OMODARA MICHAEL AYODELE(R. Eng.)

Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute, Km 3, Asa –Dam Road, P.M.B. 1489, Ilorin Tel: +234 8034470779 or +234 8182221557 Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

I. Full Name: OMODARA Michael Ayodele II. Place and Date of Birth: Iwo –Isin, Kwara State, 6th February, 1978 III. Nationality: Nigerian State of Origin Kwara Local Government Area: Oke-Ero IV. Present Postal Address: Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute, Km 3, Asa- Dam Road, P. M. B. 1489, Ilorin, Kwara State. GSM Nos. : 08034470779 or 08182221557 E-mail Address: [email protected] V. Marital Status: Married VI. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED WITH DATES :

i. University of Ilorin, Ilorin 2012 till Date ii. University of Ilorin, Ilorin 2007- 2011 iii. University of Ilorin, Ilorin 1999-2003 iv. Omupo Grammar School, Omupo, Kwara State 1991-1996 v. St. Bath.’s Primary School, Odo- Ape Bunu, Kogi State 1984-1990

VII. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED WITH DATES:

i. PhD (Agricultural Engineering) in-view ii. M. Eng. (Master of Engineering (Agricultural Engineering)) 2011 iii. B. Eng. (Agricultural Engineering, Second Class Honours( Upper Division )) 2003 iv. Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSC) 1996 v. Primary Education Certificate (CPE) 1990 vi. Certificate in Computer Appreciation 2004 VIII. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED WITH DATES: i. Member Fisheries Society of Nigeria ( FISON ) 2014 ii. Registered Engineer ( COREN ) 2013 iii. Member Research and Development Network ( RDN ) 2013 iv. Member of International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering ( CIGR ) 2009 v. MASHAV Certificate (International R&D Course on Agricultural Engineering Technologies) 2009

vi. Member American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers ( ASABE ) 2007 vii. Member Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers ( NIAE ) 2006 viii. Member of African Agric Business Platform ix. Graduate Member, Nigerian Society of Engineers. ( NSE )

IX. WORK EXPERIENCE i. Present Employer: Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI). ii. Date of Assumption of Duty : 30 th May 2007. iii. Status on First Appointment : Research Officer II iv. Date of Confirmation of Appointment : 30 th May, 2009 v. Present Position : Senior Research Officer vi. Date of Assumption of the present position: January, 2014 vii. Present Salary : CONRAISS 09 Step 1 viii. Department/ Section : Agricultural Engineering Research.

X. DETAILS OF TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

a. Contributions to agricultural research development in crop storage and post harvest loss prevention. 1. Loading of 47 tones of sorghum (grains) into Inert Atmosphere silo at Kano: 3 rd – 8th of January, 2014. 2. Fabrication of 97 Units of 25 kg capacity fish smoking kilns for FAO- Nigeria, distributed to fishing groups in Adamawa, Taraba, Kebbi, Platuea and Edo states. 3. Development of 3 units of 50 kg fish smoking kilns for WAAPP-Nigeria powered by charcoal, gas and electricity with special features: detachageability, stainess plates and pipes

2 for fish oil collection, fan for even drying operated by a rechargeable battery that is regularly charged by a solar panel. 2013 4. Development of 3 units of 25 kg fish smoking kilns for WAAPP-Nigeria powered by charcoal, gas and electricity with special features: detachageability, stainess plates and pipes for fish oil collection, fan for even drying operated by a rechargeable battery that is regularly charged by a solar panel. 2013 5. Development of 50 kg capacity forced convention fish smoking kiln. 2013 6. Design and construction of Experimental Inert Atmosphere Silo (500 kg) for demonstration in workshops and exhibitions. 2013 7. Design, preparation of Bill of Engineering Measurement and Evaluation (BEME) and Supervision of the Construction of a Medium Scale Rice Processing Centre at NSPRI Headquarters, Ilorin, 2012. 8. Design, preparation of Bill of Engineering Measurement and Evaluation (BEME) and Supervision of the Construction of a cassava Processing Centre at NSPRI Headquarters, Ilorin, 2012. 9. Design, preparation of Bill of Engineering Measurement and Evaluation (BEME) and Supervision of the Construction of 2 units of 50 tons Inert Atmosphere Silos at NSPRI Kano, Kano State, 2012. 10. Design and preparation of Bill of Engineering Measurement and Evaluation (BEME) for the Construction of a1.5 ton Tomato (Solar) Drying Centre at Kado, Kano State, 2012. 11. Design and preparation of Bill of Engineering Measurement and Evaluation (BEME) for the Construction of a 3 ton Vegetable(Ugwu: Telfaira Occidentalis ) Packing Centre at NSPRI Port Harcourt, Rivers State, 2012. 12. Development of fruit packaging box for marketing of Orange/Mango, 2012. 13. Development of 3 models of NSPRI fish smoking Kilns for Post-Catch handling and Processing of Fish under the West African Agricultural Productivity Project (WAAPP), 2012 14. Design and construction of experimental electrical crop dryer for carrying out basic research in drying of Agricultural Commodities, 2011. 15. Participation in the Installation of Building and machinery of the packing house including the testing of the machines, 2010.

3 16. Design, supervision of the construction of two batteries of 50 tons Inert Atmosphere Silos with the eventual sealing of leakages in the silos and installation of temperature probes as well as pressure gauges. 2009 17. Development and Performance Evaluation of a Tent Dryer for drying paddy. 2008

b. Field services and extension work involved.

1. Survey of Post- Harvest loss in some selected crops (Cowpea, Maize, Onions, Plantain/Bananas, Rice, Tomato, Yam) in Kwara, Niger and FCT. December, 2013. 2. Construction of poultry house for agric bussiness demonstration at Eucharistic Heart of Jesus School, Asa Dam Road, Ilorin. 2013.( Agricultural Research Outreach Centre (AROC) project under WAAPP- Nigeria ) 3. Development and installation of 50 kg capacity forced convention fish smoking kiln for GGG Ventures located at No. 3, Adeniji Street, Giwa, Oke Aro, Iju-Ishaga Area, Lagos. March, 2013 4. Installation of Fish smoking Kilns in Adopted villages: (i.) Laduba in Asa Local Government Area : May 2010 (ii.) Aleara village in Ilorin West LGA: December 2009 5. Loading of Wheat Seeds into two units of 50 tonnes Inert Atmosphere Silos at the Headquarters, Ilorin: March 2010 6. Loading of Paddy (Rice) into Inert Atmosphere Silos in Ibadan: April 2010

c. On-going research activities (i) Evaluation of working characteristics of NSPRI packing line operations on the storability of orange. (ii) Improvement study on storage of grains in Inert Atmosphere Silos. (iii) Optimization of the drying process of African Catfish ( Clarias Gariepinus ) d. Consultancy services (i.) Project Supervisor, FADEB Consults: Action Research to Compare Losses Resulting from existing system and Material (raffia baskets) Versus Intended Improved System with Plastic Crates Due to Long Distance Haulage between Northern Nigeria (Kano & Kaduna) Collection

4 Centres to Southern Nigeria Markets (Lagos Mile 12 Market) for Tomatoes & Pepper: DFID- GEMS4 wholesale and retail sector. December, 2013 – February, 2014. (ii.) Quality Control Manager, Light Rise Ltd : Monitoring of the quality of charcoal for export in terms of ash content, moisture content, size and carbon content. 2006 – 2008. Past Employers: i. NEPAD Youth Initiatives Kwara State: 2006- May: 2007 Position Held: Monitoring and Evaluation Secretary Responsibilities: Monitoring land preparation, planting operations and post harvest operations of the Commercial Cassava Farming Project. ii. Rapid Facts International Science Focus Academy, Gaa – Imam, Ilorin. Position Held: Class Teacher Responsibilities: Teaching Agricultural science, Mathematics and Computer science.

XI. PUBLICATIONS:

A. BOOKS • Shuaeeb Oyewole, Joshua Olaoye and Michael Omodara (2013). Production of ‘Poundo’ Yam ; Optimum Processing Parameters for Production of ‘Poundo’ Yam . Verlag/ Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Heinrich-Boking Str. 6-8, 66121, Saarbruken Deutschland/Germany. Email: [email protected] . ISBN: 978-3-659-30964-9. • Michael Omodara, Adesoji Olaniyan, and Shuaeeb Oyewole . (2012). Drying of African Catfish ( Clarias gariepinus ); Effects of some drying parameters on the drying rate and quality of African catfish . Verlag/ Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Heinrich-Boking Str. 6-8, 66121, Saarbruken Deutschland/Germany. Email: [email protected] . ISBN: 978-3-659-19723-9 B. THESES • Effects of some drying parameters on the drying rate and quality of African Catfish (M. Eng. Dissertation, University of Ilorin, 2011 ).

• Computer simulation of the performance of a Multi- Crop Thresher ( B.Eng. Thesis,University of Ilorin, 2003 ).

5 C. REFERRED JOURNAL PAPERS (i.) Olayemi Foline Folorunsho, Raji Abdulganiyu Olayinka, Oyelese, O. A, Oyewole Shuaeeb Niyi, Omodara Michael Ayodele (2013). Effective Smoking Kiln for Developing Country . International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research . Vol. 4(1).847-853.www.ijser.org.

(ii.) Ego. U. Okonkwo, Kayode A. Arowora, Bukola A. Ogundele, Michael A. Omodara and Sunday S. Afolayan (2012). Storability and Quality Indices of Palm Oil in Different Packaging Containers in Nigeria . Journal of Stored Products and Postharvest Research. Vol. 3(13).177–179. Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/JSPPR . Doi: 10.5897/JSPPR12.014

(iii.) A. A. Abiodun, B. A. Ogundele, A .O. Atibioke, M. A. Omodara , and A. R. Ade (2012). Assessment of Grain Storage Technologies for Effective Marketing in Sustaining Food Security Programme by Traders in Southwest Nigeria . Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare . www.iiste.org . 2. 9:27-34.

(iv.) O. A Atibioke, I. Ogunlade, A. A. Abiodun, B. A. Ogundele, M. A. Omodara , and A. R. Ade. (2012). Effects of Farmers’ Demographic Factors on the Adoption of Grain Storage Technologies Developed by Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI): A Case study of selected villages in Ilorin West LGA of Kwara State . Research on Humanities and Social Sciences. www.iiste.org . 2. 6: 56-63.

(v.) Michael Ayodele OMODARA and Adesoji Matthew OLANIYAN. (2012). Effects of Pre-Treatments and Drying Temperatures on the Drying Rate and Qualityof African Catfish (Claris gariepinus) . Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare. www.iiste.org . 2. 4:1-10.

(vi.) M. A. Omodara , A. M. Olaniyan and S. S. Afolayan. (2012). Effects of drying temperatures on the drying rate and quality of African Catfish. African Journal of Agricultural Research and Development. 5.2:52-60.

D. REFERRED PAPERS IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

(i.) Adetunji, C. O., Arowora, K. A., Olaleye, O. O., Adetunji, J. B., Sanu, F. T., Omodara, M. A., Ajayi, E. S. Olagbaju, A. R. Effects of Edible Coatings from Carboxylmethylcellulose and Corn Starch on Cucumbers Stored at Ambient Conditions . In the Book of Abstract of the First Annual Conference of the School of Sciences, The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. 17 th -20 th July, 2012. Pp 14.

(ii.) F. A. Babarinsa, M. A. Omodara, A.R. Ade, E. S. Ajayi and S. N. Oyewole : Construction and Testing of Polythene Tent Dryers for Drying of Paddy Rice. In the proceedings of the 11 th International Conference and 32 nd Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers(NIAE Ilorin 2011). 17 th - 20 th October, 2011, Ilorin, Nigeria. Vol. 32: 627-632.

6 (iii.) Ego. U. Okonkwo, K. A. Arowora, B. A. Ogundele, M. A. Omodara and S. S. Afolayan : Storability of Palm oil in different containers: In the proceedings of 35 th Annual Conference and General Meeting of the Nigerian Instittute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST). 10 th -14 th October, 2011. Benue Hotels, Markudi, Benue State. Pp 338-339.

(iv.) Michael Ayodele OMODARA , Adesoji Matthew OLANIYAN and Sunday Samuel AFOLAYAN : Effects of Drying Temperatures on the Drying Rate and Quality of African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus). In the proceedings of 11th International Congress on Mechanization and Energy in Agriculture. TRAKAGENG 2011, 21 st -23 rd September 2011, Istanbul, Turkey. Pp 408 – 413.

(v.) Ogunlela A. O. and Omodara M. A : Flood Mitigation along River Osin at Omupo, Kwara State, Nigeria. In the Book Abstract of the 2 nd Joint International Conference of University of Ilorin, Ilorin and the University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. Climate Change and Sustainable Development . 1 st – 5th May, 2011.University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Ni geria. Pp 82.

(vi.) Superkit SAYASOONTHORN (Ph.D), Michael Ayodele OMODARA , and Shuaeeb Niyi OYEWOLE : Work study in Flower packing House. In the Book of Abstract of the 12 th International Conference on Agricultural Engineering (TSAE 2011). Novelty, Clean and Sustainable” 31 st March- 1st April 2011.Chol Chan Pattaya Resort Cholburi Thailand. Pp 63. (vii.) Ego. U. Okonkwo, K. A. Arowora, B. A. Ogundele, M. A. Omodara and S. S. Afolayan : Empowering Women Using Appropriate Technology in Palm Oil Processing in Anambra State, Nigeria. In the proceedings of the TWOWS AFRICAN Regional Conference, Abuja, Nigeria, 16 th – 20 th November , 2009. pp 790 – 793.

E. SEMINAR PAPERS PRESENTED

(i.) F. A. Babarinsa and M. A. Omodara : Improving The Shelf Life of Tomatoes: The Role of The Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI). Paper presented at the Capacity Building Programme for Tomato Production, Processing and Export in Benue State, Held at Gboko Benue State, Organized by the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, ( NEPC, Markudi Zonal Office), 13 th -14 th December, 2011.

(ii.) F. A. Babarinsa and M. A. Omodara : Best Practices in Packing and Packaging of Citrus (Orange) for Local And Export Markets. Paper Presented at the Capacity Building Workshop for Citrus (Orange) Producers and Marketers in Benue State, held at Gboko, Benue State. Organized by The Nigerian Export Promotion Council, (NEPC, Markudi Zonal Office) 6 th -7th December, 2011.

(iii.) M. O. Olatilewa and M. A. Omodara: Post-Harvest Handling Techniques in the Preservation of Yam. Paper presented at the Capacity Building Workshop for Yam Producers in Zaki-Biam, Benue State. Organized by Nigerian Export Promotion Council. 1 st -2nd December, 2010.

7 (iv.) M. A. Omodara , S. N. Oyewole and Sayasoonthorn Superkit (Ph.D) : Work study in Kedem Flower packing House . Paper Presented at the end of International R&D Course on Agricultural Engineering Technologies, Volcani Centre, Bet Dagan, Tel Aviv, Israel. 3rd - 26 th November, 2009.

(v.) A. R. Ade and M. A. Omodara : Packaging; A Sustainable Approach to Food Preservation. Paper presented at the monthly Seminar Programme of the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute’s Headqaurters, Ilorin. 19 th August, 2009.

(vi.) F. A. Babarinsa and M. A. Omodara : Post Harvest Handling and Packaging of Cashew Nut for Export. Paper presented at an Awareness Workshop on “Handling and Packaging of Cashew nut for Export”. Organized by Nigerian Export Promotion Council (Akure Zonal Office) , 29 th November, 2007.

F. WORKSHOPS AND COURSES ATTENDED WITH DATES

(i.) Regional workshop on aquaculture, held at Rockview Hotel, Plot 33, 23 Road, 2 nd Avenue FESTAC Town, Lagos, Nigeria. Organized by West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP-Nigeria), 28 th – 20 th January, 2014.

(ii.) 1st National Stakeholders’ Summit on Postgraduate Research in Nigeria, held at University of Ilorin, Organized by Postgraduate Students’ Association (POGSASS), 20 th -21 st March, 2013.

(iii.) Capacity Building Workshop for Tomato Production, Processing and Export in Benue State, Held at Gboko Benue State, Organized by the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, (NEPC, Markudi Zonal Office), 13 th -14 th December, 2011 .

(iv.) Workshop on “Trade Union Practice in A Changing Environment”. Organized by Michael Imodu National Institute for Labour Studies, Ilorin, Nigeria. 29 th November – 1st December, 2011.

(v.) US – Nigeria Commodity Storage Workshop. National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) Silo Complex in Akure, Ondo State. 15 th – 17 th March, 2010.

(vi.) International R&D Course on Agricultural Engineering Technologies; Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Centre for International Agricultural Development Cooperation (CINADCO), Bet Dagan, Tel Aviv, Israel. 3rd – 26 th November, 2009 .

(vii.) Awareness workshop on Handling and Packaging of Cashew nut for Export; Organized by Nigerian Export Promotion Council ( NEPC, Akure Zonal Office) at FSP Centre, Fate, Ilorin 29 th November, 2007.

(viii.) Workshop on HIV/AIDS prevention: Organized by NEPAD Youth Initiative, Kwara State, Supported by Kwara Action Committee on HIV/AIDS and World Bank at Kwara State library conference hall, 13 th January, 2007.

8 (ix.) Training workshop on fish farming; Organized by the Federal Department of Fisheries (FDF) in partnership with the Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON), at Kwara ADP hall, Ilorin, 27 th – 29 th November, 2006.

XII. EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES • Member of supervisory committee, NSPRI CTCS, 2013. • Member Electoral Committee, NSPRI CTCS, 2010 and 2012 • Watching Football • Playing In-door games : Lawn Tennis • Travelling • Listening to Music.

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