1. Paul Ashu Egbe
P.O. Box 3738 Douala, Cameroon
Tel: (237) 677 99 28 64; (237) 676 95 01 10
E-mail: ashegbe@yahoo.com
Date & Place of Birth: 25 March 1966 at Bachuo-Ntai, Manyu (Cameroon)
Nationality: Cameroonian
Marital Status: Married, father of five
Languages: Fluent in English and French
Computer Skills: PC Literate. Competent in MS Office Softwares (Word, Excel,
Access, Power Point); Project Management programs like MS
Projects, Milestone; IPES (Exxonmobil's version of SAP), etc
KEY SKILLS
• Able to accept responsibilities and work independently.
• Able to adjust relatively easily to new and challenging situations.
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Very good computing and analytical skills
• Project Controls Engineering/Management Expertise
• Meticulous at whatever I do, especially at controls
• Drive and zeal for excellence
SPECIALIZATION & INTERESTS
• Project Control Engineering & Project Management: Monitoring of cost controls
performance, analyzing and forecasting budget requirements of a project/company; working
with and keeping track of major contractors' activities and progress; tracking
schedule/progress and performing change management.
• Inventory management: analysing requirement for stock and inventory; dealing with
requests for new items to stock - "Request for inventory"; KPI preparation and analysis, etc.
HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS
• March 1994: Winner of the WHO award for a documentary film that I wrote, directed and
produced. The film entitled “Blood Disorder Not Disease” is on the genetically transmitted
disease, sickle cell, and the award was during the 1st
African Television Program Festival
organized by URTNA from 14 to 19 March 1994 in Nairobi, Kenya.
• 1995 -1989: Cameroon government scholarship for university education in Britain (University
of Birmingham).
EDUCATION
1988 - 1989 MSc(Eng) in Traffic Engineering from Birmingham University, England.
1985 - 1988 BEng(Hons) in Civil Engineering from Birmingham University, England.
1983 - 1985 GCE A’Levels in 4 papers (Physics, Maths, Biology, Chemistry) from Lycée
Bilingue, Yaounde – Cameroon.
1978 - 1983 GCE O’Levels -in 9 papers (English Language, French, Physics, Maths,
Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Geography, Human Biology) from College
Bilingue, Yaounde – Cameroon.
TRAINING / SEMINARS
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2. Mar-98 - Present On-the-job development courses and seminars on various topics in my
current employment with COTCO:
 Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) topics
 Change Management
 ExxonMobil Harassment policy applied to COTCO.
Sep-02 - Mar-03 On-the-job training assignment in Inventory Management at the Esso
Norway's Procurement & Warehousing Department, Stavanger, Norway
1989 - 1992 On-the-job development courses and seminars on various topics while
working with TPA, Birmingham England (communication skills, project
management, Information Systems Management, Transportation
Planning, etc.).
SUMMARY OF WORK EXPERIENCE
Start Date of
Professional
Experience
September
1989
Number of years
worked in England
Three In Transportation Consulting company
Number of years
worked in Cameroon
Twenty three - Five years Civil Engineering/Project Management
Consultant
- One year working for Plan International Cameroon
(International NGO for rural development)
- Seventeen years Project Management, Internal
Audit/Controls and Inventory Management with
Exxonmobil's Chad/Cameroon pipeline project
PROFESSIONAL STATUS
• Member - Cameroon Society of Engineers (MCSE).
WORK EXPERIENCE
A. March 1998 - Present
Employer: Cameroon Oil Transportation Company (COTCO), P.O. Box 3738 Douala,
Cameroon
Nature of Business: Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Project: A joint venture between Exxonmobil,
Chevron, Petronas and the governments of Cameroon & Chad to construct and
manage a 1050 km pipeline (30" diameter). The constructed pipeline has been
transporting crude oil from the oil fields of Doba (South of Chad) through a point
offshore Kribi (the West coast of Cameroon) to the world market
Currently Job Title: Procurement Controls Advisor (March 2013 to Present)
Responsibilities:
Providing Controls & compliance leadership and advice relating to the effective functioning of all
procurement activities - from acquisition, warehousing/stock management to Payments. This
entails providing advice on controls and policies and coordination during audits.
Previous Positions Held: Inventory Specialist (Oct-2002 to Feb-2013)
Responsibilities: After a five months training assignment at Esso Norway, I returned
to Douala to be responsible for inventory management for the
Procurement/Warehouse: using IPES (Exxonmobil's version of SAP) in analysing
requirement for stock and inventory; dealing with requests for new items to stock -
"Request for inventory"; KPI preparation and analysis, inventory accounting, account
reconciliation, etc.
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3. Previous Positions Held: Project Management/Controls Engineer (Mar-98 to Sep-2002)
Responsibilities: Working under the Project Controls Supervisor/Sub-project manager, I was
responsible for the control of cost and schedule performance of the project:
evaluating the companies/subcontractors’ cost; tracking schedule and progress of
the project; suggesting corrective actions on unfavorable cost trends and
monitoring the results; assisting in the preparation of budget and control estimate;
responding to cost related questions and performing change management;
preparing schedules using Project Management Computer Program like MS projects
& Primavera’s SURETRAK and updating with current information; preparing regular
reports (weekly, monthly and others as directed by the Project Controls
Supervisor).
Previous Positions Held:Acting IS Coordinator (concurrently with the above)
Responsibilities: In the absence of an IS Coordinator for about a year, I assumed the following
responsibilities: Co-ordination and management of the computer assets; resolving
daily computer hardware and software problems encountered by employees either
directly or through a contractor.
B. May 97 - Feb. 98:
Employer: PLAN International Cameroon, Yaounde Cameroon
Nature of Business: “Child Focused” Development Organization - an International Non
Governmental Organization (NGO). Plan International has as objective helping the
poor and rural communities to become independent and regain self esteem through
assistance in the areas of education, health, livelihood and the environment.
Position Held: Program Assistant (Assistant to the Program Support Manager)
Responsibilities: participation in project budgeting, cost evaluation and reporting; development of
project proposals for funding by donor organizations; development, implementation,
supervision and evaluation; and coordination of all civil/rural engineering projects
(construction of schools, community centers, VIP toilets, boreholes, farm-to market
roads, etc).
C. Nov. 92 - April 97:
Employer: Self (Consultant)
Nature of Business: Consultancy
Responsibilities
• Enerica as a Civil/Highway Engineer: Enerica is a multi-disciplinary small & medium size
engineering practice in Cameroon. Working as a consultant to the civil and highways
engineering division, I was responsible for the design and supervision of some civil
works including housing schemes and farm-to-market roads in rural Cameroon.
• The American Peace Corps, Yaounde (Nov. 94 - April 95): Computerized and organized
their Yaounde and Ngaoundere Resource Centers.
• Yaounde University I (Yaounde, Cameroon): Carried out marketing research on the
services of this academic institution.
D. October 1989 - Sept. 1992:
Employer: Transportation Planning Associates (TPA), now Oscar Faber TPA at their
headquarters in Birmingham, England.
Nature of Business: Transportation Planning
Position Held: Graduate Engineer
Responsibilities: Working as the Assistant to Project Directors, my responsibilities included
preliminary design and testing of isolated junctions using state-of-the-art
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4. technology; road maintenance schemes; collection, collation, analysis and
forecasting of traffic data; Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) studies; Environmental
Impact Assessment (EIA); Cost/Benefit analysis of transportation proposals.
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