07/09/199

To Whom It May Concern:

Re: Nana Kofi Obiri-Veboab

Kofi was introduced to me over the phone by the president of Black Theatre West and the editor of the Afro News newspaper. That was back in February 1997, he had then just returned from Southeast Asia. We were then looking for a presenter for a seminar we had jointly planned with the Vancouver Film School. He graciously accepted our request to be a keynote presenter. The theme for the seminar was “Careers in the computing and high-tech world”. The target audience was teenagers and their parents.

Kofi did such an excellent job that at the end of the seminar most of the youth wanted careers in that field! He was very articulate and very systematic in his presentation. He demonstrated the ability to make every question look important and encouraged all to ask questions.

I was so impressed with his method of presentation that I recommended him to the Neil Squire Foundation and other organizations dealing with the handicapped. These organizations are introducing the use of computers as a daily living tool and required unusually gifted instructors to establish the program. Most of the trainees have very short attention span and physically tire very easily.

Each and every client he has trained had the same comments: He is very punctual, takes time to prepare his lessons, and shows one of the highest level of patience and tolerance they had ever seen! His rather good sense of humor has also been commented on!

Over this period I have observed that Kofi gets along great with people, has an unusually active and logical mind and is not afraid to “go the extra mile”.

Kofi is an unusually multi-talented person with background spanning software, aeronautical, television broadcasting, and control systems engineering. He has demonstrated several times over the period that I have known him, the ability to keep breast and at times ahead of technology. These characteristics in addition to others make him the ideal teacher in a business-computing course — the business world being a very dynamic one!

I highiy recommend Kofi for any position that involves imparting knowledge to another.

Roger Jones
President
Black Cultural Association
Tel 604-525-3666

NANA KOFI OBIRI-YEBOAH
214— 2925 Glen Drive
Coquitlam, British Columbia, V3M 6H5
Telephone: 604-444-3660

OBJECTIVES:	Military and Civil Engineering Design and Consulting services: providing electronic interfacing to pneumatic and hydraulic systems and power plants

Consulting to and training in IT projects in Multimedia, Internet, and Satellite systems.

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATION
·	Highly-skilled professional with the unique advantage to combine over a decade of expertise in military electronic and control systems, computers, telecommunications, multimedia and broadcasting to provide general industry cost-efficient control systems and IT projects cuffing edge solutions.

·	10+ years — design, testing, packaging, and documenting control systems for military pneumatic,
hydraulic and jet power plants and weapons systems

·	20+ years - network design and implementation including satellite data communications, computer systems development and software engineering methodology

·	10+ years - teaching and training seminars for multimedia design and implementation commercial television broadcasting engineering experience

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Specialist Level Technical Skills

·	Enhanced Data Communications (network) systems in both UNIX and DOS platforms (linkage of satellite systems,flber optic lines, LAN/WAN, and troubleshooting).

·	Design and manufacture of electronic control systems for pneumatic and hydraulic systems

·	Chip-level evaluation — testing new semi-conductors for manufacturers (Motorolla)

·	Electronic Interface Systems to link Remote Monitoring Systems (including security alarms) to computer-networked management systems.

·	Complete Commercial TV Broadcast Stations (cabling equipment selection, set-up and operation.)

·	Concept to Final Product Implementation (layout specifications, design, proto-type. documentation, testing and final product release). — for engineering electronic and control systems.

·	Full Multimedia Studio set-up, programming and production.

·	Feasibility Studies on new technology adaptation for business and commercial purposes.

·	Develop Relational Databases for commercial and technical applications.

Multimedia Skills

·	Designed Multimedia Course Series -Vancouver Community Colleges and Langara College

·	Set-up 2 CD-ROM publishing studios in Kuala Lumpur.

·	Participated in the production of more than 10 TV documentaries.

·	Digital video and audio production seminars at the Center for Sound and Image Research in Canada for both broadcasting and computer professionals.

Network and Web Technolo~v Skills

·	Web server installation and maintenance seminars for corporate organizations including IBM, Intel
(Globetronics), and MIMOS.

·	Trained the IT staff of several local corporate clients including Bozell Worldwide and Urban Development Authority (IJDA) on web site design.

·	Set up several WAN and satellite data networks and servers for both military and civil applications.

Control Systems Design and General EnEineerin2 Skills
·	Member of design team for a tail warning radar system.

·	More than five major modifications to control systems for R.A.F and I.A.F.

·	Testing and evaluating new semiconductors for Motorolla for more than five years

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
	Projects Engineer & Instructor	Walk and Roll Services Inc
	Mar ‘97 to Present	105 — 1005 Columbia Square
		New Westminster, British Columbia
		V3M6H5
	Projects Engineer & Consultant	MeagaSoft Multimedia Services
	Sep ‘88 - Present	1687 Plateau Crescent
		Coquitlam, British Columbia
		V3E 3B3
	Instructor	Langara College/Vancouver Community College
	Mar ‘97 - Present	Vancouver, Canada

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
	Project Engineer & Consultant	World Web Services (M) Sdn. Bhd.
	Dec ‘95 to Feb ‘97	11-1 Lorong 6A191
		Taman Shamelin Perkasa, Cheras
		68000 Kuala Lumpur
	Project Engineer & Consultant	Pacific Interactive System Sdn. Bhd
	Dec ‘94 - Dec ‘95	1 5-3A Jalan Perdana
		Cheras, 55300 Kuala Lumpur
	Instructor	Langara College/Vancouver Community College
	Dec ‘93 - Dec ‘94	Vancouver, Canada
	Consulting Engineer	Elder Technologies Ltd.
	Sep ‘88 - Dec ‘90	Vancouver, Canada
	TV Broadcast Engineer	Marconi /International Generics (IG)
	Apr ‘82 - Jun ‘88	United Kingdom
	Engineering Officer	Ghana Air Force, Ghana
	Jul ‘72 - Mar ‘82	Royal Air Force, U.K
		Italian Air Force, Italy
		Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
	1981	M. Sc. Electrical Engineering
		RMCS, UK
	1980	B. E. Avionics Engineering
		PAF, Pakistan
	1975	B. Sc. Electrical Engineering
		RMCS, UK

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

Member Royal Aeronautical Engineering Society