1. SIMON TAKAWIRA MUSERERE CURICULUM VITAE
A. CONTACT DETAILS
HOME ADDRESS 3049 MARBELREIGN
HARARE
MOBILE NUMBER +263773 142 217
E-mail address smuserere@yahoo.com
B. PERSONAL DETAILS
D.O.B 29-04-70
PLACE OF BIRTH CHIREDZI
GENDER MALE
NATIONAL I.D NUMBER 04-089388B-04
MARITAL STATUS MARRIED
NATIONALITY ZIMBABWEAN
RELIGION CHRISTIAN
C. CAREER OBJECTIVES
To become an experienced and internationally recognised Water and Wastewater
Expert able to work under any circumstance, both developed and developing
nations. Currently studying Masters in Philosophy Degree in Wastewater Civil
Engineering part time with University of Zimbabwe August 2011 to December
2016. Published several paper in peer reviewed journalwith high impact factors.
My completion of Masters in Philosophy Degree was partly affected by
commitmentsto the organisation (City of Harare – HarareWater Department) and
being a carrier degree functionality of the Sewage Plant under study.
D. MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS
1. Three merit appointmentsas follows:-
a. 2006 Meritappointment to Acting Technical Services Manager by
Engineer Michel Jarawaza a jump from Grade7 to Grade4
b. 2008 Meritappointment to Wastewater Manager by Engineer
Muyambo

2. c. 2014 Meritappointment to 24/7 Water Coordinator by Dr Tendai
Mahachi
2. Acting Director Harare Water on several occasions 2014 to 2016
E. WORK EXPERIENCE
1. 1996 – 2016 - 20 years in Water and Wastewater for Harare
Municipality and Zimbabwe National Water Authority.
2. Resident engineer to several civil engineering projects i.e. construction of
Budiriro pump station, sewage and water treatment plants rehabilitation
works.
3. Responsible for Harare’s water and wastewater infrastructure with a total
population of approximately 2.5 million. Responsibilities include
recommendation on town planning issues, divisional budgets, and
supervision of engineers, recommending projects and making strategic
decisions.
4. 2012 to 2016 Masters in Philosophy studies achievements so far:-
a. Firle Sewage Works wastewater characterisation – published a paper
with Elsevier 2013 presented findings in Johannesburg South Africa
b. Firle Sewage Works wastewater fractionation and calibration of Firle
BioWin Model – Published apaper withElsevier 2014 presented findings
in Dares salaam Tanzania
c. Assessment of current performance and efficiency of the system and
identification of problem areas at Firle Sewage Works – presented
findings at a Water reuse Symposium (Poster Presentation) in 2014.
d. HarareWater challenges astrategic issue assessment– Presentedapaper
at the Institute of MunicipalEngineers of Southern Africa Port Elizabeth
2014
e. Reduction of power consumption, increased output in wastewater
treatment capacity and efficiency Firle Sewage Works
f. Thesis completed and should be defended in December 2016
F. PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN

3. 1. 1996 -Assessmentof water situation in Harare – reservoir connectivity and
effectiveness of the analogy telemetry system to deal with Harare Water
management issues
2. 1996 – 1997 Seconded to GKW on Kunzvi Water Scheme feasibility study,
responsible for water consumption survey and data analysis
3. 1997 – 1998 Project Engineer construction of 10ML/day Budiriro sewage
pump station civil works contractor R.Davis and Company
4. 1999 – 2005 Rehabilitation of collapsed sewers and upgradingof sewerage
network
5. 2006 Meritappointmentby Engineer MichelJarawazatheActing Director of
Works to create and manage Technical Services Division responsible for
monitoring all Department of Works Divisional performances
6. 2006 – 2007Rehabilitation of biological filtersand sewage pondsfor Harare
and Chitungwiza under Zimbabwe National Water Authority
7. 2008 Merit appointment by Cholera Task Force and Engineer Muyambo to
Wastewater Manager the task was to rectify the wastewater challenges
during cholera epidemic,
8. 2008 – 2009Embarked on community based work to rehabilitate morethan
250km of seweragereticulation pipework and cleaningof sewersusing high
pressurejets. Reduced sewageblockages from an averageof 150 per suburb
to 10 blockages per suburb.
9. 2010 – 2016 Rehabilitation of Firle and Crowborough Sewage Treatment
Plants
10. 2013 – 2016 Rehabilitation of Anaerobic Digesters and a team
member in the 4.5 MW Biogas Power Project
11. 2011 – 2013 Prospered proposal for the construction of a new
60Ml/day CrowboroughSewageWorks cum 80ML/day Water recycleplant
a Public Private Partnership Initiative
12. 2013 Merit appointment by Dr Tendai Mahachi as a 24/7 Harare
Water Coordinator leading Harare Water team as a reform program for
Harare, seconded to EThekwini municipality on a staff exchange program

4. a. Initiated program to identify all stuck and non-functional water
meters and replacement program
13. Acted in the capacity of Harare Water Director on several occasions
achievements include
a. 2016 RBM and set the departmental strategic framework and
connected several properties that were not on billing records
b. 2014 Repaired Bulk Water Meters for water balancing (Warren
Control, Norton and Chitungwiza Bulk Meters)
c. 2015 Initiated a program to count and connect properties that were
not in the billing records
d. 2014 Recommended suspension of non-performing divisional
managers in Harare Water as a means to achieve intended results
e. initiated repairsof bulkwater metersandpressurereducingvalvesfor
the entire city
G. MY FUTURE
Want to turn around Water and Wastewater Systems into more viable entities
and work on technological and financial viability issues process engineering
with an adaptive bias.
H. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
1. Bsc HonsCivil Engineering – University of Zimbabwe 1995
2. MPhil CivilEngineering – University of Zimbabwe August2011 – December
2016
I. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION:
1. CorporateMember of Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers (ZIE)
2. Holder of practicing certificate from Zimbabwe EngineeringCouncil
3. Member of the Water Institute of Southern Africa
4. Member of the National Water Research Institute USA

5. J. PROFESSIONAL COURSES ATTENDED
1. BioWin calibration Australia 2014
2. BioWin Introductory course2012and 2013 CanadaMacMaster
3. ModellingWastewater Treatment Processes ad Plants – UNESCO-IHE,
Netherlands, 2014
4. ModellingWater and wastewater systems usingWaterCad and SewerCad
5. Finance for Non-FinanceManagers - Zimbabwe Institute of Management,
2013
6. Waste Water Collection System Design and Construction – Sandton,
Johannesburg, June2012
7. Project Management– Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers (ZIE), 2011
8. Human ResourcesManagement – F&M Human ResourcesManagement,
2002
9. Bills of Quantities and Tendering - Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers(ZIE),
March2001
K. PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO ENGINEERING WORK
1. 2008 Personalmotiveto write a bankable project reportto DBSA resulting
in being the team leader who developed HarareWater BankableProject
Documentsponsored by DBSA. Thismotivated appointmentto my current
position as Wastewater Manager.
2. Committee Member of the Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers in the
Membership Committee
3. EnvironmentalImpactAssessment Policy Initiative for Local Urban
Authorities 1997
4. Sanitation Policy Document African Ministers’Councilon Water – Rwanda,
2014
5. World Lake Team Member RepresentingLakeChivero – Perugia, Italy,
2014

6. 6. World Lake Team Member RepresentingLakeChivero – Texas USA 2015
7. Initiated Protection of Lake Chivero usingother technologies as currently
being explored with an MOA signed between COH and UZ
a. Use of Green Bridges – constructfiltration walls along the river so
that we protect Lake Chivero from further pollution
b. Solar Long Distance Circulation – equipmentwhich weintend to
launch in Lake Chivero to aerate Lake Chivero continuously hence
improveLake quality and substantially will reducewater treatment
costs and boost water production
c. Cryptosporidium assessmentupstream of LakeChivero – micro-
pollutantsassessments to mitigate on health issues
d. Reduction in TP in effluents – use of residuesfrom mines to absorb
TP before discharge
L. REFERENCES:
1. Engineer Christopher MagwenziZvobgo
Former HarareWater Director
Cell - +263 772 808215
2. Rev Tigere Nyamakawo
Evangelical Church of Zimbabwe
No. 1 DunmoreCraneborne
Harare: - Cell +263772494879