Experience

Co-founded and managed a detergent manufacturing operation from the ground up. As General Manager, I held full responsibility for all operational, commercial, and financial functions of the business — including production planning, procurement, cost management, team leadership, and customer relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Led procurement strategy for imported and domestic raw materials, managing supply chain risk in a volatile foreign exchange environment
• Designed production schedules to optimize throughput while managing working capital constraints
• Built and managed the P&L, with direct accountability for margin performance and cost reduction targets
• Developed commercial relationships with wholesale and retail distributors across regional markets
• Managed a team of production staff, logistics personnel, and administrative support
• Designed financial reporting systems and operating dashboards to support management decision-making
• Navigated regulatory compliance requirements for manufacturing operations in Ethiopia

What This Built

This role gave me first-hand experience with the full operating reality of a business — the supply chain dependencies, cost structure pressures, working capital dynamics, and the human capacity constraints that determine execution outcomes. It fundamentally shapes how I approach business analysis today: with respect for what is actually hard about running a business, not just what looks clean on a slide.

Pursuing my MBA with a focus on strategy, finance, and operations at one of the leading business schools in the United States. Recognized as a Dean's Scholar for academic performance and professional potential.

Focus Areas

• Corporate Finance & Financial Valuation: DCF, comparables, precedent transactions, and capital structure
• Strategy: Market entry, competitive analysis, commercial strategy, and issue-driven problem solving
• Operations & Supply Chain: Throughput analysis, cost optimization, and operating model design
• AI & Business Analysis: Using AI tools to enhance the speed and depth of analytical work
• Emerging Risk Intelligence: RGA / Metaculus practicum focused on AI-enabled risk monitoring