1. RESUME
Abebe Gashaw Reta
Date of Birth: 1953
Qualification: MSc in Electrical Engineering and Control System; Moscow, Russia
Skills Training:
1. Satellite Communications Engineering, KDD, Tokyo, Japan
2. Earth Station Engineering, GTE Laboratories, Boston ,Waltham, MA, USA
3. Telecom Engineering Technologies, Dallas, Fort worth, Texas, USA
4. Advanced Technology Management Techniques, British Telecom,UK
5. Telecom Management and Economic Planning, AT&T Laboratories,
Morristown, NJ, USA
6. IT and Networking of Internet , SPRINT Telecoms, Herndon, VA, USA
7. Various other Telecoms fixed and Mobile Communications Trainings at ITU,
Geneva.
Employer 1 : Ethiopian Telecoms Corporation, 1980-2006
Employment Record:
1. Earth Station Maintenance ENGINEER, 1980-1985
2. Earth Station Systems Engineer, 1985-1987
3. Earth Station Systems Section Chief, 1987- 1988
4. Telecoms Systems Expert, 1988-1990
5. Satellite Communications Branch Chief, 1990-1995
6. Mobile Communications GSM Project Manager, 1995-1999
7. Mobile Communications Division Manager, 1999- 2001
8. Telecom Engineering Department Manager, 2001- 2004
9. Deputy CEO, Ethiopian Telecoms Corporation, 2004-2006
Employer 2: Trans National Computer Technologies (TCT), LA, CA, USA-until 2014
Responsibilities: Data Center Project Management, IT and Networking systems
Expertise: 1) Project Management, 2) Telecom Operations Management 3)
Systems Engineering, 4) IT, Telecom and Networking 5) GSM Mobile
Telecom Engineering (Tower, BTS, Solar and Power Supply), 6) Engineering
Management
Current Position: Self-Employed in Various Communications Sub-contract works
such as: Telecom and Power Tower Erections, BTS Installations, Primary
Power install, Solar Power system Install and also Networking of IT
Hardware and computer systems;
Position Preferences: Telecom and IT Hardware and Mobile Project Management
areas; Sales and Marketing in IT; Business Development in Telecom and IT