Farm manager/ operation suppervisor
Handymen - Working specialties
Experience:
Sept 2012 to Sept 2020 = Agricultural farm unit manager
2021- Director, Academic Programs Directorate Office, Dilla University
July 2016 - December 2018 = Director, Continuing and Distance Education Directorate, Dilla University
August 2015 – July 2016 = Vice Dean for academic affairs, College of Agriculture and Natural resources, Dilla University
2014 to 2017 Thematic Area Leader for Livestock, poultry, beekeeping and Fish productivity improvement project, funded by Dilla University
Education:
2021 PhD in Climate Smart Agriculture and Biodiversity Management (Livestock Stream), Africa Centre of Excellence for Climate Smart
Agriculture and Biodiversity Conservation, Haramaya University.
2012 MSc Degree in Animal Production, Haramaya University, Ethiopia
2009 BSc degree in Animal Science (with distinction), Jimma University, Ethiopia
Skills:
I assure you that I possess the DSSAT and GIS (ArcGIS, qGIS) modeling skills for food systems analysis. In most of my research works, I used a mixed approach whereby quantitative and qualitative data were gathered from multiple sources to address the research objectives. I am qualified to analyze and interpret qualitative and quantitative data. My participation in the Regional pastoral livelihoods resilience project (RPLRP) on indigenous early warning practices in Ethiopia helped me to understand the livelihood transitions that enhance my capacity for conducting high-impact research and collecting data using digital tools (KOBO tool), analyzing and visualizing big data using R, SPSS, SAS, STATA and so on.
Additionally:
1. Prepared a Student Module for Biostatistics and Research Methodology in Animal Health.
2. Prepared a Student Module for Draft and pack Animal Management.
3. Organized a Training program on Introduction of Milk Processing Technology in Pastoral Society of Abeya Woreda, Guji Zone, Oromia regional state of Ethiopia.
4. Organized training on Popularization of Hay-box chick brooder in Gedeo Zone, Ethiopia.
5. Produced Manual for Small Scale modern Poultry production (Amharic Version: አነስተኛ ዘመናዊ የዶሮ እርባታ).
6. Member of a team that developed MSc curriculum, Animal production and Health, at Dilla University.
7. Served as a chairman and internal examiner during MSc open Thesis defences examination at Dilla University
8. Supervised more than 8 MSc students in the Department of Animal and Range Sciences, Dilla University
9. Reviewed, more than 8 research articles
