Patrick Aforve
Business Strategy and Commercial Manager at Tesla Electrical & Automation Limited- Claim this Profile
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Ewe Elementary proficiency
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Chantelle Fisher
We have recently appointed Patrick and his company to Distribute the Ashcroft product portfolio in the Ghana area. I recommend Patrick for all your pressure and temperature instrumentation for your plans requirements. His support and service is brilliant and will ensure the based on his experience in the field will offer ultimate cost saving solutions to your requirements. Please feel free to contact him for all field instrumentation needs.
Samuel Bentil MBA PMP®
As the then President of the Association of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Students (AMEES) of the UMaT, Patrick's commitment, dedication and contribution as a member to the aims, objectives and activities of the association was unrivalled in my tenure.
Kofi Agyeman Boateng
Patrick was one of the few exceptionally good students sponsored by Gold Fields Ghana Ltd. He had his national service with the company and was really instrumental in various sections within the engineering department including training, condition monitoring and reliability. Patrick did a project on the mill starting option in relation to energy efficience during his national service period.
Chantelle Fisher
We have recently appointed Patrick and his company to Distribute the Ashcroft product portfolio in the Ghana area. I recommend Patrick for all your pressure and temperature instrumentation for your plans requirements. His support and service is brilliant and will ensure the based on his experience in the field will offer ultimate cost saving solutions to your requirements. Please feel free to contact him for all field instrumentation needs.
Samuel Bentil MBA PMP®
As the then President of the Association of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Students (AMEES) of the UMaT, Patrick's commitment, dedication and contribution as a member to the aims, objectives and activities of the association was unrivalled in my tenure.
Kofi Agyeman Boateng
Patrick was one of the few exceptionally good students sponsored by Gold Fields Ghana Ltd. He had his national service with the company and was really instrumental in various sections within the engineering department including training, condition monitoring and reliability. Patrick did a project on the mill starting option in relation to energy efficience during his national service period.
Chantelle Fisher
We have recently appointed Patrick and his company to Distribute the Ashcroft product portfolio in the Ghana area. I recommend Patrick for all your pressure and temperature instrumentation for your plans requirements. His support and service is brilliant and will ensure the based on his experience in the field will offer ultimate cost saving solutions to your requirements. Please feel free to contact him for all field instrumentation needs.
Samuel Bentil MBA PMP®
As the then President of the Association of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Students (AMEES) of the UMaT, Patrick's commitment, dedication and contribution as a member to the aims, objectives and activities of the association was unrivalled in my tenure.
Kofi Agyeman Boateng
Patrick was one of the few exceptionally good students sponsored by Gold Fields Ghana Ltd. He had his national service with the company and was really instrumental in various sections within the engineering department including training, condition monitoring and reliability. Patrick did a project on the mill starting option in relation to energy efficience during his national service period.
Chantelle Fisher
We have recently appointed Patrick and his company to Distribute the Ashcroft product portfolio in the Ghana area. I recommend Patrick for all your pressure and temperature instrumentation for your plans requirements. His support and service is brilliant and will ensure the based on his experience in the field will offer ultimate cost saving solutions to your requirements. Please feel free to contact him for all field instrumentation needs.
Samuel Bentil MBA PMP®
As the then President of the Association of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Students (AMEES) of the UMaT, Patrick's commitment, dedication and contribution as a member to the aims, objectives and activities of the association was unrivalled in my tenure.
Kofi Agyeman Boateng
Patrick was one of the few exceptionally good students sponsored by Gold Fields Ghana Ltd. He had his national service with the company and was really instrumental in various sections within the engineering department including training, condition monitoring and reliability. Patrick did a project on the mill starting option in relation to energy efficience during his national service period.
Credentials
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Process Instrumentation Training
VEGA Instruments SAJun, 2017- Oct, 2024 -
Certified Energy Auditors Training
Energy Training FoundationMar, 2017- Oct, 2024 -
Advance CAD Design - AutoCAD 2D and AutoCAD Electrical
CADD Centre Training Services Pvt Ltd - Official PageOct, 2016- Oct, 2024 -
High Voltage and Medium Voltage Power Products Training
ABBMar, 2015- Oct, 2024 -
Project Management
Center for Research, Information Technology and Advanced ComputingAug, 2014- Oct, 2024 -
Low Voltage Electrical Distribution
Schneider ElectricOct, 2012- Oct, 2024 -
Advanced Executive Certificate in Marketing and Selling
Graduate School of Governance and LeadershipOct, 2011- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Tesla Electrical & Automation Limited
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Ghana
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Strategy and Commercial Manager
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Jan 2022 - Present
Development of long-term strategic action plans including market competition analysis, risk management and strategic alliances to drive expansion and growth.Strategic partnerships for EPC/Turnkey projects – process plant construction, power plant construction, substation and power lines construction, renewable energy projects, instrumentation and automation, and technical services.Development of company-wide key performance indicators – sales and finances, marketing, customer relations, human resource and employee success, coach department leaders to get aligned with key business strategies.Manage all commercial, procurement and contracting activities required for Capital Projects. Show less
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Commercial Manager
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Jul 2015 - Dec 2021
Responsible for driving the strategic growth action plan of the company including business development, sales engineering, contract management, long term strategic planning and partnerships, and continuous operational improvement initiatives.Responsible for managing design and tendering processes, procurement plans, project execution plans, contract risk management, and start-up activities including expediting, materials management, and project execution plans implementation.Manage all commercial and contracting activities required for Customers' Capital Projects, including substations and EPC subcontracting works in the areas of major power T&D projects, process automation solutions and technical services contracts.Review and verify drawings, single line diagrams, and specifications of electrical systems to ensure installations and operation conform to standards and the company's requirements as submitted by EPC Contractor.My core functions on projects and services include scope assessment, engineering design reviews, contract risk assessment, technical/commercial proposals for the following products/solutions/services:(i) Turnkey HV&MV Transmission and Substation Projects.(ii) MV Switchgears and Protection Relays Projects for Industrial Applications.(iii) LV Distribution Boards, ATS, Motor Control Centres, PLC Marshalling Cabinets, Cables Management, and Industrial Electrical Works.(iv) Process Control & Instrumentation (Flow, Level, Pressure, Temperature, Density, Weight, etc).(v) Industrial Automation and Telemetry Project (PLC Programming, HMI/SCADA Design, Remote Monitoring Solutions using Telemetry/RTU).(vi) Building Services (MV/LV Electrical Design, External and Internal Electrical Works, Access Control, Security Surveillance, Fire Suppression, Metering, and Building Management System).(vii) Energy Audit and Energy Management, Mining Process Audit, Industrial Process Optimization, Smart Metering, and GHG Accounting/Offsets. Show less
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ABB
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Azerbaijan
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Power Products Manager
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Mar 2015 - May 2015
Responsible for the Power Products Segments of ABB Ghana. My core functions include business development, front-end sales engineering, cost estimation and preparation of bid packages, and customer service management within the following offerings: Power Transformers and Distribution Transformers Gas Insulated Switchgears and Air Insulated Switchgears MV Motor Control Centers, MV Circuit Breakers and MV Contactors MV Capacitor Banks and Harmonic Filtering MV Switches, Disconnectors and Isolators Reclosers and Sectionalizers, Arc Fault Protection and Fault Current Limiting Instrument Transformers and Sensors, Fuses and Cut-outs Vacuum Interrupters, Passive Voltage Indicators Distribution Automation Products Compact Secondary Substations and E-House Packages Show less
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Schneider Electric
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Solution Sales Engineer
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Jun 2013 - Feb 2015
Business development, market intelligence, competition analysis, channel market plan development, and customer relationship management. Develop sales and marketing strategies for penetration in order to increase market share through new products and services development. Build sustainable opportunity pipelines across market segments and product lines (Cross Selling) to help achieve annual order intake and profitability. Coordinate contract management, procurement and project implementation with the back office team. Solutions & Services: Medium Voltage Projects - Specifications and installation of transformers, MV Switchgear, protection and control in the following scope of works: (i) Power substation and Compact/Containerized Secondary Substation Projects. Substation Projects involving Primary Gas and Air Insulated Switchgear, Secondary Air Insulated Switchgear and Gas Insulated Ring Main Units. (ii) Medium Voltage Capacitor Banks and Medium Voltage Motor Control Solutions including soft starting and variable speed drives. (iii) Power and Distribution Transformers, and Distribution Automation (Protection Relays, Controls and energy automation solutions. (iv) Low Voltage Projects - Distribution panels, motor control center panels, capacitor banks, transformer paralleling, Genset synchronization, building electrical services, and data center solutions. (v) Electrical Services – Power quality analysis, energy audit services, selectivity studies, power monitoring including control and automation, retrofit services for old switchgear, and maintenance management including service level agreements and intervention services. Show less
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PPA Limited
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Facilities Services
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Electrical & Field Sales Engineer
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Sep 2010 - Jun 2013
Field surveys, generation of project deliverables, estimation of plant electrical loads, selection and sizing of electrical equipment and cables. Prepares estimates, bid packages and tender based on scope of works, drawings, BOQ, and procurement management of materials. Technical and risk evaluation of projects, contract negotiations, order management, and project management Field surveys, generation of project deliverables, estimation of plant electrical loads, selection and sizing of electrical equipment and cables. Prepares estimates, bid packages and tender based on scope of works, drawings, BOQ, and procurement management of materials. Technical and risk evaluation of projects, contract negotiations, order management, and project management
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Gold Fields Ltd.
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Papua New Guinea
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Mining
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100 - 200 Employee
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Graduate E&I Engineer (National Service)
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Sep 2009 - Aug 2010
Installation and general overhaul of process instruments, control valves, motors, soft starters, electric drives, field junction boxes, MCC and PLC Panels. Peventive maintenance activities on crushers, feeders, conveyor belts, sag/ball mills, liquid resistance starters, thickener circuit, leach tanks, elution circuit, and gold recovery system. Relieving Engineering Training Officer responsible for facilitating induction training in accordance with safe work procedures and OHSAS 18001 standards. Show less
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Education
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2021 - 2022
Engineering Institute of Technology
Master of Engineering - MEng, Power Systems -
2014 - 2015
Coventry University
Master's Degree, Engineering and Management (Distinction) -
2005 - 2009
University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa
Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering (First Class Honours)
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