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Dr. Okere holds a Ph.D Degree in Natural Resources and Environmental Management with bias in Impact Assessment and Remediation from the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria; Master of Technology Degree in Environmental Management from Malaysia’s premier and lead research institution, University of Malaya and also a Bachelors Degree in Industrial Chemistry from Imo State University Owerri, Nigeria. He has certifications from Harvard University on Energy within Environmental Constraints and The Health Effects of Climate Change; MIT on The Analytics Edge; Stanford University on Essentials of Program Strategy and Evaluation and Imperial College on Climate Change: Financial Risks and Opportunities. Furthermore, Dr. Okere is certified by the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) United Kingdom as a Safety and Health Practitioner and has obtained Diplomas in Operations Management, Quality Management, Understanding Cost of Quality and TQM Tool, Behavioural-Based Safety among many more. He has about 15 years experience in the Oil and Gas Industry and the academia, having worked in varying positions at Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) Port Harcourt; Knightbridge Petroleum Limited, Lagos; Paschal Technical Services, Port Harcourt; University of Malaya, Malaysia and Hezekiah University, Nkwerre, Imo State, where he served as Acting Head, Department of Chemical Sciences between January 2020 and November,2021 and Acting Director of Physical Planning for four (4) years starting from 2017. In the cause of his career he has saved more than US$ 1,500,000 including his research at the University of Malaya, where he proposed strategies on energy and waste management efficiencies that led to savings of almost $ 1,000,000 in a year, hence he was appointed into the Low Carbon Committee, comprising of eleven(11) Professors. The committee was set up by the University of Malaya in collaboration with Malaysian Ministry of Energy and Water, to evaluate strategies to meet up Malaysia’s pledge at the 2009 Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen, to reduce carbon emission by 40% in 2020 over 2005 rate. Dr Okere is versatile with expertise among more in Environment, Social and Governance (ESG); Operations and Quality Management. He has attended many local and international conferences, workshops and seminars including the Specific intensive Course entitled “Waste to Energy as an Integral Part of Sustainable Waste Management Worldwide: The case of Baku city, Azerbaijan", co-organized by Synergia, Earth Engineering Center of Columbia University, USA in 2013; The 6th International Conference of the Renewable and Alternative Energy Society of Nigeria (RAESON) in 2016 at UNN and the East Africa Utilities Expo, 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. His PhD thesis looked at the impact of waste management on ecosystem services and hence studied the feasibility of conversion of the 650-1000tpd MSW in Owerri metropolis to energy via combustion and anaerobic digestion. He is an astute environmental advocate; a member of many local and international professional associations including Chemical Society of Nigeria(CSN); Nigeria Environmental Society (NES); International Association of Risk and Compliance Professionals (IARCP); Community of Energy Environment and Development (COMMEND) and International Solid Waste Association (ISWA).