He attended several leadership trainings at the Southern Methodist University (SMU), Dallas, USA.
He has 28 years’ of technical experience in the oil and gas exploration and production industry.
He joined Chevron Nigeria limited in 1990 as a Design & Construction (D&C) engineer after four (4) years with National Fertilizer Company (NAFCON) in Onne as a Process engineer.
On progressing in his working career, he worked with Chevron USA (GOMBU) in New Orleans for 2 years as Facilities engineer & Corrosion engineer.
He has headed various departments of Chevron Nigeria Limited rising through positions such as Corrosion engineer, Lead facilities engineer, Staff Facilities Engineer, Onshore Operations Superintendent, Construction superintendent, Terminal Superintendent (Downstream Operations Management), Operations Manager, General Manager JV operations, and General Manager – Facilities Engineering and Major Capital Projects.
His management and field experience encompasses working as CNL representative representing CNL, FE & MCP at NNPC (NAPIMS) technical committee meetings.
Among the many projects and programs he piloted are: project management of engineering design activities, coordinating all construction activities in TOPCON eastern, western (swamp) and offshore operational areas as construction superintendent, managing entire Chevron Nigeria joint venture operations in Escravos during the Niger Delta crisis and Eastern production processed through SPDC facilities in Bonny Island.
He managed and controlled all capital and operational expenditure estimated at US$670M per annum. As General Manager, Facilities Engineering and Major Capital Projects, he manages all base business facilities, major capital project and deep water projects within Nigeria and Mid Africa Business unit with an annual budget of US$1.9Billion.
For his high performance, he won the Chevron corporate chairman’s award for superior performance and engagement in 2007 (this being the highest award in Chevron Nigeria Limited).
He is a COREN registered engineer, a member of NSE and NSChE as well as NACE in USA. He has presented technical papers at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers annual lectures.
He acceded to the request of Board of Directors of Oba Microfinance Bank Ltd and joined the Board of the Bank in 2011.
He was unanimously elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of Oba Microfinance Bank Ltd on January 26, 2019 and ratified by the shareholders at the 24th Annual General Meeting.
Since joining the Board, Engr. Emelobe, a registered Professional of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) have applied his intelligence, knowledge, experience and resources in ensuring that the Bank is run in a safe sound and profitable manner.
Engr. Emelobe has brought to the table so many qualities including professionalism, sincerity, determination, dependability, honesty and friendliness.