A development executive with over 25 years of leadership experience in capacity development, research and project management initiatives in many African countries focusing on information research, ICT’s, project monitoring & evaluation, knowledge management and exchange programmes working with Higher Education, CSO’s and research & development sectors. Skilled in electronic engineering, business management and marketing. Demonstrated mastery in evaluating requirements for business application integration and service activation. Proven mentor and training with expertise in communicating across organizational levels and with cross-functional teams to drive shared vision and foster culture of excellence.
Educational and professional qualifications:
- PhD in Information Science from University of Pretoria, South Africa (2010-2017).
- Masters in Business Administration (MBA) Degree from Thames Valley University of UK (1998-2000)
- Chatered Marketer (IMM) South Africa (2001)
- Graduate Marketing Diploma from the Institute of Marketing Management (IMM) of South Africa (1999-2001)
- Diploma in Electronic Engineering – Instrumentation & Control Systems from the Harare Polytechnic of Zimbabwe (1988-1991)
Career highlights and awards:
- Secretary General of the International Association of Agricultural of Information Specialists (IAALD) -Africa Chapter (2007- current).
- Editorial board member for New Review of Academic Librarianship (NRAL) journal (2012 – current).
- Editorial board member for Atlas programme (2015 – current).
- Board member of Research4Life programmes Executive Council (2007 – current).
- Chairman of International Advisory Group for the Mobilizing Knowledge for Development (MK4D) programme at the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex University, UK (2012-2014).
- Awarded Commonwealth Scholarship to build ITOCA’s strategic relationships and organisational capacity with UK academic institutions, (February-April 2012).
- Co-Principal Investigator of a project investigating factors influencing research productivity of agricultural science researchers in research and academic institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa as part of the Scientific Information for Agricultural Education in Africa project. Funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2012-14).
- Principal Investigator of the Strategic Information for Agricultural Tertiary Education in Africa project funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: (2007-2010).
- Consultant for the WorldAgInfo project for Cornell University’s funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Foundation, USA (2009-2010).
- Board Member of Cyberplex Africa, (2005 – current)
- Board Member of Empowered Life Trust of Zimbabwe, (2016 – current