Skip to main content
Portrait of Amara Conteh

Honor Society® member

Amara Conteh

Technical Specialist at Airport Transfer Unit ( On Secondment)

  • your region
  • MSc.Maritime Studies
  • Class of 2018
  • Freetown, West Africa, Sierra Leone

Member since March 2017

About

I am an open-minded, friendly and resourceful individual with a sound and optimistic outlook on all things in life. I possess an excellent ability to motivate others, coupled with the ability to communicate comfortably at all levels, therefore ensuring an excellent working environment for all members of the team to perform at their bests

Education

  • University of Portsmouth

    MSc. Maritime Studies

    2016 – 2018

  • Milton Margai College of Education & Technology

    HND.Electrical & Electronics Engineering

    2000 – 2002

  • City & Guilds of London Institute

    OTD Mechanical & Electrical Engineering

    1996 – 1998

  • City & Guilds of London Institute

    Cert. General Course in Engineering

    1995 – 1996

Honors and awards

  • ITEC Commonwealth Scholarship Award

    Scholarship based on academic qualification to study Maintenance Engineering & Management.

  • IMO & IMSSEA Fellowship Award

    Fellowship Award to study Management & Operation of Search And Rescue

  • IMO & IMSSEA Fellowship Award

    Fellowship Award to study Port State Control Procedures

  • IMO & IMSSEA Fellowship Award

    Fellowship Award to study Marine Accident Investigation Procedures

  • The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Award

    MIET Award

  • RNLI Lifeboats Award

    Organisational Development

  • RNLI Lifeboats Award

    For Completion of the Project Report Element of the Future Leaders Programme

Goals and interests

Career goal

Maritime Safety & Security

Graduate school interests

The recent training with the RNLI and other institutions had an influence in my own work. My Master thesis involved studying Maritime Safety, Security, Environment, Maritime Management and Safety Of Life At Sea(SOLAS). I would love to become part of any research team to continue exploring these areas of studies.

Outside the classroom

Soccer, Reading, Teaching.

Experience

  • Technical Specialist

    Airport Transfer Unit ( On Secondment)

    Apr 2013 – Dec 2014

  • Head of Administartion & Logistics

    Joint Maritime Committee

    Feb 2010 – Dec 2012

  • Maintenance Technician

    MiddleEast Oilfield Services (MEOS),UAE

    Mar 2004 – Apr 2004

  • Maritime Safety & Security Officer

    Sierra Leone Maritime Administration

    Oct 2003 – Mar 2017

  • Maintenance Technician

    Universal Photos Studio

    Jan 2003 – Oct 2003

  • School Teacher

    Prince of Wales Secondary School

    Sep 2000 – Dec 2002

Volunteering

  • Fitness Trainer

    Reflex Training Association

    Feb 2014 – Apr 2014

Languages

  • English (UK) Fluent

Additional information