This document is a curriculum vitae for Godson Yaw Tetteh. It outlines his professional experience as a Process Engineer and Production Engineer, as well as his educational background which includes an ongoing MBA in Finance and a BSc in Materials Engineering. It also lists certifications and computer skills. The professional experience section details his responsibilities in roles at Volta Aluminum Company and Gratis Foundation, focusing on process engineering, safety coordination, foundry technology, quality assurance, and manufacturing duties.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
GODSON YAW TETTEH
P.O. Box CO 8651, Tema, Ghana
Telephone (cell): +233 - 243164302/ 509629447
E-mail: godsontetteh@yahoo.co.uk
PROFILE & COMPETENCIES
Resourceful, self-motivated and hardworking with excellent interpersonal and project management
skills and safety conscious. Proven ability to work under pressure to meet the strictest of deadlines and
a natural team leader. Focused on customer needs rather than personal needs. Conscientious with
proven interpersonal, communication and excellent computer skills.
WORKING EXPERIENCE:
1. January 2011 – Date : Process Engineer, Volta Aluminuim Company Ltd (VALCO)
Process Engineering Duties:
Manage (Plan, Organize, Lead, and Control) the Carbon Process Control Team to maximize
productivity and cost effectiveness consistent with VALCO’s Vision
Advise Technical Director and Carbon Plant Manager and staff on Carbon quality issues.
Ensuring that all processes and raw materials input for the production of anode for the electrolytic
process at VALCO meet the right specification.
Review vendor’s analysis for raw materials and design/carry out experiments to validate analysis
Plan, design and implement a process capability studies per customer specification for the
manufacture of anodes for export.
Carry out optimization test to determine the optimum quantities of raw material for green anode
production.
Ensure that product quality tests are carried out regularly to assure that anodes produced by the
Carbon Plant in VALCO are of the right quality
Carry out steps/ projects/processes to correct product and system non-conformances
Provide statistical process data on various quality parameters
Carry out cost saving projects to maximize production whilst not compromising on product
quality and safety
Ensure that testing equipments and scales are regularly calibrated to assure their efficiency
Anticipate problems and provide early warning system to prevent major upsets.
Safety Coordinator Duties:
Ensure that employees in the Technical Department comply with all VALCO safety rules and
regulations.
Conduct and coordinate safety audits in the Technical Department
Ensure that all occupational incidents/accidents are reported and assist in the investigation process.
Follow-up to ensure all corrective measures for incidents/accidents are duly implemented.
Ensure that effective housekeeping and hazard survey is performed in the Technical Department
and identified issues duly worked upon.
Ensure that Job Safe Practice procedures are constantly reviewed, updated and followed when

2. performing all task
Ensure that employees perform behavioral safety audits and concerns are duly addressed
Participate in the VALCO Plant wide Safety audits
Represent the Technical Department at all Plant Safety Coordinators meeting.
2. January 2008 – January 2011: Production Engineer (Foundry & Materials), GRATIS
FOUNDATION, Head Office.
Foundry Technology Duties:
Ensuring that efficient casting procedures are adhered to
Test/analyze and certify foundry material input (sand, chemicals, metals etc.) molten metal and
cast products etc
Monitoring and evaluation of foundry activities in the GRATIS network Offer technical advisory
services to local foundry men
Prototype and Manufacturing Duties:
Supervises the work of technicians and apprentices at the workshop. (Machining, Welding and
Fabrication jobs)
Coordinates workshop activities and reports job progress to Prototype and Manufacturing Center
Manager
Undertake purchasing of engineering raw materials, components and parts for the manufacture of
equipment.
Liaise with Design and Production to prepare materials list for production
Assists in the installation of equipment and machines bought from GRATIS
Assists in offering after sales service and maintenance services to clients
Quality Assurance Duties:
Inspection and testing of all engineering materials parts, components before
production/assembling for prototype development
Organize and train production staff in productivity and quality improvement techniques
3. December 2006 – July 2007: National Service at GRATIS FOUNDATION, Greater Accra Regional
Office, Tema
DUTIES:
Welding and Fabrication of Agro processing machines and sanitation equipments.
Foundry Work : mould making, melting, casting and fettling
Teaching of Technical apprentices (trainees) in welding and fabrication and foundry
technology.
4. June 2004- Aug 2004: Industrial Attachment at GRATIS FOUNDATION Greater Accra Regional
Office, Tema
DUTIES:
Foundry Work :mould making, melting, casting and fettling
Welding and Fabrication activities

3. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
MBA Finance
University of Coventry
Ongoing : Started September 2015 and graduation has been earmarked for November 2016
B. Sc. Materials Engineering
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
2002-2006
SSCE Certificate
Mfantsipim School, 1999-2001
B.E.C.E Certificate
Akosombo International School, 1995-1998
CERTIFICATED SHORT COURSES
1. Change Management
A certificated short course organized by Institute of Human Resource Management Practitioners,
Ghana
August 13th
to 14th
2015
2. ISO Internal Auditor’s Course Training Programme,
A certificated short course organized by SGS Ghana on Quality Management Systems based on ISO
9001:2008 requirement
11th
, 12th
and 15th
December 2014
3. Management and Safety and Health Training
A certificated short course organized by Volta Aluminuim Company – Tema, Ghana
April – May 2012
4. Management of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises
(A certificated short course organized by Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS) of
Japan
and AOTS Alumni Association – Ghana in Accra, Ghana)
November, 2008
5. Foundry Technology
A special training program organized by Japan International Cooperative Agency (JICA) and the
Ministry of Trade and Industry of Ghana for Ghana’s Casting SME’s at Metal Industries Development
Center Bandung, Indonesia)
June – July, 2008.
Computer Literacy:
Ms-word, Ms-Excel, Ms-Power Point, Ms-Access, Auto Card

4. PERSONAL INFORMATON
Date of birth: 12th August 1982
Sex: Male
Marital status: Single
Citizenship: Ghanaian
Hobbies:
Playing scrabble, swimming, playing pool, listening to music, watching movies.
REFREES:
Prof. Samuel Kwofie
Head of Department, Materials Engineering Department.
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kumasi, Ghana
Email: drskwofie@yahoo.com
Contact number: +23327576566
Mrs. Emelia Nortey
Director of MIS
Public Procurement Authority, Ghana
Email: emelia.nortey@ppaghana.org
Contact number: +233277323107