Structural and bridge engineering practice in the US and Ethiopia
Bridge Diagnostics Inc., Colorado
March 2025 - Present
I currently work part-time as a Staff Engineer at Bridge Diagnostics Inc., helping with structural condition assessments for bridges. Recent work has included section loss analysis for bridge load rating and contributing to a multi-span truss-beam-girder evaluation for the Virginia DOT.
RS&H, Denver
June 2023 - December 2024
Worked on bridge projects for CDOT — load rating assessments, component design for new structures, and quantity take-offs for multi-span prestressed concrete bridges.
Ethiopian Roads Administration, Addis Ababa
January 2018 - February 2020
Managed maintenance contracts on national highways and supervised structural upkeep. Work included landslide protection along the Abbay (Nile) River gorge road.
Engineering Corporation of Oromia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
October 2016 - December 2018
Highway and bridge design work, including a preliminary access road design for the proposed Weyib River Dam and a slab bridge design.