CurriculumVitae

I.PersonalInformation
Name:FombongMattyFru,Nationality:Cameroonian,
Residentof:Bamenda,Cameroon,Birthdate:9Sept1958,
Gender:Male,MaritalStatus:Married,Dependants:5,
Address:RWRI,CCCJunction,CheStreet,Mankon,Bamenda.NWRegion,Cameroon
Email:ruralworldresources@yahoo.com,drfombong@aol.com,omniversetechnologies@yahoo.com
Mobile:+23770652970
II.UniversityEducation
Year COURSE

CERTIFICATE

COMMENT

1979

PhysicalSciences

BachelorofScience[BSc]

Major:AppliedPhysics

1982

EngineeringSc

MasterofScience[MSc]

SpecializedinEngineeringTechnology

2002

IndustrialProcessEngineering DoctorofEngineering[DEng]

2006

IndustrialEngineering

EnergyConversionProcesses

DoctorofPhilosophyinEngineering[PhD] SpecializedinRenewableEnergySystemsand
Methods

III.WorkingExperience
(A)General
198283:USAIDCameroon,MindiffMoulvoudayeAgroPastoralProject,Maroua,CameroonservedasAdministrativeAssistant
[linkbetweenUSAIDandGovernmentofCameroon],inchargeofcoordinatingCameroonianstaff
198384:MinistryofMinesandPower,groundwaterProject,Garoua,Cameroon:ChiefofServiceforwaterwelldrillingand
GroundwaterAnalysis
198691:ScanWaterProjects,Cameroon:borehole,pumpandcisternwatersupplyfor9,000householdsinfivevillages
198691:Fru&NdeIndustries,Bamenda,Cameroon;GeneralManagerofcompanyforruralelectrificationbygridextensions
199297:MalimbaSawmill,Edea,Cameroon:GeneralManager,500employees,exportingproductstoEurope
200114:RuralWorldResourcesInternational,Bamenda,Cameroon:ExecutiveDirector
(B)Teaching
1979/80:CameroonProtestantCollege,Bali,NWRegion,Cameroon[teachingPhysics,ChemistryandMathsto5thand6thforms]
1984/85:CameroonProtestantCollege,Bali,NWRegion,Cameroon;[teachingPhysics,ChemistryandMathsto5thand6thforms]
2005UniversityOfScience&Technology,AccraGhana:AlternativeElectrificationTechnologies
2005UniversityofMaputo,Mozambique:RenewableEnergySystems
2006InternationalCentreforHydroPower(ICSHP),Hangzhou,ZhejiangProvince,China,SHPequipmentandprocesses
2007/15RuralWorldResourcesInternational,Cameroon:SolarPVSystems,BiomassGasificationPower,BiogasSystems,CleanCook
Stoves,IndustrialProcesses,WastetoFuel,GarbagetoEnergy,FoodProcessing,AppropriateTechnologies
IV.Presentations&LecturesatInternationalEvents
Country
Location
Dates
CHINA

Eventdescription

Chenzhou,HunanProvince

Spring2004

LIER,Shenyang,LiaoningProvince

07/0401/05 BiomassGasificationPower

GasTechsandICEConversions

HRC,Hangzhou,ZhejiangProvince

Spring2006

SHPforAsianIndustry

SHPTechs,innovationsandapps

ICSHP,Hangzhou,ZhejiangProvince Fall2006

SHP&AfricanIndustry

SHPTechs,innovationsandapps

APL,Berkeley,CA

Fall2010

GEKbiomassGasification

Gasifiers&offgridelectrification

PCRS,Chicago,IL

winter2010

PCrefurbishinginAfrica

PCrepairbarriersinCameroon

WCE,Boston,MA

Winter2011

PCsforAfricanschools

PCRefurbishingpractices

INDIA

ITR,trainingworkshop

Spring2005

SHPforruralelectrification Hydropowertechs&innovations

GHANA

Accra

Summer2005 WAPowerEngineeringPool NGOcontributiontopower

USA

ConferenceonSHP

Contribution
StatusofSHPinAfrica

Mozambique MaputoConferenceCenter

Sept2005

EAPIC/SAPICConference

ChairPerson

Cameroon

Frequent

Multiple

Variable

Variable

V.Skills
Skill

Level

Years

Electricalwiring:households,industrial,electromechanical,automobile

Expert

32

Electronics:repairs,circuitdesignandconstruction,powerelectronics,signalgenerators,resonantpulsedcircuits

Expert

Personalcomputer:hardware,refurbishing,upgrading,recyclingofcomputercomponents

Good

14

Computersoftware,programminginbasic,MicrosoftOS,LinuxOS

Middle

12

WaterSupplyandPurificationforhouseholds,communities,cities,farmsandindustries

Expert

15

Quarry/StoneCrushing,MachineryandMiningProcesses

Expert

17

WeldingandMetallicFabrications

Expert

32

RenewableEnergySystems:[SolarPV,Biomass,PicoandMicroHydroPower,BiomassGasificationPower

Expert

15

VI.Publications:Title[Platform/Year]
1.AffordableAppropriateTechnologiesforprofit[EUACP/2004],
2.BarrierstoRenewableEnergyFundinginAfrica[iPAD/2005]
3.TheFombongTurbine[Internet/2006],
4.SmallHydroPowerforIndustrialdevelopmentinAfrica[INSHP/2006],
5.SustainablefoodprocessingintheMezamValley[EU/2007],
6.RenewableEnergyBaseforAfrica[EU/2010]
7.OpenenergysystemsinteractionsforOverUnityoutput[Internet/2012]
8.WorldSmallHydropowerDevelopmentReport2013,MiddleAfrica.www.smallhydroworld.org[INSHP,China/2013]
VII.Consultant
Client

Field

Year

1.UnitedNationsIndustrialDevelopmentorganization[UNIDO],Austria

Smallhydro

20032008

2.InternationalNetworkforSmallHydroPower[INSHP],China

Smallhydro

20042006

Hydropowerequipment

20092012

Smallhydro

20042007

Energy&Mining

20052010

6.Generalpublic,Cameroon

IndustrialEquipment

20002014

7.Generalpublic,Cameroon

RenewableEnergySystems

19862014

3.OSSBERGERGmbH,Germany
4.MinistryofCommerce[MINCOM]China
5.IPAD,SouthAfrica

VIII.Languages:ENGLISH[ExpertLevel],FRENCH[Spoken:Fluent,Written:Advanced]
IX.Other
Dates

Locations

Descriptionofactivities

Apriland Hangzhou,Zhejiang
May2004 ProvinceandChenzhou,
HunanProvinceinChina

LedteamofHydroPowerEngineersfromCameroontoChinaforresearchandtraininginSmall
HydroPowersponsoredbyUNIDO.ManagedabudgetofUSD110,000fortheexercise

2005

Accra,GhanaandMaputo,
Mozambique

Ledteamsofresearchersinpowerpollingandinfrastructuredevelopmentforconferences,
seminarsandworkshops.SponsoredbyIPAD.ManagedabudgetofUSD88,000.

2006

LiaoningandZhejiang
Provinces,China

LedandManagedateamofAlternativeEnergyEngineersfromAfricatoresearchonSmall
HydroandPowerGasificationTechnologiessponsoredbytheGovernmentofChinaand
UNIDO.ManagedaBudgetofUSD163,000

X.Signature
08-06-2015