BRENYA SETH BSc

P.O.Box TF 50, Trade fair-Accra; Ghana

+233(0)202912908
[email protected]

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Sex

Male

Date of birth

11th August 1986

Marital status

Single

OBJECTIVE

To work and be trained in a highly ethical and performance-oriented organisation offering

opportunity for professional career development, decision making initiative, management
skills and acquired knowledge recognized and fully utilized to influence corporate policies,
strategic plan and mutual success

EDUCATION
2007 2011

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

BSc Chemical Engineering

2002 2005

Konongo-Odumasi Senior High School

Senior Secondary School Certificate in General Science

PROJECTS
Plant Design

A. Plant design for the manufacture of Ethanoic Anhydride via the Ketene route, using

2010/2011

acetic acid as the major raw material (simulated on HYSYS)

B. Design a jacketed packed column Reactor for complete Ketene gas-Acetic acid reaction,
2010/2011

Process Engineering

Extraction of Ghana Rubber Seed Oil, Characterization, trans-esterification (Biodiesel

2009/2010

production) and calorific value, 2009/2010

EXPERIENCE
Orica Mining Services

November 1, 2012 Present

Tasks performing (accountable)

Explosive Plant Foreman/Supervisor

Commissioning (1 of 4 Engineers), Start up and Troubleshooting of the

Orica Akyem New Oil Inversion System of Emulsification (NOISE) Plant.

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Supervising the operation of the New Oil Inversion System of

Emulsification (NOISE) Plant within Orica SHE standards to manufacture
Ammonium

Nitrate

Emulsion

for

Newmont-Ghana

Akyem

mine

Operations.

Performing job audits to ensure Orica safe working practices and

environmental standards are fully employed

Ensuring compliance with plant operating procedures, including: work

permits, confined space entry, control of change, PPE application, record
keeping, security management and employee handbook

Implementing measures to ensure: NO safety, health and environmental

incidents: NO product (explosives) transport incidents: NO personal
accidents to self or direct reports: NO preventable security incursions or
thefts

Generating daily and hourly reports on production and raw material

inventory

Developed daily production and consumption records system which

provides year to date production and inventory analysis for scheduling and
forecasting.

Developed and implemented effective process execution logging system to

track, identify and record process downtimes and institute effective
measures to improve plant Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and
Total Effective Equipment Performance (TEEP)

Active participation in "participative management" approach

Continuous variable production cost and fixed cost reduction(active project

participation) of the plant by minimizing waste generation, recycling of
recovered waste and effective waste management

Active participation in drafting and revision of operating procedures, for

example initiating the revision of fudge point test procedure across Orica
MEA, extracting standard operating procedures from generic formats to
Orica Akyem Bulk Plant site specific procedures.

Active participation in continuous improvement of operating systems to

advantaging Newmont and Orica

Implementation of new customer-focused product formulations (and types)

in conjunction with R&D development team via frequent communication
and discussions on process and product viability.

Assisting Operations and Site Managers (in conjunction with Newmont

Mining) to facilitate community knowledge and acceptance of Akyem plant
operations

Active participation in site meetings, and demonstrable cooperation with

Orica and Customer's staff at Akyem

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Personal Development Towards Higher-Level Capabilities

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Zeal Environmental Technologies Limited

October 10, 2011- August 31, 2012 -Takoradi

Task performed

Shift Supervisor

Process Plant Supervisor

Supervised management of various recyclable oilfields hazardous waste

which are treated and sent for recycling

Rig Supply Vessels Tank Cleaning Supervisor

Supervised Landfilling of Stabilized Oil Base Mud (OBM) at engineered

land fill sites

Supervised the installation of Filter Press, Activated Carbon System

(comprising two (2) pressurised packed cylinders, automation and control),
and ozone treatment system and associated pumps and pipe systems, as
extension to the oily waste water treatment plant

Start up, Troubleshooting and Optimisation of the oily waste water

treatment plant

Drafted the first plant operation and maintenance manual

Participated in Waste Management Training Programmes

Marine Operations supervision

Projects supervision

Research and proposals on safe and efficient ways of managing chemical

waste

Developed a fuel economy system to track companys fuel purchase and

consumption

Receive, verify and file work done tracking and copying the accounts
department

Log of waste transfer returns into designed clients system

Write reports on projects and monthly reports on processing plant and fuel
economy

Volta Aluminium Company, Tema

March 30-April 1, 2011 Field Trip

Task performed

Intensive field training on production process, process automation and

control, quality and safety procedures, maintenance culture and best
engineering practices.

CSIR-WRI, Accra

Internship, August and September 2010

Task performed

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Operated mainly in the portable and waste water laboratories under the
Environmental Chemistry Department

Receives client (Coca Cola, Voltic, the general public, among others)
samples (process and boiler water samples (from process industries),
borehole water, purified drinking water , portable water projects by the
government, and perform series of physico-chemical and heavy metal test
to ascertain the physico-chemical properties of the samples.

Fetch samples of industrial waste water from Cocoa Processing Company

and Kasapreko Distilleries Company Waste Water treatment facilities and
perform Wet Lab and Heavy metal Test

OTHERS

Technically coordinated chemical engineering 2011 TRATECH committee

which produced and presented Biodiesel from Rubber Seed Oil, Copra oil
and Soya Oil, Alum, Gun Powder, Liquid Soap, Fragrance from lemon
grass, citronella and cinnamon, and aftershave at the 2011 TRATECH held
at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

Serve on the 2011 Chemical Engineering Student Association Vetting

Committee which vetted for new Executives for the Association

Coordinate a group of four in final year design project-Plant design for the
production of Ethanoic Anhydride which is fully simulated on Hysys v3.2

Assistant Technical Head for National Union of Presbyterian Students,

KNUST 2010/2011 and member of the Student Chaplaincy Council,
KNUST technical Team, 2008-2011

SKILLS
First Aider:

Red Cross Society Certification

Engineering:

Optimisation of typical industrial processes on simulation platforms and implementation,

Data Analysis, Technical Report writing, Engineering Project Management, Business and
Entrepreneurial orientation

Computer and Software literacy: Proficient in the use of Microsoft office, Skilled with Hysys, chemCAD, Mat Lab,
AutoCAD, Visio, Modism, Minitab and developing on Visual Studio
Preferred Language:

English

PROFESSIONAL COURSES AND CERTIFICATES

DATE AWARDED

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April 5, 2013

Standard Certificate in Practical First Aid (Ghana Red Cross Society)

May 25, 2012

Certificate of Achievement
35-Hour PMBOK-Based Course in Project Management Professional

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COMPETENCE
Able to work under pressure, excellent team player, able to complete task within schedule, excellent inter- personal
relationship, Optimist, flexible, tough and enduring

INTERESTS
Research, Projects, Plant design, Playing Table Tennis, Watching Tennis, Reading and Offering Assistance

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REFEREES
Martin Laud Addy (Mr)

Lawrence Darkwah (Dr)

Site Supervisor

Chemical Engineering Department

Orica Mining Services

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Akyem Site-Ghana

Kumasi-Ghana

Tel: (233) (0)242071320/ (0)208459601

Tel: (233)208501412

Wilfred Johnson Bentum (Mr)

Kofi Koduah Sarpong (Dr)

Managing Director

Chairman of Board of Directors

Zeal Environmental Technologies Limited

The Royal Bank Ghana

Takoradi-Ghana

Osu-Accra Ghana

Tel: (233)240075529/ (233)202315750

Tel: (233)244331086

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