Curiosity before assumptions
Understand how something actually works.
IT SYSTEMS · AUTOMATION · PRODUCT BUILDING
I build systems
that make work
simpler.
Infrastructure. Automation. Software.Practical technology.
I’m Selamneh Kifetew, an IT professional and systems builder with 13+ years across infrastructure, operations, identity, endpoints, networking, and automation. I turn complicated operational problems into systems people can actually use.
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01 / A WAY OF WORKING
Thoughtfully built.
Practically useful.
Technology matters most when it removes friction, creates clarity, and makes people’s work easier.
Build for reality
A solution has to work outside a demo.
Keep learning
Unknown technology is something to investigate, not avoid.
02 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE SYSTEMS
More than
the résumé.
A career built on curiosity.I'm an IT professional and systems builder with more than 13 years of experience across infrastructure, support, networking, identity, endpoints, administration, and automation.
Over time, the problems I wanted to solve became larger than individual tools. That pushed me deeper into automation, software, AI-assisted workflows, and product development.
Today, I enjoy working at the point where operations and software meet: understanding how a system actually works, identifying where friction exists, and building practical ways to improve it.
- IT support
- Infrastructure
- Administration
- Operations
- Automation
- Software
- Integrated systems
03 / PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Experience built
in the real world.
Enterprise IT operations, infrastructure, identity, endpoint management, networking, business systems, automation, and independent product development.
View the full résuméCURRENT / May 2023 — Present
AllTech Services Inc.
IT Specialist
Supporting IT operations across three branch locations, from identity and endpoints to networking, business technology, and operational reporting.
- branch locations
- 3
- employees supported
- 150+
- mobile & tablet devices
- 200+
- workstations
- 50+
- laptops
- 20+
Mobile device management
Planned and implemented IBM MaaS360 management across 190+ devices.
Branch infrastructure
Installed and commissioned complete networking infrastructure for a branch location.
Identity & lifecycle
Built structured onboarding, offboarding, directory, and access-management workflows around Google Workspace.
Asset management
Improved asset identification and tracking using physical engraving and FileMaker-based records.
Business integration
Supported systems connecting platforms such as ServiceTitan and QuickBooks.
Operational reporting
Developed operational reporting and dashboards using Power BI.
Explore the operational scope
THE EXPERIENCE BEHIND IT
02RENED Consultancy & Trading PLCNetwork Administrator / ERP Implementation Officer
Areas of work
03GIZ EthiopiaInformation Technology Expert / Internal Auditor-Documentation
Areas of work
04ModernETH Outsource PLCIT ExpertApproximately eight years
Areas of work
05Be-Online ICT Solutions PLCSenior IT Expert — Part-Time
Areas of work
04 / CAPABILITIES
Where I work best.
Connected domains, built from years of hands-on work and continued exploration.
01
Systems & Infrastructure
The foundation people rely on every day.
- Google Workspace
- Windows
- Linux
- macOS
- Networking
- Wi-Fi
- VPN
- Firewalls
- Switching
- Ubiquiti
02
Identity & Endpoint
The right access. The right device. The full lifecycle.
- Google Workspace Admin
- GCPW
- Google MDM
- IBM MaaS360
- MFA
- User lifecycle
- Endpoint provisioning
- iOS
- Android
03
Automation
Less repetition. More room for meaningful work.
- Google Apps Script
- APIs
- Workflow automation
- OCR
- AI-assisted workflows
- PowerShell
- Python
04
Data & Reporting
Operational information made useful.
- Power BI
- Operational dashboards
- Reporting
- Data workflows
- Google Sheets
05
Software & Product
Extending operations thinking into working software.
- Next.js
- React
- TypeScript
- Prisma
- SQLite
- Supabase
- Web applications
06
Business Technology
Connecting the tools to the way the business works.
- ServiceTitan
- QuickBooks
- RingCentral
- FileMaker
- Digital signage
- Asset management
- Vendor systems
05 / SELECTED WORK
Systems I’ve built.
Some started as work problems. Others started as questions. They span operational systems, products, and research.
01 / FEATURED / ENTERPRISE OPERATIONSPrivate
ATLASFrom operational complexity
to a connected system.
An internal operations platform built from real IT operational needs, connecting context across service desk, identity, devices, assets, networks, reporting, and business workflows.
20+module families
One operational environment.
One operational environment.
Systems design & product development
View case studyFUNCTIONAL SYSTEM MAP
- 01Service deskIdentity & accessInventoryNetwork operations
- 02Governed workflowsSecurityDocumentationTesting & recovery
- 03Business operationsReportingExecutive dashboardsAI-assisted workflows
FROM OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS TO INDEPENDENT PRODUCTS
02 / Marketplace / ProductIn development
Civaro
A structured services marketplace
A services marketplace designed around provider membership, quoting, booking, reviews, trust, and structured service transactions.
- Role
- Independent product development
- Focus
- Quoting · Booking
03 / Personal finance / Decision systemsPrivate
SMK Financial
A personal financial command center
A personal financial command center for cash-flow visibility, protected reserves, debt strategy, paycheck allocation, reporting, and financial planning.
- Role
- Independent systems & product development
- Focus
- Protected reserves · Debt strategy
04 / Data / Experimental researchResearch
Powerball Lab
Testing questions with statistical controls
A Powerball analysis environment for historical draws, ticket construction, portfolio coverage, and statistical controls—explicitly testing whether predictive edge exists.
- Role
- Independent research & tooling
- Focus
- Ticket construction · Portfolio coverage
05 / Trading systems / AutomationExperimental
Atlas Trading / Aegis
Research before execution
An experimental multi-asset trading automation environment focused on paper execution, strategy validation, risk controls, broker integrations, and commissioning.
- Role
- Independent research & automation
- Focus
- Risk controls · Paper execution
06 / Product ecosystemIn development
YOO!
An emerging connected ecosystem
An emerging personal digital ecosystem exploring how independent tools, services, automation, and everyday digital workflows can work together through one coherent platform.
- Role
- Independent product exploration
- Focus
- Automation · Shared workflows
TOOLS · AUTOMATION · EXPERIMENTS · LEARNING
More builds & experiments.
Not every project starts as a product. Some begin as a workflow I want to improve, a system I want to understand, or an idea I want to test.
Explore six more builds 07—12
07 / Content automation / WorkflowIn development
Hack2Habit
A content workflow built around repeatable publishing.
Hack2Habit explores how topic generation, scripting, Google Sheets, Apps Script, and video-production handoff can work together as a reliable content pipeline.
- Role
- Independent product development
- Focus
- Automation · Content workflow · Publishing systems
08 / Decision systems / Real estatePrivate
Home Opportunities
A structured home-buying decision workspace.
A home-search and buying-position system designed to evaluate properties using affordability, equity requirements, financing structure, safety, location, property fit, and other practical decision factors.
- Role
- Independent systems development
- Focus
- Decision support · Housing · Financial analysis
09 / Personal finance / PlanningPrivate
Personal Budget & Debt Manager
Simple planning tools for everyday money decisions.
A lightweight budgeting and debt-planning application for organizing accounts, planning cash flow, reviewing reports, and comparing repayment approaches.
- Role
- Independent systems development
- Focus
- Budgeting · Cash-flow planning · Debt repayment
10 / Game development / Historical experienceEarly Development
Adwa
Exploring history through an interactive medium.
An Unreal Engine concept exploring how the Battle of Adwa and its historical setting could be interpreted through an interactive game experience.
- Role
- Concept / independent development
- Focus
- Game systems · Historical research · Unreal Engine
11 / Discovery / Consumer productConcept / Development
PerkPilot
A simpler way to discover useful perks and discounts.
PerkPilot is an early product concept for bringing scattered benefits, discounts, perks, and eligibility-based offers into one searchable experience.
- Role
- Product concept
- Focus
- Discovery · Aggregation · Consumer tools
12 / Developer platform / Project infrastructureIn development
Selamneh Projects Hub
One environment for building and testing independent projects.
A shared project environment created to consolidate active products, experiments, staging environments, and development workflows before individual projects move to their own production domains.
- Role
- Independent development infrastructure
- Focus
- Developer workflow · Deployment · Project organization
THE COMMON THREAD
Different problems.
Same instinct.
Understand the system, find the friction, and build something useful.
This is my personal portfolio. My broader product ecosystem lives at selamneh.com .
CURRENTLY
Work in progress.
Building
YOO! ecosystem and operational tools
Exploring
AI-assisted systems and automation
Working with
Enterprise IT, identity, endpoints, networks, reporting
Learning
New infrastructure, automation, AI, and software approaches
06 / STILL CURIOUS
What I’m exploring now.
Questions in progress. Room to discover what comes next.
AI-assisted operations
Using AI to reduce administrative friction and improve internal workflows.
System orchestration
Exploring how independent applications can share intelligence and workflows.
Autonomous monitoring
Building systems that observe, report, and respond to operational conditions.
Financial intelligence
Experimenting with better ways to interpret personal financial information.
A SIMPLE CONVICTION
Complexity should disappear for the person using the system.
Good technology is not impressive because it is complicated. It is impressive when the complexity underneath creates something simple, reliable, and useful above it.
Selamneh Kifetew07 / LET’S TALK
The next conversation
can start here.
I’m interested in systems engineering, IT operations, automation, infrastructure, and technology roles where solving real operational problems matters.
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