Ashenafi W. Bekele

Ashenafi W. Bekele has extensive experience in the field of network engineering and telecommunications. Ashenafi W.'smost recent position is as a Senior Engineer II at NetCraftsmen, a role they have held since June 2022. Prior to that, they worked as a Sr Network Engineer at GCOM Software, LLC from October 2020 to June 2022. Before joining GCOM Software, LLC, Ashenafi was employed at 20/20 Teknology as a Sr. Network Engineer from September 2019 to October 2020. Ashenafi W. also worked as a Network/Security Engineer at the American Institutes for Research for over four years, from December 2014 to July 2019. Earlier in their career, Ashenafi held the position of Senior Network Engineer at Ge'ez Network Technologies from June 2011 to September 2014. Ashenafi W. started their career in the field as a Network and Telecom Engineer at Hawassa University in June 2010, later serving as a Graduate Assistant-II, Assistant Lecturer, and ICT Staff member from November 2007 to June 2010.

Ashenafi W. Bekele completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Mekelle University in the period between 2003 and 2007. Ashenafi W. then pursued an MBA with a specialization in Computer Information Systems at West Texas A&M University from 2018 to 2019.

Additionally, Ashenafi has obtained various certifications in the field of networking and cloud computing. In April 2022, they earned the AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS). In April 2021, they obtained the Cisco Certified Specialist - Security Identity Management Implementation certification from Cisco. Ashenafi also holds the Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA) and the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certifications. Ashenafi W. has not specified the months or years they obtained these certifications.

Furthermore, Ashenafi has pursued the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification, the Fortinet Network Security Expert NSE7 certification, the Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer certification, and the ITIL v3 Foundation Certificate. However, the specific details regarding the institutions and the months/years of achievement for these certifications have not been provided.