JOHN PAUL MENSAH AVOR P.O. BOX AN 5765, ACCRA NORTH, GHANA Tel. 024 – 4893216, Email:
[email protected]
PROFILE & QUALITIES Self-motivated youngman, Mechanical (Plant) Engineer by profession, intelligent and committed individual with sound engineering and excellent computing background with strong communication skills, ability to establish good interpersonal relations, ability to adapt to difficult physical working conditions, have well-developed problem-solving skills, adaptability to teamwork, willingness and ability to learn new things, ability to work for long hours, tolerant and tactful and above all organised and disciplined
OBJECTIVE Seeing the organisational mission and vision as the ultimate goal and working towards its achievement. To become an experienced, professional and competent Plant Engineer in machine maintenance, services and management in any reputable engineering/plant industry
WORK EXPERIENCE January 2009 – (P.P.A.G)
Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana
Project Assistant •
Responsibility/Duty Assist project administratively.
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Help to evaluate field work and data for monthly report.
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Computerize field developments (Data Entry and Analysis).
• Handles project financial issues including field educators’ remuneration, incentives and awards payments
June 2008 – December 2008 (P.P.A.G) Field Supervisor Responsibility/Duty
Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana
I worked as a field supervisor, where I performed field supervisory duties in supervising reproductive health field educators on the field during their counselling sessions and held counselling sessions with clients as well. I also perform data entry duties as well as monthly report writing. November 2006 – December 2007 (P.P.A.G)
Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana
National Service Responsibility/Duty Held the position of an Assistant Project Officer where I was involved in general service delivery tasks such as records keeping, data entering and monthly report writing as well as sending out correspondence to project sites and keeping of inventory, making and receiving calls from other project sites as well as receiving and attending to visitors who come to inquire about the project. August 2005 – December 2005
Pioneer Food Cannery, Tema
Industrial Attachment/Fieldwork Responsibility/Duty Packaging assistant, data entering, and writing report summary for the day's activities August 2004 - September 2004 (SPPC)
Super Paper Producing Company
Industrial Attachment/Fieldwork • •
Responsibility/Duty Packaging Assistant Records keeping
EDUCATION (certificates awarded) Accra Polytechnic, Accra.
November 2003 – October 2006
Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mechanical Engineering, Plant Option, Second Class Honours
Kinbu Sec. Tech. School, Accra.
January 1998 – December 2000
Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) in Metal Work
PROJECT WORKS UNDERTAKEN Utilization of wind power for water pumping mills; using windmill
TRAININGS/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED (certificates awarded) Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana, (PPAG)
27th April, 2009
Content A one-week refresher training on Community Based Behavioural Change in Reproductive Health Venue Shai-Hills Resort Hotel, Akosombo
Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana, (PPAG)
25th December, 2008
Content Two-Day Orientation on Monitoring and Evaluation Venue PPAG founders’ Centre, Accra.
Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana, (PPAG)
9th June, 2008
Content Three-week training on Community Based Behavioural Change in Reproductive Health Venue Shai-Hills Resort Hotel, Akosombo
Waves International Content Entrepreneurship and Self Development
13th July, 2007
Areas Time Management and Goal setting
Speaker Mr. Kwaku Sintim Misa (K.S.M); CEO of Sapphire Communication Ltd, Ghana
Self Development, focusing on principles
Dr. Mrs. Adelaide N.A Kastner; Head of Department of University of Ghana Business School, Legon Ghana
Essence of Entrepreneurship
Mr. Cales Ayiku; Managing Director of ENGEN Tanzania, Tanzania
Venue Kama Conference Centre, Labone Ghana
Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (P.P.A.G)
8th June, 2007
Content Young & Wise on the Move Proposal Development Workshop Areas Using innovation as a tool for problem solving, for Advocacy Strategies for Young People
Speaker Mr. Ishmael Selassie Fianu, Project Officer
Proposal writing techniques, Strategies in Resource Mobilization
Mr. Emmanuel Obeng, Management and Evaluation Manager of P.P.A.G, Ghana
the Young & Wise Centre of P.P.A.G,
Ghana.
Venue University of Ghana, Legon
HFSTAR Company Limited
23rd February, 2007
Content A two-day capacity building seminar for Candidates for Entrepreneurial Success Areas Challenges and Opportunities in Entrepreneurship Investment Opportunities Databank The Wise Ways of Life Writing effective business proposals, plans and working out your business ideas
Speaker Mr. Charles Sam, (Vibe FM) Mr. Daniel Ogbame Tetteh, Mr. Ebo White Mr. Albert Ocran, Managing Director of Combert Impressions, Ghana
Creative thinking; a tool for wealth creation,
Rev. Gideon Titi-Ofei, CEO of
Afrilead Venue British Council, Ghana HFSTAR Company Limited
21st July, 2006
Content A day’s capacity building seminar for young entrepreneurs Areas
Speaker
Positive thinking and Innovation
Mr. Charles Sam, (Vibe FM)
Leadership & Nurturing and Proposal Writing
Rev. Gideon Titi-Ofei
How to be a Successful Entrepreneur
Mr. Albert Ocran, CEO of Combert Impressions
Venue British Council, Ghana
ACHIEVEMENTS •
I was promoted from my status as a Field Supervisor to a Project Assistant in January 2009
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I was awarded the best supporting staff for 2008 during my probation period in PPAG
INTERESTS/PERSONAL SKILLS Computing Teamwork Leadership Roles/Responsibilities Research work/Investigations Innovative thinking •
Administrative duties
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Internet surfing
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Reading
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Travelling
COMPUTER SKILLS/APTITUDE MS Word MS Excel MS Access
MS PowerPoint Auto-CAD •
CorelDraw
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COBOL Data Entry programme Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (S.P.S.S) Hardware and Software troubleshooting
REFERENCE(S) •
Mr. Emmanuel Oman
Mrs. Laura Nyarko-Ampem
Accra Polytechnic
Planned Parenthood Association of
(Head of Mechanical Engineering
Ghana
Department)
(Southern Zonal Manageress)
P.O. Box 561
P.O. Box AN 5756
Accra
Accra North
Tel. 027-733-8338
Tel. 024-4631507