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Nairobi County, Kenya

Nairobi, KE

Nairobi, Nairobi, KE

• The largest solar mini-grid company in Kenya and developer of EV infrastructure with a network of EV motorcycle battery-swapping sites.
• Oversee Finance, Data, Legal, Credit, and Inventory departments
• Raised over $4.3m in grant funding and $1.8m in debt
• Established company-wide dashboarding and analytics
• Migration to new ERP with deployment of procurement, CRM, inventory, and credit modules
• Established Credit department, policy, controls, analytics, and reporting, and overhauled assessments and collections

Nairobi, Nairobi, KE

• Oversaw Operations, Sales, Procurement, and HR departments
• Managed solar mini-grid business, productive-use businesses, and EV charging network
• Expanded mini-grid capacity 3x and increased uptime from 85% to 97%
• Increased revenue 3.6x and achieved 31% increase in operational efficiency
• Launched EV charging network and 3 financed products

Millingen Aan De Rijn, Gelderland, NL

• Financed, solar-energy solutions with 65 branches and over 1,100 FTE in Uganda and Kenya.
• Oversaw Finance, Risk, Legal, and Tax departments, enhancing controls and procedures
• Raised $15m in SPV receivable debt, $8m corporate debt, and $9m in equity
• Structured receivable financing at SPVs using local-currency and forex hedging
• Established Data department with real-time dashboarding and automated analytics
• Reduced cost of capital by one-sixth

Millingen Aan De Rijn, Gelderland, NL

• Oversaw Sales, Credit, Operations, HR, and Service departments
• Grew yearly revenue 132%, scaled company 3x to >1,000 staff, and achieved month-on-month operational profitability
• Achieved 36% increase in operational efficiency
• Launched Kenya business and expanded branch network 80%
• Stabilized credit portfolio from height of PAR30 27.0% to 4.5%, becoming the industry leader

1017 RP Amsterdam, North Holland, NL

• Pay-As-You-Go solar energy provider with systems in over 300,000 homes in 7 African countries
• Headed international team of accountants, analysts, and controller, directly reporting to CEO
• Raised over $60m in equity and $8m in debt
• Managed PAYGO software development and ERP integration
• Provided financial analysis on company, solar products, regions, and delivery channels

• Business accelerator with offices in Rwanda, Kenya, and Ethiopia and over 200 FTE, supporting over 19,000 SMEs with an annual budget exceeding $13m.
• Founded company and built portfolio of SMEs
• Managed fundraising, advisory services, and strategic consulting for SMEs
• Successfully sold company in 2016

• Largest microfinance bank in Rwanda with over 400,000 clients and over $300m in loans
• Provided CEO with strategy for portfolio growth and financial products
• Grew client base by over 60% and increased the loan portfolio by 94%
• Achieved operational profitability for the first time in bank’s history

Dhaka, BD

• World’s largest development NGO with microfinance operations in 16 countries across Asia, Africa, and the Americas
• Provided financial analysis and projections, and developed strategy for microfinance operations in Africa and Central Asia

New York, New York, US

• Performed financial assessment on partners, and analysis and projections on contracts with vendors

New York, New York, US

• Maintained Risk Management for Legal and Compliance departments

New York, New York, US

• Coordinated and maintained deliverables to the OCC, Fed, and Auditors

• UNDP supported project to export finished goods from small clothing factories in Brazil to the U.S.
• Oversaw operations, product development, marketing, and distribution of product lines

• A mergers and acquisitions firm servicing SMEs through online and traditional services
• Managed development and expansion of operations and client services

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Social Entrepreneurship, Finance

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics