Position: Product manager
Category: Product Manager
English level: fluent
Years of experience: 3

Throughout my career, I've had the privilege of achieving significant milestones and making substantial contributions to various projects and organizations. Here are some of my key accomplishments:

1. Streamlined Development at A2SV: As a Product Manager at Africa to Silicon Valley (A2SV), I authored comprehensive software requirement documents, resulting in a 15% reduction in development time. This achievement enhanced cross-functional collaboration, enabling us to deliver projects more efficiently.

2. Enhanced User Engagement: Leveraging user behavior insights, I led initiatives that drove a remarkable 10% increase in user engagement through targeted UX/UI enhancements at A2SV. This accomplishment demonstrated my ability to translate user insights into actionable strategies.

3. Quality Assurance Excellence at Safaricom: During my tenure as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Safaricom, Vodafone PLC, I achieved a remarkable 40% reduction in software defects by establishing a robust QA process. This accomplishment significantly improved the quality of software products, ensuring they met high standards.

4. IoT Security Improvement: At New Era Research and Development (N.E.R.D), I researched and analyzed the potential applications of blockchain technology, which resulted in a 30% increase in IoT security. This initiative showcased my ability to innovate and enhance product security.

5. Faster Time-to-Market: As a Product Manager and Team Leader at N.E.R.D, I successfully accelerated time-to-market for new features by 20% through agile project management methodologies. This achievement demonstrated my proficiency in project leadership and management.

6. Event Planning Success: During my role as an Event Organizer at ITSC Inspire, I organized a series of 10 technology seminars, each with a 50% increase in attendance. These events served as a platform for sharing knowledge and fostering a technology community.

7. AFTA JavaScript Library Development: As a Product Manager at The Froce, I led the development of the AFTA JavaScript library, a powerful open-source tool for analyzing, indexing, and searching documents. This accomplishment highlights my technical leadership and contributions to open-source projects.
8. Certifications and Awards: I've received numerous awards and certificates, including recognition from Huawei, NASA, and the US Embassy, further validating my achievements and commitment to excellence.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Africa to Silicon Valley (A2SV) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Product Manager, Dec 2020 - Present
-Streamlined development by authoring comprehensive software requirement documents, reducing development time 
by 15%, and enhancing cross-functional collaboration.
-Leveraged user behavior insights to drive a 10% increase in user engagement through targeted UX/UI enhancements.
-30% reduction in response time and enhanced system performance by collaborating with backend team to optimize API integration.
Safaricom, Vodafone PLC Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Software Quality Assurance Engineer, May 2022 - Aug 2022
-Achieved a 40% reduction in software defects during the development lifecycle by Collaborating with cross-functional teams to establish a robust QA process for Safaricom Ethiopia.
-Ensured 100% coverage of critical use cases and scenarios by collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop and execute test cases.
-Slashed the time for new users to become proficient in the system by 50% by implementing a new onboarding process, including personalized training plans and one-on-one coaching sessions.
New Era Research and Development(N.E.R.D) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Product Manager, Team Leader Mar 2022 - Jul 2022
-Drove 20% faster time-to-market for new features and enhancements via agile project management methodologies to streamline product development.
-Increased security of IoT by 30% by researching and analyzing the potential applications of blockchain technology in the home security industry.
-Raising customer satisfaction by 30% by leading a team of developers to successfully complete the full-stack development of an IoT application, resulting in a seamless user experience.
-Home Security System— IoT- hardware on Raspberry Pi, temperature and humidity sensor, door lock and light control- python, HTML, CSS, Js
ITSC Inspire Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Event organizer, Jun 2019 - Jul 2021
-Planned and executed a series of 10 seminars on various technology topics for campus students, resulting in an increase in attendance by 50% each semester.
ShARE Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Project Manager, Jul 2020 - Jan 2022
Start-up project - consulting a start-up on the research of market gap
Learning unit manager - Mentor for the class of 2023
Global Project - worked with a solar company (market gap and price research)
International Batch - worked on a worldwide project with students from 6 countries
- International team and great company culture.
- Flexible work schedule.
- Opportunities to develop professionally
- The friendly, professional, highly motivated, and productive team that wants to develop professionally
- Work from absolutely anywhere in the world