Summary
Zekarias Birhanu is a systems developer and data/IT manager with 11 years of experience across telecommunications, food production, hospitality, and international development. He blends a strong academic foundation in Communication Networks (MSc, NTNU) and electrical engineering with hands-on skills in BI, analytics, web/app development, Tableau, CommCare, and network engineering. Currently leading Data and Information Technology management at FAO, he has delivered data systems and visualization work for UNDP, CRS, and Social Impact, and led technology for a food company transitioning digital operations. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic end-to-end solutions that span ethernet-level networking to user-facing dashboards and mobile data collection. Notably, his background includes both field-level engineering roles (Huawei wireless engineering, lab work) and strategic tech leadership, giving him uncommon fluency between infrastructure and analytics.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, BS, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at Addis Ababa University
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Lideta Catholic Cathedral School
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
English, Amharic, Norwegian, French