Urban Manager & GIS expert, Ph.D. Candidate in Urban Development and Governance, Erasmus University Rotterdam

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EDUCATION
 PhD Urban Management and Governance (In view), Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (ESSB), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands, (2014-2019).
 M.Sc. Urban Management and Development, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2013.
 M.Sc. Geographic Information Systems (GIS), University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 2008.
 B.Sc. Geography, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria, 2004.

Certificate or Diploma in Training or Courses Attended
 Diploma in University Teaching Qualification (UTQ). Basic Didactics Course on Educational development, Teaching activities and Student guidance. RISBO, Erasmus University Rotterdam. (08/2017).
 Certificate Course on the "Decolonization" of International Education, Teachers in the International Classroom. Strategic Programme for Internationalization of Education in Erasmus University Rotterdam (11/2017).
 Diploma in Research Data Management, Design and Implementation of Surveys in Developing Countries. GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology, Cologne Germany (08/2015 - 09/2015).
 Certificates in courses related to scientific research design, methodology and analysis at post graduate Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (ESSB), Erasmus University Rotterdam.
 Diploma in Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), applying Systems Analysis and Spatial Decision Support Tools. Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands (05/2016 - 06/2016).
 Diploma in space applications and services, space science and technologies, space policy and economics, and space business. The International Space University (ISU) and University of South Australia (UniSA), Australia (01/2012 - 02/2012).
 Diploma in Advanced Image Processing and Analysis using ERDAS-imagine. Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. (11/2009).
 The United Nations International Charter, Space and Major Disasters, Project Manager Training Course. By DMC International Imaging (DMCii) Ltd of United Kingdom and United States Geological Survey (USGS), 2010.
 Certificate in High and Medium Resolution Terra-SAR-X Satellite Imagery Analysis Course for Environmental and Coastal Monitoring. Infoterra-Astrium Company of Germany, 2010.
 Certificate in Metadata Harvesting and Clearinghouse Development, National Geospatial Data Infrastructure (NGDI), By Global Geodetic of Nigeria, 2009.

Summary of Activities Performed
 Project manager for the United Nations international charter, space and major disasters.
 Key resource person on Training of staff for National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ministry of water resources, Town planners’ council, Federal Capital Development Authority, military/police, on the use of GIS to their task mandates.
 Developing space based research proposals related to urban/environmental management and development at National Space Research and Development Agency, Abuja, Nigeria.
 Urban management and planning, national land use/cover mapping, and integrated missions for sustainable development.
 Organizing in-house capacity building for interns and new staff on GIS and remote sensing for environmental management
 PhD Research on Adapting Innovations for Sustainable Application of Service Delivery in the Urban Light-Rail Transport System of Addis-Ababa, Abuja and Lagos cities in Africa from China (2014 - 2019).
 Master’s thesis supervision of ten students (2015-2017) on topics related to urban infrastructure management, urban governance, urban competitiveness, environmental management, climate change and other topics related to urban management and development.
 Teaching by guest lecturing series at Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University Rotterdam, on topics related to urban management and governance.
 GIS expert for the World Bank Project Team on Sustainability Benefits Assessment (SBA) on Green Growth projects in urban areas. IHS-Erasmus University team.
 GIS expert for the African Economic Outlook 2016, Sustainable Cities and Structural Transformation by the AFDB, OECD/UNDP. IHS-Erasmus University team. (Opgeslagen informatie) Correspondence on page 9.
 Part-time guest lecturing and master’s thesis supervision.

PUBLICATIONS
 Space-Based Disaster Management in Nigeria: The Role of the International Charter “Space and Major Disasters” (2013).
 Geospatial Analysis of Landslide Vulnerability in Kuje and Environs, Abuja, Nigeria. West Africa Built Environment Research Conference (WABER) 2012.
 Tele-reach 2020 for the Global South: International Space University (ISU) - Southern Hemisphere Summer Space Program (SHS-SP), Adelaide, Australia. White Paper on infrastructure, policy, and economic frameworks to enable sustainable operation of tele-reach solutions, 2012.
 Sub-urban railway, a preferred mode of transport for commuters in Accra Ghana. Elsevier Journal on Transportation Research, 2016.
 Developing Real Time Model for Road Safety Measures in Nigeria, Using G.I.S and Remote Sensing. 61st International Astronautical Congress (IAC, Prague, Czech Republic), 2010.
 Indicator Based Assessment for Sustainability Benefits of Urban Light Rail Transport in Abuja Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. The GIS approach (Master's thesis), 2013. Available on line.
 The conformity of land-use to the master plan in Abuja, Nigeria. The GIS approach (Master's thesis).
 Infrastructure Networks and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): Hard Connectivity of Lagos – Abidjan Economic Corridor and infrastructure network determinant for the inflow of FDI into the North Sea Mediterranean corridor 2016.
 The impacts of physical infrastructure on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in East African Sub region, Africa and Europe 2016.

AWARDS
 The Dean’s Award for Multidisciplinary Excellence for presenting the most creative and feasible research proposal at the Dean’s master Class ‘The City’ on February 13th, 2017. Presented by Prof.Dr. Liesbet van Zoonen. Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
 The Dean’s Award for Multidisciplinary Excellence for presenting the most creative and feasible research proposal at the Dean’s master Class ‘The Brain’ on May 11th, 2017. Presented by Prof.Dr. Liesbet van Zoonen. Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Young professional award by the International Astronautics Federation (IAF) for the 61st International Astronautical Congress (IAC, Prague, Czech Republic) 2010.

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
 The American Society for Photogrammetry/Remote Sensing (ASPRS)
 Nigerian Institute of Management - NIM (Chartered)