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Milton Keynes, Gb

Newport, Gb

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Ethical Power is the UK's first and only vertically-integrated renewables company, with expertise across development, utilities, construction/ EPC, connections/ ICP, O&M, asset management, and financing/ PPAs & IPP.- Conducted >150 grid feasibility studies (Solar & BESS) across all six English/ Welsh DNO boundaries ranging from 11kV to 132kV- Led technical due dilience of project acquisitions, financing and sell totalling >400MW- Project Manager for a challenging Solar project (yet to go public) in landscape & planning terms- Proactively update the wider team on grid reforms, opportunities and risks- Assist the Grid Connections Manager in managing the developer-DNO interface, including grid surgeries, grid applications, post-offer reviews, and recent militant enforcement of grid milestones- Proactively manage and edit data on our in-house proprietory GIS system, based off ArcGIS infrastructure

Meaningful Business is a global network of leaders who are combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.- Maintain an up-to-date register/ database of members on Air Table, including adding new records, tagging, and cleaning previous data- Build a member's directory to allow members to search for each other- Proactively identify and implement opportunities to enhance operational efficiency, including automations and process improvements- Ensure all records are properly synced and mirrored between the different applications MB uses, including Air Table, MailChimp, Mighty Networks, and the MB website- Investigate handshake issues between the different applications MB uses- Draft and proofread personalised communication to different stakeholders- Upload and update articles and member profiles on the MB website using WordPress- Edit and upload recorded videos of member's events

Climate Change Solutions Ltd led University of Warwick Student Placement Project aims to survey the potential of solar energy in the Coventry area & create proposals for building owners as a team, making a significant contribution to the Coventry & Warwickshire 2030 Climate Emergency.- Led the team to research on how to estimate shading, roof angle and design solar systems; combining OpenSolar, Google Maps, Google Earth, PVGIS and geometric calculations- Led an initiative to standardise and professionalise our proposals, utilising Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) calculations, past project assumptions and UK Gov Solar PV cost data to make our calculations as accurate as possible- Mapped the Coventry Canal, large building clusters (industrial estates, shopping centres) along the Coventry Canal and in Coventry South constituency, and all buildings within the Coventry Ring Road- Undertook simple financial modelling of mapped sites to gauge a rough estimation of ROIs- Led the team to identify contact details of relevant stakeholders in sites mapped, including building owners, tenants and management agencies, and research on their respective carbon & sustainability commitments- Drafted content on CCS' website detailing the opportunity for businesses to adopt solar PV and other green technologies- Our work has been featured in a briefing on the 2030 Climate Emergency for the FDA (First Division Association - UK senior civil servants)

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

Working under the wider "Economics of Clean Heat" project, two of us researched on the barriers to heat pump uptake with relation to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, under the supervision of Drs Ludovica Gazze and Arun Advani in the Department of Economics.- Reviewed international policies used to promote energy efficiency, heat pump, solar and EV uptake- Designed a survey to gain a deeper understanding of the UK heat pump industry and potentially establish partnership opportunities- Reached out to all heat pump contractors listed in the MCS database via email, inviting them to complete our survey and potentially partner with to carry out randomized control trials (RCT) to test barriers and interventions to increase heat pump uptake

Meaningful Business is a global network of leaders who are combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This is supported by the annual MB100 award, which recognises these leaders and showcases their work.- Supported the whole MB100 award process from start to end- Researched on potential nominees and partners, and reached out to them through a variety of communication channels- Drafted nominations for impactful leaders- Edited received nominations for clarity and prepared judges packs

Our group of four was asked to develop a disruptive communication product to raise awareness about the social challenges The Social Vim Collective (TSVC) tackles in order for them to become leaders of opinion and influencers in their areas of interest.- Decided to create short video interviews with leading organisations in TSVC's areas of interest, to be posted on TSVC's social media channels- Researched on potential organisations and created storyboards detailing the interview format and process- Evaluated the potential benefits and drawbacks of interviewing each organisation, in relation to TSVC's aim of becoming opinion leaders and influencers in their fields of interest- Presented our findings and suggestions back to TSVC

- Watched introductory videos of the financial & professional services sector by current field specialists- Completed an extensive research task on hotel chain management and prepared a PowerPoint presentation on how a professional service firm can support this hotel chain client

- Watched introductory videos of the consulting sector by current field specialists- Completed an extensive research task on the UK confectionary industry and prepared a PowerPoint presentation recommending a loyalty scheme to a leading UK chocolate company

- Watched introductory videos of the investment banking sector by current field specialists- Completed an extensive research task on the eastern Europe airline market and prepared a PowerPoint presentation recommending acquisition targets for a leading British airline

Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sar

- Worked as a part-time Taekwondo coach during the extra-curricular activity lessons at 2 schools- Lead sessions on basic Taekwondo moves to junior belts of class size 5-30

Bachelor Of Arts And Sciences Economic Studies And Global Sustainable Development, Sustainability Studies, Economics, First

Activities and Societies: GLOBUS, Library Associates, Hedgehog Friendly Campus, RAWKUS Modules Year 3: GSD – The Energy Trilemma, Managing.

Multiple Online Courses/ Certificates, Programming, Sustainability

Courses taken (Certificate has not been purchased) Problem Solving Using Computational Thinking by University of Michigan Python.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (Ibdp), 43/45

Activities and Societies: Student Librarian, Battle of the Books team Captain, mock United Nations team, Peer Mentorship Programme.

International General Certificate Of Secondary Education (Igcse), 8A*, 1A, 1B

Subjects/ grades A*: Biology (0610), Cambridge International Mathematics (0607), Additional Mathematics (0606), Chemistry (0620), Physics.