Engineering, research and ground-systems operations
Environmental Engineer, Research Technician and Ground Systems Manager with experience in satellite ground stations, research infrastructure, Earth observation, UAV applications, environmental monitoring and geospatial analysis. Principal Technician at EORIC-UENR and a PhD Candidate in Environmental Engineering and Management.
Ground systemsEarth observationEnvironmental engineeringWildfire researchUAV applicationsPython and GIS
Employment
Professional experience
Feb 2026 - present
Ground Systems Manager (Principal Technician)
Earth Observation Research and Innovation Centre, University of Energy and Natural Resources - Sunyani, Ghana
Coordinates operational support for satellite ground stations, servers, networks and research infrastructure.
Provides technical support to research teams and contributes to equipment, software and data-workflow troubleshooting.
Supports technical training and applied projects involving satellite systems, UAVs, Earth observation and programming.
Feb 2021 - Jan 2026
Senior Technician / Ground Systems Manager
Earth Observation Research and Innovation Centre, University of Energy and Natural Resources - Sunyani, Ghana
Managed routine ground-station and research-infrastructure operations.
Supported COSMIC-2 ground-system functionality, server administration, backups, networking and technical maintenance.
Provided practical support for research teams, students, interns and institutional projects.
Jul 2017 - Feb 2021
Graduate Research Assistant (Contract)
Earth Observation Research and Innovation Centre, University of Energy and Natural Resources - Sunyani, Ghana
Conducted literature reviews and analysed environmental and geospatial data using Python and Google Earth Engine.
Acquired UAV imagery and supported photogrammetric and remote-sensing workflows.
Contributed to technical workshops, research documentation and interdisciplinary project implementation.
Qualifications
Education
Ongoing
PhD in Environmental Engineering and Management
University of Energy and Natural Resources.
Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Working thesis: From Pixels to Postcode: Building an Address-Level Wildfire-Susceptibility Framework for Ghana.
2022
MSc in Environmental Engineering and Management
University of Energy and Natural Resources.
Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Best Thesis Award for the 2021/2022 graduating group; ACE/RCEES scholarship.
2016
BSc in Aerospace Engineering
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
Department: Department of Mechanical Engineering
MASTESS scholarship.
Professional standing
Credentials and recognition
Professional registration
Professional Engineer (Mechanical), Engineering Council of Ghana, Ghana Institution of Engineering. Since 2020
Honours and scholarships
Best Thesis Award, MSc Environmental Engineering and Management graduating group
Engineering Innovation Award, GhIE Branch 2
ACE/RCEES scholarship
MASTESS scholarship
Capabilities
Selected technical skills
Ground systems and IT
Satellite ground-station support, Linux, Windows servers, networking, troubleshooting, backups and infrastructure operations.
Earth observation and GIS
Google Earth Engine, QGIS, ArcGIS, environmental monitoring, spatial analysis and remote-sensing workflows.
Programming and modelling
Python, machine learning, deep learning, scientific data processing, HTML and CSS.
UAV and engineering tools
Drone operations, Agisoft Metashape, CloudCompare, photogrammetry, SolidWorks and technical prototyping.
