Ugochukwu is an Engineering and Commercial professional with extensive experience in project management (diagnosis, design, execution, and evaluation), asset management, production operations, and operations management, successfully managing multi-disciplinary teams and multi-service projects. Before creating Eastlake Exploration & Production Limited, He managed the production enhancement and cost optimization for most International Oil companies and Independents in Nigeria while in Schlumberger limited.

He worked in various facets of the industry both locally and internationally close to 20 years. Ugochukwu holds a master’s degree in Energy and Petroleum Economics and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He has attended several technical and management programs in Nigeria, France, USA, and the Middle East in areas of Sales, Leadership, Quality Management, Operations Management, and Resource Optimization. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), and a board member of several companies at group level.