Proscovia Nabbanja
| Proscovia Nabbanja | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1978 (age 39–40) Uganda |
| Residence | Kampala, Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Education |
Makerere University (Bachelor of Science in Geology and Chemistry) Imperial College London (Master of Science in Petroleum Geoscience) Imperial College Business School (Master of Business Administration & Management) Institute for Petroleum Management Inc. (Certificate in International Petroleum, Oil and Gas Management) |
| Occupation | Geologist and Corporate Executive |
| Years active | 2000 — present |
| Known for | Technical competence |
| Home town | Kampala |
| Title | Chief Operating Officer of Uganda National Oil Company |
Proscovia Nabbanja is a Ugandan geologist and corporate executive, who serves as the Chief Operating Officer (Upstream) of the Uganda National Oil Company, since November 2016.[1] Prior to that, she served as a Senior Geologist at the Petroleum Exploration and Production Department (PEPD), in the Uganda Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, the first woman to hold that position.[2]
Background and education
She was educated at Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Geology and Chemistry. Later, she obtained a Master of Science in Petroleum Geoscience, from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, in London, United Kingdom.[2] She also holds a Master of Business Administration awarded by the Imperial College Business School, obtained in 2017. Her Certificate in International Petroleum, Oil and Gas Management was awarded by the Institute for Petroleum Management Inc., in Austin, Texas, United States.[1]
Career
Nabbanja was hired by PEPD in 2000, right out of Makerere University, being the first female technical staff to be employed there. Over the years, she was promoted and as of May 2013, she was at the rank of Senior Geologist. In that capacity, she supervises a team of professionals who review the technical proposals from the oil companies, on all oil wells-related issues. The data that her team collects is used to estimate how much oil and gas lies beneath the ground in the country.[2][3] For a period of nineteen months, from April 2015 until October 2016, Nabbanja served as Acting Principal Geologist at PEPD, the position she left to join UNOC.[1]
Personal life
Proscovia Nabbanja is a married mother of three children.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Proscovia Nabbanja (8 November 2017). "Proscovia Nabbanja: Chief Operating Officer (Upstream): Uganda National Oil Company". Linkedin.com. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 Flavia Nalubega, and Beatrice Ongode (17 May 2013). "Women and Oil: Women climb the technical ladder". Kampala: Oilinuganda.org (OINUG). Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ↑ Atuhaire, Patience (13 June 2012). "Female Geologist: I Thought I Would Become a Borehole-driller". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network (URN). Retrieved 8 November 2017.