Samuel Kumi

Samuel, is an astute Project Manager with 12 years of experience in the telecom industry. His educational background spans from Civil Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, Leadership and Change Management. Before joining Royal Systems, Samuel was the Head of Operations of Helios Towers, Ghana.

Samuel’s experience in the telecom industry started in Vodafone Ghana, then Ghana Telecommunications Co. Ltd. In 2004, where he rose through the ranks from a Civil Site Inspector to a Project Manager with full responsibility of deploying turn-key GSM Site Build projects. In April 2011, Samuel moved on to work with Ericsson AB, Ghana as a Customer Project Manager (CPM) for 2½years where he managed critical projects in various networks, controlling budgets in excess of US$2million annually. Samuel joined Helios Towers Ghana in July 2013 as a Consultant/Project Manager where he owned the establishment of Project Management Processes and also delivered key projects amounting to over GHs3miilion Ghana Cedis. Samuel rose to become a management member in Helios in October 2014, with key role as the Head of Operations managing over 900 BTS Cell Sites across the country.

Over the years, he has managed successfully, the delivery of various telecommunication projects including Turn Key BTS Site Build Projects; Transmission Expansion Projects; IP Infrastructure Projects, WRAN, BSC, and OSS Software Upgrades and has helped establish functional and efficient business processes in all his roles. He also has substantial experience in Operations Management.

Samuel holds an MBA in Finance from the Central University College and a BSc. Hons. Degree in Civil Engineering from KNUST, Kumasi. He is a certified Project Management Professional, PMP® and a Prince2 Foundation certificate holder.