PERSONAL SUMMARY

A committed senior lecturer with over 6 years of experience at Somaliland leading academic institutions and
development agencies. Teaching students from various social and cultural backgrounds, possessing excellent
administrative, verbal communication and written skills along with constructive and effective teaching
methods that promote a stimulating learning environment. Able to work in a managerial role or as part of
team and having the proven ability to successfully work to tight schedules and deadlines.

Career Objective
To lead a research programme of national/international excellence; to lead the design, development and
delivery of a range of teaching programmes and undertake student assessment activities; to lead professional
and knowledge exchange activities; and to carry out senior administrative tasks assigned by the Head of
Department/School.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Mohamoud Mohamed Abdulahi

Address: Hargeisa, Somaliland, Tell: +634770775, Email: xarshin071@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

a) Lecturing

From August 2011 – up to date, Gollis University

Over 7 years of Experience as a Lecturer at Gollis University.
Good Knowledge and Experience of technical concepts.
Easily understood by students.

Subjects Taught
 Water supply  Agro-Climatology
 Hydraulics I&II
 Soil mechanics  Engineering hydrology
 Irrigation engineering
 Ground water  Water resources engineering
 Hydraulic structures
 Hydrogeology  Integrated water resources

Worked in departments of Civil engineering, Agriculture, Geology and Environmental science.

(University of Hargeisa and Gollis University)

Summary of professional teaching skills

Research interests consistent with the strategic direction of the professional environment
Relevant teaching experience at undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels.
Ability to work within an academic team environment and lead teams where required.
Ability to prepare syllabus, deliver lecture, and hold group conversation on related-topic
with students
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to listen, engage and persuade,
and to present complex information in an accessible way to a range of audiences.
 ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
2014- 2016 MSc. Natural Resources Management ‘Water and Land’. University of Firenze,Italy.
Main courses.
- Water resources management and evaluation
- Geomatics (GIS & Remote sensing),
- Land evaluation
- Farming system analysis and participatory rural appraisal
- Irrigation and Water resources planning and management
2007-2011 BSc. Water Supply and Environmental Engineering. Arbaminch University, Ethiopia.
Main courses.
- Water supply engineering
- Design of Hydraulic structures (Wells, Dams, Canals, weirs, etc.)
- Integrated water resources management

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCE

Training and experience of utilizing computer specifically GIS , Remote sensing AutoCAD and. I have
different level of using Water engineering and Climate related softwares like,
– GIS and Remote Sensing,
– Epanet, (water distribution system modeling software)
– Aqua Crop, (crop water productivity model developed by the Land and Water Division of FAO)
– CropWat, software designed for the calculation of the right amount of water needed for the irrigation
of crop fields.
– ClimWat, DailyET, Ve.ProLG.
B) Professional experience as Water engineer
Sep to Oct 2016 German Agro Action, Irrigation scheme study Consultant
Assignment: Baseline study on Irrigation Scheme in Awdal region
Specific objectives of the study
– To understand the challenges and opportunities of irrigated agriculture in the project area
– To determine crop water requirements for different crop types
– To identify the potential irrigation sources
– To assess the general condition of irrigation structures
– To identify the potential areas for canal extension

August - October 2015, SDF, Somaliland, Water Engineer Consultant

Assignment: Water supply system design of Hospitals and boarding Schools in Sool and Sanaag region
Main duties and responsibilities
– Assess water needs, available resources, health risks and the capacity of existing systems
– Identify suitable water sources (surface and ground water), confirm quality and quantity of water
available.
– Design and implement water storage and treatment systems including construction/installation
and maintenance of wells, protected springs, small and large tanks, power supply, pumping and
water quality monitoring.
– Design and implement water distribution systems including pipe trenching, laying, pressure
testing,
– Deliver training on water treatment, water quality testing, system management and maintenance to
technical staff, partner organisations, government counterparts and community management
teams.
– Prepare technical materials including drawings, BOQ, specifications for water supply
infrastructure.
– Develop, negotiate and manage contracts with service providers (may include preparing tender
documentation and evaluating capacity and quality of contractors).
2012- 2014 FAO-SWALIM, Water Resources Officer,
– Identify the strategic locations for specific interventions (e.g. areas for afforestation, reforestation
and agroforestry, terraced farming and rain water harvesting practices soil and water conservation
methods for soil stabilization and minimization of land degradation risks using GIS and Remote
Sensing.

– Recommend and facilitate the implementation of a range of effective community level watershed
management measures fitted to reduce direct physical impacts of high intensity rainfall events
(landslides) in climate vulnerable hotspots in the target area.

– Identify capacity development needs of implementing partners in soil and water conservation and
other NRM practices and in integration of recommended NRM practices in all the field
interventions.
July 2011 –Feb 212 Soil and water Conservation Engineer. International Rescue Committee.
– Provide advice on technical aspects of soil and water conservationmeasures;
– Involve in site identification, study, design and supervision of water harvesting structures and soil
and water conservation measures.
– Provide support for development of bill of quantity, preparation of ToRs.
– Provide technical support for developing watershed management approaches and their integration
into the local context.
– Support the development of technical training contents and materials based on experiences of
participatory approaches and pilot measures.

August -Dec 2011 WASH Coordinator, Save the Children, Somaliland

Assignment: WASH assessment at Sool, Sanaag Togdheer and Hawd Region
Specific objective:
The activities will be centered on the following four (03) components:
 Component 1: Improving access to sustainable safe drinking water supply;
 Component 2: Improving health conditions through WASH services;
 Component 3: Increasing community resilience to be able to maintain water infrastructure
through the increase in income levels.

These baseline results will be critical in establishing benchmarks for program performance measurement as
well as generate data for evidence-based decision making.

KEY COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

 Mentoring  Target setting  Funding

 IT skills  Field trips  Planning
 Research  Training  Administrative
Trainings/Workshops/Seminars Place

Weather and climate forecast Milano, Italy

Simulation models Firenze, Italy

Climate change FAO, Head Quarter Rome

Water Justice and Water Governance in Latin American Countries Torino,Italy

Accumulation by Disposition

Participatory approach for improvements in Spate Irrigation Systems University of Florence, Italy

Microcredit: a strategic resource for rural development Institute of Over Seas, Firenze Italy

Water grabbing: exploring challenges and implication for human Pisa,Italy

rights

Land cover mapping in the context of UN REDD Cambodia FAO, Head Quarter Rome

Promises and Failures of Irrigation Development Projects in Sahelian University of Florence, Italy
Africa

Training on water supply project management and planning, Arbaminch University, Ethiopia

Climate of Somaliland/Somalia FAO/SWALIM, Hargeisa, Somaliland

GIS and Remote Sensing FAO, Nairobi, Kenya

Advanced Water Supply Design JICA, Adisababa, Ethiopia

Hargeisa River hydro-meteorological monitoring system FAO/SWALIM, Hargeisa, Somaliland

Irrigation Information Management System(IIMS Sofware) FAO/SWALIM, Hargeisa, Somaliland

Training on Water quality Ministry of Water Resources,

Hargeisa, Somaliland

Training on Installing water level gauging stations in Somaliland FAO/SWALIM, Hargeisa, Somaliland
 Training and experience of utilizing computer specifically Microsoft office and below listed Water Engineering
Softwares.

No Professional Detail Level

Softwares

1 EPANET Epanet is a public domain, water distribution system modeling software. Excellent
2 Ve.Pr.LG Drip and sprinkler Irrigation design sofware Excellent
3 Cropwat Calculating of crop water requirements and irrigation requirements Excellent
based on soil, climate and crop data.

5 ClimWat CLIMWAT is a climatic database to be used in combination Excellent

with the computer program CROPWAT
and allows the calculation of crop water requirements,
irrigation supply and irrigation scheduling.

6 DailyET Its main function is to calculate Reference evapotranspiration (ETo) Excellent

according to FAO standards.
7 S.P.A.W Program estimates soil water tension, conductivity and water holding capability Excellent
based on the soil physical properties of texture, organic matter, gravel, salinity, and
compaction.
9 GIS GIS is designed to store, retrieve, manage, display, and analyze Excellent
all types of geographic and spatial data

REFERENCES

Upon request