Fekade Resume (Business Development, Research Assistant, Administrative Assistan Resume
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Resume:
Profile Summary:
- + years of experience in academic institutions, offices, non-profit organization, and consultancy firm
- Enthusiastic, well organized and results oriented professional with extensive experience in reviewing literatures, conducting survey researches, analyzing and reporting research outputs
- Self-starter who works well with minimal supervision
- Ability to work in a fast-paced working environment both independently and as part of a team and meet deadlines
- Administrative and secretarial experience in office environment
Key Skills:
- Fluent in English – excellent written, verbal and spoken skills
- Computer savvy – proficient in Microsoft Project Management, Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Visio, Outlook and Publisher. Experience in digital data input.
- Organization, time management, multi-tasking, interpersonal ability
- Adept in collecting and working with complex research data
- Adept in preparing reports and summarizing results of research work
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Conversant with International Standards such as ISO , ISO , ISO , ISO
- Certified International Engineering Educator, International Society for Engineering Education
- Cisco Networking (CCNA , CCNA , CCNA and CCNA )
Professional Experience:
Technology Transfer Officer
Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
February – August
- Facilitated industry and academia collaboration at all stages of problem solving and research engagement
- Interacting with university researchers to identify new technologies and to assess their commercial potential and suitability for patent or copyright protection
- Organized workshops and seminars
- Identified funding opportunities for projects and communicate them to university researchers
- Identified training needs and potential research projects of industries in Ethiopia
- Setup technology transfer office
- Reported and presented technology transfer activities to government officials, businesses, deans, and other stakeholders
Freelance Consultant (Co-Investigator &Team Leader)
New Enlightenment Training & Consultancy Firm, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
November - August
- Lead consultant in a number of surveys and researches for international NGOs
- Designed and developed competent and winning proposals
- Offered trainings on value chain development, entrepreneurship & marketing strategies
- Designed monitoring and evaluation tools; trained data collectors and enumerators
- Oversaw the overall implementation of data collection; produced competent evaluation, baseline & research reports; and presented the findings to the stakeholders.
Program Manager
Kulich Youth Reproductive Health Development Organization, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Feb. – July
- Managed the overall activities of the organization
- Raised funds for the organization through writing winning proposals
- Produced project proposals & reports, and communicate these to stakeholders and donors
- Supervised and monitored progresses and implementation of activities of the organization
- Ensured the optimal use of human, and material resources of the organization
- Ensured the timely preparation of periodic, progress and annual reports
- Represented the organization in different meetings, workshops and seminars
- Helped the organization in networking with different civil society organizations & NGOs
Research Assistant (Intern)
Viktoria Swedish ICT Research Institute Gothenburg, Sweden
February - August
- Actively involved in the research project aimed at developing H&M Online Internet based fashion sales into a circular business concept, where the delivery transport is used also to take back used clothes, https://www.viktoria.se/projects/cotour
- Produced a thesis and book entitled First Mile Approaches to Closing the Loop of Supply Chain, which is now available on amazon and other sites.
University Lecturer
Bahir Dar University Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
July – August
- Prepared and delivered lectures and tutorials for courses such as management information systems, operations management, industrial management, productivity improvement, project management, engineering economics and entrepreneurship and business management
- Developed and implemented new methods of teaching to reflect changes in the curriculum
- Prepared handouts & teaching materials
- Assessed students' coursework and support students through advisory role,
- Advised final year research projects and mentored internship projects
- Served in academic commission of the school and participated in administrative tasks such as student admissions, and induction programs
Laboratory Supervisor
Bahir Dar University Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
April – August
- Developed a standard rules and guidelines for day-to-day lab operations
- Developed lab schedules and made recommendations for changes and improvements
- Identified resource needs with appropriate management staff & allocate resources optimally
- Ensured compliance with established policies and procedures
- Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual compliance and technical reports
Team Leader for Business Processes Improvement
Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
October – July
- Studied existing(as-is) working practices and processes of Bahir Dar University;
- Identified non-value adding activities and processes and
- Benchmarked best practices of others
- Designed a new system and working practices from scratch that eliminated these non-value adding steps considering best practices of others
- Offered training on Business Process Reengineering for the university community
- Developed job descriptions for the different positions in the newly developed system
- Recruited and assigned the right employee at the right position considering qualifications and experience
- Actively participated for the full spectrum of recruitment activities from initial job identification to initial on-boarding of new employee
Assistant Coordinator for Continuing Education Program
Bahir Dar University Institute of Technology
March – September
- Developed class schedules, arranged facilities, facilitated instructor’s agreements
- Facilitated duplication services for the instructors
- Ensured classroom setup; collected completed class attendance rosters; provided information for students
- Conducted community needs assessment for the betterment of the programs
- Facilitated the evaluation of programs, customer satisfaction, success of courses, and effectiveness of instructors
Education:
Master Degree in Industrial Ecology ( Credit Hours)
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
University of Graz, Austria
Master of Business Administration ( Credit Hours)
Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering ( Credit Hours)
Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
