Mr. Ajibero is a Nigerian GIS and remote sensing specialist with over 15 years of experience. He currently works as a managing partner and GIS expert at MEAA Spatial Planners and Environmental Managers in Ibadan, Nigeria. He has extensive experience managing GIS projects in the areas of urban planning, water resources management, and environmental studies. Mr. Ajibero holds an MSc in GIS from the University of Ibadan and a BSc in Geology from the University of Ilorin. He is proficient in various GIS and remote sensing software packages.
1. NAME: AJIBERO, Olayemi Kayode
TITLE: M.Sc.
DATE OF BIRTH: 31 August, 1978
NATIONALITY: Nigerian
MARITAL STATUS: Married
HOME ADDRESS: No 11, Boripe Layout, Olorounbo, Bode-Wasinmi
Basorun, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
PHONE NUMBER: 08062794807, 08174435842
E-MAIL ADDRESS: ajiberopenniel@yahoo.com
STATE OF ORIGIN: Kogi
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Kabba/Bunu
KEY QUALIFICATIONS:
Mr. Ajibero is a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing Specialist. He currently
works at MEAA Spatial Planners and Environmental Managers, a new company established to transfer
various technologies, such as GIS, Remote Sensing Techniques, and Environmental Management
Practices to Nigeria. He is co-ordinates all the technical and financial operations of the company as one of
the managers in the company. He has worked in some establishments before his present assignment
among which is Geomatics Nigeria Limited where he was the Office Manager and GIS Expert. As an office
Manager, he was involved in the day today running of the Company, Supervises the Staff in different
departments of the Company and also ensures effective running of the Project handled by the Company in
order to maximize profit. He is a Geologist and also a Geographic Information System (GIS) Expert with
experience in the use of Autocad, Surfer, MapInfo, Arcview, ArcGIS, Erdas Imagine and Idrissi for carrying
out GIS Mapping and Analysis. He is also proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite like Microsoft Word,
Excel, Access and PowerPoint and some other software like Geocal, SPSS and Global Positioning System
(GPS) equipment. He has been actively involved in the writing and editing of project proposals and reports.
He carried out a research on the Geotechnical Properties of Lateritic Soil at Sobi along Alagbado, Ilorin,
Kwara State in May 2001 for his undergraduate studies. His post graduate research study is on Geographic
Information System in Vehicle routing for the Distribution of Coca-Cola Products using ArcGIS: A case
study of Coca-Cola Depot, Coca-Cola, Ibadan. Oyo State, (October 2006). As a GIS and Remote Sensing
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2. Specialist, he has worked on a number of projects which involve Digital image processing, among which
are;
General Landuse Plan of University of Nassarawa, located at Lafia. In the project, data acquired
through Remote Sensing was used to identify the features on the University permanent site for
proper setting of the layout plan by the planner.
Development of the Community-Based Solid Waste Management Facility in Gombe, Gombe State.
In the project, he used his knowledge of Remote Sensing to process the acquired satellite imagery
of Gombe Town, to produce the base map of the town.
Design and Construction Supervision of Ogbese Dam Project at Ise-Orun, Ekiti State, where his
knowledge of Remote Sensing was used to assist the surveyors in the perimeter survey of the
dam reservoir.
He has worked on various GIS Mapping projects and coordinated the field and GIS aspects of the 2007
GIS and Hydrogeological Mapping of Area 6, comprising of six states in the South-West and Edo State. He
was the Database Coordinator; field Supervisor and also GIS Analyst in the Baseline Survey and GIS
Mapping of Water Supply and Sanitation Facilities in South-West Nigeria between 2007 and 2008. He has
participated in numerous projects like the 2006 Bayelsa State Baseline Studies for Participating Communities
in the Local Empowerment and Environmental Management Project (LEEMP), Project Impact Evaluation of
LEEMP Communities in Nigeria in 2009, Study and Design of Multipurpose Dam at Ogbese, Ise-Orun, Ekiti
State, Poverty Mapping of Some Selected Communities in Niger State in the year 2009 and so many others.
EDUCATION:
M.Sc (GIS) Geographic information System, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; 2006
B.Sc Geology (Second Class Lower), University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria; 2001
S.S.C.E. St. Augustine’s College Kabba, Kogi State, Nigeria. 1996.
First School Leaving Certificate. St. Barnabas’ Pry. School, Ilorin, Kwara State. 1990
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3. WORK EXPERIENCE:
2015 Geomatics Nigeria Limited, Ibadan, Oyo State
I was one of the main instructors in the Federal Government Graduate Internship
Scheme (GIS) where interns were trained on how to effectively utilise the duration
of their internship to either get employed in an organization or become an
entrepreneur. I took the session on employability skills for about 3 hours. This
session clearly explain some soft skills needed for interns to excel in their job
pursuit.
2015 MEAA Spatial Planners and Environmental Managers, Ibadan, Oyo State
I was the Team leader and the main instructors in the Geographic Information
System (GIS)/ Global Positioning System (GPS) training for the staff of Water
Corporation of Oyo State (WCOS) towards the setting up of GIS Laboratory and
integration of GIS into WCOS operations to improved revenue generation. The
training was conducted at three different periods between September 2015 –
December, 2015, for the junior, middle and the senior cadre.
2015 Geomatics Nigeria Limited, Ibadan, Oyo State
I led the team that conducted the Geophysical Survey for the Pro-poor project in
Benue state and also serve as the field consultant (Geologist) for Geomatics
Nigeria Limited during the drilling and the installation of the boreholes, across the 3
senatorial zones of Benue State.
2014 MEAA Spatial Planners and Environmental Managers, Ibadan, Oyo State
I was the Team leader in the GIS Training of Directors and other senior staff
of Oyo State Agriculture and Water Development Programme (OYSADEP) where
GIS technique was applied into Agriculture and water supply.
2014 MEAA Spatial Planners and Environmental Managers, Ibadan, Oyo State
I was the Team Leader in the GIS Training of Directors and other senior staff
of Water Corporation of Oyo State and Oyo State Ministry of Water Resources
where GIS technique was applied into water supply.
2014 Eurobel Nigeria Limited, Ogbomosho Oyo State
I conducted the reconnaissance survey for the topographical mapping of Ajinapa
and Tewure to assist in the installation of pipelines for water reticulation.
The data was used to produce GIS topographical mapping for the project.
2014 Eurobel Nigeria Limited, Ogbomosho, Oyo State
I also conducted the GIS Route Mapping of Ajinapa and Tewure community for the
water reticulation of the two communities. This was conducted to ascertain the
distance to be covered by the pipelines in order to know the length of the pipes to
be used for the exercise.
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4. 2014 Geomatics Nigeria Limited, Ibadan, Oyo State
I was one of the Instructors for the training of Federal Government SURE-P
Graduate Interns for Oyo State. I gave lecture on the Hard (Professional) and Soft
(Attitude) Skills in the course of the 3-day training workshop to motivate youth on
the importance of these skills needed to excel at workplaces.
2013 Geomatics Nigeria Limited, Ibadan
I coordinated the Sensitization and Mobilization of firms for the Federal
Government Graduate Internship Scheme. In the project, over 150 firms in oyo
state for their enrolment into the scheme.
2012 Team Catech Limited
Assisted in carrying out GIS Mapping of the Landuse/Landcover type at the
Permanent site of the University of Lafia, Nassarawa State, for the production of
General Landuse Plan (Layout) of the institution. This will assist in the proper
Planning of the layout as it also afford relevant stakeholders to know the state of
the land before and after construction.
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2011-2012 Geomatics Nigeria Limited, Ibadan
I participated in the Facility mapping for the Baseline Studies data of the Osun
State Community and Social Development Project (CSDP). In the project, I was
involved in the preparation of the Technical Proposal, the inception report and
Map production. In this project, the baseline data were mapped and this will
assist in the evaluation that will come up later by comparing the facilities in the
Communities before CSDP intervention and after CSDP interventions.
2010-2011 Geomatics Nigeria Limited, Ibadan
I participated in the Baseline Studies of the Osun State Community and Social
Development Project (CSDP) as the Database Designer and Data Analyst. I was
also involved in the report writing. This study produced referenced data (i.e.
Baseline data) with which to compare future observations or results. In other
Word, the data collected and analysed in the baseline studies will be used for the
Evaluation after intervention to know the impact of the Community and Social
Development Project on the life of the people.
04-2010-2011 Geomatics Nigeria Limited, Ibadan
I also participated in the Baseline Studies of the Edo State Community and
Social Development Project (CSDP) as the Database Designer and Data
Analyst and also involved in the report writing. This study produced referenced
data (i.e. Baseline data) with which to compare future observations or results. In
other word, the data collected and analysed in the baseline studies will be used
for the Evaluation after intervention to know the impact of the Community and
Social Development Project on the life of the people.
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5. 2008-2012 Geomatics Nigeria Limited, Ibadan
Assisted in the Study, Design and Construction Supervision of Ogbese Dam
Project at Ise-Orun, Ekiti State as a GIS Analyst. In the Project I used Autocad to
Reproduce the design already drawn manually. I also used Surfer and ArcGIS
for the production of the Contour line of the project site.
09-2009/02-2010 Urban Heritage Consultants Limited Lagos
I participated in the Topographic Survey of Pan African University Permanent site
as a GIS Expert. In this Project I used ArcGIS and Surfer for the Production of the
topographical map and the Digital Elevation Model.
04-2009/06-2009 Geomatics Nigeria Limited, Ibadan
I was involved in the Project Impact Evaluation of the LEEMP Communities (i.e.
Nine States evenly spread across the country). In the project I assisted in the
Logistics for the fieldwork which involves the collection of data, Data Entry, Data
Analysis and the Report writing. This really helps to evaluate the level of
improvement in the standard of living of the people before and after LEEMP
interventions in the Community.
2008-2009 Geomatics Nigeria Limited, Ibadan
I participated in the Development of the Community-Based Solid Waste
Management Facility in Gombe, Gombe State as GIS Analyst. In the Project
ArcGIS was used to produce the Cadastral Map, Road Map, Drainage Map and
Residential Density Map of Gombe State and this assisted in the proper
evaluation of the location of the proposed waste dump site in relation to Water
Facilities, Residential areas among many others.
2008-2009 Geomatics Nigeria Limited, Ibadan
I also assisted in the Development of Spatial Database for LEEMP Communities in
Niger State to evaluate the progress made in the LEEMP Communities of Niger
State after the intervention of LEEMP. On the project I was involved as the GIS
Expert and Data Analyst using ArcGIS and SPSS respectively. I was also involved
in the writing of the report.
2008 Hydroterra Consults Limited, Lagos
I participated in the GIS and Hydrogeological Mapping of Area 6 (HA6) in Nigeria
as the Project Manager and GIS Analyst. The States in HA6 are all South West
States with Edo State inclusive. In this Project I was involved in the data analysis,
Plotting of the Hydrogeological maps and report writing.
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6. 2006-2007 Geomatics Nigeria Limited, Ibadan
I participated in the Water Supply and Sanitation Baseline Studies (WSSB) in
South West Nigeria as GIS Analyst, Data Analyst, Database Coordinator and field
Supervisor. The project assisted in knowing the challenges surrounding water
supply as at 2007 and assisted in evaluating status of water supply when
compared with past years.
2006 Hydroterra Consults Limited, Lagos
Served as the Team Leader and solely executed the fieldwork, in the GIS and
Hydrogeological Mapping of Area 1 (HA1) in Nigeria. States in HA1 are Sokoto,
Katsina, Zamfara, and Kebbi.
EMPLOYMENT RECORD:
2012-till Date: Managing Partner/GIS expert, MEAA Spatial Planners and Environmental Managers,
Ibadan Oyo State.
2008 -2012: Office Manager/GIS Expert, Geomatics Nigeria Limited, Ibadan Oyo State.
2006 - 2007: GIS Analyst, Geomatics Nigeria Limited, Ibadan Oyo State.
2003-2005: Class Teacher/ Further Mathematics/Maths Teacher, Queenmaris College Ikotun, Lagos
2002-2003: Physics Teacher, St. Patrick Secondary School, Emene, Enugu East, (NYSC).
2000: Assistant Field Geologist, UNICEF Lokoja (SIWES)
LANGUAGES:
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7. REFEREES:
Olowosegun Adebola M.Sc
Assistant Lecturer
Transport Management Technology Department
School of Management Technology
Federal University of Technology, Akure
0818184540, +4447448937266
debo_olowo@yahoo.com
Professor. Seyi Fabiyi
RECTAS, Ile-Ife,
Osun State, Nigeria
08034085463
seyifabiyi@yahoo.com
Engr. Olufemi Adesogan Ph.D
Assistant Director
Works Department
University of Ibadan.
08033269713
soadesogan@yahoo.com
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