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Forward Lumbwe, MSc
CURRICULUM VITAE
Plot 149 Flat #4 (Morton Court) Broads Road, Fairview, Lusaka
Mobile: +260955234641 / +260974234641 Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
Nationality: Zambian
Date of Birth: November 1, 1965
Marital Status: Married, with 2 Children
Computer Literacy & Skills:
PC Hardware and Software, & Communications Technology
Extensively Conversant with various software packages, including: all applications Microsoft Office Suite, and
OpenOffice.org
Conversant with Email and Internet installations and
applications, and teaches Netscape Communicator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, MS Outlook Express, and Eudora Light and
Professional versions and Pegasus Mail
Conversant with various Database software applications,
namely Unesco Micro CDS/ISIS, MS Access, Dbase IV, INFORM-R, ResourceMate.
Conversant with Graphics Design and Desktop Publishing Systems in applications such as Microsoft Publisher (since
version 2.0), Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe Photoshop, and Colour Scanning
Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Local Area Networking, and Internet-working
Experienced with MS FrontPage and is able to design, development and maintain websites, and also conversant with
Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash.
Conversant with Enterprise Content Management Solutions, including document and records management and tracking
solutions, such as M-Files and FileTrail.
Professional Qualifications
MSc Degree Library Science (1993-1995) The University of
Pittsburgh, PA USA, with a slant to Information Technology.
BA(Double Major) Library Studies and Public Administration
(1986-1990) University of Zambia
Work Experience: Globusiss Has worked for Globusiss (a private firm owned by myself) on full-time basis as Managing Consultant since July 2009:
Providing strategic direction for the development of the company;
Developing and evaluating products for introduction on market;
Directing project management and execution based on client
orders;
Overseeing company operations, including marketing, finances
and day-to-day activities.
Since assuming a full-time position, the company has seen a rapid
growth in the customer base, sales and income and I have overseen many projects, among them:
Library automation at: NWASCO, Office of the Auditor General,
Ministry of Education
Library Security Systems at: ZCAS, NORTEC, Cavendish
University, Evelyn Hone College
Barcoding Solutions at Mulungushi University, ZCAS
Library Furniture for National Council for Construction
Book-buying and Supply for Zambia College of Agric – Mpika
Hotel / Hospitality Phones for Sun International Zambia
Work Experience: National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research (NISIR) Worked for NISIR from May 20 1991 to May 2009, and sat on various committees of the Institute, and provided leadership in administrative
and project management capacities:
2004 – 2009: Senior Scientific Officer, Information Systems and Services, National Institute for
Scientific and Industrial Research. Same duties as Scientific Officer, with added responsibilities such
project coordination and management, and other leadership roles.
2001 to 2003: Head, Information Services Unit,
Lead the information Services Unit of the National
Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research effective August 2001 to April 2003. Apart from duties as Scientific Officer the Head:
develops and maintains a working culture of the Unit
prioritises development projects and workflow attends to all administrative issues of the Unit
1995 to 2003: Scientific Officer, Information Systems and Services, National Institute for Scientific and
Industrial Research
Responsibilities includes:
Database design, implementation and management
Information retrieval, dissemination and delivery using various
applications and sources for clients, including management and scientific personnel
Overseeing the implementation of information technology
strategies in the Information Services Unit and Institute-wide
Computer Users education
Identifying, abstracting and indexing information sources for
inputting to locally designed databases
1991-1993: Staff Development Fellow, Information Systems and Services, National Council for
Scientific Research, now National Institute for Scientific
and Industrial Research
Duties had included:
Literature searching for NCSR (NISIR) staff and other users
Identifying, selection, abstracting and indexing literature
sources for input in local databases, and publication into the Zambia Science Abstracts -- a NISIR publication that highlights scientific literature being published by Zambians, and on Zambia. This included travel to other libraries and information centres in the country.
Document Delivery
Scanning various incoming literature for documents of interest
to members of staff in what is known as Current Awareness and Selective Dissemination of Information
Was able to design, test and implement the Science and Technology
News Index (STNI) Database, in 1992 using unesco's Micro CDS/ISIS
Professional Experience & Results I have had professional experience as follows:
1. Team Leader, Zambia Science Abstracts (ZSA) Database Project: 2002 – 2009: This project seeks to address the challenges posed by a multiplicity of institutions generating and
holding research information generated in Zambia, by Zambians and that from outside but dealing with Zambia by identifying, capturing, abstracting, indexing and publishing information
about newly published and grey scientific and technical information in a single resource.
2006: Redesigned, tested and successfully implemented
(management and provision of information services based on) the Zambia Science Abstracts (ZSA) Database, using Papyrus Database software.
Supervised the inputting of information from hardcopies (printed copies) of the Zambia Science
Abstracts indexing journal.
Imported all information from existing databases in
unesco's WIN/CDS ISIS.
The ZSA grew to more than 6,000 bibliographic
records, including data from all the hardcopies (printed versions) of the ZSA ranging from 1973 to
1978, data cards, worksheets and manuscripts up to the last abstracting exercise in 2001.
1992 -- Designed, tested and implemented the Science
and Technology News Index, in 1992 using unesco's Micro CDS/ISIS as part of the Zambia Science Abstracts.
2. Proponent and Team Leader for the Zambia Journal of
Science and Technology Digitization Project: Proposed and implemented the digitization of the published Zambia Journal of
Science and Technology and published the same on CD-ROM as the “ZJST on CD.”
3. National Focal Point Person, 2004 – 2009: for the Cartagena
Protocol on Biosafety of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) supported Biosafety (Information) Clearing-
House Mechanism in Zambia.
http://bch.cbd.int/database/record.shtml?documentid=15933 Tasks included:
representing Zambia in coordination meetings relating to the Cartagena Protocol vis-à-vis the Biosafety (Information) Clearing-House Mechanism;
Arranging stakeholder meetings and training activities relating to Zambia’s participation in the International
Biosafety Clearinghouse System;
Publicising information and activities of the Biosafety Clearinghouse Mechanism and the Cartagena Protocol
(including creating maintenance and general management of the Mechanism web site in Zambia
In 2006, I successfully submitted a project funding request to
and sourced US$49,940 from UNEP-GEF for support of project activities and infrastructure development under the Zambia National Biosafety Clearinghouse Mechanism. Also successfully
undertook closure of this phase of project with UNEP-GEF Consultant.
4. Chairperson, Committee to Review the Policy Document of
the Staff Development Programme (2004). On March 11,
2004 the Executive Director of the NISIR appointed me as Chairperson to lead a committee to review the Policy Document of the Staff Development Programme at the Institute. The
Committee presented its report to Management on June 8, 2005. Among documents produced were:
Draft Policy Guidelines for the Staff Development Programme
(later adopted by the Management Board)
Bonding Agreement
Staff Development Form (Application for Study Leave)
5. National Project Coordinator: 2003 – May 2009, for the
IAEA/ AFRA Project on ICT-based Training / Learning to Strengthen Training Capacity: AFRA V-3 / RAF/0/020. The
project entailed the development of local capacity for the
Establishment of a National ICT-based Training Tele-centre in Zambia. Main activities included coordinating and arranging
meetings of the National Steering Committee, and producing minutes of such meetings, reporting on the progress made to the NISIR Directorate, the MSTVT and the International Atomic
Energy Agency / AFRA. The Training Centre began operations in September 2006 and was officially launched in March 2007.
Training Centre Manager: 2006 – 2009, involved coordinating
training activities expected to take place in the Training
Centre, undertaking activities related to legal compliance and TEVETA requirements, formulating and applying guidelines relating to use of Training Centre and related
issues.
Initiating Training Courses / Workshops including
arranging Visa, logging and transportation logistics for both international and local participants.
6. Board Member of the NISIR Management Board and it’s Technical Advisory Committee: 1998 – 2003. Involved attending meeting of the Board, and finding answers to policy
problems through comparative research, policy analysis and advocacy.
7. Internet Trainer, 2001: Conducted a Series of In-house Internet Training Workshops for NISIR members of staff. Tasks included the development of the project proposal and
teaching materials, marketing of the Workshops and delivery of the course content.
Also taught Computer Literacy and Use of the Internet at various institutions, including the University Teaching
Hospital Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Protection Board and various user groups at NISIR.
8. 1998 -- Proponent and Team Leader for the Research Communication and Information Network (RESCINET) Project that sought to develop Internet-working infrastructure
for NISIR, as well as digital content (in terms of scientific and technical literature and intranet facilities) for the network.
LANs have been built at all three main NISIR Campuses (HQ, TIRC, and LPRC) and CopperNet has
installed VPN with voice capability and broadband Internet access at these sites
2008: NISIR received 40 Desktop Computers and 10 Network Printers, from the Ministry of Science Technology
and Vocational Training (MSTVT) -- as part of support to the RESCINET project, to enhance access to communication infrastructure as well information systems
2007: NISIR received 20 Desktop Computers and three (3)
servers, from the Ministry of Science Technology and Vocational Training (MSTVT) -- as part of support to the RESCINET project, to enhance access to communication
infrastructure as well information systems.
Other Tasks Included:
Systems Administration for the IT Infrastructure at
NISIR, including tasks related to the implementation of a mailing list for the NISIR Community, and
provisioning and configuration of POP3 mail and webmail services based on the domain: (nisir.org.zm)
Webmaster: combining various graphics and web design tools to produce and update the NISIR website.
9. 1997 -- A member of a Consultants Team that provided
expertise to the Ministry of Science and Technology on the Science and Technology Baseline Project.
Consultancy Work
2009: External Collaborator with the International Labour Organisation,
Consultancy to Re-organise and computerise the ILO Lusaka Library: Involved checking all Lusaka Library documents against the ILO bibliographic database, Labordoc; and creation of new records for documents that did not have an entry in Labordoc.
2008: Editing and Printing Consultant with Institutional Suppliers Ltd,
having been: Contracted by the company to undertake document processing, I
edited, and contracted printing company to produce 5,000 copies of a 196-page document “Educating Our Future – National
Educational Policy, 1996” (a document of the Ministry of General Education) when Institutional Suppliers Ltd was contracted to reprint the policy. My team processed the information from a hard copy, and I edited the document and to spot grammatical and spelling errors and these were reported to the client who then signed for their correction.
Contracted to oversee the production of almost 20,000 copies of
Lunda Grade one pupils textbook and teachers’ handbook. I contracted a printing company and the textbooks and teachers’ handbook were delivered to Ministry of General Education within the agreed timeframe.
2002: Consultant to Care International Zambia, Consultancy to Re-organise
the Library/ Information Centre: Involved:
Developing an appropriate systems and methods of document drscription, classification and shelf management;
Reclassification, cataloguing and shelving of available library materials;
Designing and developing an appropriate bibliographic database and entering bibliographic information in the database;
Training the Resource Centre Manager in the use of the developed systems and methods; and
Making appropriate recommendations on the operations of Resource Centre.
Short Courses, Seminars & Workshops Organised
2008: Scientific Writing Training Course, Lusaka, Zambia,
August 25 – 29 2008, and September 1 – 5 2008: http://www.authoraid.info/en/events/details/66/ I successfully solicited for sponsorship from INASP as they
bought into the course and sponsored the Leader Presenter during course. Course was highly subscribed we had to do it
again during September 1 – 5 2008
2008: Regional (AFRA) Training Course for developers of ICT Materials (Basic), Lusaka, Zambia, 21-25 April
2008
2008: 2nd National Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH)
Training Workshop for Technical User
Stakeholders, Lusaka, December 15 -- 19, 2008
2008: 1st National Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH)
Training Workshop for Technical User Stakeholders, Lusaka, February 24 – 28, 2008
2006: Regional (AFRA) Training course for trainers in use
of ICT materials in nuclear instrumentation,
Lusaka, Zambia, 9-13 October 2006
1999: African Regional Seminar on the Safety and
Security of Nuclear Materials and Radiation
Sources, organised in collaboration with the Radiation
Protection Board and NDF Graphic Communications
Limited, August 11-13, 1999 Pamodzi Hotel, Lusaka, Zambia
Short Courses, Seminars & Workshops Attended
2008: Regional (AFRA) training course to train
managers/heads of ICT tele-centres on sustainability, good management practice and quality management, Tunis, Tunisia, 20-24 October
2008
2007: Regional (AFRA) Training Course for Developers of
ICT Materials, Cairo-Egypt, 18 - 29 March 2007
2005: Biosafety Clearing-House Training Workshop,
Montreal– Canada, 28 – 29 May 2005
2003: Regional (AFRA) Training Course for Developers of
ICT-based Materials, Seibersdorf, Austria, 5 – 16
May, 2003
2001: Design, Development and Maintenance of National
home pages as part of the AFRA Web Site, 26-31
August 2001, Pretoria – RSA, sponsored by
International Atomic Energy Agency, for the African Regional Agreement on Research, Development and Training in Africa (AFRA)
2001: Development of National (Information)
Development Gateways and Communications Infrastructure, 24-28 March 2001, Kitwe – Zambia,
Sponsored by the World Bank, Unesco
2000: Personal Computer Construction, Repair and Local Area Network Course, the National Institute for
Scientific and Industrial Research, International Atomic Energy Agency and the University of Zambia,
Lusaka
2000: Workshop on the Memorandum of Understanding
for the Establishment of the Environmental
Information Monitoring and Networking Systems (EIMNS), Ministry of Environment and Natural
Resources, and the Environmental Support
Programme, Siavonga
1997: Information Acquisition and Dissemination for Industrial Growth, organised by the African Regional
Centre for Engineering Design and Manufacturing (ARCEDEM) in co-operation with the Technology
Development and Advisory Unit of the University of Zambia, Lusaka
1996: Subject Analysis Course: International Nuclear
Information System (INIS) Training Seminar,
International Nuclear Information System, Vienna, Austria
1995: Colour Scanning on the Desktop Workshop,
Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA – USA
1995: Desktop Publishing Systems: Orientation Program
I, Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA –
USA
Publications
1. 2008: Bibliographic Research and Document Development Tools, Paper presented at the Scientific Writing
Training Course, Lusaka, Zambia, August 21 – 30 2008,
and September 1 – 5 2008
2. 2001: Surfing the Net with Electronic Mail: An articulation
of www4mail, Sci-Tech Newsletter, Volume 5, Number 1,
2001
3. 2001: Compiled and edited Teaching and Student Manuals for an In-house Internet Appreciation and Use Course for NISIR staff, viz:
Introduction to Computers: Windows 95/98 User
Manual
Using Electronic Mail with Eudora Light 3.0.X & 4.1
Navigating the Information Superhighway: Understanding Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
4. 2000: The Role of Information Sharing in Opportunity Creation and Business Development: Post Privatisation Perspective, with Samson Banda. Paper
prepared for and presented the meeting of the Lusaka Province Small Business Association
5. 1999: Sources of Information in Radiation Safety, Nuclear
Science and Technology, Paper presented at the African
Regional Seminar on the Safety and Security of Nuclear Materials and Radiation Sources, organised by the
Radiation Protection Board and NDF Graphic Communications Limited, August 11-13, 1999 Pamodzi Hotel, Lusaka, Zambia
6. 2000: Zambia Moves Closer to Environmental Information
Network. Report on the Discussion of the Siavonga
Meeting and Status of the Environmental Information and Monitoring Network System (EIMNS), Sci-Tech Newsletter, Volume 4, Number 1, pp4-5.
7. 1992: Application of Information Technology in Libraries and Information Centre in Zambia, Paper prepared for presentation at the INFONOVA AFRICA’92 [Pretoria – RSA]
(Unpublished) 8. 1990: A Select Bibiography on Role and Use Herbs and
Traditional in Modern Medicine in Africa with emphasis on Zambia, Thesis for the BA Degree of the
University of Zambia, Lusaka
Awards 1. 1993: National Council for Scientific Research Staff
Development Fellowship. National Council for Scientific Research for study for an MSc Degree in Library Science at the University of Pittsburgh, PA – USA
2. 1990: The Edward W Brenan-Jones Memorial Prize of the
University of Zambia Senate Scholarship and Prizes
Committee award for Academic Excellence for An Outstanding Bibiographic Contribution to Zambia from a Library Studies Student as a result of the Thesis entitled A Select Bibliography on Role and Use Herbs and Traditional in Modern Medicine in Africa with
emphasis on Zambia, Thesis for the BA Degree of the University of Zambia, Lusaka
3. 1986: Government of the Republic of Zambia, Bursary Scholarship for study for a BA Degree with Library Studies at the University of Zambia
Referees:
1. Mr. John Chowa Director
Digital Wave First Floor, Godfrey House
10101 Lusaka, Zambia Telefax: +26021225789 Cell: +260967782494
Email: [email protected]
2. Mr. Joe Kanyika Consultant
British Council (Zambia)
Lusaka, Zambia Cell: +260977793777
3. Rodah Morezio Zulu, Ph.D. Nutritionist
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Chitedze Agriculture Research Station P O Box 158 LILONGWE, MALAWI
Email: [email protected] Tel 265 (1) 707 387
Mobile +265 (0) 993 772 252
Certification:
I, the undersigned, certify that to my knowledge and belief, these data correctly describe me, my qualifications and my experience.
Forward Lumbwe Date:
11 March 2016
