Mr. Bewuket Teshome (Lecturer)

Department: Textile Engineering

Email: bewuke@gmail.com

Work Experience

September 2019 – Present 

¨ PhD student, Donghua University, Shanghai, China

¨ Textile Composites Materials

March 2013 – Present:

¨ Lecturer, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

¨ Lecturing and Tutoring undergraduate courses

¨ Participated in graduate tracer study on textile and garment manufacturing industries and career guidance for students graduate from Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia – May 2021

¨ Participated in technical specification of spinning, weaving, knitting and finishing machines and accessories for Bahir Dar University educational workshop – January 2021

¨ Conducted Baseline Study on Selected Cotton Farms Ginneries Textile & Garment Factories in Afar, Amhara, Oromia & Tigray Regions  [for Solidaridad Ethiopia] – July 2018

September 2017 – September 2019:

¨ Merchandising Program Head, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia

¨ Administered and systematized the respective study program in any aspect

¨ Planned and monitored the study program

¨ Allocated the required resources (e.g. class classrooms, lecturers, laboratories)

October 2015 – September 2017

¨ Yarn Manufacturing Learning Research and Implementation team Coordinator, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.

¨ Manage and facilitate teaching, learning as well and research activities

May 2011 – March 2013

¨Senior Cotton & Textile Engineer, Textile Industry Development Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

¨Consulted and technically supported ginning and textile factories

¨Implemented international benchmarks 

¨Collected and compiled data on ginning and textile factories

December 2009 – May 2011

¨ Junior Project Manager, Bahir Dar Textile Share Company, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

¨ Analysed gap of the existing factory situation

¨ Prepared machine specification and plant layout for new machines

Honors and Awards

¨ Installation, operation and maintenance of USTER TESTER 5, USTER InterTrade Limited, August 2016 

¨ FAVIMAT + PC station operation, TEXTECHNO Herbert Stein GmBH & CO KG, October 2013

¨ Training of Trainers, Ethiopian Management Institute, June 2012.

¨ Government policies and strategies, growth and transformation reengineering, and capacity building in manufacturing, Ethiopian Management Institute, August 2011

Education

September 2005 – July 2009

¨ BSC in Textile Engineering, EiTEX, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia

Project: Process-ability Enhancement of False Banana Fiber

September 2013 – July 2015

¨ Master of Science in Textile Manufacturing, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Thesis: Aspects of Productivity in Cotton Spinning

Publications

[1] Eyasu Ferede, Tamrat Tesfaye, Million Ayele , Desalegn Atalie , Bewuket Teshome Wagaye (2024). Prediction of the Impact of Ring Spinning Machine Front Roller Rubber Cot Shore Hardness on Spun Yarn Quality Parameters. Textile & Leather Review Journal  https://doi.org/10.31881/TLR.2023.157

[2] B. Wagaye, Kumelachew, D. and Adamu, B. (2023). Digital image design and creation of printed images on textile fabrics https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15414-0.00011-X

[3] Kumelachew, D., B. Wagaye, and Adamu, B. (2023). Digital textile printing innovations and the future https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15414-0.00006-6

[4] Adamu, B, B. Wagaye, and Kumelachew, D. (2023). Quality of digital textile printing https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15414-0.00009-1

[5]Nguyen, L., et al. (2021). "Three-Dimensional Multilayer Vertical Filament Meshes for Enhancing Efficiency in Fog Water Harvesting." ACS Omega XXXX. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c05776

[6]Kassaun, B. B., et al. (2021). "Development of Papyrus Fiber Reinforced Natural Rubber Composite for Shoe Sole." Journal of Natural Fibers: 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2021.1875375

[7]B. Wagaye and Adamu, B. (2020). Recycled Cotton Fibers for Melange Yarn Manufacturing: 529. URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-9169-3_21

[8] Adamu, B. and B. Wagaye (2020). Cotton Contamination: 121. URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-9169-3_7

[9] Jhatial, A., et al. (2020). Pretreatment of Cotton: 333-354. URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-9169-3_13

[10] Bewuket T. W. & Gashaw A. W. (2019), Aspects of Productivity in Cotton Spinning.  International Journal on Textile Engineering and Processes, Vol. 5, Issue 1. URL: https://upload.nmims.edu/upload/ijtep/3.%20Aspects%20of%20Productivity%20in%20Cotton%20Spinning.pdf

[11] Bewuket T. W. & Gashaw A. W. (2018), Overview of Ethiopian Textile Industry. Journal of Textiles and Polymers, Vol. 6, No. 2. URL: http://www.itast.ir/article_69035_8c7f2b99e674fe416145df0840d61726.pdf

SKILLS

Computer Skills: Friendly user of Microsoft Office packages, Minitab, Auto-CAD, Microsoft Project, ABAQUS, Design-Expert

Language: IELTS certified – B2