Victor Mundembe (Acting Director)

Mr Mundembe holds an BSc Gen (Maths, Physics) (UZ) and a BSc Hon Physics (UZ). He has been with SIRDC for 11 years. In his new role at the Energy Technology Institute (ETI), Mr Mundembe is widely involved with energy efficiency and management projects in the industrial, mining, commercial and public sectors. He is developing expertise in conducting energy audits, planning, designing and implementation of projects that ensures sustainable and effective utilization of energy in all sectors of the economy. With his Energy Team, Mr Mundembe is also developing and running energy management training courses and is collaborating with various stakeholders in the energy field.

Before joining ETI, Mr Mundembe was with the National Metrology Institute (NMI) and he received professional training in Temperature Metrology, Humidity Metrology, Laboratory Systems and Technical Assessor. Core skills acquired include, precision measurements, calibrations and process optimisation through systematic investigations and applied physics. Mr Mundembe is the key resource person for delivering training courses in Temperature Metrology, Humidity Metrology and Measurement Uncertainty in Zimbabwe. Mr Mundembe is a certified and competent Internal Auditor in ISO 17025 laboratory management system. He also participates in national, regional and international metrology and related activities. He is currently Vice Chairperson of the Advisory Committee of the SADC Resource Centre for Metrology Education (SRCME) and a board member of the SRCME. Mr Mundembe is also a member of the Working Group on Thermometry (WG-T) under the SADC Corporation in Measurement Traceability (SADCMET). He is a member of the Technical Committee on harmonised legislation in the SADC SQAM programme. Mr Mundembe is a member of the National Task Force of the COMESA Standardisation, Quality, Metrology and Testing (SQMT) Programme and a member of the National Steering Committee overseeing the formation of the national accreditation body, Zimbabwe National Accreditation Service (ZINAS).

Mr Mundembe also has additional responsibilities of heading the Quality Assurance Department of the National Metrology Institute whose Mass Metrology Laboratory is poised to attain ISO 17025 Accreditation with South African National Accreditation System (SANAS). He has published papers in the Journal of Applied Sciences in Southern Africa (JASSA), Journal of Physics, Malaysia, and the SIRDC Technology Monitor.

Before joining SIRDC, Mr Mundembe was with the University of Zimbabwe as a Teaching Assistant in the Physics Department.