He joined Blue Pillar Company in April 2014. Before he joined BPCO he worked in the Airlines industry for 25 years his areas of expertise includes , among other things, procurement of aircraft spare parts and supplies, budget analysis, strategic and operational resource planning and management, corporate management policy design and development. Yilkal has a Master of Business Administration degree from Open University (United Kingdom), a bachelor degree in management science as well as a diploma in Bookkeeping from Pen Foster. He holds a certificate in Database administration and data mining.