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WSP in the Middle EastManager - Energy Policy and Strategy
Dec. 2023Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates💡 Co-led the development of Abu Dhabi’s Energy Policy Framework to guide policy formulation, ensuring alignment with long-term climate and sustainability goals. 📊 Assessed the effectiveness of energy policies across various sectors via benchmarking, gap analysis, and multi-stakeholder collaboration, recommending high-impact initiatives to strengthen regulatory effectiveness. 📈 Evaluated GHG reporting frameworks to ensure consistent and transparent MRV processes, identifying critical gaps to align practices with international guidelines. 🌐 Developed an energy policy governance model to promote accountability and continuous improvement, by defining stakeholder roles and outlining a performance review framework. 🚗 Delivered decarbonization roadmaps by quantifying potential to cut carbon emissions through electrification and alternative fuels, contributing to long-term decarbonization strategies and directly supporting national net-zero goals. 💧 Identified opportunities to reduce energy consumption and deploy renewables at wastewater treatment facilities, advancing carbon reduction and resource efficiency goals.
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)Associate Programme Officer, Geothermal Energy
Apr. 2019 - Nov. 2023Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates🤝 Managed international alliances, strengthening global collaboration on geothermal development by developing strategic work plans and budgets, initiating and sustaining programmes, and expanding membership. 📈 Developed and implemented forward-looking strategic plans, aligning alliance activities with member priorities and emerging market trends. 🌍 Secured strategic partnerships with governments and international institutions, unlocking collaboration and funding for integrated clean energy initiatives and matchmaking with project proponents. 🎯 Forged ambitious agreements, raising alliances' ambition for the deployment of geothermal heating and cooling capacity, achieving significant progress towards targets. 📚 Collaborated with partners and industry experts to deliver capacity-building for policymakers across various countries, equipping stakeholders with knowledge, tools and options for the deployment of geothermal energy solutions. 🔍 Directed cross-sector assessments to advance renewable energy integration in heating, cooling, and agri-food systems, enhancing energy systems flexibility and cutting emissions. 📖 Directed the development of key publications on geothermal markets and technologies, and policy guidebooks for decision-makers to inform investment decision-making. 📣 Developed outreach materials and online content-sharing platforms to promote alliance activities, enhance global awareness of market advancements, and disseminate international best practices. 🎤 Conceptualized and executed high-level conferences and annual meetings, driving political support for geothermal development and stakeholder engagement.
Iceland GeothermalIntern
Jan. 2016 - Apr. 2016Reykjavik, Iceland🔍 Researched pricing strategies for geothermal heat to guide district heating and cooling tariff development.
Geothermal Development CompanyProject Engineer, Direct Use (Geothermal Energy)
Mar. 2010 - Apr. 2019Kenya📚 Contributed to defining and executing a vision for a development strategy, driving project identification, feasibility evaluation, and commercialization pathways for direct use initiatives. 🔬 Led the development of feasibility studies on innovative utilization of geothermal energy to power end-use applications, providing technical and financial analysis to accelerate green growth investments. 🛠️ Led the conceptualization and implementation of a geothermal direct-use demonstration project comprising various agri-food use cases, to demonstrate the transformative potential of geothermal energy for productive sectors and green economic development. 👨🏫 Served as a lead trainer in regional short courses on geothermal exploration, development, and utilization, sharing best practices and building capacity to support regional scaling.
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