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EDGAR KPAKPO ADDO

EDGAR KPAKPO ADDO BIOGRAPHY
Edgar Kpakpo Addo is a Maritime Education Practitioner, Certified Engineer and an Entrepreneur, currently pursuing a PhD programme at the University of Ghana, Legon. He is a marine engineering lecturer at the Regional Maritime University. He has consulted for oil & gas and maritime training institutions both locally and internationally which includes SMTC global, SMTC Ghana, Lym Consult, Charkin Offshore Maritime, Rig World etc. As consultant, he designs, fabricates, installs, supervises and maintains engineering structures. He is also an Academic Researcher with publications both internationally and locally. He is a religious family person with convictions rooted in Christian values.

EARLY LIFE

He was born on 7th September 1978 in Osu, a suburb of Accra, Ghana. Born to an astute Christian family, he became active in church activities since the age of ten and rose to be among the first crop of youth to be presbyters in the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. At age 9, he won bronze in a tennis competition and loved to go fishing.

EDUCATION

Edgar Kpakpo Addo started schooling at Nungua Presby School from primary 1-3. He proceeded to Osu Presby boys (primary 3-6) and Osu Salem boys boarding school (Junior Secondary Education). He completed his basic education in 1993. In 1994, he gained admission to Koforidua Secondary Technical School (KSTS) to study Metal Work. After which, he proceeded to Cape Coast Polytechnic (now Cape Coast technical university) to pursue a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mechanical Engineering. He obtained a degree in B.Sc. Instrumentation and Control Engineering from Regent University College of Science and Technology. As a person passionate about further education and academic advancement, he proceeded to obtain Masters in Mechanical Engineering Technology from the University of Education Winneba. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Material Science and Engineering in University of Ghana, Legon.

CAREER

He started his career as a Marine Engineering Technician with PSC Dry Dock in Tema. He later worked with Regional Maritime Academy (now Regional Maritime University) as a Marine Workshop Technician. He has since gone through the ranks to be an Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Assistant Lecturer and is currently a Marine Engineering Lecturer at Regional Maritime University. He is certified in Ghana as an engineer by Council of Engineers and the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET). The Council of Technical and Vocational Education Training (COTVET) certified him as a Facilitator and Assessor to promote technical and vocational training in Ghana. A number of technical and vocational training institutions consult his expertise to develop training modules and curricula.

He is a consulting engineer and researcher for maritime, oil & gas industry. As a consultant, he has consulted for companies (Charkin Offshore Maritime, SMTC Ghana, SMTC Global, Lym Consult and Rig World Ghana.) in disciplines such as maritime, oil & gas and education. He contributed in setting up of a number of maritime and offshore training centers in Africa and Asia. He is an academic researcher and has both international and local publications to his name.

PERSONAL LIFE

Edgar Kpakpo Addo is happily married and has three children. He is a devout Christian who fellowships at the Presbyterian Church of Ghana and is also a member of The Full Gospel Businessman Fellowship International. He is currently a lecturer at the Regional Maritime University. In his days in Cape Coast Polytechnic (now Cape Coast Technical University), he occupied various leadership positions including the President of Polytechnic Engineering Student Association of Ghana and a Council Member of the SRC. At his leisure, he spends time with his family and devotes his energy to contribute to the well-being of the society. He loves to swim, play tennis and go fishing.

PROFESSION

He is a Certified Engineering Consultant of the Institute of Engineering & Technology Ghana (ietghana.org). He is a corporate member of the Council of Engineers and also a Certified Technical and Vocational Training Facilitator, Assessor, External Verifier and Internal Verifier of the Council of Training and Vocational Education Training (COTVET) Ghana.