Prof Reuben Mwamakimbullah

Prof. Reuben Mwamakimbullah is a holder of a PhD degree in Natural Resources from Idaho University (USA). Specifically, he majors in the Wood Industry Production Management. His dissertation titled "Development of an adaptive sawmill-flow simulator template for predicting results of changes at sawmills, is basically a management tool to assist sawmill managers to make informed-decisions. Reuben also holds MSc (Hon) degree in Forest Engineering earned from Belarus Institute of Technology, Minsk, Belarus. In his MSc study, he majored in Forest Harvesting and processing. In addition, Reuben pursued a Postgraduate Diploma course in Mechanical Wood Technology and Production Management at Kotka Forest College, in Finland.

Reuben has accrued over 10-year field professional experience as an employee of the then Tanzania Wood Industry Corporation (TWICO). Among positions held at different TWICO’s subsidiaries included Logging Manager and Production Manager.

In 1998, Reuben crossed floors from the field to academia and joined the Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania where he worked at the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism up to his retirement in August 2020. While at the University, he offered forest industry-related classes to both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Reuben is a member of Tanzania Association of Foresters for which he served as its President for about seven years. He also served as a member of the National Forestry Advisory Committee, the Board of the National Environment Council, and a Board Chair for the Forest Industries Training Institute Advisory Board. He is dynamically and physically involved in the establishment of quality standards of wood products in Tanzania, particularly those of structural sawn timber, transmission poles, engineered wood products, etc.

He has published a number of studies primarily on addressing challenges facing the wood industry in Tanzania and the East African region. Reuben participates in collaborative studies both locally and internationally.

Currently, Reuben is the CEO of the Davis Forestry Consultants Ltd (DFC), a consulting firm located in Morogoro Municipal, Tanzania. The DFC’s focus areas include forestry, wood technologies and environmental conservation, among others.

Reuben closely works with the private forest sector in Tanzania to uplift the sector’s development, enhance its contribution to economy and in supporting the nation’s efforts in eradicating poverty that haunts the society.