Engr. Abayomi Bamidele was appointed Director, Project Certification & Authorization (DPCA) on May 1, 2023. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the certification and authorization of oil and gas projects, with a strong focus on ensuring compliance with Nigerian Content requirements. Prior to his appointment as Director, he served as General Manager, Strategy, Special Projects and Transformation, as well as Special Technical Adviser to the Executive Secretary. He led the development and implementation of the Nigerian Content 10-Year Strategic Roadmap and drove the Board’s Commercial Venture initiatives. He joined the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in 2017 on leave of absence from Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), before becoming a full-time staff member in September 2020. Engr. Bamidele has over 25 years of experience across the manufacturing and oil & gas sectors. Early in his career (1995–1998), he led the Maintenance Department of a steel manufacturing company in Aba, Abia State, where he was responsible for the repair and maintenance of heavy-duty metal forming equipment, wire drawing machines, machine tools, power generators, and air compressors. He successfully led teams in fabricating machine components using methods such as welding, turning, milling, shaping, and heat treatment. In 1999, after completing a training program, he joined Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), holding various roles in commissioning, operations, maintenance, process engineering, project engineering, and business and government relations. He contributed to delivering multiple domestic gas projects in the western Niger Delta, including a year-long assignment in London focused on engineering design reviews and tender packaging. Between 2009 and 2014, Engr. Bamidele was seconded to Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) in Southeast Asia, where he managed the execution of numerous projects, including upgrades and expansions of oil production facilities across four sites, installation of a 15 km RTP pipeline, and time-critical well connections for water injection and oil production. He also led the Quick Response (SWAT) team, Field Engineering for brownfield modifications, and WRFM projects for BSP’s onshore assets, covering six flow stations, a gas processing facility, an oil terminal, and a refinery.