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Co-founded Lightrock Power with initial focus on development in the USA, now active in both the USA and UK subsidy free space.

Hartham Park, Corsham.

Post MBA joined Luminous Energy where I led market entry into the USA and managed the development process and teams working on solar and battery storage projects in the UK, Australia, Chile, and the USA.

Bath

Recruited by Green Hedge Renewables (formerly AEE Renewables) to be the face of the company to landowners. Sourcing appropriate land, negotiating on terms and project managing the development of solar energy installations through to income generating assets. Identified and project managed development of Wormit solar farm (first Scottish solar site) whilst at Green Hedge Renewables liaising with planning, legal, grid and finance teams. Extended and repurposed Option agreements secured for solar… Show more Recruited by Green Hedge Renewables (formerly AEE Renewables) to be the face of the company to landowners. Sourcing appropriate land, negotiating on terms and project managing the development of solar energy installations through to income generating assets. Identified and project managed development of Wormit solar farm (first Scottish solar site) whilst at Green Hedge Renewables liaising with planning, legal, grid and finance teams. Extended and repurposed Option agreements secured for solar to work for ‘Energy Barn’ BESS projects.Responsibilities include:• Heads of Terms, Option, and Lease agreements• Determining and securing grid capacity• Planning• Financials • Legals Show less

Chippenham

Headhunted by Good Energy to join project development team achieving 120MW of constructed sites in one year – project managing planning, legal and grid teams whilst reporting to the board on viability and progress of projects. Involved with all aspects of development including contract negotiation, legals, grid, financial viability and planning. Acting as the key contact between the Landowner and Good Energy.

Bristol, United Kingdom

Recruited to set up the Renewable Energy Department at Knight Frank before being entered onto the graduate training programme. Being put forward for the graduate scheme on merit securing one of 12 places competing against over 3,500 applicants.• Reviewed Crown Estate Land to identify opportunities for wind and solar – managed the process and liaised with Natural Power to perform the review.• Retained by M03 Investments to site find in UK for 5MW opportunities for… Show more Recruited to set up the Renewable Energy Department at Knight Frank before being entered onto the graduate training programme. Being put forward for the graduate scheme on merit securing one of 12 places competing against over 3,500 applicants.• Reviewed Crown Estate Land to identify opportunities for wind and solar – managed the process and liaised with Natural Power to perform the review.• Retained by M03 Investments to site find in UK for 5MW opportunities for solar.• Identified, tendered and project managed multiple 50kW barn installations of solar in UK.• Identified and tendered 1MW Williamson Tea solar installation in Kenya (largest install of solar in Africa at that time).• Identified and tendered development of 50MW West Raynham project Show less

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Dissertation focussed on how to sustainably support future deployment of utility scale solar in the UK reviewed by MBA director of studies.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Real Estate

Activities and Societies: Finance and Investment Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Mentor. As one of three lecturer selected PAL mentors this.

Education record