Fekadu Habteyohannes
Roseville, MN
Phone: 651-***-**** Email: *******@*****.***
LinkedIn: (10) Fekadu Habteyohannes LinkedIn
Summary
Vigorous experience both in technical and managerial aspects of complex multi-cultural projects in Social Protection Programs having multi-disciplinary professional skills. Experience in international organizations World Bank, CIDA Canada, Lutheran World Federation, Oxford Policy Management
Play a key role in implementing the enterprise Data Strategy by building on Enterprise Data Store, populating it with clean and well-structured data. Coordinate MIS (Management Information Systems) Development for social protection sector in Ethiopia and Develop Social Protections Systems Development Guideline.
Design, deploy and manage the organization’s data architecture. System Design and Requirement Analysis, Database Design, Spatial Data Analysis, Data Science and natural resource development activities.
Involve in Data Governance initiatives. Coordinate program beneficiary households’ data collection using CAPI (computer Assisted Personal Interviews) and Coordinate Single registry database preparation/development
Data management and modeling skill to develop prediction models for geographic targeting and caseload estimation for SEASN (Strengthen Ethiopian Adaptive Safety Net) program. Develop hotspot classification model for disaster risk management and early warning in Ethiopia
Expert in leading analytics projects, design, data management, data visualization, and dashboard development to facilitate data-driven decision-making. Experience in piloting and rolling out projects in governmental and non-governmental organizations.
Technical Skills
Softwares/Platforms:
Tableau, Visual studio, Power BI, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, ArcGIS, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, GeoServer, Openlayers 3, HTML, CSS, Jupyter Notebook
Google Earth Engine and Arc GIS, Spatial Analysis, WebGIS, Mobile data collection using ODK (including- CommCare), AWS
Software Languages:
Python, Java script, HTML/CSS, SQL, VBA in Excel,
WORK HISTORY
December 2021 – January 2022
Title: Information Technology Solutions Technical Support Specialist:
Employing Organization: World Bank
Key accomplishments
Coordinate the Development and implementation of the Ethiopian Productive Safety Net program (EPSNP) Management Information System (MIS) for effective delivery of the program and technical support on data flow diagrams, document system interfaces and develop data models.
Data management and modeling skill to develop prediction models for geographic targeting and caseload estimation for SEASN (Strengthen Ethiopian Adaptive Safety Net) program. Develop hotspot classification model for disaster risk management and early warning in Ethiopia
Major duties and responsibilities:
●Review and approve all documents of system development cycle, Inception, Functional requirements, System Design documents.
●Facilitate and conduct different level of testing including User Acceptance Testing(UAT)
●Ensure the improvement of electronic data flows between woreda and federal units involved in the program
●Provide training- Technical training for regional Technical Assistances (TAs), End-User training for all safety net woreda’s(District) experts and Familiarization (Awareness) training for other stakeholders
●Coordination and management the roll-out of the MIS
●Identify limitations of the MIS and initiate the methods to address the problems
●Coordination and management of the contracts and activities of the outsourcing companies or firms.
June 2020 Up to December 2021
Title: Information Technology Solutions Technical Support Specialist
Employing Organization: Alinea International LTD
Key accomplishments
Play a key role in implementing the enterprise Data Strategy by building on Enterprise Data Store, populating it with clean and well-structured data
Design, deploy and manage the organization’s data architecture. System Design and Requirement Analysis, Database Design, Spatial Data Analysis, Data Science and natural resource development activities.
Major duties and responsibilities
●Coordinate the development, maintenance, upgrading and modernization of the IT infrastructure and software platforms of PSNP and Provide technical support
●Lead the development and implementation of PSNP MIS and Public Works Map Database system and provide technical support on Process maps, case diagrams, entity-relationship diagrams
●Advise governments and development agencies on IT and MIS development across public services.
●Liaison Food Security Coordination Directorate/ Ministry of Agriculture with other government ministries as well as development partners
●Advise government and development agencies on IT and system development/ MIS across public services.
●Lead system development technical team composed of World Bank and other development partners
●Focal for National ID project to apply PSNP as use case for Digital ID in Ethiopia (opportunities ), digital identification system
●Coordinate Beneficiary Household Registry, BHH Registry,
December 2018 Up to June 2020.
Title: Information Technology Solutions Technical Assistance
Employing Organization: Agriteam Canada LTD
Key accomplishments
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the collection, analysis, and presentation of data to produce accurate and reliable findings and insights for decision-making.
Preparation and consultation of IT concept paper on systems modernization and integration with focus on solutions for data transfer/ exchange between implementing units at all levels (woreda, region and federal)
Identify training requirements, prepare training materials and provide training for domain experts and end-users.
Socialprotection.org Webinar presentation as a panelist on innovations/technologies on social protection: https://youtu.be/QGGEw6yeUsM
Major duties and responsibilities
●Development and implementation of the PSNP Management Information System (MIS) for effective delivery of the program and technical support on data flow diagrams, document system interfaces and develop data models.
●Review and approve all documents of system development cycle, Inception, Functional requirements, System Design documents.
●Facilitate and conduct different level of testing including User Acceptance Testing(UAT)
●Ensure the improvement of electronic data flows between woreda and federal units involved in the program
●Participate and play principal role in the operation of the System Development Technical Committee
●Serve as key liaison between GoE and contracted suppliers to design, develop and operationalize the PSNP MIS, overseeing the design and implementation of the PSNP MIS
●Support the development of the Geographic Information System (GIS) tools and implementation of map visualization
●Undertake training on MIS development and delivery
●Provision of training related to PSNP MIS software and operations and maintenance for all relevant program staff.
●Preparation of appropriate IT training materials/modules, and ensure that staff are appropriately trained
●Coach and mentor co-workers on the use and appropriate application the MIS
December 2016 - December 2018
Title: Management Information System Expert (MIS Expert)
Employing Organization: Safety Net Support Facility/Agriteam Canada LTD
Key accomplishments
Prepare MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS GUIDELINES FOR SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMMES IN ETHIOPIA and Roadmap for Integrated Social Protection System Development at the National level along with System Technical Committee
November 2009 – December 2016
Title: Information Technology Advisor,
Employing Organization: CIDA (Ethiopia Canada Cooperation Office), ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
Key accomplishments
Provide Technical Advice and support on payroll and Attendance Sheet System (PASS) to Productive Safety Net program
Provide technical training for regional PASS TAs, End-user training for all safety net woreda (District) experts and Familiarization (Awareness) training for other stakeholders
November 2007 to November 2009
Title: Technical assistance for Information Center
Employing Organization: Food Security Coordination Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development
Key accomplishments
Play a key role in implementing the enterprise Data Strategy by building on Enterprise Data Store, populating it with clean and well-structured data.
Data architecture design, data management, data visualization, and dashboard development to facilitate data-driven decision-making. Piloting and rolling out project’s data management strategy in governmental and non-governmental organizations.
EDUCATION
December 2022 – Current Data Visualization and Analytics Student, Minnesota University/ Boot Camp
Jan 2011 – May 2013, M.Sc. in Geographical Information System (GIS), Lund University, Sweden (on going-Master Thesis Preparation)
May 2008 – May 2010 Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science, School of Computer Science & Technology, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Sept.1988 – Sept.1992 B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering, Alemaya University of Agriculture, Hareri, Ethioipa
REFERENCES
Sintayehu Demisse
Federal Food Security Coordination Directorate (FFSCD) Director Telephone 251 -911911407
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Lucian Pop
PSNP4 Task Team Leader
Senior Social Protection Specialist
Mob: +1-202-***-****
Email: ****@*********.***
www.worldbank.org/en/topic/socialprotection
Mekonnen Gebremichael, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Phone: 309-***-****
Fax: 310-***-****
E-Mail:********@****.****.***
California, USA