Tej Bakaya

Managing Director
Applied Geophysics
Water Resources Consultants (Pty) Ltd
Uganda

Business Expert Geology and Earth Science
Biography

 Mr. Tej Bakaya holds a Master's degree in Applied Geophysics, Bachelor’s degree in Geology and Physics and a Post graduate Diploma in Hydrology. He is the Managing Director responsible for overall operations in Botswana & Zambia. He has over 40 years experience in executing, managing and directing projects. He has supervised and managed over 90 projects, having completed long term assignments in Botswana, India, and Lesotho, Tanzania and Zambia and short-term assignments in 7 other countries. These Projects included development of rural and urban water supplies, design and interpretation of geophysical surveys, design and operation of hydrometric networks, regional water resource assessment projects, conjunctive use of surface and groundwater, drought alleviation programmes. Mr. Bakaya’s experience in the last fifteen years includes serving as Project Manager on four major groundwater resource assessment projects in Botswana and as an internal reviewer on two regional groundwater projects commissioned by SADC. He also has contributed as Project Director on a number of water supply engineering design & construction supervision projects and environmental Projects in Botswana and Zambia. Mr. Bakaya has also been involved in collaborating with national and international firms for business development and technology transfer.

Research Intrest

 Applied Geophysics and  Hydrology