Dr. Mushore is an experienced research scientist with excellent skills in research instrument design, needs assessment, proposal writing, data analysis, remote sensor image processing, communication of findings, needs-based product development, and the implementation of gap-filling interventions. His key concerns are the use of his academic background, experience, collaborations and teamwork to ensure that communities are safe from adverse environmental/atmospheric conditions and that they use favorable physical and sociodemographic conditions to benefit their socioeconomic activities as much as possible. He holds a PhD in environmental science (University of KwaZulu-Natal, Awarded in 2017), an MSc in geographical information systems and Earth observations (ITC, Netherlands, 2012), a graduate diploma in meteorology (Meteorological Services Zimbabwe, 2008), and a BSc physics degree (UZ, 2006). He is highly analytical as well as highly capable of handling qualitative and quantitative research procedures. He is acquainted with hands on experience in the use of state-of-the-art analytical, data analysis, and decision support tools and techniques (including geo-spatial analysis [such as using ENVI, ArcGIS, ERDAS Imagine, Quantum GIS, and ILWIS], programming [MatLab and IDL] and statistics [including SPSS, INSTAT, and STATA]). He has experience with extension services to ensure effective implementation of interventions such as in hydrology, agrometeorology, and disaster management.