Electronics Engineer · AI & IoT Innovator
Electronics Engineer
National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe
Fusing AI, Machine Learning, IoT, and embedded systems to build real-world industrial solutions.
I am a certified IoT specialist and Electronics Engineer from the National University of Science and Technology. My work is driven by tangible and practical impact that always outweigh purely theoretical knowledge. I don’t just write code or draft schematics; I am a problem-solver who designs, develops, and implements robust technical solutions from the ground up.
Growing up in Chibuwe Village, Chimanimani, taught me that technology must be resilient to be useful. I specialize in the convergence of embedded electronic systems, power networks, and edge-AI to build tools that survive and thrive in the real world. Whether it is deploying machine learning models onto physical microcontroller gateways or engineering sustainable, inclusive solutions for communities and heavy industries, my focus is on solving actual, on-the-ground challenges.
Beyond the workbench, I am an active member of the Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers and a trained public speaker who knows how to translate complex technical architecture into clear, actionable business strategies. I approach system design with the strategic foresight of a competitive chess player, always anticipating the next several moves.
Have an innovative venture or you are just looking for a co-founder? I am always exploring collaborations on disruptive, high-impact projects. If you have the vision, I have the technical stack to build it. Let’s connect.
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Electronics Engineering
Certified
IoT Specialist
Member
Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers
Mindset
Chess-strategist foresight
Not just a list of tools, these are the end-to-end capabilities I bring to turn a hard, physical-world problem into a robust, working system.
Proficient in embedding localized machine learning models directly onto resource-constrained hardware nodes (such as microcontrollers and edge gateways) to enable real-time anomaly detection, predictive analytics, and localized decision-making without reliance on constant cloud connectivity.
Proven expertise in designing and deploying custom IoT solutions and edge gateways utilizing compatible microcontrollers and BLE protocols to integrate high-frequency sensors and electrical load-monitoring chips for real-time telemetry, automation, and predictive maintenance.
Skilled in system modeling, circuit design, and troubleshooting utilizing smart engineering tools including Proteus, AutoCAD, and Circuit Maker to validate designs via microcontroller prototypes before physical deployment.
High-level troubleshooting and management skills with respect to enterprise digital architecture, industrial communication, and database systems (MySQL and SQL Server) to enable high data rates and smooth infrastructure management.
Expert in designing, building, and deploying responsive cross-platform applications using frameworks like Flutter and Dart to serve as intuitive, real-time dashboards for monitoring IoT device telemetry, system alerts, and remote control capabilities.
Core stack & tooling
Engineering that has taken me across the continent and beyond, from hackathon stages in Kigali to civic-leadership halls in Seattle.
Rwanda · Kigali
2024 – Present
As Team Leader (mentored by Godwin Jimmy Akpabio), I led our team to first place out of 19 teams at the AfriLabs hackathon, backed by Meta and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with "Ithute AI", an educational AI tool built to widen access to learning across Africa. We are now scaling the project under AfriLabs and BMGF funding.
Angola · Luanda
2024
Won first place pitching "Hextech", a portable smart adapter that lets users track and optimise electricity use at the appliance level. Also attended the 8th African Engineering Conference alongside the 10th UNESCO Africa Engineering Week.
South Africa · Johannesburg
2025
Selected for the 2025 beVisioneers: Mercedes-Benz Fellowship cohort, a global initiative funded by Mercedes-Benz and implemented by The DO School, in the Affordable & Clean Energy zone. Through intensive training in design thinking, leadership, and venture development, I am taking "Gwenya", my AI-driven smart energy project, from a conceptual prototype to a community-centered reality.
United States · Seattle & Atlanta
2026
Represented Zimbabwe as one of four selected participants in the Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI) for Student Leaders on Civic Engagement, funded by the U.S. Department of State. Across four intensive weeks in Seattle and Atlanta I engaged with engineers, policymakers, nonprofit leaders, and community organisers, from tech spaces and city halls to corporate boardrooms, sharpening a solution-oriented approach to leadership. I carried those lessons home through the SUSI Mini-Grant community project "Musimboti".
Edge-AI hardware, resilient IoT systems, and industrial automation: each one built to solve a real problem for real people.
System Designer · 2026 National AI for Impact (AI4I) Challenge
Design Track Champion at Zimbabwe's 2026 AI for Impact Challenge, hosted by POTRAZ. Indimi is an AI-powered decision-making tool for local government and public systems that breaks 'stable' national averages down to reveal exactly where minority-language users are being left behind, then generates evidence-cited policy interventions across 6 languages: English, chiShona, isiNdebele, Tshivenda, Chichewa, and Xitsonga.
1st place, Design Track · $12,000 prize package
Capstone Project
An edge-AI industrial predictive maintenance system. ESP32 gateways collect machine running-parameters and on-device machine-learning models flag anomalies before failures occur, reducing unplanned downtime on the factory floor.
On-device ML inference at the gateway
beVisioneers: Mercedes-Benz Fellowship Project
As a selected beVisioneers: Mercedes-Benz Fellow, a global initiative funded by Mercedes-Benz and implemented by The DO School, I'm taking Gwenya from a conceptual prototype to a community-centered reality: an integrated IoT and AI-driven energy management solution built to protect assets and promote financial transparency in volatile energy systems.
Breadboard → integrated hardware + software product
AI Consultant, African Technology Innovation Hubs Initiative, AfriLabs (Nigeria) · Aug 2025 – May 2026
Following our win at the Llama 3.1 Impact Pan-African Hackathon in Kigali, I continued as an AI Consultant with AfriLabs' African Technology Innovation Hubs Initiative, contributing to the design and implementation of an AI Bias Reduction and Inclusive Data Generation Engine (AI BRIDGE), developing gender-aware, linguistically inclusive AI models for African languages. This work builds directly on Ithute AI, our multilingual, personalised learning tool that leverages Meta's LLaMA 3.1 model to deliver localised, bias-free educational support to African learners through their social spaces.
Extending Ithute AI into bias-aware, multilingual AI infrastructure
Millennium Fellowship · NUST Campus Director
As NUST Campus Director for the Millennium Fellowship (Class of 2023), I designed a climate-advocacy and flood-awareness system that provides real-time river-depth data to alert newsrooms and vulnerable communities in flood-prone regions like Chimanimani.
Advancing SDG 13 · Campus Director
Engineering Intern, Maintenance Department
During my industrial attachment at Baker’s Inn Manufacturing in Bulawayo, I worked under the Maintenance Department, gaining hands-on experience maintaining and optimising automated bakery production systems, focusing on the electrical and electronic control aspects of plant operations across multiple production lines.
Hands-on with live production robotics & PLC systems
The academic foundation, professional affiliations, and languages behind the work.
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
BSc. Eng. (Honours), Electronics Engineering
First Class Division
Seattle, Washington, USA
Study of the U.S. Institutes (Exchange Program), Civic Engagement
Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers
Member · 2024 – 2026
beVisioneers: The Mercedes-Benz Fellowship
Fellow · 2025 – 2028
AI for Good, International Telecommunication Union
Member · 2025 – 2029
Conferences, prototypes, fieldwork and the people along the way: browse by location, click an album to view every photo.
How our team built Indimi, an AI-powered decision-making tool for public service delivery, and won the Design Track (plus a $12,000 prize package) at Zimbabwe's 2026 National AI for Impact Challenge.
How a youth-led initiative turned local gaming centers into digital literacy and career-readiness hubs for underserved young adults in disaster-affected regions, funded through the U.S. Department of State SUSI Global Student Leaders Program.
Notes from building Yambiro: a dual-gateway ESP32 predictive-maintenance system that fuses two BLE sensors, runs a 99.3%-accurate classifier on-device, and turns a fault into an operator decision in under three seconds, with no dependence on a stable internet connection.
Whether it's an edge-AI deployment, an IoT prototype, a startup you need a technical co-founder for, or a collaboration on sustainable innovation: tell me about it. Serious ventures and disruptive ideas get a serious response.
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