Lucius Ekechukwu

EKECHUKWU, LUCIUS CHIMAOBI Mail:-Phone: -, - Address: 19413 Kolsti Way, Pflugerville, TX 78660. PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: An accomplished and highly acclaimed Professor of Electrical Engineering with over two decades of industry and academic teaching experience. Knowledgeable in data capturing. Documentation, file categorization and data organization, for easy retrieval and analysis.. A recognized industry leader, subject matter expert, and superb writer with approved publications in reputable and accredited peer-reviewed journals. Highly competent in facilitating research projects within designated time frames, improving the learning process, and adapting methods and styles to meet the individual needs of students. Enthusiastic about creating stimulating, interactive learning environments using tech innovations, with the ability to inspire and motivate students, reflected by a 30% increase in academic performance during the last year. Develops and maintains excellent harmony and good working relationships with superiors, equals and subordinates in the interest of healthy and progressive industrial environment and productivity. I possess excellent presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills, and is highly adept at public speaking and presentations in auditorium settings. Holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems) and has proven experience in Project Management. I have vast experience in power generation and distribution; as well as maintenance and testing of control and high voltage equipment and devices, both at foreign and local industries. Currently a Professor of Electrical (Power Systems) Engineering at Ballsbridge University, Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies CORE COMPETENCIES ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Course Planning Curriculum Design Social Engineering Emerging Technologies Circuit Design Attention to Details Electronic Presentation Skills Educational Assessments ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Project Management Engineering Technology Electrical Safety Digital Education Trends Interpersonal Skills Positive Leadership Teaching Strategies Performance Management ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES/RESPONSIBILITIES ▪ Decision Making. ▪ Strategy Development ▪ Critical Thinking ▪ Mentoring&Coaching ▪ Analytical skills ▪ Strategic Thinker ▪ Faculty Evaluation PERIOD A. PROFESSOR (Ballsbridge University Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies) Electrical/Electronic Engineering – Power Systems 2023 B. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (Gregory University Uturu, Nigeria) Electrical/Electronic Engineering 2022 C. DEAN, STUDENT AFFAIRS (Gregory University Uturu, Nigeria) 2018 D. HEAD OF DEPT (ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, Gregory University Uturu Nigeria) 2021 - 2023 E. STUDENT COURSE ADVISOR 2018 - 2023 Responsibilities and Achievements: ▪ Served as academic and administrative head of electrical engineering department of the university. ▪ Served as member of senate of the university. ▪ Assisted the electrical engineering students in their research and development of projects. ▪ Actively participated in accreditation and re-accreditation exercises of electrical engineering departments of the university, by the engineering accrediting bodies of Nigeria ▪ Annual visitations to engineering factories and industries in Nigeria, for the appraisals of final year students of electrical engineering department of the university, serving under the mandatory pre-graduation, six months Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) Internship. ▪ Arranging & Presiding over SIWES and Project defenses of the Final Year students of electrical engineering department of the university. 1 ▪ ▪ ▪ Continuous research works on evaluation of various vegetable oils as liquid dielectric alternatives to the erstwhile hydrocarbon insulation and cooling liquids for electrical machines’ operations. Responsible for Diagnosing malfunctioning systems, apparatus, or components, using test equipment and hand tools to locate the cause of a breakdown and correct the problem. Performing daily activities to support merchandising strategies and assist in the creation of a compelling product and site presentation. Addressed students’ challenges bordering on welfare, security, health matters, accommodation, catering, indiscipline and social matters. Project Director 2016 GIHONS ENGINEERING NIG. LIMITED – Abuja, Nigeria Responsibilities and Achievements: ▪ Direct and lead all Plan Process Improvement projects ensuring compliance with contracts, regulations, and Policies. ▪ Implemented project controls and project management tools and methodology. ▪ Assembled supporting data and documentation in response to project team and client requests. ▪ Supported contract processing and new project setup. ▪ Developed and compile periodic project reporting to support project monitoring and decision making. ▪ Compiled and coordinated the preparation of invoice packages. ▪ Worked with project controls department to maintain budgets, update accruals, and forecast cashflow. ▪ Coordinated with project management to organize, report and present project financials, schedule status, risks and mitigation plans, contract backlogs, project status, and staffing plans. ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Directed the memorialization of business processes in Business Rules documents. Collaborated with senior leadership to form a culture of compliance throughout the organization in process design and improvement. Responsible for Conversion of Low Voltage Distribution Systems (LVDS) to High Voltage Distribution System (HVDS) Top priorities included communications with multi-disciplinary stakeholder groups, writing editing, and reporting. Implemented all training, monitoring, record-keeping, and statistical reporting systems. Conducted research and compiled data for reports or presentations as required. Provided high-level coordination, administrative and analytical support to the project team. Attended project meetings (internal and with the client) at the Project Manager’s discretion. Assisted with scheduling deadlines and maintaining project deliverables schedules for multiple projects. Organized and maintain files, records, and documents, ensuring accessibility and accuracy. Prepared documents and drawings for transmittal and document storage. This could include drafting correspondence, data entry, copying and distribution, document tracking, and electronic filing. Maintain a high level of confidentiality when handling sensitive information. Project Manager 2013 – 2015 NEWS ENGINEERING NIGERIA LIMITED – ABUJA, NIGERIA (World Bank Assisted Nigeria Electricity and Gas Improvement Project (NEGIP) Rehabilitation Reinforcement of 33/11kV Injection Substation and Associated HV/LT Downstream Distribution Facilities @ Enugu & Port Harcourt Cities, Nigeria) Responsibilities and Achievements: ▪ Managed several projects through the full life cycle from the strategic project planning, execution, and delivery. ▪ Ensured projects are well defined, aligned to business goals, well documented, and appropriately reported. ▪ Supported drives and influenced the goals and strategies by taking initiative, engaging others, expressing ideas, and challenging the status. ▪ Collected, aggregated, and synthesized data for analytics processing to evaluate process improvement opportunities, drive business decision-marking, and estimate potential process improvement impact. ▪ Conducted research and compiled data for reports or presentations as required. ▪ Provided high-level coordination, administrative and analytical support to the project team. ▪ Attended project meetings (internal and with the client) at the Project Manager’s discretion. ▪ Assisted with scheduling deadlines and maintaining project deliverables schedules for multiple projects. ▪ Organized and maintained files, records, and documents, ensuring accessibility and accuracy. 2 ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Prepared documents and drawings for transmittal and document storage. This could include drafting correspondence, data entry, copying and distribution, document tracking, and electronic filing. Maintained a high level of confidentiality when handling sensitive information. Implemented project controls and project management tools and methodology. Assembled supporting data and documentation in response to project team and client requests. Supported contract processing and new project setup. Developed and compileed periodic project reporting to support project monitoring and decision making. Compiled and coordinated the preparation of invoice packages. Worked with project controls department to maintain budgets, update accruals, and forecast cashflow. Coordinated with project management to organize, report and present project financials, schedule status, risks and mitigation plans, contract backlogs, project status, and staffing plans. Project Engineer/Consultant Apr 2016 – Present LAHMEYER INTERNATIONAL - OTIS ENGINEERING ABUJA FCT (DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT – Nigeria Responsibilities and Achievements: ▪ Design Consultant for National Integrated Power Projects (NIPP) - Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Gas & Comm. ▪ Consultant Project Manager (Northern Zone Distribution Projects for Niger Delta Power Holding Company) ▪ Responsible for procuring new equipment used in new product launches and supporting manufacturing. ▪ Designed, coordinated fabrication, assembled workstations and provided production support for new connector design and modification of automated tooling. ▪ Redesigned plant equipment layout to improve workflow and accident prevention measures; maintaining efficient and safe utilization of plant facilities. ▪ Assembled supporting data and documentation in response to project team and client requests. ▪ Support contract processing and new project setup. ▪ Develop and compile periodic project reporting to support project monitoring and decision making. ▪ Compile and coordinate the preparation of invoice packages. ▪ Ensured Adherence to the designed Quality Assurance & Control (QA & QC) Specifications within the acceptable limits. ▪ Inspected performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality. ▪ Scheduled FAT visits to equipment manufacturers overseas for factory assessment tests and certifications. ▪ Implement project controls and project management tools and methodology. ▪ Ensured that commissioning test results of composite equipment and overall plant equipment complied to design. Assistant General Manager 1981 – 2010 AJAOUTA STEEL COMPANY LIMITED – Ajaokuta, Kogi State Responsibilities and Achievements: Electro-Technical Laboratory (ETL)/Projects - Generation, Transmissions and Distributions; Protection & High Voltage Equipment Testing. • Training: In-plant training at Metallurgical Steel Plant, Kommunarsk, Ukraine (Former USSR) as Superintendent of Electrical Shop of 55MW x 2 Thermal Power Plant/Turbo Blower Station of ASCL. (1981 – 1983). • Construction: As Client (ASCL), joint supervision with the Consultant (Pacs-Mecon) in the Constructionto-Commissioning of the Ajaokuta Steel Plant, including the 55MW x 2 Thermal Power Plant/Turbo Blower Station of the Steel Plant. (1983 – 1987). • Understudy of Soviet Technical Experts: Understudy of TPE-Soviet Experts as Head of Electrical Shop & Laboratory of TPP/TBS of ASCL (1987 – 1990). ▪ ▪ ▪ • Head of Electrical Laboratory 1990 – 2010 Establish technical design, criteria, and specifications for electrical systems. Prepare technical drawings and specifications to ensure installation and operations conform to requirements. Designed and managed retrofit projects for older systems in need of a replacement or upgraded starter. 3 ▪ ▪ High voltage testing of power system elements (Generators, transformers, motors, reactors, transmission, distribution) Routine and scheduled tests and simulations of protection, signal and control relays, in the interest of reliability of process lines efficient performance of the integrated steel plant POWER PLANT OPERATOR & TRAINEE DEFUNCT NATIONAL POWER AUTHORITY (Power Holding Company) – Nigeria 1976 – 1978 Responsibilities and Achievements: ▪ Power Plant Trainee & Operator (Poolbeg & Ringsend Power Plant, Dublin, Ireland; 120MW x 6 Ogorode Thermal Power Plant, Sapele) ▪ Operation of 120 MW Thermal Unit System of Boiler, Turbine and Generator. Synchronization and sustenance of power to the grid. OTHER IN-PLANT TRAININGS Metallurgical Steel Plant – Kommunarsk, Ukraine Republic 1976 – 1978 Responsibilities and Achievements: ▪ Training as Superintendent of Electrical Shop, Ajaokuta Steel Plant, 1982. Electricity Supply Board – Dublin, Ireland ▪ Trained as 120MW x 6 Thermal Power Plant Operator, Auspices of Defunct National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) Nigeria for Ogorode, Sapele Power Plant 1977. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATONS Professor (Electrical/Electronic Engineering) Ballsbridge University – West Indies 2023 Associate Professor (Electrical/Electronic Engineering) Gregory University Uturu, Abia State Nigeria 2022 Ph.D (Electrical Power Systems) University of Nigeria – Nsukka, Enugu State 2014 Postgraduate Diploma (Education) PGDEd Uthman Danfodio University – Sokoto, Sokotoo State 2008 M. Eng. (Electrical Engineering) Ambrose Ali University – Ekpoma, Edo State 2007 Postgraduate Diploma Engineering (Electrical/Electronic Engineering) PGDEng Ambrose Ali University – Ekpoma, Edo State 1998 Higher Diploma of Institute of Management & Technology HDIMT (Electrical/Electronic Engineering) Power Option Institute of Management & Technology, IMT – Enugu, Enugu State 1980 PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Member, Courier Logistics & Management Institute (MCLMI) Member, International Council on Large Electric Systems, MCIGRE Council For Regulation of Engineering In Nigeria, R. COREN Member, Nigerian Society of Engineers, MNSE RESEARCHES | PUBLICATIONS | SEMINARS 4 - • Investigation of Alternatives, from Local Raw Materials, for Power Transformer Liquid Dielectrics. L. C. Ekechukwu, PhD Dissertation. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria. 2014 • Comparative Analysis of Palm oil and Hydrocarbon Mineral Oil for Power Transformer Operation, L. C. Ekechukwu, KEM Vol 107, Pp119 – 206, htpps://doi.org/10.4028/p-4486fm, April 2022 • The Impact of Climate Change in Africa: It’s Effects on Migration and Refugee. L. C. Ekechukwu (Co-author), International Journal of Academic Pedagogical Research (IJAPR) ISSN:- Vol. 7 Issue 2, February - 2023, Pages: 88-97 • Review of Pattern of Operation & Maintenance of Power Transformers in Nigeria. L. C. Ekechukwu. Paper Presentation No. 1 @ CIGRE/IEC International Symposium on ''Development of Electricity Infrastructure for the Subsaharan Africa'',. Capetown, South Africa. October 26 - 30, 2015 • Evaluation of Lauric Oils as Comparative Preffered Options to Hydrocarbon Mineral Oils as Coolant and Insulation, in Power Transformer Operation, L. C. Ekechukwu. Paper Presentation No. 2 @ CIGRE/IEC International Symposium, on ''Development of Electricity Infrastructure for the Subsaharan Africa'', Capetown, South Africa. October 26 - 30, 2015 • High Voltage Engineering Practice - A Vehicle for Enhanced Grid Performance. L. C. Ekechukwu, Paper Presentation @ International Conference on Electric Power Generation (ICEPG), University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria October 14 - 16, 2015. Researchgate Publication 2015 ▪ Challenges in Power Generation in Nigeria - The Way Forward. L. C. Ekechukwu, Paper Presentation @ 4th National Conference on Energy Sources for Power Generation (ESPG 'University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Nsukka, Nigeria. July 21 - 23, 2013. ▪ Socio-Techno-Economic Evaluations of Palm Oil as a Satisfactory and Prefferable Renewable Option to the Hydrocarbon Mineral Oils, for the Cooling and Insulation in Operating Power Transformers, L. C. Ekechukwu. Paper Presentation @ the Conference on Sustainable Energy for All Nigerians - Great Challenges, Big Opportunities, held at Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos Nigeria. April 12 13, 2016 AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS APR 22 - 2002 Merit Award for ‘Active Participation in The Reactivation of Distribution Switchgear Stations No 9 & 31’, of the Foundry and Rolling Mill Pump House respectively, by Management of Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited. June 6 - 2002 Merit Award for ‘Active Participation in Restoration of Electric Power at the 34 Hectare Metallurgical Training Complex of the Steel Company’ by The Management of Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited, Ajaokuta. Dec 27 - 2015 Certificate of Recognition as ‘An Ambassador of Service & Commitment’ by His Royal Highness (HRH) King (Eze) Nnanna Andrew Osuji of Inyishi Ancient Kingdom of Imo State of Nigeria. 2016 Honoured Award: Engineering Project Management Expert Award by The University of Nigeria Nsukka. REFERENCES ▪ ▪ Prof. Theophilus Madueme, PhD, Former Dean of Faculty of Engineering & Former Head of Power Systems Research Group, Dept of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nigeria Nsukka – Nigeria (Phone: -, Email:-Prof. A. Uwakwe, PhD, Vice Chancellor, Gregory University Uturu, Abia State, Nigeria, Phone: -, Email:-5 ▪ Prof. Chinedu Nebo, PhD, Ex- Vice Chancellor, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria & Ex-Minister of Power, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Phone: -, Email:-,- 6