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Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup
Tags:
alternative energy, clean energy, clean tech, offshore wind
Schools:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Auckland
WORK EXPERIENCE
Employer:
Volunteering
Position:
Work experience
Description:
Trust for Reaching the Unreached health care NGO in India – developed and piloted a new women’s entrepreneurship program (fulltime Aug-Nov 2002); Community mentoring in London and at MIT Sloan
Employer:
Google.org
Position:
MBA Intern, Climate and Energy Team
Time period:
May 2008 - July 2008
Description:
- Managed development of geothermal video and website content, generating 13,000 unique views on launch day
- Developed & co-presented a wind strategy to guide Google.org investments, gaining approval for implementation
- Analysed and made strategic recommendations for Google’s involvement in next generation electricity
Employer:
Royal Dutch Shell
Position:
Decision Review Board Coordinator, Shell Gas & Power International BV
Time period:
December 2004 - November 2007
Description:
- Managed the successful adoption of a new decision making process for large capital projects involving multiple senior stakeholders
- Identified bottlenecks and modified project governance framework and processes to enable faster and more transparent new business development
Employer:
Royal Dutch Shell
Position:
Project Manager, Supply Chain & Logistics, Shell Chemicals Europe BV
Time period:
December 2003 - November 2005
Description:
- Led two successful cross-business initiatives to achieve significant reductions in cost, time and environmental impact by creating tools for the supply chain, logistics and customer service teams
- Scoped, analysed and developed a project partnering with a third party service provider to deliver potential savings of $1 million/yr and an estimated reduction of 1.5 kilotons/yr CO2 emissions
Employer:
Royal Dutch Shell
Position:
Extracurricular Leadership activities within Shell
Time period:
December 2002 - November 2007
Description:
- Initiated, gained senior executive sponsorship for and chaired international graduate network linking over 1000 high potential graduate hires in over 18 countries, connecting the community and improving retention (2003-2007)
- Structured & ran Shell Professional Women’s Network UK mentoring program pairing up over 50 women with senior mentors and sponsors (2003-2004)
Employer:
Royal Dutch Shell
Position:
Business Consultant, Shell Information Technology International
Time period:
December 2001 - November 2004
Description:
- Delivered consulting projects within Shell including a strategic analysis of new business opportunities for fuels, business process mapping for outsourcing financial transactions, and resource management of internal consultants
Employer:
Aiesec in Austria
Position:
National Vice President for Exchange Quality
Time period:
December 2000 - November 2002
Description:
World’s largest student-run organisation developing youth through an international exchange program.
- Created & implemented programs across Austria, resulting in enhanced international experiences for 120 interns/yr
- Designed & delivered training and facilitation for conferences of up to 200 people in nine countries
Employer:
Unisys Austria GmbH and Orion Systems (NZ) Ltd
Position:
Software Consultant
Time period:
December 1997 - November 2001
Description:
Worked with clients to create and implement software solutions in the healthcare, banking and telecoms industries
EDUCATION
University:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Time period:
2006 - 2009
Degree:
Entrepreneurship & Innovation program, MBA
University:
University of Auckland
Time period:
1994 - 1998
Degree:
Operations Research, BEng
INFORMATION
Hobbies:
Travel, photography, scuba diving, living around the world and learning new languages
Memberships:
MIT Sloan School of Management:
Built a new cross-campus partnership as co-president of Sloan Entrepreneurs for International Development Club.
VP of Net Impact; MIT $100K Entrepreneur Pitch Competition Team Lead; MIT Energy Conference organiser
Solando Power is a vertically integrated solar power services company that provides reliable and affordable energy resources to off-grid regions around the world.
