Dr. Daniel Babaseinde Ayo

Dr. Daniel Babaseinde Ayo

   

Curriculum Vitae: Dr. Daniel Babasehinde Ayo, FNSChe,

   

FNSE,MNIM

 
   

(November, 2009)

 
         
 

Contact Address

House 3 Aso Garden Estate,

   

Thames Street,

 
   

Off Alvan Ikoku Street,

   

Maitama, Abuja.

 
   

Telephone 234-09-4137424, 08033132945

   

Email:danielayo@hotmail.com

       
 

Bio Data

Surname:

Ayo

   

Other names

Daniel Babasehinde

   

Date of birth:

3rd May 1956

   

Nationality:

Nigerian

   

Marital Status:

Married

   

Number of Children:

Two

     
   

PhD. Chemical Engineering

 

Summary of

1979-1985 University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

 

Academic

BSc. Chemical Engineering

 

Qualifications

1973-1979 University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

   

WASC and GCE O Level

   

1968-1973 International School Ibadan

 

Professional

 Visual C# Application to Engineering Problems- Vapai Nigeria Ltd.

 

Training

 

(July 2009)

 
   

Developing Windows Application with VB.net (march 2006) NIIT,

     

Abuja, Nigeria

 
   

Oracle 9i: Database Administration (30t h October – 26t h February

     

2003). NIIT (Oracle University) Abuja, Nigeria

   

Process Simulation and Optimization Techniques (Computer

     

Application to Process Design, Development and Operation) 18th –

     

22nd September 2000. – International Center for Science and High

     

Technology, Trieste, Italy (Training held in Morocco)

   

Basic and Advanced COMFAR III Expert Workshop 15t h –19t h

     

May 2000, 22nd – 26t h May 2000 (Respectively). – UNIDO, Vienna,

     

Austria

 
   

Y2K Awareness and Solution 9t h June – 23rd June 1999. –

     

Regional Computer Center, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok,

     

Thailand

 
   

Development of Administrative Information Systems in a Local

     

Area Network Environment 17t h August – 2nd September 1992. –

     

Regional Computer Center, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok,

     

Thailand

 
         
       

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Management and

Project Management Professional Examination Preparatory Course

Administration

 

– Jeman Consult, Abuja 10t h to 25t h October 2009

Training

Executive Leadership Programme – Kaduna Business School,

   

Kaduna (July 26t h-28t h 2005)

 

 Advanced Public Enterprise Management. – Administrative Staff

   

College of Nigeria, ASCON

(Oct 29-December 9 1994)

 

 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering

   

and Technology July 29- August 2 2001

Professional

Registered Engineer – Council for the Registration of Engineers in

Registration

 

Nigeria, COREN,1988 (Reg. No. 2822)

 

 Registered Computer Professional – Computer Professionals

   

Registration Council of Nigeria, CPN,1998 (Reg. No. 00365/1998)

     

Professional

Fellow, Nigeria Society of Engineers, NSE, 1999 (No. F0115)

Societies

Fellow, Nigeria Society Of Chemical Engineers, 1999 NSChE (No

   

02472)

 
 

 Member, American Institute Of Chemical Engineers, AIChE,1994

   

(No.159315)

 
 

 Member Computer Association Of Nigeria, COAN

 

 Member, Nigerian Institute of Management,NIM,2003 (No 55307)

Professional Skill

IT and Engineering Project Delivery – Management and Training

 

Application of Computer to

Process Equipment and Process Plant

   

Design and Development

 
 

Application of Computer to

project management (Selection,

   

Evaluation, Monitoring and Audit)

 

 Development of Data-Centric Computer Applications

 

 Working Knowledge of the following Computer

   

Programmes/Software: Visual FoxPro; Visual C#, Visual Basic;

   

Oracle Database; CD ISIS; COMFAR; Green Stone Digital Library

   

Package; MS SQL, MS Access; AutoCAD; Adobe Acrobat; Microsoft

   

Office

 
 

 Basic skill in Computer Networking

     

Professional

Principal developer – LibPlus, a Library and information

Experience and

 

Management Software, used in over forty libraries in Nigeria (1998-

Activities

 

Date). These include Universities, Polytechnics, government

   

Libraries and Private Organization Libraries

 

 Member of Team that designed and fabricated A flash Dryer For The

   

Production of 500 kg/hr High Quality Cassava Flour – Project

   

Sponsored by IITA, RMRDC , Root and tuber expansion Programme

   

and Godilogo Farms Nigeria Ltd. The equipment is installed in

   

Godilogo Farms, Obudu, Cross Rivers State (2007-2008)

 

 Team leader for the development of process equipment to upgrade

   

the traditional method of processing shea nut to shea butter (Jan

   

2004 to 2008) Led a team of 4 Engineers and three scientists to

   

under-study the traditional process of producing Shea butter and

   

there after developed a small scale industrial process to achieve

   

same result. Major achievement include Developement of a Knife-

   

edge Hammer mill and a kneading machine. Equipment installed in

   

Agbakueji, Kwara State

 
 

 Team Project Director – Development of Pilot Plants for the

   

following projects:

 
   

o Castor Oil Processing plant (2002-2007) – installed in

   

Kaduna

 

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    1. Beniseed Processing Plant (2002-2006) – Installed in Lagos o Meat (Kilishi) processing Plant (2002-2008) – Installed in

Benin

o Acha Destoning Plant (2003-2006) – Installed in Minna o Essential Oil Production Plant (2003-2007) – Installed in

Zaria and Nassarawa

Involves Assessment of Project Proposal, Monitoring and Evaluation of Project

  • Consultant to Niger Resources Ltd for the establishment of a Fruit Juice Concentrated Plant (2008-Date)
  • Developed Danny’s Organizer – An Integrated Computer Based Organiser (2006). The software helps track schedule, appointments, contacts and basic assets
  • Developed LiqMix, a software for design of Liquid Mixers (2005) This enables basic design of a liquid mixer given the densities, viscosities and composition of the liquids
  • Project Adviser Computerisation of Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority February 2005
  • Development of an Investment Profile Generating (Software) System (2004). The software generate basic economic parameters for Small Scale Industrial Project selection
  • Project Advisor Design of an E-Resource Centre, for Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers Foundation (2004-2006)
  • Project Consultant: Computerization of the Federal Ministry of Communications, Federal Republic of Nigeria (2002-2004). Schedules involve: definition of scope of computerization; specification of hardware, software, manpower and training needs; assessment of proposals; and selection of companies for implementation.
  • Member Computer Aided Process Equipment and Plant Design and Development Team (Feb. 2003-Date) – Project was developed as a follow-up to Training on Process Simulation and Optimization Techniques (18th – 22nd September 2000) organized by International Centre for Science and High Technology, Trieste, Italy (held in Morocco) and is funded by the Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Federal ministry of Science and Technology, Nigeria. Involves a team of Eight (8) Engineers/Programmers working to develop computer application packages for process/plant equipment design and development. Modules developed to date are Air cyclone, Hydro cyclone and Spray drier
  • Project Advisor, Computerization of Federal Ministry of Transport 2003 Schedules involve: definition of scope of computerization; specification of hardware, software, manpower and training needs; assessment of proposals; and selection of companies for implementation
  • Project Adviser: Computerization of the Strategic Grains Reserve Unit, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Federal Republic of Nigeria (2002-2003). Schedules involve: definition of scope of computerization; specification of hardware, software, manpower and training needs; assessment of proposals; and selection of companies for implementation.
  • Project Director (Science and Technology Data Bank Project (1995 September- December 2002): Project involved networking of eight Government Research Institutes via V-SAT and the development of a database system to track activities, facilities and manpower

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capabilities in the various Institutes

  • Project Consultant, Computerization of Ministry of communications 2002 Schedules involve: definition of scope of computerization; specification of hardware, software, manpower and training needs; assessment of proposals; and selection of companies for implementation
  • Project Adviser /supervisor: Development of Strategic Grains Reserve Data Bank (Feb1999 – Dec 2001) Schedules involve: definition of scope of computerization; specification of hardware, software, manpower and training needs; assessment of proposals; and selection of companies for implementation
  • Project Adviser: National Coordinating office for Millennium Bug

1999-2000. Schedules involve: definition of scope of computerization; specification of hardware, software, manpower and training needs; assessment of proposals; and selection of companies for implementation.

  • Received request from Japan for the solution of regeneration problems in Refinery Catalysts by a Japanese Refinery Company (Idemitsu Kosan Co. Limited) June 28 1999.
  • Team Leader – subcommittee for the assessment of Y2k compliance of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and Nigerian Telecommunications Commission, NITEL (1999).
  • Project Adviser : Computerisation of National Boundary Commission

Library (April 1998 –August 1999 Schedules involve: definition of scope of computerization; specification of hardware, software, manpower and training needs; assessment of proposals; and selection of companies for implementation.

  • Project Manager (1992-1995), Project Director (1996-1998): National Raw Materials Information System (DP/NIR/89/004/01/99). Supported by UNDP, the project involved networking of over 100 microcomputers and a mini computer with Oracle RDBMS (on UNIX platform) as database software. The database aimed to facilitate acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of information on Raw Materials Location; Processing Technologies and Facilities; and relevant manpower in Nigeria (see www.rmrdc.org)
  • Project Adviser – Computerization of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (November 1997) Schedules involve: definition of scope of computerization; specification of hardware, software, manpower and training needs; assessment of proposals; and selection of companies for implementation
  • Project officer at RMRDC, alternate technology for processing selected raw materials – a UNIDO-commissioned project (1990)
  • Project leader: Design and fabrication of units for small scale manufacture of fertilizer from organic waste – a project under the Lome III Convention EEC Indicative Aid Program for Higher Education in Nigeria. (1987-1988)
  • Professional Adviser to Prof Mitwally on Feasibility Studies for local Manufacture of water treatment Plant – a World health Organization sponsored project (1987)
  • Team Leader, Design and fabrication of an Automatic Fire Extinguisher, Lagos State Polytechnic, (1987)
  • Project leader for the establishment of a Unit Operations And Transport Phenomena Laboratory, at Lagos State Polytechnic.

1987-1988

  • Project leader for the design and fabrication of the following

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chemical engineering unit operations laboratory equipment at Lagos

         

State Polytechnic (1986 -1988): – Total Mass and Component

         

Balance Equipment; Coefficient of Discharge Determination

         

Equipment; Diffusion Coefficient Determination Equipment; Batch

         

Distillation Unit. The equipment were used for Students laboratory

         

practice.

           
       

 Carried out Technical and Commercial Feasibility Studies on a

         

number of industrial projects which include biscuit production,

         

Cement Production, water treatment chemicals production

 
       

 Pioneered the Establishment of Management Information System in

         

Lagos State Polytechnic, Lagos, Nigeria. (1984 – 1985)

 
       

 Designed and constructed equipment for the estimation of sulphur

         

content of petroleum fractions. (1982)

     
       

 Designed and constructed a pulse micro-catalytic reactor system.

         

(1981-1982)

           

Professional Services

Team Leader, Team on Value Addition Industrial Clusters

(outside

 

normal

 

Programme on Shea butter, Raw Materials Research and

schedule)

at

Raw

 

Development council, 2008 -2009

       

Materials

Research

Chairman/Focal

Person

in RMRDC

committee for

Science

and

Development

 

Technology and innovation (SETI) System Reform and revitalization

Council

     

– RMRDC/UNESCO collaborative project 2009

   
       

 Member RMRDC R&D Project assessment Committee (1991-2007)

       

Member RMRDC Joint Venture Project Technical Evaluation

         

Committee (1991-2007)

         
       

 Member RMRDC Technical Committee for Reverse engineering of 5

         

metric Tonnes per day Castor Oil Plant(August 1997- June 1998)

       

 Chairman, RMRDC Committee on Review of All Parastatals Under

         

the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology

June 2006

 
       

 Chairman Committee for Blue Print for Transforming Raw Materials

         

Research and Development Council to a Centre of Excellence (April

         

2000)

           
       

 Member Technical committee on RMRDC Kankara Kaolin Project

         

(2000)

           
 

Professional

Member (Vice Chairman) Local Content and entrepreneurship

 

Services

   

Development committee of the Nigerian society of Chemical

 

rendered

   

Engineers February 2009

         
 

Professional

Member Board of Directors of NICHEM Ventures, the commercial

 

Societies

and

 

Arm of the Nigerian society of Chemical Engineers. April 2000-Date

 

Private Sector

Member Technology Advancement

and Promotional group of the

         

Nigerian society of engineers (2004-2007)

     
       

Member Professional Affairs Committee of the Nigerian Society of

         

Chemical Engineers (1996,1997,1998,1999)

   
       

 Member Publicity and programmes Sub Committee (of the Year

         

2000 steering Committee) of computer Professionals Registration

         

Council of Nigeria. February 1998

       
       

 Member Advisory Board Yemsola Nigeria Limited ( Agric and Agro-

         

Allied Industry) 1990-1992

       
       

 Representative

of the

Nigerian

Society of

Engineers

at the

         

consultative Meetings between Raw Materials Research and

         

Development Council and Industrial Sector Group 1988

 
                       

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Professional National

Member Science, Technology and Innovation Thematic Area of the

Assignments

 

National Technical Working Groups of Vision 2020 April – July 2009

 

 Acting Executive Secretary of The National Foundation for Process

   

Equipment Designed (2008 – date) – a foundation with Board of

   

Directors drawn from Government, Private Sector and Professional

   

Engineering Societies

   
 

Chairman/Lead reviewer – Shea Butter Program, In-House

   

Research Review Meeting of the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm

   

Research(NIFOR), Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water

   

Resources., 27t h November 2008

 

 Team leader Nigerian Delegation to the Eleventh meeting of the

   

Governing Council Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-

   

Aligned and Other Developing countries (NAM S& T Centre),

   

Jakarta/Bandung, Indonesia 21st -24t h November 2005

 

 Member/Technical Secretary,

Sub-committee on Connectivity (as

   

input to the national ICT Policy) 1999

 

 Member Federal Ministry of

Science and Technology Interview

   

Panel for Appointment of Y2K Zonal Co-ordinators August 1999

 

 Committee for assessing the Activities and Financial need of the

   

Nigerian machine Tools, Oshogbo, Nigeria (1992)

 

 Member, National Implementation Team for the Ban on Exportation

   

of Raw Cocoa Beans 1990

 
 

Secretary/member, of

National

Chemical Sub-Committee of the

   

National Committee on

Engineering Infrastructure ( Team leader of

   

the Equipment Fabrication and maintenance Chemical Materials

   

Group), September 1990

 

Management

Cover the duties of the Director General /Chief Executive, Raw

Experience

 

Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), at various

   

periods (in view of position as the most senior director in the

   

organization.) (1998- Date)

 
 

 Director and Head of Department, Raw Materials Research and

   

Development Council (1995-Date)

 

 Manager of a US$ 1,000,000 + Raw Materials Information System

   

Project (1992-1996)

   
 

 Chairman of various committees at Raw Materials Research and

   

Development Council (1992- Date)

 

 Secretary/member, of various National Committees including:

   

Chemical sub-committee of the National Agency for Science and

   

Engineering Infrastructure Establishment Committee (1990);

   

Committee for assessing the Activities and Financial need of the

   

Nigerian machine Tools, Oshogbo, Nigeria (1992)

 

 Head of Chemical Engineering Department, Lagos State Polytechnic

   

(1986-1988)

   
 

 Chairman, Abuja Basketball Association (2002-2004)

 

 Sports Captain Jaja Hall, University of Lagos

   

(1974/75,1975/77,1976/77,1977/78)

 

 Captain, volley ball team, University of Lagos, (1977)

 

 Captain, basketball team, , University of Lagos, (1976)

 

 Sports Captain, Gongola House International School, Ibadan (1973)

 

     

Employment history

Raw Materials Research and Development Council, (Federal

   

Ministry of Science and Technology) Abuja, Nigeria: Director

   

Industrial Plants and Equipment (2005-date); Director Technology

   

Development (Jan 2003-2005); Director Science and Technology

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Data Bank (Sep1995-Dec2002); Assistant Director Research and

     

Development (March 1995 To Sep 1995); Assistant Director

     

Information and Documentation (Jan 1992-Mar 1995); Chief

     

Scientific Officer, Technology Development (Jan 1989-Dec 1991)

   

Lagos State Polytechnic, Lagos, Nigeria (Chemical Engineering

     

Department): Lecturer Mar 1984-Dec 1985; Acting Head Of

     

Department Jan 1986 To Dec 1988

 
   

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Warri Oil Refinery:

     

Trainee Process Operator Reforming and Kero Units

(National

     

Youth Service Corps Scheme)

 
   

Apapa Chemical Industries Limited, Lagos, Nigeria: Assistant

     

Plant Operator CO2 Manufacturing Plant (Student Industrial Work

     

Experience Scheme)

 
   

Guinness Nigeria Limited, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria: Assistant Plant

     

Operator, Brewing Section (Student Industrial Work Experience

     

Scheme)

 
   

Berec Nigeria Limited, Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria: Assistant Quality

     

Control Officer (Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme)

   

University of Lagos, Nigeria: Graduate Chemical Engineering

     

Laboratory Demonstrator (Jan 1980-Jun 1983)

 

Teaching

 

Lagos State Polytechnic, Lagos, Nigeria. (1984 – 1988) Various

Experience

   

Courses including thermodynamics, Process Engineering, Reaction

     

Engineering, Transport Phenomena, and Unit Operations

 
   

Bimonthly 20-Day Computer Appreciation and Application Training

     

Programmes (Commercial programme of Raw materials research

     

and development council)

 
   

Lectured at various training workshops organised by Government

     

Establishment and Private sector. (See Presentations

at Training

     

Workshops)

 

Thesis

 

Application of Computer to Planning and Management of

Projects in

     

RMRDC – Project at the Advanced Public Enterprise Management

     

course, Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON)

(Oct 29-

     

December 9 1994)

 
   

Ayo, D. B.: Pulse Micro-catalytic Investigation of Model

 
     

Hydrogenation and Dehydrogenation Reactions on Platinum –

     

Rhenium/Aluminum Oxide Catalyst, Ph.D. thesis, Chemical

     

Engineering Department, University of Lagos. (1985)

 
   

Ayo, D. B.: Urea-Adductive Crystallization, BSc Thesis., Chemical

     

Engineering Department, University of Lagos (1978)

 
       

Publications

in

1.

Ayo, D. B., and Susu, A. A. (1988): Platinum – Rhenium/Alumina

Technical Journals

 

Catalyst (III) Mechanism of c6 – ring

 
     

Hydrogenation/Dehydrogenation Reactions, Applied Catalysis, 40

     

1-16.

 
   

2.

Ayo, D. B., and Susu, A. A. (1988): Pt-R/Al203 Catalyst (I)

 
     

Characterization and the Catalytic Action, African Journal of Science

     

and Technology.

 
   

3.

Ayo, D. B., and Susu, A. A. (1988): Analysis of Pulse Micro-Catalytic

     

Technique for Catalyst with Variable Activity. (I) Power Law

     

Deactivation and Regeneration, Chemical Engineering

 
     

Communications, vol. 70, 1 – 14.

 
   

4.

Ayo, D. B., and Susu, A. A. (1986): Hydrogenation/Dehydrogenation

     

on Clean, Coked and CS2 – Poisoned Catalyst, Journal of the

     

Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers. vol.5 (1), 62,.

 
   

5.

Kuye A. O., Ayo D. B., Okpala K. O, Folami T. O., Chukwuma F. O.,

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Ahmed, A. S., Mumah S. N., Ismail I. I., Hamilton C., Ejuya I. O. and

Mansur U. M. (2006),: “A Review of Spray Dryer Design”, Nigerian

Drying Symposium Series 2, 35 – 45.

  1. Kuye A. O., Ayo D. B., Okpala K. O, Folami T. O., Chukwuma F. O., Ahmed, A. S., Mumah S. N., Ismail I. I., Hamilton C., Ejuya I. O. and Mansur U. M. (2006),: “Computer Aided Design of Hydrocyclones”, Technical Transactions on Software Engineering, 1, 79 – 89.
  2. Kuye A. O., Ayo D. B., Okpala K. O, Folami T. O., Chukwuma F. O., Ahmed, A. S., Mumah S. N., Ismail I. I., Ayoola M. O., Hamilton C., Okereke A. I., Ejuya I. O. and Mansur U. M. (2006): “Design of Air Cyclones: Part 1 – A Review of Applicable Models”, Journal of Raw Materials Research, 3 (2), 104 – 117.
 

   

BOOKS

1.

Kuye A., Ayo D.B., Sanni L.O., Raji A.O., Kwaya E.I., Otuu

   

O.O., Asiru W.B., Alenkhe. B, Abdulkareem. I.B., Tarawali. G.,

   

Dixon G.O. (2009), Design and Fabrication of A Flash Dryer For

   

the Production of High Quality Cassava Flour, IITA and RMRDC

   

– in Press

 
 

2.

Kuye A. O., Ayo D. B., Okpala K. O, Folami T. O., Chukwuma F.

   

O., Ahmed, A. S. and Mumah S. N., (2009): “RMRDC

   

Monograph Series 2, Design of Hydro Cyclones”, Raw Materials

   

Research and Development Council, Abuja

– in Press.

 

3.

Kuye A. O., Ayo D. B., Okpala K. O, Folami T. O., Chukwuma F.

   

O., Ahmed, A. S. and Mumah S. N., (2009): “RMRDC

   

Monograph Series 3, Design of Spray Drier”, Raw Materials

   

Research and Development Council, Abuja

– in Press.

 

4.

Kuye A. O. and Ayo D. B. (Editor): (2007):.

“Basic Concepts in

   

process Equipment and Plant Design”, Raw Materials Research

   

and Development Council, Abuja

 
 

5.

Kuye A. O., Ayo D. B., Okpala K. O, Folami T. O., Chukwuma F.

   

O., Ahmed, A. S. and Mumah S. N.,: (2006): “RMRDC

   

Monograph Series 1, Design of Gas Cyclones”, Raw Materials

   

Research and Development Council, Abuja.

 
 

6.

Ayo, D. B (1999); “A Short Straight Look at Y2K (The Computer

   

Year 2000 Problem)” – Prepared for the Y2K Committee of the

   

Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, Abuja.

 

7.

Ayo, D. B. (1996); Programming the Computer – An Introduction

   

for Creative Minds, Raw Materials Research and Development

   

Council, Abuja.

 
 

8.

Ayo, D. B. (1996); A Short Straight Look at the Micro

   

Computers”, Raw Materials Research and Development

   

Council, Abuja.

 
 

9.

Ayo, D. B.; Bogunjoko, F.; Adegbesan, B. A.; Oboh, O.; “Audit of

   

Indigenous Technologies for Processing Raw Materials in

   

Nigeria; Raw Materials Research and Development Council,

   

1992

 
 

10.

Ayo, D. B. (Editor) 1992: “Introduction to Micro Computer

   

Systems and Selected Packages” – RMRDC Computer Literary

   

Series, Vol. 1

 

Chapter in Book

1.

Ayo, D. B. (2007): “Process Equipment and Process Plant

   

Design: An Overview”, In Basic Concepts in Process Equipment

   

and Plant Design, Kuye, A. & D. B. Ayo (Eds.), pp 1 – 12, Raw

   

Materials Research and Development Council, Abuja,

   

Patent (Pending)

1. Kuye A. O., Ayo D. B., Sanni L. O., Raji A. O., Kwaya E. I., Otuu O.

 

O.,

Asiru W. B., Alenkhe B., Abdulkareem I. B.: Methods and

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Apparatus for Producing Dried Cassava Flour, Submitted (2008).

Conference Papers 1. Ayo, D. B.; Enhancing Optimal Utilization of Raw Materials to Position Nigeria in the Top 20 World Economies by the Year 2020 – International Conference on Building a National System of Innovation in Nigeria, Raw Materials Research and Development Council in collaboration with Africa Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) – 6t h July, 2009, Abuja.

 

2. Ayo, D. B.:

Development and Management of National Raw

   

Materials Information System, Technical Transactions on

   

Software Engineering – Information and Communication

   

Technology Institute of Petroleum Studies, University of Port-

   

Harcourt, November 6 – 8, 2006.

 

3. Ayo, D. B.: Information Network as a Tool for Development of

   

Non-Metallic Minerals – G-15 Expert Meeting on collaboration

   

on the Development and Utilization of Non-Metallic Mineral Raw

   

Materials, Abuja, 4t h April, 2002.

 

4.

Ayo, D. B.:

Process Simulation: A Perspective from Nigeria –

   

Proceedings Expert Group Meeting on “The Role of Process

   

Simulation for Sustainable Industrial Development, United

   

Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO). Trieste,

   

Italy 1

– 3 October, 2001. Power Point Presentation, pp 135 –

   

154.

   
 

5. Ayo,

D. B.:Development and Management of National

   

Research and Development Information System, Proceedings of

   

Workshop on National Information and Communication

   

Infrastructures Policy, Plan and Strategies – Abuja, 28t h – 30t h

   

March, 2000 (organised by FMST in collaboration with COPINE

   

and NASRDA). Power Point Presentation, pages 223 – 245.

 

6. Ayo,

D. B.,

Aliyu, A. A.: Concept of New and Advanced

   

Materials, Proceedings of the Sub-Regional Workshops on New

   

Materials for ECOWAS countries, 16t h – 19t h November, 1993

   

(organised by RMRDC in collaboration with UNIDO, pages 137

   

– 143), Abuja.

 

7.

Ayo, D. B.;

Cement Industry: Investment Opportunity in Nigeria

   

– Seminar on Min Cement Plant Technology, United Nations

   

Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)in collaboration

   

with China Cement Development Centre (CCDE) and Tianjin

   

Cement Design and Research Institute (TCDRI), 6t h – 24t h May,

   

1991, China.

 

 Ayo, D. B., Williams, A. O. F, and Odunaiya, C.: Small Scale

 

Manufacture of Chemical Laboratory Equipment, Proceedings,

 

Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers

 

(1989)

   

Technical Reports

 Ibidapo-Obe O,

et al Report of the Committee on Science,

 

Technology and Innovation Thematic Area of the National Technical

 

Working Groups of Vision 2020 (2009) (Set up by the Federal

 

Government of Nigeria to produce a Blue Print to position Nigeria in

 

the Top 20 Economies of the World by the year 2020

 

 Kuye A. O., Ayo D. B., Okpala K. O, Folami T. O., Chukwuma F. O.,

 

Ahmed, A. S. and Mumah S. N., (2008): Design of Spray Dryer,

 

Document Number RMRDC/CAPAD/03, Raw Materials Research

 

and Development Council, Abuja.

 

 Kuye A. O., Ayo D. B., Okpala K. O, Folami T. O., Chukwuma F. O.,

 

Ahmed, A. S., Mumah S. N., Ismail I. I., Ayoola M. O., Hamilton C.,

 

Okereke A. I., and Ejuya I. O. (2005): Final Technical Report on the

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Design of Hydro Cyclones, Report No: RMRDC/CAPAD/02, Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Abuja.

  • Ayo, D. B.; Samaila, I.; “Computerization of Office of the Head of Civil Service of Nigeria: Project Advisers Review Report Submitted to the Head of Civil Service of Nigeria, May 2005.
  • Kuye A. O., Ayo D. B., Okpala K. O, Folami T. O., Chukwuma F. O., Ahmed, A. S., Mumah S. N., Ismail I. I., Ayoola M. O., Hamilton C., Okereke A. I., and Ejuya I. O. (2004): Final Technical Report on the Design of Gas Cyclones, Report No: RMRDC/CAPAD/01, Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Abuja.
  • Ayo, D. B. (Team Leader); Okuribido, F.; Ladan, G.; Ibrahim, H. D.; Maku, P. T.; Aluko, B. A.: “Report of the Committee for Review of Projects on Raw Materials Research and Development Council, October 2001.
  • Ayo, D. B. (Team Leader); Aluko, B. A.; Elemo, G. N.; Okpalefe, C. E.; Ibrahim, H. H.; Abubakar, Z.; Maduaka, V. I.; Ukim, I. E.: “Report of the Committee on Transformation Information of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council to a Centre of Excellence”, June 2000.
  • Ayo, D. B.; Omojola, M. O.; Ajayi, G.; Bugaje, B.; Abdullahi, I.; “Interim Report of the Technical Committee on the Completion of the Kankara Kaolin Project”, Joint Venture Partners, Raw Materials Research and Development Council and Katsina State Government, July 2000.
  • Ayo, D. B. (Team Leader); Nwanze, K.; Opesum, B. S.; Abdullahi, S. E.; Talabi, A. A.: “Report of the National Committee set up by the Honourable Minister of Science and Technology to take inventory of Computers and Date Dependent Equipment in Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Nigerian Telecommunication Ltd (NITEL), March 1999.
  • Ngoddy, P. O.; Aneke, L. E.; Omueti, J. A. I.; Johnson A.; Bugaje, I.; Ayo, D. B.; Okolo, H.; Jolaoso, M. A.: “Report of the Technical Evaluation Team on the Catalytic Model Factories and Joint Venture Projects, December, 1996.
  • Odunaiya, C. O. (Chairman); Ayo, D. B. (Coordinator/Technical Secretary); Kehinde, L. O.; Egbodims, T.; Aliyu, U. O.; “Update of Report by Multi-Disciplinary Task Force on Electrical/Electronics Sector”, Raw Materials Research and Development Council, February 1992.
  • Ayo, D. B.: “Report on International Mini Cement Technology Seminars Tianjin China, May 1991”, Raw Materials Research and Development Council, May 1991.
  • Obyo-Nelson, L.; Ayo, D. B.; Abikoye, B. A.; Adesina, M. A.; Anyanwu, C. M.; Disu, T. A. B.; Dudu, R. O.; Egolum, E. P.; Ezeudeh, C. C.; Igere, A. E.; Imam, M. B.; Otan, K. J.; Olamijulo, S. T.; Sogunro, B. V.; Adekunle, J. O.; Osiyemi, Y.; “Raw Materials Exportation of which is Detrimental to the Nigerian Economy” – Raw Materials Research and Development Council, June 1990.
  • Ordor, I. T. J. (Chairman); Ayo, D. B. (Member/Technical Secretary); Shabo, A. O.; Ahmed, K.; Edowor, J.; Oyewole, A.; Ahmed, S,; Adetunji, S. A.; Awoyinfa; Onabule, M. A. O.; Allison, I. I. O.; Fasina, A. K.; Dambata, B. B.; Anyakora, S, N.; Bugaje, I. M.: :Report of the National Committee on Engineering Infrastructure – Chemical Materials Sub-Committee”, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, September 1990.

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 Ayo, D. B. (Team Leader); Ojo, J. O.; Akanro, J. O.; Anyagbinem, J.

     

C.; Disu, I. B.:

Feasibility Study of Incorporating Teacher

     

(Technical) Training Aspect into the Polytechnic Program –

     

Submitted to the Lagos State Polytechnic Academic Board, 22nd

     

January, 1987.

     
   

 Obiaga, T. I. (Chairman); Ayo, D. B. (Technical Secretary): “Report

     

of Multi-Disciplinary Task Force on Electrical and Electronics”, Raw

     

Materials Research and Development Council, July 1989.

Presentations

at

Ayo, D. B.; Audu, I. G.;

“Importance of Process and Equipment

Training Workshops

 

Design in Production of Mango Chips – Training workshop on

     

Processing of Mango into Slices (chips) and Leather for Local and

     

Export Market”, organised by Nigerian Tree Crop Company, 11t h

     

June, 2008.

     
   

 Ayo D.B.; “Advanced Materials: A challenging New World of

     

Products and Services”, sensitization Seminar on New and

     

Advanced materials, raw materials Research and development

     

council, 10t h June 2008

   
   

 Ayo, D. B.; “Sourcing of

Local Raw Materials:

Availability and

     

Viability”, Workshop on Managing Manufacturing Business for

     

Survival Growth and Profitability, organised by Sages and Scribes

     

Consultants, September, 2005.

 
   

 Ayo D.B., ICT Tools for Enhancing Libraries., NITDA -NBTE Virtual

     

Library Workshop For Higher Institutions in Nigeria’s Technical and

     

Vocational Education Sector., 26t h September 2005.

 
   

Ayo, D. B.; “Overview of the Workshop Theme:

Concept of

     

Design as Applied to the Development of Process Equipment and

     

Process Plant” Proceedings of the National Technical Workshop on

     

Capacity Building for Design and Development of Process

     

Equipment and Plants, 12t h August, 2003 (organised by Raw

     

Materials Research and Development Council – ARCEDEM, Ibadan,

     

Power Point Presentation pages 8 – 17).

 
   

 Ayo, D.B. . The role and responsibilities of PRS Departments in the

     

information Management System , Meeting of Directors of Planning

     

Research and Statistics Department in the Federal Civil Service–

     

23rd July 2002

     
   

 Ayo, D. B.: “The Roles and Responsibilities of the Department of

     

Planning, Research and Statistics in the Information Technology

     

Management system – Meeting of Directors of Planning, Research

     

and Statistics in Federal Civil Service, 23rd – 24t h July, 2002.

   

 Ayo, D.B., “Database management in a Telecommunication System”

     

Orientation Workshop for newly recruited senior technical Officers,

     

Ministry of Communications, 16t h August 2001

 
   

 Ayo D.B, Automation of Library Services, National Conference on

     

Development of Polytechnic Education, Lagos state Polytechnic.,

     

28t h August 2001

     
   

 Ayo D.B., Hardware requirements and networking for X-Lib Library

     

Application Software., Annual Seminar/Workshop of the

     

Cataloguing, Classification and Indexing Section of the Nigerian

     

Library Association. 25t h July 2000

 
   

 Ayo D.B., Development and Management of National Research and

     

Development Information System, Workshop on National

     

Information and Communication Infrastructures Policy, Plan and

     

Strategies., Federal Ministry of science and Technology in

     

collaboration with Cooperative Information network (COPINE) and

     

NASRDA. , March 2000.

   

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 Ayo D.B., Challenges of Millennium Bug., Inter-Ministerial Meeting

     

on Computer Y2K Problems (1999)

           
   

Ayo, D.B., X-LIB: an Indigenous Software , Association of

     

Government Libraries (AGOL) Seminar,

10t h Sept 1998, Enugu

 
   

Ayo

D.B.,

Basic

computer Fundamentals for

Information

     

Processing, Seminar for State Houses of Assembly Librarians., 13t h-

     

– 17t h July 1998(Kaduna); 27t h- – 31st July 1998(Enugu); 10t h- – 15t h

     

August 1998(Ibadan)

                 
   

 Ayo D.B.., Computer in Research Field and Development., In-House

     

training Programme for Researchers at the National Institute for

     

Pharmaceutical

Research

and

Development, Idu,

Abuja., 23rd

     

February 1998.

                     
   

 Ayo, D. B.: “Fabrication Characteristics of Engineering Materials” –

     

Workshop on Fabrication Technology, organised by the Nigerian

     

Society of Engineers (Ikeja Branch), 22nd – 24t h July, 1997).

 
   

 Ayo, D. B.: “Management of Engineering Projects – An Overview,

     

Workshop on Computer Application in the Management of

     

Engineering Projects” – Nigeria Society of Engineering (Ikeja

     

Branch), 18t h – 20t h September, 1996.

           
   

 Ayo D.B.., Micro Computers and Their Applications. A Short Course

     

on Computer

Applications

for

Engineers.,

Nigerian

Society

of

     

Engineers August 1996.

               
   

Ayo,

D.

B.:

“Modalities

for

Integrating

Productivity Oriented

     

Experiences

in

Vocational

and

Technical

Education”

     

Seminar/Workshop on integrating productive Work in Vocational and

     

Technical Education in Nigeria, Organised by Institute of Education,

     

University of Lagos, October, 1988.

           

Resource Person at

External Examiner Ministry of Defence Promotion Interview for

Professional

 

Chemical Engineers aspiring to the post of deputy Director with the

Examinations.

 

federal Civil Service commission (October 2009)

     
   

Examiner

Ministry

of

Defence

Promotion

Interview

for

Chemical

     

Engineers (December 2003)

             
   

 Examiner

National

Assembly

Promotion

Interview

for

Computer

     

Analysts

seeking promotion from Grade level 14 to 15 (August

     

1997)

                         
   

 External Moderator, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lagos

     

State Polytechnic 1993/1994

             

Other

Intellectual

Pioneer Chief Editor., Science and Technology Update; National

Activities

   

Science and Technology Data Bank Project, Federal Ministry of

     

Science and Technology 1996 – 1998.

           
   

 Pioneer Chief Editor., Process Equipment and Process Plant; Raw

     

Materials Research and Development Council, Abuja 2009 (in print).

   

Reviewer for the Journal of Raw Materials Research (July 2003 –

     

Date)

                         
   

 Adviser to The editorial Board of the Third World Organization for

     

women in Science( TWOWS) – Abuja chapter (2001)

     

Awards received

University of Lagos Scholarship: Postgraduate studies (1979-1983)

   

 Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (N.N.P.C.) Scholarship:

 
     

Undergraduate studies (1974-78)

           
   

 School Scholarship: International School Ibadan (1968 – 1973)

 
   

 Several school prizes in science, Fine Arts and French: International

     

School Ibadan (1968 – 1973)

             
   

 Award from Honourable minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT)

 
     

for Contribution to Sports in FCT (2005)

           

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 Award from President Nigerian Society of Engineers for contribution

   

to the development of Chemical Engineering in Nigeria (2000)

   

Languages

English Language (Understood, Read, Written and Spoken Fluently)

 

French Language (Understood, Read, Written and Spoken Fairly)

 

Yoruba Language (Understood, Read, Written and Spoken Fluently)

Extracurricular

 Music (Guitar, Keyboard and Saxophone),

Activities

Basketball

Hobbies

Painting and Photography

 

Writing (Short Stories)

 

Browsing the Internet

International

Italy, Taiwan; Thailand; China, Germany, Canada, Libya, France,

Travels:

Indonesia, Togo, Benin, United States of America, Vienna, Brazil,

 

England, UAR, Morocco, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, South

 

Africa,

     

References

Dr. Abubakar Abdullahi

   

Former Director General Raw Mat. Res. And dev. Council,

   

c/o Office of Head of Service, Federal Secretariat, Abuja, Nigeria

 

Professor A. A. Susu

   

Chemical Engineering Department, University of Lagos

 

Engr. (Chief) R. A. Alabi, FNSE,OON

   

Former Chairman, Guinness Nigeria Limited

   

24 Oba Akran Avenue, Ikeja

   

Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria

     
     

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