Every once in a while, you hear of a Nigerian doing
wonderful things in another country (most likely the US or somewhere in Europe)
and you wonder why you have never heard of these people before.
I think they probably like to stay under the radar because
they don't want the wahala of their village people or maybe they just don't
want hypocritical Nigerians coming at them with the whole "you're not a
patriotic Nigerian" BS.
Anyways, it's an Internet world now and these amazing 'hidden'
Nigerians who are accomplishing so much in foreign countries are finding it
harder and harder to stay under the radar. Which brings me to the reason for
this article.
Dr. Osatohanmwen Osemwingie is an Edo State born Nigerian
man who makes drones for the US military. For those who don't know what drones
are, they are small (incredibly expensive) gadgets which can be used by almost
anybody for varying purposes.
For example, intelligence and national security forces can
use to detect and take out terrorist camps and fortresses. Think Boko Haram and
the likes.
So why didn't you know of this man before? Well, Dr.
Osemwingie keeps such a low profile, Wale (the rapper) would probably be
jealous. But like I said earlier, It's the Internet age and it is not as easy
to keep a low profile anymore.
Away from being an engineer, Dr. Osemwingie is also a very
successful academic. The man has a doctorate degree in Curriculum and
Instructions from the University of Cincinnati; four graduate degrees, and is
currently working on two more Master's degrees (ahn ahn!).
One of those Master's degrees he's working on is in Software
Engineering from Regis University, and the other is in Information Systems at
the Keller Graduate School of Management. He's obviously an high achiever.
The good doctor is also the founder of Open Engineering
University, a tuition-free engineering institution. The university, which is
powered by Google+, is the first of its kind, and students in any university as
well as professionals in science, technology, engineering and mathematics can
apply.
Source: Pulse.ng
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