Ag Tech Coordinator and Data Management

Employer: The European Cooperative for Rural Development (EUCORD) Position: Senior Digital AgTech Coordinator and Advisor Activities Performed: • Advised leadership teams from IFC and Microsoft Africa on data-driven strategic decision-making for the BOOST Project, a multi-stakeholder digital agriculture initiative. • Spearheaded the design and implementation of a mobile-based digital platform providing agronomic advisories and weather data to over 30,000 farmers, enhancing climate resilience and food security. • Led the development of GIS and Power BI dashboards for data visualization, improving program monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and reporting to key donors. • Facilitated capacity-building workshops for national partners on digital tool adoption and data management best practices.

GIS and Data management Consultant

• Led comprehensive geographic mapping of Female Sex Worker (FSW) hotspots using GPS technology, identifying and cataloging all major sex work sites (bars, brothels, streets) to analyze spatial distribution and density patterns across Addis Ababa’s 11 sub-cities. • Conducted advanced spatial analysis in ArcGIS to detect activity concentrations, correlations with urban features, and inform data-driven public health intervention strategies. • Enabled accurate population size estimation for hard-to-reach FSW groups by designing and validating geospatial sampling frameworks for capture-recapture studies. • Developed integrated social maps synthesizing qualitative and quantitative data including venue types, operational hours, and mobility patterns to produce holistic visualizations of the FSW landscape. • Implemented and supervised rigorous ethical and data quality protocols, including field validation and staff training, to ensure confidentiality and protection of vulnerable populations throughout data collection. • Executed comprehensive field-based spatial data collection for a high-priority public health study, utilizing GPS technology and KoboToolbox to exhaustively map and validate the locations of Female Sex Worker (FSW) hotspots—including bars, brothels, streets, and hotels—across all 11 sub-cities of Addis Ababa.

Geospatial Information management Consultant

• Integrated satellite imagery and GIS to monitor coffee-growing regions, enhancing supply chain transparency. • Authored Terms of Reference (TOR) for climate-resilient coffee production, focusing on soil quality and water availability. • Trained 30+ Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority staff in geospatial data management.

Geohealth Consultant

• Trained National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP) staff on GIS and DHIS2 for malaria hotspot analysis and outbreak control. • Mapped healthcare facilities and disease hotspots using GIS, optimizing resource allocation for 10 high-risk regions. • Analyzed environmental health risks (air quality, pollution) to inform public health policies.

General Manager

Activities Performed:  Implemented land cadaster from scratch using user requirements, designing the implementation of database DBMS and data visualization automated tools and data capture from all administrative regions to the national level.  Maintained and operated all GIS-related products, manage all components of the system database and design and ensure achievement of all phases for the projects and assist in planning.  Coordinated with various departments and prepared all project objectives and analyze work of all projects and recommend solutions to resolve all issues in the project and monitor working in all public forums and monitor the budget for same.  Prepared and drafted proposals for various training programs for GIS hardware and software and evaluate the performance of staff for same and ensure optimal delivery.  Designed and maintained control points for all geodetic data and utilized all registered geographic data to determine efficient quality control standards and provide subject matter expertise on the same.  Forecasted and evaluated all present trends, anticipate all issues, and develop efficient procedures to reduce all errors.  Prepared and maintained remote sensing data in all databases and conduct various GIS training sessions in coordination with staff and assist all clients with application requirements.  Analyzed all digital images and provide efficient support to all enterprises for GIS-related data and supervise all development processes for demographic databases.  Coordinated with database administrators and ensured availability of all GIS applications as per customer requirements and performed troubleshooting on systems on a ssregular basis to resolve all issues.  Prepared spatial data collection manual and gave Advanced GIS and Remote sensing courses at the certificate level for government capacity building.

GIS and Remote Sensing Consultant

Activities Performed:  Led the collection and integration of spatial data using advanced remote sensing technologies, satellite imagery, and GIS systems. Ensured high accuracy in data collection to monitor environmental changes, land use patterns, and natural resources.  Applied image processing and geospatial modeling to analyze satellite data, focusing on land cover changes, vegetation health, and climate impacts on ecosystems and agricultural regions.  Used spatial data to monitor critical environmental factors such as deforestation, water availability, soil health, and climate risks, providing actionable insights to support sustainable land use planning and resource management.  Led spatial data integration for Ethiopia’s IGreenfin Project, supporting sustainable land use and disaster risk reduction.  Developed GIS databases for environmental monitoring, improving data accuracy by 40%.  Collaborated with NGOs and local authorities to align geospatial strategies with national SDGs.

GIS Specialist

Activities Performed:  Enhanced decision-making support by the stakeholders through improved capacity development and support in GIS data collection using GPS, data organizing and sharing, data analysis and reporting procedures, and ensuring that accurate infographics on thematic maps, statistical charts, graphs, and geographic and attribute data are available to the intended users at the right time.  Designed, developed, and managed GIS databases, spreadsheets, and other data tools to understand, document, and ensure high-quality humanitarian data accuracy, consistency, and compatibility.  Used Geospatial technologies, smart maps, and digital, and satellite identification of malaria distribution in Ethiopia.  Mapped malaria distribution using QGIS, guiding Ethiopia’s Insecticide Resistance Management (IRM) plan.  Streamlined Geo-database cleanup, enhancing data integrity for 15 intervention zones.  Collected, cleaned, and analyzed malaria surveillance data from the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), the Ministry of Health, and the Malaria Consortium to support evidence-based decision-making.

Senior IT Expert/Information Management officer

Activities Performed:  Designed dashboards (Tableau, Power BI) for water resource analytics.  Trained 20+ staff in data management and network administration.

Part-time GIS and Remote Sensing Lecturer

 Taught GIS and GIS Programming and Modeling to Software Engineering students  Conducted capacity-building training for industry experts

MSc in Geospatial Technologies

MSc in Geospatial Technologies

Master in Health Informatics

GIS and Remote Sensing Certificate