Built in Zambia. For African industry.
HERO Control Systems started in 2019 with one engineer, a bench and a conviction: the boards that run our mines, utilities and networks can be designed and repaired here. Today three divisions do exactly that.
From a degree project to a service centre.
The founder could not source an electronic device for a final-year project, so he built it. That became a habit, then a company. HCS was founded in 2019, incorporated in October 2021 and has been operating from Nyumbayanga, Lusaka since.
ZStudy — Zambia's first STEM-kit maker, in 57 schools and a 2022 Genius Zambia award — became the Training division. The repair bench became Travis Labs. The software we wrote to run our own workshop and payroll became O'Sense, live at osense.io with seven apps.
We are bootstrapped, 100% Zambian-owned, and modelled on the industrial conglomerates that design, manufacture, deploy, maintain and train. The 2050 vision is Africa's first high-tech chip maker. The 2026 reality is a growing service centre paying for the next step.
How HCS is organised.
A four-member board, a founder-CEO, an executive team and three operating divisions.
The people.
Founder of HERO Control Systems and the engineer behind its vision of an African industrial-technology company that designs, builds, repairs and…
Read moreRuns day-to-day delivery across the service centre, field teams and training cohorts so that projects ship on time and clients are kept informed.
Financial planning, budgeting and controls. Steers cash-flow discipline in a market where clients pay on 60–90 day terms.
Partnerships with schools, training clients and corporates; brand and campaign management across HCS and ZStudy.
Supply-chain and business-transformation specialist (EMBA, MSc Procurement & Supply Chain). Leads key accounts, tenders and strategic partnerships.
Michael is a visionary entrepreneur and technology enthusiast with a passion for advancing innovative solutions in automation and control systems. As…
Genius Zambia — Most Innovative STEM Solution (2022)
Awarded to ZStudy, the first Zambian-designed STEM kit, now the Training division of HCS.
EasyEDA Certified Instructor
Our founder is an EasyEDA-recognised instructor in industrial electronics design.
Peer-reviewed research
Published R&D paper on electronics design — original engineering, not assembly.
National Science & Technology Council
Working with NSTC on locally designed technology and STEM.
Registered and current.
- Incorporated at PACRA, 15 October 2021 — Hero Control Systems Limited.
- Registered with the Zambia Development Agency.
Want to work with us — or for us?
Engineers who like fixing things: send a short note and a photo of something you have repaired.