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Engr Ebere Anosike is an oil and gas engineer, philanthropist, and writer.

Early Life and Education
Ebere, last of eight children, was born in Umuariam, Obowo Local Government Area, Imo State, Nigeria, to Rachael (nee Eboh) and Levi Anosike. His father was a carpenter, and his mother was a homemaker. When he was young, he learnt carpentry skills from his father, and was so good in mathematics and sciences that the family made an exception to squeeze out resources to send him to college and university.

He obtained his first School Certificate in 1977, and attended Community Secondary School, Ikenanzizi, Obowo, between 1977 and 1982. He graduated in top honours with Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, in 1987.

Career
In Shell Petroleum Development Company, he held several positions in Petroleum Engineering, Human Resources, Technical Planning, Technical Assurance Management, and Project Management, rising to rank of Portfolio Venture Manager, Shallow Offshore Assets.

He moved to Brunei Shell Petroleum in November 1995 on international assignment, and returned in 2000 to Shell Nigeria, Warri, as Head of Subsurface & Engineering Training. Other positions held include Snr. Discipline Staff Engineer, Head of Petroleum Engineering Planning, Subsurface Assurance Manager, and Front-end Delivery Manager. He voluntarily retired from Shell after ~30 yrs of meritorious service.

During his Royal Dutch Shell career, he underwent many technical, industrial safety, and leadership development training. His profession experience covered petroleum well log analyses, integrated subsurface studies, oil & gas field portfolio and development planning, performance management, technical assurance, contract management, skills management, technical training, and mature hire recruiting. He is widely regarded by peers and subordinates as a good trainer, coach, mentor, and people manager.

Community Service
In 2017, he served as President-General of Umuasonye Town and was later selected as a traditional ruler pending ratification by the Imo State Government. It was this appointment that led to his early retirement from Shell.

He is involved in non-profit activities, and runs Anosike Foundation, a community-based, non-profit organization whose mission is to promote human capital development of indigent but talented members of the community around him.

Writing
From his interfaces with many young people, Ebere found himself frequently thinking of how best to address their inquiries and also motivate them. What started off as hobby of finding suitable motivational quotes to reinforce advice given to mentees become a pre-occupation that later metamorphosed into a book.

The book titled, “Sharpen Your Brand”, published in August 2022, is a compilation of self-improvement tips from over 150 memorable quotes of great writers, scientists, philosophers, politicians, and entrepreneurs, focusing on the positive habits needed to drive or improve personal effectiveness and growth. The themes covered include motivation, goal setting, activity planning, resilience, talent management, risk management, decision-making, networking, and stakeholder management. He is developing a coaching clinic from the themes addressed in the book.