Emmanuel Hakizimana
R&D
Iganga
Summary
Innovative R&D specialist with expertise in gap analysis, strategic planning, and creative problem-solving. Passionate, self-motivated, and a collaborative team player with excellent communication and time management skills. Skilled in driving research projects to successful completion.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
4
4
Languages
Work History
Product Innovation Specialist
Earthenable Uganda
04.2023 - Current
- Improving long term customer floor maintenance. Develop different products, services, and models that can allow customers to adopt floor maintenance.
- Develop model or additive or process that can allow Earthen floor to be delivered within at least 15 days.
- Design soil compaction model which is less labor-intensive and gives strong subfloor.
- Finalize cow dung floor to be new products or what else product can be considered as most affordable but sustainable floor.
- Develop new sustainable products (financially, socially, and environmentally) that improve living conditions of low-income earners.
- Develop new insecticide (either testing what we use in Rwanda to see if it fits Uganda and/or new types of anti-termite).
Product innovation and research manager
Yakkabelê Ltd
12.2019 - 04.2023
- Researching, designing, manufacturing of eco friendly Stove that uses solar energy, Waste heat and Volcanic Rocks for rural population
- Researching, designing, manufacturing of Electricity generator from Charcoal and biomass waste gasification.
Green tower project Manager
Yakka Charities Rwanda
06.2022 - 02.2023
- Youth training on modern farming and entrepreneurship in agriculture
- Researching, designing, manufacturing of a portable vertical farming tower (Green Tower) as household kitchen vegetable garden to combat malnutrition in rural areas.
Digital Marketing manager
Urunigi Rwanda
01.2020 - 02.2023
- Web design for optimized eCommerce marketing
- Research and Elaboration of Customer service strategy for eCommerce store (Urunigi.com)
- Research and Elaboration of a drop-shipping model for Urunigi.com
- Research on efficient customer royalty by implementing affiliate program and customer-owned online shops for Urunigi.com
- Research on digital marketing strategy for African Market.
Product Innovation Coordinator
EARTHENABLE RWANDA
03.2018 - 06.2018
- Research on eco-friendly wall, roofing, house foundation material for a one million rwandan francs House
- Research on application of EARTHENABLE's earthen floor sealing oil on wall plastering.
Product innovation internship
EARTHENABLE RWANDA
02.2018 - 03.2018
Spring Water Supply
Tone Engineering Corporation
06.2016 - 08.2016
Education
BSc(Hons) in Civil, environmental and geomatics engineering - Civil Engineering
UR, College of Science And Technology
Rwanda 09.2013 - 05.2017
High School -
Minor Seminary Virgo Fidelis
Rwanda 01.2006 - 05.2012
Skills
Stress Reduction and Anxiety Relief
Hobbies
- Tai-Chi and Meditation
- Capoeira
- Dancing
- Music Production
- DIY Cooking
- CAD
Certification
Online Courses in Autodesk Fusion 360
Accomplishments
- Green Fund Rwanda - Environmental conservation project (2022)
- YouthKonnect award - Women employment (2021)
- Young African researcher award, SASA international conference, Kigali (Oct 2017)
Motivation
An enthusiastic, adaptive and fast-learning person with a broad and acute interest in the discovery of new innovative technology in construction materials and alternative sources of energy. I particularly enjoy collaborating with scientists from different disciplines to develop new skills and solve new challenges.
References
- Jean Claude Mugirimana, Yakkabelê Ltd, +250 788 829 400, joclaum@gmail.com
- Pacifique Uriho, WEARweMet Art, +256776323822, urihopacifique6@gmail.com
- Jean de Dieu Habaguhirwa, Yakka Charities Rwanda, +250 788 394 653, jeandedieu@kepler.org
Consent
I consent to the processing of my personal data for the purpose of recruitment for the position to which I am applying.
Timeline
Unlock Impact (Present)
06-2024
Product Innovation Specialist
Earthenable Uganda
04.2023 - Current
Online Courses in Autodesk Fusion 360
04-2023
Green tower project Manager
Yakka Charities Rwanda
06.2022 - 02.2023
Digital Marketing manager
Urunigi Rwanda
01.2020 - 02.2023
Product innovation and research manager
Yakkabelê Ltd
12.2019 - 04.2023
Product Innovation Coordinator
EARTHENABLE RWANDA
03.2018 - 06.2018
Product innovation internship
EARTHENABLE RWANDA
02.2018 - 03.2018
Spring Water Supply
Tone Engineering Corporation
06.2016 - 08.2016
BSc(Hons) in Civil, environmental and geomatics engineering - Civil Engineering
UR, College of Science And Technology
09.2013 - 05.2017
High School -
Minor Seminary Virgo Fidelis
01.2006 - 05.2012
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