CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) FOR OBAFEMI BERESFORD ARNOLD DAVIES
1. Name: OBA Davies
2. Employer: University of Sierra Leone [Fourah Bay College]
3. Profession: Civil Engineer specialised in Geotechnical & Geo-environmental Engineering
4. Nationality: Sierra Leonean Marital Status: Married with Children
5. Membership of Professional Associations:
Member, Sierra Leone Institution of Engineers (SLIE), Professional Engineer, Reg. # 275 [Active]
American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Member, Reg. # 310425 [Active]
International Geosynthetic Society (IGS) Member, Reg. # 6887 [Inactive]
North America Geosynthetic Society (NAGS) [Inactive]
Member Institute of Civil Engineers (UK), Incorporated Engineer, Reg. # 62179097 [Inactive]
6. Key Qualifications:
A Civil Engineer majoring in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering with almost twenty-five (25) years’ experience in the design, construction, supervision, and management of civil and subsurface exploration projects for multi-storey buildings, Road pavement design; Road construction; Jetties and Retaining walls, Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls; investigations on ground improvement techniques; Earthworks and Site testing; Hydrology, Groundwater modeling and assessment. He is also a member of relevant professional institutions both locally and internationally.
7. Education
August 2003 - December 2004; University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA
Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE, Geotechnical/Geo-environmental)
October 1994 - August 1999; Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (Civil Option)
INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING CERTIFICATES
March 2018 Certificate in Project Management Essentials, Maastricht School of Management & Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST)
April 2014 Certificate in HOMER Software for Renewable Energy Project Design, Small Hydro-Power Technology Centre, Fourah Bay College (FBC), University of Sierra Leone (USL), Freetown, Sierra Leone
Sept. - Oct 2013 Certificate in Environmental Impact Assessment for Small Hydro-Power Development in Sierra Leone, Fourah Bay College (FBC), University of Sierra Leone (USL), Freetown, Sierra Leone
July 2013 Certificate in Small Hydropower Development, Fourah Bay College (FBC), University of Sierra Leone (USL), Freetown, Sierra Leone
November 2007 Certificate in Financial Management for Engineers, Institute of Public Administration and Management, USL
November 2002 Certificate in Project Development, Institute of Public Administration and Management, USL
PUBLICATIONS
Davies, B.O.A. and Heydinger, A.G. (2010). “Prediction of subgrade soil resilient modulus for flexible-pavement,” (VDM Publisher), ISBN 978-3-639-29925-0
Heydinger, A.G. and Davies, B.O.A (2006). ‘Analysis of Variations of Pavement Subgrade Soil Water Content,’ Geotechnical Special Publication No. 147, ASCE, Vol. 1, 147 – 157
Davies, B.O.A (2004). “A model for the prediction of subgrade soil resilient modulus for flexible-pavement design: influence of moisture content and climate change,” OhioLink ETD submission – Thesis – Published on the Web, Ohio Link, 2004
Accepted for Publication in the SLIE Journal on Conference Proceedings and Public Lectures
“The Prospects and Challenges of using Geosynthetics in the Construction Industry in Sierra Leone” – (Public Lecture – March, 2008)
e-PUBLICATION WORK
Davies, B.O.A (2013). “Energy and Poverty Reduction” – Research Paper Submitted towards M.Phil in Energy Studies, University of Sierra Leone (USL)
Davies, B.O.A (2013). ‘Sustainable Energy Development: The Key to a Stable Sierra Leone” - Research Paper Submitted towards M.Phil in Energy Studies, University of Sierra Leone (USL)
Unpublished Work
Davies, B.O.A (2004). “The effectiveness and suitability of geosynthetics in flexible-pavement road construction” - Submitted to Civil Engineering Department, University of Toledo (UT).
Davies, B.O.A (2004). “Design of geosynthetic reinforced flexible pavement using 2-d FEM” – Submitted to the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toledo (UT).
Davies, B.O.A (2003). “An effective replacement policy for the engineering college computing facilities of the University of Toledo” - Submitted to Civil Engineering Department (UT).
Davies, B.O.A (1999). “Groundwater supply in Rural Sierra Leone – Prospects and Challenges,” – Undergraduate Project, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone
TECHNICAL WRITINGS / PROJECT REPORTS
• Review report (2016, on-going) of Hydrology and Hydraulic design of the Waterloo Township Roads project
• Pavement Design Report (2015), - Feasibility Study, Preliminary and Detailed Engineering Design for Targrin – Lungi – Konakridee Roads Project
• Soils and Materials Investigation Report (2015), - Feasibility Study, Preliminary and Detailed Engineering Design for Targrin – Lungi – Konakridee Roads Project
• Pavement Condition Survey Report (2010), - Expansion of Spur Road to Hill Cot Road Junction to four lane
• Pavement and Materials Investigation and Design Report (2009), - Airport Transfer Project [ATP] for Passenger-only landing Jetties and Passenger Terminals at Government Wharf, Kissy Terminal and Targrin
PUBLIC LECTURE – MARCH, 2008
“The Prospects and Challenges of using Geosynthetics in the Construction Industry in Sierra Leone”
SOME STUDENTS PROJECTS SUPERVISED
• Engineering properties of construction aggregates in Sierra Leone
• Investigation of materials obtained from Moyiba burrow area for the use in Road construction in Western Area
• Geotechnical investigation and Rehabilitation of road network – Bintumani Drive, Aberdeen
• Investigating the need for Coastal Defence along Lakka Beach – Remedial Measures
• Subgrade investigation on the Regent – Grafton Road
• Geotechnical Report on the Lungi – Konakridee Road Network
• Dynamic cone penetration test and subgrade assessment on the Kortright to Gloucester Road
• Geotechnical investigation of subsoil on the main road between Leicester Junction and Gloucester Village
• Geotechnical investigation and Structural Design of a Storage reservoir at Bambara Spring, Mount Aureol
• Dynamic Cone Penetration test for Subgrade Assessment
OTHER ACTIVITIES / AFFILIATION/ PUBLIC SERVICE
• Member representing USL, Sierra Leone Institution of Engineers [2018 – 2020]
• Secretary-General, Sierra Leone Institution of Engineers [2012 – 2016]
• Board Member, Road Maintenance Fund administration, Sierra Leone[2012 – 2018]
• Registrar, Sierra Leone Institution of Engineers [June, 2010 - 2012]
• Deputy Secretary-General, Sierra Leone Institution of Engineers [2008 – 2010]
• Council Member, Sierra Leone Institution of Engineers [2008 – date]
• Board Member, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sierra Leone [2005 – date]
