Ndaga Mwakabuta

P.O. Box 35131 Dar es salaam    •   Mobile: 0748 404 781   •    Email: ndagam@hotmail.com

URL: http://geocities.datacellar.net/ndagam    

 

Education

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering: at the University of Dar es Salaam. Programme done by research titled “Improvement of Hydro-thermal Scheduling in the TANESCO power System” 1999 – 2002.

 International Master’s Programme in Electrical Power Engineering: at The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden. Courses taken “System Planning” and “Power Systems – advanced course”.  January - June 2001

 Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering: at the University of Dar es Salaam, 1995 - 1999.

 Full Technician Certificate in Electrical Engineering: at the Dar es Salaam Technical College, 1991-1994.

 Certificate of Secondary Education: at Ifunda Technical Secondary School, Tanzania, 1987 - 1990.

 

Qualifications

·        Assistant Lecturer involved in training electrical power systems and electrical network analysis courses, researcher and consultant in electrical power engineering and renewable energy sources/technologies.

·        Renewable energy engineer involved in training, awareness raising, demonstrations, research studies, technical assistance and renewable energy systems installations.

·        Proficient in Pascal, Matlab, C and C++ programming languages and some skills in web page design.

·        Skilled at quickly and efficient acquiring desired information from the internet and proficiency in using Microsoft programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FrontPage and Publisher.

·        Promising; open, hard-working and honest employee with excellent communication skills

·        Fast and eager learner; adapts well to changes in science and technology; as well as systematic thinker; maintains the broad view giving precise attention to details.

·        Skilled with creating and writing well-documented and very readable reports, technical papers and manuals in a manner convenient and understandable.

·        Experienced trainer; frequently assisted students on their tutorial classes, technician’s and Artisan’s tutor and computer trainer.

 

Professional Experience

·        Training Electrical Power Systems and Electrical Network Analysis courses at University of Dar es Salaam; Doing research and consultancy in the areas of electrical power systems and renewable energy sources and technologies. August 2004 to present

·        Doing research, consultancy and training in Renewable Energy Technologies (solar Photovoltaics, Wind & Micro Hydro schemes) at Tanzania Traditional Energy Development and Environment Organization (TaTEDO). September 2002 to August 2004

·        Doing research as a Research Assistant in Electrical Power Systems at Electrical Engineering Department, University of Dar es Salaam. July 1999 to September 2002

·        Conducting Tutorial classes as Tutorial Assistant in Electrical Power Systems courses at Electrical Engineering Department, University of Dar es Salaam. July 1999 to September 2002

·        Installations and Maintenance of Communication Systems at American Communication Technologies (ACT) Ltd, Dar es Salaam. Practical Training III. June - August 1998

·        Designing, Manufacturing and Maintenance of Electrical Machines. Also Building, Testing and Repairing Power Electronic Circuits in Electrical Machines Laboratory at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Dar es Salaam. Practical Training II. June -August 1997

·        Repairing and Maintenance of Electrical Machines, Control Circuits and Electrical wirings at Afri Bottlers Company Ltd (Coca Cola), Mbeya. Practical Training I, July - September 1996

 

Short Courses Attended

·        Energy Economics Course at University of Oldenburg, Germany. January – May 2004 [Online Course].

·        Management of the Wind Power Development Course at Malmö, Visby and Stockholm organized by ÅF International, Carl Bro International and University of Gotland, Sweden. August – September 2003

·        Energy Technology Assessment course at Eastern and Southern Africa Management Institute (ESAMI), Arusha. October, 2002

 

Conferences/Workshops Attended

·        Stakeholders workshop on Low Cost Household Residential Wiring, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 2004.

·        Stakeholders workshop on establishment of Rural Energy Agency and Fund (REA and REF), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, December 2003.

·        The 6th International Power Engineering Conference 2003 (IPEC2003), The Pan Pacific, Singapore, November 2003. Presented paper titled “Short-term scheduling of a hydro-thermal system using linear programming technique”

·        Working session on the wind energy resource assessment project, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 2003

·        International Conference on Industrial Design Engineering (IDE), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 2003. Presented paper titled “Sazawa Charcoal Stove Designed for efficient use of charcoal”

·        Geothermal Market Acceleration Conference in the East Africa Geothermal Week, Nairobi, Kenya, April 2003.

·        International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Technology 2001 (ICEET01), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, September 2001. Presented paper titled “Linear programming applied to short-term planning of a hydro-thermal system”

·        International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Technology 1999 (ICEET99), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, August 1999.

 

Personal Particulars

Surname: MWAKABUTA     •   First Name: NDAGA    •  Date of Birth: 14th AUG.1971  •                          Nationality: TANZANIAN   •   Religion: CHRISTIAN.  •  Sex: MALE  •  Marital Status: MARRIED  •   Languages:  ENGLISH & SWAHILI  • REGISTERED GRADUATE ENGINEER

 

Referees

May be obtained upon request.

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