NETSANET ZELALEM CHERIE

Engineering Hydrology and Climate Modelling

CONTACT INFORMATION
+251973986603
netsalem12@gmail.com
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

SUMMARY
I am an experienced Water Resource Engineer specialized in Hydrology, Climate Change
Impact Modelling, Hydraulic, Hydropower and Irrigation Engineer.
For 20+years, I have been engaged in hydrology and climate modelling of watershed scales
to large basin area; prediction of climate change impact on water resources; statically
analysis and downscaling; flood estimation; catchment water balance analysis and others.
I have extensive experience in hydrologic modelling from watershed scales to large domains,
including model parameter estimation and performance evaluation using complex models
and observational datasets. Moreover, I have been practicing in feasibility study, design,
supervise, construction and consulting of different water resource development projects.
I have also a good track-record of teaching and advising postgraduate students in water
resource engineering specialization at national and international working environment.

SKILLS
▪ Significant proficiency in Hydro-meteorological data analysis, statistical downscaling, climate
change modelling, Hydrological modelling,
▪ Ability to conduct climate and hydrological modelling for various geographical scopes and
scales using complex models using largescale and local observational datasets.
▪ Strong experience with a range of hydrology and water resource modelling packages such
as ArcGIS, ArcSWAT, HBV, HEC-HMS, WEAP, SDSM, LARS-WG, X-Conv, SPSS. Minitab
and others.
▪ Analytics, Data Mining, Data Engineering, Database Management, Data Presentation,
Analytical Reasoning, Research, Diagnostics.
▪ Strong written and verbal communication skills.

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ACHIEVEMENTS
▪ Engaged in study and design of 22+ water supply and irrigation development projects.
▪ Prepared Body of Knowledge (BOK) for Ethiopia Hydraulic Professionals.
▪ Prepared Occupational Standard for Ethiopian Hydraulic Professionals.
▪ Prepared Competency Assessment and Certification for Ethiopia Hydraulic Professionals.
▪ Taught 1000+ students and supervised 50+ postgraduate thesis.
▪ Curriculum development for PhD and MSc programs.
▪ Deliver capacity building training in implementing WaSH programs.

WORK EXPERIENCE
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Debre Berhan University, Ethiopia
March 2020-Present
▪ Teaching courses such as Advanced and Stochastic Hydrology, Dam Engineering,
Hydropower Development, Water Supply and Sanitation, Urban and Storm Water Drainage,
Irrigation Engineering.
▪ Supplemented the teaching with a project based approach.
▪ Advised students on their thesis work.
▪ Developed curriculum for MSc program.
▪ Conducted Hydrological analysis and assessment of water resource potential for irrigation
projects.
▪ Prepared and documented post-conflict reconstruction and rehabilitation of water supply
and sanitation infrastructures in Ataye town.
▪ Developed a project on treatment of an industrial and domestic water effluents using
innovative and cost effective techniques.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Hawassa University, Ethiopia
June 2013-February 2020
▪ Teaching Under- and Postgraduate students.
▪ Supplement the teaching with a project based approach.
▪ Developed a curriculum for MSc and PhD programs.
▪ Advising students on their thesis work.
▪ Coordinating Post-graduate programs.

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EDUCATION
PhD in Engineering Hydrology and Climate Modelling
University of Kassel, Germany
January 2010-April 2013
Thesis topic: “Downscaling and Modelling the Effects of Climate Change on Hydrology and Water
Resources of Upper Blue Nile River, Ethiopia.”

MSc in Hydraulic and Hydropower Engineering

Arba Minch University, Ethiopia
September 2006-September 2008
MSc Thesis Topic: “Integration of Hydropower in the Ongoing Irrigation Project of Tana Sub-basin,
Ethiopia.”

BSc in Irrigation Engineering

Arba Minch Water Technology Institute, Ethiopia
September 2006-September 2008
BSc Thesis Topic: “Alternative Design of Dugda-Adu Medium Scale Irrigation Project, Ethiopia.”

PUBLICATIONS
 Cherie, N. and M. Koch (2013). Mono-multi-model statistical downscaling of GCM-
climate predictors for the Upper Blue Nile River Basin, Ethiopia, In: Proceedings of the
6th international conferences and Environmental Research, DOI:
10.5675/ICWRER_2013, Koblenz, Germany, June 3-7, 2013, 479-522.
 Cherie, N. and M. Koch (2013). SWAT Modelling of the impact of future climate change
on the hydrology and the water resources in the upper Blue Nile river basin, Ethiopia.
In: Proceedings of the 6th international conferences and Environmental Research, DOI:
10.5675/ICWRER_2013, Koblenz, Germany, June 3-7, 2013, 523-558.

THESES RESEARCH PROJECTS

 Hydro-Meteorological drought analysis: The case of Abaya-Chamo sub-basin, Ethiopia.
 Assessment of Urban Drainage system: A case of Adama Town Drainage System, Ethiopia.
 Uncertainty Analysis of Missing Value Estimation Daily Rainfall in Lake Hawassa
Watershed, Ethiopia.
 Assessment of Climate Change and Its Impact on Flooding in Hawassa Town
 Investigation of Water Drainage System of Shashemene to Hawassa Road, Ethiopia.
 Evaluating Climate Change Impact on Upper Awash River Basin Reservoir Operation: A
Case Study of Koka Reservoir, Ethiopia.

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 Irrigation Potential Assessment of North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
 Deliver capacity building training in implementing WaSH programs.
 Water Resource Identification, Feasibility Study and Detail Design of Kuante Water
Supply Project, Ethiopia.
 Water Resource Identification, Feasibility Study and Detail Design for Kawakoto Water
Supply Project, Ethiopia.
 Feasibility Study and Detail Design of Gessuba Town Water Supply and Sanitation
projects, Ethiopia.
 Feasibility Study and Detail Design of Tercha Town Water Supply and Sanitation
Project, Ethiopia.
 Feasibility Study and Detail Design of Sawula Town Water Supply and Sanitation
Project, Ethiopia.
 Identification, Reconnaissance and Feasibility Studies and Detail Design of Small Scale
Irrigation Schemes in Gorche & Malga, Ethiopia.
 Identification, Reconnaissance and Feasibility Studies and Detail Design of Small Scale
Irrigation Schemes in Gedeb & Bule, Ethiopia.

CERTEFICATION AND MEMBERSHIP

 Practicing professional in water resources engineering Registration No. RPWRE/296
from the Ethiopia Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity.
 Ethiopian Association of Civil Engineers (EACE) (http:/www.eacecivil.org), since 2019.
Membership ID: EACE1816

AWARDS
DAAD, Germany Research Fellowship Grant, Germany, 2009-2013.

REFERENCE
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