Engr. Prof. Christian A. Bolu, FNSE

Citation for Engr Professor Christian Amaechi Bolu, FNSE, FAEng Education 1. Engr Prof Christian Amaechi Bolu, a Nigerian, born 8th June 1950, in Oba, Idemili South LGA of Anambra State, graduated with B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering from University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1976, M.Eng in Industrial Engineering from University of Toronto, Canada in 1979 and Ph.D in Industrial and Systems Engineering from University of Wales, Swansea, United Kingdom in 1982. Professional Qualification 2.Engr Bolu, Fellow, Academy of Engineering, Fellow, the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Fellow, the Nigerian Institute of Industrial Engineers and Member, Computer Professional Registration Council of Nigeria, is a certified consultant of SAP in Enterprise Resource Planning, Autodesk Certified Instructor in Computer Aided Engineering Design and IBM Artificial Intelligence Analyst. Distinguished Career 3. Prof Bolu, a professor of Mechatronics Engineering, is a practicing engineer with engineering industry work experience spanning over 27 years. He was the first Nigerian Managing Director, Aluminium Extrusion Industries Plc, Owerri, Imo State, where he moved the Company from the 2nd-Tier securities market to the 1st-Tier; first African General Manager of Tower Extrusions, Lagos, where he set up the first CNC wire-cutting machine and the first powder-coating plant in Nigeria. As the first African Managing Director, International Data Management Services Ltd, Ikeja, he developed one of the early Enterprise Resource Planning software used in engineering manufacturing plants in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya. 4. Engr Bolu served as Technical Manager/Consultant in Kaluworks (Kenya) Ltd, Mombasa, Kenya, and Ghana Aluminium Products Ltd, Tema, Ghana. He was a non-Executive Director in Asaba Aluminium Company Limited, Borno Aluminium Company Ltd, Maiduguri, Queensway Aluminium Company Limited, Kaduna, International Data Management Services Ltd, Lagos and Agric Industries Ltd, Zaria. 5. In Engineering Education, he distinguished himself as the pioneer Dean of Engineering, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, where he started up seven Engineering degree Programmes. He was the Dean, College of Engineering at Covenant University Ota, Ogun State, after serving as pioneer Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) from 2012- 2015 and very briefly as an Acting Vice Chancellor (FUOYE). He was a past chairman, Committee of Deans of Engineering and Technology of Nigerian Universities (CODET) and executive committee member of the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC). Level of Responsibility 6. In 1987, was electedChairman, Nigerian Society of Engineers, Lagos branch, and in 1989 elected the National Technical Secretary, Nigeria Society of Engineers. In 2018, Prof Bolu served as the Chair, Technical Advisory Committee, Nigerian House of Representatives Committee on Works on the Amendment of the Engineers (Registration, Etc.) Act 2014. 7. Presently, he is Chairman, Engineering Accreditation Committee of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), member, Governing Council Evangel University, member, Governing Council, University on the Niger, Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University on the Niger as well as the Dean, Faculty of Science and Computing of the same University. Prof Bolu is married to Vivian Chiamaka Bolu with children and grandchildren.