Curriculum Vitae
(March 2008)
Name: Yonas Michael Gebrewubet (Dr.-Ing, PWRE/085)
Personal:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Citizenship:
Marital Status:
August 23, 1969
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ethiopian
Married
Education:
Degree
Date
B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
M.Sc. in Water resources Engineering
PG. Diploma in Hydraulic Engineering
Ph.D. in Hydraulic Engineering
1991
1996
1997
2004
School
Addis Ababa University
Dar es Salaam University
Hydraulic Research Institute, Cairo
Technical University of Darmstadt
Language:
Language
English
German
Amharic
Tigirigna
Writing
Very Good
Good
Excellent
Good
Speaking
Very Good
Good
Excellent
Good
Reading
Very Good
Good
Excellent
Good
Work Experience
Professional Experience:
January 2007 – present
Hydraulic Engineer
Concert Engineering
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
April 2005 – Aug. 2006
Civil Engineer,
CES, Consulting Engineers,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Oct. 2001 – Jun. 2003
Assistant Engineer,
URS Corporation,
Frankfurt, Germany.
Jan. 1998 – Oct. 1999
Hydrologist and Hydraulic Engineer,
Tropics Consulting Office,
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia.
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Projects:
January 2007 – present
Ziway Irrigation project
Design of Pumping Stations
Design of a regulator structure
Hydraulic Engineer
February 2006 – June 2007
Assistant Project Coordinator
ENTRO – NBI
Participated actively in the Technical Evaluation of
various Technical proposals from International
Consultants on Irrigation and Drainage, Watershed
Management, Flood Risk Mapping
Prepared TORs for Flood Projects and various professional
positions at ENTRO
August 2005 – June 2006
Feasibility and Final Design of Mini/Micro Hydropower
Plants in SNNPRS – two sites
Tropics Consulting Plc.,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
April 2005 – August 2006
Urban Development Fund
CES, Consulting Engineers
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Aug. 2002 – Jun 2003
Groundwater recharge model development
URS Deutschland GmbH,
Frankfurt, Germany.
Jun. 1999 – Aug. 1999
25 Towns Water Supply Project,
Tropics Consulting Plc.,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Jan. 1998 – Jun 1999
Feasibility and Final Design of Mini/Micro Hydropower
Plants – 11 sites
Tropics Consulting Plc.,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Teaching Experience:
Oct. 2004 – Present
Assistant Professor
Civil Engineering Department,
Addis Ababa University,
Ethiopia.
Jan. 1998 – Oct. 1999
Lecturer,
Civil Engineering Department,
Addis Ababa University,
Ethiopia.
May 1996 – Sept. 1997
Lecturer,
Civil Engineering Department,
Addis Ababa University
Ethiopia.
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Dec. 1991- Oct. 1995
Assistant Lecturer,
Civil Engineering Department,
Addis Ababa University,
Ethiopia.
Curriculum Development:
June 2005 – Present
Civil Engineering Curriculum Development under the
auspices of the Ministry of Capacity Building and ECBP
Research Experience:
Oct. 1999 – Oct. 2004
Publication :
Ph.D. Fellow,
Hydraulic and Water Resources Institute,
Technical University of Darmstadt,
Germany.
“Numerical Modelling of Koka Reservoir Sedimentation”
Instiut für Wasserbau und Wasserwirtschaft,
Technische Universität Darmstadt, Heft 134, April 2005
„Simplified Groundwater Recharge Model Development
for Ramstein Airbase“, Journal of EACE, Sept. 2006
“Numerical Modelling of Koka Reservoir Sedimentation”,
Paper submitted to LARS
Courses Thought:
Basic Courses:
Engineering Hydrology,
Hydraulics
Hydraulic Engineering
Hydropower Engineering, Hydraulic Structures,
River Engineering, Irrigation Engineering,
Open Channel hydraulics, Water Resources
Development, Water Resources Planning and
Management, Sediment Transport, Computational
Hydraulics
Computation
Numerical Methods,
Computer programming,
Engineering Mechanics.
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Thesis:
Oct. 1996 – May 1996
“Numerical Modelling of Leachate Flow
in Sanitary Landfills” University of Dar es Salaam,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Thesis Advising:
Advised three M.Sc. Theses in the year 2006/7 to 2007/8
in the area of hydrology and hydraulics
Currently advising two students from Rwanda in the area
of water resources assessment at Arbaminch University
Software Skills:
Platforms
Programming Languages
Windows, Unix, Linux
FORTRAN, C, C++, Visual Basic, Java
Hydraulic and Hydrologic
Models
Bubble, Timor3v4b, Gstars, Ecomsed, HEC-HMS,
WaterCad
Data Visualization,
Pre- & Postprocessing
Cad
General Purpose Softwares
Ticad, TecPlot, Arcview (ArcGis), Argus ONE
Autocad 2004, Varicad, JUMP, SWAT
Ms. Office, TeX
Award:
Oct. 1994 – May 1996
German Education Exchange Service (DAAD)
Fellow at the University of Dar es Salaam
Tanzania.
Oct. 1999 – Oct. 2004
German education exchange Service (DAAD)
Fellow at the Technical University of Darmstadt
Germany.
Professional Association membership:
Jan. 1998 – Oct. 1999
Ethiopian Association of Civil Engineers
January 2007 – present
NBCBN-RE Member and Local Action Research
Coordinator
Committee Service:
June 2005 – Present
Chairman of the Curriculum Committee at the Civil
Engineering Department
Jan. 1998 – Oct. 1999
Coordinator in Ethiopian Association of Civil Engineers
Professional Training:
Training on SWAT Application
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NBCBN
Hydraulic Research Institute, Egypt
ArcGIS 9.0 and Remote Sensing
Cologne University of Applied Science
Sept. 2005 for 15 days
Proposal Writing for International Research
Nairobi, Kenya, Dec. 2005 and June 2006
15 days training
E-learning
4 days training on e-learning with emphasis on how to
use Content Creator
DSS Development
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Referees:
Prof. habil Dr.Ing. U. Zanke
Hydraulics and Water Resources Institute,
Technical University of Darmstadt,
Rundturmstr. 1, 64283 Darmstadt.
Tel. No. 0049 06151 16 25 23,
e-mail: zanke@wabau.tu-darmstadt.de
Germany
Dr. Mohammed Abdel Aty
Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office
Regional Project Coordinator
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
e-mail: maasayed@nilebasin.org
Dr. Dereje Hailu
Civil Engineering Department
Faculty of Technology
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
e-mail: dhasfaw@ceng.aau.edu.et
Ato Melaku Mulugeta
Tropics Consulting Plc.
e-mail: tce@ethionet.et
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
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