My name is Foday Conteh, I am currently the Head of Transmission System Planning and Safety at my institution. I graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering with honors in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sierra Leone in 2008. In 2018, I graduated with a Master’s in Engineering from the University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan. After acquiring my Bachelor's degree in 2008, I entered the teaching field in one of our senior secondary schools in Sierra Leone for three years. In 2011 I entered into the electricity company of my country, which is a government-owned institution. I am currently a research scholar at the University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan. My previous and current research areas include energy management, optimization, power system analysis, and renewable energy. I am a cooperative member of the Sierra Leone Institute of Engineers.