1. Forward Lumbwe, MSc
CURRICULUM VITAE
Plot 149 Flat #4 (Morton Court)
Broads Road, Fairview, Lusaka
Mobile: +260955234641 / +260974234641
Email: lumbwe@gmail.com / lumbwe@globusiss.com
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.

2. 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.

3. 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:

4. 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

5. (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.

6. 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.

7. 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

8.  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

9.  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

10.  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

11. 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: jchowa@gmail.com
2. Mr. Joe Kanyika
Consultant
British Council (Zambia)
Lusaka, Zambia
Cell: +260977793777
joekanyika@yahoo.com
3. Rodah Morezio Zulu, Ph.D.
Nutritionist
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Chitedze Agriculture Research Station
P O Box 158
LILONGWE, MALAWI
Email: rmzulu_83@yahoo.co.uk
Tel 265 (1) 707 387
Mobile +265 (0) 993 772 252
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correctly describe me, my qualifications and my experience.
Forward Lumbwe Date:
11 March 2016