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• Developing and implementing plans to improve the environmental and social sustainability of blue swimming crab fisheries in the Philippines• Developing and maintaining key partnerships with local and international stakeholders

• Manages a team of six to initiate, design and implement public-private partnerships for protecting biodiversity through an ecosystems approach to fisheries management• Works with seafood processors, small-scale fishers, technology providers and sustainability ratings groups to create systemic incentives for better practices throughout the fisheries supply chain• Engages government agencies, microfinance institutions and universities to offer financial literacy, access to finance, training and alternative livelihoods to fishers• Conceptualizes partnerships to enhance resilience of marine protected areas to climate impacts, and builds relationships between corporate donors, development financing institutions, and project implementers

• Headed operations of micro-enterprise engaged in bamboo plantation management and production of activated bamboo charcoal powder

Coordinated with government and implementing partners on design and deployment of utility- and household-scale solar PV systems

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• Managed partnerships with Sustainable Energy for All and other international organizations for capacity building and knowledge sharing on energy access, renewable energy and energy efficiency• Member of the Asia Clean Energy Forum Steering Committee

Philippines

• Managed consulting firms working on research, policy and financial instrument development to promote energy efficiency in three countries • Member of the 2016 Asia Clean Energy Forum Steering Committee

Philippines

• Supported a consulting firm in evaluating the performance of a project financing facility by analyzing data, conducting surveys and interviews, identifying challenges and recommending solutions

Philippines

• Prepared project concepts for transfer of sustainable food, water and energy access technologies to benefit low-income communities in the Philippines

Philippines

• Organized training and resource mobilization for fabrication of 1000 fiberglass fishing boats to support recovery of Typhoon Haiyan affected areas • Liaised with donors, suppliers, development sector partners and local volunteers

Philippines

• Member of the 2013 Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Philippines Forum organizing team• Supported regional technical working groups and local marine biology scholarship program

Philippines

• Managed a consortium of consultants developing a study on low-carbon pathways for the Philippines • Established working relationships with national and local government, industry groups and WWF-International project team to gather data and share study recommendations

Philippines

• Managed a consortium of consultants developing a study on SCP and Green Economy in the Philippines • Organized multi-sector workshops to craft policy recommendations for presentation to national government agencies

• Worked with marine and watershed conservation, climate change, and environmental education program teams to develop project proposals and monitor progress • Established and expanded partnerships with automotive, mobile, food and beverage, retail, land development and logistics companies

Philippines

• Created stakeholder relations plans and messaging frameworks for finance, IT, petroleum and aviation companies • Executed plans via media relations and partnership building with public and private sector organizations

Master'S Degree, Environmental Management

• Completed Master’s Project on applying principles of sustainable development in establishing a bamboo plantation • Attended one semester.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Management (Major In Communications Technology Management)

• Course work: o Production and Operations Management o Financial Planning o Microeconomic Theory o Marketing Communications o Politics.