About
An engineering executive at the intersection of power, AI, and infrastructure.
Two decades of high-voltage engineering practice fused with a relentless focus on industrial AI, agentic systems, and the next generation of utility infrastructure.
Biography
Dr. Wezi B. Chipeta, DBA, PrEng, PMP is a Professional Engineer (PrEng), DBA holder (Summa Cum Laude), PMP-certified leader, and computer engineering enthusiast operating at the convergence of high-voltage power systems and applied artificial intelligence.
He currently serves as Senior Electrical Engineer — High Voltage at an Aluminum Processing Plant: Alcoa Tennessee, leading critical industrial power infrastructure work for one of the world's largest aluminum producers.
As founder of the Izew Engineering & Investment Ecosystem, he is building an integrated platform spanning industrial AI clouds, engineering software (OpenLineCAD, ReticuTech), quantum platforms (EntangleIQ), and energy systems (EcoFlow).
His prior practice includes Eskom transmission, municipal and railway modernization, asset unbundling programs, and consulting across high-voltage substation, protection, and renewable energy design.
Career Timeline
Present
Senior Electrical Engineer — High Voltage
Aluminum Processing Plant: Alcoa Tennessee
Founder
Izew Engineering & Investments
AI · Infrastructure · Energy ecosystem
Consulting
Uranus Consulting Engineers
HV power systems & utility modernization
Utility
Eskom — Transmission & Distribution
HV substations, lines, protection
Certifications
Post Graduate Program in Generative AI and Machine Learning
EDUREKA! / Illinois Tech · May 2025 – Apr 2026 · Capstone: Generative AI-Powered Application for Enterprise Document Queries Using Autonomous AI Agents
- RAG-powered knowledge system using LLMs, vector databases, and agent-based reasoning for natural-language enterprise document queries
- Multi-format document ingestion (PDF, TXT, CSV, Excel) processed into embeddings via the Gemini embedding model and stored in Chroma vector database for semantic retrieval
- Agent-based workflow orchestrating retrieval, reasoning, and validation using a Gemini language model for context-aware, grounded answers
- Full-stack implementation with FastAPI, LangChain, LangGraph, Gemini API, ChromaDB, and Streamlit
- Scalable AI assistant architecture supporting enterprise knowledge retrieval tasks
Post Graduate Program in DevOps
EDUREKA! / Purdue University · Nov 2024 – Oct 2025 · Capstone: Building a CI/CD Pipeline for ABC Technologies — complete code including dockerfile, CI pipeline job scripts, Docker and Kubernetes CI/CD deployment scripts, manifest files (deployment, service, namespace, ingress, HPA), and documented outputs from GitHub, DockerHub, Jenkins, Grafana, and AWS.
Project Management Professional (PMP)
PMI · Credential #3537705 · Since May 2023
Professional Engineer (P.E.)
Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) · Membership ID: 20040037 · Since March 2004
Professional Engineer (P.E.)
Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (EGBC), Vancouver, Canada · Membership ID: 193612 · Since Jan 2016 — Pending
Short Courses
Train-the-Trainer (TTT) Low and High Voltage (16 Contact Hours)
e-Hazard · March 27–28, 2025
High Voltage Qualified (8 Contact Hours)
e-Hazard · March 26, 2025
Low Voltage Qualified (8 Contact Hours)
e-Hazard · March 25, 2025
PLS CADD & PLS Pole Course
Trans-Africa Projects · June 1–3, 2010
Membership & Affiliations
RISC-V Individual Membership
Via the Linux Foundation · Since August 13, 2022
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Member ID: 41613633 · Since Jan 2004
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Member ID: 1349942 · Since April 2018 · East Tennessee Chapter of PMI
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
0009-0006-4903-3198
Education
Post-Doctoral Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS)
Westcliff University · College of Technology and Engineering (COTE) · Irvine, California, USA
Graduation August 2026 · Currently 4.0 GPA
Relevant coursework: Modern Operating Systems, Computer Systems Architecture, Principles of Data Management, Software Test Automation & Tools, Software Quality Metrics, Web Programming I, Web Application Development, Tele-Medicine and Networking, Systems Analysis and Design, Data in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, User Interface Design, Cloud Data Visualization.
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) — Summa Cum Laude
Westcliff University · College of Business · Irvine, California, USA
Graduated October 2021
Dissertation: Extent of Initial Coin Offerings for Creating Value for Start-ups Using Blockchain. Awarded CASCU Scholarship for part of tuition fees (2018–2021).
Master of Engineering (MEng) in Project Management (MPM)
University of Pretoria · School of Engineering and Built Environment · Pretoria, South Africa
Graduated November 2016
Postgraduate Certificate in Business Research
University of Southern Queensland · School of Business · Toowoomba, Australia
Graduated November 2009
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
De Montfort University · School of Business · Leicester, United Kingdom
Graduated November 2005
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Electrical Engineering
Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) · Blantyre, Malawi
Graduated October 1995
Diploma in Electrical Engineering
Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) · Blantyre, Malawi
Graduated October 1993
Pass with Credit