General Info
Professional Track
- Green Tech
Country
Sierra LeoneAreas of Expertise
- Engineering and Science, Environmental
- Engineering, Software
Professional Interests
- Environment, health, and safety (EHS) programs and compliance
- Software technologies in EHS
- EHS compliance, monitoring and evaluation
Age
35The Top Three Things I Would Like to Learn or Experience During my Mentorship
- Gain insight on how top environment health and safety (EHS) compliant organisations manage risk and how management practices influence financial performance.
- Understand how software programs work to optimise EHS programs, reduce risk, and capture useful data to make informed decisions and ensure compliance.
- Gain networking skills and develop innovative leadership and mentorship best practices.
Additional Technical Skills
ArcGIS
What are three adjectives that best describe you in the work place?
- Professional
- High-Achieving
- Team-Oriented
What impact will your mentorship have on your career and professional path?
My mentorship will propel me to constitute a change in the management of environmental health and safety solutions in the organizations that I work for, and further contribute in the development of lean policies and initiatives that supports the sustainability strategy of my country. I will not only learn the technical concepts of environmental and safety compliance, but also the stakeholder engagement concepts in the resolution of non-compliance issues in public and private organizations, as well as governments and government agencies. In Sierra Leone, we don’t have “an arm” that ensures safe and healthy working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, like it is with Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the US. My overall career goal is to support/drive the development of such an administration in sierra Leone.
After participating in the TechWomen program, how will you leverage your mentorship experience to make an impact in your home country?
Once I know how to engage different stakeholders in environment health and safety in the world’s largest economy, I will be able to come up with strategies to deploy similar concepts in my country, Sierra Leone. I will do so while paying attention to the needs and requirements of other private and public entities, as well as government departments and government agencies within the country and continent. I will also understand how to interact with multiple organizations and entities in my country and other countries, in the form of exchanging ideas securely and reliably.
Work History
Years of Full-time Work Experience
10Primary Professional Focus
- Civil, water or environmental specialist
Current/Most Recent Job
- Title and Company: Environmental, Social, Health & Safety Supervisor, Cemmats / Adam Smith International
- Direct Reports: 2
- Type: Part-time
- Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone
- Dates: March 1, 2018 –
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Responsibilities:
Oversee and deliver technical support on environmental social and gender and health and safety issues; review, monitor, supervise and evaluate the contractors environmental, social health and safety program; conduct regular site visits; record violations, issue citations where necessary; make recommendations for improving environmental, social health and safety conditions and verify whether any instances of non-compliance have been remedied
Job #2
- Title and Company: Project Environmentalist, Cemmats Group Limited
- Type: Full-time
- Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone
- Dates: March 1, 2016 – February 1, 2018
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Responsibilities:
Oversaw activities and interaction with environmental regulatory agencies; reported preparation and work plans; coordinated environmental social and health impact assessment (ESHIA) studies; performed site investigations, collected, processed and evaluated data; established project needs and monitored work in progress to ensure final deliverables adhere to requirements; interpreted permits and other environmental documents; developed management plans and inspection procedures; developed and delivered training
Job #3
- Title and Company: Environment Health & Safety Supervisor, Sierra Rutile Limited
- Type: Full-time
- Location: Moyamba, Sierra Leone
- Dates: March 1, 2015 – February 1, 2016
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Responsibilities:
Supervised and undertook inspection and evaluated the environment, equipment and processes to ensure compliance with the company's EHS policy's and industry standards; identified potentially hazardous materials, collected and analysed samples and recommend corrective actions to protect workers; developed and delivered training programs; I investigated accidents/ incidence to identify their causes and find ways to prevent future occurrence
Education History
Highest Level of Education Completed
Master'sInstitution #1
- Institution: Niala University
- Degree Awarded: Master's
- Major: Development
- Minor:
- Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone
- Completion Date: October 1, 2011
Institution #2
- Institution: Niala University
- Degree Awarded: Bachelor's
- Major: Chemistry
- Minor: Environmental Sciences
- Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone
- Completion Date: October 1, 2009
