Olakunle Francis Omidiora

14 Riverheights Drive Brandon MB, R7B 2Z9

Cell: (204)441-0991
Email: olakunlefrancis@aol.com

EDUCATION

2018-2020 Bachelor of Education (After Degree)

Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

2016-2018 Masters of Science: Environmental and Life Science

Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

Research area and experts: Conservation Biology, Applied Disaster

and Emergency Studies, Environmental and occupational Health,
Land Management.

2011-2014 Masters of Science: Environmental and Land Sciences

(Joint Degree in Sustainable Development)
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy

Research area and experts: Agronomy and Herbaceous

Cultivation,Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, Climatology &
Meteorology, and Water resources management.

2008-2010 Post Graduate Diploma: Earth Observation and Land

Processing, Katholieke Univesitiet - Leuven, Belgium

Research Area and experts: Land cover and Land Use Monitoring,
Land Evaluation, Soil and water conservation, Remote sensing of
vegetative systems, Irrigation Agronomy.

1995-2000 Bachelor of Science: Applied Meteorology

Federal University of Technology -Akure, Nigeria

Research area and experts: Agricultural Meteorology, Hydro-

Meteorology, Soil and Water Conservation, and Water management.
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE

2018-2019 Student Teaching Placement

Vincent Massey High School, Brandon
Taught Grade 10-12 (Applied Maths / Pre-Calculus)

2018- 2019 Student Teaching Placement

Crocus Plain Secondary School, Brandon
Taught Grade 9-12 (Maths Essentials)

2010- 2015 College Teacher

Emmaus Christian College, Maenza, LT, Italy
College Level Edexcel Pearson (UK Curriculum)
Advanced Level Geography & Chemistry

Courses taught: Environmental Chemistry, Weather and Climate,

Global Challenges, Global change, Geographical investigations and
Geographical research, Soil and Water conservation, Irrigation
Agronomy, and Sustainable water management.

2003- 2010 High School Teacher

Emmaus Christian College, Maenza, LT, Italy
High School Edexcel Pearson (UK Curriculum)
Ordinary level Grade 9-12 Mathematics, Geography & Chemistry

2002 – 2003 High School Teacher

St Augustine High School, Banjul, The Gambia
Ordinary level Grade 9-11 Physics and General Science

TEACHING RELATED
EXPERIENCE

2017 – Current Education Assistant(IEP Student Support Plan& Life Skill)

Brandon School Division, Brandon, MB

Residential Youth Care Worker

2016 – Current Child and Family Services of Western Manitoba, Brandon

Examination Officer & Instructional Coach

2008 – 2015
Developing and leading professional learning initiatives in the area of
Mathematics and Science. Assisting teachers with individual classroom
lesson planning. Promoting student achievement by encouraging
professional dialogue. Integrating inclusive perspectives into curriculum
and programming
 Liaising with institution and examining body (Pearson International) as
it relates to Mathematics and Science curriculum development.

2013 – 2014 Research Assistance: Environmental Data Analyst

Interuniversity Consortium "CHEMISTRY FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT" Venice, Italy

Development of a framework for regulatory risk assessment of

engineered nano- materials in contaminated soil.
Ecological hazard assessment and Environmental fate,
Contaminated site investigation strategies and techniques

2001 – 2002 Graduate Research Associate: Soil and Water Conservation

Institute of Erosion studies, Federal University of Technology, Owerri,
Nigeria

The Application of Hydrological Data in Erosion and Flood Mitigation

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Gully Erosion: Causes,
Effects, and Remediation
Increased departmental efficiency through data acquisition, analysis, and
harmonization.
Marking of undergraduate examination scripts.
Conducts basic and applied research on Hydrometeorology and agro
meteorology training for farmers.

1999 – 2000
Undergraduate internship: Research Assistant
African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education
Obafemi Awolowo University Ile – Ife, Nigeria.

Wind Speed measurement and Its Distributions Application in predicting

Wind Erosion. Field study of Surface energy balance over a bare soil
(SEBFEX) project.

CERTIFICATION
Graduate Certificate Training: Understanding Human Health Effects
2013 and Environmental Impacts of Engineered nanomaterials.
Heriot-Watt University & Ca' Foscari Universita Venezia.

Graduate Diploma: Environment Management and Sustainable

2013 Development, Venice International University, (VIU) San Savola,
Venice, Italy)

Advanced Graduate Course: Sustainable Environmental Business

2012 Management Institute for Systems Science, Innovation & Sustainability
Research, University of Graz Austria.

Certificate Course: Spatial data infrastructures for Environmental

2010 Datasets: European Union Education and Culture Centre for
Geoinformatics University of Salzburg Austria)
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
National Research Council of Canada
2014 World weather open Conference (WWOSC), Montreal Canada.

John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA

2013 Interdisciplinary summer school on Geoengineering: Solar Radiation
Management Exploring uncertainties and trade-offs.

Spring 2013 Globalization: Environment Management and Sustainable

2013 Development Venice International University, (VIU) San Savolo,
Venice, Italy

Certificate of Attendance: Water Resources in Developing Countries.

2009 Planning and management in Climate Change Scenario.
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics Trieste
Italy

Certificate of Attendance: Workshop on Climate variability in the 20th

2004 century (C20c). Climate Variability Studies of the Ocean.
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics Trieste
Italy

Certificate of Attendance: International Conference on Monsoon

2003 Environment: Agricultural and Hydrological Impacts of seasonal
variability and Climate change.
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics Trieste
Italy

Clouds And The Earth Energy Radiant System Project NASA USA
2003 (Students’ Cloud Observations On-line)

CONFERENCE
PRESENTATIONS&
PUBLICATIONS
Estimation of Wind Speed Frequency Distribution Application in
2006 Predicting Wind Erosion (page 965). Workshop on agricultural Quality
Bolger Conference Center Potomac, Maryland, USA

Environmental Database and Geographic Information System for Socio-

Economic Planning. O. Omidiora, A.M. Adesina & B. R. Onaolapo. The 2nd
2005 International Workshop on Applications of Polarimetry and Polarimeric
Interferometry ESA, Italy
 Climate of cities Urban Heat Island and urban Induced Precipitation
2004 effect on Humanity Presentation P1.2:17 14th International Conference
on Cloud and Precipitation (ICCP)

PROFESSIONAL
BODIES
Manitoba Teachers’ Society
Member International Water Association
Member International Society of Agricultural Meteorology
Member International Association of Urban Climate
Member Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA).

REFERENCES

Dr Tom Skinner
Associate Professor
Faculty of Education
Brandon University, Brandon MB
Email: skinner@brandonu.ca

Mr. Suk Bath

Math Department
Vincent Massey High school
Brandon School Division, Brandon, MB
Email: bath.sukhminder@bsd.ca

Ms Christine Kallen
Coordinator
Emergency Placement Resources
Child and Family Services of Western Manitoba,
Brandon, MB
Email: christinekallen@inethome.ca