Eng. Aregahegn Temesgen Damtaw

Professional Summary

Ethiopian hydraulic engineer, water resources professional, academic instructor, and PhD candidate with more than six years of experience in water supply infrastructure, hydraulic engineering, WASH, hydrology, modelling, GIS, technical training, and community capacity building. From 2019 to 2025, he served as an Instructor at Gesuba TVET College, where his responsibilities included designing and implementing pipeline extensions, water points, spring-development works, and hand-dug well construction and rehabilitation. He also prepared technical specifications, tender documents, and procurement requests and supported training for community structures and water-system operators in coordination with local water offices. His technical capabilities include HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, QGIS, ArcGIS, AutoCAD, WaterCAD, WaterGEMS, R, SPSS, Python, C++, KoBo Toolbox, and ODK. He holds a BSc in Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering from the University of Gondar and an MSc in Hydraulic Engineering from Arba Minch University and is currently pursuing PhD studies. His professional interests include hydrological and hydraulic modelling, climate change analysis, land-use and land-cover change, sustainable water resources management, water infrastructure development, and inclusive WASH.

Key Expertise

Major Projects and Contributions

• Hydraulic Engineering Instructor and Water Infrastructure Professional – Gesuba TVET College
  Served as an Instructor at Gesuba TVET College from August 2019 to December 2025, combining technical education with practical water infrastructure activities. Responsibilities included hydraulic and water resources engineering instruction, technical support for water supply infrastructure, preparation of engineering documentation, and coordination with community structures and local water offices.
• Pipeline Extension and Community Water Supply Development
  Designed and executed pipeline extension works supporting the expansion and improvement of local water supply services. Activities included technical planning, infrastructure implementation, field coordination, and support for improved community access to water services.
• Water Point Construction and Rehabilitation
  Participated in the design, construction, rehabilitation, and technical support of community water points. The work contributed to improving the reliability and accessibility of local water supply infrastructure and involved coordination with community stakeholders and local water-sector institutions.
• Spring Development and Hand-Dug Well Infrastructure
  Supported spring-development activities and hand-dug well construction and rehabilitation for community water supply. Work involved practical hydraulic engineering, infrastructure improvement, field implementation, and technical coordination for local water access solutions.
• Technical Specifications, Tender Documentation and Procurement Support
  Prepared technical specifications, tender documentation, and procurement requests for institutional infrastructure works and related materials. This experience strengthened the connection between engineering design, technical documentation, procurement planning, and infrastructure implementation.
• Community Water-System Operator Training and Capacity Building
  Led and facilitated capacity-building activities for community structures and water-system operators in coordination with woreda and city water offices. Training focused on strengthening local technical capacity, infrastructure operation, water-system management, and sustainable community participation.
• Hydrological and Hydraulic Modelling Capability
  Developed technical competence in hydrological and hydraulic modelling using HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS, supported by GIS tools including QGIS and ArcGIS. His modelling interests include rainfall-runoff processes, river hydraulics, flood analysis, hydraulic behaviour, water resources assessment, climate change modelling, and land-use and land-cover change analysis.
• Water Distribution, GIS and Engineering Design Applications
  Applies WaterCAD and WaterGEMS for water distribution analysis, AutoCAD for engineering design, and QGIS and ArcGIS for spatial analysis. Additional technical skills include KoBo Toolbox and ODK for data collection and R, SPSS, Python, and C++ for data analysis, research, and engineering applications.
• Humanitarian, Inclusive and Health-Care Facility WASH Training
  Completed professional development in Humanitarian WASH Coordination, WASH foundations, inclusive WASH, gender equality, disability and social inclusion in health-care facility WASH, and the Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool (WASH FIT), strengthening his ability to contribute to inclusive and quality-focused WASH programmes.
• Advanced Research Interest in Climate Change and Land-Use Dynamics
  Pursues advanced professional and research interests in climate change modelling, land-use and land-cover analysis, hydrology, hydraulic engineering, sustainable water resources management, GIS-based assessment, and the application of modelling tools to water and environmental challenges in Ethiopia.