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United States

Dublin 2, Ie

Engagements (not limited to):-o Utility Network Operator (USA) | Engagement and Delivery Lead - Leading a multi-year Control Room, Grid & Field Operation Transformation to enable the cleanest, safest and most innovative energy company in North America.o Utility Network Operators (USA) | Engagement Lead - Defined the future vision and strategy for incident and emergency management response.o Utility Network Operators (USA) | Project Advisor- Supporting the establishment of a new Distribution Network Operator by defining the to-be enterprise capability model and defining the day 1 utility needs considering people (including support model), process and technology needs spanning the Control Room, Emergency Management, Supply, Trading and Purchasing, Engineering and Field Operations.o Utility Network Operator (USA) | Quality Assurance Director & Engagement Lead - Providing executive oversight to define the future control room vision / strategy and roadmap spanning the Transmission, Distribution and Storage operations. Defining the north-star vision (people, process, technology), future capabilities, business needs, requirements, solution options (including application of emerging and deep-tech solutions), to-be architecture (solution & enterprise); initiatives, roadmap, and investment case. o Utility Network Operator (USA) | Executive Lead and Project Advisor - Successfully implemented a cloud-based gas scheduling & management platform to support before, within and after the day activities.o Utility Network Operator (USA) | Engagement Lead - Led an IT/OT system replacement program spanning the trading, supply and gas / power operations. Supporting the client in requirements definition, process re-design, vendor management and solution architecture / digital platform design optioneering (Cloud vs On-Prem).

Dublin 2, Ie

Engagements (not limited to):-o Water Utility (UK) | Engagement Lead - Supported the C-Suite to re-define the governance delivery model for Operational Asset Mngt (GIS, Maximo) & Strategic Wholesale Projects.o Gas Utility Network Operator (USA) | Gas Scheduling & Operations Engagement Lead - Led a multi-phase gas scheduling & management transformation program (i-iv).o Utility Network Operator (ESP, GER, USA) | Engagement Leads & SMA - Supported several clients define the vision, business case and the development of a control room transformation roadmaps.o Electricity Network Operator (IRL) | QA Lead - Performed assurance review and provided the Transformation Director with a set of recommendations spanning initiatives across 'asset', 'people' and 'field ops'.o Independent System Operator (USA) | Applied Innovation Portfolio SMA - Co-created an innovation portfolio focusing on grid operational initiatives spanning DSR, Flexibility services to control room transformation.o Water Utility (UK) | Multiple Transformation Program Lead - Managed a portfolio of projects on behalf of the C-Suite targeting circa £1.5bn efficiency challenge. o Water Utility (UK) | Regulatory Rate Case and Business Plan Engagement Lead - Led the successful submission of the PR19 regulatory rate case submission to the regulator for all IT/OT/Data initiatives from 2020-2025.o Electricity Network Operator (UK) | IT/OT/Telecoms Strategy Engagement Lead - Led a QA review of current inflight initiatives across the IT/OT estate, providing the C-Suite with a set of recommendations to consider as the client drives towards becoming a DSO.o Electricity Network Operator (UK) | DERMS & ANM Engagement Lead - Supported the client in the design and development of the aggregator interface design to provision DER and Flexibility services. o Electricity Transmission System Operator (UK) | Functional Architect - As the Functional Architect led the design of the Future ESO roadmap.

Dublin 2, Ie

Engagements (not limited to):-o Electricity Transmission System Operator (UK) | Functional Lead and Architect - As a Functional Advisor to the programme and client leadership across the scheduling and dispatch phases. Activities during these phases included advisory review of the end to end conceptual design between the client and vendor to gap analysis, requirements gathering and level 1 to 5 operating model & process design. o Gas Transmission System Operator (UK) | Functional Program Lead - Led the functional architecture and design of a multi-year program of work implementing a new critical national infrastructure gas scheduling and dispatch solution (capabilities spanning before, within and after the gas day).

Dublin 2, Ie

Engagements (not limited):-o Electricity Distribution Network Operator (UK) | Distribution Sourcing Lead - Led the development of the Delivery and Sourcing Strategy for key Distribution Capex, Connections and Opex related works across ED1. The categories of spend and sourcing event had a total associated spend of circa £1.4bn, over a defined period of time. Over 15% of cost savings could be potentially realised with an additional annual savings realised through continuous improvement initiatives targeting 1% p.a.o Electricity Distribution Network Operator (UK) | Procurement Operating Model SMA- Supported the client in the development of a new operating model for procurement.o Electricity Distribution Network Operator (UK) | Smart Grid Innovation Project Lead - Led the completion of the LV Network Template Project with the client and project Partners, focused on the analysis, overall project delivery and industry engagement. This phase of the project led the delivery of several industry position papers to Ofgem, DECC (now DBEIS), and the ENA. The findings of the project identified circa £400M in identified savings to customers.o Water Utility (UK) | Strategy Consultant - Led the analysis and identification of the optimum end to end smart metering, AMR meter installation to meter reading approach. As part of this analysis thought leadership was delivered around best practices of contract management, pricing, meter reading, deployment and optimum partner selection.o Electricity Distribution Network Operator (UK) | Smart Grid Strategy and Operating Model Lead - Co-created and led the delivery of the innovation strategy as part of the regulatory rate case response for RIIO ED1. Led the development of the Smarter Network Plan, including the development of smart solutions to be embedded as business as usual e.g. Demand Response (EHV, HV), Dynamic Line Rating to Real Time Thermal Transformer Ratings.

Dublin 2, Ie

Engagements (not limited to):-o Gas and Electricity Utility (IRL) | Strategy Consultant - Supported the client in defining their smart metering requirements for their smart deployment programme. Led the definition of the as-is and to-be solution design, with consideration made to the Irish industry market design, smart prepayment, security to technology architectures.o Electricity Distribution Network Operator (UK) | Low Carbon Network Fund Engagement Manager - Co-created with the client the CLASS Innovation Project to be funded through LCNF. The outcome of this project was that the client won the funding from OFGEM, being scored as the best response from the industry appointed expert panel.o Telecommunication Provider (UK) | Utilities Strategy Consultant - Supported the client on their successful ISOS bid for the Customer Services Provide Tender. Focused on the delivery of the end to end security landscape from the CSP data centre to the smart device at a customer's premise.o Electricity Distribution Network Operator (UK) | Smart Grid Innovation Project Lead - Supported the client on the end to end delivery of an industry recognized leading LCNF funded innovation project.o Telecommunication Provider (UK) | Utilities Strategy Consultant - Co-created with the client the go-to-market strategy, roadmap and service offerings for the smart grid / metering market.o Utility Retailer (UK) | Utilities Design Consultant - As the billing design analyst provided configuration and functional business design improvements across a SAP Transformation Programme.

London, England, Gb

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Responsible for establishing and developing the client portfolio of smart grid services across EMEA.

Wimbledon, London, England, Gb

Responsible for establishing and developing client relationships within the operational excellence and transformation management markets for both the German and Dutch speaking countries (Lean, Six Sigma, and Supply Chain & Quality Management).

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Sustainable Business Strategy

Bsc Honours 2.1, Business Management With German

Vwl, Volkswirtschaftlehre (Economics)