Samuel Akabunde

Room 47, North Court

Hillhead Halls of Residence
Aberdeen
AB24 3HT

Tel: 07896 549312

Email: s_akabunde@yahoo.co.uk
Nationality: Nigerian

EDUCATION
2015-16

University of Aberdeen

MSc Oil and Gas Engineering

Courses have included: Energy Technologies, Fundamental Concepts in Safety Engineering,

Geosciences in Exploration and Production, Project Management, Oil and Gas Chemistry,
Facilities Engineering and Flow Assurance
Knowledge gained: Technology levers, reservoir modelling, sequence statigraphy, geochemistry, basin
analysis, exploration processes, hydrocarbon indicators and 3D/4D modelling. Gained an extensive
overview of the oil and gas sector.
Dissertation: Technological Review of Marginal Fields A Strategy for their Exploitation
2008-13

University of Ibadan

BSc Industrial Engineering (2:1)

Courses included: Applied Thermodynamics, Industrial and Product Safety, Maintenance Engineering
and Engineering Reliability.
2005-08

Senior Secondary School Certificate at Lutheran High School, Nigeria

Subjects: English, Geography, Biology, Economics, Physics, Maths, Chemistry.

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
2013-15

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

Operational support and maintenance for compressors, pumps and digital processing
instrumentation.
Developed skills in project management, reservoir engineering, processing operations and
economics.
Created programmes of training for temporary interns including health and safety inductions
and basic maintenance.
Managed specification query resolution on maintenance issues.
Conducted ongoing reliability tests to ensure early diagnosis of breakdown risk within the
plant.
Significantly increased my practical knowledge of the sector working with the requirements
of colleagues from a range of disciplines including mechanical engineers, pipeline
engineers and productions staff.

May- Nov 2009

Maintenance Engineer

ExxonMobil (Nigeria)

Industrial trainee

Conducted routine inspection, operation and maintenance on onshore plant facilities

Conducted pipeline cleaning to ensure maximum efficiency in flow
Responsible for the calibration of instruments
Gained an insight into the main processes underlying oil production particularly with respect
to onshore refineries and their role in overall profitability.
Developed knowledge of the importance of health and safety legislation in minimising
downtime and ensuring the safety of staff.

WORK EXPERIENCE
2012-13

National Youth Service

Contributed to the curriculum teaching students aged 14-17 maths and computer
applications
Developed an after school programme sourcing inspirational speakers and providing a
number of project challenges with prizes to encourage pupils to consider engineering as a
long term career
Coached the 11-15s football team at the weekends emphasising personal responsibility,
good nutrition and the avoidance of harmful substances. The team reached the final of the
state under 16s football tournament.

2009-12

State High School, Nigeria

Kingdom Life Church Ibadan

Youth leader

Worked with young people aged 12-17 encouraging them to be active in church life through
music, drama and worship leading.
Taught bass guitar and drums to worship band members.
Conducted Bible studies with the young people looking at issues which affect their day to
day lives.

SKILLS
IT: Experienced in all Microsoft applications, PIPESIM, HYSYS and Autocad for industrial drawings.
Communication: Highly developed through experience as a maintenance engineer, youth leader and
intern providing oral and verbal reports to senior management, conducting youth groups and issuing
clear and concise instructions to maintenance crews.
Business awareness: Gained an excellent understanding of the oil and gas sector and issues
currently affecting oilfield production through experience with the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation as well as while undertaking the Masters programme in Energy Futures in Aberdeen.
Technical: In addition to the creation of industrial drawings and specifications using an engineering
design toolkit, have undertaken offshore survival training, electrical instrumentation and control training,
fire training and health and safety in the workplace.
Teamwork: Essential to work as an industrial trainee with Exonnmobil where I worked with a multidisciplinary team responsible for the effective running of a major onshore production plant as well as in
team projects and presentations throughout my university career.
Problem solving: Experienced in providing technical solutions during my Masters dissertation and
while a Maintenance Engineer with the NNPC where mechanical difficulties had to be addressed
quickly and effectively to prevent installation downtime.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Energy Institute, UK
Society of Petroleum Engineers (Nigeria)
INTERESTS
Sport: Enjoy playing and coaching football, enjoy tennis and basketball.
Current Affairs: Interested in keeping up to date with current affairs and particularly issues related to
the environment and renewable energies to complement my current knowledge.
REFEREES: Available on request.