Kidist Hailu Tadesse
Washington,DC
Summary
Experienced Hydrogeologist with comprehensive knowledge in water resource management and groundwater-surface water investigation, remediation strategies, and environmental impact assessments. Proficient in data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting for diverse hydrogeology projects. skills on the assessment of water quality in water supply resources. Past roles show successful collaboration with professional teams to provide sustainable solutions for water management challenges.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Hydrogeologist
Ethiopian Construction Design and Supervision work
ADDIS ABABA, Addis Ababa
03.2011 - 12.2023
- Conducted field investigations, including drilling, well installation, aquifer testing and geophysical surveys.
- Analyzed data from water samples for chemical constituents and interpreted the results of laboratory tests.
- Drafted reports summarizing hydrologic conditions and proposed remediation strategies.
- Prepared plans and specifications for monitoring wells, pump tests, piezometer installations, soil borings.
- Evaluated existing water supply sources to determine their suitability for various uses.
- Identified areas of potential contamination by interpreting data collected from surface or subsurface sites.
- Led teams of junior staff members in completing field work including logging boreholes and collecting water samples from wells.
- Designed new wells or other structures to improve access to groundwater resources.
- Participated in public meetings regarding proposed development projects that may impact local groundwater supplies.
- Interpreted geological features revealed by geophysical surveys such as seismic refraction or electrical resistivity imaging.
- Managed budgets associated with research projects related to hydrology and hydrogeology.
- Developed and implemented hydrogeologic models to assess groundwater flow and contaminant transport.
Education
Master of Science - Hydrogeology
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia07-2016
Skills
- Water quality assessment
- hydrogeological investigation
- Proposal and technical report writing
- Surface and groundwater quality monitoring
- Drilling supervision and pumping test analysis
- Field data collection
- Client communication
- Scientific research
- Team collaboration
- Time management
- Organizational skills
- Data interpretation
- GIS applications
Accomplishments
I am first authors in the published articles with the title "Tracing contaminants of emerging concern in the Awash River basin, Ethiopia" and "Regional groundwater flow system characterization of volcanic aquifers". In the articles titled with "Environmental isotopes and electrical conductivity in back tracking sources of urban pipe water, monitoring the stability of water quality and estimating pipe water residence time" as a second author.
Languages
English
Professional
Certification
- Professional Hydrogeologist IV license given by Ethiopian Ministry of Water and Energy
- ArcGIS certification for water resource
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Hydrogeologist
Ethiopian Construction Design and Supervision work
03.2011 - 12.2023
- Professional Hydrogeologist IV license given by Ethiopian Ministry of Water and Energy
- ArcGIS certification for water resource
Master of Science - Hydrogeology
Addis Ababa University
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