Curriculum Vitae


Education and Training

  • October 2017 - Present
    PhD Candidate, Physical Geography Dept., Georg August University, Goettingen, Germany.

  • April 2017 - September, 2017
    Intensiv German Language – Goethe Institut, Goettingen, Germany

  • August 2012 - July, 2014
    Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Soil Science - University of Ghana

  • August 2005 - May, 2009
    Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Geomatic Engineering – Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology - Kumasi

  • March - April, 2011
    Certificate in Classification of Agricultural Lands - Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD), Damascus, Syria.

  • April - September, 2011
    Certificate in Land Restoration Assessment / Degradation - United Nations University, Iceland

  • May, 2015
    Certificate in Digital Soil Mapping with R and Global Soil Information Facility – ISRIC, The Netherlands

  • May - June, 2015
    Certificate in Estimating GHG Emissions and Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use with EX – ACT

  • October, 2015
    Hands-on on Infrared and X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy

  • July, 2012
    Certificate on DSSAT Crop Modelling

  • July, 2004
    Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination

  • Work Experience

  • August 2016 - Present
    Head of Division – Soil Genesis, Survey & Classification: In addition to my previous job activities, I am responsible for the staff within the division and complete all administrative work of the division. I sometimes represent the director on scientific meetings and seminars.

  • May 2010 - August 2016
    Research Scientist – Soil Genesis, Survey & Classification: I collect, analyse, interpret, classify, map, model and evaluate information on the physical, morphological and chemical properties of soils and their spatio-temporal variability across the Ghanaian landscape, aimed at informing land suitability assessment; identifying livelihood alternatives and influencing issues and decisions on the soil resources of Ghana particularly for improved climate smart agricultural production in a sustainable environment

  • July 2014 - August 2017
    Principal Investigator on the “Determination of Appropriate Information On Land Suitability for Agricultural in The Brong Ahafo & Central Region” project

  • July 2015 - August 2017
    Principal Investigator on the “Soil Map Digitization and Report Production for Soil Survey Regions and Districts in Ghana” project

  • October 2015 - May 2018
    Collaborator on the “Ghana Soil Information Service” project

  • August 2009 - September 2010
    Teaching Assistant at KNUST, Geomatic Engineering

  • Personal Skills

  • Mother tongue(s): English & Twi. Others fair Deutsch
  • Communication skills: improved through the implemented projects and events involving various inter-institutional collaborators
  • Team work: in addition to my personal achievements, implemented interventions and deliverables has been achieved through collaborative teamwork efforts
  • Technology transfer: I have organized a number of seminars and workshops to train farmers, students and NGO’s
  • Organisational / Managerial skills: I currently responsible for a team of 10 staff within my division
  • Computer Skills: Fluent in GIS Spatial Analysis, Remote Sensing, GIS Web Services and software programming, R Statistics, Data Management, Microsoft office, Internet & Computer Graphic Designing, Crop Modelling.

  • Career Affiliation

  • Deputy Secretary of the Soil Science Society of Ghana
  • WAAPP Subject Matter Specialist (SMS) on the MoFA e-Agriculture platform
  • Core member of the Ghana National Land Degradation-TSP Data Analyses Team
  • Africa Geospatial Forum
  • Young Professional for Agricultural Development
  • Ghana Soil Health Consortium
  • UAV for Agriculture

  • Fellowships and/or Research Awards

  • 2017: DAAD, Germany – MoE, Ghana Study Grant
  • 2012: CSIR Study Grant, Ghana
  • 2011: UNU-LRT fellowship, Iceland
  • 2011: ACSAD – BADEA fellowship, Damsacus, Syria


  • Conferences/Workshop

    International

  • Africa Geospatial Forum, “Geospatial enabled Africa”, October 2012, Accra
  • A Technical Workshop of Experts for harmonizing protocols for research on BU
  • Transmission. March 2012, IITA- Benin Station, Benin- West Africa
  • A Technical Workshop of Experts for Developing Collaborative Strategies for Fighting
  • Buruli Ulcer in Wet Agro-Ecosystems of West Africa, Accra Ghana, 2011
  • RENO- Restoring the North – ICELAND, 2011.
  • CLIMMANI. "Nutrient constraints on the net carbon balance" in Keflavik, Iceland, June 2011 together with the US network INTERFACE.

  • Local Meetings

  • AGRA Monitoring and Evaluation training for AGRA Grantees Based in Ghana, Accra – Ghana, 14th – 15th May, 2012.
  • Supporting the Development of a Data Capture and Analytical Framework for Agricultural Research Investments in NARS by Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), 1st May, 2012
  • WAAPP Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Workshop; CSIR-Crop Research Institute, Fumesua-Kumasi, 23rd -24th February, 2011
  • WAAPP Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Workshop; CSIR-Crop Research Institute, Fumesua-Kumasi, 7th -8th February, 2011
  • Sustainable Development of Rain fed Lowland Rice Production Project-JIRCAS; Marbon Hotel, Santasi-Kumasi, 22nd December, 2010
  • Tripling Agriculture in Sub Saharan African countries; KNUST Natural Resource Management Conference Hall, Kumasi, October, 2010
  • Agra PhD Soil Science Programme Lunch; Golden Tulip Hotel, Kumasi, November, 2010