HIGHLIGHTS

• Experience in a wide variety of sectors in the climate change and renewable energy fields
• Knowledgeable about the technical and research aspects of low carbon projects as well as the policy  aspect of climate change

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Climate Change Consultant, Kigali (Rwanda)July 2010 – present
•  Acting as Project Manager for UK Department for International Development (DFID) project: Results
• Based Financing for Promotion of Renewable Energy
• Completed a Charcoal Value Chain and Improved Cookstove Sector Analyses for SNV, a Dutch development NGO
• Advised the Rwanda Development Board on low carbon investment projects
• Developed carbon component of water purification project in Kenya and wind farm in South Africa
• United Nations Development Program/ Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA), Kigali (Rwanda)
• July 2009 – July 2010 Technical Expert on Carbon Markets
•  Provided technical expertise to government bodies on carbon markets, renewable energy and reforestation
• Trained local staff, government officials, and community to build carbon market and climate change capacity
• Managed the team of carbon market related staff based in REMA
• Provided input at regional and international negotiations on climate change and the carbon market, acting as a Technical Advisor to the African DNA Group
• EcoSecurities, NYC & Oxford (USA, UK)
• Aug 2007 - July 2009 Principal Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Project Manager
• Oct 2006 - July 2007 Senior CDM Project Manager
• Sept 2005 - Sept 2006 CDM Project Manager
• Senior Manager within EcoSecurities’ Implementation division
• Interacted directly with UNFCCC and related political entities on responding to political decisions
• Represented EcoSecurities and presents at climate change negotiations and international conferences
• Conducted technical reviews of Project Design Documents as part of the company’s internal quality
• control team, with experience on over 70 projects specializing in: renewable energy; biomass; anaerobic digestion; biofuels
• Worked to develop tools and programmes to advance career development across the Implementation team
• Acted as one of the key members of an internal troubleshooting task force, identifying specific problems within team and creating innovative solutions including a company wide procedural manual
• • Advanced spreadsheet, toolkit and database development for emissions reduction accounting
• Researched and develops methodologies and strategies new technologies such as second generation biofuels
• Managed small teams depending on projects
• UK Dept for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform/ Dept of Energy & Climate Change (UK)
• Oct 2008 - Feb 2009 Projects Advisor, UK Climate Change Projects Office (secondment)
• Industry expert role to provide technical advice on CDM and JI projects to project developers, government officials and other stakeholders
• Planned, researched and organised trade missions to promote CDM and Joint Implementation (JI)
• Acted as trade mission leader and head of delegation including chairing seminars, presenting and leading panels
• Provided input based on CDM/JI experience to the UK government for wider carbon market policy discussions
• Trained government officials about CDM/JI
• UK Dept for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)/ University of Oxford (UK)
• May 2005 – September 2005 Project Manager, UK Climate Impacts Programme
• Researched climate change impacts and adaptations and related activities in the UK
• Worked with DEFRA to help write and conduct stakeholder consultations on the UK Adaptation Policy Framework.
• Provided input to various UKCIP publications including reports on the impacts of climate change on buildings and
• on how business can prepare for various impacts
• Organised stakeholder meetings and conferences for the business sector and local government officials to raiseawareness about climate change adaptation.