MY POST-GRADUATE EXPERIENCE

Report presented by SADIQ, ISKEEL ADEKUNLE in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the registration as a Registered Member of Council for Regulation of Engineering practice in Nigeria. (COREN)

APRIL, 2009

CERTIFICATION OF SUBMISSION
This is to certify that, I Sadiq, Iskeel Adekunle have written this report and it is a true account of my training and working experience.

. SADIQ, ISKEEL ADEKUNLE (CANDIDATE)

.. (SUPERVISOR)

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE BENEFICIENT THE MOST MERCIFUL Praise be to Almighty Allah, the Lord of the Universe. This report would not have been a success without His infinite mercy that has taken me throughout the period of writing it. I humbly thank and recognize the assistance of the following: Engrs. Sanni, Akintola, SO Almaaroof who despite their tight schedules, used their precious time in going through my scripts, making necessary corrections giving me necessary instructions and piece of advice that led to the successful completion of this report. My profound gratitude goes to the former Chairman of Nigerian Society of Engineers Ikeja Branch (Engr. Awe) for his moral support towards the completion of this report.

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SUMMARY
This report outlines my full biography and a detailed description of my working experience in both pre and post graduation. The report discusses my industrial attachment with the Dansy Industry Nigeria Limited in Lagos State. The report also contains detail of my working experience acquired while working as an Electrical Technician in the maintenance department of Dansy industry where Plastics are manufactured. Detailed working experiences with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base Kaduna as a teaching staff in the Technical Training Group (now Air Force Institute of Technology AFIT) and Computer/Electrical/Electronic Specialist in 403

Electronics Maintenance Depot (EMD) NAF Shasha Lagos as well as three functional projects are discussed in the report. A summarized detail of Post graduate research work from Bayero University Kano is also included in this report. Also included in this report, is my brief experience with Kaduna Polytechnic as a teaching staff in the Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering as well as, my experience with Starcomms Nigeria PLC Abuja in the Project/implementation Department as a Project Implementation Personnel.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover page Title page Certificate of submission Acknowledgements Summary Table of contents CHAPTER ONE: Introduction
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My Educational Background and Training Industrial Training

CHAPTER TWO: My Post-Graduation Experience 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Scope of my Post-Graduation Experience Starcomms PLC Kaduna Polytechnic Nigerian Air Force Shasha Lagos. Post Graduate studies Nigerian Air Force TTG Kaduna.

CHAPTER THREE: Relevant Engineering Project undertaken 3.1 3.2 Involvement/Responsibilities Problems encountered, solutions and Knowledge gained
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CHAPTER FOUR: Another Relevant Engineering Experience 4.1 Laboratory Mini Project

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4.1.1 Introduction 4.1.2 Circuit Operation 4.1.3 Testing 4.1.4 Casing 4.2 Reliability Assessment of Egbin Thermal Power Station Using Analytical Methods 4.2.1 Preamble 4.2.2 Motivation and Significance of the Study 4.2.3 Aim and Objectives 4.2.4 Methodology 4.2.5 Summary, Recommendations and Conclusion CHAPTER FIVE: Another Relevant Engineering Experience 5.1 Project 1: Local Area Network and Internet Facility at Headquarters Logistic Command Nigerian Air Force Lagos. 5.2 Project 2: Repairs and Upgrading of Eight (8) Quantities of Pentium II HP Vectra System Units (350 MHz, 4GB and 64 MB). 5.3 Project 3: Assembling and Installations of Twenty (20)
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quantities of Pentium IV Computer System Units. CHAPTER SIX: 6.1 6.2 Conclusion Recommendation Conclusion and Recommendation 41 41 41

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