Greater Accra Region, Ghana
1. Professional Licensure / Certifications: I am a Senior Biomedical Engineer and Project Manager with 5 Certifications: • Licensed with the Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE), as a Professional Engineer (PE); • Certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI), as a Project Management Professional (PMP®) and also an Active Member of the PMI-Ghana and Germany Chapters; • Certified by the PMI, as a PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®); • Certified by TAHPI, as a Health Facility Planner & Designer; • Certified by Medtronic as an Electrosurgery Specialist. 2. Years of Experience: I have 13+ years of Professional Experience in the Management of Medical Devices / Healthcare Technology and Healthcare Infrastructure Projects. I have worked at the Hospital level for 6 years as well as 4 years at the Management level of the Ghana Health Service and currently working as Project Manager - Installation at Wam Pharma Ltd. 3. Levels of Engagement: I have worked full-time as a Project Manager at all the levels of the Health Sector of Ghana (Private Sector inclusive) and in 8 multicultural environments, from the sub-district level (very low-resource setting) to the national level. Additionally, I have volunteered with multinational organizations like: USAID, CHAI 4. Skill-set: I have developed a wide variety of valuable transferrable skill-set mainly in: Leadership, Communication, Teamwork, Health Facility Planning / Design, Project Management and not only a specific industry skill-set. 5. Academic Qualification: I hold a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). 6. Accomplishments: a. Reduced Maternal and Child Mortality in the Upper East Region by 80% through strengthening the Medical Devices Infrastructure over a 4 year period. This has also advanced Maternal and Child Care in the Region by 90% with UNICEF, UNOPS and KOICA as Project Sponsors. b. Led the management of over 7,000 pieces of Medical Devices and its Projects within a Region of 1.3 million+ people to bring better health outcomes to these people as well as patients. This was chalked during my tenure as Assistant Regional Equipment Manager for the Upper East Regional Health Directorate. 7. Awards: 🏆 National Best Team Leader by ENACTUS-Ghana 🏆 NUGS Entrepreneur of the Year Award, KNUST Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Awards. P.S: I'm always looking to grow my personal and professional network. Feel free to connect via LinkedIn or contact me directly at [email protected]
As a Project Manager working with GE Healthcare’s International Channel Partner (ICP) in Ghana and Nigeria, my tasks include but not limited to the following: • Provide management and leadership to a 5-member project team. • Supervise all site planning and project management activities including equipment / room layouts, customer / contractor interface, site readiness, customer satisfaction and process improvement. • Liaise with Sales Representatives and Installers in site planning activities including drawing reviews; ensure accuracy of room measurements and site feasibility audits. • Manage the installation of all GE Diagnostic Imaging (DI) equipment in Ghana to optimize customer satisfaction, ensure compliance with the contract, Healthcare Technology (HTM) guidelines and local regulations. • Attend meetings with customer’s contractor to ensure successful site preparation. • Co-ordinate special delivery requirements, input cable/component select data, monitor and communicate site readiness to management. • Responsible for final drawings approval process including concession requests if required by site. • Support the Director of Projects, Finance and Sales Team in forecasting / maintaining accurate project dates, supplier selection / approval and sales opportunities or tenders. • Manage Warranty starts, schedule Applications Training and equipment hand-over to minimize project duration. • Generation of relevant H&S paperwork required including site specific method statements and risk assessments. Accomplishments • Collaborated with a 12-member team to assess and implement ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) for Wam Pharma Ltd. • Led the procurement of a 3.0 Tonne Lifting Crane to attain real value-for-money at a purchase price of 12% the average market price. • Closed 45 Medical Equipment Installation Projects in 17 months within stipulated budgets. This comprises; Cathlab, CT Scan, X – Ray, Mammography and Ultrasound Equipment.
In November 2018, I received a promotion to the rank of Senior Clinical Engineer and then reposted to the Regional Health Directorate in Bolgatanga, Upper East Region. At the Regional level, my job purpose was still to ensure the availability of functional equipment, maximally applied for their intended purposes in the healthcare facilities. Additionally, I had the oversight responsibility of managing Healthcare Infrastructure and Medical Devices Projects at the Regional and District levels. Main Duties: • Developed budgets of circa $100K-6M for: projects, equipment procurement, maintenance and spare parts. • Completed all risk assessments by identifying risks and planning responses. • Analyzed, managed and assigned resources to 5 projects and service activities. • Supervised service contracts and 7 medical devices projects. • Drew up preventive maintenance schedules for over 1,000 medical devices. • Implemented devices policies, standards, protocols and ensured regulatory compliance. • Met all quality requirements, established metrics in the implementation of projects and assigned duties. • Supervised and advised on acceptance testing, installation and maintenance of 3,500+ medical devices. • Engaged and communicated with 50+ stakeholders to deliver on project deliverables and outcomes. • Monitored and completed 5 projects on schedule, scope and within budget lines. Accomplishment: Contributed extensive expertise towards addressing the low Patient-Bed Ratio (48%) and the ‘No Bed Syndrome’ in deprived Upper East Region of Ghana, through the ‘Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme’ (IPEP) by the Ministry of Special Development Initiatives. This Project saw the Distribution, Installation and End-User Training on 765 New Assorted Hospital Beds, and their Accessories of various specifications throughout 276 Beneficiary Healthcare Facilities in the 15 Districts of the Upper East Region. Increased Patient-Bed Ratio to circa 80% by the end of Y2021.
I started as a Clinical Engineer / Project Engineer at the Bawku Municipal Health Directorate in the Upper East Region of Ghana. 6 months later, the scope of my job was enlarged, by adding 2 more Districts within the catchment area of Bawku Municipality, to offer Clinical Engineering support to Healthcare Facilities in those 2 Districts. These 2 Districts were: Pusiga and Garu, where I reported to the Regional Equipment Manager at the Regional Health Directorate of Upper East Region. My job purpose, was to ensure the availability of functional medical devices, maximally applied for their intended purposes in the healthcare facilities. Main duties and responsibilities were: • Forecasted and planned budgets of circa $100-900K for: medical devices procurement, maintenance and spare parts. • Planned medical devices procurement as well as assessed medical devices needs. • Developed & maintained: medical devices, accessories, consumables and spare parts inventory of approximately $40M • Managed 400 Clinical Engineering work orders. • Managed 3 service contracts and assigned projects. • Performed 2 medical device incident assessments and developed strategies to mitigate them. • Developed medical device policies, standards, protocols & ensured 100% regulatory compliance. • Monitored and improved performance of medical devices management programmes for the 3 Districts. • Performed acceptance testing, installation and maintenance of 500 pieces of medical devices. • Delivered 96 end – user and technical trainings. Accomplishment: • Started up and run the first ever Clinical Engineering Unit, at the Bawku Municipal Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service. This feat maximized the availability of Medical Devices Inflows by 70% annually (from Y2015-Present) and Clinical Engineering Support to especially the Presbyterian Hospital in Bawku. Again, this has seen improved health outcomes to a population of 200,000+ people living in Bawku, Pusiga and Garu Districts.
• Developed and executed sales strategies to optimize sales, growth, market penetration, and profitability in electrosurgical medical devices. • Expanded medical device development business including but not limited to concept development, technology feasibility and full product development. • Served as sales lead in specific target market areas regardless of geography. Attended conferences and trade shows that focus on these markets. • Met or exceeded agreed upon sales goals. • Maintained and built effective relationships with key and target accounts, healthcare industry leaders and industry associations. • Qualified viable leads and communicated them to appropriate team members for further evaluation and support. Developed strong relationships with key internal operations (technical) and management personnel. • Responsible for delivering against personal and business unit financial targets, including sales, gross margin and contribution margin. • Identified and worked with Marketing and Technical team to champion appropriate internal investments to solve unmet market or client needs and grow business, especially in target markets. Accomplishments: • Solved surgery problems using Medtronic solutions which raised the output of surgeons on an average score of 70% while making minimal access surgery available. • Exceeded revenue targets by 5-10% of a sales volume of $400K annually with the Revenue Operations (RevOps) team in tough markets. • Advised surgeons / hospitals through electrosurgical consultations saving time expended on surgery by 4 hours/day.
• Performed preventive maintenance on medical devices, such as replacing filters or lubricating moving parts. • Developed, tested, and implemented new technologies in clinical settings. • Troubleshooted problems with medical equipment or processes to identify their causes and solutions. • Operated machinery such as X-ray machines, MRIs, ultrasound equipment, and electrical test equipment used in hospitals, clinics, or the doctors’ offices. • Established and maintained standards for operating equipment according to industry guidelines. • Maintained records of equipment use and condition, as well as identified problems and made recommendations for repairs or replacement. • Coordinated with other members of the medical team to ensure that equipment is working properly. • Designed, developed, installed, maintained, and repaired medical devices such as ventilators, endoscopy equipment, ultrasound machines, and radiation therapy devices. Accomplishments: • Trained 10-15 cross-functional clinical departments on the safe and appropriate use of healthcare technology, reducing devices downtime by 40% whilst maximizing productivity of clinicians by 80%. • Installed and maintained 600+ pieces of medical devices to bring better health outcomes to a tertiary hospital with an average outpatient attendance of 1,500 and about 250 inpatient admissions daily.