Yonas Beshawred
Pursuing Business Information Systems degree at University of Maryland, College Park. Currently working as Director of Strategic Initiatives and Ethiopia Country Team Director at Harambe Endeavor.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business |
| Groups: | Changemaker Campus , Terp Changemakers |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | University of Maryland System - College Park |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Harambe Endeavor |
| Position: | Director of Strategic Initiatives/ Ethiopia Country Team Director |
| Time period: | March 2008 - Present |
| Description: | • Secured partnerships with African Embassies, various organizations working in Africa, and African business leaders
• Developed strategy for implementation of general operations and presented strategic plan to various investors • Created Harambe Ethiopia Fellows Program and Incubator for Rural Development • Assisted in development of three-year Business Plan |
| Employer: | Ralph Bunche Society- UMD |
| Position: | President & Founder |
| Time period: | February 2008 - Present |
| Description: | • Established Ralph Bunche Society at UMD in conjunction with Phelp Stokes Fund
• Coordinated new initiatives to develop leaders for a global society, encourage active and engaged citizenry, and raise awareness of living in an interdependent society |
| Employer: | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Arlington, VA |
| Position: | Student Intern, Division of Information Technology, Information Security Engineering Section |
| Time period: | June 2008 - July 2008 |
| Description: | • Generated and organized data obtained from ePolicy Orchestrator 3.5.0 in MS Excel to ensure FDIC computers had latest McAfee agents, virus definitions, and engines
• Upgraded and configured Cisco Pix 501 Firewall to be used in Security Lab • Created virus scan schedules for servers using Trend Micro Control Center • Utilized VMWare to simulate Windows 2000 environment to use specialized security software • Presented progress on current security projects at weekly staff meetings with Senior IT Specialists • Removed, installed, configured, and upgraded HP and Dell Servers in Security Lab |
| Employer: | Ethiopian Students Association- UMD |
| Position: | President |
| Time period: | May 2007 - May 2008 |
| Description: | • Secured donation of 19 computers and peripherals for children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia
• Worked with local Ethiopian church to start mentoring program for children • Established ESA Saturday Academy and College KickStart programs to raise funds for secondary school in Ethiopia • Coordinated First Annual “State of Black Leadership Conference” in conjunction with NAACP |
| Employer: | Resident Life Information Systems Unit, UMD |
| Position: | Student Technician |
| Time period: | July 2006 - April 2007 |
| Description: | • Provided remote as well as on-site support for campus network connected to over 30,000 students |
| Employer: | Office of Smith IT, Robert H. Smith School of Business |
| Position: | Student Audio/Visual Technician |
| Time period: | May 2006 - May 2008 |
| Description: | • Supervised classroom device utilization for over 30 classes daily, company meetings, presentations, and special events |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Maryland System - College Park |
| Time period: | 2009 |
| Degree: | Information Systems, Specialization Business, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | Member of Business and Information Technology Society and International Economics and Finance Society 2007, 2008
Leading efforts to create Social Enterprise Program at Smith and coordinate First Annual Social Enterprise Symposium 2008 Working with R.H. Smith Office of Career Management to start first Mentoring Program for Minority Business Majors 2008 |
| Awards: | Participated in Nyumburu Cultural Center’s Black Male Initiative (BMI) Program 2006, 2007
Winner of competitive ICIF AV Scholarship from InfoComm International 2007 Recipient of Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Education Academic Excellence Award 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Started first UMD- Engineers Without Borders Project in Ethiopia 2007 Recipient of Black Student Union, Black Alliance Network, Stevenson Award of Excellence 2008 |
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Indego Africa Project
Founded in November 2006, Indego Africa Project is a partnership between African communities and volunteers committed to alleviating poverty and chronic unemployment in Africa by providing reliable income, developing job skills, and affording ac...
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Emily Waters
Currently pursuing Information Systems & Finance degree at University of Maryland, College Park. President of UMD Tunnel of Oppression.