ORGANISATION-TEAM
1.) Prof. John Kwasi Afriyie
john@ghatronic.com
Chairman, Board Member, 2nd financial Auditor, Educational Advisor
Qualifications:
De Montfort University Leicester, UK: PhD Mechanic, from 2004 to 2007
University of Stuttgart, Germany: MSc. Mechanic, from 1994 to 1997
KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana: BSc. Agric. Engineering, from 1981 to 1986
Current Employment: Lecturer at KsTU, Kumasi
John Kwasi Afriyie, PhD, is a professor at the Department of Automotive and Agricultural Mechanisation Engineering at Kumasi university of Technology (KsTU), specializing in renewable energy, thermofluids, machine maintenance and repair. He is an external examiner for postgraduate courses in the Faculty of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering at KNUST. John Afriyie is a member of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) and was the GhIE representative on the Ashanti Regional Co-ordinating Council’s Regional Tender Review Committee from 2019 to 2024. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Ramseyer Vocational/Technical Institute in Kumasi from 2018 to 2022
2.) Evans Ato Addison
rb@ghatronic.com
Vice Chairman, Board Member, Senior Master Trainer
Qualifications:
KNUST, Kumasi: BSc Mechanic Engineering, from 2019 to 2022
Kumasi Techn. University (KsTU): H.N.D. Mechanic. Engineering, from 2014 to 2019
Institute of Advanced Technic: Intermediate Certificate secondary school, 2009 to 2012
Profession: Mechanical Engineer
Current Employment: Self Employed at Roadwheel Engineering
Evans Addison Ato is a BSC Mechanical engineer, Certificate attained 2022 at Kwame Nkruma University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. 2017 he attained the H.N.D. Certificate at Kumasi Technical University (KsTU). He is self-employed at Roadwheel Engineering, a vehicle workshop at Ahinsan, Kumasi. Since 2019 he is Senior Trainer at Ghatronic Foundation, organizing seminars and developing teaching materials and curricula.
3.) Charles Owusu Marfo
com@ghatronic.com
Founding Member, Board Member, Secretary; Treasurer, Beneficiary of Owner of the organisation.
Qualifications:
University of Ghana, Accra, Bachelor of Arts, 1985 to 1988
University of Bremen, Germany, Master of Economics, 1993 to 1996
Charles Owusu Marfo is a professional economist with a master’s degree in economics (specialization: Small Business Development).
4.) Wolfgang Theilacker-Beck
wtb@ghatronic.com
Founding Member, Board Member, 1st financial Auditor
Advisor in technical planning and development
Qualifications:
Technical University Esslingen, Germany: MSc. Vehicle Technic, from 1978 to 1983
Mercedes Benz, Germany, Vehicle-Mechanic, 1975 to 1978
Wolfgang Theilacker-Beck is a retired engineer for mechanics and vehicle technology. From 1995 to 1998 he was MD of the “Theilacker GMBH Motor Repair Company” in Stuttgart, Germany. From 1988 to 2020 he was MD and development Engineer of the “WWT GmbH Medical Equipment Company” in Stuttgart, Germany. Several patent applications in medical/electronical applications.
5.) Ulrike Beck
info@rikbeck.de
Founding Member, Consultant
Gender balance Advisor, support of training of females and the PR
Qualifications:
University Bonn, Germany: Diploma in Science of Education, from 1966 – 1970
Free Art Academy Nuertingen, Germany: Diploma in Art, from 2000 to 2004.
Ulrike Beck is a retired artist and teacher. She was a lecturer at the University of Nuertingen in the faculty urban planning.