zaipuna.yonah@tipm.ac.tz
+255 767 005 544
Azikiwe Samora Street, Askari Center,IPS Building, 1st Floor.

Eng. Prof. Zaipuna O. Yonah, PhD

Principal

M&E Means: “Mali Bila Daftari Hupotea Bila Habari (Kiswahili Saying)”.

Biography

Eng. Prof. Yonah, a Professor of Practice, has over four-decades of practice and his work spans the academia (University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM): 1985-2000) and The Nelson Mandela Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST: 2013 – 2017); industry (TTCL: 1998 – 2008) and policy-making fields. Most of the time he has practiced at strategic, management and operational levels in the ICT/Communication sector in Tanzania and beyond – formulating and managing multi-million-dollar telecom projects/businesses in Tanzania, and as a Policy maker in the Government of United Republic of Tanzania: (2008 – 2013).  He has participated fully as an expert, a researcher, a practitioner and a Lead Consultant to many customers including the Government of Tanzania and African Development Bank (AfDB). He is currently offering Academic Institution Management consultancy as the Principal at the Tanzania Institute of Project Management (TIPM).

Education

  • PhD - Electrical Engineering - Computer-Based Instrumentation and Control, University of Saskatchewan, SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1994.
  • M.Sc. - Electrical Engineering - Computer-Based Instrumentation and Control, University of Saskatchewan, SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1988.
  • B.Sc. (1st Class Honours) - Electrical Engineering, University of Dar Es Salaam, DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, 1985.
  • Senior Member (SMIEEE) - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc, (IEEE) (https://www.ieee.org)
  • Consulting Engineer (CE) - A Specialist & Consulting Engineer registered by Engineers' Registration Board (ERB) of Tanzania.
  • Life Engineer - MAP4LIFETM Partner & Accredited Trainer; Life Coach with MAP4Life Institute (https://www.MAP4LIFE.com/ZaipunaYonah)

Publications

  • Published (as Author/Co-Author) over 50 papers on international journals, and has supervised over 20 postgraduate (Masters & PhD) students.
  • ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8918-3672 Research Articles: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zaipuna_Yonah

Skills

Researcher, Research Supervision and Very Strong in Technical Education Delivery 90%
Strategic Planning and Business Management85%
Project /Program formulation, Planning and Management100%
Consulting in Telecommunications/ICTs, Project Management and M&E.95%
Data Scientist and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Enthusiast85%
Team Leadership90%
Coach/Speaker/Mentor - Personal Development100%
Mentor on Biblical Exegesis 90%