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Amsterdam, Nh, Nl

The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

• Perform research and analysis aimed at financial institutions, governments, policy makers, and international fora on various climate change and energy transition topics including climate/sustainable finance, tracking and identifying climate related risks (stranded assets, ESG, political, regulatory risk and impacts), and the role of public finance to incentivise climate aligned private investment in low-carbon sectors in developed and emerging economies (e.g. EU, South Africa, India, Indonesia, Mozambique).• Project manage, design, and execute research projects both individually and within a team. Collect, analyse, and present (large) qualitative and quantitative datasets by performing semi-structured interviews, carrying out detailed desktop and literature reviews, and performing deep dive case studies. (Co-)author research products containing clear findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Manage research products through the peer review, publication, communications, and outreach process. See a sample of Publications below.• Engage, collaborate, and foster key partnerships and relationships with NGOs, experts, and energy sector stakeholders in the global north and south to produce evidence-based energy transitions research and recommendations, e.g. by looking at opportunities and challenges to the Glasgow Statement's (clean energy transition partnership's) initial implementation and tracking and analysis of energy public finance and its impacts (collab. with OCI)• Make evidence-based recommendations by drawing heavily on well-known climate scenarios and scientific evidence (e.g. IEA NZE/APS/STEPS, IPCC, IRENA) to provide recommendations in line with the SDGs and Paris aligned targets.• Successfully develop funding proposal requests for donors.

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Thesis title: Green state investment banks: Their role in mobilising finance to accelerate the energy transition and the politics behind their establishment and design.• As a result of this engagement-based research, I bring a detailed knowledge of public financial institutions and first-mover banks, as well as experience working with stakeholders at different levels of the finance and low-carbon sectors. • Performed extensive outreach and engagement with over 80 stakeholders, including banks and investors, institutional investors, insurers, and renewable energy developers holding extensive semi-structured interviews and detailed case studies on the financing of climate aligned renewable energy projects.• Researched, mapped, assessed, and compared best practices and standards of green banks, focusing on targets, mandates, roles, (climate and ESG related) risk and impacts, and made recommendations for financial institutions and policy makers on good practice and design of green banks to promote the financing of renewable energy.• Published 3 peer reviewed articles.

London, United Kingdom

I bring experience in environmental and strategic advisory services to global corporate clients in the climate, energy, power generation and mining space, as well as some exposure to corporate level ESG reporting and data analysis.- Provided technical expertise regarding renewable energy, energy efficiency and fossil fuel technologies, climate change and energy policy, and electricity market reform for clients in West Africa, USA, Canada, and Southeast Asia.- Assessed ESG reporting and data collection processes for large corporate clients. - Advised on ESG, political & environmental impacts of large-scale engineering projects.- Performed Carbon Reduction Commitment reporting for UK clients across various sectors.- Provided strategic and environmental advisory services to c-level executives and upper management in global corporates in the climate, energy, and mining space.

London, United Kingdom

Performed research in conjunction with the Grantham Institute for Climate Change into UK energy intensive industry’s competitiveness loss due to climate policy, resulting carbon leakage, marginal abatement cost curves and carbon leakage mitigation policies. Areas of study included Urban Energy Systems, Energy Policy & Economics, Entrepreneurship in Renewable Energy, Low Carbon Technologies, Clean Fossil Fuels and Energy Transmission & Storage.In-class papers include 'Lessons regarding the social acceptability of waste to energy plants’ and ‘Advantages and disadvantages of levelling down costs to prevent carbon leakage’.Dissertation: "The impact of the complexity of investment decision making and the threat of carbon leakage on energy efficiency investment in UK energy-intensive industry"

Australia

I have gained invaluable industrial and engineering project experience as a Chemical Engineer and Risk Consultant in the (coal) mining, minerals, power generation and energy intensive industries, for various companies, such as BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, in Australia, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, South Korea, USA. I bring insight into the real needs, challenges, risks, and opportunities of transition for industrial clients. I also bring a good technical understanding and ability around risk assessment, analysis, methodology and mitigation.- Co-managed, produced and delivered ESG-compliant concept, feasibility, and execution stage design studies to attain corporate funding for projects with global energy and minerals companies including BHP Billiton Australia, Xstrata, Posco Steel Korea, and Rio Tinto. Managed and combined various diverse stakeholder interests.- Identified, assessed, and mitigated risk, including ESG, economic and political aspects pertaining to mining, minerals and energy projects in West Africa, Australia, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, South Korea, USA, and South Africa.- Provided risk consultancy services to develop the BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Uranium Mine Safety Case. Collaborated in-field with operations personnel to identify and assess material risk in areas including chemicals, mining, electrical hazards, and aviation. - Supervised and developed HSEC (Health, Safety, Environment & Community) documentation and design parameters. Participated in HAZANs, HAZOPs, key design reviews and development of risk assessments and safe operating procedures.

London, United Kingdom

Sabbatical year to investigate the UK and EU Energy industry where I was employed as Executive Assistant to the Director of Energy UK. In this role I assisted with the launch of the company and developed knowledge of the political, social and environmental significance of UK and EU energy issues, whilst gaining invaluable insight into the operation of a press office.- Researched and reported on energy and climate change policy, composed press office summaries, wrote speeches, released digital communications, and assisted the Director with emergency press conferences via radio and national television.

Brisbane, Australia

I co-managed multi-million dollar design projects and budgets for large multinational companies including BHP Billiton Australia, Xstrata, Posco Steel Korea and Rio Tinto. Responsibilities include;- Managing project stakeholder participation and communication- Producing concept, feasibility and execution stage design studies, including cost-benefit analyses- Managing and collaborating within international and multi-disciplinary engineering design teams- Managing process safety and engineering project risk- Facilitating HAZAN, HAZOP and risk assessment workshops and deliverables- Training and managing 3 Graduate Process Engineers.

Brisbane, Australia

As a design engineer I collaborated in tight-knit multi-disciplined teams, providing bespoke process plant design solutions for large multi-national coal mining clients. I trained 2 Graduate Engineers and acted as the primary design liaison with clients, ensuring their requirements were incorporated into plant design.

Brisbane, Australia

Provided engineering technical and commissioning support for process equipment in Australia and Asia and I assisted with research and development of new products, developed business plans and assisted with product market launch. I also contributed to Quality Control and Assurance regarding manufacturing. Researched, co-authored and presented a conference technical paper titled “The Development and Commercialization of the Ludowici Reflux Classifier” for the Coal Aggregate & Mineral Processing Conference, Kentucky, 2004.

Doctor Of Sciences (Dr. Sc. Eth Zürich), Finance, Technology, Innovation

Green state investment banks: Their role in mobilising finance to accelerate the energy transition and the politics behind their.

Master'S Degree, Sustainable Energy Futures

Dissertation title: Investment decision making and the threat of carbon leakage on energy efficiency investment in UK energy-intensive.

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering, 2:1

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemistry & Mathematics, 2:1