Curriculum Vitae
Tsehaye Dedimas Beyene, Ph.D., ThM.
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PERSONAL PROFILE
PMP (Project Management Professional) certification, March 2025 – to date
Masters of Theology (ThM.), Hellenic College Holy Cross, Brookline, Massachusetts, United States of America, December 31, 2023
PhD. In Industrial Management, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan; January 1, 2023,
MSc. In Industrial Engineering (Production Engineering and Management) Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia; June 20, 2017
Bachelor of Theology (BTh.), Holy Trinity Theological College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; July 05, 2014;
BSc. In Industrial Engineering, Bahir Dar University Engineering Faculty; July 06, 2006
Author and Co-author of 9 peer-reviewed journal articles, 2 refereed proceedings;
Author of 1 religious book;
Translator of 1 religious book;
5 Conference presentations and 1 poster presentation;
Reviewer of several conference papers
More than 7 years’ experience in university teaching as an assistant lecturer and lecturer in Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia,
8 years of research experience as a/an Postdoctoral Associate, Research Fellow, PhD student, lecturer and MSc. student;
Research interest: production systems analysis and modeling, operations management, service systems modeling, System failure mode effect analysis (S-FMEA), manufacturing planning and scheduling, power distribution network design, systems simulation, supply chain modeling, orthodox theology in patristic writings and Christian leadership. EDUCATION
Jan. 2023 – Dec. 2023 Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, Massachusetts, United States of America, ThM. Master of Theology with GPA 3.55 (Distinction). Medium of instruction: English
Feb. 2020 – Jan. 2023 Department of Industrial Management, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan PhD. In Industrial Management with GPA 4.00 and A
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(Superior) in Dissertation. Medium of instruction: English Oct. 2015 – Jun. 2017 Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar institute of Technology, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (Production Engineering and Management) with GPA 3.63. Medium of instruction: English
Sep. 2010 – Jul. 2014 Holy Trinity Theological College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Bachelor of Theology with GPA 3.96 (Very Great
Distinction). Medium of instruction: English
Oct. 2001 – Jul. 2006 Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar institute of Technology, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering with GPA 3.07. Medium of instruction: English
TRAININGS & XERTIFICATE
March 2025 - to date PMP (Project Management Professional) certification Technical Institute of America
December 12, 2023 Mental Health First Aid USA (Adult) Mental Health First Aid, National council for Metal Wellbeing, United States of America
Jan. 2009 – Jul. 2009 Geez Language
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, St. Frumentius Abba Selama Kessate Berhan Theological College, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia
May 8 – 12, 2009 Balanced Scorecard (the Strategy Management System) Belete BPR Consultants PLC
Dec. 4-6, 1998 Population Club Guidance
Tigray Office of Population, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia EMPLOYMENT
Feb. 2024- Feb, 2025 Research Fellow, Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mar. 2023 – Feb. 2025 Assistant Librarian, Archbishop Iakovos Learning and Research Center, Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, Massachusetts, United States of America
Jul. 2023- Oct. 2024 Postdoctoral Associate, School of Architecture, planning and Landscape, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jul. 2017 – Jul. 2022 Lecturer, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar institute of Technology, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Aug. 2015 – Jul. 2017 Assistant Lecturer, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar institute of Technology, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Dec. 2008 – Oct. 2010 Planning Engineer, Mesfin Industrial Engineering, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia
Dec. 2006 – Dec. 2008 Industrial Engineer, Setit Humera Trade, Industry and Transport Office, Humera, Tigray, Ethiopia
COMMUNITY SERVICES
1. Online sermons for diaspora Tigreans coordinated by Denver Hamere Noh Kidane Mihert Cathedral, Denver, USA (since 2021);
2. Sermons for Keme Abewine YouTube channel and Facebook media organized by Tigrayan diaspora clergy and youth (since Oct. 2020); 3. Sunday school services (since 1999);
4. Introducing and application of new productivity improvement tool (Failure mode effect analysis) to Bahir Dar textile share company (2017); 5. Training on introduction to arena simulation (2019); 6. Students’ Council, Academic Coordinator (Bahir Dar University) (2005-2006); 7. Students’ Council, Finance Coordinator (Bahir Dar University) (2004-2005) 8. Library Club member (Wukro Secondary High School) [1998 - 2001]; 9. Anti-AIDS Club member (Wukro Secondary High School) [1997 - 2001] BOOKS (Total of 2): Amharic
1. መምህር ፀሐዬ ደዲማስ ትርጉም (2012) ውዳሴ ገነት ዘቅዱስ ኤፍሬም ሶርያዊ ከኑ ማተሚያ ቤት
(Tsehaye Dedimas, trans. (2020), Hymns on Paradise by St Ephrem the Syrian, Kennu Printing, Addis Ababa)
2. መምህር ፀሐዬ ደዲማስ (2011) ትምህርተ ድኅነት በቅዱስ ያሬድ ድርሰት ከኑ ማተሚያ ቤት (Tsehaye Dedimas (2018), Salvation in the Treatises of St Yared, Kennu Printing, Addis Ababa) JOURNAL PAPERS (Total of 11)
1. Tara D. Gates, M. Hannouf, "D. Gebremedhin T.D. Beyene, G. Assefa, I.D. Gates
(2024), Mapping Determinants of Energy Poverty using Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment, Sustainable Futures (Under Revision)
2. Tsao, Y., Beyene, Tsehaye. D. (2024). Strategic Integration of Renewable Energy and Information Security in Power Distribution Network Design, Renewable Energy (Under Review)
3. Beyene, Tsehaye D., Tsao, YC. (2024). Sustainable and 5G enhanced power distribution network design considering renewable energy generation and dynamic electricity pricing. Energy, Ecology and Environment. 9, 404–418. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40974-024-00318-8
4. Tsao, Y., Beyene, Tsehaye. D., Gebeyehu, S. G., & Kuo, T. (2023). Renewable power distribution networks considering dynamic-differential pricing, carbon trading, and solid waste recycling : A fuzzy programming approach. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 144 (June 2022), 108521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2022.108521
5. Tsao, Y., Beyene, Tsehaye D., Thanh, V., & Gebeyehu, S. G. (2022). Power distribution network design considering dynamic and differential pricing, buy-back, and carbon trading. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 172(PA), 108567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2022.108567
6. Tsao, Y.-C., Beyene, Tsehaye. D., Thanh, V.-V., Gebeyehu, S. G., & Kuo, T.-C.
(2022). Power distribution network design considering the distributed generations and differential and dynamic pricing. Energy, 241, 122828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.122828
7. Beyene Tsehaye D., & Gebeyehu, S. G. (2019). Application of Failure Mode Effect Analysis ( FMEA ) for Efficient and Cost-Effective Manufacturing : A Case Study at Bahir Dar Textile Share Company, Ethiopia. Journal of Optimization in Industrial Engineering, 12(1), 23–29. https://doi.org/10.22094/joie.2018.556-***-**** 8. Tarekegn, D., Kelemu, N., & Beyene Tsehaye D. (2019). A Survey on Current Agro- Machinery Deployment Practices and Design an Appropriate Business Model : A Case Study of Amhara region ; Ethiopia. Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, 2019, 6(2):168-180
9. Beyene, Tsehaye. D., Gebeyehu, S. G., & Mengistu, A. T. (2018). Application of Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) to Reduce Downtime in a Textile Share Company. Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 8(1), 40–46. https://doi.org/10.32738/jeppm.201-***-****
10. Beyene, Tsehaye. D., & Gebeyehu, S. G. (2018). Un-Simulated Facilities Layout Designs, Un-Determined Risks of Manufacturing Firms: Desk Review. International Journal of Innovative Research in Engineering & Management, 5(1), 19–23. https://doi.org/10.21276/ijirem.2018.5.1.5
11. Tsehaye Dedimas (2016). Selected Soteriological themes in Saint Yared’s hymns of the sabbath, Journal of Ethiopian Church Studies, Mahibere Kidusan Research Center, 4(No.4), 131-178, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
REFEREED PROCEEDINGS (Total of 2)
1. Tsao, YC., Beyene, Tsehaye.D., Gebeyehu, S.G. (2023). Dynamic-Differential Pricing, Buy-Back Pricing and Carbon Trading in Renewable Power Distribution Network Design. In: Saraswat, M., Chowdhury, C., Kumar Mandal, C., Gandomi, A.H. (eds) Proceedings of International Conference on Data Science and Applications. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 551. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-***-**-****-6_22
2. Bantelay, D.T., Dedimas, Tsehaye., Kelemu, N. (2020). An Integrated Approach to Solve Small Farm Holder’s Mechanization Barriers in Ethiopia. In: Habtu, N., Ayele, D., Fanta, S., Admasu, B., Bitew, M. (eds) Advances of Science and Technology. ICAST 2019. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 308. Springer, Cham, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43690-2_4
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (Total of 6)
1. Beyene, Tsehaye Dedimas (2024), St Yared’s Exegetic Extension of Jesus’ Dialogue with John: “In Whose Name I shall Baptize You?”, Patristic Medieval and Renaissance Conference, Villanova University, Pennsylvania, United States of America, November 1-3, 2024 (Accepted)
2. Beyene, Tsehaye Dedimas; Gebremedhin, Desta; Gates, Tara; Assefa, Getachew; Gates, Ian (2024), Decentralized renewable energy to electrify off-grid and war-hit communities considering PV end-of-life to address ecological concerns, ACLCA 2024 Conference, Snowbird, Utah, Untied States of America, September 23-26, 2024 3. Gates, Tara; Hannouf, Marwa; Gebremedhin, Desta; Assefa,; Beyene, Tsehaye Dedimas; Getachew; Gates, Ian (2024), The application of LCSA for decarbonizing rural, remote, and small communities, ACLCA 2024 Conference, Snowbird, Utah, Untied States of America, September 23-26, 2024
4. Beyene, Tsehaye D. (2023), Mysticism and the Holy Cross in the Works of Saint Yared the Axumite, Patristic Medieval and Renaissance Conference, Villanova University, Pennsylvania, United States of America, October 27-29, 2023, 5. Tsao, Yu-Chung, Beyene, Tsehaye D., Sisay Geremew Gebeyehu (2022), Dynamic- Differential Pricing, Buy-back pricing and carbon trading in renewable power distribution network design, 3rd International Conference on Data Science and Applications (ICDSA 2022), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India (Technically Sponsored by Soft Computing Research Society), March 26-27, 2022 6. Bantelay, Dessie T., Beyene, Tsehaye D., Kelemu, Nigist (2019), An integrated approach to solve small farm holder’s mechanization barriers in Ethiopia, 7th International Conference on Advancements of Science and Technology (ICAST-2019), Bahir Dar Institute of Technology (Technically sponsored by EAI), Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, August 2-4, 2019
POSTER PRESENTATION (Total of 1)
1. Beyene Tsehaye D. (2019). Operations Scheduling in Discrete Manufacturing Systems: State of the Art, 7th EAI International Conference on the Advances of Science and Technology (ICAST-2019), Bahir dar University, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, August 2019
THESIS WRITTEN (Total of 3)
1. Beyene T. D. (2023), The Teachings of St Yared the Axumite on the Salvific Acts of the Son of God: Incarnation, Crucifixion and Resurrection (ThM Thesis, Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, Massachusetts, United States of America)
2. Beyene T. D. (2022), Power Distribution Network Design Problems Considering Renewable Energy and Dynamic-Differential Pricing (PhD Thesis, Department of Industrial Management, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan)
3. Beyene T. D. (2017), Failure Mode Effect Analysis for Productivity Improvement in Bahir Dar Textile Share Company (MSc Thesis, Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
COURSES TAUGHT
Operation Research (stochastic)
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Marketing Management
Methods & Value Engineering
COURSES CAN BE TAUGHT
Operation Research (discrete)
Project Management
Supply Chain Management
Production Management Systems
Production and Operations Management
Statistical Quality Control
Production Planning and Control
Christian Dogmatic Theology
Patrology