Surafel Yilma
Surafel Yilma
Director of Operations and Special Projects
Department: Office of the Dean
Contact:
Email:
Surafel Yilma
Office Phone:
571-553-0373
Innovation Hall (School of Nursing)
45085 University Drive
Ashburn VA 20147
1919 Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 500
Washington DC 20006
Surafel is a dynamic professional with extensive experience managing multi-national companies' operational, financial, and analytical functions. He has held positions such as Director of Operations, Director of Operational Innovation (a Black Belt in Six Sigma/ Lean), and Director of Operations and Process Improvement. He has worked in half a dozen countries in different parts of the world. His vast experience in customer care has shaped his servant leadership style. He finds joy in providing service to others.
- Member of the Dean’s Executive Council
- Operational Support
- Space utilization, planning, and coordination
- Point of contact for all facility-related issues
- Overseeing the short and long-term facilities, IT, and administration operational activities
- Overseeing safety regulations and quality assurance standards
- Overseeing school-wide events
- Coordinating technology assessment, planning, acquisition, installation, and associated training
- Coordinating overall IT-related functions
- Serving as point of contact for emergencies
- Addis Ababa University – BA Economics
- Addis Ababa University – Associate Degree Accounting
- Maximizer
- Relator
- Harmony
- Positivity
- Responsibility