Professional Profile I graduated from Addis Ababa University with a BSC degree in Mechanical Engineering in August 2006 and from International Leadership Institute with Masters in Business Administration (MBA) in December 2017. In October 2019, I joined Etihad Airways Engineering Quality & Safety department as a Quality assurance engineer. Previously, I worked in Ethiopian Airlines since June 2009, assuming different positions, such as Aircraft structure technician, Quality assurance auditor, Quality assurance supervisor, and Quality Assurance and Safety Manager.
- Plan and conduct internal and external audits, inspections, and investigations by leveraging a wide range of audit techniques to identify risks and potential issues to support their timely and accurate resolution.
- Support the development of a Safety Management System (SMS) to provide necessary expertise on own area of responsibility.
- Conduct investigations on maintenance-related incidents, accidents, and process errors and evaluate the causal factors to ensure accurate tracking in case of an audit.
- Produce comprehensive reports on accidents, incidents, and process errors to prevent a recurrence.
- Provide training to and support staff development to ensure awareness of maintenance procedures that meet regulatory and company requirements.
Produce quality and Safety manuals for the organization and supervise the synergy, acceptance, and adequacy of this regulatory body's approved manuals and the associated procedures
Initiate, recommend, and implement policies/procedures/changes and corrective actions
- Participated in B767 Winglet installation project
- Participated and led EASA and FAA approval of Ethiopian MRO for B777, B73700/900, CFM56-7B/-3, GTCP331-200 models.
- Participated in and led many component capability developments and approval of
- Component maintenance by local and international regulatory bodies.
- Participated and Led in different aircraft occurrence and incident investigations.
- Perform a Safety and Maintenance culture survey to identify root causes for the increased number of occurrences and incidents.
I- have participated as a team member during the introduction of MRO IT Audit and Safety management software (Q-pulse).
My hobbies include reading books, travelling and watching documentaries related to investigations