Pln. Wilfred Ebo Sam - Aworrtwi (MGIP)
“The planning arena remains complex, but we will thrive ……”
Pln. Wilfred Ebo Sam-Awortwi (MGIP, PMP) is a planning and project management professional, with a drive to influence sustainable innovations in the development of the built environment. He has varied experiences in both the public and private sectors.
He is currently a Planning Analyst with the Development Coordination Division of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC). Although his professional practices cut across various dimensions of development and spatial planning, his key areas of interest include urban, spatial and infrastructure development. His current roles with the Commission include the facilitation and coordination of the review and certification of medium-term development plans, as well as various coordination, drafting and supervisory roles in the preparation of a myriad of outputs including policy, plan and strategy documents, and progress reports.
Prior to his career with the Commission, he was a Development Planner (focusing on Environmental and Infrastructure Planning) with a planning and engineering consultancy firm (Ablin Consult Engineers and Planners Limited). He proactively oversaw the provision of quality control and assurance for projects based on their Terms of Reference. These included projects relating to transportation planning and management, environment and socio-economic studies; funded by the African Development Bank, European Union, French Development Agency, the World Bank, among others.
He holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc.) Degree in Human Settlement Planning from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST – Kumasi) and a Master of Science (MSc.) Degree in Environmental and Infrastructure Planning from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. He also has a Certificate in Organisational Change Management from Tana Copenhagen – Denmark (under the auspices of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Danida Fellowship Centre); in addition to other certificates in the field of urban planning and resilience.
He possesses excellent communication and human relation skills, in addition to being an avid team player who is analytically motivated to have tasks completed. He is a Corporate Member of the Ghana Institute of Planning (GIP) and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®).
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