1. Alfred Homère NGANDAM MFONDOUM
ngandamh@yahoo.com / alfred.homere@gmail.com
Current address: 4229 Hunt drive apt 4208, Carrolton, Texas, 75010;
Mobile: 469-605-9547
Objective
Hold a job position and share experiences as Geospatial Analyst.
Main research interests
Geospatial techniques applied to:
 Human wildlife conflicts
 Animals habitats and movements (natural or forced migrations)
 Sustainable protection and regeneration of ecosystems and environment
 Human activities and the impact on environmental changes
 Soil Organic matters in relationship with sustainable agriculture
 Health matters
 Protected areas
Also, sustainable tourism and ecotourism.
Profile
Master’s Degree with Thesis in geography, with specialization in the
management of natural resources.
Professional Master’s in the Earth Observatory Techniques i.e. Remote
Sensing and Geographical Information System.
Education
Master’s Degree in space Sciences and Technologies with specialization in
remote sensing and geographical information systems. At CRASTE - LF
(Rabat, Morocco): defense of dissertation.
1st
year of Master’s Degree in space Sciences and Technologies: ten months
of courses related to the Earth observatory techniques at CRASTE - LF
(Rabat, Morocco). General and specific teachings related to Earth
2014
2011

2. Observation, mainly image processing, signal processing, GIS, GPS, and
statistics applied to the Earth observatory techniques.
Master’s Degree with Thesis in geography, with specialization in the
management of natural resources at the University of Yaoundé, Cameroon:
the main contents are related to the technical development of the different
areas (urban, rural, forest, etc.), the management of natural hazards and the
human impacts, theories and practices of environment restoration, current
trends on sustainability.
Master’s degree in physical geography (Natural Resource Management). At
University of Yaoundé, Cameroon: first part of the contents above, with
initiation to research methods.
Teacher’s diploma of secondary school. At Higher Teacher’s Learning
School of Yaoundé, Cameroon: pedagogic
Degree in physical geography: the contents are intended to better
understand the natural and human environment in order to develop or
manage them sustainably. Then courses are related to geomorphology,
hydrology, biogeography, climatology, urban and rural areas analysis,
fundamentals of photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial analysis,
tourism and industry, economic, political and health geography.
Baccalaureate
Workshops, seminars and certified training
1-The Data Scientist’s Toolbox, 1 of 10 courses in Data Science from Johns
Hopkins University: Completed
2- R Programming, 2 of 10 courses in Data Science from Johns Hopkins
University: In progress
National conference of the National Committee of Technology
development. Communication on the theme: <<Contribution of space
sciences and technologies to anticipate ‘‘human-human’’ and ‘‘human-
fauna’’ conflicts around protected areas of Cameroon – results of
demarcation simulations conducted in the National Park of Campo Ma’an
following the Network Analysis and the Analytic Hierarchy Process
methods.>>. NCTD, Yaoundé-CAMEROON, 21st
to 22nd
August 2014.
2007
2005
2001
1997
2014
2005
2016

3. Regional Conference "Cameroon facing science and space technology in
the 21st Century: Challenges, Issues and Prospects - Contribution of the
Earth Observatory to the economic development in Central Africa."
ISESCO, CRASTE-LF, UNESCO and CNDT. Yaoundé-CAMEROON, 11
to 13 November 2013.
Regional Workshop "Sharing and dissemination of geospatial information
by network AFRICA". ISESCO, UNESCO CRASTE-LF. Yaoundé-
CAMEROON, 23 to 26 July 2012
Certificate in Agroforestry – Agroforestry online Training Program. Three
(03) weeks of course. Lessons, learns and knowledge related to
unsustainable land use, agroforestry systems, income-generating activities,
major agroforestry species, seed collection, storage and pre-treatment,
nursery establishment and seedling production, sampling protection and dry
season maintenance.agroforestry techniques, including reforestation in
different ecosystems. Trees for the Future Inc., Silver Spring, Washington,
USA.
Seminar on Geographical Information Systems applied to environmental
studies CRESAT / Wood Forest (Research Center for Environment and
Science in agroforestry / learner)
National Days of Geography (speaker): Communication on topography,
natural-risk related to townsfolk evictions in the city of Yaoundé.
National Organizing Committee of the International Day of Ecotourism
(member): lectures and learning related to the cognitive, economic and
environmental aspects of ecotourism, with particular emphasis on the
restoration of endangered sites
Seminar of the African Travel Association (participant)
Seminar Cameroon Environmental Watch (participant)
Professional profile in the Geospatial Sciences: Projects and Studies
Cartography of the Health areas: Held a position of expert in Geomatics,
with the Unit of Health Information, of the Ministry of Public Health.
Cartography of Agricultural Vulgarization Zones in view of General Census
of Agriculture and Livestock: Held a position of expert in GIS and Remote
2012
2008
2005
2005
2002
2002
2001
2015 -
2016
2015
2013

4. Sensing, with the Cameroonian Ministry of agriculture and Rural
Development.
Evaluation of the State of Land Degradation in the Cameroon Far-North
Region: Held a position of expert in GIS and Image Processing; head of
team during fieldwork, with the private consulting firm GEOVECTORIX.
Updating of the Cameroonian topographic map at the scale 1/50000: Held
the position of responsible of Landsat Etm+ and OLI satellite images
processing, with the private consulting firm GEOVECTORIX and the
National Institute of Cartography.
Cartography of the spatial distribution of cable operator in Douala town:
Held a position of expert in geomatics and field operator, with the private
consulting firm BBESSAM Co.
Academic activities
Assistant researcher at the University of Yaoundé, Department of
Geography
Day of the academic orientation: speaker
Academic seminars Master 2: participant / speaker
Academic seminars master 1: participant / speaker
Academic and professional work performed and defended
Remote sensing and integration of animal tracks in the process of
demarcation of protected areas: example of the Campo Ma'an National Park
(South Cameroon) - contribution of remote sensing and GIS. Professional
master’s degree thesis, CRASTE-lf, Rabat, Morocco, May 2014, 157 pages.
Conception and proposal of a GIS approach for ecotourism development -
application to Mbètpit mountain chain. Master 1 professional project,
CRASTE - LF, Rabat, Morocco, July 2011, 56 pages.
Integrated and sustainable management of ecotourism resources Bamun
Country - conceptual and practical principles (Western Province,
Cameroon). Master’s Degree with thesis dissertation, University of
Yaoundé I, September 2007, 127 pages.
Physical environment and opportunities for developing ecotourism
activities on mount Mbètpit area and its environs (Noun Plain, West -
2014
2012-
2013
2007
2006
2002
2014
2011
2007
2005
2006
2011

5. Cameroon), Master's Dissertation, University of Yaoundé I, February 2005,
103 pages.
Publications
1-Contribution of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) in decision-making
to (re) define protected areas boundaries – case study in the national park of
Campo Ma’an (south-Cameroon, central Africa). International Journal of
Science Research. Volume3 Issu11, November 2014. ISSN (Online): 2319-
7064. Impact Factor (2012): 3.358
2- Contribution to the reorganization of the tourism circuit in Foumban
(West Cameroon) - new routes and new activities for optimal
touristification. Journal Highlands of West Cameroon IRESMA 2014, pp.
119-149
3- The governance of tourism Bamun Country (West Cameroon) -
Experiences and a draft model for an application. In Journal Highlands of
West Cameroon. IRESMA 2014, pp. 151-181.
4- Local actors, policy makers and sustainable tourism development in
Country Bamun - proposal for a new management scheme at the time of the
challenge of governance. In Journal of Highlands of West Cameroon.
IRESMA-Khartala, 2012, pp.91 - 111.
5 - Challenges and prospects of development of tourism in Foumban,
historic city in western Cameroon. In the notebooks overseas 2012, No.
259, p.437-455, Presses Universitaires de Bordeaux.
6 - Planning an ecotourism opportunities for local development - a case
study on the potential of Mount Mbètpit. In rethinking the promotion of
tourism in Cameroon IRESMA-Khartala, 2011, PP. 175-196.
Papers unpublished and proposed for publication
1 - Assessment of Foumban built-up area evolution between 1987 and
2015–lessons drawn from Geospatial techniques. 11 pages
2- Spatiotemporal distribution of factories and handicraft centers and
touristification of urban space - case study in the city of Foumban (Noun
division – Cameroon Western Region). 14 pages
2012
2011
2014

6. 3 - Assessment of Land Degradation Status and its impact in Arid and
Semi-Arid Areas by Correlating Spectral and Principal Component
Analysis neo-bands. 24 Pages
Skills
 English Proficient and French Proficient
 MS office Proficient
 Image processing’s software (Erdas, Envi, Idrisi Maxent) Proficient
 Spatial analysis software (ArcGis, Qgis) Proficient
 Statistic’s software (SPSS) Average Proficient.
Volunteer affiliations
 President-assistant of the scientific association I Love Geomatics (ILG),
which aim to gather all the Cameroonian Geomatics Patrician
 President-Founder of the Environmental association Action de
Vulgarisation Itinérante des Savoir-Faire et des Etudes en Environnement
(AVISEE), which aim to sensitize and educate population by proximity on
the items and the text related to the protection of environment.
 Bursar of the association Action pour le Bien-Etre Social, which aim to
support projects and actions in order to improve the social integration of the
poorest population.
I declare correct and true all information provided in this CV.
Also, some publications mostly concerned with tourism have been
translated for easier understanding.
References available upon request
Alfred Homère NGANDAM MFONDOUM