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Komolafe Works to Shape Policies via APAC
By
Susan S. Stevens
NESTER
KOMOLAFE joined UIC in 2008 as a Contracts Coordinator in the Purchasing
Division, UIC Office of Business and Financial Services. He has also worked in
the UIC Office of Business Development Services.
HIS
KEY responsibilities are drafting, reviewing, and
negotiating complex University contracts in accordance with State of Illinois
statutes, and University policy and requirements.
IN
2011, Komolafe received the UIC WOW Award in recognition of his
outstanding service which reflects UIC’s core values. He served as an executive
member of UIC Senate Committee on Academic Services during the 2013-2014
academic year. The panel reviewed policies regarding, and the performance of,
units which provide support for UIC academic programs.
HE
JOINED APAC in 2013. “APAC has done many great things for UIC
Academic Professionals,” he said. “I was motivated to join APAC in 2013 in
order to apply systemic thinking and pragmatic solutions to shape policies that
deliver positive impacts.”
“I AM
looking forward to making my contributions to APAC to be
an affirmation that dynamism and good leadership can give muscular expression
to Academic Professionals’ legitimate yearnings and aspirations for good
governance and accountability.” Komolafe is a member of APAC’s Subcommittee on
Bylaws.
AN
EXPERT in contracting, procurement, and supply chain
management, he has more than 20 years of professional experience in both
private and public sectors. He has worked for private corporations in the
fields of publishing, garments, transport, real estate management, building
construction, manufacturing, cable telecommunication, and satellite and
broadband telecommunications.
“I AM
distinctively privileged to have worked and obtained academic degrees and
professional qualifications in contracting, procurement and supply chain
management on three continents – each in Africa, Europe, and North America,”
Komolafe said.
KOMOLAFE has
several academic degrees and professional qualifications: a Bachelor’s of
Science degree in Physics from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, a Master’s
degree in Procurement and Acquisitions Management from Webster University in
St. Louis, MO. and a second Master’s degree in Law and Public Policy from the
University of Illinois at Springfield, IL.
HE
OBTAINED a Certificate of Completion in Sustainable Global Supply
Chain Management from the University of San Diego, CA. He also has a Royal
Charter Certification in Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS) from studies in the
Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, Stamford, England. Some
certifications obtained in the United States include Certified Professional
Public Buyer (CPPB) and Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM).
“I AM a
research-minded person, driven by very passionate quest at finding solutions to
complex problems,” Komolafe said.
KOMOLAFE’S
PHILOSOPHY is simple, he said. “One thing I have learned is that I
have not learned anything -- the pursuit of knowledge is endless; the more I
know, the more there is to know.”
HE IS a
family man who has clear faith in Jesus Christ. He enjoys spending time with
his lovely wife, Dr. Lois Komolafe, a pharmacist, and three cheerful children;
Virtuous, Valor, and Victorious.
HIS ONLY hobby is photography. “I
am a photo-happy guy!” he said.
