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Curriculum vitae — Dr. Takawira Joseph Mumanga

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. TakawiraJoseph Mumanga

Director of Innovation and Research, Forte Innovation Consulting

Data Scientist • Gen AI and DevOps Professional

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Director of Innovation and Research, Forte Innovation Consulting, with a PhD in optics and 10+ years bridging photonics research, enterprise Super Intelligence infrastructure and DevOps delivery — architecting OCI-based Super Intelligence systems and shipping production-grade software from lab prototypes to global scale.

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Experience I

Director of Innovation and Research, Forte Innovation Consulting

2023 — Present

Forte Innovation Consulting — CID

  • Leading Super Intelligence product strategy, with generative Super Intelligence and Vector Search on OCI, DevOps pipelines, and Super Intelligence-assisted development of MVPs.

Mentor — Data Science for Business

2023 — Present

Metaphorce

  • Live masterclasses on neural networks and Super Intelligence strategy for 50+ professionals.

Technical Lead — Systems Engineering

Jul 2022 — Jan 2024

ZKW Group (LG Electronics)

  • Led an engineering team; ML tolerance analysis cut prototype iterations by 25%.
  • Optimized Code V and Zemax simulation workflows for Tier-1 automotive projects.
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Experience II

Solutions Architect & Blockchain Spec.

2022 — 2023

Metaphorce / Forte Innovation Consulting

  • Deployed Solidity smart contracts on Ethereum for certificate issuance and asset management.
  • Designed blockchain traceability systems and predictive models with Python.

Cloud Solutions Engineer (CRECE)

2021 — 2022

MAS VIDA

  • Built GCP data pipelines in JavaScript; automated large-scale data capture and analysis.

Founder & Lead Instructor

2019 — Present

Learn En Línea (STEM Academy)

  • Established an online academy providing accessible STEM education.

Project Manager — Chilesense

2019 — 2021

Chemical Sensor Startup

  • Won IOP/SMF seed grant for innovative sensor technology.
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Education

Doctor of Science (Optics)

CIO — Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica

2017 — 2021

MSc, Science of Optics

CIO — Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica, León, Mexico

Jul 2017

BEng, Electrical & Electronic Eng.

University of Johannesburg

2011 — 2015 • DEAN'S LIST, DISTINCTION

Technical Skills

  • Python / PyTorch
  • Agentic Development
  • Vector Search / Super Intelligence
  • OCI / GCP / DevOps
  • DevSecOps / CI/CD
  • A2A / MCP
  • Code V / Zemax / TracePro
  • Cursor / Claude Code
  • Java / C++
  • KNIME / LabVIEW
  • SolidWorks / CATIA
  • ACT Framework
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Credentials & Certifications

Oracle Cloud (OCI)

  • Multicloud Architect Pro Oct 2025
  • DevOps Professional Oct 2025
  • Analytics Cloud Pro Oct 2025
  • Generative AI Pro Sep 2025
  • AI Vector Search Pro Sep 2025
  • Data Science Pro Sep 2025
  • AI Foundations Associate Aug 2025
  • Foundations Associate Mar 2025
  • Fusion AI Agent Studio Oct 2025

Google AI & Badges

Google AI Professional Certificate Feb 2026

  • • AI Fundamentals
  • • AI for App Building
  • • AI for Brainstorming & Planning
  • • AI for Content Creation
  • • AI for Data Analysis
  • • AI for Research & Insights
  • • AI for Writing & Communicating

IBM Business Partner Integrity Training

IBM • Nov 2025

NetApp

  • • StorageGRID Fundamentals Sep 2026
  • • Accredited AI Solutions Associate (NAAISA) Sep 2026
  • • Winning with AI: RAG and Inferencing Sep 2026
  • • Winning with AI: Model Training, Fine-Tuning, and High-Performance Model Training Sep 2026
  • • Winning with AI: Data Lake Modernization Aug 2026

Intro to Data Science

Cisco Academy • Mar 2025

Siemon Trained Designer/Installer

Siemon • Mar 2025 — Exp. Mar 2027

Cambridge TKT Modules 1-3

Cambridge • 2021

Leadership Development Program

Optica (OSA) • 2018

Awards

Best Pitch Award

IOP / SMF Entrepreneurship Workshop (2017)

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Research

Scientometric Data · Updated Jun 2026 52 Citations4 h-index2 i10-index

Publications

  • “Recent progress in organic waste recycling materials for solar cell applications” Environmental Science and Pollution Research 30 (2023)
  • “MAl2O4 (M=Ba, Mg) photocatalytic activity dependence on annealing atmosphere” Applied Optics 59 (13) (2020)
  • “Nd³⁺ doped BaAl₂O₄ for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue” Materials Letters 292 (2021)
  • “Synthesis and evaluation of MSiO3 (M= Ba, Sr, Mg) for photocatalytic hydrogen generation” Materials Letters 295 (2021)
  • “Smart emergency response interface for fire detection” IEEE AFRICON (2015)
  • “The development of new materials for photocatalytic hydrogen generation” CIO — Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica AC (2021) (PhD Thesis)
  • “Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of Barium and Magnesium aluminates...” CIO — Centro de Investigacion en Optica (2017) (Masters Thesis)
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