Lecturer

Engineer. Donald Museka

He is currently in his 13th year as a Lecturer in the department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering with experience in Teaching, Research, Commercialization and Administration. He has written 8 research papers in the areas of Design and Manufacturing Systems and peer reviewed 1 research paper. His excellent organisational and leadership capabilities led to his appointment as technical committee member of the first ever Planetary Scientific Research Center (PSRC)-HIT Joint Conference in 2015. He has worked as a Software and Data Analyst prior to joining the Harare Institute of Technology, HIT. As a data analyst and optimisation consultant he has produced software for raw material and product tracking, environmental control and monitoring of waste water in local beverage manufacturing firms and the hospitality industry using such basic software applications as Microsoft Excel, ARENA Simulation, SPSS. He is currently the Secretary of the Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers (ZIE) ICT division.

QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS:

  • Master of Technology in Machine Design (Harare Institute of Technology, HIT, November, 2021)
  • Bachelor of Engineering Honors Degree in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (National University of Science and Technology, NUST, June 2007)
  • Google Digital Skills Training (Centum Learning, April 2017)
  • Senior Entrepreneurship Training (SET-HIT 2016)
  • Thermal Use of Solar Energy (ADA-HIT 2015)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

  • ZIE
  • AMSAIIE

BOARD MEMBERSHIPS:

  • Director of Industrial Manufacturing, Innovation and Technology – CMB Garments & Embroidery (PVT) LTD.

TEACHING AREAS:  

  • Optimal Design of Machine Elements
  • Concurrent Engineering
  • Quality Management Systems
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Computer Applications and Programming Concepts
  • Manufacturing Systems
  • Technical Communication Skills for Engineers

RESEARCH AREAS:

  • Manufacturing Systems
  • Computer Applications
  • Machine Design
  • Optimisation

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS

  • Specific Energy Use and Chip Morphology Characterisation During CNC Lathe Finish Machining of Titanium Alloy-Ti6Al4V, International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT), ISSN 2278-0181, VOL. 12 Issue 12, December 2023. https://www.ijert.org/specific-energy-use-and-chip-morphology-characterisation-during-cnc-lathe-finish-machining-of-titanium-alloy-ti6al4v
  • Design of a Semi-Automated De-lidding Machine for SMEs Bakeries, International Journal of Science, Technology and Society, Volume 2, No. 3, 2014, pp. 40-45, doi: 10.11648/j.ijsts.20140203.12. https://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/article/10.11648/j.ijsts.20140203.12
  • Design of a Finite Capacity Scheduling System for Bakery Operations (Flow shop environment), International Journal Of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology (IJIRSET), Volume 2, Issue 10, November 2013, ISSN: 2319-8753. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267631566_Design_of_a_Finite_Capacity_Scheduling_System_for_Bakery_operations_Flow_shop_environment

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

  • Capacity building in digital skills for engineering business and research. ZIE Infrastructure Investment and Development Conference, 2-5 July 2018, Elephant Hills, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
  • Design of a simulated conservatory control system, RIOSET 2016, NUST, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
  • Design optimization of a scheduling system for multi-product flowline. SAIIE27 Proceedings, 27th-29th of October 2016, Stonehenge, South Africa, ref 2692, pg 477.
  • Development of a Web-Based Workshop Monitoring System, UNESCO-AEW 2015, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
  • Design of an Automatic Pivot Window Controller, RIO-SET 2015, NUST, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
  • Productivity Improvement through Process Optimization: Case Study of a Plastic Manufacturing and Sales Company, Institute of Industrial Engineers International Conference Image Processing, Computers and Industrial Engineering (ICICIE’2014) Jan. 15-16, 2014 Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Paper ID E0114543, ISBN: 978-93-82242-67-3. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/2.1.3286.5283

RESEARCHES AND CONSULTANCIES CONDUCTED

  • Specific Energy Use and Chip Morphology Characterisation During CNC Lathe Finish Machining of Titanium Alloy-Ti6Al4V, International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT), ISSN 2278-0181, VOL. 12 Issue 12, December 2023.
  • Baker’s Inn Apprenticeship Induction Training Program, September 2023.