CV Profile No.48694

Experience in the following industries :

• Electricity, water, gas, nuclear, energy
• Engineering, development studies
• Environment, recycling
• Industry, production, manufacturing and other
• Research and development

Professional experience

• Freelance Consultant
• Self-Employed
• Since 09.2021
• Consulting across the fields: Sustainable Energy, Carbon, Climate Change and Sustainability.

• Chief of Party / Lead Consultant
• Center for Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development
• 02.2021 - 09.2022
• • Overall technical lead with Oversight over implementation of all project outputs and activities for CCRESUD (the Technical Service Provider) assigned to facilitate implementation of the Promoting Diversified, Resilient and Sustainable Livelihoods component of the TRALARD Project in Luapula Province. • Ensure technical soundness of project implementation on all project activities assigned to CCRESUD as Technical Service Provider (TSP) on the Project. • Overseeing Awareness Creation about the TRALARD Project sub-grants, conducting Sensitization activities, Gender-Sensitive Climate Risk Assessment, Resource Identification/mapping, technical support to communities towards identification of livelihood projects, and technical support to community groups on Proposal formulations • Lead on Quality Control of project Deliverables and Proposals for sub-projects developed with community groups • Generate Quarterly and Annual Reports to the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment and World Bank • Receive four Reports from line Managers namely: Finance Manager; Provincial Project Coordinator; Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist; and Admin and Data Coordinator.

• Regional Business Development Consultant, Africa
• True Quality Certifications (TQC) Pvt
• 10.2020 - 04.2021
• Part of the external pool of Experts for the University's consultancy work. I help the institution by facilitating synergies between the University and field experts and established firms involved in consultancy work in the fields spanning energy, carbon, climate change, climate change and sustainability. I further assist the university in scouting for consultancy works in the named field. I also help the university in developing teaching materials for renewable energy and climate change courses.

• Coordinator: Carbon Assets, CDM and Energy Projects
• Konkola Copper Mines Plc
• 01.2012 - 09.2013
• Function Summary Stakeholder Engagement for TQC to build its African business portfolio across CDM, VCS and GS, as well as in-country Policy interpretation (Zambia), Energy; Carbon and Climate Change.

• Managing Partner (oversight role)
• Engine for Growth Solutions (Z) Ltd
• 09.2014 - 03.2021
• • Advisory services on Energy Projects, Carbon Footprint consultancies, investment advisory • Successfully spearheaded implementation of a waste-to-energy Biomass Fuel Briquettes Project (industrial scale) from concept note through resource mobilization, procurement, commissioning and operationalization

• Process Associate - Copper Smelting
• Konkola Copper Mines
• 10.2008 - 08.2010
• Worked as Process Associate at the copper smelter plant, conducting operations, process control and optimization, and on special assignments aimed at minimizing energy consumption.

• Coordinator, Carbon Assets, CDM and Energy Projects
• Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) Plc
• 08.2010 - 09.2013
• • Successfully Initiated, formulated and spearheaded implementation of the company’s maiden Energy and Carbon Management systems • Coordinated undertakings under the company’s Energy and Carbon Policy and Management Plans • Conducted survey, identification and evaluation of energy efficiency improvements and greenhouse gas reduction opportunities • Survey, Identification and Evaluation of potential projects to undertake for carbon trading • Acted as anchor person providing linkage between internal and external stakeholders involved in the CDM process; i.e., CDM Consultant, DOE, company management, DNA Zambia, and the general public. • Greenhouse gas accounting, also provided technical input to the company on climate change programs under the departments of Environment and Sustainability; and Corporate Social Responsibility

• Process Associate / Plant Metallurgist - Copper Processing
• Konkola Copper Mines (KCM)
• 10.2008 - 08.2010
• (i) Process Associate Nchanga Smelter – Worked as Process Associate at the copper smelter plant, conducting operations, process control and optimization, and on special assignments aimed at minimizing energy consumption (ii) Plant Metallurgist Nkana Refinery – Worked as a Senior Plant Metallurgist at the Copper Electro refining Plant

• District Water Engineer / District Head (Water Affairs)
• Civil Service, Ministry of Energy and Water Development, Zambia
• 10.2007 - 10.2008
• As District Head of Department for Water Affairs, functions included, but not limited to: • Management of the named district’s water resources and development projects in quest to attain improved accessibility, safeguarding and ensuring sustainable utilization • Custody of government policy on Water affairs in terms of interpretation and implementation • Membership to the District Development Coordinating Committee (DDCC) whose task is that of taking an integrated approach towards management and implementation of government and other development projects in the district. • Participated to management of donor-funded (JICA) projects that involved sinking of boreholes, creation of water points and construction and maintenance of Water Reservoirs (Dam) infrastructure.

• Research Assistant
• The University of Zambia, Department of Physics - Energy and Environment Research Group (EERG),
• 08.2005 - 09.2007
• • Worked part-time as Tutor and Laboratory Demonstrator for the Physics first and second Year classes. • Worked as Research Assistant under the Energy and Environment Research Group (EERG)

• Other Part-time / Short-term Engagements
• Self Projects
• 09.2014 - 01.2023
• (i) Jan 2021 – May 2023 God Grace Investments Limited - Technical Advisor / Board Member Function: Advisory role - Research and Development; and expansion programs for Biomass Briquetting and other waste-to-energy Projects on the Copperbelt Province, Zambia. (ii) Aug 2022 – May 2023 Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre (KGRTC) – External Consultant / Trainer - Skills for Energy in Southern Africa (SESA) program. Trainer for Certified Energy Auditors. (iii) April 2020 – May 2023 Copperbelt University, External / On-Call Advisor, Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC) – Energy & Carbon; Climate Change; and Sustainability. Also a course content developer for undergraduate renewable energy courses. (iv) Oct 2014 – Jun 2021 Core CarbonX Solutions (Pvt) (a GHG/Sustainability Project Developer and Consultancy firm) - Technical Expert