SAMUEL KWAME NORVIXOXO


Nationality: Ghanaian
Home Town: Anyako
Date of Birth: 15th January 1983
Religion: Christian – Charismatic
Marital Status: Single
Address Post Office Box AS656, Ashaiman-Tema
Mobile + 233 24 5141491 / +233 26 4141491
E-Mail samuelsonn@yahoo.com




Summary of Skills and Carrier Objectives
Mr. Norvixoxo is a young professional Planner with skills in Project Design, Implementation and management. He is equally skilled in Knowledge Management and Packaging information into creative multimedia format and subsequent dissemination.

Having had several in-school and out-of-school experiences, he is capable of working under any employer and is the sort of person who likes to work under pressure, learns very easily and has acquired a lot of knowledge and skills through these processes.

Mr. Norvixoxo aims at obtaining a full time position in a reputable result-oriented organization, where he can put his varied skills to use and contribute towards the achievements of the organizations’ corporate objectives and more.

Other Skills
ü Good Customer service and inter-employee relation skills;
ü Team player;
ü Ability to work with minimum supervision;
ü Ability to take strategic decisions;
ü Ability to stand pressure and keep classified information;
ü Ability to adjust to any new technology;
ü Good in problem identification and critical analysis of issues;
ü Ability to identify and development new strategies for growth;
ü Ability to present ideas before any panel using PowerPoint or any other means etc.


Education

August 2004 – June 2008
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology - Kumasi
Bsc. Development Planning

May 2000 – July 2003
Klikor Senior Secondary Technical School
SSSCE Certificate

1995 – 1998
Ashaiman No. 2 Junior Secondary School
BECE Certificate


Posts Held
Senior/School Prefect and SRC President -Klikor Senior Secondary Technical School (2002 - 2003)

Computer Literacy
ü Microsoft Word;
ü Microsoft Excel;
ü Microsoft PowerPoint;
ü Microsoft Publisher;
ü Microsoft Access;
ü Microsoft Outlook;
ü Microsoft OneNote;
ü Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS);
ü Internet etc.
Generally good in computing and basic troubleshooting.






Work Experience
October 2008 – till date
Centre for Settlement Studies_ Institute for Human Settlement Studies_
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Teaching/Research Assistant
Assisting research staff in research and other academic activities




June – September, 2008
Tema Metropolitan Assembly
(Planning Unit)
Assistant Planning Officer (Attachment)
Workshop facilitator;
Data collection;
Preparation of development plans and proposals;
Preparation of management plans and other reports;
Site inspections, etc.




June – August 2007
Tema Metropolitan Assembly
(Planning Unit)
Assistant Planning Officer (Attachment)
Data collection;
Preparation of development plans and proposals;
Preparation of management plans and other reports;
Site inspections, etc.




June – August 2006
Tema Metropolitan Assembly
(Planning Unit)
Assistant Planning Officer (Attachment)
Workshop facilitator;
Data collection;
Preparation of development plans and proposals;
Preparation of management plans and other reports;
Site inspections, etc.




December 2003 – July 2004
VINDI Enterprise (Mineral Depot)
Sales person
Sales;
Making purchases;
Keeping records (accounts).




September – October 2003
MYROC Food Processing Company
Factory hand
Packing, labelling and arranging of canned food in cartons and loading trucks with cartons of canned food.




1999 – 2002
Black Humanity Development (BLAKHUD) Research Centre
Translator and Museum Curator
Assisting research students and volunteers (from the USA, Italy, Germany etc) on the field and at the centre;
Translation;
Collection of data and subsequent translation into English;
Assisting foreign students in the final presentation of their works.






Other Experiences
Computer Technician (troubleshooting) -Tema Metropolitan Assembly (Attachment)

Some Workshops Attended

2006
Community-Based Rural Development Project
Kpone-Katamansu Zonal Council



2007
Urban Poverty Reduction Project (UPRP) Data Collection Workshops
Tema Metro, Ashaiman Municipality and Adenta Municipality



2007
UPRP’s Workshop for the Validation of Community Business and Development Plans (CB&DPs)
Tema Metropolitan Assembly



2008
One day lecture on Using Factor Analysis in Social Science Research
KNUST






Documents Produced
Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai District Assembly Development Plan (Academic)
Katamansu Zonal Council Development Plans (Attachment _TMA)
Tema Municipal Assembly Medium Term Development Plan (Attachment _TMA)
Ejisu-Juaben District MTDP Implementation Plan (Academic)
Ejisu-Juaben District Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (Academic)
Development Proposals for:
ü Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai District (Academic)
ü Ejisu-Juaben District (Academic)
ü Katamanso Zonal Area (Attachment _TMA)
ü Tema Manhean Zonal Area (Attachment _TMA)
UPRP’s Process Documentation Report for the Preparation of Community Business and Development Plans (Attachment _TMA)
Domestic Waste and Sanitation Management; The People, the Law and the Manufacturer: A Case Study of Ashaiman Municipal Assembly (Student thesis _ 2008)
A library review of the Volta River Resettlement Project _ 2008 (Joint Work _ National Service)
The Impact of Road Construction on the Livelihoods of Street Vendors; Experiences from Nkawkaw to Osino and Offinso – Samproso (Departmental Research for KNUST)
Living on the Margins of Road Construction: The Case of Street Vendors in Peri-Urban Communities (Joint Journal Publication)


Hobbies and Interest:
Acting, traveling, sharing jokes, reading, listening to music, poetry and meeting new people and new experiences (adventurous) and exploring new technologies.



Languages Spoken
Languages
Speak
Read
Write
English
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Twi
Very Good
Good
Fairly
Ewe
Very Good
Good
Good
Ga
Fairly
Fairly
Fairly
Ga-Adanbge
Fairly
Fairly
N/A


REFERENCES
Dr. Rudith King
Senior Research Fellow and Vice Dean of Students
Centre for Settlement Studies _ KNUST
rudithk@yahoo.com
+233-51-62227 / +233 24 463333


Mr. Henry Owusu
Metropolitan Development Planning Officer
Tema Municipal Assembly
hkowusu@yahoo.com
+233-244734284


Dr. Divine K. Ahadzie
Research Fellow and Lecturer
Centre for Settlement Studies _ KNUST
dkahadzie.feds@knust.edu.gh
+233-51-60308 / +233 27 7663825