Ifeyinwa Kanu
Founder/CEO at IntelliDigest Limited- Claim this Profile
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IntelliDigest
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United Kingdom
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Agriculture, Construction, Mining Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder/CEO
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Sep 2016 - Present
At IntelliDigest, we are a purpose driven company. Our vision is a world where no child goes to bed hungry. Our vision drives our mission to empower global food sustainability through technology innovation and capacity building. Our vision is to create a bioeconomy that is environmentally sustainable and run on low carbon emissions. By eliminating edible food waste and converting inedible food waste to sustainable chemicals, we are eliminating the need for deforestation… Show more At IntelliDigest, we are a purpose driven company. Our vision is a world where no child goes to bed hungry. Our vision drives our mission to empower global food sustainability through technology innovation and capacity building. Our vision is to create a bioeconomy that is environmentally sustainable and run on low carbon emissions. By eliminating edible food waste and converting inedible food waste to sustainable chemicals, we are eliminating the need for deforestation and degradation of top soils from the growing of industrial crops. Show less
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The Scottish Government
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United Kingdom
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Member, Purpose led Business Commission
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Jul 2022 - Present
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Board Member at Scottish Government Purpose led Commission. As I join the Scottish Government commission focused on enabling more Scottish businesses to be successful by meeting the needs of society, as well as those of investors, staff, suppliers, customers and communities; I am very optimistic that the outcome of the commission will deliver a very positive impact for Scotland as well as influence world policies and the future of business.
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Firstport
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member, Firstport Board
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Nov 2021 - Present
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Board Member at Firstport, a non-profit organisation that support social enterprise across Scotland.
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Top Tier Impact
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member
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Aug 2022 - Present
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Technical Manager
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Dec 2014 - Present
Working with Procompletions Ltd, I am responsible for the following; • Ensure that standard operating procedures and project guidelines are in place. • Task allocation and performance evaluation of team members. • Project scheduling and resource management. Estimate project budgets • Planning, budgeting and reporting on projects status. • Conduct regular team meetings and track project progress. • Interview candidates and hire resources, conduct performance reviews of team… Show more Working with Procompletions Ltd, I am responsible for the following; • Ensure that standard operating procedures and project guidelines are in place. • Task allocation and performance evaluation of team members. • Project scheduling and resource management. Estimate project budgets • Planning, budgeting and reporting on projects status. • Conduct regular team meetings and track project progress. • Interview candidates and hire resources, conduct performance reviews of team members and identify areas of improvement, give feedbacks and recommend for promotions or salary increments. • Coordinate with finance department for funds and plan for purchasing of equipment and hardware in a cost-effective way; • Overall, pro-active approaches adopted in resource assignment and management resulted in the completion and commissioning of STFD project 4 months before the completion date. Show less
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EIT Food
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Belgium
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Non-profit Organizations
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200 - 300 Employee
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Participant - EIT Food Accelerator Network
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Jun 2020 - Sep 2020
Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom IntelliDigest participated in the EIT Food Accelerator Network
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Royal Academy of Engineering
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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200 - 300 Employee
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Enterprise Fellow
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Mar 2019 - Feb 2020
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Royal Society of Edinburgh
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Enterprise Fellow
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Apr 2018 - Mar 2019
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Heriot-Watt University
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Associate and RSE (SE) Enterprise Fellow
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Apr 2018 - Mar 2019
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh
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United Kingdom
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Architecture and Planning
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200 - 300 Employee
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Graduate Teaching Assistant
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Jan 2015 - Mar 2019
Edinburgh, United Kingdom Demonstrating for students during Water/Waster treatment and Construction Financial Management classes Tutoring of IDL students
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Investing Women Angels
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United Kingdom
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Investment Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Winner Investing Women AccelerateHer Growth Award
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Mar 2018 - Mar 2018
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Climate KIC-Master Class Disciplined Entrepreneurship with Bill Aulet
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Dec 2017 - Dec 2017
Valencia, Spain Participated in two day intensive program on Disciplined Entrepreneurship with Bill Aulet
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Climate-KIC
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Netherlands
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Environmental Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Participant Cliamte KIC Accelerator 1 and 2
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Jun 2017 - Dec 2017
Edinburgh, United Kingdom Engaging in world class learning and networking support to build and scale up IntelliDigest Limited to international standards while participating in Climate-KIC Accelerator at ECCI,
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Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Winner IET Innovation Award (Energy) 2017
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Sep 2017 - Sep 2017
London, United Kingdom
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Pitch@Palace
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Finalist
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Jul 2017 - Jul 2017
London, United Kingdom
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Royal Academy of Engineering
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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200 - 300 Employee
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Participant at Royal Academy of Engineering_Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
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Feb 2017 - Feb 2017
Edinburgh, United Kingdom I participated in the symposium geared towards developing innovative ideas to solve global challenges.
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ClimateLaunchpad
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Netherlands
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Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Participant
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May 2016 - Jul 2016
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Union Bank of Nigeria
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Nigeria
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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BDO/CSO 2
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2009 - 2013
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Business Development Officer
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Apr 2009 - Dec 2012
Supervision of some government and companies’ projects financed by the bank Attendance to customers and analysis of opinion pool result of bank’s customer satisfaction Management of companies’ accounts held with the bank and handling revenue collection and remittance
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Foby Engineering Company Ltd.
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Nigeria
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Civil Engineering
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Technical Advisor
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Apr 2008 - Aug 2008
Render technical assistance to Project Engineer, Project Manager and President. Attend project meetings and follow up on the result of the project meetings and company logistics
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Industrial Placement Student
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Sep 2004 - Mar 2005
Representation of Mobil FMS Project drawings in AutoCAD Production of AutoCAD drawings for other projects. Structural Analysis of draft mechanical drawings
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Education
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Heriot-Watt University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Civil Engineering -
Heriot-Watt University
MSc, Civil Engineering and Project Management -
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Civil Engineering