NAME: Omari Rashid NUNDU
DATE OF BIRTH: 6th. August, 1948
NATIONALITY: Tanzanian
MARITAL STATUS: Married with four adult children
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UNIVERSITY EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC INTEREST
· BSc (Hons) in Aeronautical Engineering - Glasgow University (1971-75)
Final year Honours majors included:
1. Mathematics 1V,
2. Aerospace Dynamics 1V,
3. Fluid Mechanics 1V,
4. Aerospace Structures 1V and
5. Gas Dynamics and Thermodynamic Machines 1V.
Final Year Honours Dissertation: Turbulent Airflows Around Buildings"
· MSc in Air Transport Engineering - Cranfield University (1978/79)
Thesis: " The Measurement and Control of Airliner Fleet Dispatch Availability"
· Current Research work: Optimisation of Air Traffic Flows under Free Flight Concept in All Phases of Flight
2.0 WORKING EXPERIENCE
· 2008: President of the Air Navigation Commission
- 2007: First Vice President of the Air Navigation Commission.
· 2006 to date: Member of the Air Navigation Commission.
· 2004 2005: Observer on the Air Navigation Commission
· November 2003 to date: Permanent Representative of the United Republic of Tanzania to ICAO
· November 2002 to date: Director of International Affairs, Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority.
- April 1992 - October 2002: Head of Civil Aviation Sector, Southern African Development Community (SADC).
· May 1989 to 31 March 1992: Senior Management Consultant responsible for the aviation programme, Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI).
· 1982 May 1989: Director/Co-ordinator of Special Projects and Project Manager of Kilimanjaro Aircraft Maintenance Facilities (KIMAFA)
· 1977 1982: Superintendent Technical Planning and Services, Air Tanzania Corporation.
· 1975 1977: Aircraft Maintenance Engineer and Planning & Development Engineer, East African Airways Corporation
· October 1975: Assistant Executive Engineer (aircraft), Ministry of Transport and Communications, Tanzania..
LEADERSHIP ROLES
· Chairman of Tanzania Education Support Association (April 2008 to date)
· President of Montreal Tanzanians Association (May 2007 to date)
· President of the ICAO Air Navigation Commission (January 2008 to date)
· Vice President of ICAO Air Navigation Commission (2007)
· Coordinator of Ad-hoc Working Groups of the Air Navigation Commission (2007)
· Vice Chairman of Finance Committee of the ICAO Council (2005)
· Member of Senior Management Team at Air Tanzania Corporation(1977-1989), ESAMI (1990 - 1991) and Southern Africa Transport and Communication Technical Unit (1992 2002)
· Member of Academic Board of ESAMI (1991)
· Chief Executive Officer of KIMAFA (1982 1989)
· Chairman of Tanzanian Students Association, Glasgow Branch (1974)
· Head Prefect in each of the three schools he attended Mwakidila Primary School(1960), Marten's Shamba Middle School (1964) and Karimjee Secondary School (1969/70).
Nawakilisha jamani, kwani usilolijuwa ni kama usiku wa giza.