ADDISU ADUGNA EBA, MSC
Tel: 240-***-**** ****, New Hampshire Ave, Apt #810,
***********.***@*****.*** Takoma, Park, MD 20912
Summary:
An aspiring Geographic Information Systems professional seeking a position in GIS, cartography,
mapping, relational database development/management, surveying, urban planning, geocoding,
geospatial data collection/management. A fast learner, eager to apply knowledge and analytical skills in
a professional setting; while simultaneously striving to learn new techniques and methodology in a
rapidly growing industry. In addition to GIS knowledge, professional skills include: problem solving,
organization, planning, time management, and communication.
Work Experience
EDUCATION:
University of Maryland, college park, USA
Masters of Professional studies in geospatial information system 05/2013
Technical university of Darmstadt, Germany
Master of Science in Tropical Hydrogeology,
Engineering Geology and Environmental Management 05/2009
Master’s Thesis: Assessment of Groundwater Quality in Guadalupe Valley,
Ensenada, M
Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Bachelor of Science in Geology and Geophysics 08/2001
Work Experience
GIS Consultant, World Bank 05/2013
Mapped and analyzed development indicators data using GIS
Edited, Cleaned and processed, CSV, Excel, dbf and other data formats
Billing specialist/Administrative assistant 03/2010-present
Managed clinical database
Prepared and processed billing data
Created database using excel
Student employee, TU Darmstadt Germany 08/2008-10/2008
Assisted Professor with GIS work, Arc GIS 9.1
Digitized maps
Hydrogeologist and engineering geologist 09/2001-09/2006
Investigated ground water resource
Supervised water well drilling projects
Supervised geotechnical investigation projects
Collected and analyzed ground water samples
Technical Skills:
• Thematic map creation and representation as mxd’s: chloropleth, dot density, graduated
symbols, unique values, symbology, legend display, labels, and associated map symbols
• Feature class creation and editing: raster to polygon, kml/kmz, point, line, polygon, projection
definition, import field template, add/delete features, select by location, select by attribution
• Geoprocessing: clip, buffer, dissolve, append, georeferencing
• Digitizing: snapping, extending, trimming, adjusting nodes, edge-match feature classes
• Join and relate attribute tables
• ArcGIS Extensions: Overlay analysis (union, intersect); topology, vectorization
• Site selection analysis using spatial and attribute queries
• SQL Queries
• Metadata creation and maintenance
• Sharing of multiple databases; Compression of large files for upload/download; share online
• Geocoding: dBASE tables and spreadsheet conversion, analysis of output, address location
correction, use of Google Maps, ArcGIS online geolocators
• Personal and file geodatabase creation and management
• Relational database development and management (tables, fields, records, keys)
• Data collection, classification, import and export datasets, attribute data manipulation, detection
of spatial data entry errors and correction
Software Proficiency:
ESRI-ArcGIS 9.x, 10.x suite(ArcMap, ArcInfo, ArcCatalog, ArcView, ArcToolbox), ArcGIS
Server
ENVI, Image Analysis Software
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Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Access, outlook, PowerPoint)
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Programming with python
HTML, HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, ASP.net
Database management, SQL server
Ground water modeling, Modflow and GEODIN
REFERENCES
Available upon request