Temitope Ojo

 Strategic Decision Support: Collaborating with the Chief Commercial Officer to formulate and execute key business strategies. Providing insights and data-driven recommendations to drive growth and profitability.

 Quarterly Board Presentations: Working closely with the Chief Commercial Officer in organizing and managing quarterly board presentations to update shareholders on the progress of the power and gas divisions, emphasizing the commercial aspects.

 Annual Budget Preparation: Collaborated closely with the Chief Commercial Officer to prepare annual budgets for the Power and Gas Business Unit, providing crucial insights and analysis from a commercial standpoint to ensure accurate financial planning and alignment with strategic objectives.

 Business and Investment Cases: Developing complex business and investment cases for captive power projects. Assessing economic viability and performing detailed financial modeling and justification analysis to support decision-making.

 Commercial Proposal Development: Leading the development of commercial proposals for clients, ensuring alignment with Viathan's EBITDA goals and reflecting market dynamics. Continuously optimizing pricing strategies.

 Scrum Master: Orchestrated the shift of the company’s commercial department processes from a traditional workflow management and lead management system to a dynamic tool using JIRA. This strategic move facilitated a significantly improved and collaborative approach to tracking the opportunity pipeline and work processes involved in moving a lead from the initial prospect bucket to COD, both within the Power Business Unit and Gas Business Unit.

 Leadership and Mentorship: Assisting in mentoring junior analysts and interns and contributing to their professional development.

 RFP and RFQ Documentation: Took a lead role in analyzing, developing, and submitting detailed proposals as a response to Request for Qualification (RFQ) and Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements for major projects, including the Lekki Port 16MW O&M contract and Open Access Data Center (OADC) 18MW Power Plant BOOT contract, both awarded to Viathan Engineering Limited.

 Data Visualization: Preparing and presenting to the Commercial Manager monthly reports of commercial KPIs using data visualization tools such as PowerPoint and Power BI. Documenting business processes and analyzing diverse data points to provide business intelligence.

 Market Analysis: Conducting comprehensive industry analysis and market research to identify new opportunities for captive and embedded power solutions. Evaluating emerging market trends and their impact on Viathan's business.

 Pricing Strategy: Continuously tracking Viathan's cost components and macro-economic factors. Modifying pricing models to generate tariffs that align with EBITDA goals and reflect industry dynamics.

 Cross-Functional Projects: Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including procurement and finance, on data and product projects to improve inventory tracking processes and invoice accuracy, leveraging Power BI and Precoro softwares.

 Analyzed plant performance data on hourly outages, capacity utilization and plant availability and generated reports to provide insights and monthly recommendations for process optimization and increased uptime using Power BI dashboards

 Implemented and maintained preventive maintenance programs to reduce unplanned downtime by 20% yoy and improve equipment reliability.

 Maintain detailed records of plant operations, equipment maintenance, and safety procedures while also assisting in budget planning and management for the operations department.

 Established and launched a thriving e-commerce bookstore in Nigeria, combining a deep personal passion for books with a team of five+ associates to achieve rapid growth and establish the company as a leading online bookseller. Within two years, the venture gained over 40,000 social media followers and exceeded seven-figure monthly sales, reflecting strong entrepreneurial skills and strategic acumen.

 Implemented a capital-efficient business model by utilizing a Just-In-Time Inventory Keeping strategy, establishing strong partnerships with publishers and suppliers, and implementing lengthy payable cycles. This approach allowed for cost reduction while maintaining a diverse range of high-quality books at competitive prices.

 Functioned as the Project Lead for Epitome, a new product designed to serve as a centralized repository for summaries of top books from global thought leaders.

 Effectively pursued and secured grants, including the Facebook SME Grant, Nest Hub Foundry Grant, in addition to successfully attracting investments and forming strategic partnerships. These efforts enabled the expansion of the business and diversification of revenue streams, contributing to the growth and financial stability of the company.