-Engineer Scientist, 2019 to present, St. Johns River Water Management District, Florida, USA; Hydrologist, 2019, St. Johns River Water Management District, Florida, USA; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 2014 to 2018, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, USA.; Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering, 2013, Free Unversity of Brussels (VUB), Belgium; M.Sc. in Water Resources Engineering , 2009, University of Leuven (K.U.Leuven), Belgium; B.Sc. in Land Resources Management and Environmental Protection (option: Soil and Water Conservation), 2005, Mekelle University, Ethiopia. - Born in Shambu, Ethiopia.