Chikwado Uwakwe
Engineer
Baltimore,MD
Summary
Always motivated to confront career challenges and come out with great results. As a good team player, I'm always optimistic and eager to learn new things and usually work hard to succeed in every task.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Head of Department / Lecturer , Electrical Dept.
Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo, Nigeria.
Owerri, Imo State
07.2014 - 01.2022
- Taught more than 5 electrical engineering courses and carried out administrative duties and represented department at meetings
- Wrote 4 grant proposals to gain funding for further research, bringing in 54 million Naira.
- Served on 11 academic and administrative committees related to institutional policies, departmental matters and academic issues.
- Retested 5 electrical products and systems to determine effect of modifications.
- Maintained regularly scheduled hours in order to assist and advise students on class, program, academic and vocational plans.
Electrical Project Engineer
C.COJIN Engineering Services Nigeria Limited
Owerri, Imo State
12.2012 - 06.2014
- Inspected12 lab and workshop installations to observe operations and verify conformance to design and equipment specifications.
- Provided on-site engineering and technical services during over 26 installation and fielding processes in electrical installations
- Estimated over 35 project costs and resource allocation to forecast budget requirements and monitor adherence.
Quality Assurance Analyst Intern
XL Technologies, UK.
Middlesrough, North East, England.
11.2011 - 07.2012
- Mastered about 6 standard operating procedures through hands-on application to daily testing and analysis.
- Studied over 4 reference materials and technical reports to develop thorough understanding of job requirements and role of related jobs within respective departments and broader company.
- Completed inspection 7 reports, describing performance outcomes and carefully documenting irregularities or variances from expected outcomes.
Education
Ph.D. - Software Embedded Systems
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD 08.2021 - 09.2025
Master of Science - Control And Electronics
Teesside University
Middlesbrough 02.2011 - 09.2012
Bachelor of Science - Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Federal University of Technology
Owerri, Nigeria. 09.2002 - 10.2006
Skills
About 4 Machine learning projects have been executed
Python was used in executing the 4 projects
Basic knowledge of AWS architecture in cloud computing
Probability Estimation using HMM was executed in MATLAB
About 8 Project designs done with LabView
Traveling, spend time with family & friends and learning new things
I like traveling to new places during vacations, I spend my free times talking and relaxing with my family & friends and I also like to learn new things at my leisure times.
Timeline
Ph.D. - Software Embedded Systems
Morgan State University
08.2021 - 09.2025
Head of Department / Lecturer , Electrical Dept.
Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo, Nigeria.
07.2014 - 01.2022
Electrical Project Engineer
C.COJIN Engineering Services Nigeria Limited
12.2012 - 06.2014
Quality Assurance Analyst Intern
XL Technologies, UK.
11.2011 - 07.2012
Master of Science - Control And Electronics
Teesside University
02.2011 - 09.2012
Bachelor of Science - Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Federal University of Technology
09.2002 - 10.2006