1. Curriculum Vitae
I. Personal Information
Name: Fombong Matty Fru , Nationality: Cameroonian,
Resident of: Bamenda, Cameroon, Birth date: 9 Sept1958 ,
Gender: Male, Marital Status: Married, Dependants: 5,
Address: RWRI, CCC Junction, Che Street, Mankon, Bamenda. N W Region, Cameroon
Email: ruralworldresources@yahoo.com, drfombong@aol.com, omniversetechnologies@yahoo.com
Mobile: +23770652970
II. University Education
Year COURSE CERTIFICATE COMMENT
1979 Physical Sciences Bachelor of Science [B Sc] Major: Applied Physics
1982 Engineering Sc Master of Science [M Sc] Specialized in Engineering Technology
2002 Industrial Process Engineering Doctor of Engineering [D Eng] Energy Conversion Processes
2006 Industrial Engineering Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering [Ph D] Specialized in Renewable Energy Systems and
Methods
III. Working Experience
(A) General
➢ 1982­83: US AID­Cameroon, Mindiff­Moulvoudaye Agro­Pastoral Project, Maroua, Cameroon served as Administrative Assistant
[link between USAID and Government of Cameroon], in charge of coordinating Cameroonian staff
➢ 1983­84: Ministry of Mines and Power, groundwater Project, Garoua, Cameroon: Chief of Service for water­well drilling and
Groundwater Analysis
➢ 1986­91 : ScanWater Projects, Cameroon: bore­hole, pump­and­cistern water supply for 9,000 households in five villages
➢ 1986­91: Fru & Nde Industries, Bamenda, Cameroon; General Manager of company for rural electrification by grid extensions
➢ 1992­97 : Malimba Sawmill, Edea, Cameroon: General Manager, 500 employees, exporting products to Europe
➢ 2001­14 : Rural World Resources International, Bamenda, Cameroon: Executive Director
(B) Teaching
1979/80: Cameroon Protestant College, Bali, NW Region, Cameroon [teaching Physics, Chemistry and Maths to 5 th and 6 th forms]
1984/85: Cameroon Protestant College, Bali, NW Region, Cameroon; [teaching Physics, Chemistry and Maths to 5 th and 6 th forms]
2005 University Of Science & Technology, Accra Ghana: Alternative Electrification Technologies
2005 University of Maputo, Mozambique: Renewable Energy Systems
2006 International Centre for Hydro Power (ICSHP), Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, SHP equipment and processes
2007/15 Rural World Resources International, Cameroon: Solar PV Systems, Biomass Gasification Power, Biogas Systems, Clean Cook
Stoves, Industrial Processes, Waste to Fuel, Garbage to Energy, Food Processing, Appropriate Technologies
IV. Presentations & Lectures at International Events
Country Location Dates Event description Contribution
CHINA Chenzhou, Hunan Province Spring 2004 Conference on SHP Status of SHP in Africa
LIER, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 07/04 –01/05 Biomass Gasification Power Gas Techs and ICE Conversions
HRC, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province Spring 2006 SHP for Asian Industry SHP Techs, innovations and apps
ICSHP, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province Fall 2006 SHP & African Industry SHP Techs, innovations and apps
USA APL, Berkeley, CA Fall 2010 GEK biomass Gasification Gasifiers & off­grid electrification
PCRS, Chicago, IL winter 2010 PC refurbishing in Africa PC repair barriers in Cameroon
WCE, Boston, MA Winter 2011 PCs for African schools PC Refurbishing practices
INDIA ITR, training workshop Spring 2005 SHP for rural electrification Hydro power techs & innovations
GHANA Accra Summer 2005 W A Power Engineering Pool NGO contribution to power
Mozambique Maputo Conference Center Sept 2005 EAPIC/ SAPIC Conference Chair Person
Cameroon Variable Frequent Multiple Variable

2. V. Skills
Skill Level Years
Electrical wiring : households, industrial, electromechanical, automobile Expert 32
Electronics: repairs, circuit design and construction, power electronics, signal generators, resonant pulsed circuits Expert 7
Personal computer: hardware, refurbishing, upgrading, recycling of computer components Good 14
Computer software, programming in basic, Microsoft OS, Linux OS Middle 12
Water Supply and Purification for households, communities, cities, farms and industries Expert 15
Quarry/Stone Crushing, Machinery and Mining Processes Expert 17
Welding and Metallic Fabrications Expert 32
Renewable Energy Systems: [Solar PV, Biomass, Pico and Micro Hydro Power, Biomass Gasification Power Expert 15
VI. Publications: Title [Platform/Year]
1. Affordable Appropriate Technologies for profit [EU­ACP/2004],
2. Barriers to Renewable Energy Funding in Africa [iPAD/2005]
3. The Fombong Turbine [Internet/2006],
4. Small Hydro Power for Industrial development in Africa [INSHP/2006],
5. Sustainable food processing in the Mezam Valley [EU/2007],
6. Renewable Energy Base for Africa [EU/2010]
7. Open energy systems interactions for Over Unity output [Internet /2012]
8. World Small Hydropower Development Report 2013, Middle Africa. www.smallhydroworld.org [INSHP, China/2013]
VII. Consultant
Client Field Year
1. United Nations Industrial Development organization [UNIDO], Austria Small hydro 2003­2008
2. International Network for Small Hydro Power [INSHP], China Small hydro 2004­2006
3. OSSBERGER GmbH, Germany Hydropower equipment 2009­2012
4. Ministry of Commerce [MINCOM]­China Small hydro 2004­2007
5. IPAD, South Africa Energy & Mining 2005 ­2010
6. General public, Cameroon Industrial Equipment 2000­2014
7. General public, Cameroon Renewable Energy Systems 1986 ­ 2014
VIII. Languages: ENGLISH [Expert Level], FRENCH [ Spoken:Fluent, Written: Advanced]
IX. Other
Dates Locations Description of activities
April and
May 2004
Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Province and Chenzhou,
Hunan Province in China
Led team of Hydro Power Engineers from Cameroon to China for research and training in Small
Hydro Power sponsored by UNIDO. Managed a budget of USD 110,000 for the exercise
2005 Accra, Ghana and Maputo,
Mozambique
Led teams of researchers in power polling and infrastructure development for conferences,
seminars and workshops. Sponsored by IPAD. Managed a budget of USD 88,000.
2006 Liaoning and Zhejiang
Provinces, China
Led and Managed a team of Alternative Energy Engineers from Africa to research on Small
Hydro and Power Gasification Technologies sponsored by the Government of China and
UNIDO. Managed a Budget of USD 163,000
X. Signature
08-06-2015