Kwame Opoku-Dapaah is seeking admission into the corporate membership of the Ghana Institution of Engineers. He has over 10 years of experience in engineering roles at Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority and Pasico Ghana Limited. Some of his responsibilities have included coordinating engineering works, equipment maintenance, and overseeing the refurbishment of five oil jetty loading arms in 2013 which involved removing old equipment, refurbishing parts, and reinstalling. He has various technical training and qualifications in areas like contract management, equipment repairs, and supervision skills.

1. Kwame Opoku-Dapaah
GM 07569
STC 406 State Transport –Accra
+233245872440
kopoku-dapaah@ghanaports.net | kwameodapaah@yahoo.com
P U R P O S E : F O R A D M I S S I O N I N T O T H E C O R P O R A T E
M E M E B R S H I P O F T H E G H A N A I N S T I T U T I O N O F E N G I N E E R S .
CAREER REPORT

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
PERSONAL DATA _________________________________________________________________________________________ 1
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND __________________________________________________________________________ 2
PROFESSIONAL AFFILATIONS __________________________________________________________________________ 3
CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT _______________________________________________________ 4
ENGINEERING PRACTICE________________________________________________________________________________ 5
ENGINEERING CAREER EXPERIENCES_________________________________________________________________ 8
CHALLENGES AND LESSONS __________________________________________________________________________ 14

3. PERSONAL DATA
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PERSONAL DATA
Objective: A self-motivated team player seeking a challenging and responsible position for
professional development and target oriented.
 Good team player and hard working.
 Focused and result oriented
 Good interpersonal skills
 Analytic and very systematic
 Capable of multitasking
 Ability work under pressure
 Ability to work well with little or no supervision
NAME KWAME OPOKU-DAPAAH
DATE OF BIRTH 27TH APRIL 1985
SEX MALE
MARITAL STATUS MARRIED
NATIONALITY GHANAIAN
BUSINESS ADDRESS GHANA PORTS AND HARBOURS AUTHORITY
P O BOX 488 TEMA GHANA
TELEPHONE NUMBER +233 245 872 440
EMAIL ADDRESS kopoku-dapaah@ghanaports.net
kwameodapaah@yahoo.com

4. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
BSc MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
2006 – 2010
SENIOR SECONDARY CERTIFICATE SCHOOL
ACCRAACADEMY
2002-2005

5. PROFESSIONAL AFFILATIONS
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILATIONS
PROFESSIONALAFFILIATIONS
GHANA INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS
Graduate Member (GM 07569)
APRIL 2013 TO DATE

6. CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ADVANCED EPC CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
SALVO GLOBAL
GHANA
APRIL 2015
SERVICE, REPAIRS AND TROUBLE SHOOTING ON REACH STACKER AND FOLKLIFT
KONECRANES
MARKYARYD SWEDEN
MARCH 2015
MANAGEMENT SKILLS FOR MAINTENANCE SUPERVISORS
EFFECTIVE HUMAN INTERVENTION
GHANA
FEBRUARY 2013
TELETRUCK HYDRAULIC AND ELECTICAL DIAGRAM TRAINING
PASICO GHANA LIMITED
GHANA
JULY 2010
REACH STACKER AND FOLKLIFT HYDRAULIC AND ELECTICAL DIAGRAM TRAINING
PASICO GHANA LIMITED
GHANA
MARCH 2011

7. ENGINEERING PRACTICE
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ENGINEERING PRACTICE
GHANA PORTS AND HARBOURS AUTHORITY
GOLDEN JUBILEE TERMINAL ENGINEERING MANAGER (Ag) SEPT. 2014 TO DATE
Responsible for:
 Coordinating and supervise all engineering works in the Terminal. (Civil,
Electrical and Mechanical)
 Prepare and plan Preventive Maintenance schedule for all the Terminal loading
equipment (Reach Stackers, Terminal Tractors, Teletruck and lift trucks) in the
Terminal
 Plan repair and rehabilitation schedule for Reach Stackers, Terminal Tractors,
Teletruck and lift trucks
 Equipment spare parts management
 Develop maintenance checklist on all maintenance activities for all the port
loading equipment (Reach Stackers, Terminal Tractors, Teletruck and lift trucks)
 Ensure that the Technician and Mechanics work efficiently and effectively in the
Terminal
GHANA PORTS AND HARBOURS AUTHORITY
MECHANICAL ENGINEER TEMA MAIN PORT OCT. 2012 TO AUG. 2014
Responsible for:
 Ensuring high availability of port equipment (Reach Stackers, Terminal Tractors,
Teletruck and lift trucks)

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 Prepare and plan Preventive Maintenance schedule for all the port loading
equipment (Reach Stackers, Terminal Tractors, Teletruck and lift trucks) in the
Port
 Plan repair and rehabilitation schedule for Reach Stackers, Terminal Tractors,
Teletruck and lift trucks
 Equipment spare parts management
 Develop maintenance checklist on all maintenance activities
 Help the Technicians and Mechanics to troubleshoot machines
PASICO GHANA LIMITED
SERVICE ENGINEER SEPT. 2011 TO OCT. 2012
Responsible for:
 Responsible for after sales Preventive Maintenance Repairs, Machine
Assembling and PDI of Machines
 Assembling of Konecrane Reach Stackers And Empty Container Handlers
 Assembling of JCB 3CX
 Warranty Servicing (250, 500, 750 and 1000 hour Servicing) on Konecrane
Reach Stackers and Empty Container Handlers
 Preventive Maintenance (250, 500, 750 and 1000 hour Servicing) on JCB 3CX
Load-all and Teletruck
 General Hydraulic repairs on Konecrane Reach Stackers and Empty Handlers

9. ENGINEERING PRACTICE
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PASICO GHANA LIMITED
NATIONAL SERVICE SEPT. 2010 TO AUG. 2011
Responsible for:
 Warranty Servicing and Preventive Maintenance (250, 500, 750 and 1000 hour
Servicing) on Konecrane Reach Stackers and Empty Container Handlers
 Preventive Maintenance (250, 500, 750 and 1000 hour Servicing) on JCB 3CX
Load-all and Teletruck
 Preventive Maintenance (250 hour Servicing) on GROVE CRANES RT and
GMK
PASICO GHANA LIMITED
STUDENT INTERN MAY 2010 TO AUG. 2010
Responsible for:
 Warranty Servicing (250, 500 and 750 hour Servicing) on Konecrane Reach
Stackers and Empty Container Handlers
 Preventive Maintenance (250, 500, 750 and 1000 hour Servicing) on Konecrane
Forklift Trucks
 Preventive Maintenance (250, 500, 750 and 1000 hour Servicing) on JCB 3CX
Load-all and Teletruck

10. ENGINEERING CAREER EXPERIENCES
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ENGINEERING CAREER EXPERIENCES
INSTALLATION AND REFURBISHMENT
OF FIVE (5) OIL JETTY LOADING ARM 5TH APRIL -31TH JULY 2013
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) is the statutory public organization
mandated to build, operate, maintain and regulate seaports in Ghana. The Authority owns
and operates two ports in Tema and Takoradi. Takoradi Port is being re-positioned through
an extensive expansion and modernization programme to better serve the needs of the oil
and gas, mining and trading sectors.
Our vision is to make the Seaports of Ghana the leading maritime hub and the beacon of
trade and commerce in West Africa.
GPHA has four major Engineering Departments namely Mechanical, Electrical, Civil,
Marine Engineering. All these departments are headed by Engineers
The Mechanical Engineering Department is an operational department of GPHA
mandated to provide reliable mechanical services to the vehicles and equipment of the
Authority and other stakeholders.
Below are the key functions of the Department;
 Ensure that all Authority’s equipment/ vehicles are properly maintained.
 Ensure optimum availability of various equipment/vehicles to user departments.
 Ensure proper equipment maintenance record keeping.
 Provide detailed specifications for the acquisition of spare parts and equipment.
 Provide detailed records of all authority’s equipment/vehicles.
 Ensure that all preventive maintenance schedules are strictly adhered to.
 Ensure that all Authority’s equipment/ vehicles acquired are of good quality and
high standard

11. ENGINEERING CAREER EXPERIENCES
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OIL JETTY PROJECT TEAM
Marcel Auboste ---- FMC Technologies Supervisor
Kwame Opoku-Dapaah ---- GPHA Project Coordinator
George Tettey | John Eshun | Lesley Tetteh Kwami | Ahiagbe Hopeson | Evans
Lamptey Tetteh | Teddy Abotsi ---- Technicians and Mechanics
FIG 1: the above picture shows all the five (5) RCMA Loading Arm
The Oil Jetty or Oil Beth is the point where all crude oil and petroleum products are
discharged in the port. This Jetty is made of five (5) RCMA Loading Arms. Which are
made One (1) RCMA 6” LPG Loading Arm, Three (3) RCMA 8” Loading Arm for
discharging butane and other petroleum product and One (1) RCMA 10” Loading
Arm for discharging crude oil
It became necessary per the port maintenance schedule that the RCMA 6” LPG
Loading Arms be fully replaced the four other refurbished. An inspection was done

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and the parts for refurbishment were procured from FMC Technologies in France.
All the ground works were done before the arrival of the parts, this included letters
to National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) and all stakeholder
informing them of the maintenance work.
The following equipment and gears where used;
200Ton GMK Crane | 50Ton RT Crane | 36Ton Terminal Tractor Head
Two 65Ton Trailers | 16Ton forklift | 5Ton wire x 30ft long (2)
10Ton double ply lifting belt (2) | 10Ton shackles (6) | 3Ton shackles (2)
10Ton slings x 20ft (2) | 5Ton Chain block
Scaffolds were provided by Tema Oil Refinery (TOR)

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FIG 2: the above drawing shows the various part of the Loading Arm
Parts and one complete LPG RCMA 6” Loading Arm arrived as scheduled. The
packing list was crossed checked with the parts we request and found out some of
the parts were not supplied. A report was immediately sent to the procurement
department to follow up. On the 6th of April 2013 work begun with the removal of
the old LPG RCMA 6” Loading Arm and the new one was installed. With the aid of the
200Ton GMK Crane the three (3) RCMA 8” and one (1) RCMA 10” where detached
from the 60 degrees elbow (Trunnion swivel) on the riser and transported to the
mechanical work shop for refurbishment. The refurbishment included disassembly
of the Loading Arm into its individual parts, sand blasting, re-sealing, reassembly
and painting with marine paint. After the refurbishment process the Loading Arms
were transported to the Jetty and with the aid of the 200Ton Crane the individual
Loading Arms were coupled back to the riser.

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Fig 3. Picture shows the two (2) RCMA 8” Loading
Arm at the workshop ready for refurbishment
Fig 4. Picture shows the RCMA 8” Inboard Arm
and other parts during sand-blasting
Fig 5. Picture shows the re-sealing of the Inboard
Arm by Marcel (FMC Technologies supervisor)

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Fig 6. Picture shows painting of the fully
assembled RCMA 10” Loading Arm
Fig 7. Picture shows the Two (2) RCMA 8”
Loading Arms ready to be transported
Fig 8. Picture shows the installation of
RCMA 8” Loading Arms with the GMK
200Ton Crane

16. CHALLENGES AND LESSONS
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CHALLENGES AND LESSONS
In conclusion I had a lot of challenges in the project the first was the language the
FMC Technologies supervisor could not speck good English and it made
communication very difficult in the early stages of the project. The other challenge
was time constrains, since the Jetty is the only point of petroleum product discharge
in the country, we had to work under pressure. I remember when we were coupling
the RSMA 8” LPG was in shortage and the Gas Tanker was at the anchorage ready to
berth. We had to work and the extreme pressure to finish in time so that the Gas
Tanker could berth. Communication between us and NPA was also a challenge, there
would schedule a Tanker for the berth without our notice.
I have leant a lot of lessons from this project some of them are Team Work with it we
would have spent more time than estimated. I also leant no idea is useless
irrespective of were or who it’s coming from. Communication is very important
when it comes to such projects.