About me
I was born in Addis Ababa, and since my teenage years I've made homes across the United States and Canada. Each move shaped how I think about building community, navigating change, and designing systems where people feel they belong. That perspective drives my work today: I use analytics, systems thinking, and technology strategy to help organizations turn complex people data into insights that make work better for the people doing it.
Master of Engineering, Systems Engineering — 2016
Researched interdependencies of critical energy infrastructure systems and resilience to extreme weather (IAFOR North American Conference, 2014), showing how regional energy dependencies can trigger cascading failures.
B.Sc. & M.Sc., Chemical Engineering — 2010 & 2012
Studied biomineralization of industrial waste for carbon sequestration, presented at the New York Academy of Sciences (2012) — practical methods to capture CO₂ from coal fly ash.
Senior Consultant & Manager. Led Workday reporting and people analytics implementations, designing metrics and dashboards that give leaders real-time visibility into productivity, talent capacity, and organizational health.
Systems Analyst & Senior Analyst. Led global system implementations including Workday-HCM and Benefits for automotive, pharmaceutical, and federal clients — translating business requirements into system designs.
Board Member. Re-establish Sound the Horn to provide mentorship, guidance, and community connection to support young people during pivotal life moments in the Greater Toronto Area.
Co-founder. Launched Iseleda, a technology-driven labor exchange unifying fragmented city job boards into the first networked Job Center in Ethiopia.
Founder. Established the Society of Engineering Students to promote innovation and academic excellence across Ethiopian universities, creating the MENA award program.
Founder & President. Launched the chapter's first international project in El Salvador — a constructed wetland system to improve water quality, raising over $20,000.
