Negede Abate (Dr.-Ing.) Email & Phone Number

Regional Africa, Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi County, Kenya

Example projects:Dam design engineer: . Mano Kongo HPP Main Dam and Saddle Dams (CFRD, rock-fill), Sierra Leone-Liberia . Thwake Multi-Purpose Water Development Program Saddle Dams (rock-fill), KenyaResident Dam Engineer and A/Senior Resident Engineer: . Thwake Multi-Purpose Water Development Program-CFRD, Kenya. Umaa Dam Design Review, Kenya. katee Dam Rock Stabilization Design Review, zambia. Bayens HPP Project, Namibia - Angola

Dr.-Ing. Negede's roles included organizing directing, administering, and controlling the Corporation, its core engineering functions, and support units. His responsibilities included giving strategic leadership, creating Corporate commercial awareness, and managing profit & loss of projects, and business units. He was responsible for providing leadership and vision to the organization and staff with the development of long-range & annual plans, and with the evaluation & reporting of progress on plans. He for responsible for the development and proper implementation of Corporate Quality Management Systems, QA-QC procedures, and overseeing their continued updating. He researches & writes strategic papers, analyzes documents, & proposals as needed to assist the organization in determining & meeting its long- & short-term goals. He provides vision & leadership in long-range fiscal planning to ensure the continuity & solvency of a company. As needed, he performs & leads the geotechnical, dam & hydro design, & construction teams and services which is his area of expertise. He participates in originating geotechnical and hydraulic designs and making reviews and QC works for assigned projects as needed, including dams, dam apparent structures, river diversion structures, channels, deep cuts, bridges, & other infrastructure structures. During this period he managed geotechnical investigation, analysis, & design projects, led a multidisciplinary team, prepared designs, reports, drawings, BoQs, & specifications; and he is the ultimate responsible person for managing clients & stakeholders relations. He is the ultimate authority to ensure & approve winning technical & financial proposals, and EoIs are prepared in time & submitted; to the accurate documentation of production & quality control data & records; to ensure safety, compliance with quality control standards, & compliance with environmental & other regulatory standards & to proper closure & documentation of projects.

Offered courses in dam design and analysis to postgraduate students in hydraulic engineering. Advised and examined MSc thesis works. Examples of thesis advisory works:Ashenafi Melka (2015) Performance Evaluation of Embankment Dam and Remedial Measures (Case of Kesem Dam, Ethiopia), Thesis for M.Sc. Degree, Arba Minch University.Berhanu Tesfay Gebru (2015) Upgrading and Rehabilitation of an Existing Water Supply Scheme the Case of Midmar Dam, Thesis for M.Sc. Degree in Hydraulic Eng., Addis Ababa University.Fikremariam Negash (2013) Design and Analysis of headwork Options on a Challenging Foundation the case of Kuraz Project on Omo River, Thesis for M.Sc. Degree, Addis Ababa University.Bahiru Mekuria (2013) Design and Analysis of a High Dam under Construction Material Constraint Condition (Case Study: Wolkayite High Dam), Thesis for M.Sc. Degree, Addis Ababa University.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Dr.-Ing. Negede's roles included organizing directing, administering, and controlling the Enterprise, its core engineering functions, and support units. He performed and led the geotechnical design and construction teams and services for dams, levees, and hydropower projects. He has originated geotechnical and hydraulic designs and made reviews for assigned projects, including dams, dam apparent structures, river diversion structures, channels, deep cuts, bridges, & other structures. He managed geotechnical investigation, analysis, and design projects leading a multidisciplinary team, preparing designs, reports, drawings, BoQs, & specifications; and he was responsible for Clients' and Stakeholders' relations.Managed several construction projects and contracts of FIDIC red, yellow, and silver book forms in DBB, DB, or EPC project delivery strategies; Took over a struggling project and was able to build a team and work with the team, the client, end-users, and other stakeholders, clearly defined expectations, clarified objectives, and delivered projects products and services in a multiple of cases. Many of such engagements resulted in client satisfaction and made them request the company to deliver additional projects. He was able to bring business improvements to the Project Operations, reducing risk to quality, cost, and time, and improving the company's profit-loss landscape through his strategic guidance and technical oversight. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of project management that is applied and tested on a variety of infrastructure projects adhering to PMBOk® and PRINCE 2®, documentation, bodies of knowledge, and process standards. He has proven experience in formulating and instituting SoPs and systems for delivering complex infrastructure projects, taking advantage of the complementary natures of PRINCE2® and PMBOK®, and using it to efficiently manage projects.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Dr.-Ing. Negede led the engineering wing of the Enterprise. The engineering wing, Dr. Negede has been leading, delivers multidisciplinary engineering consultancy services that range from conceptual and planning studies to detail engineering design, tender preparation, construction supervision, and commissioning of water, energy, environment, and land resources development and protection projects. He has originated geotechnical and hydraulic designs and made reviews for projects he is assigned, including works like dams, dam apparent structures, river diversion structures, channels, deep cuts, bridges, & other wet structures. He managed a multitude of investigation, analysis, and design projects leading a multiciliary team, preparing designs, reports, drawings, BoQs, & specifications. He performed and led geotechnical engineering services for dams, levees, and hydropower projects. Besides giving technical solutions to project challenges and day-to-day project operations, he has been responsible for developing strategies for improving the Enterprise's project implementation capacity and business; and managing Clients' and Stakeholders' relations.

Performed research in the area of probabilistic design and safety analysis of dams (risk-based design): methods and applications. Wrote dissertation for the degree of Dr.-Ing. Published a number of scientific papers. Produced research progress reports. Delivered a number of oral presentations on international conferences, symposia, and Ph.D. colloquiums. Delivered draft probabilistic (risk-based) dam design manual to the hydraulic engineering and hydropower main committee of the Germany Association for Water, Wastewater and Wastes (DWA). Assisted graduate courses for rehabilitation engineering and water science and engineering M.Sc. students at TUD. Offered scientific speech to students and working groups on a multitude of subjects such as watershed management, dam rehabilitation, probabilistic design in hydraulic engineering, dam safety assessment. Passed two qualifying exams - in Geotechnical Engineering and Hydraulic Engineering.

Institute Of Structural Analysis, Technische Universität Dresden

Acquired knowledge and skills in state-of-the-art computational mechanics (Continuum Mechanics, Tensor Calculus, Multi-scale Mechanics, Numerical Methods, and Software Systems); current numerical structural analysis methods (Energy Methods, Finite Element Method, Computational Dynamics, and Safety Concepts), research in structural modeling and analysis (Modelling and Simulation in Pavement Engineering); current developments in civil engineering design (Design of Concrete Structures, Design of Masonry Structures, Advanced Geotechnical Analysis, Timber and Lightweight Structures); advanced construction methods (Building Materials, Computational Building Physics, Structural Use of Glass).

Faculty at departments of hydraulic engineering, civil engineering, and irrigation engineering. Offered courses to undergraduate students. Example: open channel hydraulics, hydraulic structures I and II, irrigation structures, hydraulics I and II, soil and water conservation engineering, dam engineering, engineering economics, CAD in irrigation engineering, CAD in hydraulic engineering, irrigation engineering I and II, land drainage, pumps and pressurized irrigation, irrigation and agronomy. Facilitated and supervised a number of senior year projects. Produced organized teaching materials for most of the courses I thought. Assumed academic administration positions. Conducted applied research. Participated in curriculum development and review committee, department council and university management committee. Worked as head of the Continuing Education Division of the University. Offered a number of engineering consultancy services for water and land resources study/development projects.

Supervised constructions. Evaluated performance of installed systems. Conducted a research to select appropriate plough and to compare among alternative suppliers. Designed flow control structures, water conveyance structures and field irrigation systems.

Advanced Computational And Civil Engineering Structural Studies (Access)

Phd, Civil Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering

Graduate Profesional Certificate, Integrated Water Resources Management (Iwrm)

Activities and Societies: Career Development Training in IWRM

M.Sc., Hydraulic Engineering

Graduated with excellent result in Hydraulic Engineering.