Experience

Freelance Writer, Blogger & Editor

• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer

  • Feb 2018 - Present



Odugbemi family

• Husband and father

  • Jan 2015 - Present



Africa Matters Limited

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Client Manager

  • May 2012 - Dec 2014

  Africa Matters Limited (AML) is a commercial organization that advises companies doing or planning to do business in Africa. Our work includes advising African governments on attracting and supporting sustainable foreign direct investment. As Client Manager, I specialize in business and political advisory and engagement in Nigeria and more broadly West Africa. Current areas of focus are: the petroleum sector - upstream and downstream including gas, renewable energy, the power sector, agriculture, financial services, health, education and security.



Shell

• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chemical Treatment Account Manager

  • Apr 2009 - Dec 2011

  At Shell subsidiary in Nigeria, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) at the Bonga deep-water project via a company called Keedak. This involved oversight of the chemical treatment part of the production systems on the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading facility about 100 km of the southern coast of Nigeria. The principal objective was to enhance produced crude oil quality, ensure asset integrity, minimize downtime, supporting material logistics and supply chains and providing operations safety oversight of all chemical related activities. Key skills employed here were: Business development, chemical and mechanical engineering, planning, low level project management, negotiation and business presentation.



Chevron

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chemical Treatment Engineer

  • Apr 2002 - Feb 2007

  Working offshore Bayelsa state with a company called Keedak Nigeria Limited, provided chemical treatment to ensure petroleum production operations met good environmental standards while enhancing produced crude oil quality and maximizing asset utilization. Key skills developed were: chemical and mechanical engineering, safety, community relations, negotiation and business presentation.