Programming Languages: Python, MATLAB,SQL
Lusani Mamushiane
Senior R&D Engineer
Pretoria,GP
Summary
I am a Senior R&D Engineer with over 10 years of practical experience in research, business development, and strategy. I have a hands-on approach to my work and enjoy working with others to find solutions and deliver results. I’m reliable, hardworking, and take pride in doing my part to help teams and projects succeed.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
4
4
Languages
Work History
Senior R&D Engineer
Council For Scientific And Industrial Research
07.2022 - Current
- Drive business development and value chain mapping to identify R&D opportunities in mobile networks, cloud computing, and IoT.
- Conduct benchmarking studies to align R&D initiatives with global trends and standards, ensuring solutions reflect the state-of-the-art in technology.
- Design and develop minimum viable prototypes (MVPs) for mobile and cloud network architectures in accordance with ITU, ETSI, and 3GPP standards.
- Provide strategic advisory support on emerging digital transformation technologies tailored to the needs of the South African public sector.
- Identify, assess, and localize industrial and socio-economic use cases for 5G applications, supporting national innovation and digital inclusion goals.
- Lead project management activities, ensuring timely delivery of milestones, compliance with budget constraints, and alignment with stakeholder expectations.
Senior Researcher
State Information Technology Agency
07.2021 - 06.2022
- Supported ExCo in developing cloud, connectivity, and supply chain management strategies to improve operational efficiency and service delivery.
- Provided thought leadership on emerging digital transformation trends, including digital twins, 3D printing, AI, citizen twins, and blockchain.
- Delivered data-driven insights on government ICT spending and SITA’s market position using big data analytics and forecasting.
- Supported open innovation initiatives enabling SMMEs through ICT hackathons focused on cloud and connectivity technologies.
R&D Engineer
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CS
10.2015 - 06.2021
- Led R&D in 5G, SDN, NFV, IoT, AI, and WDM technologies to advance telecom and digital infrastructure solutions.
- Planned and designed 5G mobile networks, conducted architecture gap analysis using TOGAF principles, and developed transition plans for system modernization.
- Designed, prototyped, and tested SDN/NFV solutions with cloud-native platforms such as OpenStack and Kubernetes, ensuring ISO 17025 compliance.
- Published research and presented findings at industry conferences; mentored junior engineers and contributed to technical documentation.
- Developed proof-of-concept demonstrators and integrated open-source and commercial telecom technologies to support innovation and deployment readiness.
Telecommunications and Electronic Engineer
Mmapro IT Solutions (Microsoft Subsidiary)
01.2015 - 12.2015
- Contributed to the development of an Online License Renewal System, supporting backend integration with public safety and traffic enforcement databases.
- Assisted in the design of a Vehicle Anti-cloning System using color barcodes encoded with the vehicle owner’s portrait to prevent fraud.
- Supported image acquisition and pre-processing algorithms for Fingerprint Biometric Systems, collaborating with the R&D team to improve system accuracy and reliability.
Education
Master of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa 04.2001 -
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical And Electronic Engineering
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa 04.2001 -
Skills
Cloud Technologies (OpenStack, AWS, Azure)
Virtualization Technologies (VMWare, VirtualBox, Containers)
Operating Systems (Linux, Windows)
Networking Protocols
Machine Learning
Technical Writing
Business Development (Market sizing, Proposal writing, Value chain mapping)
Oral Presentations
Accomplishments
- Recognized with the Best Paper Award at the 2018 Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference.
- Honored with the Emerging Researcher Award at the 2018 CSIR Excellence Awards.
- Successfully secured R600,000 in funding to support R&D initiatives.
- Awarded the Best Paper Award again at the 2021 Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference.
- Received the L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award in 2021, valued at R80,000.
Software
Databases: MySQL, MariaDB
Writing Tools:LaTeX, Microsoft Office
Certification
Project Management (PRINCE2® Practitioner)
Timeline
Senior R&D Engineer
Council For Scientific And Industrial Research
07.2022 - Current
Senior Researcher
State Information Technology Agency
07.2021 - 06.2022
R&D Engineer
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CS
10.2015 - 06.2021
Telecommunications and Electronic Engineer
Mmapro IT Solutions (Microsoft Subsidiary)
01.2015 - 12.2015
Master of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of Cape Town
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical And Electronic Engineering
University of Johannesburg
04.2001 -