooth mold change.
  • Other duties as assigned.
  • Implemented new inspection techniques as needed, adapting to changing product lines and industry standards for the best possible results.
  • Played a key role in maintaining company reputation for high-quality products by consistently meeting or exceeding inspection targets.
  • This company is a manufacturing company

Assistant Manager for Operations

Starlight Market III (DBN: C &C Trading)
03.2019 - 02.2022

Company Overview: This company is a retail business.

My duties include:

  • Running day-to-day sales activities: checking and making sure all the goods are well displayed on the shelves.
  • Intervening when a customer seems not satisfied with our services.
  • Assisting in the assignment of part-time workers.
  • Contacting all services ‘men to conduct repairs on equipment.
  • Making sure all customers get the goods they need by directing them to the right aisles.
  • Making ordering lists for the African goods sold in the store.
  • Checking the expiration dates of goods and reporting to the manager.
  • Offloading ordered goods from trucks using a forklift.
  • Relating between the company and the local authorities.
  • Other duties as assigned.
  • Improved customer satisfaction by addressing and resolving complaints promptly.
  • Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations.
  • Developed strong working relationships with staff, fostering a positive work environment.
  • Maintained a clean, safe, and organized store environment to enhance the customer experience.

Manager for Operation & Human Resources

Starlight Market III (DBN: Liang star Inc.)
04.2017 - 03.2019

Company Overview: This company is a retail business.

My duties include:

  • Running day-to-day sales activities: checking and making sure all the goods are well displayed on the shelves.
  • Intervening when a customer seems not satisfied with our services.
  • Making sure all customers get the goods they need.
  • Conducting interviews and recruiting new employees.
  • Check the daily transactions and report to the Boss.
  • Making ordering lists for the goods sold in the store.
  • Checking the expiration dates of goods and doing sales promotions if need be.
  • Receiving ordered goods from suppliers by offloading them with a forklift.
  • Relating between the company and the local authorities.
  • This company is a retail business
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
  • Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
  • Other duties as the Job demands.

Country Sales/Marketing Manager

MFP Limited/CANAL+ AFRIQUE; CANAL+ FRANCE & OVERSEAS
07.2011 - 05.2016

Company Overview: These companies are in the Pay-TV business.

My duties include:

  • Reporting to CANAL+ France on all the sales activities in Nigeria.
  • Supervision of all the sales/Marketing activities all over Nigeria.
  • Identifying potential distributors and signing them in different states in Nigeria.
  • Creating and setting up new Points of sales.
  • Liaising between MFP (Partner Company) and CANAL+ –France, by translating All French documents and correspondences from the French language to English language and vice versa.
  • Representing MFP Limited at international forums.
  • Handling Corporate sales.
  • Creating awareness and visibility of the products/brands via all media channels (flyers, billboards, social media, radio interviews, social events, etc.).
  • Interviewing, recruiting, and training sales executives and representatives.
  • Achieved goals: As a sales manager, I was able to multiply the parc (subscribers ‘base) by 3 in 2 years.
  • Analyzed market trends to identify new opportunities, adjusting marketing plans accordingly for maximum effectiveness.
  • Improved customer loyalty by implementing effective email marketing campaigns and personalized offers.
  • Negotiated partnerships with key influencers, maximizing brand exposure in target markets.
  • Mentored junior team members, providing guidance and support to foster professional growth and skill development within the marketing department.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Governor /Students’ Affairs representative

University of Lagos-Nigeria- DLI
09.2013 - 09.2015

Company Overview: This company is involved in higher education.

My duties as a students' Governor include:

  • Liaising between the students and the course advisers & course coordinators by getting the lecturers’ schedules and communicating them to my fellow students, Collecting all hard copies of assignments, and submitting it to the various lecturers.
  • Discussing with the lecturers, Securing lecture venues at different departments, and planning special lectures on campus.
  • Bringing students' complaints and issues to the school authorities' notice.
  • Making sure every student gets accommodation during residential periods.
  • Streamlined bureaucratic processes to increase efficiency in students' government services. delivery.

MANAGER & HOD: Hectos Computer Institute

Hectos Int’l Ltd. and Hectos Computer Institute
01.2006 - 01.2011

Company Overview: This group of companies is into selling X-ray films, X-ray machines, and computer training business.

My duties include:

  • Collections of company funds.
  • Attending to Students' and customers' complaints.
  • Overseeing the operations.
  • Leading teams of instructors for Corporate Training.
  • Preparing and writing lecture manuals.
  • Teaching Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Planning MD’s schedule.
  • Secretarial assistance to MD/CEO.
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
  • Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
  • Other duties as described by the MD.

Visiting Computer Training Coordinator

Nigerian Prisons Training College- Kirikiri Correctional Facility
01.2006 - 01.2010

Company Overview: This is a Correctional institution involved in creating a safe and secure environment for Nigerians.

My duties as a visiting Infotech lecturer include:

  • Leading Team of Computer Instructors to Teach and train Prisons employees on computer uses.
  • Writing Handouts and Manuals on basic Microsoft office tools.
  • Promoted a culture of continuous learning within the organization by encouraging employee engagement in training opportunities.
  • Championed a performance-driven culture by aligning training initiatives with key performance indicators and individual development plans.
  • Enhanced employee performance by developing and implementing comprehensive training programs.
  • Delivered high-quality classroom instruction using a variety of teaching methods tailored to individual learning styles.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Physics and Further Mathematics teacher

Timi Comprehensive College
01.2005 - 01.2006

Company Overview: This company is involved in secondary education.

My duties include:

  • Teaching and Writing lectures’ notes.
  • Collaborating with fellow math teachers on curriculum development, resulting in a more cohesive and comprehensive program.
  • Conducting Tests and assignments, and Marking students’ exams papers.
  • Maintaining and managing the school's existing computer systems and recommending new purchases or upgrades.
  • Preparing and implementing lesson plans covering required course topics.
  • Encouraging critical thinking and problem-solving to help students develop mathematical reasoning.
  • Using data-driven instruction to tailor lesson plans, maximizing individual student growth and achievement.
  • Other duties as assigned.

French Language Teacher

Timi Group of schools
09.2004 - 12.2005

Company Overview: This company is involved in education.

My duties include:

  • Teaching and Writing lectures’ notes
  • Conducting Tests and assignments, and Marking exams' papers.
  • Organized class field trips relevant to course material so that real-world contexts enriched student understanding of the subject matter.
  • Motivated underperforming students by identifying their strengths and weaknesses while offering personalized guidance toward improvement.
  • Collaborated with colleagues to develop cross-curricular French language projects, promoting interdisciplinary learning.
  • Conducted after-school tutoring sessions for struggling students to reinforce key concepts and improve overall performance.
  • Other duties.

Education

Master’s in Business Administration -

University of The People
Pasadena, California
08-2025

Certificate in Core Correctional Practices - Core Correctional Practices-CCP

University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
09.2023

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

University of Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria
02.2019

Diploma in Computing of Management Applications - Information And Communication Technology

Dees Technologies
Nigeria, West Africa
07-2007

Diploma in Computer Engineering - Computer Engineering

DataSkills Computer School
Nigeria, West Africa
12-2004

Baccalaureate II D - Mathematics & Natural Sciences

Universite De Lome
Togo, West Africa
06-2001

Baccalaureate I D - Mathematics & Natural Sciences

College Saint Augustin De Togoville
Togo, West Africa
06-1999

Brevet D’étude Du Premier Cycle-BEPC - All Subjects

College D'Enseignment General
Togo, West Africa
06-1997

Certificat D'Etudes Du Premier Cycle-CEPD - Elementary Education

Ecole Primaire Publique De Wome
Togo, West Africa
06-1992

Skills

  • Emergency response
  • Criminal investigations
  • Continuing education
  • Negotiation
  • Surveillance
  • File and record maintenance
  • Relationship building and management

Accomplishments

  • Routinely supervised more than 100 detainee inmates.
  • Seized contraband during random cell searches.
  • Established a tutoring program for juvenile offenders to promote commitment to education.
  • Helped implement a weekly domestic violence program for inmates.

Professionalmemberships

Member of French Language Teachers Association worldwide, Canada

Recognitionreceived

  • 640 club members three times in a row 2022/2023 - Centro Inc.
  • Most punctual Associate in 2005 - Timi Group of schools.
  • Most committed Associate in 2006 - Hectos Int’l Ltd.
  • Best performing Sales Director in 2014 - MFP LTD / CANAL+ AFRIQUE-Nigeria.

Localgovernmentarea

Lomé commune

Othernames

  • Patrick
  • Avryl

Personal Information

  • Place of Birth: Lomé
  • Place of Birth: Golfe
  • Date of Birth: 04/27/79
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Togolese
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Religion: Christianity

Hobbies and Interests

  • Reading
  • Exploring the internet
  • Watching News and documentaries

Languages

French
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Ewe
Native or Bilingual
Yoruba
Limited Working

Interests

  • Tech enthusiast, passionate about exploring the latest advancements and innovations
  • Youth mentor, providing guidance and support to empower the next generation of leaders
  • Getting involved in local advocacy groups to promote positive change in the community
  • Exploring famous landmarks, historical sites, and cultural attractions in a new destination

Timeline

Correctional Officer

State of Iowa-Department of Corrections
09.2023 - Current

Product Inspector and Finisher

Centro Inc.
06.2022 - 07.2023

Assistant Manager for Operations

Starlight Market III (DBN: C &C Trading)
03.2019 - 02.2022

Manager for Operation & Human Resources

Starlight Market III (DBN: Liang star Inc.)
04.2017 - 03.2019

Governor /Students’ Affairs representative

University of Lagos-Nigeria- DLI
09.2013 - 09.2015

Country Sales/Marketing Manager

MFP Limited/CANAL+ AFRIQUE; CANAL+ FRANCE & OVERSEAS
07.2011 - 05.2016

MANAGER & HOD: Hectos Computer Institute

Hectos Int’l Ltd. and Hectos Computer Institute
01.2006 - 01.2011

Visiting Computer Training Coordinator

Nigerian Prisons Training College- Kirikiri Correctional Facility
01.2006 - 01.2010

Physics and Further Mathematics teacher

Timi Comprehensive College
01.2005 - 01.2006

French Language Teacher

Timi Group of schools
09.2004 - 12.2005

Master’s in Business Administration -

University of The People

Certificate in Core Correctional Practices - Core Correctional Practices-CCP

University of Cincinnati

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

University of Lagos

Diploma in Computing of Management Applications - Information And Communication Technology

Dees Technologies

Diploma in Computer Engineering - Computer Engineering

DataSkills Computer School

Baccalaureate II D - Mathematics & Natural Sciences

Universite De Lome

Baccalaureate I D - Mathematics & Natural Sciences

College Saint Augustin De Togoville

Brevet D’étude Du Premier Cycle-BEPC - All Subjects

College D'Enseignment General

Certificat D'Etudes Du Premier Cycle-CEPD - Elementary Education

Ecole Primaire Publique De Wome
Ahovon K. Agninou