Lee Smith Email & Phone Number

Cape Town, WC, ZA

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

• In my position as the Head of Renewables Sub-Saharan Africa at ABL Group, I led the regional development and management of renewable energy services.
• Negotiated deals for offshore and onshore wind, solar PV, hydrogen, and energy storage projects.
• Successfully closed deals benefiting all parties involved in the renewable energy sector.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

• Led operational efficiency initiatives at New Southern Energy, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive business success. Managed Human Capital development and strategic planning, resulting in a 15% increase.
• Implemented process improvements to streamline operations.
• Collaborated with Finance, Sales, and Marketing teams to drive business growth.
• Developed and implemented strategic plans to optimize operational processes.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

• Led the launch and operation of Asset Management for 100MW+ solar assets under the REIPPPP programme and private C&I PPAs, driving operational efficiency and cost savings.
• Strategically planned and executed asset performance optimization initiatives.
• Achieved a 15% increase in operational efficiency through the implementation of cost-saving measures.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

• Led a team of 15 direct and 20 indirect reports in project direction and marketing for renewables consultancy in South Africa and India at RINA. Spearheaded owner's engineering, lender's technical advisory, and.
• Developed strong leadership and project management skills
• Enhanced expertise in renewable energy industry
• Improved client relationship management skills

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Led country operations in South Africa and managed renewables consultancy for sub-Saharan Africa, ensuring compliance with global QA/QC standards.
• Spearheaded strategic initiatives to drive growth and sustainability in the renewable energy sector.
• Developed strong leadership and project management skills in a dynamic and challenging environment.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

I was responsible for managing projects, leading lender's technical advisory and owners engineering activities and managing junior staff. I was responsible for first stage QA/QC of global reporting compliance.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

I was responsible for producing proposals, due diligence reports, solar energy yield assessments and conducting site visits.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Town / Johannesburg

I joined AESA for a short period to bolster their internal technical skills within South Africa. I was responsible for solar resource assessments, yield estimation, PV system designs, technical project management, internal due diligence, tender formulation and evaluation, site identification and inspection and related tasks. Avelar Energy is developing and.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

I was responsible for engineering work on local projects in Southern Africa and supported European offices. I performed technical due diligence tasks such as site visits, bankable technical due diligence for wind and PV projects. I increasingly became involved in feasibility tasks and support in developing projects.

I conducted feasibility and site work for a wind farm project in Lesotho. I also performed feasibility work on a solar farm in southern Namibia. I was responsible for engineering calculations including resource assessments, site layouts and meteorological equipment procurement.

The Wits Aeronautical Society aims to encourage enthusiasm for aviation throughout the University of the Witwatersrand.The society also aims to bridge gaps between students and the South African aerospace industry, create a network with other student aeronautical societies and affiliate with the Aeronautical Society of South Africa (AeSSA )and the Royal.

I worked as a Design Engineer for the Paperdigm Light Sport Aircraft design team. My work here included structual design of semi-monocoque wings, thermodyanmic heat flow analyses, 3d CAD modelling and general engineering work.

I worked for Sean Cronin, owner of Glutek Engineering, during my 2nd year study vacations as required for a BSc(Eng). My work included general workshop labour, CNC programming, CAD drawing and general CAM related work. I remain in contact with Sean and regard him as a mentor.

Cresta

I worked as a sales casual in the Outdoor Department on weekends at the Cresta branch.

Msc(Eng), Sustainable Energy Engineering

Activities and Societies: Ballroom and Latin Society

Bsc(Eng), Aeronautical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Paperdigm Light Sport Aircraft design team, Wits Aeronautical Society Chairman