I obtained Advanced Diploma certificates in Digital Earth & Geoinformatics (University of Salzburg, Austria) and Agrobiodiversity in Climate Sciences (Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy). I had my Bachelors degree in Meteorology, and Masters in Space Science and Technology. My Doctoral research focused on the impacts of climate change and extreme events along the Gulf of Guinea. My research with ACMAD seeks to enhance the seasonal/sub-seasonal timescales of monitoring extreme events in Africa. I am also an entrepreneur and a youth leader who has helped in coaching young Africans on capacity building, research and development, to ensure that these gifted individuals receive the professional assistance they require. He founded Greaterworks GeoDatabase Konsults in 2008, an online academic and environmental consulting outfit (https://olusamakande.wixsite.com/greaterworksgis).