Mr.SOLOMON DARGIE

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FULL NAME: SOLOMON DARGIE CHEKOLE

SEX: M

POSITION: Lecturer

MOBILE NUMBER: +251 93 586 31 26

E-MAIL ADDRESS: solomondargie@yahoo.com

OFFICE ADDRESS: Institute of Land Administration, G+2, C-7

EDUCATION

Year                                                         Degree                                                                  Institution

2006 - 2010                  BSc in Land Administration                                    Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia  

2011–2013           MSc in Geodesy & Geo-informatics                       Royal Institute of Technology, KTH,                                                                                                                                  Stockholm (Sweden)

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Jun, 2013 – Present | Lecturer and researcher, Institute of Land Administration (ILA), BDU

Sep, 2014 – April, 2015| Head of the registrar office at the ILA

Jan, 2014 – 01/01/2015| Chair of Geomatics track, ILA

01/09/2015 – Present| Head, Department of Land Administration and Surveying, ILA, BDU

AWARDS AND HONORS

June 29, 1010| Gold medal being outstanding student of the year, Bahir dar University

October 10-31, 2013| Certificate of appreciation for participating in Digital Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing intensive course held at Bahir Dar University

Certificates| for the achievement of highest grade point, Bahir Dar University

Certificate | for participating in Demand Driven Research in the area of Land Administration

Certificate | for participating in community service based training in Cadastral Surveying and Mapping

Certificate | for delivering training on Cadastral Surveying and Mapping for workers of Ministry of Urban Development, Housing and Construction

  •  | Higher Diploma Program (HDP) as a Certified Professional Teacher Educator, Dec, 19 2014   

CertificateNational Qualification Certificate: for having demonstrated competence against the Ethiopian Occupational Standard in Cadastral Surveying and Mapping for Level II, III and IV, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Education   

TRAINING

2014 – Present| Short term training on Cadastral Surveying and Mapping for workers of Ministry of Urban Development, Housing and regional urban bureau.

TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES

Date, Course, Program, Department/Affiliation

Jun, 2013 – Present| Basic Geodesy, Geodetic survey, Cadastral Surveying, Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, GIS in the department of Land Administration and Surveying at the Institute of Land Administration.

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Ø  Member of Ethiopian Land Administration Professionals Association

Ø  Member of Federation of International Young Surveyors (FIG)

Ø  Member of Institute of Land Administration Students Association

Ø  Member of Geospatial Data and Technology Center (GDTC), BDU                           

PUBLICATIONS

MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS 

§  Land administration and management

§  Land degradation and Deformation analysis

§  Surveying, Accuracy testing, instrument calibration

§  Cadastral surveying and land slide

§  GIS and Remote sensing based mapping

KEY SKILLS AND ABILITIES

§  Mapping using AutoCAD and GIS software

§  Experienced in Land Surveying using different types of surveying instruments

§  Excellent command of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint 

§  Excellent command of writing, reading, listening and speaking English

§  Excellent in team work, showing good behavior and good social interaction

§  Experienced in entrepreneur skill and business plan