Name: Mark Ikechi Nwosu Osonwanne (Engr, Chief, Sir)

Qualifications:

• B.Sc. (Electrical/Electronics Engineering), University of Nigeria, Nsukka. 1977.
• Registered with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN. 1983.
• Member Nigerian Society of Engineers, MNSE. 1985.
• Member Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Expertise:
He has over 30 years experience in Electric Power as well as Oil and Gas in various capacities of facilities engineering, production engineering and maintenance, viz.

• Oil & gas field equipment maintenance.
• Oil & gas facilities construction, commissioning and production operations.
• Power plant construction and maintenance.
• Utilities maintenance.

Background:
He commenced his 28 years Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) career in the Electrical Engineering Maintenance Operations function. With time he grew to take on overall management of oil field districts, including the Production and Maintenance activities therein. He developed into leading teams responsible for Mechanical (rotating and static equipment), Electrical and Instrumentation as well as Inspection Engineering and Condition Monitoring. He wrapped up his SPDC career in the role of leading the Commissioning Team, over the last 2½ years, responsible for the overall operability, reliability and technical integrity of the Bonny Terminal Integrated Project (BTIP) facilities with respect to Process, Electrical, Mechanical and Instrumentation Engineering.

Prior to joining Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) of Nigeria Ltd. he worked for 2 years as System Control Engineer, National Control Centre – National Grid, Oshogbo Ogun State. He later joined the project team for the 120 MW Sapele Thermal Power Station, Ogorede Delta State, under Nigeria’s National Electrical Power Authority.

Head, Specialist Maintenance Services. SPDC. Warri Western Division SPDC.
Mar’03 – Jan’05
Responsibilities

• Managed a multi-discipline technical team and Maintenance capability, including Workshop facilities, to support existing and new production assets.
• Supervise the efforts of new graduate engineers towards ensuring that individual work programmes and priorities are co-ordinated to yield measurable contribution to business goals.
• Provide technical expertise and services to the Production and Services Directorates in the areas of Mechanical (rotating and static equipment), Electrical and Instrumentation as well as Inspection Engineering and Condition Monitoring.
• Provide technical (mechanical/electrical/instrument) services in the Central Workshop.
• Develop and implement a “Centre of Hands-on Excellence” for the final technical training of Shell Intensive Training Programme (SITP); technicians/graduates, and provide refresher training for inexperienced field staff to improve the execution of first line maintenance.
• Provide coaching on implementation and maintenance of standards in Field Logistic Base workshops.
• Provide Maintenance input to specifications, engineering and commissioning phase of major projects.

Courses, Workshops & Conferences Attended

• Oil, Gas & Power Project Finance Course, London February 2007
• Developing Intercultural Competence for Business Effectiveness Lagos Nig April 2006
• Coaching for Performance Port Harcourt Nigeria June 2006.
• Marshall Institute Total Reliability Maintenance Conference at Raleigh NC USA June 2005
• Marshall Institute Maintenance Leadership Course, Port Harcourt Nigeria 2004
• Oxford Leadership Course, Oxford Management Centre London 2004
• Gas Production, Processing & Utilization/Gas Flare-down Workshop Abuja Nigeria 2002
• Solar Turbines Gas Compressor Seminar, Port Harcourt 1995.
• Managing HSE in the Business Workshop (MHSE) - Port Harcourt Nigeria 2002.
• Field Engineering Course on Project Management – Holland November 1986
• Risk Management in Business Ventures, Port Harcourt Nigeria 1993
• Advanced Electrical Engineering Course – Holland, September 1990
• Electrical Power System and Protection (GEC) – Stafford England October 1984
• Shell Electrical Engineering Conference/Workshop, The Hague Holland 1997
• Protecting Electrical Networks & Quality of Supply ERA Tech. Conference Jan. 1997 UK
• Ruston TA Type Gas Turbine Course, Port Harcourt/Warri Nigeria 1980, 1988, 1990
• Middle Management Development Course/Workshop; Warri & Port Harcourt 1989, 1990
• Managing Others Course Benin City Nigeria 1992
• Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Port Harcourt July 2007.
• Financial Planning & Pre-retirement Seminar (Managing New Beginnings) Lagos 6/2007
• General Safety Course for Supervisors Port Harcourt, 1981, 1988, 1989.
• Supervisory Skills Course, Port Harcourt 1981
• Computer Appreciation/PC Software, Warri Nigeria 1990
• Effective Technical Report/Presentation, Warri 1991
• Competence Assessment Workshop, Port Harcourt 1996
• Permit to work System Seminar, Port Harcourt 1987
• First Aid Course, Port Harcourt 1987
• Negotiating Skills Course, Warri Nigeria 1987
• Budgeting/Budgeting Control Course, Port Harcourt 1984
• ROSS Hills SCR Drilling Rig Course, Warri 1984
• Industrial Fire Prevention Course, Warri 1984
• Materials Users Course, Port Harcourt, 1980
• Problem & Decision Analysis, Port Harcourt 1982
• Hazardous Area Classification (Oil & Gas Facilities), Port Harcourt 1980
• Defensive Driving Courses 1 & 2, Port Harcourt 1981, 1987,1989
• Introductory Technical Training for New Engineers, Port Harcourt 1980
• SAP (IBS) Warri 2000