Lloyd Chikwiramakomo

Personal information

Date Of Birth:       30/03/1994
Nationality:            Zimbabwean  National Identity:  34-116669-B-34
Sex:                         Male
Marital Status:       Married
Religion:                 Christian
Physical Address

8118 Coldcomfort
Tynwald North
Harare

Contact Details

Phone: 0738 242 904 /0787 251 898

Email: [email protected]

Professional Qualifications

ü  BSc (Hons): Geographic Information Science and Earth Observation (University of Zimbabwe)

ü  Classification: 2.1 Degree class. (2015-2019)

Courses

Participation certificate in Advanced Geo-Database Management System and Near Real-time Data Collection: (Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre (SIRDC)).

Key Competencies

Lloyd is a competent, energetic, innovative, self-starter and well-organized research scientist with strong inter-personal and leadership skills, very eager to explore new horizons, and committed to excellence and professionalism.

With the application of GIS and Remote Sensing, Lloyd’s research interests are in the areas of:

·        Geodatabase Management system and computer programming.

·        Application of GIS and Remote Sensing in Local Authorities and NGOs.

·        Use of Remote sensing in Water quality monitoring.

·        Flood hazard modelling and risk assessment.

·        Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVS) for water resources assessments.

·        Landslides susceptibility mapping.

·        Data collection, cleaning , analysis, and presentation of spatial data outputs.

·        Natural hazards mapping and disaster risk management. (e.g. Droughts, floods, landslides etc.)

·        Environmental Social Impact Assessment.

·        Remote sensing image classification and processing.

·        Digitizing and Georefencing of spatial datasets

·        Biodiversity and Ecology.

·        Monitoring and Evaluation of projects.

·        GIS and Remote sensing trainings.

·        Research work and consultancy

·        Disaster Risk Management

·        Risk capacity Mapping.

Work Experience

GeObservation World Consultancy Company-Zimbabwe

Job Title: GIS &Remote sensing Expert

Date: 01/09/2019- current

Key Responsibilities:

Ø  GIS Consultancy work.

Ø  Consultant coordinator.

Ø  Preparing Manuals and Demos for the application of GIS and Remote Sensing in Local Authorities and NGO’s.

Ø  Conducting GIS and Remote sensing trainings.

Ø  Store Client’s GIS data.

Ø  Preparing tender documents and templates of various projects

Ø  Environmental and Social impacts assessments.

Ø  Application of Remote sensing and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones) in water quality monitoring.

Ø  Breaking new horizons of research work.

Ø  Package research work into publications.

International Rescue Committee-Zimbabwe

Job Title:  GIS Researcher

Date:( 01/06/2019-30/08/2019)

Key Responsibilities:

Ø  Flood hazard modelling and mapping key areas prone to floods.

Ø  Disaster risk reduction mapping in Shashe Limpopo basin.

Ø  Establishing early warning systems for human safety.

Ø  Mapping safe escape routes to follow when flooding.

Ø   Production of hazards and risk maps.

Ø  Risk capacity mapping.

Ø  Data collection in areas affected by hazards like floods, droughts and human-wildlife conflicts.

Ø  Installation of flood detectors and rain gauges in flooded areas.

Ø  Package the work into a publication and submit to Water SA international journal.

Ø  Presentation of the work at Waternet symposium conference in Johannesburg.

Ruwa Town Council – Attaché

Date: (2017-2018)

Key Responsibilities:

Ø  Geodatabase Management Systems

Ø  Creating roads and sewer access database

Ø  Sewer Mapping (locating manholes and identify hotspots of sewer bursts their trunk lines).

Ø  Digitize all roads, sewer pipelines, water system, stands and Landuse areas.

Ø  Roads Mapping (Map all main and residential roads, traffic lights and create an access database for roads only).

Ø  Water System mapping (To enable sufficient supply of water to all Ruwa suburbs).

Ø  Service Level Benchmark (SLB):(Data collection using Open Data Kit (ODK) in all Suburbs in Ruwa concerning the quality of services offered by the council to the residents.)

Ø  Trained to collect SLB data as enumerators in the Ruwa Suburbs.

Ø  Creating thematic maps based on each consent from SLB data e.g. Billing system map, Sewer connection map, Water source map, etc.

Ø  Mapping fire hydrants and water meters.

Ø  Creating the Land use and Land cover map for Ruwa town council.

Ø  Managing and update the spatial database of Stands in Ruwa town council.

Ø  Creating the baseline map for whole Ruwa Town Council.

TRAININGS CONDUCTED AND CONSULTANCY WORK.

Date from – Date to
Company and contact
Position
Description of the Training Job
Jan 2019
International Rescue Committee

Beitbridge, Zimbabwe
GIS and Mapping Expert
Consultancy services to train IRC officers on use of GIS and Earth Observation for mapping floods in the Beitbridge Area.

Flood mapping with a drone.

Produce Flood hazard and Risk maps.
Dec 2018
Olimem Technologies enterprise Harare, Zimbabwe
GIS and Remote Sensing expert
GIS and Databases training on use of GIS use in local authorities.

Sept 2019
International Rescue Committee, Beitbridge, Zimbabwe
GIS and Mapping Expert
Mapping the distribution of Sclerocarya Birrea (marula) tree in Beitbridge case of ward 3.

Oct 2019-jan 2020
World Vision
GIS and Mapping Expert
Environmental and Social Impacts Assessments project for SADC-GMI and World Vision in Beitbridge case of ward 2 and 10.
Feb 2020
LyMart
GIS and Remote sensing Expert
Ground water potential mapping for Gokwe North and Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe.
March 2020
International Rescue Committee, Beitbridge, Zimbabwe.
GIS and Remote sensing Expert
Disaster risk mapping project: Prepared Manuals of GIS, Remote Sensing and Drones for flood hazard modelling in Beitbridge district.
COMPUTER LITERACY.

Microsoft office tools:    MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Programming:                Python programming.

Statistical tools:               R programming language, SPSS, STATISTICA, Open Data Kit (ODK)

GIS and RS: QGIS, ILWIS, ArcView, ARCGIS, ArcInfo, SNAP, SAGA GIS, Pix4D Mapper software and ENVI.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: (1-Excellent; 2-Intermediate; 3-Basic).

Language
Reading
Speaking
Writing
English
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Shona
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PUBLICATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS

1.       Lloyd Chikwiramakomo, Munyaradzi Davis Shekede, Webster Gumindoga, Tawanda Winmore Gara and Talent Chuma: Modelling flood hazard in dry climates of southern Africa: a case of Beitbridge, Limpopo Basin Zimbabwe. (The paper under review).

2.       T. Dzumbunu, W. Gumindoga, Mushore T, Lekula M and L Chikwiramakomo: Impacts of Landuse and land cover change on t the Hydrology of the Driefontein Wetlands in Zimbabwe. (The paper under review)

3.       Lloyd Chikwiramakomo, Munyaradzi Davis Shekede Tawanda Winmore Gara, Sithembelenkosini Moyo: Exploring Sclerocarya Birrea (marula) tree distribution, population and possibilities for value chain commercialization in Beitbridge District: The case of ward 3 Beitbridge District. (still Working on the paper).

Hobbies & Interests

I have a keen interest in photography, reading novels and watch soccer.

References

Dr. M.D Shekede, Lecturer, Faculty of Science, department of Geography and Environmental Science ,University of Zimbabwe PO Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Cell:0772940103, Email:  [email protected].

Dr. I Gwitira, Lecturer, Faculty of Science, department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Zimbabwe PO Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Cell:0773401261, Email: [email protected].

Mr. Webster Gumindoga , Director of GeObservation World and Lecturer ,Faculty of Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, P O Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Cell: +263 774 356 999 +263 714 677 523, E-mail: [email protected].

Mr. Mthokozisi Ngwenya, Focal person in Disaster Risk Reduction at International Rescue Committee, Zimbabwe

Cell: +2 63 713996824, Email:      [email protected].