About
I trained as a mechanical engineer, co-founded a detergent manufacturer at 23, and scaled it to 17 tons a day. After a two-year shutdown, I came back to rebuild it — then earned a full-tuition Dean’s Scholarship to study corporate finance and consulting at WashU Olin, where I graduate in May 2027.
I’m pursuing roles in investment banking, M&A, corporate finance, corporate strategy, and consulting. They share the work I do best: turning a complex business into a clear, defensible decision. Running a manufacturer taught me how pricing, production, supplier terms, and working capital shape results — and that a recommendation has to survive contact with operations. At Olin I’ve built on that foundation with corporate finance, valuation, M&A, and analytics training, alongside independent valuation and research work.
Timeline
Jul 2017
EducationLed a 5-member team across 3 capstone engineering design projects, from concept through final implementation.
Oct 2017
FoundingFounded a consumer-goods manufacturer at 23 — identified an underserved market, recruited four co-founders, and secured ~ETB 1.2M in government-backed financing to launch operations.
28% regional share in 4 months
2018–2021
GrowthGrew ~45% CAGR over three years leading 25 employees and 40+ laborers; nearly doubled daily production from 9.5 to 17 tons; demand forecasting cut inventory costs 45%; Kaizen lifted yield 17%.
~45% CAGR
Jun 2021 – Jun 2023
ResilienceRegional conflict forced a two-year halt covering shutdown, post-conflict stabilisation, and restart preparation. Stayed sharp through business books and podcasts — then came back to rebuild.
Jun 2023 – Mar 2025
TurnaroundRestructuring plan cut total costs 37% and won back 85% of pre-war customers within three months; renegotiated importer contracts for a 26% input cost reduction; workforce reintegration program drove an 18% productivity gain.
−37% costs · 85% of customers won back
Aug 2025 –
EducationSpecializations in Corporate Finance and Consulting. On an RGA-sponsored practicum team, evaluated crowd forecasts across 6,184 resolved questions in Python. Olin Strategy & Consulting Association and Finance Club.
Graduating May 2027
May 2026 –
FoundingScreening M&A and private-equity opportunities across U.S. and African markets — framing the research approach, valuing companies with DCF, comparable-company, and precedent-transaction analyses, and building AI research agents that cross-check market data into concise briefs.
Summer 2026
Independent researchBuilt an outside-in, driver-based valuation of UPS’s live 2026 transformation from public filings — an explicit Amazon glide-down bridge, a margin bridge around the $3B cost-out, and four scenarios with the cost of capital re-levered by scenario, in a 26-tab model with 22 integrity checks.
$73–$155 range · ≈$102 probability-weighted
Focused strengths
Valuation and transactions, corporate finance and FP&A, and strategy — on a foundation of operating leadership, each backed by lived experience.
Putting a defensible number on a business, a deal, or a decision.
Serves
Evidence
Valued UPS on a 26-tab driver model across four scenarios, and founded Corax Advisory to screen cross-border M&A and private-equity opportunities.
Planning, measuring, and steering performance from inside the business.
Serves
Evidence
Built a 90-day restart plan and recovery model that cut total operating costs 37% and won back 85% of former customers.
Finding the problem worth solving — and making the answer usable.
Serves
Evidence
Evaluated crowd forecasts across 6,184 resolved questions for RGA — 30.5% lower forecast error than baseline — and recommended a focused 90-day pilot.
The foundation under all three: years of owning the results.
Serves
Evidence
Scaled production from 9.5 to 17 tons a day while leading 65+ people.
Roles
2025 – May 2027
Washington University in St. Louis, Olin Business School
Pursuing my MBA with specializations in Corporate Finance and Consulting. Recognized as Dean's Scholar.
May 2026 – Present
Corax Advisory
Independent advisory practice screening M&A and private-equity opportunities across U.S. and African markets.
June 2023 – March 2025
Gedion and Hizbawi Detergent Manufacturing Company
Led post-conflict business turnaround after two-year wartime shutdown. Developed 90-day recovery roadmap, rebuilt operations, restored market position, and renegotiated supplier relationships.
June 2021 – June 2023
Northern Ethiopia (Tigray Region)
Regional conflict disrupted business. Used period for professional development through business reading and strategic reflection.
October 2017 – June 2021
Gedion and Hizbawi Detergent Manufacturing Company
Co-founded consumer goods manufacturing company. Recruited four co-founders, secured government-backed financing, scaled operations, expanded production capacity, led team, built demand forecasting models.
July 2017
Mekelle University
Graduated with BSc in Mechanical Engineering. Foundation in systems thinking, quantitative analysis, and project execution.
Education
Master of Business Administration, May 2027
Advanced Topics in Management and Strategy · Mergers & Acquisitions · Advanced Corporate Finance I–Valuation and II–Financing · Strategic Cost Analysis · Operations Management · Supply Chain Risk Management · Project Management · Data Analytics for Business Leaders · Managerial Economics · Financial Management · Financial Accounting
BSc, Mechanical Engineering, July 2017 (GPA 3.43/4.00)
Skills
These are the skills that investment banking, M&A, corporate finance, strategy, and consulting teams rely on — each tagged with the capability it supports. Choose a role to focus the list, and follow the links to the work where I used them.
Choose a role to see the skills it calls for.
Rated advanced in all eight
AdvancedMicrosoft Excel
DCF, LBO, and three-statement models; budgets and forecasts; scenario switches, sensitivity tables, and integrity checks.
AdvancedMicrosoft PowerPoint
Answer-first decks for executives and clients — a UPS strategy deck and a 24-slide recommendation to RGA.
AdvancedMicrosoft Word
Investment memos, advisory reports, and technical memos, from an M&A recommendation to an ASC 606 analysis.
AdvancedPython
Building and scoring datasets — 6,184 resolved forecasts evaluated for accuracy and calibration.
SQL
Querying and joining structured data to answer business questions.
AdvancedR
Statistical analysis, regression, and data exploration.
AdvancedTableau
Dashboards and visual analysis for performance reporting.
AI research agents
Agents that gather and cross-check market data from multiple sources into concise, sourced briefs.
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Putting a defensible number on a business, a deal, or a decision.
Finding, pricing, and structuring deals that create value.
Planning, measuring, and steering performance from inside the business.
Deciding where to compete, what to invest in, and what to stop.
Structuring messy questions and letting evidence decide.
What makes the analysis land — and the plan happen.
Current coursework · In progress
Alongside completed MBA coursework in Advanced Corporate Finance (Valuation; Financing), Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Accounting, Strategic Cost Analysis, and Data Analytics for Business Leaders.
See the analytics in practice: my RGA-sponsored MBA project used Python to evaluate crowd forecasts across 6,184 resolved questions.
Explore the forecasting project