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Sunshine North, Victoria, Au

Parkway (ASX:PWN) is an advanced industrial water treatment technology company with a focus on energy and mining customers and delivering innovative process solutions based on both established product and service platforms as well as next generation technologies. We're tackling some of the most difficult industrial water and wastewater related challenges, whilst building an innovative business, with the potential to create and unlock billions in strategic value.

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Relectrify supplies advanced battery management and inverter solutions, which increase the lifetime and reduce the cost of battery storage for homes, industry, the grid, and beyond. Suitable for both second-life and new lithium-ion as well as non-lithium batteries, our technology is the subject of an extensive patent portfolio, has been successfully demonstrated in a wide range of applications including with American Electric Power, Nissan US, VW Group Germany, Counties Energy New Zealand and 4R Energy Japan, and is seeing uptake across numerous product categories.As a world-class team of 40 and growing, we are privileged to be backed by leading investors including CEFC Australia, Energy Innovation Capital US, Energy & Environment Investment Japan, European power utility EDP, South Korean industrial group GS, Toyota Ventures and Creative Ventures.

Glen Iris, Victoria, Au

Led all aspects of clean energy start-up, coached team and steered strategic vision.- Successfully raised over $4M, increasing company value to ~$20M.- Achieved product validation milestones for innovative clean energy product.- Implemented financial and commercial systems, driving process improvement.- Drove business development and revenue growth, including MOU's for multiple strategic partners.- Won 2017 Climate KIC, best new energy at 2018 Australian Technologies Competition and top 1,000 global innovation by Mission Innovation.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

The aim of this subject is to give participants both practical experience in, and theoretical insights into, elements of engineering innovation. This subject operates at the intersection of start-ups and corporate innovation, working with mentors on corporate-sponsored projects within an academically rigorous leadership and start-up framework. The cluster mentor facilitated a group of mentors, students, projects and corporate sponsors. Capricorn Power sponsored projects for staff training and development.

Directed product commercialisation, formulated business plans, and rolled out financial systems and controls- raised over $1M (seed round) from well known Cleantech VC.- Qualified suppliers and negotiated and signed major manufacturing contracts.- Drove business development and signed MOU's with strategic partners.- Won the 2016 Australian Technology Competition and was selected as a 2017 Westpac 'top 200 business of tomorrow'.

Hawthorn East, Victoria, Au

Directed investment rounds, drove revenue growth, and maximized profitability.- Signed MOU for $1B with China Three Gorges.- Recipient of 2014 Australian Technologies Competition and 2015 Victorian Governor Export awards.- Raised over $5M in grants and equity.- Introduced financial and commercial systems such as J-curve (Oracle Netsuite) ERP, driving operational efficiency.- Organized high-profile events attended by media and Victorian Energy Ministers.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

Solar Systems is a 100% owned subsidiary of Silex Systems Ltd, an ASX company. Administered $30M budget, managed P&L, and tracked cash flow. Set KPIs, steered business commercialisation and enhanced communication as well as program management. Controlled value chain operations, oversaw R&D activities, and coordinated project development efforts. Managed projects, performed quality control, and identified business development opportunities. Carried out capability planning and secured strategic partnerships.- Developed workforce from 20 to 60 staff members.- Headed major projects including 0.5MW Bridgewater, 1.5MW Mildura and 1MW Saudi Arabian utility-scale projects, awarding major EPC contracts and managing contract performance.- Recipient of Abigroup 'Lumina' award for innovation on Mildura project.- Generated multi-million dollar cost savings on projects.- Achieved qualification of complex global supply chain, finalised EBA and began volume clean room module manufacturing.- Obtained ISO9001 business system certification.- Raised $12M in grants.- Rolled out new ERP system Pronto (financial and manufacturing modules).- Secured media coverage across newspapers, Channel 10, and WinTV.Conference presentations:- All-Energy (Melbourne, Victoria), 2011- Queensland Energy (Brisbane, Queensland), 2013

North Sydney, New South Wales, Au

At Silcar (now Ventia), administered $250M budget for seven sites nationally. Set KPIs, managed risks and enhanced cross-functional and internal and external communication. Managed projects, contracts, costs and identified business development opportunities. Carried out capability planning and secured strategic partnerships.- Won tender for over $100M for power stations in New Caledonia supplying a Nickel mine for Xstrata.- Financial lead for successful $50M tender for Telstra facilities management.- Renewed three major customer contracts (all > $10M p.a.).- Negotiated and managed contracts for multiple projects for Silcar Major Outages group.- Managed tender and contracts for sale of Silcar High Voltage Electrical Services business.- Implemented MS Dynamics ERP.

London, England, Gb

Established a successful electronic trade finance business that now settles over $30 bn p.a., building a team of 120 across New York and London, working initially for Citigroup, and from 2001 Orbian, a Citigroup subsidiary with SAP as a minority shareholder. Raised over USD90m in venture finance, successfully closing complex shareholder agreements. Orbian is now the world's leading supply chain finance company, with billions of dollars funded. Orbian became an independent, private company when its current owners purchased the company - see Orbian.com

New York, New York, Us

Initially a Financial analyst role, before Orbian, see above.

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

Managed multiple hundred million dollar undersea cable projects connecting Australia to the world.

London, Greater London, Gb

Graduate program with a strong leadership development focus.

Emba - Global

Specialist Certificate, Strategic Marketing

Emba - Global

B.Ec, Llb (Hons)