WHAT YOU DONT KNOW ABOUT ENGR. CHIDOZIE JOHN OKEREKE, FIRST BRANCH CHAIRMAN OF NSE ORLU BRANCH

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On July 29 2017, Engr Chidozie John Okereke would become the Pioneer Chairman of Nigerian Society of Engineers, Orlu Branch, Imo State. He would join the Other such illustrious Engineers, who have been 

  1. Chidozie John Okereke was born in Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria to the Family of Late Mazi Lawrence Okereke and Mrs. Comfort Okereke from Arondizuogu, Ideato North LGA, Imo state. He obtained his Primary School Leaving Certificate at St. Bartholomew Primary School Asata, Enugu and proceeded to Dennis Memorial Grammar School, Onitsha, Anambra State where he got his Senior Secondary School Certificate in June 1997. 

2. Engr Chidozie obtained his First degree in 2003 from Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu State where he studied Chemical Engineering. He did his National Youth Service with Stafford Chemical and Industries Ltd, Agbara, Ogun State and Consolidated Foods and Beverages, Okoko, Lagos State (all subsidiary of Doyin Group of Companies).

3. Engr. Chidozie started his working career as Chemical Engineer with the Imo State Ministry of Petroleum & Environment, Owerri in the Petroleum Department in 2006 and was involved in the supervision and monitoring of activities in the Oil and Gas Sector in Imo state as an Oil producing State. His duties are not limited only to:  Monitoring of all Oil Spillage Issues (Inspection, Containment, Remediation, Clean-up and Post Clean-up); Inspection and Pollution Monitoring; Sampling of all Remediated Spill sites; Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Participation in any oil project in the State; Conflict Resolution between Oil Companies and their host Communities; Supervision of all on-going seismic and drilling operations in the State; Monitoring of  all Petrochemical matters; Monitored claims made by host communities and their Compensation  and Enumeration; Environmental Auditing {EA} of facilities in the State etc. He have participated in more than 40 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)’S. Engr Chidozie also studied Solid waste Management at United Nations Environment program International Technology Center, Japan 

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4. He is a member of the Member, Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE);a Member, Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers (NSChE); a Member, Nigerian Institue of Polymer Engineers; a Member, Nigerian Environmental Society (NES) and a registered Engineer by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigerian (COREN).

5. He has served the Engineering profession in the following capacities:-AT NATIONAL LEVEL Member, Young Engineers Development Committee         – 2014, 2015Member of the Panel, C1 Interview for Enugu Center           – April, 2014Member, Conference Planning Committee (Akure 2015)       – 2015Member, Finance & Budget Monitoring Committee                 – 2015Member, Engineers Regulation & Monitoring Committee           – 2015Member, Conference Planning Committee (Akure 2015)     – 2015Member, CPC (Akure 2015) Welfare/Protocol Sub-Committee   – 2015Member, CPC (Akure 2015) Venue/Accommodation Sub-Committee  – 2015Member of the Panel, C1 Interview for Enugu Center           – Sept., 2014Member, Engineers Award Committee                               – 2016-dateMember, Group Dynamics for Branch Competition Committee     – 2016-dateMember, Finance & Budget Monitoring Committee             – 2016Member, Accreditation Committee                                     – 2016 Member, Process Committee                                     – 2016-dateMember, Federal Budget Appraisal & Implementation Committee   – 2017

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6. AT NSE, OWERRI BRANCHSecretary, Technical Committee       – March, 2010Assistant Technical Secretary                             – Feb., 2010Financial Secretary                                       – 2010 – 2011Member, Luncheon/Induction Committee         – 2011Member, Welfare/Social Committee         – 2010 – 2011Member, Branch’s Career Talk Committee         – 2011Member, Local Content Committee         – 2012Assistant Team Manager, NSE Heartland EngineersFootball Club (Owerri Branch Came 2nd)   – 2012Member, Finance Committee                 – 2013General Secretary, Owerri Branch         -Feb.2012 – August, 2014Chairman, Calendar Committee     – 2013,2014,2015,2016Vice Chairman                                                   – 2015-2016Member, New Branch Nurture Committee                    – 2016-DateCo-Chairman, Business Luncheon, Annual Dinner &Award Committee                           – 2016Member, Professional Development/Membership Mobilization Committee                             – 2016Member, EGM/AGM Branch Movement Committee             -2016Ex-officio II                                                       – August 2016-Date

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7. Engr Chidozie John Okereke, MNSE whose hobbies include reading, taking photographs and traveling is happily married to Mrs. Adaobi Lovelyn Okereke, a Micro-Biologist. They are blessed with Children.Engr Chidozie John Okereke Chairman

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