OLUMAYOWA A. IDOWU
Chief Engineer
Abeokuta,Ogun State
Summary
Experienced professional with a strong background in engineering, technology, and management. Boasts over 15 years of industry expertise. Known for exceptional communication skills, leadership capabilities, and analytical prowess. Dedicated to effectively resolving challenges through the strategic application of technology.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
2024
2024
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Chairman
The NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS ABEOKUTA
01.2024 - Current
- Chief Executive Officer: Responsible for directing the programs, activities, and mandate of the Branch on behalf of its members.
- Chairing Meetings: Official Chairman at every Annual General Meeting, Executive Committee meeting and General Meeting of the Branch, ensuring that these meetings run smoothly and efficiently.
- Policy and Program Implementation: Leads the Execution of the Branch’s Policies, Objectives, and strategic programs, ensuring that the mandate of the Society is carried out in alignment with its goals and the needs of its members.
- Representation: represents the Nigerian Society of Engineers Abeokuta at both national and international platforms, fostering relationships with stakeholders and promoting the interests of the Branch.
- Oversight and Guidance: Provides oversight and guidance to the Branch’s various committees, and technical divisions, ensuring that they operate within the framework of the Society’s mission.
- Member Engagement: Engages with members across all levels of the Branch to foster unity, participation, and collaboration, addressing concerns and advancing the professional development of Engineers.
- Decision-Making Authority: Crucial role in the decision-making processes of the Branch, ensuring that all decisions align with its core values and objectives.
- Strategic Leadership: Provides strategic leadership, setting the direction for the Branch’s growth and development, while continuously improving its operations and ensuring its sustainability.
- Public Advocacy: Advocates for the Engineering profession within governmental, regulatory, and corporate settings, striving to enhance the role of Engineers in nation-building and socio-economic development.
- Training for All Local Government Engineers in Ogun State on Project Management
- Capacity Building for Ogun State Engineers on Collaboration in the areas of sustainability, professional development and engineering practices with Lafarge Plc and International Breweries
- Initiating and advocacy for Energy Bill at House of Assembly
- Motivation of Engineers with Monthly Award
- Ensuring participation of 1000 Engineers at the annual National Engineering Conference for professional development
- Engagement with Top Government Officials on Engineering and IT Matters
- Conducted Flood Assessment of Ogun State with Recommendations submitted to Minister of Environment and Ogun State Governor
Chief Engineer
NIGERIA TELEVISION AUTHORITY
01.2013 - Current
- Provide input, advice to technical and nontechnical colleagues at all levels.
- Provide input, advice and feedback on the suitability, sustainability and use of new equipment, products and processes.
- Led interpretation and diagnosis of technical problems from a range of sources.
- Support a range of broadcast and IT equipment, provide technical advice and expertise to operational and programme activities in NTA.
- Maintain technical equipment and systems to the required safety and technical standards with minimum disruption to operational activities.
- Test and align new equipment’s prior to installation in broadcast facility.
- Maintain and set up transmission equipment for broadcast and point-to-point microwave links.
- Supervise Online broadcasting and provide expertise to ICT needs in NTA.
- Knowledge of broadcast rules and regulations (Nigeria Broadcasting Commission).
- Capacity Building - Contribution to knowledge as Resource person at 2021 Heads of Engineering Conference across the 138 Stations of NTA in Abuja.
- Innovative development of NTA Abeokuta android mobile application on google playstore. Thereby making NTA Abeokuta, the first NTA local Station to have android application on google playstore, such that viewers can watch the Station’s programmes using new technology.
- Introduction of NTA Abeokuta to online media platforms for broadcasting.
- 2022 Best Engineering Staff of Africa’s Largest Television Network – Nigerian Television Authority – In Recognition of the Utilization of ICT at NTA.
- 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021 Corporate Commendation Award of Nigerian Television Authority, NTA Abeokuta.
- Sterling performance and time delivery of setting up and activation of effective NTA Abeokuta Social Media Platforms within 24hours.
- Reinventing innovative ideas on how the 43-year-old Station can broadcast 24/7 on Startimes digital platforms without powering of MCR equipments.
- Led a 3-man team in eliminating noise on our visual signal, thereby giving our viewers the best clean clear signals.
- Introduction of Tech - TV display as backdrop, where news report can be displayed while the newscaster is on and still display the Station’s Ident.
Associate Lecturer - Electrical/Electronic Engineering
MOSHOOD ABIOLA POLYTECHNIC, ABEOKUTA
03.2013 - 09.2024
- Plan, prepare and deliver instructional activities that facilitate active learning experience.
- Identify and select different instructional resources and methods to meet students’ varying needs.
- Observe, Evaluate student’s performance and development while providing appropriate feedback on work.
- Assign and grade class work, homework, tests and assignment.
- Supervise the design and construction of local engineering devices/equipment, thereby encouraging entrepreneurial skills of the Students.
- Supervise various research and development that solves Societal challenges.
- Participate in extracurricular activities and manage students behavior in classroom.
- Maintain discipline in accordance with the rules and disciplinary systems of school.
- Supervised various local engineering projects, thereby improving the entrepreneurial skills of the Students, having learnt the challenges of securing job after graduation in Nigeria.
- Impacted knowledge through delivery of instructional activities and learning experiences.
Head, Southwest Operations
E-PEAK SYSTEMS LIMITED
01.2010 - 12.2012
- Planned and managed all Customer Project Installation, resource allocation, managed deliveries and logistics, ensured promptness and quality.
- Pre-Sale and Post-Sale Customer Support.
- Performed Preventive Maintenance for Power Solutions Systems on all ACESS Bank Sites in South West Region.
- Managed promptly and resolved all technical (Internet, Networking and Web Streaming) issues at Ogun State Television and Access bank Sites.
- Provided detailed reports for review.
- Prepared quotes, invoices, receipts, monthly revenue reports and sale forecasts in Southwest.
Relationship Officer
BANK PHB (KEYSTONE BANK)
01.2009 - 12.2010
- Aggressive marketing and introduced new prospects to the bank for relationship.
- Opening of bank accounts and ensured retention of existing Customer.
- Ensured the reactivation of inactive and dormant account.
- Maintained good relationship between the bank and its customers.
- Processed credit facilities.
- Performed other tasks assigned by my supervisor.
Industrial Trainee
TELNET NIG. LTD
01.2007 - 12.2007
- Company Overview: (Subsidiary iTECO Nig. Ltd)
- Installed and maintained LAN (Local Area Network) including 48 Voice and Data point at United Bank for Africa, Oshodi among others.
- Installed and maintained PABX (Private Automatic Branch Exchange) at Exxon Mobil, NLNG Lagos among others.
- Structured cabling.
- Handled data – communication equipment, telecommunication network and solution.
- Provided detailed Installation and Maintenance technical report regularly.
- Data and Voice Solution, Network and Security Management.
- (Subsidiary iTECO Nig. Ltd)
Industrial Trainee
GATEWAY TELEVISION
01.2006 - 12.2006
- Assisted in setting of Studio Cameras, Microphone and lighting.
- Maintenance of transmitter and generator set.
- Managed audio and video signal from the studio.
- Repaired electronic gadgets.
Industrial Trainee
NIGERIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD (NITEL)
01.2005 - 12.2005
- Identified all kinds of telephone fault (disconnect, earthy, short circuit etc).
- Installed new telephone lines and maintained existing lines.
- Exposed to cabinets’ distribution points (DP and Colour Codes).
- Exposed to cable pins and exchange fault control.
Education
Master of Engineering - Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Communication and Digital Signal Option)
Federal University of Agriculture
Abeokuta, Ogun StatePublic Leaders Programme - undefined
University of Oxford, UK – Blavatnik School of Government
Mobile Application Development Programme - undefined
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
10.2022 - 12.2022
Master of Science - Information Technology
National Open University of Nigeria
Post Graduate Diploma in Education - undefined
Usman Dan Fodio University
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics/Electrical Engineering
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Ogbomoso, Oyo StateSkills
- Business Development
- Research
- Relationship Management
- Strategic Planning & Policy Development
- Sustainable Investments
- Financial Planning & Analysis
- Report Writing
- Leadership
Conferences Seminars Trainings
- Mobile Application Development, 10/10/2022 - 12/02/2022, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Noida, India
- Public Leaders Programme, 09/06/2021 - 03/03/2022, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
- Communication Technologies for Nigerians, 08/15/2018 - 09/04/2018, Shenzhen Association for Promoting International Economic and Technological Cooperation
- Digitization Training for Broadcasting Engineers, 10/17/2018 - 10/18/2018, National Broadcasting Commission
- Rhodes and Schwarz Transmitter Training for Engineers, 11/07/2018 - 11/09/2018, Nigerian Television Authority
Honours Awards
- MOFCOM Full China Scholarship Council Award, 01/2023, For Doctoral Programme in Information and Communications at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
- Fellowship Award, 01/2023, Nigerian Society of Engineers
- Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation, ITEC Award, 01/2022, On Mobile App Development – Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Noida, India.
- Presidential Award, 01/2022, Of the Nigerian Society of Engineers – For Excellent Service to the Society.
- Best Engineering Staff, 01/2022, Of Africa’s Largest Television Network – Nigerian Television Authority.
Special Assignments
- National Board Technical Education (NBTE) Resource Person, 02/2024, Accreditation Team to DS Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic Itori Ewekoro, Ogun State.
- COREN Examiner (Electrical Engineering), 02/2024, Diet Professional Examinations.
Researches Publications
- Development of Tri – modal techniques for Medical Images Enhancement, IDOWU, O.A, 02/2023, M.Sc Thesis, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta
- Facial Recognition System Using Hausdorff Distance Algorithm, IDOWU, O.A, 06/2017, M.Sc Thesis, National Open University of Nigeria
Leadership Experience
- Chairman, Nigerian Society of Engineers, Abeokuta Branch, 01/2024 - Present
- Chairman, NSE Programmes, Branding, Publicity and Media Relations, 01/2024 - Present
- Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Ogun Chapter, 01/2021 - 01/2023
Timeline
Chairman
The NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS ABEOKUTA
01.2024 - Current
Mobile Application Development Programme - undefined
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
10.2022 - 12.2022
Associate Lecturer - Electrical/Electronic Engineering
MOSHOOD ABIOLA POLYTECHNIC, ABEOKUTA
03.2013 - 09.2024
Chief Engineer
NIGERIA TELEVISION AUTHORITY
01.2013 - Current
Head, Southwest Operations
E-PEAK SYSTEMS LIMITED
01.2010 - 12.2012
Relationship Officer
BANK PHB (KEYSTONE BANK)
01.2009 - 12.2010
Industrial Trainee
TELNET NIG. LTD
01.2007 - 12.2007
Industrial Trainee
GATEWAY TELEVISION
01.2006 - 12.2006
Industrial Trainee
NIGERIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD (NITEL)
01.2005 - 12.2005
Public Leaders Programme - undefined
University of Oxford, UK – Blavatnik School of Government
Master of Science - Information Technology
National Open University of Nigeria
Post Graduate Diploma in Education - undefined
Usman Dan Fodio University
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics/Electrical Engineering
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Master of Engineering - Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Communication and Digital Signal Option)
Federal University of Agriculture
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