Milikiyas Bitire

• M.Sc degree.in Earth Sciences(Remote Sensing & GIS)  from Addis Ababa  University (Sep 2002-Jan 2004 (EC)
• BA degree. in Geography and Environmental Studies from Wollega University (Sep 1999-Jan 2001(E.C)
• Secondary education: Comboni senior secondary school, Hawassa, Ethiopia
• Primary education: Tulla elementary school, Hawassa, Ethiopia

1. 1. Head of Municipality and Deputy MAYOR of Hawassa.

       Hawassa City 22/10 /2020 – Present

• Prepare the sector action plan and the required budget and submit it to the city Administration for approval;
• Ensures that services and activities are complied with in accordance with policies and guidelines set by the City Council;
•  Ensures transparency and accountability of the departments
• Replacing the mayor of the city in the absence of the mayor.
• Plans, organizes, and evaluates the work of departments below
• Urban Structure Planning, Implementation and Monitoring Service,
• preparation and transfer service in land development and management,
• Urban Land ownership Registration Information Service ,
• Housing development and management,
• Construction Supervision and Support Monitoring Service,
• Infrastructure supply and management,
• Urban sanitation and green development,
• Urban cattle Slaughtering service,
• Strengthening community participation in environmental development and
• Service delivery standard assessment service in municipal human resource developments
  2.    LECTURER

Lecturer at Department of Geographic Information Science  Hawassa University and Head, College Registrar and CEP Coordination Office 09/04/2015–22/10 /2020

• Teaching various Remote Sensing and GIS Courses, Advisee students on senior projects, participate in community service, conduct research and perform matters pertaining to the office of college registrar and CEP

    Trainings & consultancy

• Delivered training to experts from SNNPR, office of Forest, Environment on forest resource inventory, assessment and Mapping for 2 round
• Delivered training to experts from Oromia Region, office of Forest, Environment
• Delivered training to experts from different part of Ethiopia, organized by MRV project, WGCF-NR for 3 round
• Delivered training to Cadaster experts from SNNPR on Basic Urban Cadastral Surveying and Mapping for 6 rounds

Research& Community Service

• Using Remote sensing and GIS to assess and Map forest Biomass and Carbon Sequestration to Mitigate Climate Change in Forest of Wondo Genet, Ethiopia(Co-Investigator)
• Drought risk assessment and mapping through remote sensing and GIS techniques; the case of SNNPR, Ethiopia(Principal Investigator)
• Rooftop water harvesting to support food security, Hawassa Zuria wereda (Community Service)
• Stakeholder’s capacity building on Application of Remote sensing and GIS ,Wondo Genet wereda,Sidama zone(Community

2.3    LECTURER

Summer Program Lecturer at Department of Geographic Information Science Hawassa College of Teachers Education 2011–2015

• Teach resource analysis and conservation, Geomorphology, Geography of Natural resources and cartography and map reading courses for graduating class students monitor and evaluate students’ progress through continuous assessments and submit their results (grades) to department head & Registrar office.

2.4 LECTURER

Lecturer in Geography and Environmental Studies, College of Social Science and Humanities, Aksum, 24/09/2009 – 10/01/2015

•  Deliver Various courses in Geography, Remote Sensing, GIS and Cartography& Photogrammetry; coach, mentor and advise students

Trainings and Consultancy

•  Effectively delivered training on Remote Sensing and GIS Co-organized by Aksum University and Metropolitan state University of Denver to instructors in Aksum University from various departments
• Effectively delivered training on GIS for Urban planners from Tigray office of Trade, Industry and Urban development

participated in the project handled by Heritage protection Authority for 30 days in building geo-database and mapping of archaeological sites in Aksum.