Professional Summary
Cameroonian hydrogeologist and water-resources entrepreneur based in Switzerland, specializing in hydrogeology, geothermics, groundwater assessment, GIS, remote sensing, hydrogeochemical analysis, and hydrogeological modelling. He holds a Master's degree in Hydrogeology and Geothermics from the University of Neuchâtel and a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Kinshasa. His work combines scientific rigor, field investigation, modelling, and entrepreneurial innovation to support sustainable groundwater management in Africa. Through field campaigns in Cameroon, South Africa, and Switzerland, he has contributed to aquifer characterization, recharge assessment, geochemical analysis, drinking-water planning, and environmental diagnostics. He is developing GRAM, a GIS, remote sensing, chemistry analysis, and modelling decision-support approach designed to improve access to groundwater in humid and semi-arid African environments.
Key Expertise
Major Projects and Contributions
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GRAM Groundwater Decision-Support Tool
Develops GRAM, an innovative decision-support approach combining GIS, remote sensing, chemistry analysis, field data, and hydrogeological modelling to identify and support access to groundwater resources in Africa's humid and semi-arid environments. -
Master's Thesis – Groundwater Resources Assessment in South Africa
Conducted a Master's thesis with the Inkawu Vervet Project and the University of Zululand collaboration, assessing and characterizing groundwater resources in Mawana Game Reserve, South Africa through field campaigns, tracing tests, GIS mapping, water sampling, hydrogeochemical analysis, recharge assessment, and 3D modelling of the unconfined Dwyka tillite aquifer using Hydromodpy. -
Hydrogeological Research and Laboratory Projects – University of Neuchâtel
Participated in hydrogeological research and laboratory work at the University of Neuchâtel, including piezometric mapping, pumping and tracing tests, geochemical analysis, Python and Matlab programming, groundwater-flow modelling, and contaminant propagation studies. -
GIS, Remote Sensing and Climate-Water Analysis
Applied ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, Google Earth Engine, and satellite-data analysis to hydrological and hydrogeological dynamics, land and environmental assessment, climate-change interpretation, and spatio-temporal analysis of water-resource systems. -
Internship – Regional Water and Energy Delegation, Cameroon
Supported drinking-water supply planning in rural and peri-urban areas, participated in inspections of hydraulic structures including the Lagdo dam, and contributed to technical reporting during an internship with the Regional Water and Energy Delegation in Cameroon. -
Environmental Diagnostics and Sustainable Water Resources Planning
Works on environmental diagnostics, aquifer characterization, hydrochemical analysis, field monitoring, land-use planning, sustainable water-resource management, and technical support for projects requiring scientific and institutional water-sector expertise. -
International Scientific Communication and Presentations
Presented and promoted scientific results internationally, including work associated with the International Conference on Earth and Environment Sciences 2025 in Durban and scientific exchanges connected to South African research partners. -
Entrepreneurship for Groundwater Access in Africa
Builds an entrepreneurial pathway around hydrogeological innovation, with the goal of scaling GRAM beyond the pilot stage, forming scientific and institutional partnerships, and developing regional collaborator networks to improve groundwater access for agriculture, communities, and economic development across Africa.