GELAN ABDUREMAN

28th April 1992, Ethiopia

Address Addis Ababa, Email Galeabdi12@gmail.com

Ethiopia

Mobile +251906364735

1. Summary of Knowledge, Achievements, and Skills

● I am Database Specialist at USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program, Chemonics
International Inc.
● I have a Bachelor of Science (BSC) degree in information technology from Ambo University.
● I have 7 years’ professional work experience in International and Local NGO and government
organization.
● Creating and managing different databases and assisting incapacity planning.
● Monitoring, maintaining the database system, and troubleshooting problems that may arise.
● Data integrity and security (manage roles and permissions of database users).
● Providing technical support to the staff
● I have programming skills in HTML, JavaScript, and PHP frameworks (Laravel, Symfony, and
Zend)
● I have database skills in MYSQL, ORACLE, PostgreSQL, MS-SQL, and Mongo.
● I have data analysis skills in Excel Power query, ARCGIS, Power BI, and Tableau.

My Recent project
● Dynamic reporting system(https://report.ishdoeth.org)
● Data analysis and visualization platform for child mortality in Ethiopia by using EDHS 2000-2016
and EMONC data. (https://vizhub.ephi.gov.et/)
● National data sharing and submission platform
● Health data repository and management system(https://rtds.ephi.gov.et/public/)
● COVID 19 case analysis and visualization platform.
(https://vizhub.ephi.gov.et/covid-19/covid_19_comments_mini)
● Implementing a Health resource and availability service monitoring system in Ethiopia
(http://eherams.ephi.gov.et/HeRAMS_Login.aspx)

● Routine Data Quality Assessment System (https://rdqa.ishdoeth.org)

Skill Highlights

● Strong decision-maker ● Creative design

● Complex problem solver ● Innovative

 ● Project management ● Service-focused

2. Educational Backgrounds and Qualification

Ambo University Graduated with BSC Degree in information technology (2012-2015)

Secondary School: Gelemso preparatory and Secondary School, (2007-2010)

3. Language
Language

Afaan Oromoo Advanced

English Advanced

Amharic Advanced

4. Experience
Position: Database Specialist

Organization: USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program, Chemonics

International Inc.
Period: August 15, 2022, to Now.

Roles and Responsibilities

 Design and build a robust internal database. Monitor and tune database performance.
 Design and develop custom software to automate the current manual systems using the latest software
development tools including ASP .Net, MVC core, Laravel, Node, React and angular.
 Undertake routine follow-up, provide remote technical assistance for GSHC-PSM field teams and technical
staff on the data entry and data quality.
 Regular communication with the field team and technical staff on the progress of data entry process.
 Provide orientation to GHSC-PSM staff on the usage of the project databases.
 Manage and maintain database centrally.
 Assist teams in the preparation for and production of attractive graphs, maps, and other data visualization tools.
 Work closely with EPSA/ partners to link data from health commodity management information system
(HCMIS) and related health management information system.
 Provide orientation and build capacity of teams on data management
 Manage the project databases such as internal M&E database, mosquito bed net distribution tracking tool and
supportive supervision database.
 Clearly replicate M&E and Knowledge Management indicator tables into the Database system
 to easily append data into the system.
 Timely upload data to GHSC-PSM databases, store indicator data as per data management guide.
  Work with teams to collect, clean, aggregate, analyze and report survey data using web-based data collection
tools (Such as SurveyCTO, power apps, ODK, SurveyMonkey).
 Link data from different sources of the supply chain to create a relationship within indicators.
 Monitor accuracy of data collected and ensure data quality by performing data validation.
 Perform database maintenance and administer access and security.
 Implement backup and recovery plan and procedure.

Position: Database and IT Adviser

Organization: Integrated Service on Health and Development Organization

(ISHDO). USAID Family-Focused HIV Prevention Care and Treatment services
Period: Feb 1, 2022, up to August 15, 2022.

Roles and responsibilities:

● Creating and managing multiple databases and assisting incapacity planning.

● Monitoring, maintaining database systems, and troubleshooting problems that may arise.
● Maintaining data integrity and security (manage roles and permissions of database users).
● System administration
● Developing strategies and implementing solutions for managing back-ups, restoration, and
replication.
● Supporting software developers with database operations including the development of complex
SQL and tuning of DML
● Providing technical support to staff
● Generating the HIV custom indicator report for partners
● Data analysis and visualization

Position: Database and Documentation Officer

Organization: Integrated Service on Health and Development Organization

(ISHDO). USAID Family-Focused HIV Prevention Care and Treatment services
Period: July 1, 2021, up to Jan 31, 2022.

Roles and responsibilities:

● Creating and managing multiple databases and assisting incapacity planning.

● Monitoring, maintaining database systems, and troubleshooting problems that may arise.
● Maintaining data integrity and security (manage roles and permissions of database users).
● System administration
● Developing strategies and implementing solutions for managing back-ups, restoration, and
replication.
● Supporting software developers with database operations including the development of complex
SQL and tuning of DML
● Providing technical support to staff
● Generating the HIV custom indicator report for partners
● Developing the dynamic reporting system (https://report.ishdoeth.org).
● Developing the routine data quality assessment system (https://rdqa.ishdoeth.org)

Position: Senior database administrator

Organization: Ethiopian public health institute, National data management center for
health (NDMC) project. funded by World Bank, IHME, and Melinda-Gates Foundation
Period: October 19, 2019, to June 30, 2021

● Developing and designing the database for child mortality analysis and visualization platform.
● Managing the research tracking and database management system.
● Creating and managing multiple databases and assisting incapacity planning.
● Monitoring, maintaining database systems, and troubleshooting problems that may arise.
● Maintaining data integrity and security.
● Using tools like SQL Profiler for database tuning. Generate traces, and execution plans, identify
performance issues, deadlocks/contention, and r
● Developing the strategies and implementing solutions for managing back-ups, restoration, and
replication.
● Creating and managing the constraints and indexes.
● Supporting software developers with database operations including the development of complex
SQL and tuning of DML
● Assisting the development teams with effective schema design to achieve optimum performance
● Creating detailed documentation including diagrams of database infrastructure.
● Setting up and maintaining database infrastructure for the company’s BI needs

Position: Junior database administrator

Organization: ST. Paul's hospital Millennium medical college
Period: December 17, 2015- October 19, 2019

● Designing and developing the health service quality monitoring system

● Creating and managing constraints and indexes.
● Developing the data recovery plan
● Creating detailed documentation including a backup plan, and data recovery strategy.
● Network administration and packet analysis
● System administration (DHIS2, Orbit health, Tenacare, and Datim system)
● Monitoring database performance using SolarWinds
● Providing technical support to data clerks in data cleaning, organizing, encoding, and storing data
on a timely basis (helpdesk system).
● Supporting data management including entry, data analysis, and report generation.
● Resolving the issues like data discrepancies and incompleteness.
● Troubleshooting hardware and software-related problems.
● Closely working with the program management team to ensure data management policies (on
data confidentiality, data sharing, etc)
7. References:
● Dr. Girmachew Mamo, Chief of party at USAID Family-focused HIV Prevention, Care and
Treatment Activity, ISHDO.
Email: gmamo@ishdoeth.org
● Dr. Asnake Worku| Data Repository and Governance Case team leader at EPHI
Cell phone: +251911745019 | asnakeworku@gmail.com
● Mr. Dagne Minda| ICT director of the directorate at ST. Paul's Millennium medical college
Cell phone: +251911421162 | dagne.minda@sphmmc.edu.et

8. Certification
Data Analysis and visualization (certificate): Data visualization, preparing data for impact analysis from
Global Health eLearning Center.

Public health (certificate): Public health research ethics, research ethics evaluation, Informed consent, and
introduction to research ethics from TREE Training Program.